Community

The Live Love Life blood drive in honor of Cooper Levine will be held for the fourth time on January 4. This event is slated for the Oswego Elks Lodge 271 at 132 W. Fifth St., from noon to 6 p.m.

Under the direction of Colleen Dailey, the Hannibal High School senior band recently performed a winter concert before an audience full of proud family members and friends.

Students at Lura M. Sharp Elementary School in the Pulaski Academy & Central School District recently showcased their holiday spirit and singing abilities.

Academic excellence was in the spotlight at Emerson J. Dillon Middle School during the first quarter, as hundreds of students earned exceptional grade point averages.

Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center will resume its Woodland Snowshoe Wanders programs in the new year, on Sundays, January 8, 15, 22, and 29 at 2 p.m.

The holiday-inspired event featured more than 80 tuba players, ages 7-70, who performed in concert to usher in the Christmas season.

On Dec. 15 the Oswego County Legislature unanimously adopted a 2017 county budget with a zero percent tax increase. County Legislature Chairman Kevin Gardner (District 13, New Haven) praised the efforts of legislators on both sides of the aisle to come to consensus on the spending plan.

The Oswego County Department of Social Services will host an informational meeting from 9 to 11 a.m., Jan. 4, at the DSS office, 100 Spring St., Mexico, for people who are interested in becoming foster or adoptive parents.

SUNY Oswego’s chapter of Enactus, a student-run organization in the School of Business committed to using entrepreneurial action to enable human progress, recently bought coats, hats and gloves for 22 local children in need.