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Friday March 18th @ 7:30 p.m. the Peru Community Church Coffeehouse Concert Series Goes Green with St. Patrick’s music by the Too Tall String band including special guest fiddler Steve Iachetta. The band will be performing Irish fiddle tunes, classic St. Patty’s sing a longs, pub tunes and sea shanties on fiddle, hammered dulcimer, bouzouki, 6 & 12 string guitars, bodhran and bass. Concerts are held in the Fellowship Center.

For more information, audio clips and bios, check out the band’s website: tootallstringband.com

To read a review of the band’s CD, “While We Are Together”, click on: http://pressrepublican.com/0500_what_to_do/x984920300/Too-tall-string-band-drops-live-album

Peru Town Supervisor Peter Glushko announced that tonight’s Peru Town Board Special Meeting is canceled because of the storm.

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The Peru Republican Committee is presenting an “Escape from the Winter Blahs” dinner, music, & silent auction fundraiser on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at Crickets Restaurant. The evening will be light on politics, and heavy on fun.

Cocktails 6:00 pm ~~~ Dinner 7:00 pm
Music is being provided by DJ Don Yo! (Don McBrayer)
The cost is $25 per person.

Dinner choices are:

• 8 oz Prime Rib slow roasted. Served with a baked potato
• Baked Stuffed Chicken Breast with stuffing & chicken gravy. Served with red skin mashed potato.
• Atlantic Haddock Fillet broiled with lemon butter & white wine. Served with rice pilaf.
  

To make reservations contact Don McBrayer at 643-8813 or don@donyo.com
or download, fill out, and mail our flier which can be found at:
http://d1091839.domain.com/DonYo-TechServices/RepublicanDinnerInvitation.pdf
Make checks payable to: Peru Republican Committee
PLEASE RSVP BY March 14, 2011 TO:
Kara McBrayer, Secretary
Peru Republican Committee
P.O. Box 255, Peru, NY 12972
Donations are also always welcome

Peru Central’s Board of Education launches its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 8th at 6 PM at the school district’s community room, adjacent to the main entrance of Peru High School. An executive session associated with particular matters leading to employment, collective negotiations, and advice of counsel from the school attorney, will take place immediately following the 6 PM start. The school board is slated to reconvene for public session business at approximately 7 PM. It’s anticipated the school board will: Read more »

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WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Bill Owens (D-NY), Joe Courtney (D-CT), and Richard Hanna (R-NY) reintroduced legislation that would improve access to credit for family farmers.  H.R. 874, the Agricultural Credit Expansion Act of 2011, would expand the range of business structures that qualify for loans through the Farm Service Agency (FSA), ensuring more family farms are eligible for a wider flow of credit during economically challenging times when they need it the most. Read more »

THE PERU VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOSTING A SPAGHETTI DINNER FUNDRAISER ON MARCH 5^Th, 2011 FROM 3 TO 7 PM AT THE PERU FIRE STATION, 753 BEARSWAMP ROAD. A CHINESE AUCTION AND 50/50 RAFFLE WILL BE HELD. THE COST IS ONLY $5 PER DINNER. DELIVERIES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PERU FIRE DISTRICT RESIDENTS WHO CAN’T ATTEND.

ORDERS CAN BE PLACED STARTING MARCH 2ND BY CALLING AMBER LAVALLEY AT 420-3641 AND THE DAY OF THE EVENT STARTING AT 12 NOON TO 6PM BY CALLING 643-9271

(PLEASE PLACE ORDERS FOR DELIVERY BEFORE THE EVENT START IF POSSIBLE)

HEIDI WILLIAMS IS 36 YEARS OLD AND A MEMBER OF OUR LADIES AUXILIARY, WHO WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER. AFTER ALREADY UNDERGOING A DOUBLE MASTECTOMY, SHE WILL SOON START CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENTS. HEIDI, HER 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER KAITLYNN AND HER HUSBAND TYLER, A LONG TIME MEMBER AND CURRENT ASST. FIRE CHIEF, COME FROM A LONG LINE OF DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS TO OUR ORGANIZATION, STARTING WITH THE PATRIARCH OF THE FAMILY, TYLER’S GRANDFATHER DR. H. TOWNSEND CARPENTER (A LONG TIME MEMBER AND CLINTON CO. CAR 9) AND MRS CONNIE CARPENTER ( A 35 PLUS YEAR MEMBER OF THE LADIES AUXILIARY) AND CONTINUING ON WITH TYLER’S FATHER RICHARD WILLIAMS ( A 30 PLUS YEAR MEMBER, PAST OFFICER AND CO. CAR 13) TO TYLER’S MOTHER KIM WILLIAMS (CURRENT PRESIDENT OF OUR LADY’S AUXILIARY) AND THEN TYLER’S BROTHER TOWNSEND WILLIAMS (A FORMER FIREFIGHTER). WITH SO MUCH FREELY GIVEN OF THEMSELVES, WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE SOMETHING BACK TO THEM. THEY ARE HAVING SOME FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO THIS UNEXPECTED ILLNESS, WHICH IS CAUSING UNWELCOME STRESS TO THEIR FAMILY, SO WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO HELP THEM IN THEIR TIME OF NEED AS THEY HAVE HELPED OTHERS. ANY DONATIONS TO THIS CAUSE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

DONATIONS CAN BE MADE TO THE

PERU VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT (ATTN. BENEFIT)

P.O.BOX 635 PERU, NY 12972

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT : COURTNEY TETRAULT (518) 726-6289

AMBER LAVALLEY (518) 420-3641

DOUG BESAW (518) 643-8710 EMAIL DBESAW4@AOL.COM

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