On Saturday, May 4, 11 local paddlers participated in Canal Clean Sweep for the historic Battle Island area of the Oswego River. Very little littler was found along the shoreline. Stopping to view and explore Battle Island, an abandoned and deteriorated campsite was discovered.
Two of the area’s most talented and popular musicians will be featured this year at the 32nd Annual Fulton Memorial Day Salute. On May 24 at 6 p.m., Rick Bush, a Fulton native, will bring his musical talents to the stage. On May 25 at 6 p.m., Vince Markowsky will take the stage.
At about 6 a.m. today (May 8), members of the Oswego City Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division arrested 31-year-old Kevin J. Ridlon of 59 W. Fourth St.. Oswego, in regards to a burglary that had occurred on Sunday April 28 at 7 Third Ave., commonly referred to as “C’s Market.”
Visitors can browse through a large selection of furniture, kitchenware and pottery, prints, and vintage outdoor items, and even the building will see a new use when the Parish Antiques and Country Market opens to the public on May 18. Owner Cherie Stooks has spent the past several months filling the former St. Anne’s Catholic Church with a large selection of antiques ranging from the Victorian period to the 1960s and 1970s.
Still warm on Thursday. High around 70. Chance of some more showers.
Tuesday’s night public hearing on the 2013-14 Oswego City School District budget quickly digressed into a full-blown discussion for several minutes involving the speaker, board members, a union official and audience members.
Paul Sherman, an art teacher at G. Ray Bodley High School and a performer of many
musical instruments, sent out a notice to all teachers hoping to form a faculty band. Due to lack of interest and available talent, Paul talked to Carol Fox about the possibility of forming a community band and thus there was a beginning.
Still warm on Wednesday as the threat of rain returns.
A local tavern owner’s request for a waiver of the noise ordinance created a din at Monday’s Planning and Development Committee meeting. Don Wahrendorf, representing The Sting, 49 W. Bridge St., requested the variance for the summer months for live acoustic music on the patio. The request failed to get a favorable recommendation.
The Oswego City School District will conduct the annual public hearing on the proposed 2013-2014 budget on Tuesday evening. It will be held in the board room of the Education Center on East First Street. The public hearing will be called to order at 6 p.m.
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