As Central New York residents prepare to honor the nation’s active military and veterans this Memorial Day Weekend, organizers unveiled a series of theme days, activities and special promotions for military members and families at the first-ever Oswego Festival of Sail.
The Memorial Day float is a popular project every year, and working on it exercises participants’ teamwork, fine motor skills, and creativity. This year’s float features popular landmarks such as the Washington Monument, Niagara Falls, Mount Rushmore, and others.
The Oswego County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance in identifying the two males shown in the attached photographs. On May 26, 2010, the males reportedly entered a construction site in the Town of Richland and allegedly stole a large amount of copper.
Anyone with information regarding this incident or the identity of the persons involved is asked to contact the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office at 349-3411.
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Michala Wahl helps her brother, Kevin, man the wheel of the National Historic Landmark World War II Tugboat the LT-5 Friday at the H. Lee White Marine Museum. The LT-5 is part of the museum’s ongoing exhibit.
The tug served during the Normandy Invasion in World War II and is even credited with shooting down an enemy aircraft.
Kevin and Michala are the children of Petty Officer First Class Jeffrey Wahl, the US Navy recruiter stationed in Oswego.
At Fort Ontario, site manager Paul Lear said the gates will open Saturday, with a historical reenactor at the gate to greet them, volunteers to help guide them and General Brown, the site’s pet dog, roaming the grounds as usual.
“The coffee pot will be on and the flags will be up,” he told Oswego County Today.com.
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