More than 200 volunteer shavees went bald Sunday afternoon to help raise funds to fight childhood cancer. This year’s goal was $100,000. Less than an hour into the event, the total stood at $70,000. The final figures are still being added up.
The VOW Foundation is gearing up for the second annual SAFE Fair. “The fair won’t deal with just synthetic marijuana,” Teresa Woolson, president of the VOW Foundation, told Oswego County Today.”Synthetic drugs are causing all sorts of problems. At the fair, information about all drugs, addiction, prevention and healthy options will be provided.” The VOW Foundation is a non-profit organization named in honor of Victor Orlando Woolson who died in 2012 from a fatal reaction to synthetic drugs.
The ninth annual Shave for a Cure will be held Sunday from 1-5 p.m. at the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation works to raise awareness and funding to support childhood cancer research and treatments.
At approximately 7:50 a.m. today (April 10), Oswego City Police executed a search warrant at 235 E. Eighth St. in the city of Oswego. As a result of the investigation, Oswego Police arrested and charged 54-year-old James A. Jackson of 235 E. Eighth St., with three counts of “Possessing a Sexual Performance by a Child” (class E felony) and three counts of “Possessing an Obscene Performance by a Child” (class E felony).
She has that quirky personable spunkiness that seems to be common with Torties. She does the head bonk thing, loves tummy/chest rubs, purrs up a storm, and will “chat” with you, especially when she’s looking for attention. If you say “Meow” to her, she will answer you.
The Oswego School Board held a roundtable discussion Thursday regarding the budget process. While not a popular idea, board members admit, some staff reductions may be necessary if other options cannot be found. The Oswego City School District has until April 24 to formulize the budget as it needs to be approved by that date in order to follow the requirements for the May 19 vote. “We have some time. But there’s a lot of work ahead of us,” Superintendent Ben Halsey said. “We’ve got some work to do.”
The Oswego County Health Department today (April 9) announced changes to the 2015 rabies clinic schedule. The clinic scheduled for July 8 at the Parish Highway Garage has been re-located to the Williamstown Volunteer Fire Department on State Route 13 on July 8. The clinic scheduled for Sept. 9 will be held at the Granby Town Highway Garage, 820 County Route 8.
The college earned one of four honorable mentions in the 3R (Reuse-Reduce-Recycle) Actions Challenge for racking up 700 actions in a peer-to-peer recycling education project called Garbage Pail Kids. Among 104 colleges and universities participating in the competition, the champions in four size divisions included University at Albany in the medium-size category.
Parents should know that they can refuse to have their children take the state tests, he told the school board Tuesday night. Some NYS Regents have also spoken out against the testing procedure and how teachers are evaluated, he added. Superintendent Ben Halsey said the district is considering a compromise so as not to violate the commissioner’s regulations regarding the testing and evaluations.
When it comes to the future of United Way it’s all about helping others. That’s the vision of new executive director of United Way of Greater Oswego County Patrick Dewine. A native Oswegonian, Dewine is well versed in the United Way’s mission and shares the agency’s vision of building stronger communities by ending hunger, helping children and youth succeed, and improving Oswego County’s overall health and well being.
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