Getting ready for the party is (from left) event organizer Julie Chetney; with Quality Inn and Suites Riverfront proprietor George Broadwell Jr; and event organizers Debbie Corzett and Peggy LiVoti.
Community

Quality Inn and Suites Riverfront Adds Overnight Guest Package to ‘Bundle of Bucks’ Charity Raffle

An “Overnight Guest Package” courtesy of the Quality Inn and Suites Riverfront in Oswego will be one of the featured prizes awarded during the annual “Bundle of Bucks” Charity Raffle Drawing Party taking place on May 5. In addition to fantastic prize giveaways, the “Bundle of Bucks” Raffle will pay 15 cash prizes totaling $25,000, if all tickets are sold by the time of the drawing.

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Oswego Daily News

Oswego County Clerk Encourages Lifesaving Donations During Donate Life Month

The three Oswego County Department of Motor Vehicles locations are teaming up with Donate Life NYS and DMV offices around the state during Donate Life Month to increase enrollment in the New York State Donate Life Registry. Donate Life Month is a national month-long observance aimed at raising public awareness of the critical need for organ, eye, and tissue donation, as nearly 9,500 New Yorkers currently wait for transplants.

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Pictured learning how to use their smartphones from left are Carol Simpson and Vicki Bracco, with SUNY Oswego Student Kayla Brun.
Community

Springside Hosts Successful Technology Day with SUNY Oswego Students on Spring Break

A group of local seniors eager to learn how to use their electronic devices received the assistance they needed from SUNY Oswego students taking part in a technology day event at Springside at Seneca Hill. Oswego Health’s retirement community was just one of the community service projects the students participated in as part of their local Alternative Spring Break.

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Barclay

State Park Investments Continue; Local Clean Up Days on the Horizon

In recent years, the state has made significant investments in our state parks. Specifically, additional funding has assisted in improvements at parks statewide and includes everything from playground equipment, entryways, beach areas, trails, and restroom facilities. Not only were many of these upgrades necessary as a result of age and preservation of our resources, they were strategically done to encourage tourism and increase park attendance.

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Oswego Daily News

Several Hundred Children Descend On Breitbeck For Egg Hunt

Four months before Harborfest, egg-citement reigned supreme for hundreds of children Saturday in Breitbeck Park. Approximately 850 children “hunted” for colorful plastic Easter eggs scattered around Oswego’s Breitbeck Park – mostly in plain sight. The eggs contained a variety of goodies. Scores of parents were also on hand. Some crossed the caution tape to assist their children in egg hunting.

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