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Oswego Daily News

Man With Ties To Mexico Makes Life For Soldiers, Civilians Safer

Army Maj. Ken Spicer is an environmental science officer with the Center for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine in Landstuhl, Germany. He recently traveled to the Central African nation of Uganda to participate in Exercise Natural Fire 10, which included cooperation with five African militaries. (Photo by Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Griffin)When the son of a Mexico man stepped onto the orange-red soil of this Central African nation, he could have been walking into a National Geographic special presentation.

Surrounded by Africans living in grass-roofed mud huts that dotted the countryside, 550 American military members would bring modern medical science and medication, sweat equity and supplies to rebuild old, rundown schools, and an open textbook in sharing non-lethal military tactics that Eastern African armies could use to bring civil order during future times of trouble.

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Community

Mexico Boys Learn to Give After Receiving

  Biagia “Bessie” McCoy, of Oswego, enjoys her gift bag from the Hadcock family, of Mexico, a few days before Christmas. Pictured with McCoy are Josh and Jacob (in the foreground) Hadcock, who delivered gift bags along with a Wii gaming system to Oswego Hospital. The boys’ parents wanted their sons to learn about giving after they received 50,000 Christmas cards following a bogus story circulating on the Internet.What started as a bogus post on the Internet, a Mexico family turned into a lesson on the importance of giving during this holiday season.

Ron and Amie Hadcock’s son, Jacob, began receiving Christmas cards in the mail in late November after a false post on the web said he was dying and all he wanted for Christmas was cards. Soon cards from throughout the world began appearing in the family’s mailbox, and to date more than 50,000 cards have been delivered to the house. Some of the cards contained money, all wished Jacob and his family a happy holiday.

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Community

Christmas In Mexico This Weekend

On Saturday, starting at 9 AM many churches will hold Bazaars, The MACS Music Boosters will hold a “Christmas Treasure” sale, many of the shops up and down Main Street will offer sales, coupons and refreshments to patrons. Black Magic Stables will be on hand all day to provide horse drawn sleigh rides to and from the various activities for free !

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