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Fields Joins Burritt Motors Sales Team
Jeff Fields joined Burritt Motors recently as a sales representative, it was announced by Chris Burritt, owner.
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Oswego County Realtors Support Higher Education With Fajita Grill
The Oswego County Board of Realtors announced it will be sponsoring a fundraiser on Sept. 15 to benefit its high school scholarship program. Co-organizer Marilyn Boyzuick said that over the past few years, Realtors in the county have donated more than $40,000 to the high schools in our communities. “The OCBR would like to continue to support the your of our area in their pursuit of a college degree,” she added.
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‘Classified Terminally Ill’ Author To Speak Saturday In Fulton
Local writers Craig Abbott and Joe Abbate, co-authors of Craig’s autobiography, “Classified Terminally Ill: My Story of Beating the Odds,” will be speaking at a ‘call for writers’ kickoff event on September 13 at 1 p.m. under the Bullhead Point Pavilion, Route 3. Craig will be discussing his connection to the playground at Hulett Park, known as the “C.V. Abbott Memorial Playground,” named after him when he was a baby and not expected to survive.
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Area transfer students receive Merit Awards at SUNY Oswego
SUNY Oswego has made $2,000 Merit Awards to a select group of transfer students who are starting at the college in fall 2014.
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River’s End Bookstore Lends Support to Scrabble Fest
Bill Reilly, owner of river’s end bookstore in Oswego presented Meg Henderson, coordinator of Literacy Volunteers, with a two $50 gift certificates that will be used as part of the prizes for the eighth annual Diane Falise Memorial Scrabble Fest. To be held September 19 at the Oswego Elks Lodge, Scrabble Fest serves as a fundraiser for Literacy Volunteers.
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Youth Bureau Supports Bookmobile’s Mission
The bookmobile is a summer program that provides free books to students in the Oswego City School District. The bookmobile encourages summer reading for at-risk children from pre-K to grade 12 by traveling to Oswego neighborhoods and giving away new or gently loved, popular books. In addition to receiving a book at their independent reading level, children also have a healthy snack and sometimes participate in literacy activities.
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Salmon River Fish Hatchery Hosts 19th Annual Open House
A full day of children’s activities, fishing seminars and outdoor programs are planned for this year’s open house at the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Salmon River Fish Hatchery. This is the 19th annual open house at the hatchery, located at 2133 county Route 22 in Altmar. The event takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine on September 27.
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Revolutionary War Unit To Camp At Behling’s
Continental Arms Collectors Association’s Revolutionary War Unit will hold its annual encampment, at Behling’s Orchard, on September 21 from noon to 3:30 p.m. Using the 1779 Army Regulations, the group interprets a company from the 1st New York Regiment, Continental Army during 1782.
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Pulaski Regains Best-Tasting Water Title
The Oswego County Legislature’s Health Committee presented the village of Pulaski with the first place award in the county’s annual best-tasting drinking water contest during the August Legislature meeting.
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Fulton Schools to promote attendance during Sept. 14 celebration
With a commitment to instruction, academic and social growth of each student, the Fulton City School District will host an attendance awareness celebration this weekend. The event, which coincides with Attendance Awareness Month, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Fulton Education Center, 167 S. Fourth St. Families are invited to participate in an afternoon of free activities, food, music, games and prizes.