Community
Area students to attend SUNY Oswego
More than 1,450 students have reserved places as freshmen at SUNY Oswego. Fall 2014 classes will begin Aug. 25.
Month: August 2014
Community
Arty Day Camp Receives Funding – Sign up now for Aug. 11-15
A sizzling summer of Arty fun is well under way for children at CNY Arts Center’s fourth annual Arty Day Camp at the center, 357 State St. In the first week of camp students received morning art and theatre classes with professionals followed by lunch, which was provided, then group activities and art projects.
Sports
‘Classic Moments’ Countdown: #29 Crash Takes Out the Big Three – 1958 Budweiser International Classic
With 29 days remaining until the International Classic, the countdown continues with No. 29, the crash that eliminated Nolan Swift, Lee Bliss, and Ed Bellinger Sr. from the 1958 running of the Classic.
During the Speedway’s stock car era in the late 1950s, Swift, Bliss and Bellinger were consistently three of the top drivers to beat.
Oswego Daily News
Employees Take To Picket Line To Show Dissatisfaction With Contract Situation
Union employees of St. Luke Health Services in Oswego and Michaud Nursing Home in Fulton staged an informational picket in front of St. Luke this afternoon (August 1) to protest the lack of a new labor contract. 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East represents around 150 of the approximately 250 workers. 1199 represents service employees only at the healthcare facility. Contract talks began in April and the collective bargaining agreement was extended for one month in June. The contract extension expired July 31.
Sandra Scott Travels
Sandra Scott Travels: Luxuriate At Honduras’ Las Cascada Lodge
Several years ago, when we were in Honduras, John and I stopped to see a new luxury ecolodge outside of La Ceiba called Las Cascada Lodge. I fell in love with it. It is nestled in the rainforest surrounded by trees and flowers. The rooms, there are only three of them, have a view of the jungle waterfalls. There are several cascading falls each with a small pool at the bottom that is big enough to swim in.
Oswego Daily News
Man Rescued From Rooftop of Burning Building
Oswego Fire Department units were dispatched to a structure fire at 2:46 p.m. today (Aug. 1) at 183 W. Fifth St. Initial reports were of a man trapped on a roof and black smoke coming from the house. Crews rescued the occupant off of the roof immediately and assisted him to the ground with a ladder.
Community
SUNY Oswego summer program enhances language skills
This summer, 85 students from eight countries enrolled in Summer Intensive English, which aims to advance their listening, speaking, pronunciation, reading, grammar and writing — complete with visits to New York City, Niagara Falls and the Thousand Islands to further sharpen their skills.
Sports
Mercyhurst honors Scholar-Athletes for the 2013-14 school year
A total of 277 students received scholar-athlete status from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) this month after receiving at least a 3.25 grade point average for their collegiate career.
Community
TAC Cleans Up at Fulton Library
The group of teens, under the direction of the library’s AmeriCorps member Vanessa Langdon, meets weekly to improve the library’s teen offerings as well as participate in a book club. The group took to weeding and picking up litter to beautify the grounds and complete an AmeriCorps project.
Oswego Daily News
Hannibal school board approves contract with Faculty Association
The five-year contract for the Hannibal Faculty Association was recently ratified by the school board and is retroactive to 2012. It strikes a balance that is beneficial to the district, community and teachers, according to district officials.