The Peru Gazette

Peru’s voting 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru. The Peru Gazette plans to bring you the Peru results no later than 10 p.m.

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Peru, November 7, 2022 – This week is your last chance to see the 13 Sundays Outdoor Art Exhibit at the Peru Free Library. Over the course of the 13 Sundays between Memorial Day and Labor Day, these local artists and photographers meet at a local venue to put their artistic skills to work. Overlooking beautiful Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks are popular venues, but there are many others.

Take advantage of this opportunity to see the “13 Sundays” artists’ works on display. All the works are offered for sale. What a great holiday gift! The Peru Free Library is open Tuesday – Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The artists and photographers include Marilyn Kretser, Carol Allen, Shaun O’Connell, Char Newman, Lynda Mussen, K.A. Lewis, Tim Palkovic, Tyler Davis, Wind SOP, Crystal Mang, Beck Pace, Wendy Ordway, Naomi Bradshaw, Sandy Sexton, Crystal Mang and Meg Richter.

Here’s a small sample of the works on display.

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Plattsburgh – Saturday, November 5, 2022 – The Peru Nighthawks defeated the Beekmantown Eagles 42 -8 to win the Section VII, Class B, 2022 Boys Football Championship. The game was played on the Plattsburgh High School field. The Nighthawks led 27-0 at halftime.

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If you appreciate the organ and classical music here’s an idea for this afternoon. Steve Woodruff, our respected local organist, says, “Hector Olivera is one of the world’s most respected and accomplished organist. He is amazing!” The concert is free and will last about 90-minutes.

On October 15^th, International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, Healing Grace Center for hope and Healing spent an evening sharing the story of Grace, honoring the families of loss in the North Country and remembering the sweet infant son of William and Alice Miner. Miner Institute and The Alice T. Miner Museum hosted a fundraiser for Healing Grace Center for Hope & Healing. During the event founder and executive director for Healing Grace Sarah Munn-Wojtaszek shared her organization’s mission and vision for the grief center. Ellen Adams, director of the museum, spoke and shared the story of William Miner, Jr., the son of William and Alice Miner, who died in 1902 at just two weeks old. 

Healing Grace’s mission is to provide support, guidance, love, and community to families that have suffered the death of an infant at any stage of pregnancy and within the first year of life. Healing Grace helps families to cultivate hope and provides support for the healing journey after loss with services such as professional and peer support, birth planning, funeral planning support, comfort boxes and other products to support maternal grief. 

This fundraising event raised over $1,500 for Healing Grace, an organization that would have meant so much to the Miners and works tirelessly to cultivate hope in the face of such tragic loss. This mission and collaboration bring together 3 organizations that are dedicated to improving life and building community in the North Country. Rachel Dutil, public relations director for the Miner Institute said of the event, “It is so meaningful to partner with Healing Grace, not only because their mission and work is so compelling, but because William and Alice Miner themselves could have greatly benefited from an organization like Healing Grace and would undoubtedly be pleased to support it.”

Note – The above information is a Healing Grace Center for Hope and Healing press release.

1. Call Meeting To Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

4. MOTION/DISCUSSION:  To Accept Reports from all Departments: (Water/Sewer/Valcour; Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s Report; Court; Website; JCEO; and Banking Reports). 

5. MOTION:  Approval of Minutes for the Regular Town Board Meeting of October 24, 2022; Emergency Meeting of November 1, 2022 and the Public Hearing of November 2, 2022.

6. Community Input.

7. DISCUSSION:  Heyworth Mason Bldg. Paintings.

8. MOTION/DISCUSSION:  Veteran Proclamation.

9. MOTION/DISCUSSION:  Approval of Luck Bros., Inc. Payment App #5 for Telegraph Culvert Project 

10. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:  Accept the Hiring of Adam Archer as MEO I for the Highway Dept.

11. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:  Pass Local Law #2 of 2022 for Senior Citizen Exemption Limits.

12. DISCUSSION:  Telegraph Road Culvert Project Update.

13. DISCUSSION:  Sewer/Elm St. Project Update. 

14. DISCUSSION:  Other Business. 

15. DISCUSSION:  Public Comments on Agenda Items Only. 

16. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:  Pay Bills.

17. MOTION:  Adjourn to Executive Session.

18. MOTION:  Return from Executive Session. 

19. MOTION: Adjourn Meeting.

National effort to raise awareness about challenges facing veterans

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The Peru School Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting in the High School Community Room on Tuesday, November 8th, at 6:30 PM.  It is anticipated that an executive session will occur immediately following the 6:30 PM start and that the Board will reconvene for public session business at approximately 7:00 PM. 

 Anticipated topics include:

1. 21-22 Independent Audit
2. Small Claims Assessment Review Decisions
3. Personnel Appointments
4. Tax Collector Reports
5. Professional Services Agreement
6. Administrator Recruitment
7. Facilities Use Fees

The meeting is open to the public and current District, County, State and Federal COVID-19 safety procedures and protocols will be followed.

At this time, 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 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 8^th.  Online comments are also subject to the conditions stated above.

The agenda will be available on the District’s website (perucsd.org).  The Board meeting will also be recorded and available on the website at a later date.