Stop smoking during the New Year with help from Oswego Health’s free smoking cessation program.

The first class will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, January 6 at The Manor at Seneca Hill. Similar classes will be held the first Wednesday of each month throughout the year. Those attending will have the information they need to help them stop smoking during a single class, however, community members are welcome to attend as many month sessions as they wish.

Teaching the class will be a certified smoking cessation instructor. Among the information covered will be how to recognize and address barriers, the components and importance of a quit plan, and available resources.

Registration for the class is encouraged and can be arranged by calling 349-5513.

The Oswego Healthcare system includes the Oswego Hospital, The Manor at Seneca Hill, a skilled nursing facility; Springside at Seneca Hill, a retirement living community; an urgent care center in Fulton, as well as health services centers in Mexico, Parish and now Phoenix. For more information, call (315) 349-5500 or visit oswegohealth.org.

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The Oswego High School Class of  2011 is prepared to begin its march toward June 25 graduation exercises at the SUNY Oswego Campus Center. However, the members of the Class of 2010 have made their mark and are moving to their next life step.

Oswego Middle School Principal Bonnie Finnerty has proudly announced the final honor roll for the 2009-2010 school year.

Nathaniel V. Ellis graduated from the U.S. Army Warrant Officer Candidate School at Fort Rucker, Daleville, Ala., and was appointed to the rank of warrant officer one.

The Curse of the Silverback, the Enchanted Forest/Water Safari’s newest water ride, which debuted in 2009, is expected to continue to draw visitors with its unique purple and black appeal and daring silverback theme.  Riders experience a 100 foot drop into a large 40-ft diameter bowl where they circle the bowl dropping out the middle into the splash pool below.