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Pet of the Week – Fred

Fred was rescued from under a trailer out in the country after his elderly owner had to go to a nursing home. You would think he had been a pampered house cat his whole life (well except for his bunged up ear, probably from being attacked by an animal or maybe frostbite.) He is a sturdy handsome Tuxedo who loves people, complete strangers even.

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Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow presents Oswego resident Julie Foster with a proclamation recognizing November 16 as World Pancreatic Cancer Day. Foster has joined other community members in an effort to raise awareness of Pancreatic Cancer.
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November 16 Is World Pancreatic Cancer Day

On November 16, World Pancreatic Cancer Day, people around the world will unite to Demand Better in the fight against the world’s toughest cancer. According to the American Cancer Society in the United States approximately 53,670 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer; only 9% of those will survive more than 5 years.

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Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay

Local Adoption Day Event Celebrates Children and Families Who Find Forever Homes

On Nov. 17, the OnCenter will once again host a National Adoption Day celebration. The day is part of a collective effort to help raise awareness of the more than 110,000 children in foster care across the nation waiting to find permanent homes. It is also a celebration of families who have already opened their homes and hearts to adopted children and in most cases have helped to improve the trajectory of a child’s life forever.

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