Community

The Oswego County Workforce New York office will sponsor a panel discussion of local employers at the new Cayuga Community College campus, 11 River Glen Plaza, Fulton from 1 to 4 p.m. May 7. The event is free and open to the public

The Oswego High School Yearbook Club was recently recognized for the quality of the 2012 production of “The Paradox.” Yearbook team members traveled to New York City to attend classes and seminars at Columbia University related to yearbook production, graphic design and journalism. The Paradox was awarded a Silver level recognition.

The CARES Expo was created in partnership with the Rural Health Network’s Co-Morbidity Task Force and is co-sponsored by the Office of People With Developmental Disabilities Family Support Services Council. It will be held on May 9 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the SUNY Oswego Campus Center Arena.

In early April, SUNY of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher honored two Cayuga Community College students (Faith Fanning ’13 of Waterloo, NY, and Brian Knapp ’13 of Fleming, NY,) with the 2013 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. In recognition of this highest recognition by the SUNY system, Fanning and Knapp have each been invited to speak at the 59th Annual Cayuga Community College Commencement ceremony.

The Climate Action Plan team of Oswego and the Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board are hosting an event to recruit team members for the Central New York Energy Challenge beginning at 7 p.m. on April 24 at the McCrobie Civic Center, 41 Lake St.

Competing its first two years as Oz Roller Girls, PCRD’s Breakwall Bombshells will kick off its season May 25 hosting the Roc City Roller Derby B-Sides. The veteran Rochester team won the only meeting between the leagues last season in a 205-188 thriller. On June 15, Port City will host the Albany All-Stars Roller Derby A Team. Oz topped Albany’s A squad twice last year in two exciting bouts, 204-162 in Albany, and 219-173 at home.

As in the past years, the event will feature the biggest and the best Saturday morning parade, local and national music groups, a great food court, drinks,  a magician and rides. All entertainment is offered free to the public. The theme for 2013 is “America, United We Stand.”

Helen Caster of Fulton has been named a member of SUNY Delhi’s American Institute of Architecture Students for the 2012-13 academic year. Caster is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Architecural Design and Building.

The CNY Arts Center, an organization located in Fulton which strives to engage people of all ages with all arts, has announced its volunteer recognition program. The program’s purpose is to acknowledge the many hours of work done by the people who make the center’s activities and events happen.