Community

The Oswego County Legislature’s Public Safety Committee recently recognized Robert Ostrowski with a certificate of appreciation for his 22 years of service.

Each year Christians around the world gather to celebrate the birth of the Christ child, and each year we anticipate His birth as we worship on Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve is a time of remembrance, as we recall the telling of Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem.

SUNY Oswego’s 28th annual Toy Drive gathered hundreds of games and dolls, sports gear and art supplies, and much more, in time for the first pickup Dec. 11 for donations to the Oswego County Children’s Fund and its 900 recipient children throughout the county.

Fourth grade students at Granby Elementary School recently received a taste for what life was like in America during Colonial times.

Sophomores from throughout Oswego County recently toured the Center for Instruction, Technology and Innovation during the annual Career and Technical Education 10th grade orientation.

Oswego County presented a proclamation designating November as Runaway Prevention Month to representatives from local youth services agencies.

The Sandy Creek Elementary School will conduct walk-in Pre-Kindergarten registration for the 2016-2017 school year on February 3 and 4 from 1 to 6 p.m. in the elementary office area.

For those interested in expanding or starting a small business in Oswego County, there is a small business training class scheduled to begin in January. The course is scheduled to begin January 9 and run each Saturday until February 6.