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Fulton Sunrise Rotary Hosts Hospice Representatives

At a recent Fulton Sunrise Rotary meeting, Betty Dunsmoor and Debbie Bishop from Oswego County Hospice presented an interesting and informative program about Hospice service and their mission which is to provide support services to patients and their families at the end of life and throughout the grieving process.

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Oswego Daily News

Fourth Annual Symposium Focuses on Many Aspects of the War of 1812

The Oswego War of 1812 Symposium addresses the memory of war and its brave soldiers at the fourth annual event Friday, April 4 to Sunday, April 6. Pictured are the tombstones of two local War of 1812 heroes. Captain John Meacham (left) was a descendant of Captain Myles Standish, the famous military captain who arrived on the Mayflower, and brother of Col. Thomas Standish Meacham, organizer of “The Great Cheese” presentation to President Andrew Jackson in 1836. He recruited many of his neighbors to form a military company which was called upon to defend Sackets Harbor on two occasions and Oswego once. Private Silas Harmon (right) was best-known for organizing the famous 1823 Revolutionary War salute to surviving veterans in the town of Richland.Come to the fourth annual Oswego War of 1812 Symposium next weekend at the Lake Ontario Conference and Event Center on East First Street in Oswego. Hear true stories about the war along the New York-Canadian border from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 5 and from 9 a.m. to noon on Sunday, April 6. The event opens on Friday, April 4 with a student presentation competition, a meet-and-greet social with cash bar, and early registration from 6 to 9 p.m.

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Oswego Daily News

Natolis Shatters Guinness Strength, Fitness World Records to Raise Money for Family of Paralyzed Child.

Muscles bulged and hearts pounded as Bob Natoli led his son Bobby (the youngest ever Guinness Strength and Fitness World Record Holder from a chin-up record in 2008), and son-in-law David Bourdon in breaking an amazing six Guinness Fitness World Records in only one hour while Lance Patterson, Guinness Record Adjudicator Michael Empric, and a large crowd of supporters cheered them on.

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OCO Dedicated to Fighting Hunger

Hunger.  It’s one of Oswego County’s most pressing issues, yet the vast majority of community members are not aware of how serious the issue is. When there is food on your table and your cupboards are filled it is hard to imagine what it must be like to not know where your next meal is coming from.

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