While New York State agencies, the National Weather Service and local communities prepare to observe Weather Hazards Awareness Week, Oswego County Emergency Management Office Director Dale Currier encourages local residents to develop their own protection plans to deal with severe weather threats.
Inside the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center in Oswego on Sunday afternoon, nearly 200 people were loosing their hair as the St. Baldrick’s Foundation was gaining support. After an hour, the total had hit $49,000. Over the course of its 10 years, Oswego’s St. Baldrick’s events have raised more than $511,600 to help fight childhood cancer.
A couple hundred people took the plunge Saturday afternoon in Lake Ontario. They were freezing for a reason — Oswego’s fourth Polar Plunge for Special Olympics. The event was held at Wright’s Landing at 1 p.m. In roughly three minutes, the plungers had made their in and out of the freezing water.
The Oswego County Highway Department has scheduled bridge replacement and repair work to be done on three local bridges this spring and summer. Repair work on the county Route 32 bridge over Shanty Creek, at the intersection of routes 32 and 12 in the hamlet of Mallory, is scheduled for April and May.
The Upstate Energy Jobs Coalition, which includes business, education, labor, and economic development organizations, today (April 8) expressed strong support for Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposed Clean Energy Standard following the release of a cost analysis of the plan issued by the state’s Department of Public Service. The CES mandates that 50 percent of all electricity consumed in New York by 2030 come from clean and renewable energy sources.
State Senator Patty Ritchie recognized 22 local “Women of Distinction” for their contributions to our region at a special ceremony held Thursday at the historic Roswell P. Flower Memorial Library in Watertown. “This year’s honorees represent such a wide variety of talents and accomplishments, everyone from educators and community volunteers to individuals in public service and entrepreneurs,” said Senator Ritchie.
Cre8 Studios and Friends of Oswego are back at it again and this time they are helping to raise awareness for suicide prevention in Oswego County. Adult Prom, which will take place on April 16 at The American Foundry, will benefit Suicide Awareness Voices of Education Central New York. SAVE is a local non-profit that is dedicated to the prevention of suicide and is also a member of the National Council for Suicide Prevention.
March 2016 was a lot warmer than average and just a bit drier, according to Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service. The average temperature 5.6 degrees above average. Precipitation came in 0.60-inch below average. Snowfall for March was 16.3 inches below average. And, through the end of March, total snowfall stands at 72.9 inches. That is 73.6 inches below average.
This year’s SAFE Fair will be held again at the Oswego Elks Lodge at 132 W. Fifth St. Plan to spend the afternoon with us on April 24 from noon to 5 p.m. This is a free family event, held annually by the VOW Foundation.
More than 125 volunteers will “Brave the Shave” this Sunday as they raise money to beat childhood cancers at this year’s 10th annual S. Baldrick’s Day in Oswego County. With more than $30,000 showing on this year’s website, the ten-year total of donations raised at Oswego events is more than $510,000.
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