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.
On July 20, the Oswego County Humane Society will celebrate its fifteenth anniversary at a clambake and birthday bash at Bayshore Grove, Bayshore Road, Oswego. The event will run from 1 to 5 pm and will feature all the clams you can eat, grilled foods, a buffet with vegetarian selections, free draft beer, cash bar, games, a $5,000 hole in one contest, a $500 lottery scratch-off board raffle, a silent auction and live entertainment.
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.
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