County lawmakers have decided to seek more information from Bion Environmental Technologies before making any decisions regarding the companies plan to start a business somewhere in the county. If Bion’s slaughterhouse plan becomes a reality, it would bring more than 70,000 head of beef cattle into the county.
The Oswego Salvation Army will have plenty of horsepower to kick its “I Believe Capital Campaign” into high gear. The Salvation Army and American Bikers Aim Toward Education (ABATE) motorcycle club are planning a fund-raiser for Aug. 16.
The Oswego City Police Department wishes to announce the following overview of the events that took place during Harborfest 2009 (July 23, 5 p.m. to July 26, 11 p.m.) as compared to the same time period for Harborfest 2007 and 2008.
The race to become the area’s Congressman may geet started sooner than expected.
The U.S. Senate’s Armed Services Committee has set this Thursday as the date for a confirmation hearing for John McHugh to become President Obama’s Secretary of the Army. McHugh is a member of Congress serving the 23rd Congressional District. Oswego County is one of the 11 counties in the sprawling district, which is larger than some states.
Tom Van Schaack describes his first Harborfest as a positive thing. “My first Harborfest was nothing but positive,” the new executive director said Sunday afternoon. Rain showers hampered some of the activities. However, most everybody took the rain in stride and laughed it off. “I need a bar of soap so I can take a bath,” quipped Joe Gunther during Sunday afternoon’s downpour.
An estimated 1,500 youngsters and their families took part in Friday’s annual Children’s Parade. The fun continues today (July 25) at Harborfest – highlighted by the fireworks spectacular.
A little bit of rain was barely an inconvenience for the crowd at Thursday night’s opening of Harborfest 22. The music started at 7 p.m. Thursday with Hotel California (a salute to the Eagles). And, after a short interruption for the official opening ceremonies, Live Wire (an AC/DC tribute band) kept Harborfest 2009 rocking and rolling. Scattered showers, some heavy at times, plagued the Hotel California concert; but the crowd continued to grow in front of the NRG Lakeview Stage. The crowd was massive, sprawling all the way back to the sidewalk in Breitbeck Park.
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