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The Pregnancy Care Center of Oswego County announces its annual Walk for Life. On September 14, participants from all across Oswego County will join together in support of life. The 2.5-mile walk will begin at Oswego High School’s parking lot, go right by the Pregnancy Care Center at 140 W. Utica St. and continue across the Utica Street bridge to the Peace Garden for a moment of silence for the babies lost to abortion this past year.

Oswego native Owen Benjamin and his buddies, renewed for a third season of “Sullivan and Son,”invent a new beer called “Owenbrau” on Turner Broadcasting System. Maybe some of our local establishments can get the recipe for “Owenbrau” and serve it in Oswego.

Recently, the Oswego Country Club women’s Wednesday morning 9-hole league held a member/guest tournament. They conducted a 50/50 raffle with the proceeds benefiting Human Concerns, Inc., Oswego’s local food pantry.

The Oswego Festival Chorus is seeking singers for the fall 2014 semester. Festival Chorus is a non-auditioned choir that sings major classical, choral works. Rehearsals begin August 25 at 7 p.m. and will be held in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall on the SUNY Oswego campus.

Thirteen teachers in the Phoenix Central School District will have a new learning tool at their disposal when classes resume in September.

To align with the district’s vision and maintain its forward-thinking strategies, educators from each building recently participated in a five-day Flipped Learning Boot Camp, which incorporated Android tablets as supplemental learning devices.

Runners and walkers, including suicide survivors and mental health advocates, will gather to raise awareness for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention as they participate in the Suicide Prevention “Stride to Save Lives.” Proceeds raised will benefit SAVE – Suicide Awareness Voices of Education. Oswego County will be hosting the September 20 event at the SUNY Oswego campus (Campus Center Food Court).

A visit from the Sons of Sam Motorcycle Club made for a wonderful and fun-filled summer night for some residents at St. Luke Health Services in Oswego. Members of the club’s Oswego chapter stopped at the healthcare residence as part of their weekly ride and spent some time socializing and talking about their club, their motorcycles and true to the club’s mission, shared some comradery with a local veteran.

For the second consecutive summer, Human Concerns, Oswego’s emergency food pantry along with AmeriCorps member, Evan Oustrich, is conducting a backpack drive to aid the United Way’s Stuff-a-Bus campaign. There is a great need throughout Oswego County for backpacks so that students can carry their belongings to school.

State Street United Methodist Church will be hosting a hair cutting and bake sale event on August 21 from 3-8 p.m. A licensed hair dresser will be offering simple, basic hair cuts for $5. The proceeds from this event will be going to the church roof benefit fund.