The College at Brockport, State University of New York, recently honored students who excelled academically by naming them to the President’s List for the spring 2014 semester.
State Senator Patty Ritchie has announced she has secured $148,000 in special funding to help enhance services at libraries throughout Central and Northern New York. “Libraries are extremely important parts of our communities in Central and Northern New York for a number of reasons; offering patrons opportunities to access books, technology, culture and a myriad of other types of information and entertainment,” she said.
The “About Boating Safely” class returns to Harborfest for its second year. Sponsored by the Brookfield Renewable Energy Group, the one-day class is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with a lunch break at noon, on July 26, in the McCrobie Building at 41 Lake St.
The Oswego City Band will be performing an array of symphonic works including Copland’s beloved Variations of a Shaker Melody and Gershwin’s An American in Paris.
Fulton High School Class of 1949 will hold a 65th anniversary reunion luncheon on August 14 at 1 p.m. in the private banquet room at Mimi’s Drive- In, Route 481 North, Fulton. All classmates and friends are urged to attend.
A sizzling summer of Arty fun is well under way for children at CNY Arts Center’s fourth annual Arty Day Camp running July 14-18 at the center, 357 State St. This session of camp offers students art and theatre classes along with lunch and afternoon group art projects from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for ages 5 to 15.
Jonel Langenfeld Rial, professor of theater and education in the SUNY Oswego Theater Department, directs a troupe of community performers in rehearsals of “The Great Rope,” the award-winning play by the late Rosemary Nesbitt.
“Jazz Organ Monster” Tony Monaco, king of the Hammond B3 Organ, headlines the 2014 Fulton Jazz Fest, with cool jazz and hot nights, 5-11 p.m. on Aug. 8 and 4:30-11 p.m. Aug. 9, it was announced by the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce, festival host.
Just as it took more than 100 men and boys to carry the 10,000-pound rope from Sandy Creek to Sackets Harbor 200 years ago, the presentation of The Great Rope Play on August 2 at 6 p.m. at Fort Ontario requires the partnership of more than a dozen businesses and organizations to mount the outdoor spectacle.
For individuals and families in need of human services, contacting Oswego County Opportunities should be the first move.
Oswego County’s largest human services agency, OCO, has made the initial process of accessing services easier than ever. To better serve those in need, OCO has added its Mexico Nutrition Center, 5871 Scenic Ave. (Route 3) as its third intake site.
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