The Peru Gazette

Pulled Pork
Coleslaw
Apple Sauce
Dessert

Served take-out only, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972

All are welcome!

November 11, 2023 – Peru Memorial VFW Post 309 welcomed the community today for its 2023 Veterans Day Service. Commander Tom Boisseau spoke of the many sacrifices veterans make in service to our nation. VFW Auxiliary President Judy Lefebvre traced the Veterans Day history and said all veterans should be proud of their service. The Peru Girls Scouta did an outstanding job posting Colors!

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Plattsburgh dealership remains in the Bailey family while Malone Ford transitions

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Site of early U.S. Army field hospital, burial grounds

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The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at 7:00 PM in the High School Community Room. The meeting will be recorded and will be available on the District’s website at www.perucsd.org.

The meeting is open to the public and current District, County, State and Federal safety procedures and protocols will be followed.

Currently, two (2) public comment opportunities are planned as follows:

First public comment:  Related to items on the agenda.  Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.

Second public comment:  Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.

Individuals who are unable to attend the regular meeting in person may submit public comments by emailing perucomments@perucsd.org no later than 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, November 14^th.  Online comments are also subject to the conditions stated above.

Anticipated topics include:

• 22-23 Audit
• Professional Development
• Personnel Appointments
• Surplus Auction
• Policy Development
• Cybersecurity

The complete agenda will be available on the District’s website (perucsd.org).

The Board’s Audit Committee will meet from 6:00 – 6:30 PM, and the entire Board will conduct a retreat from 6:30 – 7:00 PM to improve teamwork, review roles/ responsibilities, and strengthen governing performance.  These meetings will be closed sessions.

Stewart’s Announces:

To honor our Veterans, all Stewart’s customers can enjoy a 99¢ single scoop cone this Saturday, November 11th.

Stewart’s Shops is proud to support veterans on Veterans Day and every day throughout the year. They support over 140 veteran groups each year with monetary and product donations. From job training, providing meals for events and life skills trainings, Stewart’s Shops donations positively impact veterans all year long.

This year, Stewart’s highlighted one of the amazing veterans’ organizations they support: Stewart’s Shops donated $50,000 to the Veterans & Community Housing Coalition (VCHC) to support the Foreverly House Project. Once completed, this will be the only facility in New York that houses homeless veteran women and their children. This incredibly impactful housing facility will help many struggling veteran mothers transform their lives and their children’s lives.

“Through the last 40 years, Veterans & Community Housing Coalition has developed a continuum of housing opportunities and support services for our homeless veterans. Foreverly will serve an unmet target population of homeless veteran moms and their children. This program will be the first of its kind in the state.” said Cheryl Hage-Perez, an Executive Board Liaison focusing on developing the Foreverly House Project.

VCHC broke ground on this project on June 27th and the house is expected to be completed this year! Stewart’s Shops is privileged to donate to veterans’ organizations like VCHC who are doing impactful work in their communities.

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Highly applauded new Plattsburgh service already expands from inaugural Orlando Fl

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Albany, N.Y. – This Veterans Day, Price Chopper/Market 32 is honoring the dedication and service of Veterans with a special 11% discount on any one shopping trip on Saturday, Nov. 11. All veterans and retired, active-duty reserve and National Guard military personnel and national guard military personnel and immediate family members are welcome to the discount with proof of service and AdvantEdge Card.

Proof of military service includes Uniformed Services ID Card, Common Access Card, Healthcare Card, VFW Membership Card, Veterans Advantage Membership Card, Veterans Administration ID Card, American Legion Membership Card, DD214 Form, or driver’s license with veteran status indicated.

“We respect those who have sacrificed for our country and want to express our appreciation for their efforts to protect our freedoms,” said Blaine Bringhurst, Price Chopper/Market 32 president. “This is our way of thanking the members of our military and veterans along with their families.”

1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. APPROVAL of October 11, 2023 minutes
5. OPEN FLOOR to public hearing 
6. APPLICATIONS:

1. 1. 1. 1. P2023-012; Site Plan Approval with SEQRA Leon Blair, 280.1-8-67; 817 Union Rd

6. 0. 0. 2. P2023-020; Site Plan Approval with SEQRA,  WJB Properties LLC,  269.-1-39, Town Park Rd

6. 0. 0. 3. P2023-021; 2-Lot Minor Subdivision with SEQRA,  Elmer Duprey,  293.-1-55.5;Parsons Rd

4.   P2023-029;Major Subdivision Preliminary Review, Rafferty/Korn Drive, 270.-1-50.1; Korn Drive

7. ANY FURTHER BUSINESS
8. CEO REPORT
9. ADJOURNMENT

CALL MEETING TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL of July 19, 2023 minutes
OPEN FLOOR to public hearing
APPLICATIONS:
Z2023-088 Use Variance
Hans and Pamela Michielen
267.-3-1 Clark Rd

ANY FURTHER BUSINESS
CEO REPORT
ADJOURNMENT

Click here for the results as reported by the Clinton County Board of Elections 

November 7, 2023 

State Supreme Court Justice 

Carl Falolico – 376

Paul Davenport – 598 

Clinton County Family Court Judge 

Amy Asadorian Senecal – 553

Hilary Rogers – 457 

Clinton County Clerk 

Brandi Lloyd – 400 

John Zurlo – 607 

Clinton County Coroner 

Chad Deane – 801 

Clinton County Legislator Area 5 

Rick Hazen – 142 

Kevin Randall – 150 

Area 5 also includes the Town of Schuyler Falls and a portion of the Town of Plattsburgh. Those vote totals are not included here/ 

Clinton County Legislator Area 7 

Robert Timmons – 583

Area 7 also includes the Town of Ausable and Chesterfield. Those vote totals are not included here. 

