Community News

     If you are looking for an overnight "getaway" without necessarily having to go too far, then the St. Luke "Bundle of Bucks" Charity Raffle Party may have the answer for you – an "Overnight Getaway Package" courtesy of the Econo Lodge Inn and Suites Riverfront, in Oswego.

     SUNY Oswego's Penfield Library and the Penfield Library Associates will hold their annual book sale from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday, April 15, in the library basement.

     The sale offers non-fiction and fiction books, including children's books, in hardcover and paperback, as well as records, DVDs, CDs, audio- and videocassettes, and magazines. Some specially priced items will be offered for 50 percent off the marked price.

     Parking for the sale is available in lots E-1 on the north side of Penfield, and E-18, the rear half of the lot south of Hart and Funnelle halls.

     The Oswego City-County Youth Bureau is accepting applications for mini-grants for 2013.

     Today, iheartoswego.com launches OzHealth, a new section we hope you will check out, utilize and enjoy.

     Sue Bakos, planning committee chairperson for the Oswego Community Christian School's sixth annual auction, has announced that Corrina McEwen Pauldine, of the newly opened McEwen Auction Company, in Oswego, will serve as the auctioneer for the live auction portion of the event.

     Plans are underway for one of the area's premier fundraising events, the Oswego Christian Community School's 7th Annual Auction. Scheduled for Saturday, April 5th, the Oswego Community Christian School's 7th Annual Auction will be held from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the Oswego Elks Lodge #271, corner of West Fifth and Bridge Streets in Oswego. The event, which serves as the school's largest fundraiser, will feature a Silent Auction and a Live Auction, as well as a bake sale and the Elks famous Chicken B-B-Q.

     Cub Scout Pack 809 is holding their annual pinewood derby on Saturday at Premier Living Suites in Oswego, and Oswego Speedway will be on hand to help celebrate.

     Learning did not stop at the classroom door for one group of nine students. Morningstar Care Center granted them an opportunity to take their knowledge out of the classroom and relate it to real world scenarios.

     The iHeart Oswego EBE (Experience Based Education at SUNY) interns are representing local Oswego businesses in the Campus Center for the months of March and April, 2014, in an effort to bring additional exposure to local area businesses.