Oswego County TodayApril 2019FREE Independent News for Oswego County

Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter Adopts 75th Anniversary Commemorative Logo

April 21, 2019 Contributor

The logo is inspired by an operetta, “The Golden Cage,” with words by Fort Ontario refugee Miriam Sommerburg, German sculptress, and music by Charles Abeles, Austrian composer. A series of 75th anniversary events and activities will begin Aug. 5 with memorial observances of the arrival of the 982 refugees at Fort Ontario Aug. 5, 1944.

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To the people of Fulton

April 21, 2019 Contributor

There have recently been questions posed in regard to my petitions being invalidated at the BOE. I am very grateful for the Republican and Conservative committee members for honoring me with a chance to enter the primary.

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Champlain Commons Accepting Applications

April 21, 2019 Contributor

Oswego County Opportunities is happy to announce that with the grand opening of Champlain Commons fast approaching the application process to rent an apartment is now under way.Located on City Line Road in Scriba, Champlain Commons is a 56-unit affordable family rental housing complex offering a mix of 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom apartments.

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Hundreds Of Children Hunt Easter Eggs In Breitbeck

April 21, 2019 Steve Yablonski

Nearly 1,000 children, some a couple months old, roamed Breithbeck Park on Saturday. They “hunted” for more than 4,000 colorful plastic Easter eggs scattered around the park – mostly in plain sight.

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Doing it Our Way Gears Up For New Season

April 20, 2019 Contributor

“Doing it Our Way” spring soccer clinic, part of a Parents of Special Children program that is run by recent OHS graduate and current LeMoyne Women’s Soccer player Claudia Chetney, is gearing up for the sixth session for children of all ages and abilities.

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Children’s Theater to Host Auditions for ‘Wizard of Oz’

April 20, 2019 Contributor

The Oswego Children’s Theater will host auditions for the 2019 Harborfest children’s musical the beloved classic “The Wizard of Oz” on April 28 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Roy C. McCrobie Civic Center Building at 41 Lake St.

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SUNY Oswego Student Media Organizations Show Strong Teamwork In Sports Coverage

April 20, 2019 Contributor

Even as multiple Laker teams made the NCAA tournament this year, the teamwork of SUNY Oswego’s student media organizations may have reached all-star levels as well.

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Sandra Scott Travels: Come On, Get Healthy – In The Forest

April 19, 2019 Contributor

After months of cabin fever people are anxious to get outdoors but many people do not realize the benefits of spending time in nature. The idea that spending time in the natural world with no head phones and no cell phones is not new. The Japanese healing way of Shinrin-yoku Forest Therapy is the medicine of simply being in the forest.

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Richard K. Ingersoll, 61

April 19, 2019 Contributor

Richard K. Ingersoll, 61, of Fulton, passed away Monday, April 15, 2019, at Oswego Hospital, Oswego.

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Larry Alan Dobson

April 19, 2019 Contributor

Larry Alan “Dobber” Dobson, passed away on Thursday April 18, 2019, at his home in Baldwinsville, with his wife by his side, a casualty of the Vietnam War, Agent Orange Lung Cancer.

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