Healing local wounded warriors begins one thank-you at a time. That message is what Fairgrieve Elementary students recently learned from Donna Kestner, director of the Oswego County Veterans’ Services.
The public is welcome to attend the morning worship service that will include songs and the story of her journey from Sherry Anne, who was born with a bilateral hearing and speech impairment, yet sings with an elegant voice that perfectly blends a passion for Southern Gospel-style, Country, and Blues music with her deep faith.
‘Tis the season to gather with friends and family as we celebrate the holidays, and it is the perfect time to remember our feathered and furred friends outside in the cold. On December 3, at 2 p.m., the Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center will hold its annual Wreaths for Wildlife event.
Fairgrieve Elementary Universal Pre-Kindergarten students received a little help from “Sesame Street” characters in reviewing fire safety. Elmo, Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster all made guest appearances to the school, along with their new friend Mr. Smoke Detector during a puppet show performance, thanks to members of the Fulton Fire Department.
Learning is fun in Diane Bush’s Spanish 5 class at Mexico High School. The students recently studied about the Day of the Dead in various South American countries and learned the annual event on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 is a cultural tradition to remember and celebrate the lives of lost loved ones.
Sandy Creek High School students won’t soon forget a recent chemistry class that demonstrated scientific concepts of dehydration, combustion, decomposition and redox. Following appropriate safety procedures, students volunteered to hold bubbles lit on fire and not get burned.
In conjunction with Catholic Charities of Oswego County, The Cornerstone Club in Fulton will host an open house for the community at their recently renovated location at 808 W. Broadway (State Route 3). The open house will take place November 9 from 3 to 5 p.m. All are welcome to tour the program and speak with staff.
Students have learned how to recognize feelings, ways to deal with those related emotions and come up with a plan to ensure healthy habits are practiced in handling those emotions. “Sometimes there are things that happen that you have to work through,” said Stephany Collins, music teacher, told Granby students during a recent assembly.
After three years, the cemetery fence on County Route 4 (Hall Road) in North Volney is restored and standing straight and proud! The cemetery association would like to thank the community, volunteers and everyone who made the restoration of the 100-year-old fence possible.
Granby Elementary students were recently honored for exhibiting the skills to succeed in school. During a school-wide assembly, 44 students received Skills for Learning awards, which recognized the youngsters for all of their academic efforts throughout the month of October.
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