The Peru Gazette

Good Luck and Congratulations Peru High School Seniors Peru – The Peru High School parade started during the pandemic and it’s continuing. Here’s a video of this morning’s parade as it went down Washington St. The pandemic put this class through something none of us have ever encountered. They persevered. Good for them!    

Mynbc5 Source: Remembering North Country trailblazer Bob Rulfs

A Facebook message from Rulfs Orchard was posted at about 6 p.m. today June 15, 2022 It is with the deepest sadness we tell you that Grandpa Bob Rulfs has passed. Bob was a true legend of Rulfs Orchard. He always loved chatting with customers and thanking them for coming in. The one place he […]

By John T. Ryan Plattsburgh – Last Saturday afternoon at SUNY Plattsburgh’s Burke Gallery, Peru, NY native Joe Remillard narrated a gallery walkthrough of his solo art exhibition Adirondack Visions. Many people attended, including several Peru residents and members of his family. The previous evening almost 200 people enjoyed the opening reception. A June 9th Press-Republican […]

Source: Two CV-TEC Students Headed to SkillsUSA National Competition – Champlain Valley Educational Services

“Peru Central School’s Amara Corrigan (Early Childhood Education), and Schroon Lake Central School’s Shelbie Rice (Allied Health), took home first-place awards at this year’s SkillsUSA competition.” Source: CV-TEC students take home multiple honors at SkillsUSA Championships | News | pressrepublican.com

Note from a River Rd. resident Peru – Hello!!! I live up river road where the turtles are laying again! Didn’t know if it would be possible for you to post for drivers to be careful and to be kind and help them cross the road instead of driving over them. Thank you!!!

Peru – Last summer retired Peru teacher Don Evans moved something very special from his backyard to his front yard at 7 Oakdale Drive in Peru. Fortunately, it’s still in his front yard this summer. The garden doesn’t have vegetables; instead, it’s a fairy garden designed to make magic happen for children, a miniature garden […]

Source: Local golfers compete at states | Sun Community News WILTON/ELMIRA | Nineteen golfers from Section VII competed at the NYSPHSAA state championships June 4-6 at the McGregor Links Golf Course in Wilton (girls) and the Mark Twain Golf Course in Elmira.

A message from Michelle Bechard, Peru High School Golf Booster Club President Keegan Smith, a Peru High School Senior, will be competing in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Boys Golf Championships that begin Sunday at the Mark Twain Golf Course in Elmira, NY. The Section VII Champion, this is the third […]

Suburban Propane News Release  Click here for Video from the Announcement; Click here for Photos Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE: SPH), a nationwide distributor of propane, renewable propane and related products and services, as well as a marketer of natural gas and electricity and investor in low carbon fuel alternatives, today announced an agreement to construct, own […]

Click here to view a video of the new machine in operation  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K6qV6WzXRA&t=16s By John T. Ryan  Peru – Customers purchasing apples at Forrence Orchards’ Route 22 packing house over the past few months may have noticed a significant change in its apple packing operations. There’s a new machine in operation; it’s called a sizing […]

Happy Birthday to WWII Veteran Curtis Banker of Peru, NY. Curtis celebrated his 100th birthday yesterday, May 29, 2022. Today he attended the Memorial Day Service at Peru VFW Post 309. Curtis entered the Army in 1942, stayed in the Army, and retired in 1963. Correction of Mr. Banker’s age. It was stated in error […]

Eric and Heidi Duquette’s “Orchard House” here in Peru was very beautiful about 6:45 this morning.

Good day everyone, There always seems to be plenty of information to share as to what is happening in the Mission of Hope, so let’s begin.  I think you’ll find this news/notes quite full of info. 1.  Ukraine humanitarian aid: First, while I don’t have the exact figure yet, we have gone well over the […]

Peru May 20, 2022 – Peru Water-Sewer-Parks Department personnel Luke Fessette, Chris Martineau, and Kaleb Martineau are erecting our community’s 116 Home Town Hero Banners today. They’re moving quickly to erect all 116 banners before Memorial Day. If they aren’t able to complete the job today, they’ll finish it next Friday. The Peru Highway Department […]

“Remillard, a Peru native and lawyer-turned-artist, is professor of art in the School of Art and Design of Kennesaw State University, Georgia. While he paints a variety of different landscapes, “Visions” features his Adirondacks landscapes, which depict not only the natural beauty of the area but also the agriculture that is such a big part […]

Eddie Webbinaro was elected to the school board with 490 votes vs. 268 votes for Kara Bruno Hicks. . 2022-223 school budget approved 537 to 254. Budget Proposition #1 passed by 537 to 254 Bus Proposition #2 passed by 568 to 223 Capital Reserve Dissolution Proposition #3 passed by 593 to 190   Capital Reserve Establishment […]

  Waterville, N.Y.: The North Atlantic Conference (NAC) announced today that two members of the SUNY Cobleskill men’s and women’s outdoor track & field teams have been named to the 2022 NAC Sportsmanship Team by the league’s coaches. First year women’s team member and team captain Jenna Swyers, Peru, N.Y., Peru High School junior men’s […]

If you traveled on the eastern portion of the Bear Swamp Rd. this morning you undoubtedly saw members of the Peru Lions Club doing their monthly roadside trash pick-up. The Lions adopted the Bear Swamp Rd. many years ago as participants in the “Keep America Beautiful” program. Amy Davies, one of the Lions Club’s newest […]

By John T. Ryan Peru – I attended the Peru School Board meeting Tuesday evening May 10th where learned a lot about the 2022-23 budget, met administrators, and gained respect for all the people willing to serve as school board members.   Something else impressed me – Peru High School’s Entrepreneurial Club. Club members invited board […]

Senator Stec with Trooper Shannon J. Saunders and Trooper David M. Rogers             Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) today honored the service of our local New York State Police officers at the 46th Annual Superintendent’s Commendation and Awards Day Ceremony in Albany. The awards recipients and their families are residents of the 45th Senate District, and […]

Source: Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum reopens for another season | Sun Community News PERU | “Our family always been collectors. My mother was a great collector,” Leeward Babbie, the founder of the Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum stated.

BATON ROUGE, LA (05/10/2022)– Alex Rine of Peru, New York, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Rine was initiated at State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Rine is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be […]