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Oswego Daily News

Fort Ontario Attendance Jumps in Wake of Threat of Closing

Sparks fly as a trio from the Continental Arm and Collector’s  Association, representing the 1st New York Regiment of 1781, fire their  rifles during a demonstration at Fort Ontario.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.

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Oswego Daily News

The Oswego County Fair Opens Today

Photo courtesy of the Oswego County Fair153 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.

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Oswego Daily News

Flood Advisory Posted for Salmon River

The National Weather Service has posted a Flood Advisory for the Salmon River from Lake Ontario through Oswego County.

The advisory last until 6:15 p.m. Monday.

The weather service says the advisory is due to the heavy rain across the region and what it calls “related emergency river operations”.

Higher than normal water flows will be seen from the Altmar dam upriver through Pulaski and to Lake Ontario.

Extreme caution is being advised.

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Oswego Daily News

OHS Seniors Graduate To The Rest Of Their Lives

OHS graduation 2010“High school was great for providing us with chances to participate in something. But, the next part of our lives will be the first part that truly becomes what we make of it,” the valedictorian said. “I’m sure the majority of us would like to believe that we haven’t just had the best four years of our lives; but, without action that is what they may become,” she cautioned her classmates.

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