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The Oswego City School District Board of Education will conduct its committee meetings followed by a brief regular meeting at the Education Center Board Room on April 9. The committees will be called to order at 5 p.m. with the regular board meeting to follow.

“Game of Thrones” co-creator David Benioff, author of the 2012-13 Oswego Reading Initiative selection “City of Thieves,” will make a free public appearance at 7 p.m. April 24, in SUNY Oswego’s Campus Center arena.

The Oswego County Legislature’s Human Services Committee recently presented Douglas Baldwin with a certificate of appreciation for his 40 years of service. Baldwin is a case management supervisor at the Oswego County Department of Social Services.

Seaway Trail, Inc. has announced the Viewers Choice winners of the 2013 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Beauty of the Byways Quilt Show endorsed by the National Scenic Byway Foundation. Carol Soucy of Mexico was voted 3rd Choice for her original landscape art design of the waterfront at Mexico Point Park.

On April 20 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., a car seat safety check will be held in the city of Oswego at the new Menter Ambulance satellite location, 388 W. First St. Safety seat checks are held monthly and feature nationally certified technicians to help parents and caregivers install the right seat in their car securely every time.

April 20-27 is National Infant Immunization Week. This annual observance aims to improve the health of children two years old and younger by reminding parents to immunize them against vaccine-preventable childhood diseases.