Dr. Peter Rosenbaum of SUNY Oswego's biological sciences department will work with other scientists and students in a two-year project funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to monitor elusive bog turtles and their habitats at two sites in the region, as part of a larger effort across the Eastern United States. Here, Rosenbaum displays a bog turtle on a small scale and carrying a radio transmitter on its shell in 2012, during fieldwork on another grant.
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Grant to fund monitoring rare turtles by air, land, water

The $58,000 grant, “Population Monitoring and Habitat Monitoring for the Bog Turtle at Two Sites in the Prairie Peninsula and Lake Plains Recovery Unit of New York,” gives Rosenbaum the opportunity to continue a research interest of more than a quarter-century and to intensively assess a rediscovered bog turtle site and a historically well-known one as part in a large, mult-istate monitoring project.

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DuFore’s Jewelers Donates Lighthouse Necklace for Auction

DuFore’s Jewelers of Oswego recently donated a necklace replica of the West Pierhead Lighthouse to be auctioned at the Lighthouse Auction on October 25. All proceeds made at the auction will benefit the Lighthouse Restoration Project. The genuine sterling silver and gemstone necklace is valued at $695.

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CENTURY 21 Galloway Realty Receives President’s Award for Commitment to Quality Service, Productivity

William Galloway, broker and owner of Century 21 Galloway Realty is pleased to announce that in recognition of outstanding sales production and commitment to quality customer service, Century 21 Real Estate LLC recently honored his office with the Century 21 President’s Award. The annual award is bestowed upon those agencies that earn the Century 21 Centurion Award and the Century 21 Quality Service Pinnacle Award in the same calendar year.

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SUNY Oswego art department faculty member Rebecca Mushtare displayed "Circle Drawings" in last year's faculty exhibition. This year's exhibition will take place Oct. 10 to Nov. 9 at the Oswego Civic Arts Center on East Fourth Street in Oswego.
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Oswego Civic Arts Center to host faculty art exhibition

The SUNY Oswego art department’s annual faculty exhibition will run Oct. 10 to Nov. 9 at the Art Association of Oswego’s arts center across from Fort Oswego Civic Arts Center. A free public artists’ reception will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 10, at the Oswego Civic Arts Center in the former Fort Ontario Quartermaster’s Building.

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Oswego Health Ask the Doctor Forum on Women’s Health

Two Oswego Hospital physicians will take part in an Ask The Doctor forum on Women’s Health on October 16 in the lower level conference room of the Oswego Health Services Center. Sharing their expertise on a variety of women’s health issues will be Oswego Health surgeons Dawn Holman, MD, and Allison Duggan MD, who also serves as Oswego Hospital vice president and chief operating officer.

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OCO Cancer Services Program Recognizes Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death among men. While most men do not experience prostate problems until an advanced age, men over 50 should be aware of their prostate health, as that is when issues may begin to arise. In recognition of Prostate Cancer Awareness month, Oswego County Opportunities Cancer Services Program reminds men of the importance of prostate health, what symptoms to look for, and what they can do to ensure a healthy prostate.

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Hannibal High School Welcomes Principal Stephen Dunn to District

Stephen Dunn became the new principal of Hannibal High School on July 16. This is Dunn’s 19th year in education; before coming to Hannibal he worked as an assistant principal for the Auburn Enlarged City School District for seven years and prior to that he served the Lansing and Skaneateles central school districts as a social studies teacher.

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