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Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries
The Oswego Fire Department reminds residents when changing clocks this weekend for daylight savings, to change the batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.
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Oswego Lions Club Annual Wine and Beer Tasting Scheduled
The Oswego Lions Club will hold its 17th annual Wine and Beer tasting with silent auction March 20 at the American Foundry in Oswego. The event is scheduled for 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., with pre-sale tickets $15 and $20 at the door the night of the event.
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Schreyer Army National Guard Soldier Promoted
John Schreyer, from Pennellville, serving with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 102nd Military Police Battalion is promoted to the rank of Specialist.
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Eastern Shore Associates’ Persse Receives Chamber’s Kenneth Boutwell Award
Jamieson Persse, commercial producer for Eastern Shore Associates Insurance, received the Kenneth Boutwell Service Award at Thursday’s (March 5) 99th annual meeting of the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce. The Boutwell award is given to an individual who has shown unselfish, long-term commitment to the chamber.
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Ritchie Named To Senate Leadership Post
State Senator Patty Ritchie has been named Deputy Majority Leader for Senate and Assembly Relations. The new leadership post gives Senator Ritchie added responsibilities and puts her in an even stronger position to advocate on behalf of her constituents in Central and Northern New York.
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‘Millie’ Continues Its Run In Fulton
The production is being staged by Quirk’s Players of G. Ray Bodley High School in Fulton this weekend. It features dances choreographed by Mrs. Doreen Forbes. Tickets for the musical are available at the door. ‘Millie’ continues tonight and Saturday (March 6 and 7).
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Health Department Announces Clinic Schedule for Week of March 9
The Oswego County Health Department is offering influenza immunization clinics for people age 19 and older at the Nick Sterio Public Health Clinic, 70 Bunner St., Oswego.
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OCO Launches March for Meals Campaign
The staff of Oswego County Opportunities’ Nutrition Services is asking Oswego County residents to join them in their annual March for Meals campaign by being a part of the many events that they will be hosting during the month of March. OCO’s annual March for Meals campaign helps to raise the awareness of senior hunger in Oswego County and serves as a fundraiser to help support the agency’s meal service programs.
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Annual Silent Auction Scheduled April 10 to Support Richardson-Bates House Museum
The Oswego County Historical Society will host the 28th Annual “Not So Silent Auction” on April 10 from 6 – 8:30 p.m. at the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center at 26 E. First St. Tickets are $20 and will be available for purchase at the door the day of the event. The silent auction committee members have been diligently seeking support for this year’s event.
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Riley Elementary Celebrates International Polar Bear Day
Riley Elementary School kindergarten students celebrated International Polar Bear Day recently, through an interactive lesson and video offered through the Alaska Zoo. The program, entitled “Perfectly Polar Bears,”allowed students to meet the Alaska Zoo’s resident polar bears and discover the amazing Arctic icons through an up-close encounter at the polar bear habitat.