Community

Therese Schoeneck, founder and executive director of HOPE for Bereaved, and Walter Stein, director of public outreach/development at HOPE, presented a program recently to members of the Oswego Rotary Club. Schoeneck established HOPE in 1978, 15 months after her daughter, Mary, died in a car accident.

At the end of August, the children at Discovery Learning Center took a field trip to Midway Stables in Phoenix. The children were able to see different types of horses, pet a pony, see inside the mouth of a horse and sit on a (non-moving) tractor.

The Oswego Pride Committee is a group of community members that is committed to helping to create a future for Oswego that is free from discrimination. In an effort to promote this philosophy the Oswego Pride Committee is thrilled to announce Oswego’s very first Pride Parade and celebration scheduled for October 12.

A “Party in Pink” Zumbathon to benefit the new Zumba Global Research Grant for Breast Cancer Prevention managed by the Susan G. Komen fund, will be held on October 11 from 10 a.m. until noon at the Fulton Family Y. The event is being organized by Fulton Family YMCA certified Zumba instructors Jennifer Hicks and Pam Finocchiaro.

North Country Library System honored Marian Stanton, president of the board of trustees at the Fulton Public Library, as “Trustee of the Year” at its annual meeting on September 27.

Parents of Special Children, Inc. again hosted its annual barbecue at Douglaston Manor in Pulaski on Sept. 6. This is the fifth annual backyard barbecue hosted by the Barclay family and has become a tradition for many area families who benefit from services provided by Parents of Special Children, Inc., a local service and social network organization for families that have children with special needs.

The Pulaski Historical Society will host a Salmon River Festival Yard Sale at the museum on October 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Items being offered for sale will include an antique table, chairs, saws, costume jewelry, books and more. All proceeds go to support the work of the Historical Society.

St. Lawrence University in Canton welcomes the following students as members of the Class of 2018.

Members of the Hannibal Senior Band will be collecting cans and bottles on October 11 at N&N Redemption Center. They are hoping to raise money for their upcoming band trip.