The Oswego Fire Department began the spring portion of its water rescue training Tuesday in Lake Ontario. OFD crews were in the water near Wright’s Landing, where the water was a brisk 35 degrees. Now that the weather has seemingly broken, firefighters were able to participate in several scenario-based water rescue drills.
The economy seems to be improving and great new job opportunities are increasingly available. Visit the friendly staff and utilize the abundant resources at the Oswego Public Library. One-on-one appointments are available for navigating the many options.
The community is invited to the Oswego Community Ecumenical Good Friday Cross Walk, again indoors, this year in the sanctuary at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 103 W. Cayuga St.
Brenna Merry, a Fulton native and speech, language pathology and audiology major in the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance at Ithaca College, was recently inducted into the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. The 37th annual spring induction ceremony was held on March 27.
With state examinations taking place this week, students and staff at Michael A. Maroun Elementary School looked to reduce test-related stress by hosting a pep rally on Monday. According to Principal Mary Stanton, the event was a motivational tool to get the entire school community to rally behind its test-takers.
Students in Oswego County put their literary knowledge to the test as they faced district champions from across the county in the County-wide Battle of the Books contest on March 20 at Mexico High School. Battle of the Books is a nationally recognized literacy program coordinated in Oswego County through the Oswego County BOCES School Library System.
Fairgrieve Elementary School recently recognized students for their exemplary demonstration of the district’s monthly virtues. March’s virtue of the month was Perseverance. The recognition occurred during the school’s Morning Express program.
Oswego County BOCES board member Donna Blake (Hannibal CSD) recently returned from Ghana after an 11-day medical mission trip. Blake works for Northeast Dental Group, and splits her time between four offices in Onondaga and Oswego County.
Students in grades 6-9 from Sandy Creek Middle and High School competed in the Science Olympiad at Red Creek on March 14 where they finished in 14th place overall out of 31 teams from across Central New York.
An opposable thumb lab had students at the Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Junior/Senior High School quite literally “all thumbs.” The students in Janet Campbell’s tenth grade biology class have been studying evolution and the adaptation of humans.
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