The new Little Free Library in Shapiro Park, on Oswego’s west side, was built by AmeriCorps member Monica Kahler and her husband, Greg, and decorated by children in the Oswego Summer Reading Program.
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Little Free Libraries Program Grows In The City Of Oswego

Thanks to the City of Oswego’s Common Council, the Oswego City-County Youth Bureau, the Oswego Public Library’s 2017 Summer Reading Program and the Oswego County Health Department, there are two new Little Free Libraries in Oswego for children and families to enjoy. The new libraries are in Shapiro Park on Paloma Street, on Oswego’s west side, and in the lobby of the Nick Sterio Public Health Clinic at 70 Bunner St., on the east side.

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Oswego Health To Host Free Lunch, Learn ‘How We Hear and What Can Go Wrong’

Oswego Health will host a free lunch and learn, “How We Hear and What Can Go Wrong With Our Hearing” from noon until 2 p.m. on November 14 at GS Steamers in Oswego. Speakers include Oswego Health Audiologist Kathleen Burch, who has more than 20 years of experience providing diagnostic evaluations for hearing and balance, as well as hearing aid consultations, fitting and service for the health system.

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Ethan Lenhart of Williamstown to Perform in Crane Opera Ensemble and Orchestra Production

The award-winning Crane Opera Ensemble and Orchestra at SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music is set to present an uproarious double-bill, bringing together Giacomo Puccini’s comic opera in one act, “Gianni Schicchi,” combined with the modern sequel, “Buoso’s Ghost,” by contemporary composer Michael Ching, from Nov. 16 to 18. The cast and orchestra includes Ethan Lenhart of Williamstown, who will be playing the role of the Magistrate’s guard.

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Community Foundation Awards Grant Funding To Support Healthy Families Oswego County

The program helps families to raise physically, mentally, and emotionally strong children. The health department was awarded $2,200 to support the intensive home-visiting program, which relies on a “strengths-based approach” to support families, said program manager Chantel Eckert.

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Director Holds Auditions For First CNY Arts Center 2018 Production

CNY Arts Center announces auditions for the first play of the 2018 season, The Curious Savage, directed by Dana Thomas. Auditions for the entertaining comedy written by John Patrick will be held November 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., November 13 and 14 from 6:30 – 9 p.m. The production is slated to run February 9-18, 2018, at the Arts Center, 11 River Glen Drive on the Cayuga College Fulton Campus.

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Integrated Community Planning Celebrates 30 Year Milestone

Integrated Community Planning of Oswego County, Inc., recently recognized its 30th anniversary as a non-profit agency in Oswego County. ICP commemorated this milestone with a celebration held at the Oswego YMCA last week. Getting its start as the Oswego County Child Care Council in 1987, ICP has evolved over the past 30 years, becoming incorporated into ICP in 2001, expanding its vision and scope, and broadening its programs and services to the community.

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New Vision Allied Health Expands Rotation Sites for Student Learning

The New Vision Allied Health program at the Center for Instruction, Technology and Innovation has expanded to more than 45 rotation sites this year for student learning. For seniors in high school, students in the program have the opportunity to visit each rotation site throughout the year and gain exposure to a wide variety of healthcare settings while shadowing the job.

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Oswego Alumna Helping To Change World ‘One Smile At A Time’ To Speak Nov. 14

Globally, 1 in every 700 children is born with a cleft lip and/or palate. Clefts are the leading birth defect in many developing countries and over the past 18 years, Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft organization, has been able to provide free cleft repair surgery and comprehensive cleft care to more than one million children worldwide – currently under SUNY Oswego alumna Susannah Melchior Schaefer’s leadership.

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