Community

The Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Student Government Club hosted the 26th Annual Senior Citizen Thanksgiving Dinner on November 15 at the APW Junior/Senior High School Cafeteria.

Granby Elementary School welcomed a special visit last week by famed husband and wife author and illustrator team, Mary Jane and Herm Auch. The Auchs stopped by the school to visit with students in the grades three through six.

As part of the shared decision making model adopted by the Fulton City School District, site based committees from each school building gathered recently for their annual meeting to discuss student performance, educational programs and initiatives as well as look at what to anticipate in the future.

Oswego Harborfest will conduct its off-season “Community Feedback Night” on December 11 in the McCrobie Building ballroom, at 41 Lake St.

The Oswego County Department of Social Services sponsors an informational meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 6, at 100 Spring St., Mexico, for people who are interested in becoming foster or adoptive parents.

As you spend time with your loved ones this week, I ask you not only to think about what you’re thankful for, but also to think about the many different ways you can give back.

Members of Lake Ontario Commandery No. 32 and Watertown Commandery No. 11 met at Sandy Creek Masonic Temple for a school of  instruction conducted by Sir Knight and Rev. Charles Roberts Grand Generalissimo of the Grand Commandery of NYS.

The Friends of Oswego County Hospice will host its second annual “Lights of Remembrance” memorial tree lighting on November 29 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Oswego County Federal Credit Union on Scenic Avenue in Mexico. The tree lighting will take place at 5:30 p.m.

The inaugural Hollis Harvest Festival was a huge success, with 551 visitors who enjoyed trick-or-treating, pumpkin carving, ghost hunts on the Camp Hollis trails, Halloween arts and crafts, a performance by Jeff the Magic Man, a lit pumpkin trail, pumpkin passports and other fall themed activities.