Mother Nature rained on the parade, but it didn’t stop 11 New York State Field Band Conference members from performing in a standstill on the floor of the Powers Gymnasium at the Frederick Leighton Elementary School.
With more than 60 families on the waiting list, ARISE will continue to build ramps for as long as the weather permits. However, in order to help as many families as possible before the end of the year, more volunteers are needed.
Students enrolled in the Oswego County BOCES New Vision Law and Government and Allied Health class got insight into political life with a visit to their classroom from Senator Patty Ritchie. SUNY Oswego provides classroom space in Sheldon Hall for the New Visions program.
The historically known Hannibal Hotel has been chosen as this year’s item to be depicted on the Hannibal Historical Society’s 2013 Christmas ornament. Originally, the building was known as the American House, was later changed to the Hannibal Hotel and recently opened as the Village Tavern.
Oswego County Opportunities Deputy Executive Director, Sarah Irland and OCO Executive Director Diane-Cooper Currier presented Beth Kazel, director of education services, with a longevity award.
Children at Oswego Head Start Pre-K showed off the picture frames they made at school recently. Inside the frames are pictures of the child and their dad taken at school during “dads take your child to school day.”
Folgherait also received all-academic recognition from the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association.
The New York State Education Department recently announced that Sandy Creek High School has been designated as a Reward School. The only school in Oswego County to receive this recognition, and one of only a handful of schools in the Central New York region, Sandy Creek High School was selected based on its significant progress in several areas and their and the highest achievement in the state with no significant gaps in student achievement.
The Oswego Public Library is bringing to a close its third and final gallery show of Ella Wheeler’s glass plate negatives. Ella took photographs around town and as far away as Connecticut and Michigan from 1900 to 1909. The gallery is located in the lowest level of the library along with the Library Learning Center, Community Room and restrooms.
John Shaver, board president of the Children’s Museum of Oswego, was the featured speaker at the Fulton Lions Club September 19 meeting. Shaver explained that CMOO’s mission was to establish a non-profit children’s museum to benefit children and families throughout Oswego County.
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