Students in Robert Piascik’s Health Class at Hannibal High School were recently given the opportunity to taste test possible menu items for the 2014-15 school year. New standards for school lunches require that foods be rich in whole grains. At present, at least one-half of the grains offered must be whole grain.
Quirk’s Players is the student theatre troupe at G Ray Bodley High School, named in honor of William Quirk. During his tenure in the Fulton Consolidated Schools, Quirk introduced hundreds of students to the wonderful world of theatre and directed numerous school plays and musicals.
A free cancer screening health fair will be held from 11 a .m. to 1 p.m. March 11 at Oswego Health’s Central Square Medical Center. Oswego Health and Oswego County Opportunities (OCO) Cancer Services Program have teamed up to offer this event that is open to the public. The event is being held as part of the two health partners activities in March.
In an effort to recognize local artistic talent in Central and Northern New York, State Senator Patty Ritchie, along with the North Country Arts Council hosted a celebration of the arts Thursday evening in Watertown. At the event those who have participated in the “Senator Ritchie Celebrates Local Artists” program were recognized.
Notable Hannibal High School alumni, staff members and community members will have a chance to shine in the public spotlight as Distinguished Hannibal Warriors during an event in June, and the nomination deadline is quickly approaching. The public has until March 15 to nominate an individual for the inaugural recognition, essentially a Wall of Fame for Hannibal.
Summer is right around the corner and beginning March 1, applications will be accepted for Counselor-in-Training positions at Camp Hollis. Youth aged 15 or 16 years old may apply to be accepted into this training program. Camp Hollis will accept up to four 15-year-old participants and up to four 16-year-old participants.
New York Sea Grant (NYSG) and SUNY Oswego’s Office of Business and Community Relations are launching a Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E) Program to evaluate the local business climate and to assist existing recreation and tourism businesses with expansion in Oswego County.
Oswego County Opportunities, one of the top 10 largest private employers in Oswego County, has welcomed three new members to the agency’s staff. The new employees, who will join the OCO’s staff of human services professionals, recently completed the agency’s orientation process and will begin to serve consumers in their respective programs.
Emerson J. Dillon fifth-grade teacher Sandy Silky nominated Ashlyn Wallace for the recognition, which is a joint initiative between the district and SUNY Oswego’s Office of Business and Community Relations.
Volunteers are the lifeblood of the United Way and play a major role in success of many of the United Way’s initiatives and its annual campaign. On March 12, as part of the United Way of Greater Oswego County Annual Meeting, the United Way will pay tribute to its many volunteers.
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