The Peru Gazette

Posted November 25, 2008 by John T. Ryan

The Gazette visited the Peru JCEO Foodshelf this morning and discovered that the foodshelf is short eight Thanksgiving turkeys. If more turkeys aren’t donated, eight families will have to look elsewhere. Can any of our readers help out? The turkeys average 10 to 15 pounds. The foodshelf is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is located in the basement of the Peru Town Hall. The phone number is 643-8455.

Our foodshelf story will be posted in the next several hours. You’ll find it very uplifting!

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AGENDA
PERU PLANNING BOARD
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Read more »

AGENDA
PERU ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Wednesday December 17, 2008 Read more »

Posted November 22, 2008

About three weeks ago the Gazette published a story about Peru residents Joanne Kennedy and Lori Clark, Joanne’s daughter Jennie and four of their friends climbing Africa’s Mt. Kilimanjaro. Last week Mt. Kilimanjaro was in the national news when Ann Curry of the Today Show attempted to climb the mountain, but stopped short of the summit. Given all the publicity, the Gazette asked Joanne Kennedy to email us several more beautiful photos. If you enjoy these, please take the time to view Joanne’s slideshow to music.

Submitted by Adele Douglas, Co-Chair of the Little Au Sable River Trail Fundraising Committee

Hi Everyone,
Please plan to do all your Holiday Hardware shopping at the Peru Aubuchon next weekend (Nov 29th and 30th) and tell all your friends and neighbors to do the same. Manager Steve has offered to donate 10% of weekend sales to the trail fund. Read more »

Posted November 20, 2008 by John T. Ryan

Peru Hardware at 2971 Main St. is undoubtedly one of our community’s oldest businesses. Percy and Lula Brown opened the store’s doors in 1946. Their son Doug and his wife Helen took over in 1963. In 1985 Doug and Helen’s daughter Wendy and her husband Bob Silverman purchased the business and operate it today. Read more »

Posted November 19, 2008 by John T. Ryan

The Peru Town Board unanimously passed the town’s 2009 final budget at a November 18, 2008 Special Town Board Meeting. The Board cut preliminary budget expenditures by approximately $100,000 Read more »

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Posted November 16, 2008

The Plattsburgh Comfort Inn and several businesses in the Comfort Inn complex were destroyed by fire on Saturday, November 15th. Peru resident Don McBrayer installs carpets for a living and he had just installed new carpet in 87 of the Inn’s 107 rooms. He snapped these photos on his cell phone. This is the message that accompanied his email. Read more »

Posted on November 15, 2008 by John T. Ryan

Last Sunday, November 9, 2008 was a historic day at the Peru Community Church as Rev. Dr. Robert E. Svenson Read more »

Posted November 14, 2008
This is an email received from Robert Cronin, Chair of the Peru Democratic Party Read more »

Posted November 14, 2008

In a few weeks Peru should have an animal hospital in the center of the community. Plattsburgh Animal Hospital plans to open a facility at 692 Bear Swamp Road in a building that was purchased from Key Chevrolet. Dr. Joseph Church told the Gazette that he and Dr. Tom Brown would open the clinic as soon as renovation Read more »

Posted on November 13, 2008 by John T. Ryan

Their songs have topped the charts, they’ve performed at the Grand Ole Opry and they’re coming to Peru next weekend. The Gibson Brothers will perform at the Peru High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2008. Read more »

Expected state cutbacks are impacting Peru Central (click here)

Story posted on November 12, 2008 by John T. Ryan

One thing can be said of Peru Town Board meetings – They’re never dull! The Monday, November 10, 2008 meeting was no exception with bank statement reconciliations, a job classification, political signs and outdoor wood boilers stoking controversy. Read more »

Posted November 11, 2008
Submitted by Ed Eisele
 
THE PERU LIONS CLUB WILL BE HOSTING THEIR  31st ANNUAL JOHN P. ADAMS MEMORIAL TURKEY TROT ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27th, 2008. Read more »

Posted November 10, 2008 by John T. Ryan

On Election Day Peru voters might have noticed a large black machine along one wall of St. Augustine’s Parish Center. This year the electronic voting machine was available for use by handicapped voters. Next November Read more »

Click here to view district news release Posted November 10, 2008

Posted November 10, 2008

The Peru Town Board agenda for its November 10, 2008, 7 p.m. meeting includes the following: Read more »

Posted November 10, 2008 by John T. Ryan

The Peru Town Board conducted a public hearing regarding its 2009 preliminary budget on Thursday, November 6, 2008. While only about a dozen residents attended the hearing, the questions the residents asked elicited a lot of information. Read more »

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Posted November 5, 2008
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Posted November 5, 2008
Submitted by Diane Haight of the Peru Community Church

Beartracks will be performing at the Peru Community Church Fellowship Center on Friday, November 14, at 7:30pm. Tickets are $10 for general admission.
Editor’s Note: Beartracks almost always plays before a full house when they come to Peru. Get out and enjoy an energetic, entertaining evening!