Community

Oswego Hospital will host an American Red Cross blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday in the healthcare facility’s lower level conference room. Members of the public and hospital employees are encouraged to donate a pint of blood during the drive.

Residents of The Manor at Seneca Hill were treated to a holiday visit by Channel 9 Chief Meteorologist Dave Longley as a part of the station’s Operation Good Things.

Morningstar now has new medication administration software in place designed to not only reduce the amount of time spent on documentation, but improve patient and resident safety.

A Christmas card exchange was a bit unique for the Charles E. Riley Elementary School.
Art teacher Rebecca Woods and Library Media Specialist Molly Clark collaborated for a special Christmas card exchange for their students.

Oswego High School students in Taishana Jackson’s classroom decided Wednesday that they wanted to do something for Sandy Hook Elementary School. They made ribbons and on Friday passed them around the building.

State Senator Patty Ritchie has announced that more than 350 students, more than any other senate district, participated in the New York State Senate’s Thanksgiving Day Creative Celebration.

Representatives from Cayuga Community College, Fulton Campus, recently presented Catholic Charities of Oswego County and the Fulton Salvation Army with a donation for the agencies’ food pantry.

The cards were donated to Morningstar Nursing Home residents and were officially presented to Morningstar Nursing Home representative Sharon Kirk.

Oswego City School District faculty and students along with an alum traveled around to the schools and Educxation Center to present a special tuba and baritone (mini tuba) concert.