Month: July 2009

Robert Matteson died last weekend in Oak Creek, Colorado.Ã‚Â He was 63.

Matteson, who grew up in Central Square, was well known in Oak Creek as “Cowboy Bob” and at the same time, he was barely known at all.Ã‚Â He was said to be the small town’s only homeless person, but few there knew how he came to be that way.Ã‚Â In Oswego County, his family knew that his time in Vietnam had changed him but after he suddenly left town, they could never find where he had gone.

His peaceful death in a garage solved a lot of mysteries.

There’s a wonderful article in the local newspaper there, called The Steamboat Pilot and Today, that gives Robert Matteson’s life its proper due and ties up the loose ends on both sides.Ã‚Â It’s worth your time to read it.

Fulton Common Council Tidbits: A Driveway Dispute and Catch Basins To Nowhere

Several years ago, Golden Corral restaurant was forced to close a backdoor driveway onto South First St.Ã‚Â Now, the church next door to the old Golden Corral wants to open a driveway onto South First St.Ã‚Â Not everyone thinks that’s a good idea.Ã‚Â Also among the items tackled this week by Aldermen: The city fixes drainage problems in several neighborhoods, including one homeowner’s property where the catch basins went exactly nowhere.

Staples Helps Success By 6 Stuff-A-Bus

Staples in Oswego is lending its support to the United WayÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Annual Success By 6 Ã¢â‚¬ËœStuff-A-BusÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ campaign. Success By 6 is currently collecting school supplies in an effort to stuff ten buses full of much needed school supplies for children in need throughout Oswego County.

Paul Schneible Takes On New Role In Accounting Firm

Paul W. Schneible, C.P.A., has been synonymous with accounting in the Oswego community for almost 35 years. While he continues to deliver accounting service to many of the businesses and individuals in the community, he has now begun his transition plan to retirement and is taking on a new role at his accounting firm.

July 24, 2009 Steve Yablonski

Harborfest 2009 Reigns Over Port City

A little bit of rain was barely an inconvenience for the crowd at Thursday night’s opening of Harborfest 22. The music started at 7 p.m. Thursday with Hotel California (a salute to the Eagles). And, after a short interruption for the official opening ceremonies, Live Wire (an AC/DC tribute band) kept Harborfest 2009 rocking and rolling. Scattered showers, some heavy at times, plagued the Hotel California concert; but the crowd continued to grow in front of the NRG Lakeview Stage. The crowd was massive, sprawling all the way back to the sidewalk in Breitbeck Park.

Aubertine: Not Running For Congress

Ã¢â‚¬Å“My priority must continue to be the work I have started in the state Senate, representing Oswego, Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties. My commitment is to the people of the 48th Senate District and has been all along. Before I could even consider the possibility of serving another eight counties, I had a duty to finish out this yearÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s session.”

July 23, 2009 Step One Creative

Liberati Joins Step One Creative As Summer PR Intern

Step One Creative, an Oswego-based marketing communications firm, has announced that Nick Liberati, of Poughkeepsie, New York, has joined the agency as a summer public relations intern

Something To See: Eclipse Of The Sun

You couldn’t see it here, but it was impressive in Southeast Asia: A complete eclipse of the Sun, in which the moon slides perfectly between the Sun and the Earth, leaving a perfectly round corona of the Sun’s fire and a dark circle.

The eclipse lasted up to 6 minutes in some places.Ã‚Â No one reading this today will see the next eclipse predicted to last that long.Ã‚Â It will be in 2132.

We thought you might like to see some amateur pictures from the eclipse, courtesy of various photographers who post on Flickr.Ã‚Â Click the story to see more photos, a diagram of the path of the eclipse, and a composite photo that shows a giant shadow on the Orient, from space.

James F. Muldoon, 69, 07/16/2009

James F. Muldoon, 69, a resident of 9481 North 111th Ave. in Sun City, Ariz., died July 16, 2009, after a brief illness.

Oswego Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing A Second Child

There are new charges against Timothy Sheldon of Oswego, already accused of sexually abusing a child.

The Oswego County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday charged Sheldon, 27, of County Route 89, Bldg #371, town of Oswego, with new counts of felony sex abuse and endangering the welfare of a child.