Community

The Oswego County Department of Social Services Building is closed to the public today.

SUNY Oswego Students Lend Helping Hands During Alternative Spring Break

Several area residents spent their 2018 spring break volunteering to help homeowners and provide human services in several communities around the nation through SUNY Oswego’s Alternative Spring Break program.

Gathering around the campfire circle and watching the sun set over Lake Ontario is one of campers' favorite memories at Camp Hollis, the children's summer camp operated by the Oswego City-County Youth Bureau. The youth bureau is accepting applications for overnight and day camp sessions for the summer of 2018. Children ages 8 to 14 are eligible to attend the overnight camping sessions.

Camp Hollis Offers a Variety of Options for Kids

Open to youth ages 8 through 14, Camp Hollis offers a week-long summer residential camp experience for 9- to 14-year-olds, a week-long day camp from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday for youth ages 6 to 12, and an overnight experience for 8-year-olds.

Oswego County Declares Fair Housing Month

The Fair Housing Law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, age, sex, marital status or familial status in the sale, rental or advertising of housing or residential real estate transactions.

Radio Club Presents Scholarship

At its March meeting, the Fulton Amateur Radio Club presented a check for $100 to Pamela Cantine, wife of Thomas G. Cantine, as a donation to the Thomas G. Cantine Memorial Scholarship.

St. Baldrick’s Foundation Head-Shaving Starts at Noon Sunday

The Lake Ontario Event and Confrence Center, 26 E. First St., will host a St. Baldrick’s Foundation head-shaving event to raise funds and awareness for lifesaving childhood cancer research on Sunday, April 15. The event will start at noon and run to 3 p.m.

Greater Pulaski Community Fund Now Accepting Grant Applications

The Greater Pulaski Community Endowment Fund is now accepting grant applications from nonprofit organizations serving Pulaski or the town of Richland. The grant application deadline is May 15. Proposals are encouraged from a variety of program areas including education, health, social services, arts and culture, civic concerns, and preservation of historic resources.

The winning photo in the 2017 Fur Ball Photo Contest, Blaze, Laila and Jersey, submitted by Lorena Malone.

Oswego County Humane Society Announces Fur Ball Photo Contest

The Oswego County Humane Society has launched the Fur Ball Photo Contest in conjunction with the actual Fur Ball to be held on April 28 at the American Foundry. Anyone can enter the contest by uploading a photo of their pet.

Oswego’s own James G. Tyler (1855-1931) was one of the more prolific maritime artists of his day and his works still inspire as part of fine arts collections across the nation. “Fascination” (pictured) depicts the yacht of the same name, built at the Goble Dry Dock in Oswego and is part of the Maritime Museum’s collection.

The History of Great Lakes Maritime Art Highlighted

The H. Lee White Maritime Museum at Oswego is pleased to present the first installment the 2018 History Lecture Series featuring Randy Marshall. Marshall will provide a brief presentation on the history of maritime art, and will also be displaying pieces from his own collection in the museum’s art gallery – some of which originated in Oswego.

Staff of the Child Advocacy Center and Health Department gather pinwheels in preparation for the agency’s Pinwheels for Prevention program. The pinwheels represent the innocence of children. From left are Administrative Assistant Shirley Kimber; Program Manager for Healthy Families of Oswego County Public Health Chantel Eckert; Mental Health Counselor Melanie Proper; CAC Executive Director Karrie Damm; Office Manager Nicole Croshier; SUNY Oswego Intern Derek Dalleo; Outreach & Prevention Advocate Jessica Westberry; and Family Advocate Rachel Muntz.

Child Advocacy Center and Community Partners Plant Pinwheels For Prevention

The Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce and Child Protection Advisory Council members, Catholic Charities of Oswego County, United Way of Greater Oswego County, Oswego County Opportunities, Oswego County Health Department, school districts and the Oswego County Department of Social Services have come together to be a part of the CAC’s Pinwheels for Prevention program.