The Peru Gazette

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 […]

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 

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.

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

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.

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

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 […]

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!

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Source: Sunburst Beauty Pageant returns to Champlain Centre | Sun Community News Plattsburgh | The Sunburst Beauty Pageant is returning to Champlain Centre. 

What:  4th Sunday Breakfast                 Scrambled eggs, bacon, biscuits & sausage gravy, corned beef hash, pancakes or French toast, juice & coffee                  Only $10.00.           When:  Feb 27, 2022   9 a.m. – Noon Where:  Peru Memorial VFW […]

Pizza Casserole Green Salad Bread 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!

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive, Monday, February 21st from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. Your neighbors need and appreciate your donation. The blood drive is being coordinated by St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273.

Source: How one promise raises thousands of dollars | Sun Community News AU SABLE FORKS | All great love stories have to start somewhere, and this one starts with a cat.

A great story of a small community working together. Source: Vermont village store implements new business model to keep doors open

Source: Anticipating wind and warmth, organizers to take down Saranac Lake ice palace

Peru – St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 will host a take-out-only spaghetti dinner on Saturday, February 19th at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center in Peru. All proceeds will benefit the council’s Coats for Kids Program at Peru Elementary School. Since 2013 the Knights have donated 214 new winter jackets to the elementary school. […]