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Masons Recognize Steven Bunch
On Monday, October 2, Steven Bunch, was presented the Zerubbabel Award by David H. Raymond. Bunch was cited for his pledge of $1,000 to Royal Arch Charities
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Capital Project Work Complete At APW Schools
Perhaps the most notable improvement at the elementary school is the construction of a student drop-off circle at the north end of the parking lot which allows students to enter the building without having to cross the school bus loop.
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Oswego School, CCC Partnership Thriving in Second Year
Students in the Oswego City School District are continuing to find success and enhance their educational opportunities with expanded access to advanced courses as a result of a partnership with Cayuga Community College. Nearly 100 students are set to earn a combined 330 credit hours this semester through the Cayuga Advantage Program.
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Special Auditions Announced by Players
Because of unanticipated issues surrounding the previously announced Oswego Players’ production, director Inez Parker has chosen a different play for presentation this fall. Auditions for the upcoming production of “Fiddlers Three” will be held on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 5 and 6, at 7 p.m. in the Frances Marion Brown Theater of the Oswego Civic Arts Center at Fort Ontario.
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‘Every Second Counts: Plan 2 Ways Out!’
Consider this scenario: It is 2 a.m.: you and your family are fast asleep when you wake up to the smoke alarm sounding and the smell of smoke. What do you do? If you and your family don’t have a plan in place, it could jeopardize your safety, or even prove deadly. In a typical home fire, you may have as little as one to two minutes after the smoke alarm sounds to escape safely.
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NY Sea Grant, DEC Launch K-12 Great Lakes Ecosystem Education Exchange
New York Sea Grant, in partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, has announced the New York Great Lakes Ecosystem Education Exchange program, also known as NYGLEEE, for K-12 teachers and environmental educators. This program provides hands-on, experiential learning opportunities focused on Great Lakes Literacy Principles and stewardship at www.nyseagrant.org/educationexchange.
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‘Once a Buc, Always a Buc’ – OMS Shows Its Spirit
Students, teachers and faculty at the Oswego Middle School donned their best Buc Blue on Friday for a thrilling conclusion to Spirit Week, celebrating and showing their OMS pride for another successful year.
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Bodley Hosts First-Ever Block Party
GRB students and their families flocked to the gymnasium where they played carnival games, listened to music, danced and enjoyed a picnic-style dinner with hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, cookies and water.
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Seen Enough Tobacco Reality Check Action Day
On October 13, Reality Check youth of Oswego, Onondaga and Cayuga counties will come together to take action with a unified Seen Enough Tobacco message aimed at educating the community about the tobacco industry’s manipulative marketing practices. The message is centered around the number 13, in that the average age of a new smoker in New York State is 13 years old.
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Joe Stabb Joins APRA-UNY As Newest Board Member
The Upstate New York Chapter of the Association of Prospect Researchers for Advancement has elected Joe Stabb the newest board member for the chapter. He will serve an elected two-year term. He is an assistant professor at SUNY Oswego, teaching courses in public relations, leadership, and social media management.