AND THEY’RE OFF! – Oswego County ATV Club President Steve Cronk leads the line-up of ATVs as they head out to ride the scenic 14-mile Barclay Trail during the group’s first-ever Ride for Veterans event.
Oswego Daily News

Oswego County ATV Club Hosts Veterans From Across US

The Oswego County ATV Club recently hosted more than 300 military veterans and their guests for its inaugural “Ride for Veterans.” The event honored wounded domestic and foreign war veterans for their service to our country. The group left the Tailwater Lodge in Altmar and enjoyed a scenic 14-mile ride along Barclay Trail to Kasoag Lake before they returned to the group’s clubhouse in Altmar for a luncheon.

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Oswego Daily News

Aerial Spraying of Toad Harbor Area is Completed

Aerial spraying of portions of the towns of Hastings, West Monroe and Constantia was completed between 6:30 and 8:45 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16. Oswego County contracted with Duflo Spray-Chemical Inc. from Lowville to conduct the aerial spraying of about 10,000 acres of the Toad Harbor / Big Bay Swamp near the north shore of Oneida Lake.

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Newly enrolled freshmen with their Laker Leaders break into small groups designed to build school spirit and camaraderie during a SUNY Oswego orientation session this summer. About 1,500 freshmen are expected at the college for fall.
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SUNY Oswego To Greet Diverse Class Of 1,500 Freshmen

SUNY Oswego’s enrollment of about 1,500 first-year students for the fall semester will approach and possibly surpass 2013’s class of first-year students — the largest since 1988 — and establish a new high-water mark in ethnic diversity. “It’s an exciting time. These are changing times at SUNY Oswego, geographically, when you look at the diversity and when you look at areas of interest academically,” said Admissions Director Dan Griffin.

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Oswego Daily News

Mayor Appoints Ellen Clark As Chair Of Oswego Promotion, Tourism Advisory Board

Mayor Tom Gillen appointed Ellen B. Clark, concierge with experience Oswego NY and co-founder of Lighthouse Coworks, as chair of Oswego’s Promotion and Tourism Advisory Board. Clark, a charter member of the board, is a native of Oswego and graduate of Cornell University.

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More EEE, West Nile Virus Found in Oswego County

A sample of mosquitoes recently collected in the north-central area of the town of Palermo has tested positive for the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, the Oswego County Health Department reported today. EEE was also found in three additional samples of mosquitoes collected from Toad Harbor Swamp. The West Nile virus was found near the county health department’s mosquito monitoring field station in West Monroe, marking the first confirmed presence of West Nile virus this summer in Oswego County.

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