Month: May 2013

Beginning this weekend, the Thruway will use its electronic Variable Message Signs to increase driver awareness. Senator Ritchie had asked for the state Thruway Authority’s help in the wake of a series of horrific motorcycle crashes that claimed the lives of a number of local bikers. From June 1 to 8, the Thruway will flash the messages, “Watch for Motorcycles” and “Share the Road” on signs boards across its system.

Oswego Speedway To Support ARISE Ramp Program

People coming to share in the thrill of the races can help support their neighbors on Saturday. The Oswego Speedway is once again hosting representatives of ARISE and allowing them to accept donations for the Oswego County Ramp Program. ARISE will also be promoting the June 8 ARISE and Ride for Ramps event at Fort Ontario.

St. Luke Residents Put Finishing Touch On Older Americans Month With A Celebration Of Art

Residents created an impromptu art gallery at their residence to display a wide variety of works they created. Arts and crafts included works in a variety of mediums including watercolor paintings, decorative wreaths, acrylic paintings, completed jigsaw puzzles, photography, handmade dolls and quilts, to name only a few.

APW Spring Festival of the Arts

Students in grades four through six at Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Elementary School showcased their instrumental and choral talents at the recent Spring Festival of the Arts Concert on May 29.

Oswego Relay for Life – Come Help Us Fight Cancer

Come join us for a night of fighting cancer and fun! Relay For Life of Oswego will be June 14. Opening ceremony begins at 6:45 p.m. Activities go on all evening long.

Final OCAY League competition takes flight

Titled “Fight and Flight,” the fourth and final Oswego County Academic Youth League competition was set in an historic venue. Located at Oswego’s historic Fort Ontario, the competition featured two main tasks, each executed in two different ways. The first task involved the construction of two kites, one focused on performance and functionality, and the other on aesthetics.

Eliza Brooks Parker Named to King University’s Dean’s List

Eliza Brooks Parker of Oswego was recently named to the King University Dean’s List for the spring semester 2013. The list recognizes those who participate in at least 12 hours of academic work and achieve a semester grade point average within the range of 3.50 to 3.99.

Porch Party Fundraiser set at Pratt House

The Friends of History In Fulton, N. Y., Inc. will hold its annual Porch Party Fundraiser at the John Wells Pratt House Museum front porch and yard, 177 S. First St., Fulton, on June 7 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Shineman Foundation Partners With SUNY OBCR’s Thrive Community Incubator

The Richard S. Shineman Foundation announced it has awarded the SUNY Oswego Office of Business and Community Relations a $10,000 grant in support of the “Thrive” program. Thrive aims to be a community incubator which would cultivate potentially transformative ideas to positively change and grow Oswego County.

Nazareth College Announces Spring 2013 Dean’s List

Nazareth College is proud to announce the following students have earned dean’s list honors for the Spring 2013 semester.