Field day fun

OWASCO - At precisely 1 p.m., the alarm over the Owasco Fire Department, Station 1, blared out through the sunny Fourth of July sky, not for an emergency call, but to announce the official start of the annual Owasco Fire Department Field Day.

The event has been a summer tradition in the area for the last 40 years, but was put on hold last year due to a low number of volunteers.

This year the summer celebration came back strong with the smell of barbecued chicken wafting through the air all around the firehouse.