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A View of History

A View of History: Erie St. School, 1955

Erie Street School around 1955 fp

Unstoppable local archivist Tom Tryniski brings us a look at the not-too-distant past.  It’s a class photo from Erie St. School, circa 1955.

Read the story to see what Tom’s added to the photo – a handwritten list of names that will probably contain the names of people or families you know.

As always, visit Tom’s website and satisfy your need for local history.

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Community

Magical Mystery Tour To Perform At Playing For Poverty

<p>The Beatles tribute band, Magical Mystery Tour will headline “Playing For Poverty,” A Food Aid Concert for Oswego County. From left are band members Tim Stone, Michael Fedorchuk, Rick Basha (seated), and Thom Hogan.</p>Beatles tribute band, Magical Mystery Tour will bring its entertaining stage show to Fulton as it performs during the second annual “Playing For Poverty,” a food aid concert for Oswego County.  Hosted by a coalition of human service agencies, the concert will be held at Bull Head Point in Fulton on Sept. 12 from 3 to 9 p.m.

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Community

A Good Mattress Can Mean More Than A Good Night’s Sleep

spinal_columnAugust is the month of sales for mattresses. I have had several patients ask questions about mattresses. My patients ask such questions as: Does the mattress really make a difference in spinal health?  Should a mattress be as hard as you can stand?  Is more expensive better? How long should you keep a mattress? As a doctor of chiropractic, interested in the health of the spine and extremities, I must say that this is an important topic for consideration.

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Bright Horizons Members Support ‘Stuff-A-Bus’

<p>Members of Catholic Charities of Oswego County’s Bright Horizons Community Service Club in Pulaski purchased a number of school supplies for donation to the Success By 6 ‘Stuff-A-Bus’ campaign.  Preparing the donation is Gwen, who helped deliver the school supplies to the ‘Stuff-A-Bus’ collection site at Kinney Drugs in Pulaski.</p>Members of Catholic Charities’ Bright Horizons Clubhouse in Pulaski have been shopping recently to help support the United Way of Greater Oswego County’s Success By 6 ‘Stuff-A-Bus’ campaign. The members, who enjoy taking part in community service projects, spent their own time and money as they shopped on their own to buy school supplies to donate to the ‘Stuff-A-Bus’ campaign.

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Stop Pillaging 911 Funds!

For some time now, our County E-911 Director, Mike Allen, and the Legislature’s Public Safety and Emergency Services Committee have been laying the groundwork for replacing the county’s outdated emergency communications system. There are a number of problems with the present equipment, and a new communications system has been needed for many years.

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