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Thanks to Elks Lodge members, one individual with chronic health conditions has regained access to the community, another family will no longer have to lift their young child’s wheelchair on and off the front porch every day, and a third young child was able to have her aluminum ramp replaced with a permanent wood ramp.

Mexico Academy and Central School hosted the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League qualifying event for their first time at the Mexico middle school. The recently renovated gymnasium was packed with smiling learners, coaches and parents.

Staff at St. Luke Health Services held a food drive recently to benefit Catholic Charities of Oswego County. For a donation of a canned or boxed food item, St. Luke staff “dressed casually” for the day in support of Catholic Charities and their annual holiday food drive.

The American Red Cross will host a Fulton Community Blood Drive on December 6 at the First United Methodist Church at 1408 State Route 176, across from Fulton Junior High School from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

St. Francis Commons Assisted Living Residence in Oswego celebrated its first anniversary to the sound of “popping” champagne corks during a special luncheon for residents acknowledging the milestone.

As project-based learning becomes an increasingly popular initiative in education, teachers and administrators in the Fulton City School District are on the forefront of this movement. At the Fulton Junior High School, Principal Ryan Lanigan and teachers Eric Kaproski and Laura Lizotte are leading the charge to bring more project-based learning offerings to their students.

It wasn’t an average science lecture when Commander Peter Robson recently stopped by Granby Elementary School to deliver an out-of-this-world lesson aeronautics. The guest speaker is an educator with the Challenger Learning Center in Rochester and provided an energetic, high-flying experience to the third grade students.

A decades-long tradition continued at Sandy Creek Elementary School recently, as students sat down for a Thanksgiving feast. In addition to indulging in the Thanksgiving feast, the students also entertained their family members with several songs related to the holiday.