He was rescued from under a trailer out in the country after his elderly owner had to go to a nursing home. You would think he had been a pampered house cat his whole life (well except for his bunged up ear, probably from being attacked by an animal or maybe frost bite.) He is a sturdy handsome Tuxedo who loves people, complete strangers even.
The Sandy Creek Central School District held a community forum on Jan. 17 to share information regarding their proposed capital improvement project. During the forum, Superintendent Kyle Faulkner explained the need to put forth a project saying, “A building project is no different than your house, you have to put money into it to keep it from deteriorating.”
Students of the Green Team at the Stepping Stones Day Program have learned that by helping others they really have helped themselves transform into positive role models. That lesson has been reoccurring with each project they lead from beginning to end in their community service class where the program is housed at the Fourth Street School in Fulton.
Penny Foster-Pratt, a family care specialist with Oswego County Opportunities, talked about Family Care, which provides support and supervision for individuals who need a minimum level of structure and supervision in order to achieve and maintain improved stability with community living.
The Oswego Bookmobile recently donated stuffed reindeer and an accompanying book on how Santa’s reindeer got their names to each of the five elementary buildings in the Oswego City School District for their Holiday Giving Program.
As the January 26 deadline to apply approaches, State Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Patty Ritchie is encouraging those who are interested in pursuing careers in agriculture, or just starting out in the industry, to apply for support through an initiative she created known as the ‘New Farmers Grant Fund.’
Siena College recently named students to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2017 semester.
The 24 Oswego State athletic programs were recognized once again for their outstanding commitment to community service, as they were recently awarded the second place Award of Merit from the National Administrators of Division III Athletic Directors, sponsored by Jostens. This award is the 11th earned by the Laker teams in the past nine years.
The Oswego Rotary Club and Oswego Sunrise Rotary presented a check to Oswego City School District Superintendent Dr. Dean Goewey to help fund the Rotary Interact club at OHS.
Wilkes University awarded 369 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees when it held its winter commencement ceremony on January 21 after the completion of the fall 2017 semester.
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