The Peru Gazette

“There is the age-old argument that people may hear: the younger generation is lazy and doesn’t want to work. However, the age range of 24 to 29 in Saranac Lake has a labor force participation of almost 85%. This is the highest labor force participation out of all age groups and demographics.”

Source: Where are the workers? | NCPR News

“New York’s small towns are currently receiving $104 per resident from the Rescue Plan, compared to over $1300 in states with a large unincorporated population. That means potentially millions of dollars local communities in New York are missing out on.”

Source: New York’s small towns shortchanged on pandemic funding | NCPR News

The Peru School Board of Education will hold its reorganizational and regular monthly meetings on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at 6:00 PM and 6:15 PM, respectively.  The meetings will be held in the High School Community Room.  For the regular meeting, it is anticipated that an executive session will take place immediately following the 6:15 PM start, and that the Board will reconvene for public session business at approximately 7:00 PM.   The meeting is open to the public and all current school district COVID-19 safety procedures and protocols will be followed.

Anticipated Topics Include:

• Approval of BOCES Services
• Officer Elections
• Appointment of Personnel
• Board Meeting Dates for 21-22
• Mileage Rate
• Substitute Rates
• Donation Acceptance
• School Lunch Program

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 a later time.

“Summer Stream In the Adirondacks” by Dick Brogowski

PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Strand Center for the Arts is proud to announce its annual Summer Members Show on view in the Main Gallery at 23 Brinkerhoff Street from July 2 to July 30, 2021. The Summer Members Opening Reception will take place Friday, July 2 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM and is open to the public.

Every year, the Strand Center welcomes works from its members for the Summer Members Show. This collaborative exhibition features a breadth of work including photography, sculpture, painting, pastels, ceramics, stained glass, printmaking and drawing.

Concerning the Summer Member Show, gallery director David Monette stated, “Every day in our community, many times completely unknown to us, we have artists living and working, quite humble about their talents. The Summer Members Show is when these folks can show off their incredibly diverse concentrations of skill.” 

The Summer Members Show will be on view from July 2 to July 30, 2021. The exhibition opening is Friday, July 2 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. This event is free to the public. Regular gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 10 am to 5 pm and Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm.  For more information on these exhibits, upcoming events, concerts or classes happening at The Strand Center for the Arts please call 518-563-1604 or visit strandcenter.org.

Artisan Sign and Design of Peru donated this beautiful new Sullivan Park sign to the Town of Peru. It’s made of high-density urethane and should last many, many years. Town personnel erected the sign.

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Ithaca College Students Named to Spring 2021 Dean’s List

ITHACA, NY — Ithaca College congratulates students named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester.

Emilie Morgan of Peru (12972)

Allison Post of Peru (12972)

James Matthews of Peru, NY named to the University of New Hampshire’s Dean’s List for the Spring 2021 Semester

DURHAM, NH — James Matthews of Peru, NY has been named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire for earning High Honors for the spring 2021 semester. Matthews is majoring in Theatre:Musical Theatre.

Students named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire are students who have earned recognition through their superior scholastic performance during a semester enrolled in a full-time course load (12 or more graded credits). Highest honors are awarded to students who earn a semester grade point average of 3.85 or better out of a possible 4.0. Students with a 3.65 to 3.84 average are awarded high honors and students whose grade point average is 3.5 through 3.64 are awarded honors.

President’s List, Spring 2021

LOUDONVILLE, NY (06/30/2021)– Siena College names students to the President’s List for the Spring 2021 semester. The President’s List requires a 3.9 grade point average or higher.

Theresa Eamer of Peru (12972)

Emily Lombard of Peru (12972)

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The Clinton County Historical Association Lecture Series

Presents: Isaac Johnson

Slave, Soldier, Quarryman, Master Mason, Contractor

By Cornel “Corky” Reinhart

Retired Director, University Without Walls program

Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs

Tuesday, July 13, 6:30 pm

At the Plattsburgh House of Prayer, 63 Broad Street, Plattsburgh

Isaac Johnson was a slave who joined a white Michigan Union regiment after escaping a brutal Kentucky slave master.  Making his way to Detroit, Isaac enlisted in the first 102^nd U.S. Colored Regiment and was wounded twice in Georgia and South Carolina battles.  He later settled in Ontario and northern New York where he was welcomed into the local communities.  There he was acknowledged as the contractor, master stonemason, bridge-builder and building designer for the region.  His credits include the construction of the Waddington Town Hall, the Winchester United Methodist Church in Winchester, Ontario, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Churubusco and designing and building the stone arch bridge over the Grass River at Chamberlain’s Corners.  Johnson is buried in Ogdensburg.  The story of Isaac Johnson’s life has been researched for presentation by Cornel “Corky” Reinhart, retired Director, University Without Walls program, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs whose lifelong interests have included African-American History and American Social History.

This presentation is free and open to the public.  For more information email director@clintoncountyhistorical.org or call 518-561-0340.

PLATTSBURGH, NY— Clinton County Historical Association (CCHA) received a $15,000 Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership (CVNHP) Special Program grant from the Lake Champlain Basin Program to support a series of regional events this summer called The Champlain Valley Suffrage Centennial Auto Tour.

The Champlain Valley Suffrage Centennial Auto Tour will take place on successive weekends from July 31 through August 21, 2021, to celebrate the 101st anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The tour will pay homage to the effective strategies that suffragists employed locally as well as nationally — rallies, pageants, parades, speeches, and auto tours. Antique automobiles and costumed participants will create the atmosphere of the era of the suffrage movement. Planned events include, but are not limited to: (1) re-enactment of Susan B. Anthony’s speeches; (2) re-enactments of the military-style drills of “Broom Brigades”; (3) re-enactment of the 1924 “Forward into Light” pageant organized by National Woman’s Party leader Alice Paul to honor suffrage martyr Inez Milholland; (4) re-enactments of African American leaders and activists; (5) a cavalcade of cars and costumed re-enactors crossing the Champlain Bridge from Addison, VT to Crown Point, NY; (6) suffrage song concert by Peggy Lynn and Dan Duggan.

Various regional organizations will help with the presentation of history and the activities at each location. In addition to CCHA, the following sites and municipalities are hosting events of the auto tour: North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association in Ausable Chasm; the towns of Lewis and Elizabethtown; Meadowmount School of Music; Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Vergennes, VT; Chimney Point State Historic Site in Addison, VT; and Crandall Public Library in Glens Falls. For more information on dates and times visit champlainvalleywomen.com.

“We are grateful to the Lake Champlain Basin Program for the CVNHP funds to assist in our ambitious multi-day, multi-event celebration covering two states, four counties, and numerous historical and cultural institutions” stated Tisha Dolton, Chair of the auto tour committee.  “It may be a year after our initial plans, but our Suffrage Centennial celebrations will be worth the wait.”

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