Yoga in Sherrill

Yoga Classes

The Sherrill Community Activity Center, 139 E. Hamilton Ave., will have a new program presenting Yoga Classes on Mondays starting July 23 with the cost $10 a class. The instructor will be Nicole DeCastro. All levels are welcome.

Parents with children are welcome to bring their kids, who will be supervised in the gym and can play games or do arts and crafts.

Please call the CAC for more information at 315-363-6525

Silver City Festival

On Wednesday, July 25, Luau at the Sherrill Pool from 6-9 p.m. Enjoy music by “Gary Johnson” with food, games and fun.

On Thursday, July 26 the Silver City Golf Tournament at 5:15 p.m. at the Oneida Community Golf Club, with 9 holes.

Silver City Festival is being held on Friday, July 27 from 6-10 p.m. at the Community Activity Center Greenspace, 139 E. Hamilton Ave. in Sherrill. Featuring will be the Last Left from 7-10 p.m. with food and drink vendors.

The Silver City 5K Race and Kids Fun Run will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Activity Center. Also the Sherrill-Kenwood Fire Department will hold a chicken BBQ from 12 p.m. until sold out at 373 Sherrill Road.

Included in the event will be the Sherrill Fireworks Night from 6:30-10 p.m. at the ReillyMumford Memorial Park featuring the band Soul Injection performing from 7:30-9:45 p.m. Fireworks will be at 9:45 p.m. There will be food and drink

vendors in attendance.

Sherrill-Kenwood Library

The Sherrill Kenwood Library will host croquet every Wednesday in July and from 1-8 p.m. Turn off your electronics, exercise and enjoy the great outdoors.

Young Naturalists Program

This summer the Cazenovia Public Library will partner with the Izaak Walton League to present the Young Naturalists program series for children ages 7 and older. The engaging hands-on programs are designed to get young people interested in science and connected to conservation and outdoor rec- reation. The four part series will run July 27 to Aug. 17 on Fridays at 1:30 p.m. Each week, the participants will become citizen scientists and learn about local ecology through activities, art projects and books. Attend all four summer sessions to receive a Young Naturalists kit.

The Izaak Walton League was founded in 1922 by 54 avid anglers dedicated to conserving outdoor America for future generations. The environmental organization is named after Izaak, the 17th century author of The Compleat Angler, a classic book about the art and spirt of fishing. The league is one of the first conservation to set forth an aggressive course of action to defend wild America by changing public policy.

Registration is requested. This series is sponsored by the Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library. All events at the Ca- zenovia Public are free and open to the public. For more information call 315655-9322 or visit www.cazenoviapubliclibrary.org

Botanical Hike Presentation

Ever wonder what edible plants you pass when out for a walk in the woods? Or what useful herbal medicines may lay hidden in your backyard? Join Heather Housekeeper, aka The Botanical Hiker, for a slideshow presentation and guided plant walk where she will introduce you to easy-to-identify, nutritious and medicinal plants. This exciting presentation will be held at the Great Swamp Conservancy on July 28 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

You will learn not only how to harvest and prepare these plants but also how to discern them from poisonous look-alikes. Many of these plants may be found outside your door.

This activity is appropriate for beginners and experts. The guided walk will be easy to moderate in nature. Please dress for the weather. Children are welcome. Admission is $8 for members and $10 for non-members.

Civic Club to Meet

The Canastota Civic Club will hold their July meeting on July 25 at Johnnies Pier 31, Route 31 in Canastota. Community Interest is the topic for the meeting.

A Social time will be held at 6:15 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Bruce Cary is Chairman of the Program.

Tickets are $15 for members and $15 for guests.

OPL Illustrator Doug Salati

As an OPL Summer reading program bonus, Oneida’s own Doug Salati returned home to present two programs at Oneida Public Library. The program presented were held at two different times on the same day. Mr. Salati is career-making on children’s book, “In a Small Kingdom” written by the famed children’s author Tomie dePal and illustrated by Salati.

The book was published by Simon and Schuster and is Salati’s professional debut as book illustrator. He is a graduate of the Oneida High School and recently received his masters in fine arts from the School of Visual Arts in New York and was a 2115 recipent of a Maurice Sendak Foundation’s Senda Fellowship. He currently lives in Brooklyn working as both illustrator and art teacher.

Welcome Service

An offical welcome service will be held on Sunday, July 22 at 9:15 a.m. for the new pastor at the Peterboro United Methodist Church. The new pastor is Rev. Christiane Depestre. She will preach her first sermon as the new pastor during the service.

Sylvan Beach Events

Sylvan Beach Amusement Park on Oneida Lake is home in many classic rides including the Galaxi Roller Coaster, G-Force Rotor, Scrambler, The Bomber, Tilt-A-Whirl, Bumper Cars and the Rock-o-Plane Ferris Wheel which turns riders head over heels. There is also a ride area designed just for kids.

The Boardwalk style amusement park sells unlimited ride wristbands for all day and a Kiddieland unlimited ride wristband. Unlimited wristbands exclude Bumper Boats and height and weight restrictions apply.

On Wacky Wednesdays guests can save $5 per person off the unlimited rid wristband on Wednesdays beginning July 11. The park is open Wednesdays through Sundays during the Summer season plus from noon to 8 p.m. on Labor Day. Times are noon to 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Thursdays and Sunday and noon to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

For more information about other daily and weekend special events visit sylvanbeachamusementpark.com