On June 3, the Oswego Middle School String Orchestra and Chorus traveled to perform and compete at the Darien Lake Music Festival competition at Six Flags Darien Lake. This is the second consecutive year that the OMS Orchestra has been awarded the Grand Champions Trophy. The Grand Champion honor has been earned by the orchestra in nine of the last 12 years.
There is going to be a lot more paint on the walls along the Oswego River this summer. And, it won’t be graffiti. At its meeting Monday night, the Physical Services Committee approved a request by the Springboard Mural Project Committee. A few minutes later, the Administrative Services Committee OK’d a request by Jeff McCrobie, fire chief, to have the DPW stencil a “Wear It” stencil of various parts of Linear Park.
With the arrival of summer, local residents are spending more and more time outdoors enjoying the warmer weather. However, because the city of Oswego has an Open Burning Ordinance, many residents have felt that they were unable to partake in barbecues or camp fires.
Several westside residents fear a new parking area at a multiple-family dwelling will mean more trouble and a lower quality of life for them. However, the landlord, who just bought the property, said he is going to clean up the mess and asked the residents and councilors to have faith in him
“This weekend is about commemorating the 67th anniversary of D-Day, in which our national historic landmark tugboat, the LT-5, participated,” said Mercedes Niess, executive director of the museum. “We’re recognizing not only the veterans of our county but also this tugboat as well.”
Here is a look back at some of the scenes from this week in and around Oswego.
If you have seen Shilo call 315-592-1762. She is a female Siamese lynx point. She was last seen Wednesday (June 1) around East Seventh Street and East Utica Street.
According to Bill Gregway, local observer for the National Weather Service, this April was the wettest that the area has seen since 1859. May came in at 1.64 inches wetter than average, he added. When asked how the rain was affecting his farm’s crops, Jeff Halstead of Halstead’s Harvest summed it up with: “One word. Terrible.” Other farmers, all across the county, feel the same way.
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