The Oswego County Historical Society will host the fourth lecture of the season on September 14 at 1:30 p.m. at the Richardson-Bates House Museum at 135 E. Third St. The event is free and open to the public. Guest lecturer Richard Palmer will present a program entitled “From Duluth to Alexandria Bay: Great Lakes Shipping Through the Years.”
More than 900 accepted students have indicated their commitment to attend SUNY Potsdam by submitting deposits. The accepted students include Alex Pendell of Central Square, who graduated from Paul V. Moore High School.
Nearly 500 people gathered on the parade grounds of the Fort Ontario State Historic Site in Oswego to enjoy a performance of “The Great Rope,” the award-winning children’s play by the late Rosemary Nesbitt. The cast entertained and interacted with the audience in a reverse ‘theatre-in-the-round’ setting within this natural outdoor amphitheater. “This was a truly unique experience for the audience as well as everyone involved with the show,” said H. Lee White Marine Museum director Mercedes Niess, one of the show’s organizers.
Nearly 2,200 new students — more than 1 in 4 from traditionally underrepresented groups and the most in history from outside Central New York — started classes this fall at SUNY Oswego. About 1,420 freshmen and 750 transfer students enrolled, a large class but a bit fewer than last year’s boom of just more than 1,500 freshmen and nearly 800 transfers, according to SUNY Oswego Admissions Director Dan Griffin.
The Oswego County Health Department offers a variety of services to all residents of Oswego County, including preventive health services, certified home health care, long-term home health care, certified hospice, and a maternal and child health program.
The Experimental Aircraft Association chapter 486 and our local Civil Air Patrol squadron at Oswego County Airport will hold a fly-in pancake breakfast on September 14 at the EAA hanger, just north of the airport main entrance on Route 176 in Fulton.
State Police in Fulton are investigating a fatal car/pedestrian accident that occurred around 1 p.m.on Thursday (Aug. 28), on County Route 57 in the town of Volney. The victim reportedly ran out in front of a vehicle.
Randall Barnard II has been named branch manager at Pathfinder Bank’s Cicero branch located at 6194 State Route 31, according to Robert Butkowski, vice president/branch administration manager.
Incoming fifth graders were greeted with a trail of colorful balloons that lead to the cafeteria for a short presentation given by teachers and staff to assist with the transition to middle school. Teachers kept a positive and encouraging tone as they spoke about lockers, block scheduling, lunches, homework and more.
In Thursday’s early morning hours, 1997 International Classic champion Davey Hamilton blistered Budweiser Classic Week testing with the new Nicotra Racing No. 6 Hawk Supermodified. Hamilton laid down the fastest lap of the week thus far with a circuit of 16.352 at 137 mph in the brand new Nicotra roadster, making Hamilton an immediate threat for the International Classic pole position during tomorrow night’s ‘Fast 14’ pole day Supermodified time trials that will go green at 6:30 p.m.
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