Month: February 2012

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Oswego Daily News

Water Leak Takes CENG’s Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 1 Off Line

February 20, 2012 Steve Yablonski

On Saturday, Nine Mile Point Unit 1 licensed Operators identified increased water leakage inside the drywell.  Operators in accordance with their procedures and training, appropriately reduced power at the unit in order to perform inspections to identify the source of the leak. Unit 1 was removed from the grid just after midnight on Sunday.

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Community

‘Early Bird’ Winners Announced In St. Luke’s Annual $25,000 Bundle Of Bucks Charity Raffle

February 20, 2012 Submitted article

Everyone who had purchased “Bundle of Bucks” raffle tickets on or before Feb. 14 was entered in the “Early Bird” drawing where five – one hundred dollar prizes have been awarded. The five winners of this year’s “Early Bird” drawing include; Karen Smith, George Marsden, Carleen Waugh, Jim Woods and Nancy Smith.

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Fulton Daily News

Fire Destroys Black Creek Lumber Company In Volney

February 20, 2012 Steve Yablonski

The owner of Black Creek Lumber Company on County Route 57 in Volney, lost his entire business to fire Monday morning.

“I’ve been thinking about retiring,” Dennis Gantley said. “I didn’t want to see it go like this.”

“It was a ball of fire, I’ll tell you.”

Inside, his story and videos of the explosion and fire.

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