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Fulton Daily News

Do This Tonight: Boston Brass in Fulton

March 25, 2010 Contributor
Members of a brass ensemble from G. Ray Bodley High School practice before a giving a brief performance to the Fulton Board of Education on Tuesday. The group was on hand to promote Thursday's concert by the school's concert band and wind ensemble, which will feature a performance by the Boston Brass. The nationally-known brass quintet is in Oswego County this week giving concerts and working with school musicians. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at the high school.

Members of a brass ensemble from G. Ray Bodley High School practice before a giving a brief performance to the Fulton Board of Education on Tuesday.  The group was on hand to promote Thursday’s concert by the school’s concert band and wind ensemble, which will feature a performance by the Boston Brass.  The nationally-known brass quintet is in Oswego County this week giving concerts and working with school musicians.  The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at the high school.

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Oswego Daily News

School Board Seeks More Budget Cuts, No Tax Hike

March 25, 2010 Steve Yablonski
The Oswego school board agreed 5-2 on Wednesday night to consider Superintendent Bill Crist’s proposed 2010-11 budget Option No. 2 – with an asterisk. The asterisk is that the superintendent modify his plan to include the elimination of two more administrative positions and trim the 2.5 percent tax increase to zero or below.

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Fulton Daily News

Fulton Taxpayer: Cut From The Top, Not The Bottom, To Balance School Budget

March 24, 2010 Contributor
Heather Crofoot, who works with the Head Start preschool program at Oswego County Opportunities, said, “What I read is we’re going to cut front line staff. We’re going to cut programs that meet the needs of the students. Why is it front line (positions being eliminated) and why is it starting at the bottom?”

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Warm Spring May Slow The Drip Of Syrup From Trees, But Boost Visitors To Maple Syrup Farms

March 23, 2010 Contributor
The first ten photos show the process of pulling sap from a tree and making it into syrup. First, a tree is tapped.The weather may be lousy for maple syrup production this year, but the tradeoff could be more New Yorkers celebrating the 15th annual Maple Weekend.

Tim Fowler, who runs Maple Hollow Farm in Hannibal with his wife Becky, says without three feet of snow on the ground and ice on the roads, more people could be going out to visit maple syrup farm open houses throughout the state.

See a gallery of photos that shows the process of making sap into syrup.

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