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Oswego Daily News

Move Along Founder, Greg Callen, to speak at United Way Breakfast

Eight years ago one misstep resulted in a life-changing event, a fall from a 13-foot balcony left Greg Callen with paralysis of the lower half of his body. While the next a couple years brought periods of depression and soul searching Greg eventually began working on living independently. He moved to Syracuse. He accepted a friend’s suggestion to checkout Syracuse Fliers Wheelchair Sports.

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Integrated Community Planning of Oswego County Achieves National Quality Assurance

Integrated Community Planning of Oswego County, Inc. announced today (Sept. 4) that its Child Care & Development Council has attained Quality Assurance, establishing it as one of the nation’s leading Child Care Resource and Referral agencies (CCR&Rs). The national recognition was awarded by Child Care Aware of America.

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CENG’s Support for Call-N-Ride Fosters Independence

The Call-N-Ride Bus gives me independence” was the common message shared with Jill Lyon and Natalyn Giverson, representatives from CENG, at the monthly Oswego County Visually Impaired luncheon held at Springside on August 19. The two representatives of CENG, Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, were invited to the luncheon in appreciation of Call-N-Ride. Call-N-Ride is a low-cost, curb-to-curb bus service that is available in Oswego County for the elderly as well as people with disabilities.

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Oswego Daily News

Arts, Crafts, and Kites at Historic Fort Ontario Sept. 7

Kites will fill the skies over Fort Ontario in the city of Oswego during the Arts, Crafts, and Kite Festival Sept. 7.  The Fort Ontario event is one of the largest gatherings of kite fliers in State of New York. (Photo by Mary Ellen Barbeau, Oswego County Tourism.)The Friends of Fort Ontario will host an Arts, Crafts, and Kites Festival Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the spacious and historic grounds outside the old fort. Admission to the festival is free while normal admission fees will apply to those who wish to tour the old fort. Kite experts from around the United States and Canada and noted kite historian Thom Shanken will be on hand to assist kite fliers of all ages and abilities.

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