Community

The United Way of Greater Oswego County presented Fulton Savings Bank with the Leadership and Commitment Award at the United Way’s annual meeting held March 14 at the American Foundry in Oswego.

George Timmins of Catholic Charities of Oswego County was honored recently at the United Way of Greater Oswego County’s Annual Salute to Volunteers.

The Fulton City School District launched the “It’s COOL 2B in School” attendance campaign during the 2011-2012 school year to raise awareness about the importance of good attendance habits.

A recent Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District (APW) district-wide Battle of the Books competition put students’ literary knowledge to the test for an opportunity to represent APW at an upcoming county-wide books battle.

The Retired Senior Volunteers Program (RSVP), a unit of SUNY Oswego’s Office of Business and Community Relations, will staff tax sites in the cities of Oswego and Fulton and by appointment in the villages of Constantia and Phoenix, through April 15.

John Laundre, a predator biologist and SUNY Oswego adjunct instructor, will make a free Rice Creek Reflections presentation titled “Landscape of Fear: Large Carnivores and Ecosystem Integrity” at 11 a.m. March 31 at the college’s Rice Creek Field Station.

The Oswego County Health Department offers a variety of services to all residents of Oswego County.

There is no charge for the training. A parent or guardian must accompany any youths ages 10 through 17 to the classroom on the first day of the course to sign a parental permission form.