SUNY Oswego’s Ke-Nekt Chamber Music Series will feature the work of Samuel Barber, one of the 20th century’s most celebrated American composers, in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19, in Sheldon Hall ballroom.
For more than 100 years it has been the Girl Scouts’ mission to build girls of courage, confidence, and character who will make the world a better place and local Cadette Troop 101 is rising to that ideal. Most of the girls in Troop 101 have been together in scouting since they were kindergarteners. Now in sixth, seventh and eighth grades, they are fast friends and a tight-knit team.
Clouds and some sun today with flurries. High near 20.
Event officials have been working non-stop to make sure the ninth annual Warm Up Oswego Festival is a success for the community. The festival will kick off Friday, at 4 p.m. at Alex’s on the Water on the Riverwalk East – Alex’s will open its doors with a ribbon cutting and a bonfire in the firepit.
Teresa Woolson’s son drowned in Lake Ontario on Aug. 9, 2012, while swimming with a group of friends. His friends told her and the police that he’d purchased a synthetic drug, “Avalanche,” from the Xtreme Underground and used it before he went into the water. She and her family are leading the charge to keep these “designer drugs,” mostly aimed at young people, off the streets.
Snow today, heavy at times, before tapering off late this afternoon. Accumulations of 6-12 inches possible in some locations. High near 25.
Today’s News In The Raider: We take an inside look at the Wallie Howard case and look at some shocking news about your computer keyboard. But please note that due to today’s closing, RaiderNet Daily will not return until Friday.
January 2014’s temperature was down. But, even though the snowfall was above average, the total precipitation was below average overall. The average temperature last month was 2.8 degrees below normal. Total snowfall was 2.8 inches above average, but it was very dry. So the overall precipitation was 1.03 inches below average.
Sometime on January 22, with the temperature below zero, two declawed long-haired cats were abandoned on Route 104-A. They were found and taken into the Humane Society foster care, but if that had not happened they could not have survived. One was so badly matted she had to be taken to a groomer to be shaved down. Yet they had been someone’s pet once – they were not only declawed, they had been spayed
The road closure/detour will go into effect at 7 a.m. on February 10 and as part of the Consent Decree Project, J. J. Lane will be closing West Fifth Street from Ellen Street to Prospect Street, in order to install a new storm sewer on the west side of the street. Traffic detours will be set up at Tallman Street.
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