Christmas Walk – Home for the Holidays
There is a slight chill in the air which means that again Christmas Walk is upon us. This year we have ordered a light dusting of snow as opposed to the down pour from 2006. Make plans to visit Downtown and Mason Square on Friday, December 7 from 4 to 9 p.m. Trolleys will be available free of charge to travel back and forth between Mason Square and Downtown.Carriage rides will again be at Hudson Park starting at 4:00 p.m. and this year will be free to all riders. Remote parking (on the south side of the high school, flag pole side) with the warming area and pick up at Door #11 will again be available at Oswego High School where you can park your car and be driven to the downtown area in a bus provided by the Oswego YMCA.

This year Santa Claus will be at the Oswego Visitor’s Bureau located at 26 W. Van Buren Street starting at 5:00 p.m. on Friday night, December 7. The tree lighting by Village President Brian LeClercq will be at 6:00 p.m. and the Fire Truck Parade will be at 7:00 p.m.   

On Saturday, December 8, from 8:00 to 10:30 a.m. come to Traughber Junior High to have Breakfast With Santa. The Cookie Walk will again take place from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Downtown Oswego. Watch for more details regarding when and where to purchase the Cookie Tins and Commemorative Ornaments as well as additional activities at both Mason Square and Downtown.

The next POW! Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, November 14, 11:30 – 1:00 at The Dining Car Family Restaurant (1055 Station Drive, Oswego). A special presentation by Linda Healy of Mutual Ground will be heard. Mutual Ground provides services in southern Kane County and Kendall County for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

POW! luncheons are open to Chamber members as well as non-members. Everyone attending is asked to bring an item for Mutual Ground. Cash donations are welcome or to see their wish list, visit http://www.mutualgroundinc.com/pdfs/MGWishList07.pdf.

In addition, the POW! Committee is currently collecting donations for Mutual Ground. If you are interested in making a donation, please contact Katie Morris at 603-383-2093 or the Chamber office. All donations will be presented to Linda at the November Luncheon.This Luncheon is being sponsored by Team Rehab Physical Therapy.

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Board of Directors

Phil Solecki
President
Premier Electrical Services, Inc.
premierelectric@aol.com

Rebecca Oliver
Vice President
HRM Properties & Development,
LLC/Masoncorp, Inc.
www.hrmproperties.com

Jennifer Bartels
Secretary
Oswego YMCA
www.heritageymca.org

Paul Rathman
Treasurer
Allied First Bank
www.alliedoswego.com

John Cody
Director
Irish Press
www.theirishpress.com

Joe Conforti
Director
Oswego Community Bank
www.oswegobank.com

Kristen Sanders
Director
Castle Bank
www.castlebank.com

Andy Clements
Director
Weblinx, Inc.
www.weblinxinc.com

Ken Mclaughlin
Director
Esp, Kreuzer,
Cores & McLaughlin, LLP
www.ekcmlaw.com

Colleen Dermody
Director
Washington River, LLC
www.washingtonriverllc.com

Tom Tripp
Director
N.M. Tripp Insurance Agency, Inc.
TTripp@Trippins.net