David Figura, award winning journalist with more than 30 years experience as a reporter and editor in Southern California and Upstate New York was a speaker this past Tuesday at Oswego Rotary.
Construction Technology students from the Center for Instruction, Technology and Innovation are building children’s playhouses in class.
Audrey Fowler of The Fulton Companies (l) and Joy Zimmerman (c), director of Ontario Health and Fitness Center and Pulaski Physical Therapy as well as director of The Fulton Companies’ Wellness Program, present OCO Development Director Margaret Barclay (r) with a large clothing donation for the OCO Head Start program.
Charles 'Chuck' Gijanto, President and CEO of Oswego Health since September 2015 was a recent guest at the Oswego Rotary Club.
Karen Ferguson, Director of the Oswego Health Foundation, was a recent guest at Oswego Rotary.
Oswego Rotary honored one of its own members, Tom Ingram, this week. Kerry Barnes, local Town of Scriba resident and the NYS coordinator for the Quilts of Valor (QOV) Foundation presented a program on QOV Foundation. The Foundation was formed in 2003 by Blue Star mom Catherine Roberts who wanted to welcome her son home from Iraq with overwhelming love and gratitude. Roberts had the idea that linking quilt top makers with machine quilters in a national effort could achieve her goal of awarding healing quilts to returning service men and women touched by war. The awarded quilts, called Quilts of Valor, serve as tangible reminders of appreciation and gratitude to service members.
Over time, the mission of QOVF has expanded to include military service members and veterans touched by war regardless of the conflict - declared war or otherwise - in which they served.
Ms. Barnes brought with her several quilts made by local quilters and explained the process of awarding quilts. Tom Ingram was honored by Ms. Barnes and Oswego Rotary with a quilt as a "thank you for his service, sacrifice, and valor." Congratulations Tom and thank you Ms. Barnes.
Oswego Rotary recently hosted former Oswego Mayor John Sullivan, Jr. at a meeting where Mr. Sullivan spoke about his new book, Forks in the Road: Small Town Lives and Lessons.
Brandon Morey and Tammy Elowsky were recent guests at Oswego Rotary where they spoke about Recognizing Oswego County.
Mayor Barlow has lifted the on-street overnight parking ban, effective immediately. "I want to personally thank each and every resident who obeyed and respected the parking ban and kept their vehicles off the streets overnight so our DPW and plow drivers could effectively clear our streets. The parking ban undeniably helped maintain safe road conditions during the snow storms we had and I appreciate the publics overall support of the parking ban."
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