Oswego County TodayJune 2013FREE Independent News for Oswego County

Farewell Come and Go Reception Set For Kimplands

June 19, 2013 Contributor

Rev. Mark and Lynne Kimpland have served the First United Methodist Church and the Fulton community for the last 18 years. “Our time in Fulton has been a wonderful blessing full of opportunities, challenges and above all, it’s unlimited potential,” Pastor Mark said. “We will forever treasure the relationships, ministries and Fulton’s unique sense of community.” Rev. Kimpland has been reappointed to the Endwell United Methodist Church in Endwell, NY and will begin his ministry July 1.

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Cayuga CC Professor to present at national Thoreau Society conference

June 19, 2013 Contributor

He will speak on “The Maine Woods and the Living Lyre: David Mallett’s ‘The Fable True,’” an examination of singer-songwriter Mallett’s CD. In the recording, Mallett narrates portions of Thoreau’s The Maine Woods with guitar accompaniment.

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Riley Sixth Grades Celebrate Success

June 19, 2013 Contributor

The Charles E. Riley Elementary School sixth grade honors assembly provided the opportunity to recognize those students moving on to the Oswego Middle School while at the same time congratulating them for their academic effort.

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ADK Summer Playhouse Presents Cabaret on Gore Mountain

June 19, 2013 Submitted article

The Adirondack Summer Playhouse puts a unique twist on the musical “Cabaret” in three performances this summer on Gore Mountain. The production, which runs July 11-13, takes place in a modern “Spiegeltent,” an Austrian mirrored circus tent, offering classic German beer and goodies such as knödel, bratwurst, sauerkraut, sausages and pretzels.

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OCO’s Handville Recognized As One of Oswego County’s Top 40 Young Professionals

June 19, 2013 Contributor

Handville, who joined OCO in 2001 as a part-time medical secretary at the agency’s Oswego Health Center also worked in OCO’s Family Planning program and in 2007 became a health educator where she taught reproductive health in area schools. In 2009, Handville was named coordinator of the Cancer Services Program and has been the driving force behind the program ever since.

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Fulton Common Council Unanimously Approves Zoning Change

June 19, 2013 Janel Sullivan

The change will allow houses in the M-1 manufacturing zone that have been vacant for more than one year to once again be used as residential property. Prior to the approval of the resolution, those homes would have lost their residential status. Proponents say this will hopefully entice more people buy homes in Fulton.

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Oswego Cinema 7 Fri 06/21/13 – Wed 06/26/13

June 19, 2013 Contributor

FAST & FURIOUS 6 (DIGITAL) PG13 1:40p 7:00p MAN OF STEEL (DIGITAL) PG13 12:30p 3:35p 6:40p 9:45p MAN OF STEEL 3D (DIGITAL) PG13 1:50p 4:55p 8:00p MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (DIGITAL) […]

Gary Mix Chosen as Oswego Interim Superintendent of Schools

June 18, 2013 Submitted article

Gary Mix has been appointed as the Oswego City School District Interim Superintendent of Schools. On Tuesday night, the Oswego City School District Board of Education unanimously approved the appointment. Mix will commence his duties in the Oswego City School District on Tuesday, July 2. The board will pay Mix $2,400 per week during the months of July and August and $3,000 per week during the months of September through December.

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Leslie F. Corey, 81

June 18, 2013 Contributor

Leslie F. Corey, 81, of Phoenix, NY, passed away Sunday June 9, 2013.

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Wreath laying at Oswego County 147th’s monument Set In Gettysburg

June 18, 2013 Submitted article

On July 1, the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, Oswego Town Historian George R. DeMass will officiate at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Oswego County 147th monument in Gettysburg. The 147th New York volunteers, Oswego County’s own, was heavily engaged in the three-day battle.

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