Month: November 2018

Elena Twiss, the executive director of Friends of Oswego County Hospice, with Legislator and Friends of Hospice Board liaison, Jim Karasek with Handlebars for Hospice Event Co-Chairmen, Jeff Beardslee (Comets) and Dale Thomas (Fire & Iron).
Community

Handlebars for Hospice Funds Presented

November 23, 2018 Contributor
On November 7, members of the Oswego County Comets RC and Fire & Iron MC Station 1438 met at Stefano’s Pizzeria & Restaurant in Mexico to present a donation of funds totaling $4,500 to Friends of Oswego County Hospice. Funds donated by the two clubs were raised during this year’s 4th annual Handlebars for Hospice fundraiser that was held October 7 at the VFW in Mexico.

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Billy Whittaker in the 2016 parade (OCT File Photo)
Sports

Matt Sheppard, Larry Wight, Kevin Root and Jocelyn Roy Receive Championship Awards in Front of Packed House

November 23, 2018 Contributor
The DIRTcar Northeast racing family gathered together in Central New York to celebrate a year full of incredible racing accomplishments. For the seventh time, Matt Sheppard was called to the stage to receive the award for the Super DIRTcar Series Championship. For the first time in his career, Billy Whittaker Cars 200 winner, Larry Wight took home the 358 Modified Championship after his third-place finish in the season finale at Brockville Ontario Speedway.

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Oswego Daily News

Port of Oswego Sets Record Year In Grain Exports

November 23, 2018 Site Administrator
This year, the port exported more than 51,000 metric tons of soybeans to foreign markets which is a 325% increase from 2017. “The numbers are very encouraging for the entire Central New York region,” said Acting Port Director William Scriber. “The port now offers farm to ship direct loading which had not previously existed in Central New York.”

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