by Rob Tetro The Hannibal varsity softball team trailed Westhill 6-1 following four innings of play Wednesday. Though the Lady Warriors were by no means out of it, Westhill quickly blew the game wide open. A sixth-inning rally crushed any hopes of a Hannibal comeback as Westhill cruised to a 20-1 win. Westhill got off(…)
by Dan Johnson Kenny Rogers may have put it best when he sang, “You’ve got to know when to hold them, and know when to fold them”. In the thousands of columns I have written, this will be undoubtedly be one of the toughest. Within the last week or so, I sent my “retirement” letter(…)
by Carol Thompson A memo issued by acting Oswego County Clerk Georgiana Mansfield was the subject of a closed-door session during Wednesday’s meeting of the legislature’s Community and Consumer Affairs Committee. The memo, issued Sept. 20 states, “Any contact with representatives of the public, media or legislators concerning the functioning of the Oswego County Clerk’s(…)
by Carol Thompson The Oswego County Legislature’s Infrastructure and Facilities Committee rescinded a bid award from Tracey Road Equipment after another vendor complained about the process and was prepared to go to the state with his allegation of unfair bidding practices. During Tuesday’s meeting, the committee voted to go into executive session to discuss several(…)
Ethel “Sally” Donnelly, 99, of Fulton and formerly of Oxbow Lake in the Adirondacks, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 at Auburn Nursing Home. She retired from Bristol Laboratories in Syracuse after 15 years. She was an avid gardener. She was predeceased by her husband, Prentice Donnelly; daughter, Verne D. Gould; and by several siblings. Surviving(…)
Katrina M. (Bourlier) Shafer, 48, of Phoenix, died Tuesday Sept. 18, 2012. She was born in Houston, Texas to her late parents, Anne L. (Carney) and John C. Bourlier. She was a graduate of J.C. Birdlebough High School in Phoenix. She was a title clerk for Pete Kitt’s Sales and Service, Camillus. She enjoyed fishing,(…)
by Pastor David Grey “To those who have been called, who are loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ: Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.” — Jude 1-2 Jude’s letter was written not to a particular church or group but to all believers everywhere. It was written to everyone who(…)
Andrew Henderson Holy cow, Phil Rizzuto! I have time to write a column! How ‘bout that, Mel Allen? This week we are going to continue to look at my all-time-weird-cool-funny-and-any-other-adjective-you-can-think-of baseball team. Sadly, the last time I wrote about the infielders on my all-adjective team, the Cardinals were in first place. Now, they are in(…)
