For students at Pulaski Academy and Central School District, the joy of reading will now be coupled with the thrill of competition. Twenty-one sixth grade students at Pulaski Middle School will compete in a Battle of the Books event, the first time the district has participated in the program.
A new group offering support for those who are experiencing grief due to the loss of someone close has begun meeting the fourth Tuesday of every month at St. Luke Health Services in Oswego. The next meeting takes place on December 26, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The Minetto United Methodist Church will host a free dinner on Sunday, December 17, serving from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The menu, subject to change, will be chicken and biscuit, vegetable, mashed potatoes, and dessert. Donations are not expected but will be accepted.
At a recent Fulton Sunrise Club meeting, Linda Eagan introduced Robin Kulibert who spoke about Timebanking. Timebanking is like money in that you, as a member of a network, exchange services with one another for credits instead of money.
Maria is a gorgeous Siamese/Tortie mix. You can see her unusual markings. She was the loving mother of the seven Von Trapp kittens, who have now all found their own homes, leaving her lonely and looking for someone else to adore. She spends hours lying on the office desk looking for (and getting) attention but she needs her own home and her own people to love her.
Parishes across the seven-county Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse will participate in the annual Light is On for You campaign on December 18. Parishes generally offer extended hours for the Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) on one evening during Advent and Lent. Participating parishes will be open from 4 to 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Chad Dunham a History and Anthropology major from Central Square, NY was a member of the 2017 SUNY Oneonta men’s cross country team. The team competed in eight meets this fall and finished in second place at the SUNYAC Championships and 11th at the NCAA Atlantic Region Championships.
Kathryn Cocciole, director of the Adult Day Health Services Program, welcomed families and friends to the memorial program, which has become a yearly tradition at the facility. Leading the service were the Rev. Chuck Davis, who provides spiritual care at The Manor and belongs to the Pulaski Assembly of God Church.
Lynn Dumas, a third grade student at Sandy Creek Elementary was looking for a way to raise money, so she created what she called fidgets: flour filled balloons that students could squeeze to ease stress or anxiety and help them focus in the classroom. She created the fidgets at home and sold them to her friends and classmates, earning about $20 for her efforts. It’s what she did with the money that showed her true spirit of generosity.
The blood drive will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the JPC conference room in the lower level of the Oswego Health Services Center, which is adjacent to Oswego Hospital.
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