Although it is still summer, the Salvation Army is looking ahead to its annual Red Kettle Campaign, which begins November 14 and ends December 24. Contributions raised through this campaign are critical to our operations which serve those in need within Oswego County throughout the year.
The Minetto United Methodist Church will host a free dinner on August 24. Serving will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The menu will be hot meatball sandwiches, French fries, vegetable, and dessert. Donations are not expected but will be accepted.
Dozens of community members and visitors filled the Clubhouse Tavern for the United Way’s ninth annual Harborfest Breakfast. Committee members and volunteers kept busy cooking and serving breakfast all morning as those eager support Stuff-A-Bus gathered to enjoy breakfast and support a worthwhile project.
Oswego native Owen Benjamin and his buddies, renewed for a third season of “Sullivan and Son,”invent a new beer called “Owenbrau” on Turner Broadcasting System. Maybe some of our local establishments can get the recipe for “Owenbrau” and serve it in Oswego.
Recently, the Oswego Country Club women’s Wednesday morning 9-hole league held a member/guest tournament. They conducted a 50/50 raffle with the proceeds benefiting Human Concerns, Inc., Oswego’s local food pantry.
As William Shakespeare said, “All the world’s a stage,” and SUNY Oswego’s Artswego Performing Arts Series has accepted the challenge, planning six dance, music and theatre events in sometimes-surprising places during its 2014-15 season. Audiences will experience the lineup of touring artists and ensembles at venues as different as an Oswego historic site and a lakeside circus tent. The unusual approach is a creative response to the temporary closure of Waterman Theatre during the extensive renovation of Tyler Hall on the SUNY Oswego campus.
August is New York Central Railroad Month at the Oswego Railroad Museum, which will celebrate the 139 years of the NYC with models, artifacts, photos and videos. The museum is located at 56 W. First St., in the Historic Maritime District and is open to the public from noon – 5 p.m. every weekend until Labor Day – plus some special weekends.
The Oswego County Health Department offers a variety of services to all residents of Oswego County, including preventive health services, certified home health care, long-term home health care, certified hospice, and a maternal and child health program.
The Oswego Festival Chorus is seeking singers for the fall 2014 semester. Festival Chorus is a non-auditioned choir that sings major classical, choral works. Rehearsals begin August 25 at 7 p.m. and will be held in Room 101 of Lanigan Hall on the SUNY Oswego campus.
Entries are being accepted through August 30 for the ninth annual Erie Canalway Photo Contest. Winning photos will be featured in the 2015 Erie Canalway calendar, which will be available free of charge in December.
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