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The First Baptist Church of Sandy Creek was saved from damage when two large evergreen tress fell to the rear of the building missing the church.

Oswego County Opportunities Welcomes New Employees

Oswego County Opportunities, one of top 10 largest private employers in Oswego County, recently welcomed 10 new staff members.

Report: Student Brought BB Gun To Mexico School

NewsChannel 9 reports that a student at Mexico Middle School brought a BB gun and knife to school. Watch their story for details:

Being Creative in the School Age Room

<p>Garrett Morrissiey and Dylan Tack are using their imagination and are building a house with Ã¢â‚¬Å“No-EndsÃ¢â‚¬Â. These types of cooperative play activities build a sense of team work and community among the children. Discovery Day Care of Phoenix has limited openings for children 18 months to 12 years old. If interested in enrolling your child please feel free to contact Julie Boyd, Center Manager at 695-4838. OCO Inc., is a private, non-profit agency that has been supporting communities throughout Oswego county since 1966. OCO Inc., is a United Way of Greater Oswego County member agency. For more information on OCO you may contact their office at 598-4717 or visit their web site at www.oco.org.</p>

Garrett Morrissiey and Dylan Tack are using their imagination and are building a house with Ã¢â‚¬Å“No-EndsÃ¢â‚¬Â. These types of cooperative play activities build a sense of team work and community among the children.

Gary Forrest Woodard, 72

Gary Forrest Woodard, 72, of St. Augustine, FL died earlier this year at Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, FL.

Toddlers Using Their Fine Motor Skills

Berkleigh Schneider, in the Toddler Room at the Discovery Day Care, is using her fine motor skills to cut clipplings out of the magazine.

Summer Program Supports Inner City Teens in Science

Tolga Hayali of the Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School and SUNY Oswego President Deborah F. Stanley on Dec. 4 signed an agreement between their institutions to engage high school students in a residential summer immersion program in the sciences on the Oswego campus. With them for the formal signing ceremony were two SAS students who were in a pilot version of the program last summer, Faith Britt and Catherine Graham, and Oswego chemistry professor Fehmi Damkaci. The three are also on the cover of the winter issue of the college's alumni magazine, Oswego.

SUNY Oswego and the Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School have begun a partnership designed to help pave the way to careers in science fields for inner-city teens.

Dr. Fehmi Damkaci, assistant professor of chemistry at Oswego, piloted the program in July with four students from the academy.

Buc Hockey, Swimming and Basketball Win; Lady Cagers Fall in Close Game

Monday evening the Bucs will battle Cicero-North Syracuse for the title in the Fulton Bank Basketball Tournament on the Baldwinsville High School hardwood at 7 p.m.

However, the boysÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ hockey team and swimmers gained victories while the Lady Bucs varsity basketball team lost to Section V representative Fairport and the jayvee wrestling team competed in tournament action.

Donald D. Finch, 64

Donald D. Finch, 64, of Pennellville, died Sunday at home.

Gary L. Conn, 61

Gary L. Conn, 61, of Fulton, died Sunday.