The Oswego Elks held its annual Jack Haynes Golf Tournament August 2. There were 18 teams participating in the tournament, which raised $ 3,000 for the Elks National Fund. The golfers enjoyed a steak dinner after a day on the golf course.
A local family is rallying community support as they prepare for a 5K at Walt Disney World to benefit type 1 diabetes research. Oswego native Sarah McCrobie, 30, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 2, will participate in the JDRF Marathon Weekend at Epcot on Jan. 7.
At Monday night’s Administrative Services Committee, councilors approved a request to move funds from the General Fund into the Community Development Office. The infusion of cash would enable the department to move forward while exploring opportunities for creating efficiencies and improving operational performance as it moves into fiscal year 2016, the director said.
Health officials suggest people take it a little easier in the heat and humidity. Those most at risk for heat-related illness are young children and the elderly. Those doing any type of strenuous activity in the heat and humidity should be aware of the weather conditions. And listen to what their body is telling them. If you suffer from cramps, get into the shade and rest for a while and have some water to drink.
State Police were called to the Wal-Mart parking lot, East Avenue in Central Square for a reported children left inside a vehicle. When troopers and EMS personnel arrived, they located a silver van with a 4-year-old girl sleeping and a 9-year-old boy inside sweating heavily, according to troopers.
Recently, the question of the sales tax agreement between the city of Fulton and the county of Oswego was questioned in a committee. It started as a question and has blown up into this movement to re-arrange or cancel this agreement. I cannot begin to explain how this discussion went from questions to the misrepresentation of now the County Legislative body is going to revoke the sales tax agreement with the city of Fulton.
As the countdown continues toward the 59th running of the Budweiser International Classic 200 at Oswego Speedway on September 6, we look back at the next historic Classic driver on our list, Michigan speed merchant – Johnny Benson Sr. Benson was known far and wide as the fastest driver on four wheels in the Midwestern states during the mid-1960s, and in 1964 he brought that speed to Oswego’s Port City oval. Benson started the ’64 Classic from the 5th position, but ended with a lackluster 30th place effort. The Michigan ace would not return to Oswego until the ’66 edition of the race and he no doubt made his mark.
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the Governor’s decision to convene a Wage Board for the purposes of considering increasing the minimum wage for fast food workers to $15 an hour. It has been reported that the Governor convened the Wage Board in effort to placate advocates (mainly from NYC) who are pushing for various liberal causes to be enacted in the State such as increasing the overall state minimum wage. When the legislature failed to increase the state’s minimum wage, these advocates accused the Governor of not doing enough.
Eight incoming freshmen participated in the Summer Institute, an intensive two-week program that focused on building skills in the four primary subject areas: math, science, English and social studies.
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