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Lana Mahle turns 10
Lana Mahle turned 10 years old on June 11. She celebrated with a surprise party thrown by her mother and aunt, with friends and family.
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Artist Helps BOCES Students Tap Their Inner Creativity
Ira Marcks, an illustrator and cartoonist, stopped by Oswego County BOCES in early June to help students express themselves through a variety of creative projects.
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Fairgrieve Fundraising Efforts Support American Cancer Society
Spare change and monetary donations totaling $170 was collected to support cancer research, cancer patient services and treatment.
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G. Ray Bodley High Honor Graduates Recognized
G. Ray Bodley High School seniors were honored for their high academic achievement during a recent High Honor Graduates Awards Ceremony held at the school.
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Fairgrieve Celebrates Top Readers at Pizza With the Principal
Fairgrieve Elementary School recently announced its top Accelerated Readers for the 2012-13 school year and rewarded Accelerated Reader participants earning a minimum of 100 points a special pizza party that included lunch with Principal Jean Ciesla.
Oswego Daily News
Boil Water Advisory Lifted in Sandy Creek and Lacona Villages
Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang said, “We received the test results this afternoon from several water samples that were taken on Tuesday, June 11. They show that the water is now safe for residents to drink and to use for cooking.”
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Oswego Health’s Mass Casualty Drill a Success
While Oswego Hospital staff members hope to never execute the skills they learned during an emergency drill, they are prepared. Oswego Hospital recently held a mass casualty drill to evaluate the staff and facility’s response capabilities to a potential terrorist attack. The scenario for this fictitious event included numerous improvised explosive (IEDs) devices being detonated at a sporting event.
Oswego Daily News
Operation Oswego County’s 2011 Annual Report Receives ‘Best in Class’ Award
Operation Oswego County, Oswego County’s designated economic development agency, was recently awarded “best in class” for its 2011 Annual Report by the New York State Economic Development Council’s 2013 marketing and promotional materials award competition. The report profiles development projects and summarizes capital investment and job creation facilitated by OOC in 2011.
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Oswego County Provides Important At-Home Healthcare Services
The Oswego County Health Department recently celebrated National Nurses Week by honoring its nursing staff and partnering healthcare workers. The Nursing Division is the largest sector of the department and its workers provide comprehensive at-home healthcare services to residents throughout the county.
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Half-Shire Historical Society News – Week of June 10, 2013
The society has been very busy this spring with public hours most every day between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Various volunteers are staffing the building and helping researchers during these times. Our former librarian Pam Kellogg is up most days through July while she visits New York and has been working with Erma Schroeder on the indexing of obituaries.