Port City Roller Derby aims for a meaty fundraiser when it hosts a chicken and pulled pork barbecue from noon to 6 p.m. May 11, at sponsor Lighthouse Lanes in Oswego. Dinners of chicken or pork cost $8 apiece and also will feature sides and a dessert. The event will include a homemade bake sale and a variety of raffles for prizes.
GENIUS officials chose 311 projects as finalists among 765 entries, up from 248 of 663 projects selected in 2012. Olympiad founder Fehmi Damkaci, Oswego’s associate dean of graduate studies and a member of the chemistry faculty, aims for a record number of competitors and mentors to make the trip this year.
“The 2012 photo contest was a great success, and that’s why we want to give people another opportunity to show how their friends, family and pets ‘wear it’ when recreating on or near water,” said Jeffrey McCrobie, Oswego fire chief.
The Friends of History In Fulton, NY, Inc., will hold a chicken barbecue on May 5 at the Pavilion at Bullhead Point, Route 3 West in Fulton. It will be held from 11:30 a. m. until sold out. You can take out or eat in.
Law enforcement and EMS teamed up for a successful car seat safety check recently in Oswego at Menter Ambulance.
Area Girl Scouts will be recognized at four ceremonies throughout the Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways, for earning the Girl Scout Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards. Ceremonies will take place on May 20 in Seneca Falls, May 21 in Elmira, May 28 in Oswego and May 29 in Utica.
Alyson Bruns and Tatum Winchek of the Charles E. Riley Elementary School had their artwork displayed at the New York State Art Teachers Association 2013 Legislative Student Art Exhibit at the Legislative Office Building in Albany.
Major General Patrick A. Murphy, The Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces the promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capabilities for additional responsibility and leadership.
The Oswego Lions Club will host the second annual River’s Edge “handmade” Craft Show on June 9. The event will take place on West Liner Park, right on the river’s edge, in Oswego. Hours for the show will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Oswego County Health Department holds a rabies clinic for dogs, cats and pet ferrets from 6 to 8 p.m. May 8 at the Oswego County Highway Garage on county Route 2A in Pulaski. New York State law requires that all dogs, cats and pet ferrets be vaccinated against rabies.
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