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SUNY Oswego students, including several from the area, served as interns for a wide variety of employers in spring 2017, providing a strong on-the-job learning experience to amplify their coursework.

The American Foundry will be providing the next Salvation Army Guest Chef Dinner on April 25, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. They will be serving chicken and biscuits with vegetables, mashed potatoes, and tossed salad. Members of the advisory board will provide desserts and beverages.

The spring skies and water echo with noise and activity as ducks, geese, herons and other birds return to their natal ponds to court and raise their young. Following an indoor slide presentation on ducks and other water bird residents of the center’s ponds, participants will enjoy a walk to the beaver pond to look for waterfowl with naturalist Pat Carney.

A group of 11 GRB students joined about 700 of their peers from FBLA chapters throughout the state to compete in over 75 categories which demonstrated career competencies, business knowledge, job skills and leadership skills.

Assemblyman Will Barclay and Sen. Patty Ritchie recently enjoyed a performance by Mexico High School’s Jazz Choir in the South Concourse in Albany. The students and their instructor, Hope Greco-Gaham, visited the Capitol to celebrate Music in Our Schools Month.

State Senator Patty Ritchie has announced that she is now accepting nominations for the New York State Senate’s “Veterans Hall of Fame.” This program is designed to honor veterans across the Empire State who have made an impact in both their civilian and military lives.

Oswego Harborfest announces auditions for the 2017 Children’s Musical. Auditions will be held on April 24 and 25 form 5 until 7 p.m. at the McCrobie Building on Lake Street. Students in grade five through 10 are invited and may audition on either evening.