The Peru Gazette

The Town of Peru Water & Sewer Department will be closing Maiden Lane from Woodland to Button Brooktoday Monday, October 4th   from 9:00 am till 5:00 pm to repair a waterline.

There will be NO through traffic including Emergency vehicles during that time period.

“However, heat the manure to 700 to 1,200 degrees fahrenheit without oxygen, and one can create biochar fertilizer. The process is known as pyrolysis, which is very different from incineration — instead of producing only ash and smoke, pyrolysis produces nutrient-rich liquid and solid residue.”

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From Peru Supervisor Brandy McDonald:

Please Share!! Peru Water break on Maiden lane by Button Brook. Customers in that area may experience a short shut down for repair tonight.

Click to review the Peru Town Board’s approved September 13, 2021 meeting minutes as posted on the town website. 

Peru, October 1, 2021. Residents who attended ‘Kitty Fest 2021’ for Animal Rescue Welfare Services on September 25, 2021 may have been exposed to COVID-19. The Clinton County Health Department recommends that residents self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 over the 14-day period from the date of the potential exposure. Symptoms include, but are not limited to, fever, cough, chills and loss of sense of taste and smell. If experiencing these or other symptoms of illness, seek immediate testing by contacting your medical provider or an urgent care center. 

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“He was born May 29, 1939, in Chicago, Illinois to George and Louise (Pliml) Kokes. Carl graduated from the University of Illinois in 1962. In 1968 he moved with his family to Peru. He developed and taught the orchestra in the Plattsburgh City Schools, retiring in 1994; then taught at Clinton Community College for ten more years. Carl also founded and led the Adirondack Youth Orchestra for many years.”

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Today, Matrix Hotels celebrates the opening of the Holiday Inn Express Plattsburgh.

The Holiday Inn Express, an award-winning hotel located in Plattsburgh, NY, has announced the completion of a full renovation and now offers guests a range of high end IHG amenities.

As the Plattsburgh tourism industry prepares to emerge from the pandemic, the reimagined hotel offers an upscale room design and expanded skylight lobby.

Located conveniently to Downtown Plattsburgh, the Holiday Inn Express provides visitors with an elevated level of service. The recently completed renovations commenced in late 2019 and were designed to incorporate more advanced technological features, as well as refreshing and updating guest areas.

Playing host to multiple corporate and social events each year, Holiday Inn Express Plattsburgh now boasts updated rooms, meeting area, and an expanded parking lot. As part of the renovation work, the rooms were entirely refurbished from the inside out. A range of modern amenities were added, including USB charging points and improved air conditioning systems, while bathrooms were also completely refitted.

Melissa Snow, General Manager, said, “We are thrilled to be apart of the Clinton County and North Country Chamber community. Our staff has worked amazingly hard to renovate our building and we are excited to serve our Plattsburgh visitors.”

A recent guest said: “This hotel is beautiful! There were so many places to put your luggage, the room was bright, and everything was new. They even had a Keurig!”

Interested parties can find more information at: https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/plattsburgh/pbged/hoteldetail

“From horse-drawn plows produced in John Rea’s foundry in the 1800s to modern-day no-till planting, agriculture continues to evolve and thrive in Beekmantown,” wrote Rick Grant, president of Miner Institute. He continued, “The history of agriculture in Beekmantown can be told with statistical trends in crop and livestock production and how local farmers have adopted and adapted new technologies. But in the end, the story of over two centuries of farming in Beekmantown has to be the story of the farmers who have lived and worked here.” Adding, “I’m impressed by how often Beekmantown farmers led the way in Clinton County.” Grant will be the featured speaker of The History of Farming in Beekmantown, on October 7, 2021, at 7:00 PM, at the Beekmantown Town Hall, 571 Spellman Road, West Chazy, NY 12992. This will be the final program of the speaker series presented by the Bicentennial Committee of the Town of Beekmantown. The event is open to the public free of charge. CDC guidelines regarding masks and social distancing will be followed.

Co-Sponsored by the Town of Beekmantown Bicentennial Committee, the Clinton County Historical Association, and the Clinton County Farm Bureau.

