The Peru Gazette

Bob’s Blog journey West #16 Tonto National Monument We drove to Roosevelt Lake in the Tonto National Forest.  It was about an 80 mile drive and was stellar scenery. (See photos)  Not what we had expected to see in AZ.

North Country traveler Bob Washbourne has submitted more Arizona photos. Bob wrote,

By John T. Ryan Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and Peru Central Primary School students and staff had a unique way of celebrating the holiday. For every five items that a classroom donated, a small red heart was placed inside a larger heart. Students could count by 5’s each day to see how many items […]

By John T. Ryan The Frosty Springs Bottling Company’s main building was destroyed by fire on February 3, 2007.  The cause of the fire was never determined. A new building was constructed at a cost of approximately $500,000 and completed in February 2008. Today the building sits idle, while Frosty Springs has its water bottled in Massachusetts […]

By John T. Ryan The Town of Peru Zoning Board of Appeals will meet on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at the Peru Town Hall.  The meeting starts at 7 p.m. James Mastic Jr. has applied to locate a two-family residence at 348 Patent Rd.

L-R: Knights of Columbus District Free Throw Chairman James Akey with the District Contest winners: Vanessa Garrow and Jeanna Manning – AuSable Forks; Conor Casey & Emily O’Connor – Peru; Lucas Perez, John Hickey, Chris Hickey – AuSable Forks, Zane Bazzano – Peru and Knights of Columbus District Deputy Robert Patnode The Knights of Columbus […]

By John T. Ryan The Peru Community Church Mission Team returned home on Monday, January 26th, after a ten-day mission trip to Mandeville, Jamaica. Team Co-Chairman George Burrell said it was a successful trip for the sixteen volunteers. “We constructed a 12 foot by 16 foot addition on a family’s home and it was extremely […]

By John T. Ryan Bob Washbourne was one of the first people to contribute photos to this website. We hadn’t heard from him in several weeks so yesterday we sent him an email. He responded almost immediately with photos from New Mexico. We love them! We invite all our readers to submit their travel photos […]

By John T. Ryan The figures speak for themselves – The number of existing single family homes sold in Clinton County fell by 10.8% in 2008, but that was not much as many other parts of the state. Statewide sales decreased by 16.2%. The median sales price of a Clinton County home increased by 5.2% […]

  By John T. Ryan On February 15th, the traditional start of winter break, many local residents will be departing for vacations, but another group of residents will be departing for Chiquilistagua, Nicaragua (about 10 miles from Managua) where they will be working as North Country Mission of Hope volunteers. Several Peru residents have made […]

From the Peru Community Church Award winning singer and veteran Broadway performer Karen Mason returns to the North Country for one show only on Friday, February 6th.  The performance will be held at the Plattsburgh Elks Club and will begin at 8:00pm.  Tickets for the performance are $25 each and are available at the Peru […]

  By John T. Ryan St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 conducted its annual free throw contest on Sunday, Janaury 25th. Chairman Brian Mulcahy congratulated the winners:

Submitted by Carol Ruscoe The Elmore SPCA will be hosting its Valentine’s Day “Have-a-Heart” fundraiser on Saturday, Feb.7th at the Champlain Centre Mall in Plattsburgh from 10 am – 7 pm. There will be handmade quilts, and other terrific gifts for your sweetie for sale.

By John T. Ryan Peru Town Supervisor Donald Covel told the Peru Gazette this morning, “All charges against me have been dismissed with the exception of the charge related to the firing of Paul Blaine.” Covel’s statement was confirmed by the Clinton County Court and by Covel’s attorney Mark Cowen.

By John T. Ryan Anyone reading the news headlines would believe that home building has almost come to a halt, but last year the Town of Peru did not follow the national trends.  Code Enforcement Officer Paul Blaine

By John T. Ryan At a time when most Americans have the Inauguration of our new President on their minds I thought people might enjoy some of the photos I took on October 20, 2007. I walked from the White House at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

  By Joanne Kennedy After reading about the New Land Trust Trail System in Saranac, I decided it was time to check it out for myself.  A quick phone call to my friend Tina and in no time we were off on the 20-minute drive from Peru to the trailhead. 

  By John T. Ryan On Saturday, January 17, 2009, the Peru Community Church’s Mission Team will depart on its 10th journey to Mandeville, Jamaica. Team members George Burrell and Hank Horn traveled to Jamaica earlier in the week to lay out the team projects.

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By Adele Douglas   I’m not a downhill skier, I believe my Dad tried to teach me when I was very young but all I remember was being scared and cold. On top of that it seems all so very overwhelming, the fancy equipment, the challenging lifts, and the large bustling ski hills where everyone […]

 Introduction by John T. Ryan This past Christmas a blown circuit breaker at St. Augustine’s Church resulted in the Christmas Eve and Christmas Masses being celebrated without the benefit of electric power.  A few candles were the only lights that illuminated the Church. Peru resident Rachel Daly, a student at Seton Catholic, wrote to the North […]

The January 9, 2008 Press Republican carried an interesting story on the Peru Community Church’s upcoming missoin trip to Jamaica. Click here to see the story

By John T. Ryan On February 5th Nicki and Ryon O’Connell will help their son Brady celebrate his second birthday and it would be understandable if they reflect on their experiences over the past two years. On November 15th Brady returned home after having undergone three kidney transplant surgeries over a ten-week period. Brady has […]

By John T. Ryan The Peru Gazette extends its wishes to our readers for a happy, healthy and successful 2009. We hope that you and your families prosper in every way possible.

By John T. Ryan Most people would probably agree that the most interesting local political contest in the November elections was the race for Clinton County Family Court Judge. Nationally, the Presidential race will go down in history and Clinton County voters did their part to elect Barrack Obama to office.