Asphalt Modified teams are gearing up for the 63rd consecutive running of the Sunoco Race of Champions at Oswego Speedway on July 20. The Modified race winner will earn a minimum of $15,000 with more than $17,000 in bonus lap money also up for grabs. The 63rd Sunoco Race of Champions Weekend will take place July 19 and 20.
More than 70 fun-loving females from throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states gathered recently for a memorable and charitable fishing tournament. Capt. Chad’s annual All Women’s Fishing Tournament ran from June 26 to 30. The event, now in its 14th year, is run by Capt. Chad Gehrig, skipper of the Oswego-based Son of a Gun charter service.
Oswego County Head Start Pre-K continues to accept applications for September. The program enrolls three- and four-year-old children and is provided at no cost to families. Head Start’s goal is to promote school readiness through hands-on learning, active play, and nutritious meals and snacks.
The following students were named to the University at Albany’s spring 2013 Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement:
Very warm and humid with showers likely today. Highs near 85.
On the race card will be the 800 horsepower Tracey Road Equipment Big Block Modifieds, SUNY Canton Sportsman, NAPA Late Models, E&V Energy Novice Sportsman, Four Cylinder Stocks and Mod Lites. For the kids, the Home Depot will be in the midway with their fun activities “Home Depot Kids Work Shop.”
A small crowd gathered in the Burger King parking lot in Fulton on Tuesday afternoon. Some families held signs and balloons as they eagerly awaited the arrival of the bus from New York City carrying kids participating in the Fresh Air Fund who will be visiting Upstate New York for the next two weeks. Some are visiting Upstate for the first time. Others are returning to visit the same host families from previous summers.
At about 9 p.m., the Onondaga County 911 Center was advised that the New York State Police were in pursuit of a vehicle on Route 81 North near Preble and heading towards Onondaga County. The driver, and lone occupantof the vehicle, was taken into custody without incident by the New York State Police in Adams.
The annual Nick Bergman Memorial Bass Tournament will be held on July 20 at Hooper’s Harbor Marina in Three Mile Bay. Nick was a sophomore at J.C. Birdlebough in Phoenix where he played football and basketball, however, his real passion was for fishing. There has been a tournament in Nick’s memory since 1999 when he died of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at age 15.
The 2013 Lakers ice hockey summer camp begins on July 15 at Campus Center Ice Arena and openings for youth skaters of all levels still remain.
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