The Peru Gazette

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Ongoing demonstrations of antique chain saws, shingle mill, saw mill, and a planer and buzz saw run by hit and miss engines.   Watch our blacksmith at work.  See flax being spun into linen.  Try your hand using a wash board or vintage wringer washer.  Visit the garden shed, raised beds and hops display.  KIDS:  milk Apple Blossom, ride Thomas the Train & the stagecoach, visit the animals, lift hay to the hayloft and grind some corn in the granary.  Check out our new movie theater and kiosks.  Bring a bagged lunch and enjoy our picnic area.  Beverages and snacks are available in the Museum Store.

Peru Gazette 4/5/22 photo

Peru Gazette 4/5/22 photo

Peru – July 10, 2023. Code Enforcement Officer Bob Guynup watched as the 5 School Street house fell today. Guynup issued code violations over several years and brought the issue to Peru Town Court. Finally, the Town Board took the many required legal steps to demolish the building. Because the building was in disrepair and unsafe to enter, state regulations require that asbestos is assumed to be present. The contractor hauled the debris to the region’s hazardous waste landfill in Frankin County. The town will include the demolition cost in property owner Dale Bradley’s tax bill.

July 10, 2023 – The Little Ausable River at Heyworth/Mason Park and the Ausable River at Ausable Chasm are typically low this time of year. While they’re not high today compared to many area rivers, they’re still relatively high.

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July 10, 9:30 a.m. Update: I just spoke with DOT. A DOT news release is in the works. Release date and time unknown.

Based on the signs posted in and around Keeseville, Route 9 will indefinitely close at the Carpenter’s Flat Bridge on Monday, July 9. 

The Peru Town Board Regular Meeting of July 10 is canceled. The next meeting is Monday, July 24, at 6 p.m.

(PLATTSBURGH, NY – July 6, 2023) Strand Center for the Arts is hosting Jumpin’ in July, an event sponsored by NYSEG, on Saturday, July 15, 11 am–5 pm on the front lawn of the arts center. Community members are invited to come and support local artisan vendors and enjoy live musical performances.

“This year, Jumpin’ in July will be tied in with our July Artisan Market for a fantastic one-day event sponsored by NYSEG. This is sure to be fun for everyone of all ages. The goal is to not only fill our lawn but to fill downtown and support downtown businesses.” — Jerrod Olsen, Director of Operations, Strand Center for the Arts

Enjoy live performances by Sabo & Chris, ANDRIANA & the BANANAS, The Apollos, and GELLIE.

Participating artisan vendors include Anxiously Handmade, Designs by Renée, BForkeyArtStudio, Broken Horn Relics, Marilyn Kretser, Red Mills Handmade Crochet & Macramé, and more!

“Music is just so important to me and I am so grateful to work in an establishment that encourages the arts and allows me to be myself and to be part of a music event where I can share my art and appreciate other artists.” —

Angelika “GELLIE” Morris, Performer and Front Desk Team Member, Strand Center for the Arts

About Some of Our Participants

The Apollos are an indie rock band based in Burlington, VT, sent from the stars to fulfill the rock and roll prophecy.

GELLIE is an indie singer, songwriter, and beatmaker from Queens, NY. Her music is a blend of Neo Soul, Hip Hop and RnB. GELLIE ties together the old-school sounds of Erykah Badu and Sade with new school beat making to create an artistic experience that yearns to be listened to.

Sabo & Chris is a duo spawned by Lucid all the way from Plattsburgh, NY: guitar, bass, drums, and only two people. Don’t ask if it’s any good. Come and find out!

ANDRIANA & the BANANAS are based out of Burlington, Vermont . . . “Armed with an expressive alto,” Andriana Chobot . . . brings an eclectic mix of pop-heart-rock with a touch of jazz that immerses the listener into an original soundscape. Whether it’s just her solo, delivering a soft drummed, electronic piano-centered performance, or equipped with her Banana band of local talent, she delivers renditions ranging in upbeat originals, hot covers, and cool, ethereal ballads.

The Peru School Board of Education will hold its reorganizational and regular monthly meetings on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at 7:00 PM.  The meetings will be held in the High School Community Room.  The meeting is open to the public and current District, County, State and Federal safety procedures and protocols will be followed.

Anticipated Topics Include:

• A Public Hearing on the Districtwide Emergency Response Plan (DERP)/Safety Plan
• Approval of BOCES Services
• Officer Elections
• Appointment of Personnel
• Board Meeting Dates for 23-24
• Mileage Rate
• Substitute Rates
• Donation Acceptance

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

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

2^nd 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, June 11^th.  Online comments are also subject to the conditions stated above.

