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Andrea Sonnacchio of West Monroe graduated in May from the State University of New York College of Technology at Delhi with BT degree in Architectural Design and Building Cum Laude.

The First Rose of Summer, a novel by Eileen K. Parsons of Orwell, was recently awarded 2014 New York Book Festival Runner Up honors. Parsons received the award at the Grolier Club, founded in 1884, in New York City in June as part of an evening honoring festival winners.

The “4” the Love of Reading Award was presented to students at the Frederick Leighton Elementary School. Long time educator Norma Barnes retired from the district several years ago, but her support of her former school continues.

The Harborfest Children’s Committee has planned another great schedule of family entertainment throughout this year’s festival. The fun begins with the Children’s Gala on July 22. The event runs from 6 to 7:30 p.m., rain or shine, at the Breitbeck Park Food Court.

Frederick Leighton Elementary School sixth graders made the step to the middle school at the annual recognition ceremony. Retiring Principal Julie Burger not only presented certificates to the students, but distributed awards to several seventh graders to be.

The Minetto United Methodist Church will host a free dinner on July 27, serving from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The menu will be hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, salad, and dessert.

Rosemary Nesbitt was all about children. She was a master storyteller, turned classic literature into plays for the stage and enchanted generations. Her legacy lives on in The Great Rope Play about a 12-year-old boy named Jonathan. Taking the lead as Jonathan is a young actor named Griffin Marriner who caps his brief stage experiences with a foray to Shakespeare.

June 30, marked the beginning of Fresh Air summer experiences for thousands of inner-city children and their volunteer host families as The Fresh Air Fund kicked off its 138th summer of serving New York City children. By volunteering as a host family in the Oswego area you can share the pure joys of summer with a Fresh Air child in your own backyard!

Lori Greeney received the presidential gavel from Jerry Seguin at a recent Fulton Noon Rotary Club meeting. The Rotary year starts July 1 and closes on June 30 each year.