Month: August 2023

It has been a more than memorable month of August for the Jake’s Automotive / Ratcliff Racing team starting with teenaged driver Noah Ratcliff winning his first ever Pathfinder Bank SBS feature at Oswego on August 5 – and it hasn’t stopped there.

Thompson Takes Third Win Of Season With Eleventh To First Drive On Championship Night

In what was perhaps the Novelis Supermodified race of the year at the Oswego Speedway, Tyler Thompson started on the fifth row inside and muscled the Jason Simmons No. 98T to the front – emerging victorious for the seventh time in his career.

Battle Drives From Ninth To His Sixth Career Oswego Speedway Feature Win

NY – Jeffrey Battle, a three-time Classic champion from Westford, Massachusetts, invaded the Steel Palace for a Championship Night shakedown and once again made the trip back home victorious following his ninth to first drive at Oswego.

Oswego City County Youth Bureau To Host “Kids Fall into Floral” Decorating Class

The Oswego City County Youth Bureau in collaboration with Maida’s Floral Shop will be hosting a “Kids Fall into Floral” Decorating class on Saturday, September 16, 2023.

Ironworkers Recruit Apprentices

The Joint Apprenticeship Committee (JATC) for Ironworkers Local Union #60 will conduct a recruitment from September 11, 2023 through April 19, 2024 for 10 Ironworker (Outside) apprentices, the New York State Department of Labor announced today.

Continuity, Innovation, And Resistance: The Art Of Peter B. Jones

A new exhibition of clay sculptures by acclaimed and highly innovative artist Peter B. Jones (Onondaga) will open at the Syracuse University Art Museum on August 24 and will be on view through December 15. Continuity, Innovation, and Resistance: The Art of Peter B. Jones comments on and actively resists the impact of colonialism on Haudenosaunee communities, past and present. His art presents Haudenosaunee culture as a continuum that has resisted and persisted despite serious attacks on Haudenosaunee lands, sovereignty, and cultural identity.

Micron Brings Hands-On Memory Learning Experience At The Great New York State Fair Wednesday

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU), one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies and the only U.S.-based manufacturer of memory, will bring a one-day-only educational, interactive space to the Great New York State Fair Wednesday where fairgoers can learn about memory and meet the Micron team.

News

USDA Designates 31 New York Counties As Primary Natural Disaster Areas

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans.

Brenda Jo Sagneri Mekeel

Brenda Jo Sagneri Mekeel, 55, of Oswego, died Aug. 17, 2023, at Strong Memorial in Rochester.

Gillibrand Announces Over $160,000 In Federal Funding For Economic Development In The Village Of Cazenovia

Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced $166,000 in federal funding from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to support strategic planning for the Village of Cazenovia following the closure of Cazenovia College in Madison County.