Month: October 2014

The date of the November 4 Oswego Board of Education meeting has been changed to November 3.

Ellen Wahl, director of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, a division of SUNY Oswego’s Office of Business and Community Relations, will be visiting Oswego County Opportunities’ dining centers during the month of November. The purpose for the visits is to introduce prospective volunteers to a broad spectrum of volunteer opportunities offered through RSVP.

Rotarian Tom Abelgore introduced Mike Allen, director of Oswego County E911. Allen said that E911 opened in November 1997 and he has been the director for the past eight years. He told the Rotarians that the Oswego County Center received 196,000 calls this past year.

Air Force Airman Alan B. Ryant graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. He is a 2014 graduate of Paul V. Moore High School, Central Square.

The Oswego County Legislature’s Human Services Committee presented a proclamation to members of Oswego County Opportunities’ Services to Aid Families designating October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. People are encouraged to wear the purple ribbon which symbolizes courage, honor, survival and dedication to ending domestic violence.

Newborns at Oswego Hospital will go home with a warm fleece blanket thanks to the creativity of students who belong to Oswego High School’s Interact Club. Club Advisor Warren Shaw explained that this project kicks off the club’s activities for the year and provides a way for the kids to get to know one another and build team work at the beginning of the school year.