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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County is pleased to announce that the 2017 Annual Oswego County Holiday Farmers’ Market will be held on December 2 as part of the “Christmas in Mexico” festivities.

Mexico Academy and Central School District students could be nearly halfway to obtaining a bachelor’s degree by the time they graduate if they enroll in an abundance of college offerings at Mexico High School. High School Principal Ryan Lanigan said it is important to plant those foundational seeds as soon as students arrive as freshmen so they and their families can begin to plan ahead for their post-secondary education.

A holiday open house at Bishop’s Commons Enriched Living Residence in Oswego takes place Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Saturday, November 25 and Sunday November 26. The event is free and open to the public.

The first grade of Fulton City School District organizes a blood drive at each elementary school building annually as part of their science study of the human body and circulatory system.

The Oswego City School District and Novelis will hold a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Career Exploration event on Thursday, November 9, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Oswego High School cafeteria.

Mexico Middle School students combined their love of celebrities and their Spanish class to create beautiful Dia de los Muertos altars. Both seventh grade and eighth grade students studied the culture around the Day of the Dead, where families in Mexico honor and remember on Nov. 1 children who have died and on Nov. 2 adults who died.

Frederick Leighton Elementary School is inviting all veterans to join its Veterans Day Celebration on Thursday, November 9, at 9 a.m. The event will honor veterans from all branches of service and feature guest speakers from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Oswego’s Team RWB.

Integrated Community Planning of Oswego County, Inc., recently recognized its 30th anniversary as a non-profit agency in Oswego County. ICP commemorated this milestone with a celebration held at the Oswego YMCA last week. Getting its start as the Oswego County Child Care Council in 1987, ICP has evolved over the past 30 years, becoming incorporated into ICP in 2001, expanding its vision and scope, and broadening its programs and services to the community.