As the weather starts to heat up, so does The Maggie Sue Glenister Wilcox Foundation’s efforts to battle Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Sixth Ward Councilor Eric VanBuren received correspondence from Donna Wilcox, on behalf of the Maggie Sue Glenister Wilcox family, requesting permission to place signs in Oswego city parks, to make the community aware of the deadly EEE. The full council will vote on the request next week.
The SUNY Oswego Alumni Association will honor a student from Vietnam and a student from the Republic of Cameroon with the 2014 Outstanding Senior Award at the Commencement Eve Dinner on May 16. Biology major Larissa Assam and business administration major Hanh Huynh were selected based on their academic achievements and their contributions to campus.
The annual “Walk for Autism” drew approximately 250 people to Leighton Elementary School and the nearby Wilber Field on Saturday afternoon. Besides acting as a fundraiser, the event, sponsored by the task force, also focused attention on the plight of Autism victims in Oswego County. “The number (of walkers) was down from past years. That has to do with the bad weather. But we can’t control that,” said OCATF president Theresa Familo. “The participants were just as dedicated as ever.”
Constance Schwartz, a 1990 graduate of SUNY Oswego with a successful career in marketing and talent management, will serve as mistress of ceremonies for Commencement Eve activities at the college May 16, including the dinner and traditional Torchlight Ceremony.
According to Debbie Richardson, Hannibal School District’s food service coordinator, the government’s new standards set specific nutritional requirements on grains, fruits and vegetables, sodium levels, calorie levels and sugar grams. As a result of these new requirements, Hannibal School District began implementing changes to the menus in 2013 and will gradually continue to make changes over a five-year period, Richardson said.
Mayor Tom Gillen cast the deciding vote Thursday night to approve the city’s fire department leasing an ambulance for the next 60 days. The vote was 3-3 with Second Ward Councilor Mike Myers excused. Following the 60 days, the council will review the fire department’s revenue and overtime as a result of the ambulance service prior to making any firm decision regarding the service.
On Wednesday at approximately 5:30 p.m., investigators with the Oswego City Police Department’s Anti-Crime Team (ACT) detained two individuals at 437 State Route 104 in the city of Oswego. This was a result of the Oswego City Police Department’s continued efforts to combat the possession and trafficking of illegal drugs. Mexico residents Joshua M. Sprague and Wendi M. Czirr-Sprague were arrested.
As the spring soccer season is under way for many area youth, so begins the second season for children with special needs at the Richard Benjamin Soccer Complex in Oswego. What started out last year as a Girl Scout Silver Project by then seventh grader Claudia Chetney, has now taken off under the direction of Chetney, many other young soccer players and coaches affiliated with Oswego Youth Soccer Association.
The newly created non-profit charitable organization, the Victor Orlando Woolson Foundation, Inc. (VOW Foundation), will hold its very first fundraiser. “We are starting out small and simple with a chicken barbeque at Lighthouse Lanes in Oswego,” said president Teresa Woolson. This first fundraiser will be a chicken dinner take-out event held at Lighthouse Lanes from noon – 5 p.m.
La Parrilla is on the move. The restaurant opened in February of 2010 at 118 W. Second St., Oswego, and has been offering patrons with the area’s finest Mediterranean cuisine. In early June, La Parrilla will open in a larger building just about a block north of its current location. “The new place, at 156 W. Second St., near the movie theater, will provide us with more space for our csttomers, greater ambiance and an enhanced wine list,” said owner and chef Ray Jock.
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