Health
September Is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
According to Dr. Dennis Norfleet, Oswego County Director of Public Health, there is currently no reliable screening test for ovarian cancer for women who have no symptoms.
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Community
Fort Ontario Arts & Kites Festival Set for Sept. 11
Presented by Fort Ontario Historic Site, City of Oswego, Oswego City Band, Oswego Arts Collaborative, the Lion’s Club and Ontario Winds, the festival will feature three musical performances.
Pet Health
Buddy & Porky’s Pet Health: The Dog in the Convertible
Dear Porky & Buddy,
My dog Sam and I love to go for rides in our very cool Mustang convertible, but the other day a friend of mine got all huffy and tried to convince me that it wasn’t safe to do that. I think she is jealous of my car and my dog and she should mind her own business. What do you think?
Community
Scriba Volunteer Fire Department Hosts Annual Fire Safety Open House
On September 11 2010 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Scriba Volunteer Fire Department Located at 5618 State Route 104 approximately 2 miles east of Oswego will be holding their annual Fire Safety Open House
Letters to the Editor
Response from Bion to Posting by Janice Wilson in the Oswego County Today
Bion would like to provide the following response to questions and concerns raised by Ms. Wilson in her posting to the Oswego County Today on August 25, 2010:
Oswego Daily News
Oswego Hospital Opens New ER Entrance Today
The main emergency room entrance returns to the West Seventh Street side of the facility after a year of construction work. Adjacent to the new entrance is a spacious and attractively decorated waiting area for patients and their families.
Sports
Fulton Native Wins $10K in Ohio Race
Fulton racer Josh speck fought the competition and the leftovers of Hurricane Earl to burst to victory at Summit Motorsports Park in Ohio over the weekend, taking a $10,000 first prize.
Fulton Daily News
Owens Leads Money Chase in 23rd District Race; Has the Most Oswego County Donors
The campaign for Congress heads into the final days of the opening round with incumbent Democrat Bill Owens sitting on the largest pile of money.
Campaign filings made public this week show Owens with nearly $1.2 million on hand. Owens has spent $1.6 million on his reelection so far.
Community
Australian Fulbright Scholar Explores Innovative Teacher-Training Ideas
His challenge is tackling again, in a different country, an issue that has emerged in both nations: How do you deal with the loss of people and knowledge in an era of aging workforces, when public colleges and universities have less money yet more need to prepare teachers and students for new jobs in a new economy?
Fulton Daily News
‘I Need to See Her One More Time’: Woman’s Essay Yearns for Lost Mom, Highlights the Work of Literacy Volunteers
“If I could bring my Mom back from Heaven,” Shirley Slate began, reading from her very first essay, a prayer for the return from Heaven for her mother for one more day.
“I just want to hold her one more time,” she said.
That Shirley Slate could read or write that essay was remarkable. At age 52, she’s learning to read and write and aiming to get her GED.
See video of her touching essay, inside.