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Horsemanship Clinic To Be Held September 12th In Oswego

Margaret BeemanRenowned horsemanship clinician Margaret Beeman is coming to Oswego to help local equestrians. She will conduct a public horsemanship clinic on September 12th at Willow Tree Farm in Oswego. The clinic is open to a limited number of participants, from any discipline, interested in solving problems and improving their communication with their horses. Auditors are also welcome.

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Local Support Helps Bring ‘Teacher Who Couldn’t Read’ To Celebrate Literacy Volunteers’ 25th Anniversary

Shown is renowned author and national literacy advocate, John Corcoran, who will be the keynote speaker at Literacy Volunteers of Oswego County’s (LVOC) 25th Anniversary Celebration. The event will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 5:30 p.m. at the American Foundry, Oswego. For more information, contact the LVOC office at 342-8839 or visit www.lvoswego.org.  Corcoran graduated from college, was a high school teacher for seventeen years, and developed over $50 million in real estate, all while masking his inability to read. Corcoran is the author of “The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read” and “The Bridge to Literacy,” as well as the founder of the John Corcoran Foundation, whose goal is to raise awareness about the importance of literacy.

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Hoffman Blasts Growing Deficit As Death Sentence Of Debt

Doug Hoffman, the conservative Republican candidate for Congress (NY-23) today blasted the Democratic controlled Congress and the Obama administration for what he termed a “death sentence of debt” that is strangling the economy and fiscal well being of this nation. The Essex County CPA and small businessman made his comments in response to the White House announcement that the federal deficit will jump by $ 9 trillion over the next decade.

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Chamber Brings Historic Mural Project to Fulton

<p>Artist Ben Jerred, seated at the same bench that his grandfather, Charles, once worked at works on sketches for what will become the first mural in the Fulton Historic Mural Project. The mural will depict a 19th century view of the Oswego River with the Hunter Arms factory, where Charles Jerred once worked, in the background.</p>More than 100 years ago the city of Fulton’s strategic location on the Oswego River and the success of the Erie Canal system played a major role in the city’s growth as factories were built and commerce flourished along the Erie Canal. Those exciting times are part of the rich heritage of Fulton that will be brought to life in a colorful mural that will soon overlook the river and the Towpath Trail.

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