One Thousand Strong Shout: Don’t Close Fort Ontario!

They were about 1,000 individuals from all walks of life, young and old. But, they spoke in one voice – loud enough to be heard in Albany. There was no mistaking their message: Don’t close Fort Ontario. Today’s rally wasn’t an ending, it’s just the start they all said of the fight to save the important piece of Oswego County and the nation’s history.

Members of the Future Business Leaders of America club are getting a first-hand look at business.  They’re running a store in school.  Also today, news on a date for the annual Senior Class photo.

Students from Volney Elementary School’s orchestra this week presented a mini-concert to members of the Fulton Board of Education.

They came to remind people that it’s Music In Our Schools month, the month when school bands, orchestras and choruses put on performances to highlight their achievements.

The Oswego County Legislature voted Thursday to oppose a New York Power Authority project that would locate dozens of huge wind turbines in Lake Ontario. The vote was 20-4-1. Nearly 30 members of the Oswego County and surrounding area spoke about the pros and cons of the project for about two hours before the vote.

Writes Chuck Harrington: “The Fort is again under siege – not by an armada assembled by a foreign enemy, but one of our own making. Budget cuts in Albany, spurred by an era of fiscal irresponsibility, have led us to the real possibility of losing a site that holds such a rich history, and many stunning tales of bravery.”

A rally to try to preserve the Fort is scheduled for Sunday.

The Junior class fashion show has been delayed, but will not be denied.  Also today, the mock trial team pulls off a narrow win and a band of GRB students prepares for a Syracuse debut.

The chamber is planning for about 1,000 people to show up Sunday to show their support for the Oswego historic site that’s threatened by state budget cuts. The vent starts at noon in the fort’s parking lot.

This week, archivist Tom Tryniski takes us back more than a century to see the old Fulton Water Works.  Visit Tom’s website, FultonHistory.com, for a rich trip through the decades.

SUNY Oswego and the Oswego State Athletic Department are pleased to announce that Saturday’s NCAA Men’s Hockey quarterfinal round contest between No. 2 nationally-ranked Oswego State (25-2-0) and No. 6 nationally-ranked Bowdoin (19-6-1) will be televised on two TV channels and over the Internet.

The Rudy’s B Mites finished up their 2009-10 season with strong games on their home ice, and as participants at the recent Bob Mercurio Extreme Freeze Mite Tournament in Whitestown.

When an adult tells a student they can reach great heights, many think that such talk is symbolic of what they may accomplish later in their lifetime. For four students at Fairgrieve Elementary School, the meaning of that phrase was literal and applicable to their accomplishments recently during an assembly at the school. The four [...]

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Benjamin Jacob Mariotti celebrates his first birthday on March 10th, 2010!

Happy New Year to all of our readers in the tri-county region!
While our Richland facility is closed until April, the society is still active with Friday afternoon hours at the Barclay Court House in Pulaski (2nd floor over DMV, 2pm until 5) or by appointment. We got off to a rocky start following our [...]