As part of his community project, AmeriCorps member Evan Oustrich has organized a drive to collect backpacks for distribution to children in need throughout Oswego County through the annual Stuff-A-Bus campaign. Now through August 20 Oustrich will be accepting donations of new and gently used backpacks at the Human Concerns Center, 85 E. Fourth St., Monday through Friday, noon to 3 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. – noon.
Fifty-six golfers came out to support Oswego Industries’ ninth annual golf tournament this past Saturday.
The event, which took place at Griffins Greens Golf Course, located in Oswego, kicked off with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. as planned. “The support we were given from our local community and businesses for this event was overwhelming,” said Heathe Jones, marketing and development manager for Oswego Industries.
Major General Patrick A. Murphy, The Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces the promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capability for additional responsibility and leadership.
On a recent afternoon, residents of Bishop’s Commons and St. Francis Commons boarded an old fashioned trolley for a tour of sites of historical significance in and around the Oswego area. Local historian Justin White joined the passengers and provided unique insights into the various points of interest on a journey, as the trolley made its way from one side of the city, across the river, to the other.
Participants in Oswego County BOCES’ Stepping Stones Day Program had their appetites for knowledge satisfied during a recent lesson in agriculture. Armed with a variety of farm-fresh products, Oswego County 4-H Program educator Debbie Halliday shared her expertise with students on the Blue Team in Robyn Yorker’s class.
With a growing focus on the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, students in the Fulton City School District recently had a chance to explore these areas of study during a summer robotics program. The four-week program for eighth and ninth-grade students challenged participants to use their imaginations and knowledge to create robots capable of picking up objects and performing other tasks.
John M. Andrews has been named branch manager at Pathfinder Bank’s Central Square office located at 3025 East Avenue, according to Robert Butkowski, vice president/branch administration manager.
Students in a SUNY Oswego landscape photography class will display their work exploring humans’ relationship to the natural environment, starting with a free public reception for the artists from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 5, at Tyler Art Gallery @ Oswego State Downtown. The exhibition, titled “Imaging the Landscape: Forms, Histories and Interventions,” will run through Oct. 4 at the gallery in Oswego State Downtown, a branch of the College Store at the corner of West First and Bridge streets in Oswego.
On October 28, Women’s Network for Entrepreneurial Training and SUNY Oswego’s Office of Business and Community Relations will gather women from across New York State for Connections, a day-long conference to be held at River Vista Center in Fulton from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Calling all word wizards! Registration is now open for Scrabble Fest 2014. The eighth annual Diane Falise Memorial Scrabble Fest, a benefit for Literacy Volunteers of Oswego County, will take place on Sept. 19 from 6:30 – 9 p.m. at the Oswego Elks Lodge.
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