Community

SUNY Oswego will feature the illustrations of alumnus and faculty member Aaron Z. Lee and his friends in an exhibition to open Sept. 21, at Oswego State Downtown. A free public reception for the artists will open “What Have We Done? Illustrations by Aaron Z. Lee + Friends” from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 21 at the gallery, a branch of the College Store at West First and Bridge streets in Oswego.

Integrated Community Planning of Oswego County, Inc. announced today (Sept. 4) that its Child Care & Development Council has attained Quality Assurance, establishing it as one of the nation’s leading Child Care Resource and Referral agencies (CCR&Rs). The national recognition was awarded by Child Care Aware of America.

The Greater Pulaski Community Endowment Fund will launch its annual fundraising match campaign this fall with a goal of reaching and surpassing $15,000 in donations to be matched by the John Ben Snow Memorial Trust. The trust has pledged to provide a dollar-for-dollar match, up to $15,000, of contributions received on or before December 15, 2013 yielding a potential for $30,000 in funding to support local projects.

Tim MacLean, missionary to Kenya, India and Afghanistan will be giving a presentation at the United Baptist Church of Scriba on Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. Tim will be outlining the missionary work of the Foundation Stone Ministries pertaining to orphanages, schools and other helpful work they provide.

National Grid continues to show its support for literacy as a 2013 ‘Making a Difference’ sponsor of the seventh annual Diane Falise Memorial Scrabble Fest fundraiser for Literacy Volunteers of Oswego County. “We greatly appreciate this generous, continued support and partnership with National Grid,” said Diane Cooper-Currier, executive director of Oswego County Opportunities.

Oswego Town needs to close Rathburn Road, between Maple Avenue and West Fifth Street Road, to through traffic for  the week of September 9 – 13. The closeure will only be the daytime hours between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Work is being done on the trestle.

At a recent Fulton Sunrise Rotary meeting, Rotarian Peggy Donnelly introduced Dave Mirabito. Dave, a local financial planner, covered many points relative to financial planning for retirement, life insurances and when to collect social security.

Port City Roller Derby will carry a six-game winning streak into its season-ending doubleheader on Sept. 14, in Oswego’s Crisafulli Rink. Doors will open at 5 p.m. with a 6 p.m. whistle for the event, titled Pier Pressure. Port City’s A team, the Breakwall Bombshells, will headline the evening with a rematch against the Capital City Derby Dolls Dolly Rogers from Ottawa.

The river’s end bookstore is offering the next in its series of programs for writers and those interested in becoming writers. “School Days, School Ways: Recalling How and What We Learned” will explore the memories we have related to our school years: favorite teachers, best friends, embarrassing classroom moments, first crushes, etc.