Ground was broken Friday, September 25, on the river side of the 1905 Carnegie structure, to build a four-story elevator tower on the rear of the building. “The project will be completed in two sections,†Library Director Penny Kerfien said. “The first part of the project will be to construct the tower, on the river side of the building, from ground level to the roof.â€Â
What better way to motivate someone than to let them know they have the opportunity to help others?
Army Maj. Anthony Clemente said the idea for adding the charitable donations was inspired by his father. A retired Army major who served for 30 years, Clemente’s father lost his fight against lymphoma and liver cancer.
While only a small number of local residents have become ill with suspect cases of the H1N1 flu, Oswego Health’s vice president for medical affairs Renato Mandanas, M.D., said that there are simple steps that can be taken to avoid the illness.
This year’s winner was 1,219.5. In 2007 there was a record-setting 1,405.5 pounder. Still, this year saw 38 pumpkins entered, with five topping the 1,000-pound plateau.
Spider-Man was in town Thursday evening at the annual Oswego Farmers’ Market to take part in the children’s Halloween parade. Children in costume, 12 and under, received a free goodie bag of Halloween treats. The market’s official wizard paraded the costumed youngsters around the market and back to the grandstand to receive their goodies.
The Oswego County Health Department held its first seasonal flu clinic Sept. 21. The second was held Wednesday. Additional clinics will be scheduled for Swine Flu (H1N1) vaccination when the vaccine becomes available.
An Oswego County grand jury has cleared a State Trooper who shot to death a man at a traffic stop in Mexico in August.
The grand jury found Trooper Paul Darmody-Latham’s actions were justified.
We can’t improve on Eric Belair’s lead, so we won’t try: “What loomed as a rout transformed into one of the most memorable victories in Fulton soccer history on Thursday night when the Raiders charged past Jamesville-Dewitt, 4-3 in overtime. Down 3-0 just ten minutes into the game, Coach Dave Wilson’s booters staged a comeback for the ages in winning their fifth straight game.”
Read the full story to see how it happened.
Also today: news about a student-run service club gearing up for a new year, a new look for the cafeteria, and one student’s opinion on the President’s call for a longer school year.
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