I just adopted Barney, a nine-month-old black lab. We have been going to training classes and he is dong very well. He is house trained and really just a perfect companion and I am so happy to have him in my life. But there is one thing. Several times in the last month I have come home from work to find that he has destroyed the heel of one of my shoes.
The Oswego Fire Department began the spring portion of its water rescue training Tuesday in Lake Ontario. OFD crews were in the water near Wright’s Landing, where the water was a brisk 35 degrees. Now that the weather has seemingly broken, firefighters were able to participate in several scenario-based water rescue drills.
The economy seems to be improving and great new job opportunities are increasingly available. Visit the friendly staff and utilize the abundant resources at the Oswego Public Library. One-on-one appointments are available for navigating the many options.
The community is invited to the Oswego Community Ecumenical Good Friday Cross Walk, again indoors, this year in the sanctuary at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 103 W. Cayuga St.
Brenna Merry, a Fulton native and speech, language pathology and audiology major in the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance at Ithaca College, was recently inducted into the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. The 37th annual spring induction ceremony was held on March 27.
The average temperature for March 2014 was 27.0 degrees. That is 6.9 degrees below average. “It was cold. But it only ended up in a three-way tie for the 15th coldest March in Oswego (going back to 1855),” according to Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service.
With state examinations taking place this week, students and staff at Michael A. Maroun Elementary School looked to reduce test-related stress by hosting a pep rally on Monday. According to Principal Mary Stanton, the event was a motivational tool to get the entire school community to rally behind its test-takers.
Students in Oswego County put their literary knowledge to the test as they faced district champions from across the county in the County-wide Battle of the Books contest on March 20 at Mexico High School. Battle of the Books is a nationally recognized literacy program coordinated in Oswego County through the Oswego County BOCES School Library System.
Oswego Speedway Small Block Supermodified driver Mike Bruce will be holding a race team fundraiser on Saturday at Woodchuck Saloon in Oswego beginning at 1 p.m. The Bruce Racing fundraiser will feature a $10 chicken barbeque which includes a ½ chicken, salt potatoes, roll, and a choice of baked beans or mac salad.
Barry R. Russell, 66, of Oswego, passed away Tuesday evening April 1, 2014, at his home.
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