Commemorate Armed Forces Day, May 18, by coming to Fort Ontario State Historic Site on our seasonal opening day and attending a walking tour of the Post Cemetery. The Post Cemetery presents a cross section of those who served and died at Fort Ontario from the French and Indian War through World War II; it contains the bodies of 77 individuals, including soldiers, officers, wives, children and one soldier’s mother.
Chemistry professor Dr. Venera Jouraeva will talk about her research on trees and their effect on air quality and reduction of carcinogens in the environment at a meeting of Oswego Tree Stewards on May 15 at 7 p.m. at Oswego City Hall (third floor). Dr. Jouraeva is an assistant professor of chemistry at Cazenovia College where she teaches chemistry and environmental science.
Juniors and Seniors at Altmar-Parish-Williamstown High School were recent witnesses to a Mock DWI event at their high school, just days before their prom. The day’s event was a dramatization of something that happens at least 18 times each day – a teenager dies in a motor vehicle accident.
Students from grades three through six at Volney Elementary School competed this week for the honor of representing their school at the upcoming Fulton City School District Storytelling Festival. Many hours of practice went into not only memorizing each story, but also working on getting the pauses, facial expressions and gestures that brought them to life exactly right.
In response to the increasing demand for access to Catholic Charities of Oswego County’s thrift store and food pantry, Helen Hoefer, supervisor of Community Services for Catholic Charities of Oswego County, has announced that the hours for both the agency’s thrift store and food pantry have been expanded.
The NJHS was formed a year ago with two separate ceremonies for the seventh and eighth graders. However, recently the newest inductees were honored at ceremonies in the Oswego High School Robinson-Faust Theatre for the Performing Arts. “Scholarship, leadership, service, character and citizenship” are the pillars of the National Junior Honor Society.
Fulton City School District’s G. Ray Bodley High School Principal Donna Parkhurst recently announced the Valedictorian and Salutatorian for the Class of 2013. The Valedictorian is Mary West and the Salutatorian is Katelyn Caza,
The Fulton Youth Team Tennis League is now open for registration. Youths from age 13 to 19 will be teamed up for supervised match play every week. Matches will be Tuesdays June 18, 25, 27, July 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the G Ray Bodley courts and the Van Buren Park Tennis courts.
Fabric artist Jill Luigs will display her colorful works from June 1 to July 6 at Oswego State Downtown in “At Last,” an exhibition with autobiographical meaning. A free public artist’s reception will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. June 6, at Oswego State downtown, a branch of SUNY Oswego’s College Store at the corner of West First and Bridge streets.
Harry Boltz of Fulton recently graduated from Champlain College. Boltz received a Bachelor of Science degree in Game Art and Animation with a possible specialization and/or minor.
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