Oswego, NY -- Happy Boxing Day!!!
In case you haven't heard of it, Boxing Day is a holiday in Great Britain and countries that were part of the British Commonwealth. According to Time Magazine's Web site, there really is no definitive history as to how it got started, but two theories are:
1) Parishes in the Church of England during Advent displayed a box that churchgoers put money into. On the day after Christmas, the money from the boxes would be distributed to the poor, thus giving rise to the term "Boxing Day."
2) The day after Christmas was also the traditional day on which the rich gave presents (boxes) to servants and employees. When the servants opened their boxes on the day after Christmas, this became known as Boxing Day.
For all of us, it could be the day some boxes (and their contents) are returned to the store.
Before heading out to stores today, here's what you'll find in The Post-Standard:
After the Oswego County Legislature denied the Food Bank $20,000 to feed the poor, the four legislature Democrats have decided to donate their pay raise to the Food Bank of Central New York.
That's it from here. Enjoy the day!!!