UPDATE: A three-year-old child is dead following Saturday night’s fire, authorities said.The other occupants of the residence were able to get out on their own and no other injuries were reported.The fire was at 70 W. Mohawk St. The blaze was reported at about 8:42 p.m.
Trevor Mercier is eight years old and has Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma (brain tumor). He was first diagnosed in 2008 and was just short of four years cancer free when an MRI in May of 2012 showed that his tumor had returned. A benefit will be held July 20 starting at 2 p.m. at the Oswego Hibernians, 22 Munn St.
The fourth concert in the Oswego Summer Sunset Concert Series will be held July 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Breitbeck Park. These concerts are provided free to the public by the city of Oswego and the Musicians Union of Oswego County. The Concert Band, under the direction of Trevor Jorgensen, will be performing this week.
The Fulton Family YMCA’s annual “Loop around the Lake” is approaching. This race is comprised of a 15-kilometer run, a five-kilometer run, and a five-kilometer walk. The Loop’s 15K/5K Run and 5K Walk, start at 8:30 a.m. at the Fulton War Memorial on August 24.
The Kids and Trucks event, sponsored by the Friends of Camp Hollis, is a family event which features all sorts of construction vehicles, fire trucks, tow trucks and other big rigs for children to climb on and see up close and personal.
State Senator Patty Ritchie visited Phoenix Public Library this week to announce a special $3,000 grant she secured for the library. Phoenix Public Library was one of 25 libraries and two library networks in Oswego, Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties to share $85,000 in special funding.
The exotic responsible for wreaking more havoc on the Great Lakes fisheries than any other is the sea lamprey. A new barrier/trap on Orwell Creek, a tributary of the Salmon River, the greatest coldwater stream in the Lower 48 States, promises to bring this parasite a giant step closer to eradication.
Masonic Leaders from all over New York State assembled July 7 in Oswego for a full day of activities including a church service, the parade, a picnic at the Oswego Lodge, then the concerts at Breitbeck Park and the Oswego fireworks. Lake City Masonic Lodge No. 127, F & AM was honored to receive the “Best Float in the Parade,” the Nick Sterio Memorial Award.
This year’s Harborfest Children’s Gala is set to take place on July 23 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Breitbeck Park Food Tent. Consistent with the Harborfest theme, “Celebrate Oswego,” the Children’s Gala aims to evoke the feelings of Oswego in its hey-day with an Old-Timey Themed Carnival.
Jackie Gregg, Red Kettle chairman for Lacona-Sandy Creek and Salvation Army welfare secretary and Brandie Norton, fifth grade teacher and Stuff-a-Bus coordinator for the Sandy Creek Teachers Association help ensure students have what they need when school starts this fall.
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