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Plattsburgh artist with national ties featured in next Strand exhibit | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | T

Source: Plattsburgh artist with national ties featured in next Strand exhibit | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The Strand Center for the Arts will soon host “The New Surreal,” artwork created by artist, Alex Reiter, in the Main Gallery.

Peru Lions Club seeks volunteers for town-wide cleanup

On Saturday, April 23rd, the Peru Lions Club is partnering with the Peru k-5 PTO to organize a Peru town-wide pickup/cleanup event to recognize Earth Day. We invite all Peru individuals and organizations to join us. Casella Waste Management has donated supplies, including bags, vests and pickers, and vouchers so people can drop off the […]

CVPH Easter Egg Hunt Returns Saturday, April 16

  Join CVPH for a family-fun event on the hospital front lawn. Known as the fastest 2-minute event in Plattsburgh, our annual Easter Egg Hunt is open to children age 10 and younger with a separate area for kids 3 and under. Thousands of eggs will be stuffed and ready for hunting.   The fun […]

Healing Grace: Center for Hope and Healing Launches Shoe Drive Fundraiser to Raise Money to support programming

(Plattsburgh, NY, 2022) – Healing Grace: Center for Hope and Healing www.healinggraceph.org is conducting a shoe drive fundraiser on May 1st. 2022 to June 29th, 2022, to raise funds to continue our support of families of infant death and pregnancy loss. Healing Grace will earn funds based on the total weight of the pairs of […]

Are you participating in the Annual Day of Caring?

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, April 13, 2022

  Ham Scalloped Potatoes Carrots Bread Dessert   Served 4:30 to 5:30, take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru.   All are welcome at our table.

Calmus Performs “Faith and Madness” – Musical Gems of the Renaissance and Baroque

Calmus, the award-winning a cappella vocal quintet from Germany performs on the Hill and Hollow Music series Sunday, April 24 at 3:00 pm at the Church of the Assumption in Redford, New York. The seamless blend of these five singers lends itself particularly to music of the renaissance and baroque periods, while the charming historic […]

Volunteers sought for Historic Marker Day | News | pressrepublican.com

We have many markers in Peru, many thanks to Ron Allen’s diligence. Source: Volunteers sought for Historic Marker Day | News | pressrepublican.com

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, April 6, 2022

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

Foundation of CVPH Celebrates Easter with Egg Hunt

Easter Egg Hunt is free to children age 10 and younger  PLATTSBURGH, NY (3/31/2022) – A family favorite Easter tradition returns to the front lawn at The University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH). The Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for Saturday, April 16 at 10 a.m., sharp. This will be the first […]

Support individuals with autism and their families

The Autism Alliance of Northeastern NY is holding its annual walk virtually on Saturday, May 7. Donations will help provide support to individuals with autism and their families in the North Country. Click here for more information 

Elmore SPCA bottle drive this Friday and Saturday

The Elmore SPCA is having a bottle drive this Friday, March 25th and Saturday, March 26th at the shelter located at 556 Telegraph Road from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. The Cassidy Redemption for providing the covered trailer for the bottle drive.

Nearly $2M to Plattsburgh YMCA to transform former Wellness Center | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | 

Source: Nearly $2M to YMCA to transform former Wellness Center | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | It’s been a record few years for the Plattsburgh YMCA after not only surviving the pandemic with impressive growth, but officials also opened the doors of a second lo

Peru VFW serving corned beef and cabbage, plus entertainment on St. Patrick’s Day

WHAT: CORNED BEEF & CABBAGE DINNER Only $14.00 including entertainment. WHEN: Thursday, March 17th, 2022 4 p.m. until — WHERE: Peru Memorial VFW 710 Pleasant St, Rt 22B, Peru, NY 12972 Note: Just Jammin’ from 5 – 8 p.m. with the Champlain Valley Irish Dance – Plattsburgh performing during the 6 p.m. break.

Two Upstate NY cities named among best places to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day – syracuse.com

Source: Two Upstate NY cities named among best places to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day – syracuse.com

St. Mary’s Church in Champlain to host 53rd Annual Bazaar 

Father Clyde Lewis of St. Mary’s Church in Champlain, NY announced on Friday that after two years of postponing their annual Bazaar, the event will happen this year on Sunday, May 29, 2022. “This event has always shown how our neighborhoods come together to support each other. And I believe the community has greatly missed […]

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Ravoli Graden Salad Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., in Peru. All Are Welcome at Our Table!

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on Saturday, March 12th

Peru Knights of Columbus Grand Knight Cormac O’Callaghan and his daughter Deirdre at St. Augustine’s Parish Center today preparing for Saturday’s Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner. It is served from 4 to 6 p.m. The latest weather forecast calls for the snow to stop in Peru by 4 p.m. so the dinner is ON!  Everyone […]

Shamrock Shuffle 5K Rescheduled

Annual race pushed back one week due to approaching snowstorm  PLATTSBURGH, NY (3/11/2022) – Out of an abundance of caution with snow expected this weekend, Adirondack Coast Events and The Foundation of Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) have rescheduled the Shamrock Shuffle 5K to next Saturday, March 19 at 11 a.m. The seventh annual race […]

Irish Dinner is a GO in spite of the snow!

Your last chance this season to enjoy a VFW breakfast – You won’t go home hungry!

Peru VFW serving corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick Day

WHAT:  CORNED BEEF & CABBAGE DINNER                          Only $14.00 including entertainment.   WHEN:  Thursday, March 17th, 2022    4 p.m. until —   WHERE:  Peru Memorial VFW                       710 Pleasant St, Rt 22B, Peru, NY […]

SUNY Plattsburgh Shine On! conference returns to in-person

PLATTSBURGH (March 7, 2022) — Shine On! returns to an in-person conference for 3rd to 5th-grade girls April 30 to May 1. The free conference, Mighty Girls Move Mountains: Explore Your Character Compass, will be held for the first time at Camp Pok-O-MacCready in Willsboro for only 80 girls due to COVID safety precautions. Online […]

Mardi Gras: March 1, 2022

From MardiGras.com — presented by NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune: “Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the final day of the Carnival season, which begins on the Feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 6. Carnival is rooted in various pagan celebrations of spring, some dating back 5,000 years. But it was Pope Gregory XIII who made it […]

Registration Open for Popular Shamrock Shuffle

Annual 5K race to support patients needing to travel for care  PLATTSBURGH, NY (2/24/2022) – Runners can get an early start on their St. Patrick’s Day festivities while helping families in our region receive the care they need by taking part in the Shamrock Shuffle 5K. The race starts and ends at Valcour Brewing Company […]