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Bring the kids to Fort Ontario State Historic Site for a day of family fun! Kites of all sizes and shapes soar over the fort from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 6 during the annual Kites and Cars event. For details, call (315) 343-4711 or visit www.fortontario.com

Kites and Cars Over and Around Fort Ontario Event Set Saturday

September 2, 2014 Contributor

On September 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the annual Kites Over Fort Ontario event will be held on the spacious grounds of Fort Ontario State Historic Site. In addition, antique and classic cars, trucks, military, and other vehicles are invited to set up in the fort’s shady grove. Kite experts from around the United States and Canada, including members of New York Kite Enthusiasts (NYKE) and noted kite historian Tom Shanken will help kite fliers of all ages and skill levels.

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A couple of deer enjoy the nice weather in a field near Scriba.

August Was Cooler, Drier Than Average

September 1, 2014 Steve Yablonski

The average temperature for August 2014 was 1.4 degrees below average. Precipitation for August came in at 2.43 inches. That is 1.37 inches below average.

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H. Lee White Marine Museum Launches ‘Love Our Lighthouse’ Campaign

August 31, 2014 Contributor

The H. Lee White Marine Museum is excited to announce the launch of the “Love Our Lighthouse” campaign, with the goal of raising the necessary funds to complete the restoration project that has already begun of the West Pierhead Lighthouse. Several fundraising projects are in the works, one of the biggest being the Lighthouse Auction set for Oct. 25.

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Budweiser International Classic is a Go, Grandstands Set to Open at 1:30

August 31, 2014 Contributor

UPDATE: After a holding pattern of more than four hours, rain has stopped in the Port City of Oswego, allowing Oswego Speedway officials to set a plan for today’s 58th running of the Budweiser International Classic 200.

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Oswego County Postpones Aerial Spraying Tonight

August 30, 2014 Contributor

Aerial spraying of the Toad Harbor / Big Bay Swamp area near the north shore of Oneida Lake is postponed tonight, Saturday, August 30, due to uncertain weather. The forecast indicates varied conditions, such as rain and wind speeds, that would hamper spraying efforts. Weather permitting, aerial spraying will take place Tuesday, September 2.

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The Big Screen Shines Again

August 29, 2014 Janet Rebeor

After a windstorm devastated the big screen at the historic Midway Drive In Theatre and an outpouring of support from the community to rebuild, a new screen as big as the old one was erected this week and Friday (Aug. 29) night was lit with moving picture shows.

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Emergency Bridge Repairs Under Way In Brewerton

August 29, 2014 Janet Rebeor

UPDATE: As of 8:30 p.m. Friday, August 29 – the Route 11 bridge over the Oneida River in Brewerton has been re-opened to traffic in both directions, with a 20 ton weight restriction. New York State’s emergency bridge repair contractor was onsite at the state Route 11 Bridge in Brewerton Friday (Aug. 29) assessing the work needed after the Department of Transportation declared the structure unsafe for vehicle traffic yesterday.

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Oswego, In-Nova.1 To Host Jeremy Rifkin At First Global Investors Summit

August 29, 2014 Contributor

The first Global Investors Summit is to be held October 28 and 29 at the Lake Ontario Events and Conference Center, Oswego. The keynote speaker will be the author of “The Third Industrial Revolution,” Jeremy Rifkin. He is the best-selling author of 18 books and the adviser to the European Union on the steps to reduce fossil fuel consumption and invest in clean-tech and renewables.

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White Takes City To Task Over Parking Barricade

August 29, 2014 Steve Yablonski

A city resident says the city is wasting money blocking off parking at property owned by his sister and her husband. The council points out the barricades are in place for safety reasons, to discourage college students, and others, from illegally parking in the area. There are so many cars there that it blocks access for residents who need to get to their property, one councilor pointed out.

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SUNY Oswego's new students accept a bright welcome from faculty, staff and students in the 25th annual Welcoming Torchlight Ceremony on Aug. 22 at the Marano Campus Center arena. SUNY Oswego enrolled nearly 2,200 new full-time students -- about 1,420 freshmen and 750 transfers -- for fall 2014, the most diverse and geographically far-flung class in college history.

SUNY Oswego boosts diversity, geographic draw with incoming class

August 29, 2014 Contributor

Nearly 2,200 new students — more than 1 in 4 from traditionally underrepresented groups and the most in history from outside Central New York — started classes this fall at SUNY Oswego. About 1,420 freshmen and 750 transfer students enrolled, a large class but a bit fewer than last year’s boom of just more than 1,500 freshmen and nearly 800 transfers, according to SUNY Oswego Admissions Director Dan Griffin.

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