Oswego County TodaySeptember 2018FREE Independent News for Oswego County

Fulton Speedway Welcomes Event, Division Title Sponsors For Outlaw 200 Weekend

September 25, 2018 Contributor

The Fulton Speedway would like to thank and recognize its marketing partners who are division and event sponsors for the 33rd Annual Sunoco Fulton Ethanol Facility Outlaw 200 Weekend presented by SUNY Canton on September 28-29.

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The Zonta Club of Oswego’s coven of witches dropped into the Oswego Farmers' Market to invite community members to join them at the Witches Ball on October 26 Held in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the event is fundraiser for OCO’s Services to Aid Families Program. From left are Martha Burch, Connie McKinstry, Kathy MacPherson, Gail Goebricher, Iraina Gerchman, and Stacie France.

‘Witches Ball’ To Benefit SAF

September 25, 2018 Contributor

The Zonta Club of Oswego has teamed with a number of area businesses to host a bewitching evening of fun to benefit Oswego County Opportunities Services to Aid Families program. The Zonta Club’s Witches Ball will be held October 26 from 7 to 11 p.m. at Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center in Oswego.

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Weather Notebook For September 25 2018

September 25, 2018 Steve Yablonski

Brisk with rain tapering off today. High 65.

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Make Your Own Seasonal Greeting Cards At Next ‘Learn To’ Session

September 25, 2018 Contributor

If the price of seasonal and Halloween greeting cards is putting a dent in your wallet, why not make your own? Paper stitching uses embroidery techniques to make intricate designs on card stock.

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Raising Awareness Of Ovarian Cancer

September 25, 2018 Contributor

This year alone, more than 22,000 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer. It is now the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women in the United States. That is partly because most women do not know they have it until it is too late.

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Oswego County Welcomes Super Dirt Week

September 25, 2018 Contributor

The Oswego County Legislature proclaimed October 1 to 7 as “Super DIRT Week” to mark the third year of the NAPA Auto Parts event in the Port City.

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Lighthouse Improvements To Be Highlighted

September 24, 2018 Steve Yablonski

On Tuesday Mayor Billy Barlow, Assemblyman Will Barclay and H. Lee White Maritime Director Mercedes Neiss will unveil recent improvements made to the Oswego Lighthouse at a special ceremony. The program is scheduled for the Wright’s Landing Marina/Oswego Yacht Club Pier, 41 Lake St. It starts at 10:30 a.m. and will last about 15 minutes. Following remarks by Mayor Barlow and Assemblyman Barclay, there will be a boat ride to the lighthouse.

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The Port of Oswego supports more than 200 jobs.

Port of Oswego Economic Impacts Study Released – Supports $26.7M in Economic Activity, More Than 209 Jobs

September 24, 2018 Site Administrator

The Great Lakes Seaway Partnership announced the release of Economic Impacts of the Port of Oswego, a report documenting the many contributions made by the port and Great Lakes Seaway Shipping to the city of Oswego, Oswego County, state of New York and Great Lakes region.

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Tyler Bertrand, Tyler Tucker, Logan Patchen, and Tristian Mejia show off their breast cancer awareness rockets, which combined lessons in science and character education.

Granby 6th Graders Launch Rockets, A Good Deed

September 24, 2018 Submitted article

Tyler Bertrand, Tyler Tucker, Logan Patchen and Tristian Mejia soared to new heights, academically and personally when they banded together to create breast cancer awareness-themed rockets to launch after a classmate, whose mother is a breast cancer survivor, was able to provide them with some of the pink decorations.

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Time & Again Books Celebrates 19 Years

September 24, 2018 Contributor

Time & Again Books & Tea in Oswego, as part of its 19th anniversary, held a drawing and presented two Oswego City School District students with drawstring bags suitable for school or sports.

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