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Oswego City School to Celebrate International Walk to School Day October 4th

Charles E. Riley School, Oswego County Health Department, Oswego Fire and Police departments, Oswego County Traffic Safety Board and Tobacco Free CNY in Oswego will join schools from around the world to celebrate International Walk to School Day on October 4. Approximately 50 students from Riley will be walking and rolling to school Wednesday along with parents, teachers and community leaders.

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Registration Open For YMCA Dodgeball League

It’s time to start practicing your dodging abilities and thinking up your most creative team names for the Oswego YMCA’s Dodgeball league which begins October 18 at 6:30 p.m. The combination of softer, no-sting balls in two sizes and a “winning is for losers” emphasis on fun, make adult dodgeball an exciting and friendly activity to hit Oswego.

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Hundreds head out at the start of the seventh annual Stride to SAVE Lives event.
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Suicide Awareness Event Draws Big Crowd To Help SAVE Lives

As the crowd fell silent Saturday (Sept. 30), the only thing that could be heard was the ringing of a bell after each name of a community member lost to suicide was read. A chill in the air didn’t prevent 778 community members from gathering at SUNY Oswego’s Hewitt Union for CNY’s seventh annual Stride to SAVE Lives event. SAVE’s new campaign – “Hope. It saves lives,” reflects the common goal of prevention and spreading positivity.

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“Witches” from the Zonta Club of Oswego invite you to attend their Inaugural “Witches Ball” on October 27. The Halloween party serves as a fundraiser for Oswego County Opportunities Services to Aid Families Program. Seated from left are Jackie Wallace, Connie McKinstry and Gail Goebricher. Standing are Tammy Elowsky (left) and Kathy MacPherson.
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Zonta Club of Oswego to Host ‘Witches Ball’

Zonta Club of Oswego is brewing up some scary fun with its inaugural “Witches Ball.” To be held October 27 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the American Foundry in Oswego, the “Witches Ball” offers an evening of Halloween fun for great cause. In recognition of October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month the Zonta Club of Oswego “Witches Ball” serves as a fundraiser for Oswego County Opportunities’ Services to Aid Families program, the domestic violence and rape crisis program for Oswego County.

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Reality Check of Oswego, Cayuga and Onondaga Counties to Host Youth Leadership Training Program

On October 7, Reality Check of Onondaga, Cayuga and Oswego counties will offer students ages 13 – 18 the opportunity to become Reality Check Youth Leaders. Reality Check is a youth led movement to expose the tobacco industry’s manipulative marketing practices. The Youth Leadership course is an experienced-based learning opportunity that will give students the skills necessary to become informed leaders of their generation, as well as of their future.

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