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The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign kickoff will be held Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. prior to the Oswego County Legislature meeting at the County Office Building at East Second and Bridge streets in Oswego. Proclamations will be presented by the mayors’ offices are as follows: Oswego – on November 1, at 2 p.m., Fulton on November 9, at 7 p.m.

SUNY Oswego plans to open a new student lounge, run a poster campaign, present a networking event with alumni, and hold a bonfire to help celebrate national Non-Traditional Students Week, Nov. 7 to 11.

Oswego County designated October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month to raise awareness about the devastating impact of this issue on countless individuals, as well as their children, families and communities.

The Fulton Veterans Council will host a Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at Veterans Park, across from Fulton City Hall on South First Street. The public is invited to attend.

Oswego County Opportunities Development Coordinator Margaret Barclay welcomed Atom and Felecia Avery, owners of the Beacon Hotel, as official sponsors for OCO’s “Giving “Thanks for 50 Years,”a celebration marking the 50th anniversary of OCO’s incorporation in 1966.

Gregory Kist, State Conservationist for the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in New York State, announced funding to help protect the Great Lakes as part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

State Senator Patty Ritchie is pleased to announce that county clerks in St. Lawrence, Jefferson and Oswego counties are joining in her effort to make the holidays brighter for our service men and women through “Christmas Cards for Our Troops.”

The Oswego City School District Board of Education will meet on November 1. The meeting will be at the Education Center board room.

Delicious home baked pies, cookies, breads and more will be available at the annual Election Day Bake Sale to be held at Bowen’s Corners United Methodist Church on Nov. 8.