Scheduled for September 7 the CAC Blue Ribbon Ride Against Child Abuse, a 70-mile ride throughout Oswego County, will begin at 3 p.m. at Wheel-Away Motorsports Route 57 in Fulton and end at Lighthouse Lanes, Shampine Drive in Oswego at approximately 5 p.m.
Oswego County Opportunities’ Cancer Services Program Partnership has recently secured funding for an additional five years to provide free cancer screenings to uninsured men and women aged 40-64 including clinical breast exams, mammogram, pap/pelvic exams and more.
ARISE is pleased to announce the start of a new program that will make it possible for people to remain at home. Made possible through support from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation, the Housing Options Made through E-modifications (HOME) program will cover the cost of minor interior home modifications that become necessary due to mobility issues.
Marene Hogan has served the students of the Oswego City School District for 30 years. Her retirement was accepted by the Oswego Board of Education at the August 13 meeting. Also recognized, but not present, were retirees Gail Iosue and Christine Sharkey.
Residents at St. Luke Health Services in Oswego learned some new facts about animals, some familiar to our area, which are a part of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse; and even got to meet a few up close! Residents learned about the habits and habitats of eastern box turtles, opossums and parrots and were able to ask questions of the Gifford Zoo’s outreach educators who provided the program.
The Oswego Public Library recently learned from the Northern New York Library Network that they have been approved to digitize their collection of “Ontario Chronicle” the newsletter published during “Safe Haven” at Fort Ontario. The collection consists of approximately 27 newsletters covering the period of November 8, 1944, to August 2, 1945.
Reality Check is a teen-led, adult-supported program that works to help the public become aware of big tobacco’s marketing tactics, which often target youth.
Preparation is under way for the 22nd Annual CNY Great Pumpkin Fest. The event will be held October 5 and 6 beginning at 11 a.m. each day at Washington Square Park. Vendors wishing to participate in Pumpkin Fest should complete their applications and return them to the chamber no later than September 14.
Representatives from the Oswego Elks’ Lodge #271 recently presented a generous donation to support the H. Lee White Marine Museum’s August Series of Events. For more information, call 342-0480 or visit, www.hleewhitemarinemuseum.com
SUNY Oswego will open two exhibitions, one focused on rural hardships during the Dust Bowl and Depression, the other on sculpture inspired by water, on Sept. 6, in Tyler Art Gallery. Both exhibitions, “The Era of the Dust Bowl,” in conjunction with the college’s Oswego Reading Initiative, and an installation titled “Ebb & Flow,” will run through Oct. 5 in the gallery in Tyler Hall.
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