The Peru Gazette

The Press Republican reports

The Press Republican reports

If you’re a chicken pie (chicken and biscuit) lover you have a lot to look forward to this coming Sunday, October 17^th at the Harkness Methodist Church. A chicken pie dinner will be served by experts. The church members have been serving it for about 100 years.

The meal will begin at 4 p.m. and continue until all are served. The prices are $8.00 adults; $7.00 for seniors; $4.00 for Children 6 to 12; and no charge for pre-schoolers. Take-outs are available.

There’s one other way to help make this event a success. You can bring a can of food for the local food shelf.

The Post Standard reports

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports

The Alice T. Miner Museum was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 24, 2010! It has been a long journey for the museum Board, staff, and volunteers, and we wanted to share this great news with you.

The State and National Registers promote heritage tourism and appreciation of historic resources. The benefits to The Alice for inclusion on the Registers include: Read more »

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports

The adirondack almanac reports (PLEASE READ!)

The Burlington Free Press reports

The Watertown Daily Times reports

By John T. Ryan

The Peru Town Board was in Executive Session discussing unspecified personnel issues for almost 90 minutes at its Thursday, October 7, 2010 meeting. In public session the Board discussed acceptance of the new federally-funded School Street sidewalk. The contractor (Tracy Trombley Construction) tamped the sidewalk using a vibrating machine. Mechanical tamping is prohibited under the terms of the federal specifications. The matter has been referred to the N.Y.S. Department of Transportation. The Board is hopeful that the D.O.T. will approve the sidewalk.

In other actions/reports:

The Board set meeting times and dates for its budget workshops.

• Wednesday, October 13th – Highway Department
• Monday, October 18^th – General, i.e. Town Hall, Board, etc. The workshop will begin with a presentation by Tish Biesemeyer of Burnham Financial Services on the outlook for health insurance costs.
• Thursday, October 21^st – Water and Sewer
• Wednesday, October 27^th – Final Budget Workshop to discuss any remaining issues

Learned that the Laphams Mills Park fence should be completed no later than Monday, October 11^th.

Supervisor Peter Glushko reported that a model dog licensing law has been received. The counselors will review that law before passing any new local ordinance.

Approved an $80 ad in The North Countryman newspaper for the paper’s annual fire department tribute edition.

Discussed the $24,961 NYS Records Management Grant which the town was recently awarded. Two individuals have expressed interest in performing the records management work; however, the Board feels an obligation to award the grant to the individual who wrote the grant and comes highly recommended. Fifty-percent of the grant monies should be received in about four weeks.

Grant writer Adele Douglas advised the board that an 80-20 recreational trail grant has been advertised. It could fund an excavating machine which could be used for both park and trail work. The rental cost for this machine is $2,500 per month and the town anticipates about six months of future work. Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell will investigate the cost of a new machine to determine if applying for the grant is feasible.

Supervisor Peter Glushko reported a typographical error in the tentative budget. An $80,000 figure in the mailing expense account should have been $10,000 reducing the total amount to be raised by taxes to $794,000.

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports

The adirondack almanac reports

The Times Union reports

By John T. Ryan

If you are a Peru Gazette reader you have a chance to improve this experiment in community journalism. While the Gazette has been averaging about 90 visits daily, if we had more contributing writers and photographers I believe we could double or triple the number of visitors. Our community has many stories to tell. Our senior citizens have wonderful memories about Peru in days gone by. Their stories should be recorded. There are many happenings at the Peru Central School just waiting to be told. Our fire department and other community organizations have more stories to tell. If you enjoy writing or photography please consider becoming a Peru Gazette contributor. Email me at editor@perugazette.com.

The Press Republican reports

Today, Sunday October 10, 2010, was an absolutely beautiful autumn day. There are many wonderful autumn scenes in any direction from Peru. Here are a few scenes beginning on the Union Rd. and traveling south on Route 9 from Keeseville to Elizabethtown and New Russia. Then traveling northeast from Elizabethtown to Essex. The colors seem brighter and bolder this year than they have in many years. (Click here to view – best if viewed in the slideshow mode)

File Photo

By John T. Ryan

The Peru Town Board has scheduled fiscal year 2011 budget workshops. All workshops will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the pubic is welcome to attend.

• Wednesday, October 13th – Highway Department
• Monday, October 18^th – General, i.e. Town Hall, Board, etc. The workshop will begin with a presentation by Tish Biesemeyer of Burnham Financial Services on the outlook for health insurance costs.
• Thursday, October 21^st – Water and Sewer
• Wednesday, October 27^th – Final Budget Workshop to discuss any remaining issues

By John T. Ryan

At this time of year many people look forward to tasting Peru’s fresh apples and an apple-based product, apple cider. Rulfs Orchard and James Cider Mill produce thousands of gallons of cider for sale at their roadside stands and distribution throughout the north country.

While Patti Rulfs Sheehan is usually found in Rulfs’ bakery preparing delicious pies, she is also very knowledgeable about making cider. Patti explained that cider is made from so-called cider or utility apples that have flaws making them unmarketable as eating apples.  (Click here to view cider-making) It takes about ten to twelve pounds of apples to make one gallon of cider. Read more »

Knights of Columbus District Deputy Robert Patnode (left) presents the international organization’s Columbian Award to St. Augustine’s Council 7273 Grand Knight Allen Dixon. The Peru Council was recognized for excellence in sponsorship of programs that serve the Catholic Church, community, families, pro-life and youth – as well as council members. Grand Knight Dixon said, “The hard work and dedication of the council members and their families made this award possible.  I thank everyone for their spirit of charity and unity. I’m very proud of them.”

The Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest Catholic lay organization. It provides members and their families with volunteer opportunities in service to the Catholic Church, their communities, families and young people. With more than 1.8 million members and more than 13,000 councils around the world, the Knights of Columbus donated over $151 million and 69 million hours of service to charitable causes last year.

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports

The Gazette visits Whiteface in February 2007

The adirondack almanack reports

The LoHud.com reports

By John T. Ryan

Fall marks the arrival of the apple harvest and the arrival of hundreds of Jamaican workers in the Peru community.  It also marks a time of year when the Peru Community Church comes alive with men’s voices singing hymns and reciting Bible verses without any need of hymnal or text. While Jamaicans often walk to our local stores and ride their bikes on our streets, very few “Peruvians” have a personal relationship with these men. The Peru Community Church has developed a personal relationship with the Jamaican workers through a January mission trip to Jamaica and through its annual Sunday evening Jamaican worship service. This past Sunday, October 3rd, the Community Church was filled with a joyous spirit as Reverend J. Oliver Daley, Pastor of the Ridgemont United Church in Mandeville, Jamaica spoke and about one hundred Jamaican men praised their God through prayer and song.  Life while in Peru is often difficult and lonely for these men who are separated from their families. The welcome offered to these men by the members of the Peru Community Church is a sign that a Christian spirit of hospitality is alive and well in Peru, N.Y. (Click here to see photos of the Oct. 3rd service)

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports (a wonderful story!)