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Literacy Volunteers of Oswego County, Inc. (LVOC) is proud to announce that its latest tutor class has graduated and is ready to start tutoring Oswego County adults. LVOC tutors complete 18-hours of training which includes how to teach adults basic literacy skills.

On June 21st, the first day of summer, the Oswego County Humane Society will draw five winners from its Shop & Play in Oswego County Summer Raffle. To date, there are forty-four items in the raffle, all intended to help the winners enjoy their summer in Oswego County.

Head Start Preschool is taking applications for September 2010 enrollment. The program enrolls children who will be three or four years old on or before December 1.

Last week, Congressman Owens reached out to the Upstate New York business community, sending out a questionnaire to business leaders across North and Central New York to get their ideas about what Congress can do to more effectively create jobs for thousands of area New Yorkers looking for work.

Recently the LIFE program at Oswego Industries, Inc. visited the Granby Fire Station to learn about being a firefighter.

“Talking to children about certain dangers to their personal safety makes many adults uneasy,” said Sheriff Reuel A. Todd of Oswego County. “However, as adults, it is our obligation to talk to our children to teach them how to protect themselves.”

The New York State Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee today moved bipartisan legislation aimed at making the state’s economic development power programs permanent.