Obituaries
Wayne “Dutch” Knight, 68
Wayne “Dutch” Knight, 68, of Hannibal, died Friday at home.
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Celebrate ‘A Country Christmas’ in Hannibal This Weekend
The village of Hannibal kicks off the 2008 holiday season with two days of festivities this week-end. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, November 22 and Sunday, November 23, bring the whole family to celebrate ‘A Country Christmas’ in Hannibal.
Community
Second Annual Hannibal Holiday Decorating Contest Set
An exterior home decorating contest will take place between Dec. 7 and Dec. 11. A five-person jury will be out and about judging entries during those days with the announcement of winners on Dec. 13.
Community
Frosty to Appear at Hannibal Library’s Festival of Trees
The 4th Annual Festival of Trees, a silent auction hosted by the Hannibal Free Library, will include a special category of trees and wreaths decorated in the theme of “Frosty the Snowman.†The event takes place at the Library/Community Center on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.
Community
Chicken & Biscuit Dinner Planned Sunday
Our Lady of the Rosary Church will host a family-style chicken and biscuit dinner Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The dinner will be held at the church at 923 Cayuga St., Hannibal. Take-outs will be available.
Community
Hannibal Group Plans Breakfast With Santa
The Hannibal Fire Company Auxiliary will host a breakfast with Santa Sunday from 8 a.m. to noon at the Hannibal Fire Barn on Oswego Street. Santa is expected to arrive at 9 a.m.
Community
OCAY League Designs Distinctive Competition
Think Project Runway meets Junkyard Wars and you would have a general idea of the latest Oswego County Academic Youth (OCAY) League competition. Teams from each of the nine Oswego County school districts converged on the SUNY Oswego campus for a unique competition that brought together “fashion designers with a reuse and recycle attitude.â€ÂÂ
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Hannibal Students Learn To “Build ‘Em And Bust ‘Em”
Student teams designed and built balsa wood bridges in the Kenney Middle School technology education classrooms under the direction of technology teacher Robert Jones and Greg Bailey.
Community
Hannibal Board of Education Rejects Funding Plan For BOCES Capital Project
The Hannibal Board of Education has announced its inability to support Oswego County BOCES’ proposed $48.4 million capital project. Residents in the BOCES region will vote on the proposed plan Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 13 polling places around the county.
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Hannibal District Warns Defeat Of Project Means Taxpayers Will Fund Some Pieces Of It
Because many of the items on the capital project list are required for health, safety and accessibility, DiFabio said that the elements of the project will now have to be reviewed and prioritized.
“We don’t have an option,” DiFabio said. “Many of these upgrades will have to be done. Unfortunately, it seems that the taxpayers will now have to share in the expense of those items.”