Oswego County TodayJune 2018FREE Independent News for Oswego County

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St. Luke Health Services Announces New Certified Nursing Assistant Class Now Forming

June 25, 2018 Contributor

St. Luke Health Services in Oswego announces a new instructional class leading to a New York State certification as a Nursing Assistant is now enrolling students, and will begin on July 30.

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Students dance during the closing ceremonies of last summer’s STARTALK: Chinese Language and Culture Academy Summer Program at SUNY Oswego’s Syracuse campus. The program will be featured at SUNY Oswego this summer.

Chinese Language, Culture Program Set for SUNY-Oswego

June 25, 2018 Contributor

The Chinese Language and Culture Academy, a STARTALK program, will present a free Chinese language summer program for children and teens in grades 3-12 at SUNY Oswego. STARTALK is a language program funded by the National Security Agency. The National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland provides subject matter expertise.

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County Health Department Plans Rabies Clinic July 11 in Hannibal

June 25, 2018 Contributor

New York State law requires that all cats, dogs, and ferrets be vaccinated against rabies. The first rabies vaccine should be given at three months of age. Ferrets must be vaccinated annually.

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Town of Richland Has Oswego County’s Best-Tasting Drinking Water

June 25, 2018 Contributor

The county Health Department’s Environmental Division recently held its 28th annual tap water tasting contest. An informal tasting was held on June 13 at the Oswego County Regional Market and featured four municipal water districts. The town of Richland won the competition to earn the title of Oswego County’s best-tasting drinking water.

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Minetto Elementary’s Jan Knight Retires After 41 Years

June 25, 2018 Contributor

She spent the majority of her life at Minetto, beginning in the mid-1960s as a seventh and eighth grade student. The last 41 years have been dedicated to teaching and inspiring nearly 1,500 children.

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Oswego Health Medical Imaging Locations Pass MQSA Inspections

June 25, 2018 Contributor

Oswego Health’s four digital mammography imaging sites recently passed the Mammography Quality Standard Act inspection with 100% compliance, and not one issue or concern was noted on the inspection. The MQSA requires mammography facilities across the nation to meet uniform quality standards.

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Missile Motorsports Stands First, Fourth in Oswego SBS Championship at Graduation Break

June 25, 2018 Contributor

Mark Castiglia’s Missile Motorsports has started 2018 in the fast lane at Oswego Speedway with drivers Anthony Losurdo and Dan Kapuscinski sitting first and fourth in the current Pathfinder Bank SBS Series Championship driving their FFB Chassis machines.

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Area Students Named to Morrisville State College President’s List

June 25, 2018 Contributor

To be named to the President’s List, a student must achieve a perfect 4.0 average for the semester and complete 12 credit hours.

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Fulton Class of 2018 Includes 93-Year-Old Veteran, Teen Undergoing Chemotherapy

June 24, 2018 Mikayla Kemp

Along with G. Ray Bodley High School seniors, a 93-year-old war veteran and a senior staying at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital while undergoing chemotherapy treatment are among Fulton’s class of 2018 graduates. Fulton City School District administration first presented World War II veteran Norman Smith with an honorary high school diploma at a ceremony at St. Luke’s Nursing Home. Administration then brought a surprise ceremony to Alicia Carroll, a G. Ray Bodley honor student graduating with a Regents Diploma with advanced designation who was unable to walk at graduation due to chemotherapy treatment at Golisano Children’s Hospital in Syracuse.

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The last day as a high schooler also served as the last day of chemotherapy treatment for Alicia Carroll, who received a special, bedside GRB graduation ceremony at Golisano Children’s Hospital in Syracuse.

Fulton Takes Graduation Ceremony To Golisano Children’s Hospital

June 24, 2018 Submitted article

“After high school, chemo was a piece of cake.” That message that was found atop of Alicia Carroll’s graduation cap also served as a reminder for her to never give up when things are tough. Her battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma may have stopped her from walking across the stage this weekend with her fellow G. Ray Bodley High School Class of 2018 graduates, but it has never held her back in becoming successful.

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