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Nesbitt Updates Rotarians On Museum, Lighthouse
Rosemary Nesbitt visited the Fulton Rotary Club recently to give an update on the activities at the H. Lee White Museum and the acquisition of the Oswego Harbor lighthouse.
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Hannibal Village Market IGA Hosts 6th Annual Community Golf Tournament
Hannibal Village Market IGA held its 6th annual Captain and Crew Community Golf Tournament on Saturday, May 30, 2009, at Griffin’s Greens Golf Course in Oswego followed by a Chicken BBQ dinner at Humphreys Hide-A-Way. This year, $7,000.00 was raised with all proceeds going to (3) Hannibal community not-for- profit organizations:
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Vanilla Is Favored Among Fairgoers In Test Of New Voting Machines
Visitors to the Oswego County Fair chose vanilla as their favorite ice cream flavor, edging out chocolate by two votes, and picked Kenny Rogers as their favorite vocalist, in a test run of Oswego County’s new voting system.
401 people tested the new optical scanner equipment, casting their ballot for their favorite movie, TV show, and other selections in a demonstration sponsored by the Oswego County Board of Elections.
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Oswego Railroad Museum Hosts the Freedom Train
“More than 3.5 million people boarded the train to view displays commemorating our freedom,†said Bill Nickolas, secretary of the Oswego Railroad Museum and the Oswego Valley Railroad Association, Inc. “They included the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights and a replica of the Liberty Bell.†The museum’s exhibit also features “O Scale†models of the steam locomotives that pulled the American Freedom Train across the country from April 1975 to December 1976.
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Donald Stewart Retires From DSS
- The Oswego County Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee congratulates Donald R. Stewart, microfilm operator in the Department of Social Services, on his recent retirement. Stewart was recognized for his 28 years of dedicated service to county government. From left are Legislators Louella LeClair, District 25; Morris Sorbello, District 23; Daniel Chalifoux, District 19; Committee Chairman John Proud, District 7; Stewart; Commissioner of Social Services Frances Lanigan; Committee Vice- chairwoman Barbara Brown, District 8; Margaret Kastler, District 1; Douglas Malone, District 20; and Arthur Gearsbeck, District 6.
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Health And Human Services Committee Presents Certificate Of Appreciation To Charlotte Adkins
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Richland Takes Title for Oswego County’s Best-Tasting Drinking Water
he Town of Richland holds the new title for the best-tasting drinking water in Oswego County. Six municipal water districts took part in the 19th annual contest, held July 4 at the Oswego County Fair in Sandy Creek.
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Church Concert to Feature “American Music You Won’t Hear In Church”
Former Fulton resident Dr. Craig Datz will present a pipe organ program at the First United Church, 33 South 3rd Street, Fulton on Sunday, July 19 at 3:00 PM. The concert is free and open to the public.
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American Legion took home their share of recognition at the Annual Convention in Buffalo this weekend
Central New York Veterans of the American Legion took home their share of recognition at the Annual Convention in Buffalo this weekend. On Thursday Keith Colston from Onondaga was sworn in as District Five Commander. The district includes Oswego, […]
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OMS Eighth Graders Enjoy Academic Success
The Oswego Middle School year-end awards assembly placed several students in the spotlight. This year, Principal Bonnie Finnerty and Assistant Principal Roseanne Bayne presented the Oswego Middle School Academic Excellence Awards to Mike Crisafulli, Sarah Mancuso, Dylan Lavner, Alyssa Ferreira, Mackenzie Palmer and Victoria Jaskula.