Community

The H. Lee White Maritime Museum is pleased to host its annual Christmas at Sea open house on December 8 from 1-4:30 p.m. Come and celebrate the holiday season in Oswego’s gaily decorated Historic Maritime District.

Thanks to donations from concerned community members and area businesses, Catholic Charities’ food pantry will provide more than 300 families with all the fixings for a complete Thanksgiving meal.

The Oswego Kiwanis Club will hold its annual Kiwanis Kids Christmas Party  December 8 from 1 to 2 p.m. at Bridie Manor Restaurant in Oswego. Admission is free to children and their families.

Neil P. Devendorf, of Fulton, has been selected for membership into Alpha Psi Omega, the national honorary society for theater, at St. Lawrence University. Devendorf is a member of the Class of 2016 at St. Lawrence and graduated from G. Ray Bodley High School.

The children at Fairgrieve Head Start/UPK celebrated fire safety month and learned about fire safety from John Casler, a volunteer firefighter and father of a student in the classroom.

At a recent Fulton Sunrise Rotary meeting, Rotarian Cindy Garrett entertained the club with a slide show of Ireland. Cindy, who has just returned from a 12-day trip, began her story in Dublin.

A trio of Oswego High School Sailing Club members was recognized for their accomplishment of winning the junior division of the New York Lakes District Flying School Championships.

In anticipation of the approaching holiday season, staff at St. Luke Health Services held a “Food Drive” to benefit Catholic Charities of Oswego County. For a donation of a canned or boxed food item, St. Luke staff was able to dress casually for the day in support of Catholic Charities and their annual Holiday Food Drive.

On a recent cold, clear night the skies were perfect for viewing the heavens as students from Pulaski Middle School’s science club, in collaboration with the CNY Observers and Observing group, gazed at constellations, star groups and the moon through three high powered Newtonian reflector telescopes.