The two-person musical, “The Last Five Years,” will be the August offering of the Oswego Players. Following on the enormous success of “Guys and Dolls,” the Players are presenting the Jason Robert Brown musical under the direction of Richard Mosher. It will be staged Aug. 21, 22, 28 and 29 at 8 p.m. and Aug. 30 at 2 p.m.
Hot and humid with a mix of sun and clouds today. High near 90.
The Oswego County ATV Club recently hosted more than 300 military veterans and their guests for its inaugural “Ride for Veterans.” The event honored wounded domestic and foreign war veterans for their service to our country. The group left the Tailwater Lodge in Altmar and enjoyed a scenic 14-mile ride along Barclay Trail to Kasoag Lake before they returned to the group’s clubhouse in Altmar for a luncheon.
Reality Check and Youth 4 Youth will hold a teen Leadership Training August 25, from 10 a.m. – 3: 30 p.m. at the Fulton Community room. Teens 13-18 years old, living in Cayuga, Onondaga and Oswego counties who are interested in learning critical leadership skills such as public speaking and managing a group, are encouraged to attend. The training starts at 10 a.m., is free and both snacks and lunch will be provided.
The scholarships are $18,800 over four years for students residing on campus. Off-campus Presidential Scholarships are $2,350 a year. For non-New York state students, the total award can increase to as much as $50,800 in combination with a Destination Oswego scholarship.
The H. Lee White Maritime Museum presents a lecture by Oswego County Historian, Justin White, on August 29 at 1:30 p.m. He will be the third speaker in the museum’s 2015 History Lecture Series. White will be speaking on Theodore Irwin, a millionaire industrialist and leading businessman in 19th century Oswego whose personal fortune allowed him to amass a world class private library of rare books.
Oswego County Workforce New York and the Center for Instruction, Technology and Innovation, in cooperation with several area healthcare providers, including Oswego Health, The Manor at Seneca Hill, Morningstar Residential Care Center and several home health care agencies have joined together to offer an opportunity for the general public to learn more about careers in healthcare and possibly land a job.
Each year NEDA recognizes outstanding achievements in the field of economic development by way of their annual Best Practice and Marketing Awards. During the annual conference awards dinner on September 14, NEDA will present L. Michael Treadwell, executive director of Operation Oswego County, with the NEDA Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Graduate School at Buffalo State offers more than 60 programs in disciplines that include Great Lakes ecosystem science, creative studies, criminal justice, and speech-language pathology.
Aerial spraying of portions of the towns of Hastings, West Monroe and Constantia was completed between 6:30 and 8:45 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16. Oswego County contracted with Duflo Spray-Chemical Inc. from Lowville to conduct the aerial spraying of about 10,000 acres of the Toad Harbor / Big Bay Swamp near the north shore of Oneida Lake.
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