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The editor is John Ryan at email: perugazette@gmail.com. The Peru Gazette is a free community, education and information website. It is non-commercial and does not accept paid advertising.

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Peru seeking Part-time Recreaction Director

The Town of Peru is seeking a Part-time Recreation Director at $18,000 per year.  Please see the attached job description and requirements.  The attached application (or pick up at the Town Hall) must be fully filled out and returned to secretary@perutown.com or dropped off at the Peru Town Hall to Pamela Barber.  Applications must be […]

1st Paint & Sip of 2023 at the Babbie Museum

Join us on Sunday, January 22nd, at 1 pm for our monthly paint-and-sip get-together. Featuring the amazing and fun instructor Jessie Furnia. The $30 fee covers the canvas, paint, brushes, step-by-step instruction, beverages, and snacks. To register, call 518.643.8052 or email leeledesma@babbiemuseum.org. Hope to see you in a couple of weeks! Be safe out there! […]

Spaghetti Dinner in Peru – Saturday, Jan. 21

Spaghetti Dinner – Saturday, Jan. 21 – St. Augustine’s Parish Center – 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. (Take-Out Only) Peru Knights of Columbus $10 per person, $5 for children 14 & under All proceeds benefit our parish or local charities. All are welcome! 

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration set for Jan. 16 in Plattsburgh

Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

Vilas Home’s phase one expansion nearing completion

Click here for the Press-Republican story 

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, January 11, 2023

  Chicken & Biscuits Coleslaw Bread Dessert Served take-out only from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru.   All are welcome at our table.

2023 North Country Honor Flight Schedule

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, January 3, 2023

Beef Stew Bread Dessert Served take-out only, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY. All are welcome at our table. Happy New Year to all!

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Baked Ziti Casserole Vegetable Bread Dessert Served 4;30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru. All are welcome at our table.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Peru Gazette

NORAD is tracking Santa as he travels to Peru

CLICK HERE FOR THE NORAD WEBSITE 

Holiday Match Update: Over $1.7M Going to Local Charities So Far

  Holiday Match Helps Children All Year Long December 23, 2022—The Stewart’s Holiday Match Program is a true community effort with Stewart’s Shops doubling every customer gift. Customer donations have reached $884,667 through Thursday, December 22nd. That’s over $1.7M with Stewart’s doubling every gift, and there are three more collection days! The Stewart’s Holiday Match […]

More than 1,400 collegiate athletes registered for FISU World University Games

Coming to Lake Placid from 595 universities and 43 countries Click here for the Sun Community News story 

New Lake Placid hotel accommodates groups of all sizes

Bluebird Lake Placid is the ninth hotel in Bluebird Hotels’ sister collection of boutique roadside lodges Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Vermont Conversation: The last American newspaper

“If local news outlets don’t survive, he said, “the number of people who vote will be less [because] they don’t know who’s running for office, and …there’s going to be less community engagement.” He also predicted that without local watchdogs, “You’re gonna see your taxes go up.” Click here for the VTDigger story 

SeaComm Federal Credit Union donates $50k to the new Y future

CEO calls gift a ‘concrete way’ to show SeaComm’s community commitment Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Compliments to the folks at Rulfs Farmstand for their beautiful Christmas-Holiday decorating.

Keeseville-Peru Ecumenical Choir sings Hallelujah Chorus, from ‘The Messiah’

 

Keeseville-Peru Ecumenical Choir performs “O Holy Night”

 

Keeseville-Peru Ecumenical Choir performs at St. Augustine’s Church – Dec. 18, 2022

Choir Director – Jeanette Woodruff Accompanists- Steven Collier  Organist – Stephen Woodruff  Choir Members Program: Oh Come, All Ye Faithful Immanuel Is Come  Christmas Dreams Jesus Child A Ukrainian Prayer Unto Us A son IS Born  Candles In December Mary, Did You Know Greensleeves There Is Faint Music As Lately We Watched The Jesus Gift […]

Remember-Honor-Teach – Wreaths Across America, Sat. Dec. 17 at Noon

Peru Lions Club assists Peru and Keeseville JCEO Outreach Centers

Peru – Thanks to a very successful Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot, the Peru Lions Club recently donated $500 Grand Union gift cards to both the Keeseville and Peru JCEO Outreach Centers. Each year, the Lions also bring toys to their holiday meeting. Lincoln and Ann Sunderland presented the toys and gift cards to JCEO Outreach […]

Pottery and art sale at the Peru Free Library

Peru – If you’re searching for a one-of-a-kind gift for a loved one or friend, you might find just what you’re looking for at the Peru Free Library. The North Country Potter’s Guild has many beautiful works on display and for sale, as does Matt McGarr, a Plein air artist and recent SUNY Plattsburgh graduate […]

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Spanish Rice Vegetable Bread Dessert Served, take-out only, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972 All are welcome at our table.

PHOTO STORY: Clinton County’s holiday spirit shines bright

Communities across the area have gathered to celebrate holiday traditions new and old Click here for the Sun Community News story