Students Emma Draper, Laurie Edwards, Katherine Hansen, Lindi Himes and Jean Smyth study different subjects and come from various backgrounds, but they constitute a key part of the Oz Roller Girls, whose home debut as a flat-track derby team comes April 23 vs. the Crown City Royal Pains at Oswego’s Crisafulli Rink.
Organized and hosted by the Oswego City-County Youth Bureau, the free event will feature a variety of games and outdoor activities from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., including basketball, shuffleboard, hiking, arts and crafts, a campfire and much more.
I am pleased to report that the state budget passed on time this year. It finally put the brakes on spending, and did not include any new taxes or revenue streams. In the last two years, taxes and fees increased by $10 billion. This tax and spend mentality was simply not sustainable. I’m pleased the trend did not continue with the 2011-12 budget.
While the public at large thinks of firefighters as the people who run into burning buildings when others are running out, volunteer fire departments and rescue squads are often the ones who respond to calls for help of all kinds in their communities.
State Senator Patty Ritchie recently met with the State Legislature’s delegation representing Oswego County.
“On the heels of last year’s extraordinary lineup, this year’s music is promising to at least equal the quality of last year, if not surpass it,” said Harborfest Executive Director Tom Van Schaack.
The Oswego Middle School “Battle of Books” team was determined as three squads vied for the privilege to compete in the county finals.
Aurora is the only non-profit that works exclusively with people in Central New York who are deaf, blind, visually impaired or hard of hearing. Aurora is a United Way agency of Central New York and Oswego and Cayuga counties.
Eight clubs at Cayuga Community College Fulton Campus accepted the Student Government Organization’s Penny War challenge to see which group could raise the most pennies for its designated charity or community organization.
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