Month: September 2017

President Ronald Reagan once said, “We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.” Right now, each of us has the ability, in some way, to help those in Texas who have been impacted by the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey. Torrential rain, high winds and widespread flooding have caused what many are calling the most powerful storm ever to touch down in the United States. In its wake, Hurricane Harvey, which has now set a record for the greatest amount of measured single-storm rainfall in the continental United States, has taken lives and left tens of thousands of people homeless.

Legislature Marks ADA Day

The Oswego County Legislature recognized July 26 as Americans with Disabilities Awareness Day to help promote education about available services, resources and advocacy for county residents.

September 5, 2017 Steve Yablonski

A thunderboomer rolls along the lake this morning near the lighthouse. (Photo by Joey Falcetti)

Weather Notebook For September 5, 2017

A few early thunderstorms early today. High 75.

Fulton Speedway Going Exclusively DIRTcar 358 Modified Racing In 2018; Brewerton Speedway To Remain DIRTcar Big Block Modifieds

Fulton Speedway will return to its roots beginning in 2018 as DIRTcar 358 Modifieds will become the headline class at the speedway. The track hosted 358-modified racing exclusively from its dirt debut in 1979 until 2000 when Big Blocks became the headline division. Fulton Speedway will join Utica-Rome Speedway as Central New York DIRTcar 358-Modified race tracks. Big Block Racing will remain a weekly fixture at Brewerton Speedway.

‘Shoe 2’ Sweep: Shullick Wins Track Championship, International Classic in Same Season at Oswego

Simply put, it was just Dave Shullick Jr.’s year at Oswego Speedway. Two weeks removed from becoming the first Ohio track champion at the ‘Steel Palace’ since 1968, the second generation driver from North Ridgeville put the Shullick name in victory lane for the first time in the Budweiser International Classic 200, a race his father had gotten second in three times.

Mike Bond Unstoppable in Fifth Bud Light SBS Classic Victory

Mike Bond showed exactly why he is the winningest driver in Pathfinder Bank SBS Series history yesterday at Oswego Speedway, leading wire to wire for his fifth career victory in the Bud Light SBS Classic 75.

Oswego County Hospice Program Ranks Among Top 5% in the Nation

Oswego County Hospice has recently received the “Best Hospice Caregiver Satisfaction Award” for its ranking in the top 5 percent in the Strategic Healthcare Programs’ national Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems hospice survey benchmark. The program acknowledges hospice providers that consistently provide high quality service to families and caregivers of patients receiving hospice care. Award recipients are determined by their rankings among more than 1,500 hospice providers throughout the nation.

Donald E. Horn, 83

Donald E. Horn, 83, of Cato, NY, passed away Saturday September 2, 2017, at Loretto, Syracuse, NY, after a short illness.

Oldenburg Announces Candidacy For Scriba Supervisor

It is with much pleasure, that I announce my candidacy for Scriba Town Supervisor. I will be on the Republican and Conservative lines this September 12th primary.

AriElla Rae Colon-Buskey

AriElla Rae Colon-Buskey was born in Oswego Hospital on Sept. 1, 2017, at 5:13 p.m.