2007 photograph of the deployment ceremony to Iraq for the 444th Engineer Company, USAR, on the parade ground at Fort Ontario. The 444th carries on a 260-year-old tradition of military occupation of the Fort Ontario Military Reservation National Register District. Military ceremonies are still held on the old parade ground inside the fort and candlelight vigils for soldiers lost in action in Afghanistan as well.
Oswego Daily News

History Dictates Use Of Public Space Near Fort Ontario

At its meeting this week, the Physical Services Committee approved use of public space at Fort Ontario. The sites, however, had to make room for history. There is currently a community effort to elevate the Fort Ontario area to a National Historic Landmark. The NYS Historic Preservation Office strongly recommended that any use of public space be located off of the parade ground. “The new district encompasses nearly all of the old 75 acre Fort Ontario Military Reservation dating back to 1755,” Fort Supervisor Paul Lear told Oswego County Today.

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Fulton Daily News

Blessings in a Backpack Program Feeds 250 Local Children Every Weekend

Recently, the local Fulton/Oswego BIB chapter recognized the National Blessings in a Backpack Day by filling enough bags of food to feed the amount of selected children at one elementary school. Blessings in a Backpack, or BIB, is a national program that feeds 76,000 children in more than 800 schools including elementary schools in both Fulton and Oswego.

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Ana Alcasid
Oswego Daily News

Oswego Buccaneer Tabbed To Perform In Army All-American Marching Band

Ana Alcasid has been selected to be a part of the Army All-American Marching Band. She will perform next year during halftime of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio. Oswego has been represented by at least one band member every year since the selection process began. Alcasid is the 14th OHS student in nine years to earn the honor of being in the U.S. Army All-American Marching Band.

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