The Peru Gazette

There will be a concert by the After Thoughts on Sunday, March 21, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. at St. John The Baptist Church in Keeseville.  Special guests at the concert will be Lita Kelly and Jay Lesage.  Admission to the concert will be non perishable items or cash donation.  All proceeds will be given to the [...]

History & Freedom:  Herstory
March 19, 2010. 7:00 pm. Peru Community Church, 13 Elm Street
$10 adults, $8 children and seniors.
 Music by:  Sounds of the Northway

March is women’s history month.  The North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association will host a celebration of the role of women in humanity’s great moments, from Miriam at the Red Sea to [...]

The Peru Community Church hosts its 4th annual Mardi Gras on Tuesday, February 16th from 2 to 6 p.m. A chili dinner will be served at at a cost of only $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children. There will be games, crafts, music and a cake-walk. Proceeds will benefit the church youth programs.

St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest Chairman Brian Mulcahy with the winners of the Council 7273 competition conducted on Sunday, January 31st in Peru.  The winners (L-R) Emily O’Connor (13), Samantha Bashaw (12), Lucas Frenyea (11) and Connor Sargeant (10) will advance to the district competition to be conducted on February 21st at [...]

Rulf’s Orchard will host a Full Moon Festival on Saturday, January 30 from 5:30p.m. to 8:30p.m. People will be allowed to cross country ski, snowshoe, or take the wagon ride to the bonfire. At the bonfire there will be hotdogs, cookies, doughnuts, hot cider, hot chocolate.  Adults: $7  Children(12 and under): $4.  (Food and beverages [...]

St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 will host a spaghetti dinner on Saturday, January 16th at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center.  “ALL YOU CAN EAT” spaghetti, salad, Italian bread and a delicious dessert will be served from 4:30 to 6:30 PM for only $7.00 per person, $3.00 for children 6 to 12, free for [...]

The Clinton County Health Department will be offering an H1N1 vaccination clinic for Clinton County residents. The H1N1 vaccine is FREE of charge for all residents on Thursday, January 14, 2010 from 10 AM to 12:30 PM. It is being held at the South Plattsburgh Fire Station (Route 22 and Northway Exit 36).

“The Peru Community Church is hosting a Talent Show to benefit the local Food Shelf this Friday, January 8th at 7:30 at the Fellowship Center.  Admission is a “free-will” monetary donation or non-perishable food item.  A beautiful handmade quilt will be available for raffle and great local musical talent will entertain you.  Come in from [...]

By John T. Ryan
The Keeseville-Peru Ecumenical Choir presented its 44th Annual Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 13th at St. Augustine’s Church in Peru before a large crowd of appreciative listeners. (Click here to see several photos) The sixty-one member choir conducted by Jeanette Woodruff encircled the audience for its opening song, a beautiful rendition of [...]

The Peru Music Booster Club will be hosting a Holiday Gift Wrapping Event on Thursday, December 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. 

By Donald McBrayer
See a video of Santa arriving via fire truck
http://d1091839.domain.com/PeruTown/santa_arrives_to_peru.htm

There might not be any snow on the ground, but the wide-eyed wonderment of children kicked off the Holiday Season better than the whitest of blizzards. The 2009 Peru Tree Lighting Ceremony was held at 7 P.M. on Friday, December 4th to a record crowd.
The [...]

The Valley News reports
Here’s a link to our story and photos of the Choir’s 2008 performance

By Adele Douglas
It’s December and Christmas shopping madness has begun. If you’d like a break from the typical hectic shopping experience available at the big Plattsburgh retailers, head over to the library. Locally made, beautifully displayed art will greet you. (Click to see a series of photos) 
The Peru Free Library is hosting an exhibit and sale of [...]

By John T. Ryan
The Peru Lions Club 32nd John P. Adams Memorial Turkey Trot attracted a record 577 participants, so many entrants that the Lions ran out of entry forms. (See series of photos) Most people felt the beautiful weather with temperatures in the high 40’s had a lot to do with the great turnout. [...]

The Peru Music Boosters is a not-for-profit organization, which is comprised of student, parents, and teachers from primary through high school. Founded in 2003 the purposes of the PMB is to stimulate, sustain, and encourage students’ love and appreciation for music in the various levels of music education in the Peru Central School District (PCS).
We [...]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By John T. Ryan
(Click here to see several more photos of Keeseville’s Veterans Memorial Park Dedication) It was very quiet in Peru this Veterans Day so the Gazette traveled to Keeseville where several hundred people turned out for the dedication of that community’s Veterans Memorial Park. The park is located at the corner of Route [...]

Remember to order your pies!!!!!!!!
The Ladies Guild of the Peru Community Church will be selling pies and pumpkin rolls for Thanksgiving.  The pies are apple and pumpkin and cost $7.  The pumpkin rolls are filled with cream cheese and are $12.  To order please call 643-9049 or 643-9338.  Pickup will be on November 24th.