Community

Oswego Public Library was recently the recipient of a $5,000 grant from the Gifford Foundation to purchase two interactive whiteboards, PolyVision Eno Boards, for instruction.

Residents who want to learn more about changes in Medicare are encouraged to attend the next Caregiver Educational Session sponsored by the Oswego County Office for the Aging.

She is among an elite group of student leaders to be honored by the SUNY Student Leadership Institute at the SUNY Student Assembly Fall Conference November 2-4 in East Syracuse.

On Saturday, 19 Masons received the orders of knighthood at Palmyra Lodge in Palmyra. The three orders leading to becoming a member of Commandery were presented in a day-long pilgrimage.

The Oswego Opera Theater is presenting Welcome Back, on November 11 at 2:30 p.m. in Waterman Theatre at Tyler Hall on the SUNY campus. Six performers are graduates of Oswego High School and another eight are performers who have musical connections with the Opera Theater.

The Oswego County Legislature’s Community and Consumer Affairs Committee presented Karen Doten with a certificate of appreciation for her 20 years of service.

On November 10, our organization will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a full day of activities capped by a free concert Saturday evening by locally renowned country band “Still kickin”.  The day will begin early with our regular Saturday research hours from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. At 4 p.m., an anniversary reception will begin, followed by a 5 p.m. dinner.

Oswego Hospital was among the sponsors of the recent seminar held through the Oswego County Breastfeeding Coalition at the Oasis in Fulton. Attending the conference were childbirth educators, lactation consultants, healthcare providers, midwives, WIC staff, nurses and others.

You never know who is going to turn up around Halloween. The Fitzhugh Park Elementary School students paraded through the halls and classrooms.