No kidding around this week. This is serious and we need your help. The New York State Senate just passed a bill sponsored by Senator Terrence Murphy intended to prevent those who abuse animals from committing similar acts in the future. “Animal cruelty is a key indicator of future violence toward human victims, and yet under current law repeat offenders only face misdemeanor charges,” Murphy said.
Senator Patty Ritchie announced that funding she included in this year’s state budget will provide free farm-fresh fruits and vegetables from area farmers’ markets to 2,700 seniors from Jefferson, Oswego and St. Lawrence counties, as a way to boost nutrition and healthy eating, while at the same time helping to strengthen the bottom lines of New York farmers.
Three Oswego County teens are on their way to four more years of school, study and hard work, and the Oswego County Board of Realtors gave them a boost to help them get there. Joshua Lococo from Sandy Creek High School, Kylee Bartlett from APW Junior Senior High School, and Katheryn Wood from the Paul V. Moore High School in Central Square, were announced as the 18th Annual OCBR Annual Scholarship recipients.
Big John Sales and NTI Boilers have combined to make the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Spectacular the hottest ticket in town. Thanks to their sponsorship, golfers in this year’s chamber golf tournament will the have the chance to win $1,000,000.
The Oswego Middle School String Orchestra and Chorus traveled to perform and compete at the Darien Lake Music Festival competition recently at Six Flags Darien Lake.
Hard work in the classroom paid dividends for dozens of Hannibal High School students who were recognized during a year-end awards ceremony. The Lockwood Auditorium was bustling with excitement as teachers, faculty, community members and families congratulated students on their accomplishments.
The State University of New York at Potsdam recently named 907 students to the President’s List, in recognition of their academic excellence in the Spring 2015 semester.
Ellen Clark was a recent guest of Danielle Hayden at an Oswego Rotary club meeting. Clark is a partner in Lighthouse Coworks, a new form of business services called coworking.
The Oswego High School Music Department presented the 2015 Seniors Concert recently at the Ralph M. Faust Theater in Oswego, as a tribute to its graduating seniors. The Oswego High School Concert Orchestra and the Symphonic Orchestra, under the direction of Cheryl Rogers, delighted the crowd with a variety of songs.
Continuing its tradition of offering free arts demonstrations on Thursdays during the farmers’ market, Lakeside Artisans, 191 W. First St., will sponsor demos Thursdays from 5-7 p.m. in Lakeside Artisans’ shop.
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