The Oswego YMCA will kick off its annual “Try the Y” membership drive on October 1 for a new and returning members. During the month of October the Y will be waiving the join fee. This cost savings will be available to all new and returning members.
SUNY Oswego seniors Samantha Boyle and Madison St. Gelais recently won the finals of the inaugural Launch It competition showcasing student entrepreneurs at the college, much as “Shark Tank” does with risk-taking business people on the ABC television network. The winning app proposal, Bunk, would allow students looking for off-campus housing to safely connect with potential roommates and verified and rated landlords, as well as view video tours of the properties.
State Senator Patty Ritchie and State Assemblyman Will Barclay will welcome Senator Tom O’Mara, Chairman of the New York State Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation, to Oswego County as they partner to host a special hearing on the record high water levels of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River this spring and summer.
The Oswego County Legislature’s Public Safety Committee presented Denise Rojek with a certificate of appreciation for her 20 years of service.
Author, performer and feminist Lindy West will speak about her memoir, “Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman,” in a free public appearance at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, in SUNY Oswego’s Sheldon Hall ballroom. “Shrill,” the 2017 Oswego Reading Initiative selection at the college, visits issues of gender inequality, body shaming and Internet harassment, by striving to inject humor.
Minutes before showtime, Tyler Dohse, station manager at Oswego High School’s WBUC, has his hands full. An interview subject has bailed at the last moment, throwing off a planned segment. The sports anchor is working through a proposed tagline to end his broadcast. Scripts are being loaded into the teleprompter. Dohse has one last quick chat with his on-air talent then sits down just out of view of the three cameras pointed at the news desk.
In an effort to reach more families – especially those in secluded, rural areas – CiTi will now offer easier access to hearing evaluations, central auditory process evaluations, hearing aid and hearing assistance technology verification and FM/DM verification services thanks to its own EARV, an educational audiology mobile unit.
Bright lights, smooth textures and serene scenes are a few of the highlights in the new Sensory Rooms for students with autism or autistic tendencies at the Center for Instruction, Technology and Innovation. Shannon Babbie, CiTi coordinator of student programs, said the rooms are designed to help provide a focus or calming environment to that specific population of students.
North Volney Methodist church will host a Fall Fun Day on the church grounds on Saturday, Sept 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be games for the children, crafts and other activities.
Mikey may seem a bit camera shy. But, he is in no way shy around people. He’s a big sweetheart of a lug and gets along fine with every person, including the little ones, and every animal in his foster mom’s home.
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