Youth from Oswego County get ready to attend the 2015 Reality Check Youth Summit being held at Colgate University, July 14 -16. The summit will host more than 200 teens from across New York State, who are interested in exposing the marketing practices of Big Tobacco Companies that target youth as potential replacement smokers.
On July 1 and 2, AmeriCorps members Tori Zerrahn and John Carmody visited the Oswego County Fair where they educated the community on proper physical fitness and nutrition habits. They handed out informative pamphlets, tools and entertaining activities such as coloring books to both children and adults.
Barbecued chicken will be on the menu during Harborfest at the Salvation Army, 73 W. Second St. On July 24, dinners will be served from 3 p.m. until sold out. On July 25, serving will begin at noon and continue until sold out.
Major General Patrick A. Murphy, The Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces the promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capability for additional responsibility and leadership.
Ithaca College congratulates students named to Dean’s List for the spring 2015 semester
Members of Oswego’s Girl Scout Daisy Troop 10245 recently stopped by the Oswego Hospital Emergency Department to donate activity bags for children.
Edward Scheppard of Pulaski is helping to guard the Adirondack Park against the spread of invasive species this summer. Scheppard, a student at Paul Smith’s College, is a steward for the Adirondack Watershed Institute. That Paul Smith’s College-led initiative protects rivers, lakes and other waterways against invasive species and teaches boaters how to keep an eye out for problems on their own.
Oswego Health will once again lead off the Harborfest Children’s Parade and offer an afternoon of fun activities for children at Franklin Square on July 24. The parade begins at Breitbeck Park at 1:30 p.m. and proceeds along West Fifth Street to Franklin Square/West Park.
The Kids and Trucks event, sponsored by the Friends of Camp Hollis, is a family event which features all sorts of construction vehicles, firetrucks, tow trucks, race cars and other big rigs for children to climb on and see up close and personal.
Residents can learn how to better manage their chronic condition during a free, six-week program that is being taught by experienced health educators. Oswego Health is offering the free workshops developed by Stanford University.
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