Recently, Mike Farden, CEO of the OHS Inc. class, and Emily Yamada, delivered 311 hats, mittens and scarves to the New American Center run by Interfaith Works, in Syracuse. These items go to many new and needy immigrants from Latin America that are new to snowy, Central New York.
Rotarian Charrise Kidd introduced Jo Piersma, a board member and one of the original founders of the Oswego County Humane Society, at a recent Noon Rotary Club meeting. Jo gave the Rotarians a little history on how the Humane Society came to be in Oswego County. The road she lives on used to be a popular dumping ground for unwanted pets.
Nine Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Junior/Senior High School students earned recognition for their outstanding excellence and commitment to academics when they were welcomed into the district’s chapter of the National Junior Honor Society.
POMCO has presented a check for $1,000 to Oswego County Opportunities in support of the agency’s annual bowling tournament fundraiser. POMCO Group, one of the nation’s largest third-party administrators for self-funded health plans, is a “Building Dreams” sponsor of this year’s OCO “Retro Bowl.”
The Altmar-Parish-Williamstown High School Chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed seven new members during an induction ceremony hosted at the school in early spring.
On April 20 from 8 a.m. – noon there will be a freewill breakfast buffet at the Oswego Masonic Hall. Donations accepted but not expected. Easter Day each child in attendance will receive a free gift.
Culinary students at Oswego County BOCES recently visited Wegmans in DeWitt for a shopping trip as part of a class project. Under the instruction of Chef Sue Jerrett, students were tasked with choosing a recipe, gathering ingredients at the store and preparing the dish to present banquet style for a panel of judges.
Destiny Teel signed a letter of intent to Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma recently. Teel, a senior at John C. Birdlebough High School in Phoenix will attend the school and participate on the track team.
SUNY Oswego will host the “Astrophysics for the New Century” symposium April 25-26, featuring a keynote speech on computational astrophysics by a University of Rochester faculty member. Dr. Adam Frank, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, will deliver a free, public talk at 7:15 p.m. April 25 in Sheldon Hall ballroom.
I just adopted Barney, a nine-month-old black lab. We have been going to training classes and he is dong very well. He is house trained and really just a perfect companion and I am so happy to have him in my life. But there is one thing. Several times in the last month I have come home from work to find that he has destroyed the heel of one of my shoes.
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