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

A recording of the meeting will be available on the District’s website at www.perucsd.org at a later time.

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Shepherd’s Pie 
Fruit Cup 
Bread 
Dessert

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

All are WELCOME at our table! 

Photo – L-R Greg Badger, Phil Mason Jr., Ann Mason, Douglas Mason, Melvin Irwin.

Albert Mason right and his six sons

By John T Ryan

Peru – July 8, 2023 – It must have been a memorable morning for Phillip, Ann, and Douglas Mason as they watched a painting that recalls their family’s place in Peru’s history being put in place at Heyworth/Mason Park. The three are great-grandchildren of Albert Mason, founder of A. Mason Lumber Company. They watched as artist Greg Badger and Town Councilman Melvin Irwin put the painting in place on the Heyworth/Mason Building. It reproduces an image that once hung in Phillip Mason’s office, the father of Phillip Jr. and Ann, who were present today. In 2016, the Masons donated the original to the Town of Peru. Today it resides in the town hall’s main room. 

A nearby historic marker recalls when A. Mason Lumber Company was Peru’s leading employer. Operating from 1883 to 1972, in its heyday, it employed about eighty-five people during the summer and up to two hundred men and fifty teams of horses in the winter. Many recall the logs floating in the Little AuSable River behind today’s Gazebo before the river transported them to the mill.

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MVP Arena to Host the First Large Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses Since 2019 

Jehovah’s Witness News Release Edited for brevity.

Albany, New York – After a three-year pandemic pause, one of the world’s largest convention organizations has again chosen Albany to host its global three-day event, the 2023 “Exercise Patience”! Convention. In 2020, the pandemic interrupted that tradition in Albany when the Witnesses canceled their in-person events worldwide and held their convention programs as virtual events in more than 500 languages.

The two congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses that meet at the recently built Kingdom Hall in Peru, NY, with their more than 140 congregants, are happy to be back at the Albany MVP Arena. For the last several weeks, they have been eagerly anticipating the convention and extending a personal invitation to their neighbors to accompany them for this special three-day event that is both free and open to the public. 

From Friday through Sunday, six convention sessions will explore the quality of patience, highlighting its modern-day relevance through Scriptural examples. A live baptism will be performed following the Saturday morning session and a prerecorded drama will be featured in two parts during the Saturday and Sunday afternoon sessions. 

“Patience is a rare quality, yet needed now more than ever,” said Dobbs. “With so many challenges facing people on all fronts, patience can prove to be lifesaving. To have a three-day program that explores this vital quality and shows us how to better implement it in our lives is very timely.”

The convention is open to the public and no collection is taken. For more information on the program or other convention locations and dates, please go to jw.org and navigate to the “About Us” tab. 

National Weather Service Burlington VT
852 AM EDT Fri Jul 7 2023

Eastern Clinton-Southern Franklin-Western Clinton-Western Essex-
Eastern Essex-Grand Isle-Western Franklin-Orleans-Essex-Western
Chittenden-Lamoille-Caledonia-Washington-Western Addison-Orange-
Eastern Franklin-Eastern Chittenden-Eastern Addison-
Including the cities of Champlain, Plattsburgh, Saranac Lake,
Tupper Lake, Dannemora, Ellenburg, Lake Placid, Newcomb, Port
Henry, Ticonderoga, Alburgh, South Hero, St. Albans, Swanton,
Derby, Newport, Island Pond, Lunenburg, Burlington, Shelburne,
Johnson, Stowe, Hardwick, St. Johnsbury, Montpelier, Waitsfield,
Middlebury, Vergennes, Bradford, Randolph, Enosburg Falls,
Richford, Richmond, Underhill, Bristol, and Ripton

…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING…

* WHAT…Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE…Portions of northern New York, including the following
counties, Eastern Clinton, Eastern Essex, Southern Franklin,
Western Clinton and Western Essex. Portions of Vermont, including
the following counties, Caledonia, Eastern Addison, Eastern
Chittenden, Eastern Franklin, Essex, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange,
Orleans, Washington, Western Addison, Western Chittenden and
Western Franklin.

* WHEN…From Noon EDT today through 10 PM this evening.

* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flash flooding of creeks,
streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding
may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Storm drains and
ditches may become clogged with debris.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– There is the potential for localized torrential rainfall of
greater than 2 inches.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

BRIDGE NY funding makes communities more resilient to the impacts of climate change

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