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The Oswego County Health Department offers a variety of services to all residents of Oswego County.

The presentation, offered Nov. 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at SUNY Oswego Phoenix Center, will feature guest speaker Jim Moragne, consultant and former employee of New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, retiring after more than 30 years of service.

Oswego’s locally owned Greenspace Home & Garden is on a mission to offer goods made or grown in New York State by family-owned farms and local artisans.  Soon after opening, Greenspace Home & Garden gained a reputation for carrying uncommon and high-quality items.

Independent Recording artists, The Sent Forth will be visiting The United Baptist Church of Scriba, 5111 State Route 104E, Oswego, for a Coffee House Style performance on November 3 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Principals Michael McAuliff (3-6) and Dee Penoyer (UPK-2) encouraged the students to read 100,000 minutes as a school. While it may seem like a daunting challenge, when broken down, it represents approximately 15-20 minutes per student per day.

The event gave students and their parents, siblings and other relatives an opportunity to interact with one another and teaching staff while enjoying an entire evening of math-inspired fun.

Oswego County BOCES’ Arts-In-Education program coordinated a West African storyteller’s visit to Fairley Elementary School in Hannibal on October 22. Robbi Kumalo, also known as Robbi K, presented two West African storytelling programs of “How the Turtle Got His Shell.”

In recognition of National Hospice Month in November, five Oswego County restaurants are joining with the Friends of Oswego County Hospice to support the Hospice Program in Oswego County. Canale’s, The Blue Moon Grill, Arena’s Eis House, Ruby Tuesday and Fajita Grill in Oswego will all be donating a portion of one day’s sale to the Friends of Hospice.