Allanson Glanville Tappan Funeral Home
Mary Grace Ranieri, 87
Mary Grace Ranieri, 87, of Baldwinsville, passed away on Saturday Oct. 8, 2016.
Month: October 2016
Arts and Entertainment
SUNY Oswego Musical Reimagines ‘Oz’ Characters
Scarecrow as a nervous train hopper, Tin Man as a military veteran with two prosthetic limbs, Cowardly Lion as a bully in a fur vest — those evolved characters and more await audiences in SUNY Oswego’s musical adaptation of “The Wizard of Oz,” previewing at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20 and opening at the same time the next night in Tyler Hall’s renovated and modernized Waterman Theatre.
Letters to the Editor
Tobacco-Free Policies for Worksite Grounds
Improving a company’s overall public image can begin with adopting a tobacco-free policy for worksite grounds. Growing evidence suggests that secondhand smoke can be just as harmful outdoors as it is indoors. Creating a tobacco-free policy will protect the health of both employees and visitors, in addition to reducing tobacco litter.
Dowdle Funeral Home
William J. Howard, 83
William J. Howard, 83, a former resident of the Oswego area who wintered in Lady Lake, Florida, passed away on Friday October 7, 2016, in Flint, Michigan.
Dowdle Funeral Home
Charles L. Ferguson, 61
Charles L. Ferguson, 61, a resident of Scriba passed away on Friday October 7, 2016, at his home.
Community
Dinner and a Movie to Feature ‘Charlie Bucket’ From Original ‘Willy Wonka’
The Oswego Sunrise Rotary Club, in collaboration with the Oswego County Humane Society and the Oswego High School Interact Club, is pleased to present Dinner and a Movie on October 22 at the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center. This year’s film is the original Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and the event will feature Dr. Peter Ostrum, the actor who played “Charlie Bucket” in the 1971 film.
Community
Most Culturally, Geographically Diverse Class Enters SUNY Oswego
The most culturally diverse class ever to enter SUNY Oswego also comes to campus from farther outside the region: The class of 2020 includes nearly 300 freshmen from New York City, six from Washington, D.C., and scores of students from 14 other states and 18 countries. This fall’s enrollment of freshmen from Oswego and its six contiguous counties likely is the smallest ever, estimated at 248 among the 1,445 total freshmen.
Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay
New 529 ABLE Savings Accounts Will Help Individuals with Disabilities
Individuals with disabilities and their family members will soon have a new way to save and plan for future expenses with the creation of the 529 Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) program. The ABLE program is similar to the successful 529 College Savings Account program. ABLE accounts are a tax-advantaged savings account that individuals with disabilities can use to pay for qualified expenses.
Fulton Daily News
Fulton Police Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs Oct. 22 At Kinney Drugs
On October 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the City of Fulton Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for disposal to Kinney Drugs at 115 Oneida St.
Community
Family And Friends Weekend To Showcase SUNY Oswego Arts, Athletics, Entertainment
Visitors will be off to see the Wizard, the season’s first hockey exhibition games, the planetarium, an artists’ reception at newly modernized Tyler Art Gallery and maybe even a splash-in showing of “Zootopia” — all at SUNY Oswego’s Family and Friends Weekend from Friday, Oct. 21, through Sunday, Oct. 23.