Month: December 2018

Fulton Daily News

A Winter Wonderland: Fulton’s 15th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting

December 7, 2018 Mikayla Kemp
A light flurry of snow created the perfect winter wonderland while Fulton kicked off the holiday season at the 15th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Jubilee. Each year, the event features Santa’s arrival on a Fulton fire truck to lead an exuberant crowd in a countdown to light the city’s official Christmas tree.

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Sandra Scott Travels

Sandra Scott Travels: The Human Side Of The Civil War

December 7, 2018 Contributor
The Cumberland Gap is a narrow pass through the Cumberland Mountains, near the junction of Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee. It was the gateway to the west for early pioneers and later became the route of the military during the Civil War. Today, it is part of the Cumberland Gap National Historic Park. The nearby Hensley Settlement is now a historic site on top of Brush Mountain.

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Oswego native David Artz
Oswego Daily News

David Artz: Oswego Native Part of Historic Farewell For President George H. W. Bush

December 7, 2018 Contributor
Some of those major moments in life come at the most unexpected times. This past week, Oswego native David Artz found himself in the National Cathedral Choir in Washington D.C. for the memorial service for the nation’s 41st President, George H. W. Bush. However, he certainly didn’t plan on being there.

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Community

Longtime Campus Leader Howard Gordon To Speak At December Commencement

December 7, 2018 Contributor
Howard Gordon, the longtime executive assistant to the president at SUNY Oswego and a part of the campus family for more than four decades, will speak Dec. 15 at the college’s December Commencement. Gordon retired earlier this year after more than 40 years of employment and countless lives touched at his alma mater.

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