Community

Oswego County Opportunities, a vital resource to Oswego community since 1966, recently received a $1,000 donation from National Grid in support of the agency’s annual bowling tournament fundraiser, according to Diane Cooper-Currier, executive director at OCO.

Scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, the showcase will be free and open to the public. It will take place in the Comstock Ballroom of the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel and Conference Center, 801 University Ave.

Several maple producers will host tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 17 and 18, and the following weekend, March 24 and 25, for the New York State Maple Producers Weekends.

Michael Sgro has been appointed the new director of alumni and parent relations at SUNY Oswego. He will oversee the direction of all alumni programs and initiatives at Oswego, including reunions, regional events and student-alumni programs.

Executive Director of Oswego County Opportunities, Diane Cooper-Currier presented Stacie France, manager, WIC Support Services, and Heather Buckley, Lead LPN at OCO’s Fulton Health Center with longevity awards.

New York Sea Grant Great Lakes Coastal Recreation and Tourism Specialist David G. “Dave” White was among the invited guests at the White House Community Leaders Briefing on the Great Lakes Region on Wednesday.

Come to the American Foundry on state Route 104 West in Oswego for an intriguing series of lectures about the War of 1812 on the New York-Canadian Frontier. The day-long symposium runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 31

Second graders at Parish Elementary School made connections with second graders from across the U.S. and Canada during special videoconferences made possible through Oswego County BOCES’ Distance Learning Department as part of the Read Around the Planet.