Oswego native Chelsea Bartlett becomes the second Oswego Harborfest intern to take on a staff position in as many years as she was recently named Volunteer Coordinator for the 26th festival which runs from July 25 through 28. Former intern Dorothy Strahley will complete her second year as the staff’s Vendor Coordinator with the conclusion of the 2013 event.
Oswego County Opportunities, one of the top 10 largest private employers in Oswego County, has welcomed eight new members to the agency’s staff. The new employees, who will join the OCO’s staff of human services professionals, recently completed the agency’s orientation process and will begin to serve consumers in their respective programs.
Students at Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Elementary School ended the year with a trip around the globe and they didn’t even need to leave their school. The school’s physical education teaching team in cooperation with the APW Parent-Teacher-Student Association coordinated the first ever World Field Day for students in universal pre-kindergarten through grade six.
Each year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture partners with local organizations like OCO to provide free meals to children when school is out for the summer. Funded through the New York State Education Department, the Summer Food Service Program provides free meals to all children 18 years and under.
Students of the Oswego Middle School select chorus called “Con Brio” recently visited Bishop’s Commons performing segments of their Cabaret themed program. Con Brio performed a variety of show tunes, including “Sit Down Your Rocking the Boat,” “Cabaret,” “Lullaby of Broadway,” and “Ain’t Misbehaving,” under the direction of Oswego Middle School Choral Director Paul Brewster.
The following local residents made the Dean’s List for Spring 2013 quarter at Rochester Institute of Technology:
The annual reorganizational meeting for the Oswego City School District Board of Education will be conducted at 5 p.m. on July 1 at the Education Center Board Room.
Get together with family and friends to help the Friends of The Library while you help yourself to some great food. With a Friendly’s Family Fun Day everybody wins!
Paddleboarding and kayaking are increasingly popular ways to travel the big waters of the Great Lakes Seaway Trail. To capitalize on public interest in waterfront destinations, three young entrepreneurs ready to put byway travelers on slender boards and in watercraft propelled by paddle power are hosting grand opening events June 29-30 and July 3.
The first concert in the Oswego Summer Sunset Concert Series will be held Wednesday, June 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Breitbeck Park in Oswego. These concerts are provided free to the public by The City of Oswego and The Musicians Union of Oswego County.
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