Sept. 20 Proclaimed Fulton’s Polish-American Day
“September 20 has been the date selected to recognize the accomplishments an contributions to our city by our Polish-American citizens,” the mayor proclaimed.
“September 20 has been the date selected to recognize the accomplishments an contributions to our city by our Polish-American citizens,” the mayor proclaimed.
Mostly sunny with increasing clouds later today. High near 65.
The 2014 Novelis Supermodified season is now in the books at Oswego Speedway, with David Danzer charging to victory in the 75 lap Sunoco Race of Champions finale for his third win of the season worth $3,000 on Sunday afternoon. Danzer’s victory quite literally book ends the season, as the driver of the No. 52 machine won the first main event of the year back on May 10 to kick off the calendar. Dan Connors Jr. dominated a large portion of the event in the No. 01 before giving way to newly crowned track champion Otto Sitterly on lap 44.
Following the suicide of her younger brother, a local woman has been spearheading an effort Not only to raise funds but just as importantly – raise awareness for suicide prevention. “Twelve years ago, I lost my brother to suicide. For the past five years, I have been working with a close group of others that have lost someone to suicide to plan a community walk to raise awareness. Last year alone, we had about 500 people participate,” said Jamie Leszcyznski is chair of the local event.
Terri’s Country Crafts and Books will hold a “Kid’s Create!” Day on September 20. Bring your preschool or elementary age child to participate in a free autumn art project.
A new project from a team at Yale University has geographically organized a series of government photos from the 1930s and 1940s and are available for viewing online. The photos were taken nationwide by the Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information, a New Deal project that compiled some of the most recognizable images of the Great Depression and World War II. There are 307 photos taken in Oswego County, one of the highest amounts in the state.
The Oswego County Office for the Aging will review a summary of its plan of services to the elderly for 2015 – 2016 on Oct. 2 at 11:15 a.m. at the senior dining and activity sites in Fulton and Sandy Creek. Public hearings on the plan will be held at the same times and locations. The plan is prepared in accordance with the Older Americans Act and is available for inspection weekdays at the Oswego County Office for the Aging, 70 Bunner St., Oswego.
Dr. Karen Wolford of SUNY Oswego’s psychology department recently won a $50,000 National Science Foundation I-Corps grant to assist development of a mobile app to help people with anxiety disorders. First offered in 2011, I-Corps grants seek to help entrepreneurs — such as human-computer interaction graduate student Arthur Delsing, a former student and now a colleague of Wolford’s — bring technological innovations such as the stress-reduction app to market.
They are there for every birthday, every laugh, and every tear. They are silent, constant companions when nothing is certain but a cancer diagnosis. Dogs are the unnoticed caregivers who give a special kind of support for cancer patients. The American Cancer Society’s Bark For Life of Parish/Pulaski is a walk for dogs and their owners to fight back against cancer at Selkirk State Park New York 3 Pulaski, on Sept. 27.
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