by Rob Tetro Two games into the regular season, the Fulton girls varsity basketball team is off to a 1-1 start. Fulton’s season got off to an impressive start when it took on Cortland Nov. 30. During the first and third quarters of the game, the Lady Raiders outscored Cortland by 17 points en route(…)
by Rob Tetro The Phoenix boys varsity basketball season got off to a thrilling start following a hard fought win against Hannibal Monday. Though Phoenix jumped out to a six-point lead early in the game, Hannibal hung tough and rallied to tie the game going into the fourth quarter. After an exciting fourth quarter, the(…)
Brother Sun will perform at the Oswego Musical Hall Saturday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. Brother Sun is a nationally touring folk trio — with each member having solo careers from three major points on the map — Boston, New York & Seattle. They are Greg Greenway, Pat Wictor and Joe Jencks. The new trio(…)
A living history event commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War (1861 – 1865) will take place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 29 and 30 on the historic grounds of Fort Ontario State Historic Site in Oswego. Infantry and artillery demonstrations will take place throughout the day. Union and Confederate Army camps will be open(…)
by Carol Thompson “What is it?” Oswego County Sheriff Reuel “Moe” Todd asked when how he felt about the new gun control legislation signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo just after 5 p.m. Tuesday. Todd, as with other sheriffs around the state, are baffled by the vagueness of the law and what it will mean for(…)
by Andrew Henderson Local state representatives blasted the gun-control legislation that was adopted by the state legislature and signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo this week. The legislation, which was hastily approved by both houses without any input from the public, infringes on residents’ Constitutional right to bear arms, Oswego County’s state representatives said. The New(…)
Gordon A. Wettering, 66, of Fulton, died peacefully Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 at home with his family by his side. He was born in Fulton Oct. 26, 1946, a son to the late, Gordon A. and Phyllis Dashnau Wettering. He graduated from Fulton High School in 1964 and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where(…)
Joseph A. “Smokey” Osetek, 87, of Oswego, died Monday Jan. 21, 2013 in Oswego Hospital. Mr. Osetek was born in Oswego, the son of the late Antoni and Catherine (Tencza) Osetek. Mr. Osetek was educated in local schools and he attended various technical schools, receiving I.C.S. certification in combustion engineering. He participated in labor relation(…)
by Jim Farfaglia Yesterday, in the middle of the lake, they bobbed over gentle ripples, riding atop reflections on the last day of the year. Everybody was honking at once, gossiping about the year’s triumphs, of love gone north or south, of those who took their final flight… Today, as dawn breaks,(…)
by Pastor David Grey “We know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God…He is the only true God, and he is eternal life.” — 1 John 5:20 Well, our Christmas celebrations are over (for those of us who celebrate Christmas and(…)
