Harold Vaz, whose "Colored Water" is shown here, is among SUNY Oswego students in an intensive three-week summer course in landscape photography who will display their work from Sept. 5 to Oct. 4 at Tyler Gallery @ Oswego State Downtown in an exhibition titled "Imaging the Landscape: Forms, Histories and Interventions."
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SUNY Oswego student photographers to exhibit landscape images

Students in a SUNY Oswego landscape photography class will display their work exploring humans’ relationship to the natural environment, starting with a free public reception for the artists from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 5, at Tyler Art Gallery @ Oswego State Downtown. The exhibition, titled “Imaging the Landscape: Forms, Histories and Interventions,” will run through Oct. 4 at the gallery in Oswego State Downtown, a branch of the College Store at the corner of West First and Bridge streets in Oswego.

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Literacy Volunteers Making Difference

For the past 50 years Literacy Volunteers has been an invaluable resource for Oswego County residents looking to improve the quality of their lives. Providing quality tutoring in reading and writing through an eighth grade level, financial and health literacy, English speaking skills, and basic math and computer skills, Literacy Volunteers has had a profoundly positive impact on the lives of hundreds of individuals and families who have accessed its services.

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Join the Fulton ‘Stuff-A-Bus’ Campaign to Get Students Geared Up for School

‘Stuff-A-Bus’ is a community-wide campaign that aims to relieve the financial stress for local families by getting students prepared with the gear they will need for back-to-school. The Fulton City School District Teachers’ Association, in cooperation with the United Way of Oswego County, coordinates the initiative for the Fulton community, which in 2013 provided 211 students with essential back-to-school supplies.

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Artists from left are: Emma Belcher, Erin Chetney, Cynthia Kellogg and Rebecca Smith.
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Mural Unveiled During Minetto’s ‘Magic’

Celebrating Magic In Minetto was held on Aug. 9, during Canal Splash. Canal Splash is a statewide Erie/Oswego Canalwide promotion by the NYS Canal Corp highlighting activities and events on the canals. It is always held on the second Saturday of August. The presentation of the canal scene mural, painted by AmeriCorps artists, was a highlight of Magic in Minetto.

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The Oswego Lions Club will hold its annual Cow Chip Bingo with Classic Car Show on September 13 from noon to 3 p.m. Bessy the cow is looking for all of you to come support the club.
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Plans Under Way for Lions’ Cow Chip Bingo, Classic Car Show and Chicken BBQ

The Oswego Lions Club will present the ninth annual “Cow Chip Bingo” with Classic Car Show on September 13 at Lighthouse Lanes in Oswego. The Cow Chip Bingo portion of the day will begin at noon. We will also feature Lighthouse Lanes famous chicken Bar-B-Q being served from noon to 4 p.m. or until sold out. Proceeds from the Cow Chip Bingo portion will be used to support our annual scholarship fund in memory of Harold “H” and Mary Dowd.

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