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The Oswego County Youth Advocate Program leaders continue to speak out regarding the proposed elimination of the program from the 2014 county budget. YAP is not a typical service and does not run the usual 9-5, they said, adding that advocates are with families anywhere from 5 – 20 hours per week depending on the needs of the family.

The Team Levine Ride/Walk/Run Event takes place at Breitbeck Park Saturday and begins at 10 a.m. to benefit the Levine family of Oswego.  Their son, Cooper, was recently diagnosed with ALL – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at the age of 18. The cost to participate is a donation to the Levine family.

Oswego DPW will be performing preventative maintenance flushing of the water distribution system on the eastside of the city starting October 28. The affected area will be south of East Utica Street to the southern city limits and from State Route 481 to the eastern city limits, starting at East Utica Street and State Route 481.

All Oswego County youth and other family members are invited to celebrate the autumn season on Oct. 19 at the Oswego City-County Youth Bureau’s Hollis Harvest.
This free event will feature games and outdoor activities from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m., including fall themed games, trick-or-treating from cabin to cabin, arts and crafts, trail walks, and much more.

State Senator Patty Ritchie announced she is once again joining with local radio personality Melody Burns to collect donated Christmas cards to be sent to US soldiers serving overseas through the “Holiday Mail for Heroes” program sponsored by the American Red Cross.

Oswego County Opportunities to set up a display to make the public aware of runaways and the homeless in Oswego County. The project will be on done in East Park during November. In 2012, OCO assisted 897 youth who found themselves without permanent stable housing.

Novelis campaign coordinator, Dick Delaney addressed those present, including; employee campaign committee members, team leaders and Novelis plant officials and congratulated his co-workers for their generous support of previous campaigns.