Watertown Daily Times endorses Doheny
Posted: November 1st, 2010 under Congressional News.
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Press-Republican launches e-Edition
Posted: November 1st, 2010 under General News, Peru/Regional History.
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Work continues on Saranac walking trail – First phase nearly complet
Posted: November 1st, 2010 under General News.
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Justices grant stay to keep Shir-Cliff open for time being – Schuyler Falls mobile-home park awaits final legal ruling
Posted: November 1st, 2010 under General News.
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October 31st in Peru is very beautiful!
Fall’s end may be rapidly approaching. We had a dusting of snow on the ground this morning, but Peru is still very beautiful this afternoon. Photos are seen best as a slideshow. Click here.
Posted: October 31st, 2010 under General News.
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Who’d want to park in this garage? (Bill and Donna Downs’ Haunted House)
Posted: October 31st, 2010 under General News.
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Miner Museum gets national recognition
Posted: October 30th, 2010 under Things to do in & near Peru.
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Where Cuomo got his cash, and why he says it didn’t buy him
Posted: October 30th, 2010 under General News.
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APA asks for comments on rules, gets a plateful
Posted: October 30th, 2010 under General News.
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Burlington-Essex boys soccer game ends in brawl
Posted: October 30th, 2010 under General News.
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Car crash kills 2, injures 3 Two-vehicle accident in Peru still under investigation
Posted: October 30th, 2010 under General News, Peru/Regional History.
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Northway to be closed in alternating lanes Monday and Tuesday
Please be advised, motorists may expect to encounter lane closures on I-87 November 2 and November 3. Northbound is expected to be closed on Tuesday, November 2 with Southbound closed on Wednesday, November 3.
The closures are necessary to set steel on the CR 38 (Arthur Road) Bridge Reconstruction Project.
The closures will be for 8 daylight hours. All traffic will use the detour on Rte 22 between Exits 34 and 36.
Closure will only occur if weather permits. In the case of inclement weather, the steel erection will be rescheduled for the next available day.
Michael R. Flick, P.E.
Assistant to the Regional Director/
Public Information Officer
NYS Department of Transportation
317 Washington Street
Watertown, NY 13601
Phone (315) 785-2218
Fax (315) 785-2386
Cell (315) 778-3381
Posted: October 29th, 2010 under General News.
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Clinton visit to bolster Owens
Posted: October 29th, 2010 under General News.
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New airline service at Plattsburgh International – New airline service at Plattsburgh boasts ultra-low costs
Posted: October 29th, 2010 under General News, Peru/Regional History.
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Public Hearing for Town of Peru 2011 preliminary budget – Thursday, Nov. 4
A Public Hearing has been scheduled for Thursday, November 4 at 6:30 PM to present the preliminary 2011 Town Budget for public comment. You can veiw the preliminary budget at: http://www.perutown.com/2011TentativeBudget.pdf
Posted: October 29th, 2010 under Town Board News.
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Paterson: 898 state workers to be laid off by year’s end
Posted: October 28th, 2010 under General News.
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Proposition on legislator term limits could cause voter confusion
Posted: October 28th, 2010 under General News.
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Kermit and Bert celebrate their 60th
News from the Irwin Family
Kermit and Bertha (Nax) Irwin of Peru celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a recent family gathering at their home. The Irwin’s were married on October 14, 1950 in Rye NY.
Kermit and Bert owned and operated Maplegrand Farms on the Jarvis Rd. They raised their six children there and continue to be an integral part of its operation. They also have thirteen grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Maplegrand Farms
Their family wants to thank them for the memories that they all share and for the wonderful example that they have set for their children and the future generations. Congratulations Mom and Dad!
Posted: October 28th, 2010 under General News.
