On April 18, Leadership Oswego County participants, in collaboration with ARISE, will install an ADA accessible ramp for a Central Square resident from 9 – 11:30 a.m. at the Roxbury Estates. ARISE and the Leadership Oswego County Class of 2015 team previously built ramp pieces in preparation for the installation.
The board of education held another budget workshop on Thursday. However, they feel they are still way off from having a budget proposal they feel comfortable presenting to the public. They are looking to find more cost savings as well as ways to increase revenues. The lateness of receiving state aid figures this year greatly hindered the local budget process. More discussion will take place at the April 21 board meeting.
The goal of this awareness week is to promote victims’ rights and honor crime victims and those who advocate on their behalf. Every year, Oswego County Opportunities’ Services to Aid Families Program, Oswego County’s domestic violence and rape crisis program, plants a tree to honor victims of crime during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
Executive Director of the Child Advocacy Center of Oswego County Karrie Damm has announced that Victor Vieth, founder and senior director of the Gunderson National Child Protection Training Center in Minnesota, will serve as the keynote speaker at the CAC’s annual meeting to be held April 23 beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the American Foundry in Oswego.
Register today for the Oswego International War of 1812 Symposium to learn more about the war that earned our young nation respect from around the world. The fifth annual event opens on Friday, April 17, with registration and check-in from 6 to 9 p.m. along with a meet-and-greet social and cash bar. Evening programming also includes an academic competition for students from across the U.S. who will compete for cash and prizes as well as the respect of established historians.
In an effort to shed light on the tragedy of college student suicide and start a dialogue about a heavily stigmatized topic, Active Minds at SUNY Oswego will host Send Silence Packing, a public education display of 1,100 donated backpacks representing the 1,100 college students lost to suicide each year. Of those backpacks, 200 of them will feature personalized stories about individuals written by their loved ones.
“Starting our seventh year of artwork, the mural committee is actively seeking interested youth artists who would like to create a piece of artwork in a public space in the city of Oswego. Youth ages 13 and older, and 8- to 12-year-olds with parent attendance during painting, are welcome to participate,” said Dawn Metott, youth services specialist. “Last year more than 35 students completed more than 40 murals along the river walk and we are hoping to expand that number this year to complete even more murals.”
A free event will be held April 28 at 6:30 p.m. at The Eis House, Mexico. The community is invited to celebrate success. The Coalition to Combat Adolescent Substance Abuse was formed to address the high level of adolescent substance abuse concerns in Oswego County.
“We often struggle to find funding and resources to help make us strong and sustain what we are as a representative of the businesses in our community,” he told the Oswego County Legislature. “I believe in the community. I believe in who we represent. And, I believe in making it a stronger place, not only to do business, but to live and raise a family.”
The Oswego County Legislature unanimously accepted a $15,948 New York State grant on April 9 to continue to provide transportation services for seniors who don’t have access to public transportation.
With the Oswego County Office for the Aging providing funds from a grant from New York State Office for the Aging, Community Services for the Elderly, those age 60 and older can now ride for free.
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