Grand Isle, VT – The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), in partnership with NEIWPCC is pleased to announce a Request for Technical Pre-Proposals for services to further the goals and objectives of the Lake Champlain management plan Opportunities for Action. The total request for each project may range from $25,000 to $300,000 for projects anticipated to begin in early 2023.

Applicants may propose projects that address any strategies and tasks outlined in Opportunities for Action. LCBP is particularly interested in funding projects that address the following priorities (priorities are not listed in order of importance): Read more »

PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Strand Center for the Arts annually hosts a juried show open to artists of all ages and mediums. This year, the theme of the show is “Bring Your Best!” and participants were encouraged to submit their best abstract or representational artwork for this competition. “Bring Your Best!” will be on view in The Strand Center Community Gallery at 23 Brinkerhoff Street in Plattsburgh from October 1 to October 29, 2021. The Opening Reception will take place Friday, October 1 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM and is free and open to the public.

Entries were received in various kinds of artistic mediums, including painting, drawing, photography, jewelry, ceramics, stained glass, printmaking, mixed media, and digital design. Over thirty local artists submitted their work for the competition in the hopes of winning a large cash prize and a solo exhibit at The Strand Center Gallery. Awards for Best in Show, Second Place, and Honorable Mentions will be announced during the Opening Reception on Friday, October 1, 2021. Read more »

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By John T. Ryan

Peru – On Sunday, October 3, 2021, at 1 p.m. Green Acres Restaurant will be closing. Donna Rowley, who has successfully operated the business for the past eight and one-half years, needs a new chef and can’t find one. She explained, “My chef Paul Drake told me some time ago that he would be looking for a job with more benefits. So I started quietly looking for someone about three and one-half months ago. I reached out to people, then I called the employment agencies, but they couldn’t help. Anybody that owns a small business doesn’t have enough help. With all the extra Covid money, people aren’t going to work.  I can’t run the business the way I want by myself.”

Deciding to close wasn’t easy. Rowley knows her business is important, not only to her but to Peru. She stated, “I beat myself up about this decision. I went for a hike. I talked out loud to myself. I was afraid someone would hear me and say who is that crazy person. I had to soul search. I asked, ‘Donna, your business is really good right now. Do I try and do this myself and damage it? I’m going to damage the place. It’s going to consume me.'” 

Rowley opened her doors on April 27, 2013, taking over from Hanh and Sherry Chung, who operated Green Acres for sixteen years. Today, business is better than ever. On Sundays, Green Acres sometimes has a waiting list. People love the daily lunch specials and the many varieties of baked pies.  Rowley bakes on Monday, the one day of the week that the restaurant is closed.  Monday is also her day to do business paperwork and banking. Along with managing the business, routine tasks include cooking, waiting on tables, carpet shampooing, bathroom cleaning, window washing, and even plowing snow and mowing the lawn.  And then there are those beautiful seasonal decorations. 

What is she going to do next? Rowley said, “I haven’t decided yet. I have until the end of October. I’m still going to do some painting in the restaurant and repair the kitchen flooring, and I’m going to have a big sale to sell the things in the restaurant. After October, I will have to work. I love to work. My first job was at the Malone Dairy Queen when I was fourteen.” Rowley doesn’t own the building. A realtor erected a “For Sale” sign earlier this week. Rowley hopes the person who buys it will reopen the building as a restaurant. 

Speaking about her customers, Donna Rowley said, “I’m going to miss them. Some people have made me cry already. I have many of their phone numbers.  Some of us even go out to dinner occasionally. I remember their birthdays. Right now, it’s OK. Next week, don’t ask me.” 

Click here to view the 2013 Peru Gazette story on Rowley’s restaurant opening. 

“Governor Kathy Hochul this week announced the state will move ahead with a proposed major project to run hydropower from Quebec to New York City. The Champlain-Hudson Express transmission line would carry more than 12-hundred megawatts of hydropower from Quebec under Lake Champlain & the Hudson River to power more than a million homes in New York City. The state is offering, over 25 years, to buy billions of dollars-worth of electricity from Quebec. If approved, it will be the largest contract in Hydro-Quebec.”

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