Oswego residents in need of a smoke detector need to look no further! With the help of Eagle Beverage and Raby’s Ace Home Center, the fire department is offering free smoke detectors to owner occupied residences in need. “This program is an outstanding example of people helping people,” said Jeff McCrobie, Oswego City Fire Chief.
Maddison Olivia Bartlett was born on May 15, 2012, along with her twin brother, Adam. While Adam was happy and healthy, Maddi spent the next three months in the hospital. With her medical conditions, Maddi needs several medications, therapy and treatments daily that are very expensive.
Each year more people in the United States die from extreme heat exposure than from hurricanes, lightening, tornadoes, floods, and earthquakes combined. On average, about 300 people die each year from exposure to heat. The Oswego County Health Department recommends that everyone understand the warning signs of heat-related illness and take special care of those at risk.
Preliminary information, supported by physical evidence at the scene, indicates that the fire was accidentally set by a juvenile in the residence. The juvenile apparently had inadvertently started the fire while playing with a lighter.
Take a trip to when life was simple. Come to the North Volney Methodist Church on August 3 to see those wonderful cars we remember from our youth. The car show will be from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. on the church grounds with free admission.
A 2005 motorcycle operated by Michael J. Huzzy, 67, from Lyons Falls, NY, was travelling eastbound on County Route 39 making a right turn into a parking lot when he was struck by a 2001 motorcycle operated by Steven E. Parsons, 25, from 3552 Osceola Road in West Leyden, NY, causing both operators to be ejected, according tothe police report.
The Oswego Children’s Theater’s second production of the 2013 season, “Seussical Jr.is a musical comedy based on the classic children’s books by Theodore Geisell otherwise known as Dr. Seuss.
Fort Ontario State Historic Site in Oswego will host a Civil War encampment and radio-controlled airplane show during Harborfest weekend, July 27 and 28. Living history displays, drills, guard duty, campfire cooking, and more will take place inside the historic fort, while radio-controlled airplanes will fly off a runway on the bluff north of the fort.
Oswego County AmeriCorps member Eve Simmonds will be hosting a food drive that will benefit the Catholic Charities of Oswego County Food Pantry. The drive will be held from July 19 through 21, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Voorhees Park in Fulton. Accepted donations include non-perishable food, such as canned fruits, canned vegetables, rice, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter, and pasta.
Burke’s Home Centers/FleetPRide ‘King of Wings V’ presented by Ponderosa Steakhouse
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