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Any residents of Oswego that would like to make their food dollars go farther may order June Food $en$e packages until noon on June 9. All Oswego area residents may use the program.

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.

Just in time for Memorial Day celebrations later this month and the Flag Day holiday in June, some Oswego County schools are receiving some brand new American Flags due to the efforts of a local veteran and a member of the County Legislature. Commander John Young of the American Legion Post 587 and Legislator Dan Farfaglia teamed up this year to assist school districts that were in need of new American Flags.

Over the past three years, CiTi has seen incredible expansion to accommodate the needs of Oswego County students and more growth is on the way.

Friends of Great Bear and the Central New York Land Trust are pleased to announce that Oswego County Federal Credit Union has made the donation of $5,000, in the Naturalist gift level, for the Campaign to Save Whiskey Island and Northern Great Bear.

As part of the Bemelmans Festival, the Children’s Museum of Oswego is organizing a children’s parade on May 20 around Fort Ontario and asking area youngsters of all ages to come dressed as one of the characters from Ludwig Bemelmans’ series of books about Madeline.

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.

With the help of the Mexico Volunteer Fire Department, students received hands-on lesson in proper vehicle extrication techniques, or how to safely remove a patient trapped inside a vehicle.

Students from Cheri Iannotti’s class joined their peers from two Rochester schools to solve a mock crime that took place on the Erie Canal. The three classes interacted with Erie Canal experts to learn about the canal and they worked together to interrogate four suspects to determine who stole a missing ring.