Oswego County TodayJuly 2019FREE Independent News for Oswego County

Safe Haven Commemorates 75th Anniversary

July 29, 2019 Contributor

In 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered an emergency shelter for victims of the Holocaust and World War II refugees to be created at Fort Ontario in Oswego.

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DSS To Host Aug. 13 Orientation Meeting for Future Foster and Adoptive Parents

July 29, 2019 Contributor

The department will host an informational meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at the DSS office, 100 Spring St., Mexico, for people who are interested in becoming foster or adoptive parents.

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Ridn’ for the PAWS Planned

July 29, 2019 Contributor

The seventh annual Charity Ridn’ for the PAWS will be September 8 It’ll be at VFW Post 569 Memorial Park, 423 Seward St., Fulton, behind Mimi’s diner.

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Prevent Falls, Improve Strength with Tai Ji Quan

July 29, 2019 Contributor

The Oswego County Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), a division of SUNY Oswego’s Office of Business and Community Relations, has implemented a new falls prevention program.

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Coloring The World

July 29, 2019 Contributor

The Oswego Fair Housing Council recently announced the winners of its annual coloring contest. Community Bank, Pathfinder Bank, and Lighthouse Lanes of Oswego all donated prizes for the winners.

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Kids and Music highlight August at the Arts Center

July 29, 2019 Contributor

August is shaping up to be another busy month at the new Community Arts Center in downtown Fulton with a Broadway musical, the appearance of a Latin Grammy winner, and a Kids Arts and Crafts Fair as the summer winds down.

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Bookmobile Visits OCO Summer Food Service Program

July 29, 2019 Contributor

Children in Oswego County Opportunities’ Summer Food Service Program receive a special treat that allows them to feed their minds as well as their bodies when the Oswego Bookmobile makes a stop every Monday at Hamilton Homes.

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Fulton Wrestler Recognized

July 29, 2019 Contributor

Oswego County recently presented Camrin Galvin with a certificate of recognition for his achievements on and off the mat
The Fulton student-athlete holds 115 career wins to date.

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Ambassador Dani Dayan Scheduled to be Featured Speaker at Aug. 5 Refugee Shelter Commemoration Program

July 28, 2019 Contributor

A special event commemorating the Aug. 5 1944 arrival of 982 Holocaust refugees at the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter in Oswego, and likely the last reunion of the shelter’s surviving refugees, is planned by the 75th Anniversary Planning Committee for Aug. 5.

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Stop All The Whining

July 28, 2019 Contributor

My take on the request by the Majority Caucus asking for an increase from two-year terms to four-year terms. “League of their own” most famous line is “Crying, are you crying? There is no crying in baseball.” Well I say, “Are you whining? There is no whining in the legislature.”

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