Sugar and Sugar Scanlon Funeral Homes
Dominick Carr, infant
Dominick Lee Francis Carr, infant son of Kally Carr and Dale Butler, died Tuesday September 10, 2013, in Crouse Hospital, Syracuse.
Month: September 2013
Sports
Oswego Speedway Quick Results 09/14/2013
NOVELIS SUPERMODIFIEDS
Feature (75-laps): 1. 7-Otto Sitterly, 2. 00-Joe Gosek, 3. 22-Pat Lavery, 4. 99-Michael Barnes, 5. 47-Bob Bond
Community
‘Worst Hard Time’ author to appear Sept. 25 at SUNY Oswego
OSWEGO — Award-winning author Timothy Egan, whose book “The Worst Hard Time” follows heartland families and communities as they struggle to survive the 1930s Dust Bowl, will make a free public presentation at 7 p.m. […]
Sports
Oz Roller Derby skaters take second in first-ever Northeast Renegade Tournament
Three members of Oswego’s Oz Roller Derby team traveled to participate in the first-ever Northeast Renegade Tournament in Parsippany, NJ, cinching second place in a wild, fist-clenching championship bout. Invited to skate with the Boomtown Roughneck Renegade team from Binghamton, Mandy Frantz, Jason Fleming and Phil Gailinas knew they were joining what was considered the underdog team.
Community
Valuable Prizes donated for Scrabble Fest Silent Auction
This annual benefit for Literacy Volunteers of Oswego County takes place on Sept. 20, from 6 – 9 p.m. at the Oswego Elks Lodge. “The silent auction is a popular feature of Scrabble Fest.” said Meg Henderson, coordinator of LVOC. “Every year, businesses and individuals in the community donate fabulous prizes.”
Community
Fulton Rotary considers collaboration with India
Cheryl Lindsay travels to India frequently in her job as the faculty member in charge of foreign exchange students for Cayuga Community College. In her presentation to the club, Cheryl proposed an international collaboration between Fulton Noon Rotary and the Rotary Club of Nagpur – North Hills in India.
Community
Benefit Planned for Ryan Barry
Ryan Barry was attending a camp at Casowasco. While riding a mountain bike on a trail through the woods, going down a steep hill, he hit a rock, lost control of the bike and hit a tree. He suffered numerous injuries with the worst being a fractured spine and severe spinal cord injury.
Community
RSVP To Host 6 Steps To Better Balance Series At Springside
RSVP, a division of SUNY Oswego’s Office of Business and Community Relations, is accepting registrations for “6 Steps to Better Balance,” an approach to Better Balance developed by Betty Perkins-Carpenter. She is a nationally renowned expert on falls prevention who has made improving balance easy for everyone.
Oswego Daily News
SUNY Oswego secures $1.2M to draw STEM students, workers to teaching
The National Science Foundation has awarded SUNY Oswego a five-year, $1.2 million grant for a scholarship program to help create a pipeline of science, technology, engineering and math teachers for high-need school districts. Oswego’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the School of Education worked together on the “Full STEM” grant and will collaborate to launch the science foundation’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program at Oswego this spring.
Community
Ritchie Crosses Border To Find Ways To Strengthen Ties. Grow North Country Economy
State Senator Patty Ritchie took her International Border Legislative Caucus initiative on the road Friday, and traveled to Brockville, Ontario, to discuss tourism, economic development and cultural opportunities with Canada’s leaders.