The Peru Gazette

By John T. Ryan

(See Photos)The Flooring Connection located at 9 Elm Street, near the Peru Community Church, opened its doors only a year ago, but the owner isn’t a newcomer to the flooring business. Owner Greg Delia explained, Read more »

Submitted by Carol Ruscoe, Elmore SPCA Board Member

Garvey Hyundai, located on the Tom Miller Road in Plattsburgh, has given the Elmore SPCA shelter animals a very special Christmas gift! Through the end of this month, Read more »

(Click here to see A. Paul Scott’s estimate of proposed cuts in state aid)

By John T. Ryan

(See more photos) Peru Central School Primary and Intermediate School teachers and staff showed their appreciation to the district’s school bus drivers Thursday morning, December 18. They greeted the drivers with home-baked cookies, Christmas carols and warm smiles. Snowflakes fell gently as the drivers pulled up to discharge children and received their Christmas treats.

By John T. Ryan

The Keeseville-Peru Ecumenical Choir presented its 43rd annual Christmas Concert (See photos) last evening at St. Augustine’s Church. Choir Director Richard Molholsky and Assistant Director Jennette Woodruff conducted the fifty-three member choir and string orchestra. The evening began Read more »

By John T. Ryan

The Peru Fire Department will host a CVPH Medical Center Blood Drive on Monday, December 15, 2008 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. This is your chance to give someone a very special gift during a very special season.

Submitted by A. Paul Scott, Superintendent of Schools (click here)

By John T. Ryan

The legal action related to a September 2008 indictment of Peru Town Supervisor Donald Covel continues. The next step is a January 6th Clinton County Court Conference. Read more »

By John T. Ryan

Money saving measures, open burning and sidewalk clearing were the most important items discussed or acted on at the Peru Town Board’s December 8th regular meeting. The council also conducted a brief executive session to discussion personnel matters and the Charter Communications contract. Read more »

Submitted by A. Paul Scott, Superintendent of Schools Click here for meeting agenda

Submitted by A. Paul Scott, Superintendent of Schools

Hall of Fame Nominations Wanted

Submitted by Peru Codes Enforcement Officer Paul Blaine

The Town of Peru Codes Office has recently installed web pages for Building, Planning and Zoning and can be accessed through the Town’s Web site at Perutown.com. Read more »

By John T. Ryan
Posted December 6, 2008

The St. Augustine’s Christmas Craft Fair (Photos here) is underway today at St. Augustine’s Parish Center. There are almost fifty people displaying their beautiful wares. The St. Vincent De Paul Society also has hundreds of available clothing items. It’s not too late to attend. The fair will close at 3 p.m.

By John T. Ryan
The Peru-Keeseville Ecumenical Choir will perform next Saturday, December 13th at St. Augustine’s Church in Peru and on Sunday, December 14th at St. John the Baptist Church in Keeseville. Admission is free of charge and the concerts begin at 7 p.m.

By John T. Ryan

The Clinton County Board of Elections has certified the November 4, 2008 elections. Family Court Judge, Peru native and resident Timothy Lawliss was Peru’s biggest vote-getter. President-Elect Barrack Obama also did very well in our community. Read more »

By John T. Ryan

The Peru Gazette made its online debut on September 17, 2008. Between October 16th (the day we started counting) and November 30th the Gazette was visited 3060 times (about 67 visits daily) by 1,041 visitors. The site was viewed in ten countries and thirty-seven states. Read more »

This story was aired by North Country Public Radio on October 6th. Reporter Brian Mann visited Northern Orchards and the Peru Community Church. It’s a great, timeless story! (Story)

Robert Howard submitted these photos of the Peru Gazebo and its beautiful Christmas decorations

Submitted by Diane Haight of the Peru Community Church

The Vermont Bluegrass Gospel Project will be performing at the Peru Community Church Fellowship Center on Friday, December 12th, at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $15 for general admission.

Here’s a last minute reminder – Please consider shopping at the Peru Aubuchon today (Sunday) and tell all your friends and neighbors to do the same. Manager Steve Duell is donating 10% of weekend sales to the Peru walking trail fund. He’s even planning a hot dog cook-out with proceeds to go to the trail fund. So go hungry (and dress warmly).

(Photos) By John T. Ryan

There was a huge turnout at Saturday evening’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the Little Au Sable River Park Gazebo and sponsored by the Peru Youth Commission. Read more »

By John T. Ryan

The Peru Town Board had a light agenda at its November 24th meeting. Outdoor wood boilers were the subject of a twenty-minute discussion. As he had done at the board’s November 10th meeting, resident Dennis Mason Read more »

By John T. Ryan

The Peru Lions Club hosted its 31st Annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day with 385 participants. The Lions raised about $4,000 which they’ll use to fund their many local community service programs. The Press Republican published photos and listed the finishing times in today’s paper.

Pat Holmes is the Peru JCEO Outreach Coordinator

Today is Thanksgiving and it’s a good time for this story. Everyone got a turkey! Tuesday the Gazette published a story stating that the Peru JCEO food shelf needed additional turkeys and several readers responded. Read more »

By John T. Ryan

Clinton County existing home sales decreased by 22.6% in October 2008 compared to October 2007 while median home prices held firm decreasing by only 0.2% Read more »