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Town plans to purchase Lyon Street School, a building with a wonderful history
By John T. Ryan
Frederick W. Lyons purchased the Lyon Street School on September 9, 1939 for the sum of $1.00. Seventy-one years later the Town of Peru may also be purchasing the school for the same sum. The Peru Town Council voted to purchase the school at its October 25th meeting. The owners, Al and Marion Dixon, have offered to turn the building and the 68 foot x 100 foot property over to the Town for $1.00. (Click here for more photos)
Peru Town Historian Ron Allen is in favor of the purchase. He said that in 1869 there were nineteen one-room schools in the town. Allen explained, “There are others still standing, but they’re in horrible condition.” This school house located at the corner of the Lyons and Rock Roads is in relatively good condition. It has a few broken windows and some minor water damage. The foundation is slightly sunken at one end. Ron Allen isn’t sure when the building was constructed, but he says the school’s name appeared in the 1866 Beer’s Atlas of Clinton County. Allen summed up his feelings, “We feel fortunate to be able to receive it.” He envisions the school qualifying for placement on the National Register of Historic Places. If and when that happens the Town should be able to restore the building through grants and with the help of volunteer labor. Allen would like more information about the school especially the year it was constructed.
Al and Marion Dixon live in the home where Marion was raised which is about five-hundred feet from the school. They have the original school house bell. Frederick Lyons who purchased the property in 1939 was Marion Dixon’s father. While Marion didn’t attend the school she says, “I remember children from the school coming over to our house to get water. My Aunt Josephine Lyons and Uncle John Lyons taught in the school and several of my relatives were students there.” After purchasing the school, Frederick Lyons used the building to store hay.
Arnold Wells, age eighty-eight of the Laphams Mills Road, attended the Lyon Street School. Wells says, “I went there through the eighth grade. Josephine Lyons and a Mrs. O’Rourke were teachers at that time.” Wells hasn’t been in the building since completing eighth grade in about 1936.
Al and Marion have a school graduation program which was handed out for the school year 1901-1902. Alberta Martin was the teacher. C. V. Lyon, Jason Witherwax and Peter Lyons were officers and Herbert McCasland was Superintendent.
The Lyon and Lyons families were well represented in the student body. Marion Lyons Dixon recalls that generally the Lyon family was Protestant while the Lyons family was Catholic. The thirty-five students in the order listed in the program were:
Hattie Ducat, Josie Lyons, Valerie Lyons, Queenie Lyon, Ethel Lyon, Jennie Lyon, Bessie Witherwax, Effa Witherwax, Iva Carpenter, Julia Patno, Louisa Ogden, Olive Witherwax, Stella Lyon, Carthe Lyon, Isaac Lyon, Henry Lyon, Ernest Lyon, Russell Lyon, Leslie Witherwax, Leon Witherwax, Daniel Nelson, Frankie Nelson, Bennie Tyrell, Ernest White, Erwin White, James Annis, George Annis, Fred Lyons, Harley Lyons, Leo Lyons, Bert Carpenter, Otis Watson, Earnest Watson, George Lyon and Guy Lyon.
Posted: October 27th, 2010 under General News, Peru/Regional History, Town Board News.
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Work begins on Saranac Lake VA clinic
Posted: October 27th, 2010 under General News.
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Troopers say motorcyclist was killed because unlicensed driver turned in front of him
Posted: October 27th, 2010 under General News.
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Andrew Cuomo details his plans for the future, a “tough future”
Posted: October 27th, 2010 under General News.
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Time to sign-up for the Turkey Trot
The Peru Lions Club will be hosting its 33rd John P. Adams Memorial Turkey Trot on November 25, 2010. Go to www.perulionsclub.weebly.com and click on ‘Sign up for Turkey Trot’. Download the form (DO NOT SUBMIT ONLINE), fill it out and mail the form with a check to Peru Lions Club P.O. Box 165, Peru, NY 12972. Same day registration starts at 7:30 a.m. at the Peru Intermediate School cafeteria. The 1 mile fun run/walk begins at 9:00 a.m. and the 5 & 10K races, shortly afterward. Entry fee for the 5 & 10K events is $15 and the 1 mile fun run/walk fee is $5. Trophies are awarded to male and female winners of the 5 & 10K races.
Contact: Larry Ewald Sr 643-8506 or Jim McCarty Sr 561-1572
Posted: October 27th, 2010 under General News.
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Nine state mandates make up 90 percent of tax levies
Posted: October 26th, 2010 under General News.
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Lions support Habitat for Humanity – Golf tournaments are important
Peru Lions Club member Roy Perry presents a check for $1,000.00 to Harriet Burrell of Champlain Valley Habitat for Humanity. The money was raised during the 16th annual Peru Lions Club Stanley Hughes golf tournament held Sept 12th at the Barracks Golf Course.
Posted: October 26th, 2010 under Peru/Regional History.
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