Community
Emily Ridgeway Benefit Planned
A chicken barbecue benefit for Emily Ridgeway will be held March 11.
Month: March 2012
Oswego Daily News
Writers Unite for Disability Awareness Month
Contributing authors to the recently published book Sometimes The Wind Blows Sideways: Our Lives with a Special Needs Child gathered on Monday at the Oswego Arise office to celebrate their participation in raising awareness on special needs.
Oswego Daily News
Oswego School Board Wrestles With Budget Plan
The Oswego school board has challenged the superintendent to present a 2012-13 budget with zero percent tax levy increase, or better. On April 17 the board is slated to vote on the tentative spending plan. The public vote is set for May 15.
Oswego Daily News
Becksted & Keefe State Champs; Hockey to Final Four & Byrne Leads Bowlers
State champions Drake Becksted and Cory Keefe returned to Oswego on Saturday evening celebrating a day which qualified them as the elite among their peers in their respective events. Meanwhile, the boys’ varsity hockey team earned a berth in this weekend’s Final Four Division II State Tournament and Cameron Byrne rolled the overall high series of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Bowling Tournament in Waverly, as the Bucs finished fourth.
Community
Oswego Clearview Squirts Wrap Up Regular Season
The Oswego Clearview Squirts wrapped up their regular season hockey schedule recently with games against Midstate, Center State, and the Binghamton-Select team, according to Head Coach Eric Koproski.
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Lillian M. Woodward, 88
Lillian M. Woodward, 88 of Fulton, died Sunday March 4, 2012, at home.
Community
Oswego Lions Club Annual Beer, Wine Tasting Set At American Foundry
The Oswego Lions Club will hold its 4th annual Wine and Beer tasting with silent auction Friday at the American Foundry. The event is scheduled for 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., with pre-sale tickets $15 and $20 at the door the night of the event.
Community
OCO’s Oswego County Public Transit keeping Residents on the Move
The honorary head pin for Oswego County Opportunities’ upcoming Bowl-A-Fun, “Patty McGold”, recently enjoyed a tour of Oswego County courtesy of OCO’s Oswego County Public Transit.
Community
Public Computing Center Helps Career Advancement
Linda Coleman, a bus driver with Oswego City School District, came to the Public Computing Center at Oswego Public Library on Feb. 24, hoping to learn a skill she needs to advance in her job.
Community
Join a Cause for Community, Join the Y
“At the Oswego Y, you’re not only part of an organization, but part of a community and a cause that benefits you and your neighbors,” says Jackie Sheffield, Membership and Financial Development Director, Oswego YMCA.