“Girl Scouts is fun! There are so many opportunities available to girls through Girl Scouts,” said Ginger VanAllen, a Girl Scout with Troop 11013 from Central Square. When VanAllen decided she wanted to earn her Girl Scout Silver Award she knew a lot of older girls were dropping out of Girl Scouts to be involved with other activities. She knew she needed to make an impact on these girls.
The Minetto United Methodist Church will host a free dinner on October 26, serving from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The menu will be beef stew, mashed potatoes, cornbread, and dessert. Donations are not expected but will be accepted.
Students at Lanigan Elementary School took a step back in time during their recent visit to the John Wells Pratt House Museum in Fulton. The fourth graders learned a great deal about what life was like during the turn of the 19th century when the large house was occupied by the Pratt family.
ARISE, a non-profit organization that empowers people with disabilities to live fully and independently in the community, is celebrating its 10th anniversary of service in Pulaski this month. The agency will be holding a celebration open to the public at The Make Sense Shop, North Jefferson Street, on October 30 at 9:30 a.m.
We are sorry to be grumpy, but Halloween is coming up and we know that a lot of you really love to dress up and eat lots of candy and put candles in pumpkins and string orange lights and that kind of thing. Here’s the grumpy part. Most pets sort of hate it. Sure they like finding candy in weird places and trying to scarf it up before you can catch them, but then they get sick from all those sweets and you have vomit in strange colors all over your carpet.
The Greater Syracuse Honors Youth Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band performed music by contemporary composers Robert W. Smith, Frank Ticheli, Samuel Hazo and Richard Saucedo, representing a variety of styles and moods. Participating from Hannibal High School were Blake Farnham on alto saxophone, Amanda Miano on clarinet and Vanessa Waldron on flute, all students of Shirley Terrinoni.
SUNY Oswego is a partner in the first-ever AT&T Central New York Civic App Challenge, a “virtual hackathon” encouraging developers to solve local issues by building smartphone apps that serve Central New Yorkers. Winners will receive cash prizes totaling $18,000 under the challenge, which is facilitated by Hack Upstate and will run until Nov. 11. Coders, designers and technologists can register for the challenge and get more information at attcny.hackupstate.com
Under the leadership of Pastor Elyse Skiles, Journey of Faith United Methodist Church has been more than a year-long undertaking, formed from the merging of two previous United Methodist churches, Oswego Center UMC and Southwest Oswego UMC. Following the ribbon cutting, church members and guests from the community entered the church to share a worship service and hear congratulatory messages from pastors and invited dignitaries.
Experts from Bishop’s Commons and St. Francis Commons will host an hour-long informational forum designed to provide an overview of the various levels of care or supportive services offered in the community, some of the important differences, and give those attending a chance to talk with residents of Bishop’s Commons and hear firsthand about their own experiences transitioning into an enriched living residence.
The Oswego City School District Board of Education will meet on Oct. 21. Executive session will start at 5 p.m. followed by the Regular Board meeting at 6 p.m.
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