by Carol Thompson An informational picket in protest of the Oswego County Legislature’s appoint of former legislature Chairman Fred Beardsley to the position of county treasurer was held outside the county office complex Thursday as legislators met inside. The protestors held signs as passing motorists slowed to read them and honked as they passed by(…)
Traditionally, the first Sunday afternoon in May means that it is time for the Oswego High School National Honor Society Owl’s head Chapter induction ceremony. As families, friends and faculty, along with some members of the Board of Education, gathered at the Robinson-Faust Theatre for the Performing Arts, nearly 40 Oswego High School students were(…)
Rita Hooper 706-3564 Twohoops2@juno.com Wasn’t it nice to see the town a buzz with folks as they toured the community yard sales? Twenty-seven sales had registered, but there were a number of procrastinators whose sales didn’t get listed plus a number who set up spontaneously. Plan a head for next year – probably the first(…)
Many members of SUNY Oswego’s Class of 2013, preparing for Commencement activities on Saturday, May 18, have spent the past few years linking to their future. Cydni Williams, a double major in graphic design and marketing, will move to Ann Arbor, Mich., to become a full-time account manager for Google. Her job will entail working(…)
by Roy Hodge It seemed like it was going to be a normal day for me on Monday. I had my cereal dish and my juice glass out of the cupboard. Then I proceeded to pour my Cheerios into my juice glass. I was ready to cover them with milk when I realized something wasn’t(…)
by Jerry Hogan Kasperek Wanna go to the feed store, Jeddy? My grandfather — Pop — would ask me when he was about to go on his Saturday morning ritual of errands and rounds. Jeddy was my grandfather’s nickname for me (my proper name is Geraldine) and the feed store was the Checkerboard, or maybe(…)
