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Weather Notebook For December 29, 2014
Mostly cloudy with some sun and a few flurries today. High near 30.
Month: December 2014
Oswego Daily News
Health Department Announces Closure of Long Term Home Health Care Program
The Oswego County Health Department has announced it will no longer admit new patients to the Oswego County Long Term Home Health Care Program. The County Health Department is following New York State guidelines and working closely with local health care providers and contractors since receiving approval from the NYS Department of Health to close the Oswego LTHHCP.
Community
Rotarians Hear About CNY Arts Center
At a recent Fulton Sunrise Rotary meeting, Rotarian Carol Vescio presented Nancy Fox from CNY Arts Center. Fox spoke about the ongoing activities and plans for the center. They are very happy with their new location at the Cayuga Community College Campus.
Community
Year-End Donation Strategies New Tax Law Benefits IRA Donations
On December 23, the stock market reached a historic high which can encourage year-end donations to The Salvation Army. “The Salvation Army offers these year-end strategies that can change lives and provide more benefits for a donor,” said John Gleason, C.F.R.E., CAP, director of Planned Giving for The Salvation Army Empire State Division, covering all of upstate New York.
Community
Leighton School Student Council Holds Annual Food Drive
Students collected a variety of foods to be distributed to Leighton School families in time for the holidays. This year, students added a new twist for some fun, and collected new and gently used books that would also be given to families.
Community
Oswego County Tourism Advisory Council Names 2014 Tourism Ambassadors
The Oswego County Tourism Advisory Council named Carole Sponable, of Phoenix; Legislator Margaret Kastler, District 1, of Lacona; and the Winona Forest Recreation Association as the 2014 Oswego County Tourism Ambassadors at its year-end meeting.
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
Most Police Deserve Support, Accolades – Not Animosity
I, like almost everyone, was sadden and troubled when I heard about the two NYC police officers who were assassinated last weekend. They were shot as they sat in their patrol car in Brooklyn by a deranged man named Ismaaiyl Brinsley. Our police officers constantly put their lives at risk to save others and most deserve our respect and admiration. Our families and neighborhoods are safer because of their work and skill, and many wouldn’t venture to put a price on the service they provide.
Sports
Oswego State Men’s Basketball Dominates Haverford
The Oswego State men’s basketball team kept defensive pressure on all afternoon in an 82-43 win over Haverford College in a Land of Magic Classic contest held on Sunday in Daytona Beach, Fla. Oswego’s 39-point win is its largest margin of victory since it beat D’Youville College 122-72 in the opening game of the 2012-13 season.
Community
Celebrating La Navidad at Oswego Middle School
Oswego Middle School eighth grade students in Lori Bradway-Veiga and Danielle Clemens’ Spanish classes celebrated “La Navidad” recently by making their own piñatas.
Oswego Daily News
2014 In Review: In March – Oswego Man Wins $1 Million Birthday Gift
John Spotwood received a scratch-off lottery ticket from his sister that made him $1 million richer in an instant. Also, hundreds turned out to raise money to fund research for childhood cancer. Legislation was announced to close legal loopholes regarding synthetic drugs.