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With Mother’s Day quickly approaching, the Granby Elementary School Parent-Teacher Group recently held an evening of fun, food and crafts for mothers and sons. The turnout was “tremendous” and indicative of parental involvement in their child’s school activities, said PTG co-president Traci Thompson.

In Lucille Mercer’s kindergarten class at Michael A. Maroun Elementary School, students are developing academic skills and learning life lessons as well. As part of a community service initiative, Mercer’s students recently donated a shopping cart full of canned goods to the Phoenix food pantry.

Locals can find placemats designed by Kenney Middle School students at Kim’s Village Café in Hannibal. Art teacher Hollie House initiated a contest for the design of the placemats.

Center for Instruction, Technology and Innovation students enrolled in the Stepping Stones Day Program at Fourth Street School in Fulton were recently recognized by Senator Patty Ritchie for their participation in the 2015 New York State Senate’s Earth Day Poster Contest.

The ARISE Traumatic Brain Injury Peer Support Group will meet at the ARISE Oswego office, 9 Fourth Ave., on the second Tuesday of each month.

Great prize giveaways, fun, food, and fantastic live music by The Letizia Duo are all part of the afternoon’s excitement; including drawings for 15 cash prizes totaling $25,000 with a top prize of $10,000 to a lucky winner.

The Oswego County 4-H Program is still accepting enrollments into its Shooting Sports Program. The Oswego County Shooting Sports Program is six weeks long and open to youth ages 12 to 19.

The CiTi students spent hundreds of hours welding and straightening rods, attaching knobs, fixing curls, twisting and reshaping rods, attaching hinges, restoring the gates, and making poles for the fence. Donations are sought to complete the work.

Memory Care at St. Francis serves individuals diagnosed with mild to moderate dementia-related illnesses like Alzheimer’s disease, in a neighborhood setting within the residence, who benefit from a safe community-based living environment with supportive services.