Community

Mardi Gras will be celebrated at Minetto United Methodist Church on March 3, 3 to 6 p.m., to herald the season of Lent. There will be fun, games, music, and refreshments, including King Cake, for all ages.

Any residents of the Oswego area that would like to make their food dollars go farther may order March Food Sense packages until noon on March 15.

Career and Technical Education students at the Center for Instruction, Technology and Innovation experienced tremendous success at this year’s regional SkillsUSA competition, bringing home five first-place trophies.

The Oswego County Deputies Association honored five of its members at its annual Christmas party in December and commended them for their outstanding performance during 2018.

Kindergarteners in Leeanne Perry’s classroom celebrated all the hard work that went into their very first group research project all about penguins.

In celebration of American Heart Month, Leighton students welcomed Meg Gibbons, American Heart Association youth market director, to talk about how they can come together to save lives.

While dozens of Fairgrieve Elementary School students have taken the Accelerated Reader challenge, the increased exposure to increased literacy skills has been the star of the program.

During International Week of Action, February 17 through 23, Tobacco Free Network of CNY will host a Celebration of Smoke Free Movies event with a Youth 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament in collaboration with the Catholic Youth Organization Recreation Program.