The above totals DO NOT include: 

168 Absentee Ballots

111 Early Ballots 

5 Affidavit Ballots 

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Tuesday, November 14, 2:30 pm.  A Virtual Tour of the Old Base Oval with Helen Nerska showing the original buildings and the histories associated with each one. The Grand Room, Meadowbrook Healthcare, 154 Prospect Ave, Plattsburgh.

Thursday, November 16, 6:30 pm. The Catholic Summer School of America – A History in pictures with Robin Labarge sharing the stories and photos in her new book on the Catholic Summer School at Cliff Haven. CCHA, 98 Ohio Avenue, Plattsburgh.

All presentations are free and open to the public.

Please contact Helen Nerska, at 518-561-0340 or email director@clintoncountyhistorical.org for more information.

New York-based intercultural ensemble INTERWOVEN celebrates and integrates traditional Asian music and Western classical music through performing, commissioning, and recording contemporary works. Exploring time-honored soundscapes of Asia and Europe, the ensemble weaves together musical and artistic threads from diverse origins and traditions and intertwines unique Asian perspectives and aesthetics to create holistic, innovative works and music experiences that encourage inclusion and harmony between various American communities.

An exciting new ensemble on the scene, INTERWOVEN made its debut in October 2021 at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York City and since then has demonstrated bold originality and versatility in various events and venues: Chinatown Arts Week (NYC); Kansas University Asian Classical Music Initiative; Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn; the Center for Remembering and Sharing at the White Room (NYC) and Chamber Music America.

INTERWOVEN performs a concert (open to the public) on Sunday, November 12 at 3:00 pm at the Saranac Methodist Church on Route 3 in Saranac, New York.  The program includes iconic folk songs and historic compositions from Asia as well as contemporary works that interlace the sounds of East and West. Works include Thomas Osborne’s Tumbling from the Ninth Height of Heaven for koto, violin, and cello; Yang Yong’s River Songs for erhu and cello; Liu Tianhua and Chen Yaoxin’s Wildlife Suite for erhu, violin, viola, and cello; Theodore Wiprud’s Mudang for Piri and String Quartet; and Daron Hagen’s Genji for koto and string quartet.

General admission at the door is $20; seniors and students $15; children under 12 free; family rate available.  Current public health guidelines are followed. For further information telephone 518-293-7613, e-mail ambrown.hillholl@gmail.com or visit hillandhollowmusic.org more….

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Meatloaf
Potatoes
Vegetable
Bread
Dessert

Served take-out only, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972

All Are Welcome!

“We are prepared every game and we come through with the win every time,” said Peru’s Zack Engstrom

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Projects located in the New York, Québec, and Vermont portions of the Lake Champlain basin will be eligible for consideration in this grant opportunity.

Grand Isle, VT – The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) seeks proposals for projects that support local watershed groups and provide opportunities for informing and involving the public in Lake Champlain outreach initiatives. The Program anticipates awarding nearly $1,700,000 to local organizations, municipalities, and educational institutions through four grant categories:

• LCBP Annual Organizational Support grants (up to $20,000 per award)
• Organizational Support and Workforce Development in the New York Portion of the Lake Champlain Basin ($25,000 – $150,000 per award)
• Small Education and Outreach Implementation grants (up to $15,000 per award)
• Large Education and Outreach Implementation grants (up to $50,000 per award)
• Stream Wise Participation grants (up to $15,000 per award)

Dr. Eric Howe, Program Director for the LCBP, said, “We are awed and inspired every year by the work local organizations do through these projects to improve the water quality and habitat in their communities. As always, we look forward to the proposals we receive in response to these RFPs.”

Local organizations play a critical role in implementing projects to achieve water quality and habitat protection goals. Recent projects funded through outreach or organizational support grants include:

• The Ausable River Association led guided watershed tours that explored wildflowers, birding, lake and aquatic ecology, geology, and night skies where participants learned about long-term water quality sampling and invasive species identification and removal.
• The Lake St. Catherine Association developed a “Libraries Love Lakes” program with Wells Village Library, which created a special “Lake St. Catherine” section and provided families lake-themed kits with books and activities, hands-on learning and stewardship opportunities, and boat tours.
• The Poultney-Mettowee Natural Resource Conservation District updated computer hardware, financial and point of sale software, file management systems, and website resources.
• Eight Stream Wise partners each conducted between four and twelve assessments of riparian buffers and stream habitat on private parcels and provided information to landowners about the benefits of healthy streams in Vermont and New York.

The LCBP anticipates awarding nearly $1,700,000 by April 2024 in these four categories. Projects located in the New York, Québec, and Vermont portions of the Lake Champlain basin will be eligible for consideration in this grant opportunity. Grant guidelines, applications, deadlines and electronic application submission links for each category can be found on the Lake Champlain Basin Program’s website at lcbp.org/grants.

The grants will support projects that advance the goals of the long-term Lake Champlain management plan Opportunities for Action. These projects are supported by funds awarded to NEIWPCC on behalf of the LCBP by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.