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We assume you are all clearing out your accumulated junk to get ready for the holidays so you can go buy more. As long as you are doing that, take a look inside the dark recesses of your medicine cabinets. In 2016, human prescription medications topped the list of pet toxins most commonly ingested by pets. So it stands to reason that proper storage of current medications and then disposal of expired or unwanted medications is an important way to help keep pets safe.

The cast and director of the Oswego Players' production of Agatha Christie's "Fiddlers Three" takes a brief break from rehearsal at the Church of the Resurrection.From left are: Dale Bixler, Jenn Snow, Chris Bixler, Beverly Murtha, Natalie Griffin, and Alex Silver. Standing with the cast is director Inez Parker. Absent are Mat Fleming, Wayne Mosher, Anne Raynor, Kelly Mahan and Patrick Carmen. "Fiddlers Three" will be presented as dinner theater at the Church of the Resurrection on the corner of West Fifth and Cayuga streets.

Players Prepare Mystery Comedy Dinner Theater for November

The cast of the upcoming Oswego Players’ production of Agatha Christie’s “Fiddlers Three” is busy learning lines and movement around the acting space in the Great Room of the Church of the Resurrection in preparation of the November dinner theater experience.

Handlebars Boost Friends of Oswego County Hospice

On Thursday, October 26, members of the Oswego County Comets RC and the Oswego County Fire and Iron Station 1438 MC, met at the Eis House in Mexico to present a donation of funds totaling $5,584 to Friends of Oswego County Hospice. Funds donated by the two clubs were raised during this year’s third Annual Handlebars for Ho

Besio Joins Arctic Risk Specialists

Jeff Besio has joined Arctic Risk Specialists, Toms River, N.J., as regional sales director of commercial lines for the northeast region. Thomas Nastasi, president, said, “Jeff’s great standing in the community and his reputation for exceptional customer service make him a wonderful asset to us. Our company is growing and Jeff is key to expanding our client base in the northeast.”

Pictured is an aerial view of a new courtyard area, one of two at St. Francis Commons Assisted Living Residence in Oswego. St. Francis Commons is putting the final additions on its “My Backyard” project.

‘My Backyard’ at St. Francis Commons Offers Safe Access To Outdoors, All the Health Benefits That Can Follow

St. Francis Commons Assisted Living Residence in Oswego is putting the final additions on a project that has added physical improvements to the residence and uses new technologies to enhance the Memory Care at St. Francis program. The memory care program serves residents with early to mid-stages of a dementia-related illness like Alzheimer’s disease.

Fourth Street School Principal Erin Simmons hands out candy during a recent indoors trick-or-treating event within the Fulton Education Center.

Annual Event Brings Sweet Treats To Fourth Street School

Students in the Stepping Stones Day Program at the Fourth Street School in Fulton got an early start trick-or-treating. The younger students of the program went door-to-door inside the Fulton Education Center seeking sweet treats from staff members and Fulton City School District administrators.

Painted Stained Glass Window Art Class Set

On Friday, November 17, at 6:30 p.m., participants will use special paints to turn a sheet of glass into “stained glass” instead of using the traditional method of lead and cut glass.

Members of the Mexico High School Students Against Destructive Decisions Club celebrate National Red Ribbon Week to offer support for classmates to help prevent destructive decisions.

Red Ribbon Week Celebrated At Mexico High School

Mexico High School’s Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) club celebrated National Red Ribbon Week by offering prevention advice on a variety of topics to their peers. Throughout the week, SADD club members focused on awareness of distracted driving, drugs, bullying, alcohol and suicide.

OHS Drama Club To Stage ‘Sweeney Todd’

The Oswego High School Drama Club has announced the upcoming production of Stephen Sondheim’s iconic musical “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” The macabre and murderous Sweeney Todd, a Londontown barber with a penchant for pastry, has been frightening and delighting audiences for decades in this rollicking tale of revenge.

October 31, 2017 Contributor

Arts Center Receives Seven SALT Nominations

CNY Arts Center is excited to announce the Syracuse Area Live Theatre (SALT) Awards Academy has nominated CNY Arts Center for recognition in seven categories for the recent theatre season. The awards program recognizes outstanding performances in Professional and Non-Professional Theater in Central New York.