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Staff and friends of the Oswego County Department of Social Services gathered to show their support for one of Oswego County’s most vital agencies, United Way, as they participated in the third Annual DSS Hospitality Gathering and United Way Bowling Fundraiser. Held recently at Lakeview Lanes, the DSS employee bowl-a-thon raised more than $750 in support of United Way.

Resource Development Director for the United Way of Greater Oswego County, Lois Luber has announced that a number of area businesses have signed on as sponsors for the United Way’s 18th Annual Golf Classic. Scheduled for July 15 this year’s United Way Golf Classic will be held at the Oswego Country Club.

The Oswego Public Library’s Library Learning Center is offering workshops to build job skills. Strengthen your resume! All programs are free and open to the public.

State Senator Patty Ritchie announced Monday she has secured a special, $50,000 grant to provide a school resource officer for the Central Square School District. School Resource Officers, commonly known as SROs, are law enforcement officials, stationed at schools and tasked with improving safety and security.

The College at Brockport, State University of New York, recently honored students who excelled academically by naming them to the President’s List for the spring 2013 semester.

The students in Candy McCann’s first grade class at Granby Elementary School are in the digital age and created interactive presentations to prove it. The students finished their end-of-year projects but instead of turning in a paper report each student created a PowerPoint presentation of their research.

Physical Education classes at Leighton School in Oswego were transformed into summer safety lessons on roads with signs, crosswalks and even mountains.

To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must be attending the university full-time and attain at least a 3.5 GPA for the semester.