The Oswego YMCA has partnered again with 22 Dragons from Montreal, Canada to bring dragon boat racing to Oswego. Community, corporate, and student teams will race 40-foot long authentic Hong Kong-style dragon boats along a 200-meter course in the Oswego Harbor.
For 31 years, the Zonta Club of Oswego has presented its prestigious Ameila Earhart Woman of Achievement Award to a woman who has dedicated herself to her community and who serves as a role model for young women. This year, Cheryl Rogers will be the award winner at the 32nd annual Amelia Earhart Woman of Achievement Dinner, which will be held on September 23 at the American Foundry in Oswego.
The Oswego City Band will present a concert of Musicals, and Exuberance on August 10 at Breitbeck Park.
Back-to-school season is here. It’s time for parents to gather school supplies and backpacks. It’s also the perfect time to make sure your children are up to date on their vaccines.
The students completed more than 108 hours of classroom training and field work between March and June. During their final field tests in the Happy Valley Wildlife Management Area, all 15 students were individually evaluated for their skills in map and compass, land navigation, global positioning systems, and survival skills as they covered a course more than three miles in length.
Local youths can take part in their own event as a part of Oswego Health’s upcoming Run For Your Health 5K walk/run on August 13. A free one-mile run for those age four to 12 will take place on the Seneca Hill campus just prior to the start of the main race. The fun run starts at 8 a.m., with the 5K race beginning at 8:30 a.m. All participants for the kids run must be registered.
St. Francis Commons Assisted Living Residence in Oswego will host a workshop by the Alzheimer’s Association entitled, “Legal and Financial Planning” on August 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. This educational workshop is free of charge and open to the public.
Here’s a question that has been “bugging” me, if you know what I mean. Is it OK to kiss your pets? Really. I do sometimes, not a big slobbery kiss, but a little smooch on the snout of my adorable black lab, Miranda, and sometimes she gives me a little lick that I would consider a kiss. Is there any harm in it? My girlfriend is totally grossed out by it and insists that I should not be doing it at all.
The Fulton Polish Home will have a Polish Home Golf Classic on August 28 at the Battle Island Golf Course. Tee time will be at 8 a.m. and the format is Captain and Crew.
She has been a member of the Youth Bureau Board of Directors for the past three years, and is active in the Development Advisory Board, National Junior Honor Society, National Honor Society, OHS Chamber Singers, OHS Drama Club and other organizations.
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