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County Fire Departments Announce Summer Field Day Schedule
The Oswego County Fire Coordinator’s Office has announced the volunteer fireman’s field day and parade schedule for this year:
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St. Paul’s Youth, Catholic Charities’ Staff Donate Art For New Location
Faith Formation students from Oswego’s St. Paul’s Church and the staff at Catholic Charities of Oswego County, have created and donated a variety of artwork to decorate the agency’s new location. CCOC relocated to 808 W. Broadway last summer.
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On Memorial Day, Keep the Fire in the Grill
It’s Memorial Day Weekend and New Yorkers will be firing up their grills and BBQs for the first time this year to celebrate the unofficial start of the summer. The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York urges all New Yorkers to follow some basic safety advice when grilling and to remember to call 911 in case of an emergency.
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Suchewski Makes Spring Dean’s List at Mount St. Mary’s University
Mount St. Mary’s University is a private, liberal arts, Catholic university in the Catoctin Mountains near historic Emmitsburg, Maryland, with a satellite campus in Frederick, Maryland’s second largest city.
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OFA to hold ‘Medicare 101’ Session June 14
The seminar is an overview of Medicare for current and new Medicare recipients and covers Medicare Parts A and B, Medicare Advantage Plans, prescription drug plans, Medigap and supplemental policies, EPIC pharmaceutical insurance, and low-income subsidy programs.
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Dr. Patil To Provide Ask The Doctor on Lyme Disease and Other Summer Illnesses
Oswego Health’s Vandana Patil, MD, will provide an Ask The Doctor program on one of summer’s greatest fears, tick-related diseases, including Lyme disease at 6 p.m. June 19 at GS Steamers in Oswego.
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Buddy and Porky Pet Health – Keep Pets Safe From The Heat
We have written about this issue many times in the past, but it never hurts to say it again. It’s getting into the dog days of summer (finally, but that’s another story). We assume our readers would never leave their dog(s) in a car because they are aware of the dangers of overheating and death. They know that cracking the windows does not prevent deadly heat buildup inside a car and that even on a relatively mild 70 degree day, the inside of a car will quickly reach 90 degrees or hotter.
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OCO ‘Walk the Bottom Line’ Event Encourages A Healthy Lifestyle
Oswego County Opportunities Cancer Services Program and IMPACT Program, in collaboration with a number of local health and fitness related organizations invite you to “Walk the Bottom Line” to raise awareness of colon cancer and ways to help prevent it.
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Paul Smith’s College Announces Spring 2018 Graduates
The following students graduated from Paul Smith’s College on May 12.
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New Haven 3rd graders Complete Prosthetic PBL Activity
Students in Andrea Barry’s third grade classroom at New Haven Elementary School were recently tasked with creating a prosthetic leg using their academic and life skills.