[Editor’s Note:Â This article was contributed by Lisa Buske, sister of Heidi Allen.]
A year ago, the Community Garden in memory of Heidi Allen at the intersection of State Route 104 and State Route 104B was both an eye sore and discouragement both to the community and family of Heidi Allen. The management of Sun Up #7 and Barrett Paving have blessed the community and family to restore the yard and Community Garden.
A public issues forum regarding the proposal to create an integrated beef cattle processing, ethanol and renewable energy facility somewhere in Oswego County will be held July 14. It’s set for SUNY Oswego’s Campus Center auditorium at 7 p.m.
Oswego Police wish to alert citizens to a series of vehicle entries that have been occurring. From June 1 through 30, the Oswego City Police Department has investigated 36 reports of vehicles that have been illegally entered.
Maybe the old song is right — you don’t know what you’ve got ’till it’s gone. The threat of being closed for a year seems to have driven people to Fort Ontario after its delayed opening.
Numbers from the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation show that the historic fort’s attendance is up 21% through the third week of June, as compared to the same period last year.
It’s Agriculture Day at the Oswego County Fair in Sandy Creek. The big event today is the demolition derby scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Click through for the full schedule of today’s events.
The average temperature last month was 1.4 degrees above average despite the dreary rainy days throughout most of June. The total precipitation, however, was 4.32 inches above average – and more than the precipitation for March, April and May combined.
153 years ago, the first Oswego County Fair was held. Today, the tradition of an agriculturally-based festival continues as the fair opens for another year at the fairgrounds in Sandy Creek.
Admission and parking are free, though the cost of events in the Grandstand can vary.
Click through for the list of today’s events.
Legislators look for a way to move resolution to fight the invasive species back on the county legislature’s agenda. Several county residents spoke at Tuesday’s committee pressing the legislators to do something to fix the problem before it gets worse.
UPDATE: On June 25, the Oswego City Police Department, working on information obtained in the case, executed an additional search warrant at an undisclosed location in the city of Oswego and recovered $59,000 in suspected drug money.
The council agrees to seek developers for the former Coleman’s property. In the meantime, they will allow Harborfest to use part of the property to prepare for and celebrate the festival.
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