The Peru Gazette

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“After a delay of well over a year, the former New York Yankees shortstop and captain will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday along with fellow class of 2020 members Ted Simmons, Larry Walker and the late Marvin Miller, whose efforts on the labor front changed the game.”

Source: Finally, Derek Jeter will join Hall of Fame during Cooperstown induction Wednesday – syracuse.com

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“This is what makes getting vaccinated and layering protections so important. These are actions that break the chain of transmission and limits COVID-19 proliferation that allows for the virus to mutate into something that could be more dangerous.”

Source: New ‘mu’ variant of Covid found in 49 states; may be more contagious than delta – syracuse.com

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The Clinton County Historical Association invites you to attend an unveiling of four Wayside Exhibits/Interpretative Panels on the Museum lawn on Friday, 10 September at 3 p.m.  In case of inclement weather, unveiling will be canceled due to space limitations inside the Museum.  Speakers will be:  John Krueger, former City of Plattsburgh Historian who was instrumental in obtaining the Fort Brown, Crab Island and Lake Champlain panels and Helen Allen Nerska, CCHA Museum Director, for the Plattsburgh Idea panel which was created by Rich Frost and Penny Clute.  All panels are sponsored by the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership. 

These are the opening paragraphs on each of the panels that tell a small part of a much larger story.

Fort Brown:  Against All Odds

Imagine you’re here on September, 6, 1814.  Across the river an army of professional soldiers have marched into Plattsburgh.  You see their bright red coats move in columns through the small village.  Their numbers are staggering.

Making the Sacrifice

Two and a half hours of slaughter and destruction on a Sunday morning preserved the northern frontier from British conquest.  Following the September 11, 1814 Battle of Plattsburgh, British and American dead were buried in trenches on Crab Island.

Lake Champlain:  the Great Warpath

Lake Champlain shaped the course of empire in North America.  In a wilderness of mountains and forests, people could conduct commerce, or wage war, only by using the Champlain Valley’s natural water highways.  “The lakes and the rivers are the only outlets, the only open roads in this country,” wrote an experience French officer in 1758.

The Plattsburgh Idea

During the years before World War I, Americans feared tensions in Europe might impact the United States.  Leaders, including former President, Teddy Roosevelt and Army General Leonard Wood, voiced concerns about the country’s military preparedness.  One response was establishment of citizen’s military training camps (CMTC).

Plans are to install the Fort Brown panel across the road from the redoubt on Rt. 9/U.S. Avenue, the Crab Island and Lake Champlain panels along the Terry Gordon Bike Path and the Plattsburgh Idea on the Old Base Museum Campus Oval. After the unveiling, all are invited to visit the Museum to view the Aikin Rifle and speak to John Barton whose family made it possible for CCHA to have this treasure.  Museum visitors will receive a ticket for $1 off a pint of beer compliments of Oval Craft Brewing.

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North Bend from State Route 22 to TD Bank parking lot will be closed for tomorrow Wednesday, September 8^th @ 7 am til 5 pm to install sewer lines and manholes.  TD Bank customers will have to park on State Route 22 and all drive thru customers will only be allowed to exit right onto N Bend.

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

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Source: Annual Applefest to return | Sun Community News PERU | The 43 annual St. Augustine’s Applefest will take place on Sept. 18 starting at 10 a.m.

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“Syracuse, N.Y. — The percentage of Covid-19 patients who had been fully vaccinated has climbed sharply in Syracuse hospitals this summer. Numbers just released by Onondaga County show that while fully vaccinated people are still far less likely than the unvaccinated to be hospitalized, the gap has gotten smaller.”

Source: Onondaga County releases data: More vaccinated people ending up in hospitals this summer with Covid-19 – syracuse.com

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Source: Nighthawk football to rely on experience | Sun Community News PERU | Key players on both sides of the ball with plenty of experience will be one of the main keys to a successful season for the Peru varsity football team in 2021.

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