In a touching letter to Santa, eight-year-old Jessica Pierce, asked Santa to use his Christmas magic to bring her sister, Baba (Alexandra Dinet) home from the Army for the holidays. Dinet, who is in training in the military, was not originally scheduled to be home, marking the first time in young Jessica’s life when the whole family was not together for Christmas.
Today’s News: A preview of the upcoming boys’ basketball tournament and your Christmas weather forecast. Happy Holidays to all from RaiderNet Daily!
“NORAD has supported Santa Claus’ Christmas Eve operations for more than 50 years and we are always delighted to help,” said Col. Michael J. Norton, EADS commander. “I can assure everyone that EADS will do everything in its power to assist Santa with his critical mission.” NORAD starts its Santa tracking operation at 5 a.m. on Dec. 24.
Fulton Police arrested two men on the city’s west side after they were found allegedly trying to steal copper plumbing from inside a vacant house. At about 12:13 a.m. on Sunday, police received a report of two males acting suspiciously around 514 Hannibal St., a vacant house. Police responded and found fresh tracks in the snow leading to the attached garage of the residence.
Children and their parents are invited to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season and sport their fleece and flannel PJs for the sixth annual Polar Express Pajama Party. The event will take place at Oswego High School on Tuesday, Dec. 23, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Oswego City School District’s superintendent shared information regarding three programs designed to assist at-risk students around the county. One would be similar to the district’s former Buc School program. Another would focus on incarcerated youth. The third would be a transitional behavioral school for elementary students throughout the county. The districts and CiTi would share the costs.
Pack your bags, it’s time to travel the world! The Children’s Museum of Oswego’s annual winter program will take place December 26 through January 4 at 7 W. Bridge St. This year’s program, “Take a Trip Around the World with CMOO,” gives children and families a unique opportunity to explore two floors of interactive exhibits as well as daily programming exploring cultures from around the world.
This fall was slightly warmer than average. And, even though we received more snowfall than normal, it was drier as well. The warmth will linger into the first days of winter and may result in a green Christmas.
The Live Love Life blood drive in honor of Cooper Levine will be held for the second time on December 30. This year’s event is slated for the Oswego Elks Lodge at 132 W. Fifth St., Oswego, from noon to 6 pm. More than 1.6 million people were diagnosed with cancer last year. Many of them will need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatment.
On Tuesday (December 16), the Oswego City Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division began an investigation into an allegation of sexual abuse involving a child that had occurred within the city of Oswego. As a result of the investigation, Joshua D. Chase, 31, formerly of 169 E. Sixth St., Oswego, was arrested and criminally charged today (December 19).
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