The Peru Gazette

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PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Strand Center for the Arts is excited to announce its Community Gallery Show on view in the Main Gallery at 23 Brinkerhoff Street from February 4 to February 25, 2022. The Community Gallery Show Opening Reception will take place Friday, February 4 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM and is open to […]

PLATTSBURGH, NY (1/17/2022) – The Adirondack Regional Blood Center will close early today and a community blood drive in Cumberland Head this evening has been cancelled as driving conditions continue to deteriorate as a result of the winter storm. The Center, located at 85 Plaza Blvd., will close at 2 p.m. and reopen for blood […]

Chicken Chili Green Chili Rice Bread Dessert Served 4:30 ot 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center. 3030 Main St., Peru, NY. All Are Welcome at Our Table!

Peru – Peru Knights of Columbus Council 7273 canceled its Saturday, January 22nd. COVID concerns forced the cancelation. Another dinner will be scheduled in February. Look for a news update on that meal.

Peru – Peru Knights of Columbus Council 7273 will host a take-out-only spaghetti dinner accompanied by salad, bread, and dessert on Saturday, January 22nd at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. $10 (Adults), $5 (15 and under). COVID-19 has limited Knight’s fund-raising. Your support will be very much appreciated.

Stewart’s Shops is Reintroducing Civility Ice Cream to Encourage Kindness January 10, 2022 – This pandemic has gone on much longer than expected and people seem more frustrated and stressed than ever before.  A report published in the Washington Post, “Civility in America”, cited that 93 percent of Americans identified incivility as a problem; 68 […]

The Department of Social Services will conduct an information and orientation meeting for anyone with questions about becoming a foster parent on Tuesday, January 11th from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at 13 Durkee Street in Plattsburgh. Caseworkers and one or more foster parents will be there to answer questions and to describe the foster care […]

  Chicken N’Biscuits Mashed Potatoes Squash Apple Pie   Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY   All are welcome at our table!

Wednesday, December 29th, Peru – The St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen didn’t take a holiday break.  A take-our only meal will be served today from 4:30 to 5: 30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., in Peru. The menu includes meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans and dessert. All Are Welcome!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!   Meatloaf Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Dessert   Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY   All Are Welcome At Our Table!

December 23, 2021—The Stewart’s Holiday Match Program is showing the true spirit of the holidays with giving; customer donations have reached over $871,000 through Wednesday, December 22nd. That’s over $1.7 million with the Stewart’s match so far, and there’s just 3 days left to collect! These donations stay local and support local nonprofits.  Funding reaches […]

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Peru – St. Vincent de Paul and Roger’s House will be closed from 12/24 to 1/2/22. No donations will be accepted during that period. May all their wonderful volunteers have a joyful, restful and Blessed Christmas!

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The Stewart’s Holiday Match Program is showing the true spirit of the holidays with giving; customer donations have reached over $765,177 through Wednesday, December 15th. That’s over $1.5 million with Stewart’s match so far, and there’s just over a week left to collect! APPLICATION DEADLINE NEARS Time is running out for children’s charities to apply […]

Pulled Pork Baked Beans Coleslaw 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!

By John T. Ryan Memorable “Wreaths Across America” ceremonies were conducted today at the Old Post Cemetery in Plattsburgh. Volunteers placed wreaths on two-hundred graves at this cemetery and at five other Clinton County cemeteries. The Wreaths Across America program theme is “Remember-Honor-Teach.” Judy Lefevre, who organized the ceremony, stressed that theme stating, “We are […]

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  By John T. Ryan   It’s been a busy two days for Brandy McDonald. At 3 p.m. today, he loaded his sixth load of toys to bring to local children. He wasn’t sure the remaining toys would fit into his big SUV. There might be trip #7. Bringing gifts to children is McDonald’s personal […]

Just after World War Two, the War Department said it was going to close the Post Cemetery and relocate the remains. If that had happened, we wouldn’t be having a ceremony this year. The Plattsburgh Press-Republican of January 8, 1947, carried the story. VETERANS HERE WOULD MAINTAIN POST CEMETERY “Plattsburgh Post No. 20 American Legion […]

    PLATTSBURGH, NY (12/15/2021) — The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH)’s Adirondack Regional Blood Center is asking all eligible blood donors to give as the region faces a shortage of blood and blood products. Blood Bank Manager Christina Beck said the holidays are a traditionally slow time for […]

Peru – Thanks to a letter to Santa from 10-year-old Liah O’Jida Blair, her mom’s reaction, and many peoples’ generosity, hundreds of local children will enjoy a more joyful Christmas. The young Peru girl wrote to Santa asking him to bring presents to kids whose families can’t get them gifts. Leah’s mom Kirsten Ojida-Blair couldn’t […]