Community

The Oswego County Department of Social Services will host an informational meeting from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 2, at the DSS office, 100 Spring St., Mexico, for people who are interested in becoming foster or adoptive parents. Oswego County also needs Hispanic foster parents.

Residents at Bishop’s Commons in Oswego have “adopted” standing planters that can be found near the walkways surrounding the residence and have set about personalizing them to reflect each individual’s unique taste and preferences.

The sixth graders of the Fitzhugh Park Elementary School celebrated their final days at the east side school with the annual recognition ceremony. The highlight of the afternoon came as each student received their certificate in recognition of their accomplishments.

New York State is offering two-hour training sessions for residents to have the tools and resources to prepare for any type of disaster, respond accordingly and recover as quickly as possible. In Oswego, a session will be held at 6 p.m. July 30, in SUNY Oswego’s Sheldon Hall ballroom.

The College at Brockport, State University of New York, recently honored students who excelled academically by naming them to the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester.

The Oswego County Real Property Tax Service will sell up to 120 parcels of tax delinquent properties at the annual tax property auction Aug. 2, at Oswego High School, Buccaneer Boulevard. Bidder registration begins at 8 a.m. and the auction will start at 10:30 a.m.

The Oswego County Salvation Army officers and volunteers are working very hard to make up for the shortfall in last year’s Christmas kettle campaign. Toward that end they will be providing parking and a chicken barbecue during Harborfest. All profits from both projects will be used to support the food pantries, soup kitchens and other services to people in need throughout Oswego County.

For many, the picture of homelessness is someone living on the street with what few possessions they own stuffed in plastic bags and trying to find any shelter they can from the elements. The reality however is that homelessness exists in many forms.

In an effort to help local businesses and attractions reach potential visitors in the Finger Lakes region, the Oswego County Department of Community Development, Tourism and Planning has offered to underwrite a portion of the cost of listings in the Finger Lakes “Go and Do” app.