In Oswego County, $30,000 of the funding secured by Senator Ritchie will be provided to Farnham Family Services, a not-for-profit, medically supervised, outpatient drug and alcohol treatment, intervention and prevention clinic, to further anti-drug abuse counseling and education programs in local schools.
New York Sea Grant, the Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center, and the Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council will offer a new hands-on resiliency building training at the day-long Fall 2017 Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council Regional Local Government Workshop on November 17 in Batavia.
In honor of National Fire Prevention Week, a handful of volunteer firefighters educated students from grades pre-kindergarten through six on the following basic measures: never hide during a fire because firefighters need to see where people are, if trapped in a room stay near the door or a window, never go back inside for an animal or toy, smoke detectors should be placed high and people should go low while exiting to a safe meeting place.
The Fulton Junior High School students broadened their opportunities to do a different activity, thanks to Physical Education teacher Scott Blackburn who brought the three-week session back to the building within the past year.
The Oswego County Health Department offers a variety of services to all residents of Oswego County, including preventive health services, certified hospice, and a maternal and child health program.
U.S. Air Force Airman Nicholas D. Sheary graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
Patrol advisor and Special Education teacher Anne Roberts said each member is stationed throughout various spots in the building that Principal Jean Sampsell has deemed a necessary zone where students may need reminders on hallway expectations.
From lessons in school to watching people donate blood, Volney Elementary School first graders could tell anyone all about the human body. As part of the first grade Listening and Learning unit about the body systems, the youngsters studied how the body’s components work together.
Oswego County Opportunities recently received a $5,000 grant from the Community Foundation to assist low income families in the education of their young children. The grant will help fund OCO’s Discovery Learning Center and help fill a dire need for affordable child care for families in Oswego County.
Tara Searor is a 2017 LeadingAge New York Long Term Care Employee of Distinction Award recipient. Searor, who has been a Certified Nursing Assistant at St. Luke Health Services in Oswego for 11 years, received the award from James Clyne, CEO of LeadingAge NY, during a reception held at St. Luke in her honor. The Employee of Distinction Award acknowledges the extraordinary efforts of front line staff working in long-term care settings like St. Luke Health Services, all across New York State.
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