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Oswego County Health Department Celebrates National Public Health Week April 4 – 12

The Oswego County Health Department is recognizing National Public Health week April 4 to 12. The Health Department is encouraging Oswego County residents to take healthier steps in their everyday lives like going for more walks or visiting their healthcare providers regularly for health screenings.

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Approximately 1,500 African-Americans escaped slavery each year leading up to the Civil War. While some made Oswego County and Central New York their new home, many of them crossed into Canada to find freedom. The Underground Railroad was a network of homes or “way stations” for these freedom-seekers to take refuge on their journey. This map shows some of the many sites in Oswego County related to this cause, sometimes called the “Freedom Trail.”
Oswego Daily News

Oswego County Bicentennial – ‘History Moment’ Commemorates Underground Railroad, Abolitionist Movement

Oswego County continues to celebrate its bicentennial with another “History Moment” from Oswego County Legislator Shawn Doyle, District 3, and chairman of the Oswego County Bicentennial Committee. In honor of Black History Month in February, his talk at the monthly Legislature meeting highlighted local black residents and the Underground Railroad movement that swept across the county.

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Pet of the Week – Tinkerbell

This big, beautiful girl is Tinkerbell. Her mom had to give her up when she went in an assisted living facility. And SHE had taken her from yet another lady who went into nursing care. So, this sweet and friendly girl, who purrs like a motor, “chats” with you like your best friend, and wants nothing more than to curl up on your lap, needs a forever home.

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Perseverance Pays Off For Fairgrieve Students

Fairgrieve Elementary students were recognized during a Morning Express program for exhibiting the school’s character education trait of perseverance throughout the month of March. Classroom teachers selected students for the honor based on their continued dedication to their classroom work and personal tasks or goals.

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Sports

Pathfinder Bank to Present 25th Anniversary Season of Small Block Super Racing at Oswego Speedway

What started out as a chalkboard plan by Oswego Speedway’s Caruso family to hopefully push more driving interest into the fast 5/8 mile, has grown into one of the most proven support divisions in all of open-wheel short track racing, capable of being a headliner at nearly any facility.

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