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Kellie Greene, Republican candidate for the NY-23 Congressional District, will be making an appearance in Oswego on Feb. 27. This will be the first official event in Oswego for Greene since announcing her candidacy on Feb. 1 in Watertown.

What would you do with $20,000? The CNY Arts Center wants you to discover the answer to that question in their upcoming “Cash Dash” drawing. The Arts Center is currently offering Cash Dash tickets for $40 apiece, which may be bought by individuals, pairs, or multiples.

Everyone who had purchased “Bundle of Bucks” raffle tickets on or before Feb. 14 was entered in the “Early Bird” drawing where five – one hundred dollar prizes have been awarded. The five winners of this year’s “Early Bird” drawing include; Karen Smith, George Marsden, Carleen Waugh, Jim Woods and Nancy Smith.

The Fulton high school theatre students will be sponsoring a spaghetti dinner on Tuesday from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Fulton Polish Home, located on West First Street. The meal will feature pasta, meatballs, salad, bread and spaghetti sauce from Canale’s Restaurant.

Inspectors are needed at various polling sites around the county. The position pays $110 for the primary election and $160 for the general election. Inspectors are paid $30 to complete a training program.

He announced that the generic tax rate for Oswego County has decreased by 25 percent since 2005 and discussed efforts to protect local services and relieve county taxpayers of the burden of New York State mandates.

The Oswego County Department of Social Services is looking for people who would like to become foster families, particularly for children ages 14 and over. Families are especially needed for teenagers who have specific supervision needs.