Tomorrow, May 16, is the day to vote on the school budget and elect three people for seats on the Hannibal Board of Education. As a reminder, the vote is from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the District Office. I encourage anyone who resides within the Hannibal School District to go out and vote tomorrow. I, Heather Ladd, am running for a seat on the Board of Education as a write-in candidate.
Juniors and seniors in the Phoenix Central School District received a sobering lesson during a recent mock DWI presentation. Every other year, in the weeks leading up to prom and before summer break, the district teams with the Oswego County STOP DWI program to teach high school students about the dangers of drunken and distracted driving.
The annual Family Science night offered students stations where they learned about types of bones, carnivorous plants and how to plant vegetable and flower seeds.
The annual ARISE and Ride for Ramps event will take place on June 3 at Lighthouse Lanes in the City of Oswego. The event offers something for the whole family: a 5K walk/run, motorcycle ride, music and great food. The day will start at 9:30 a.m. with an exciting 5K run/walk around the famous Oswego Speedway.
Just in time for Memorial Day celebrations later this month and the Flag Day holiday in June, some Oswego County schools are receiving some brand new American Flags due to the efforts of a local veteran and a member of the County Legislature. Commander John Young of the American Legion Post 587 and Legislator Dan Farfaglia teamed up this year to assist school districts that were in need of new American Flags.
As a Republican candidate for the District 15 seat on the Oswego County Legislature, I was invited to attend the Oswego City Republican Committee endorsement meeting. My opponent, Nathan Emmons, is a committee member as is Mayor Billy Barlow and council members Shawn Walker, John Gosek Jr., and Robert Corradino. I knew going in that the committee would endorse my opponent, and they did.
The CNY Chapter of Make-A-Wish grants the wishes of children with life-threatening diseases in 15 counties across Central New York and the community is a big part of the process. The CNY Chapter of Make-A-Wish grants between 75-100 wishes each year, with a lot of help from community members. Diane Kuppermann, CEO and president of the CNY Chapter of Make-A-Wish works with a close team of seven full-time employees, one part-time and interns in the Make-A-Wish office.
Over the past three years, CiTi has seen incredible expansion to accommodate the needs of Oswego County students and more growth is on the way.
With the help of the Mexico Volunteer Fire Department, students received hands-on lesson in proper vehicle extrication techniques, or how to safely remove a patient trapped inside a vehicle.
Students from Cheri Iannotti’s class joined their peers from two Rochester schools to solve a mock crime that took place on the Erie Canal. The three classes interacted with Erie Canal experts to learn about the canal and they worked together to interrogate four suspects to determine who stole a missing ring.
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