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Morningstar Residential Care Center celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday with a party for the residents in the facility’s new Great Room that provides a comfortable setting for lunches, dinners, and special events.

The Oswego Lions Club will hold its 17th annual Wine and Beer tasting with silent auction on Friday, March 20, at the American Foundry in Oswego. The event is scheduled for 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., with pre-sale tickets $15 and $20 at the door the night of the event.

First graders at Lura M. Sharp Elementary School received a lesson in geography, generosity, culture and compassion during a recent performance by the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse. Students were delighted throughout “The Golden Goose” performance, which transported them to a German village and offered them moral lessons throughout the journey.

While they all couldn’t be winners, students from the Hannibal Central School District displayed great comradery during a recent Battle of the Books competition, showcasing the attributes the contest attempts to instill in its participants.

Honore Stockley, SBDC business advisor, will discuss creative and cost-effective ways to market your product or service at the next Women’s Network for Entrepreneurial Training’s monthly breakfast meeting, April 2 at 8 a.m. at Operation Oswego County, 44 W. Bridge St., Oswego.

Participants from ARISE created artwork for the 2014 ‘UNIQUE Art Exhibit’ and a selection of those works are currently on display outside of Assemblyman Barclay’s office at the Oswego County Building at 200 N. Second St. in Fulton. Through the use of art and expression, the exhibit promotes the artistic vision of individuals with developmental disabilities.

The parents and children enjoyed listening to “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle, which was read by a sibling Jaden Clifton, drinking rainbow smoothies and doing several activities related to the book.

Dr. Tracy K. Lewis, distinguished teaching professor in SUNY Oswego’s modern languages and literatures department, has been made a member and honorary professor in the Ateneo de Lengua y Cultura Guarani in Paraguay, in recognition of his career-long dedication to Guarani, the South American nation’s co-official language, with Spanish.