When John and I visited Tinian Island we rented a car and drove to North Field at the far end of the island. North Field is in the process of being reclaimed by nature with most of the field overgrown. There are a few monuments commemorating units who served on the island, glass shelters over the two pits that once housed the atomic bombs, and some bomb shelters.
Beverley J. LaBarge, 80, of Fulton, passed away Friday November 8, 2013.
Douglas L. Canfield, 87, of Fulton, went to be with the Lord on Thursday November 7, 2013.
Members of the Media Unit, a not-for-profit performance and production program for Central New York teens will bring their production of ‘Ask the Question,’ an original performance incorporating music and dance that explores the behaviors of bullies, victims and bystanders.
Fourth-grade students at Lanigan Elementary received a unique history lesson Thursday morning as performer and educator Dave Ruch used music to engage his audience and teach them about Iroquois culture. During the presentation, students displayed their knowledge on the topic while Ruch peppered them with questions about every aspect of Iroquois life.
Award winning performances and evaluations have become a tradition for the staff of the Oswego High School Buccaneer Bulletin. Once again, the Buccaneer Bulletin received a gold medal for being the best all around school newspaper in New York State. Each fall, the students and advisors joined with other scholastic journalists and photographers for the annual Empire State School Press Association gathering at Syracuse University.
The second public hearing regarding the proposed Renaissance Charter School drew a small gathering Thursday afternoon in the second floor conference room at the Oswego Education Center. Two of the three speakers were in favor of moving forward to provide an alternative to public schools. The district’s interim superintendent pointed out that studies have shown that charter schools’ achievement is “indistinguishable” from that of traditional public schools. Nationally, he added, charter schools have a dismal record of success.
Bruce Holman, Oswego Rotary club member, recently hosted Ben Titus from the Young Life organization. Titus presented a program about the Young Life mission.
On October 29, more than 75 women from all over Central New York came together for the Connections Women’s Conference at the River Vista Center in Fulton. This new twist on networking had ‘worker bees’ buzzing from table to table securing qualified leads for the ‘queen bee’ in their hive.
With the record setting 2013 season at Oswego Kartway now in the rear view mirror, attention turns to the annual championship awards banquet to be held on November 16 at Lighthouse Lanes in Oswego. The banquet, set to begin at 6 p.m., will once again honor the season long track champions in all 11 Kartway divisions as well as the semi-pro division champions as a part of the inaugural Fall Frenzy series.
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