Community

The Lura M. Sharp Elementary School has welcomed nearly 20 fresh faces to its school. The Incoming Kindergarten Summer Program that started July 15 accepts children with no prior formal education in the Pulaski Academy & Central School District.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students named to spring 2013 Dean’s List for academic achievement include:

The Fulton City School District invites children who turn five years old by December 1, 2013, to register for Kindergarten and children who will turn four years old on or before December 1, 2013, to register for Universal Pre-Kindergarten program.

Discovery Day Care has openings in the preschool and school age rooms. Please contact us for a tour by calling 695-4838.

Two members of the Cayuga Community College Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) business club advanced to the finals at the National Future Business Leaders PBL Conference in Anaheim, Calif., last month.

The following area residents were among students to graduate from Morrisville State College in May.

Human Concerns, Oswego’s emergency food pantry, along with AmeriCorps member Evan Oustrich is conducting a backpack drive to aid the United Way’s Stuff-a-Bus campaign. They will be collecting both gently used and new backpacks. It will take place August 5-13.

Oswego AmeriCorps members Eryn and Tyffany Howlett are currently running the Summer Reading Program “Dig into Reading” at the Annie P. Ainsworth Memorial Library in Sandy Creek. This program is for children in Pre-K through fifth grade that have fun reading and enjoy being with other children who love to read.

Major General Patrick A. Murphy, the Adjutant General, announces the recent reenlistment of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their continuing commitment to serve community, state and nation as part of the Army National Guard.