Patience and persistence helped students from the Mexico Academy & Central, Sandy Creek Central and Fulton City school districts win top honors at the annual Oswego County Battle of the Books event. Mexico Elementary School’s five-year second-place streak ended with a 120 point, first place finish for Level 1 (Grades 3 and 4).
Classmates and teachers cheered on the awardees as Principal Jean Ciesla commended the students for doing a fantastic job meeting classroom improvement goals.
Dufore’s has donated a beautiful silver necklace with pendent to be awarded during the event, which also features the raffle drawing for 15 cash prizes totaling $25,000 and a top prize of $10,000 to a lucky winner if all one thousand tickets are sold by the time of the event.
Presented annually, the Campaign Coordinator Volunteer of the Year Award is given to an individual that significantly motivated and uplifted a company’s campaign to reach its full potential.
Fifteen years ago the Child Advocacy Center of Oswego County was established and charged with a mission to combat sexual and physical child abuse in Oswego County. Over the past 15 years the care and concern of the CAC staff combined with the work of the agency’s Multi-Disciplinary Team has brought consolation to thousands of children and their family members and has produced remarkable results.
SUNY Oswego senior finance major Kevin Stein will present a project of the School of Business’ Student Investment Club at Quest on April 13, detailing a strategy advocated by legendary investor Warren Buffett that has helped significantly boost the value of alumni gifts totaling $150,000 to date.
Catholic Charities of Oswego County’s “Great Tastings,” returns from 2 – 5 p.m. May 1 at the Lake Ontario Conference Center, Oswego, said Mary Margaret Pezzella-Pekow, CCOC executive director.
Allison Nelson, owner of Nelson Law Firm, announced that the practice has relocated to newly renovated offices at 209 W. Seventh St., Oswego, to accommodate its fast growing practice and better serve clients in the areas of estates and trusts, real estate, municipal law and business law.
Each year, thousands of children become ill from diseases that could have been prevented by basic childhood immunizations. Thousands more children miss time from day care and school because they are under-immunized or inappropriately immunized.
Help! We have always been conscientious about using a topical flea and tick product on our pets, and that has always seemed to be effective. But we have never started it before May at the earliest and now our dog, Sam, is coming in with ticks almost every day since early March.
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