Community

The course is scheduled to begin June 10. The classes will be held at Oswego Falls Business Center, 163 S. First St., from 6 to 9:30 p.m., June 10 through 14 and June 15, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Oswego County Opportunities recently honored its Youth 4 Youth Peer Leaders Group with the agency’s Howard Wilcox Volunteer of the Year Award.  Presented annually, OCO’s Howard Wilcox Volunteer of the Year Award is given to a volunteer who goes above and beyond in offering their time and talents to an OCO program.

State Senator Patty Ritchie honored 29 veterans from across Central and Northern New York at a special ceremony held Friday at Fort Drum’s USO. The veterans were nominated for induction into the New York State Senate “Veterans Hall of Fame” by family, friends, co-workers and comrades-in-arms for their military service to our nation, and their continuing work and involvement in causes that benefit and improve our local communities.

The Fulton City School District recognizes that good attendance habits including arriving on time and prepared are critical to school success and also set the foundation for future success in college or a career. For this reason the “It’s Cool 2B in School” attendance campaign is in its second year in the district and at G. Ray Bodley High School.

The Oswego Children’s Theater’s latest production, an adaptation of the children’s classic, “Winnie the Pooh” opens Friday, May 17, at the New Haven Congregational Church. The show features a cast of area youth, colorful costumes, set, an easily followed story, and a short run time, specifically designed to appeal to younger children.

Oswego Health’s annual Fulton Multi-Organ Blood Analysis to be held June 1 in the cafeteria of G. Ray Bodley High School. Oswego Health and the Fulton Kiwanis Club have teamed up once again to offer the community this important screening. This full battery of tests can help prevent potential health problems.

The Oswego County Historical Society will host the second lecture of the season on May 19. Guest lecturer Dr. Terrence Hammill will present a program entitled “The History of Oswego’s Port Authority.” A professor emeritus of SUNY Oswego and twice mayor of the city of Oswego, Dr. Hammill is the currently the chairman of the board of the Port of Oswego Authority.

At a recent Fulton Sunrise Rotary meeting, Sheila Myers, Cayuga Community College coordinator of experiential learning, spoke about educational opportunities for students. This program offers students partnerships with community and business organizations in the region.

Lakeside Artisans welcomes ceramicist Barbara Moore to its shop at 191 W. First St. Barbara took her first ceramics class when she was a senior in college and has worked with clay off and on ever since. When she moved to Oswego in 1978 she began taking ceramics classes at SUNY, Oswego.