Warm days and cool nights are sure a blessing after the heat wave of early July.
After the extreme heat and humidity one of our trustees, Phil Rombach, took the lead in having central air installed in the main hall. The cost has been donated by Phil in honor of his late wife, Rita Rombach.
During the hot and humid days of mid-July a dedicated corps of volunteers spent extra time in the cool main hall at Half-Shire’s Richland headquarters sorting and copying the Widrig obituaries. The Widrig collection is comprised of more than 30 boxes of pasted up clippings regarding the deaths of more than 15,000 individuals from the region.
The 157th Oswego County Fair is now history. Muddy parking lots, intermittent rain and sustained heat made the week somewhat uncomfortable and difficult for fairgoers.
Despite this, George Commins at the chicken stand said he was only “down 100 halves” from normal. In the Heritage building we were kept busy with a steady stream of regulars and new friends.
Two local young women are sharing their love of horses with others this week and again in August. The next session of the Bits and Pieces Horseback Riding Camp will be held on Monday. Another is set to open August 12. The camp is geared toward youngsters 6 to 12 years old. To check on openings for this week, call Megan Colloca at 529-4846 or Brianna Amedio at 529-7031.
NOVELIS SUPERMODIFIEDS
Feature (44-laps): 1. 52 – Dave Danzer, 2. 5 – Tim Devendorf, 3. 0 – Tim Snyder, 4. 26 – Shaun Gosselin, 5
The society has been very busy this spring with public hours most every day between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Various volunteers are staffing the building and helping researchers during these times. Our former librarian Pam Kellogg is up most days through July while she visits New York and has been working with Erma Schroeder on the indexing of obituaries.
ORNADO warning – Strong rotation noted on radar South of 104 and Walcott. Large hail – golf ball possible. Red Creek/Victory take cover!
Tornado Warning
Issued at 4:12 PM Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Expires at 4:45 PM Wednesday, May 29, 2013
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