August is New York Central Railroad Month at the Oswego Railroad Museum, which will celebrate the 139 years of the NYC with models, artifacts, photos and videos. The museum is located at 56 W. First St., in the Historic Maritime District and is open to the public from noon – 5 p.m. every weekend until Labor Day – plus some special weekends.
The Oswego County Health Department offers a variety of services to all residents of Oswego County, including preventive health services, certified home health care, long-term home health care, certified hospice, and a maternal and child health program.
The Oswego Festival Chorus is seeking singers for the fall 2014 semester. Festival Chorus is a non-auditioned choir that sings major classical, choral works. Rehearsals begin August 25 at 7 p.m. and will be held in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall on the SUNY Oswego campus.
With 24 days remaining until the International Classic, the countdown continues with No. 24, looking back on perhaps the greatest drive in International Classic history, as Nolan Swift made up two laps to win the 1971 Classic.
With Budweiser International Classic Week set to begin in less than a month, Oswego Speedway recently announced that week-long Classic camping will open at the ‘Steel Palace’ on August 24 at 8 a.m. All campers currently in the Speedway’s Albany Street camping lot must be removed from that location by 1 p.m. August 17 in order to prepare the grounds for the following week. Camping receipts are currently available for purchase at the Speedway box office.
Romeo and Juliet, played by Knate MacKenzie Roy and Nikki Bolio, rehearse an early scene in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The play opens August 15 at CNY Arts Center, 357 State St. The all-star cast features well-known actors from the areas three theatre companies in key roles as well as blind-gender casting with women playing male roles as modern day strong women.
Entries are being accepted through August 30 for the ninth annual Erie Canalway Photo Contest. Winning photos will be featured in the 2015 Erie Canalway calendar, which will be available free of charge in December.
The Kingsford House, salon spa, and yoga, 150 W. Third St., celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Sandy Eby, owner of The Kingsford House, welcomes you to this beautiful historic space where you can relax, unwind and restore in beautiful surroundings with spa, salon and yoga.
Thirteen teachers in the Phoenix Central School District will have a new learning tool at their disposal when classes resume in September.
To align with the district’s vision and maintain its forward-thinking strategies, educators from each building recently participated in a five-day Flipped Learning Boot Camp, which incorporated Android tablets as supplemental learning devices.
Runners and walkers, including suicide survivors and mental health advocates, will gather to raise awareness for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention as they participate in the Suicide Prevention “Stride to Save Lives.” Proceeds raised will benefit SAVE – Suicide Awareness Voices of Education. Oswego County will be hosting the September 20 event at the SUNY Oswego campus (Campus Center Food Court).
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