The Peru Gazette

Here are today’s Clinton County Health Department COVID-19 case updates.

Humidity is expected to rise this week. In addition to wearing face coverings, washing hands frequently, and maintaining physical distance (at least 6 feet), stay cool while staying safe with these tips:
– Bring water with you and drink plenty of fluids.
– Wear lightweight, loose-fitting, and light-colored clothing.
– Pace your activities so as not to overexert yourself and find shade to cool off.
– If you are feeling any symptoms of heat exhaustion (such as sweating, nausea, or dizziness) move to a cool place, loosen your clothing and sip water.
– If you are wearing a cloth face covering and feel yourself overheating or having trouble breathing, put at least 6 feet of distance between yourself and others and remove the face covering.

Source: Fire heavily damages Adirondack home of Rachael Ray

Source: States on hook for billions under Trump unemployment plan; Cuomo calls it impossible – syracuse.com

Source: School Opening Update with Dr. Thomas Palmer by The Peru Tech Bytes Podcast • A podcast on Anchor

Source: Amesite brings advanced remote learning to Peru | Sun Community News PERU | Amesite’s remote learning AI software comes to Peru and CVES BOCES.

Peru High School Graduate – Winner of the Nobel Prize of computing. Sister of Rev. Philip Allen and Peru farmer Jimmy Allen.
Funeral Tuesday at St. Augustine’s church  

Source: Obituary of Frances Elizabeth Allen | Hamilton Funeral Home serving…

Source: Frances Allen, Who Helped Hardware Understand Software, Dies at 88 – The New York Times

Don’t forget to stop by the Farmer’s Market at the Peru Shopping Plaza. It’s in its beginning stages with limited exhibitors, but the plaza owners are working to make it grow. The Peru Gazette will have a story on the market later this week. It’s open today until 2 p.m.

Source: DEC accepting applications for pheasant hunt program – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: New buildings at Air Industrial Park | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | New business and job creation are the goals behind The Development Corporation (TDC)’s new 60,000 sq. ft. industrial space and increased administrative office capacity at the former Cl

Source: Pressure grows for investigation of off-duty cop who fired gun in encounter with Black youths in Adirondacks | NCPR News

Source: Cuomo gives green light to schools | Sun Community News ALBANY | Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave the green light for any school with an approved plan by the Department of Health to reopen in September during a Friday news conference.

Source: Troopers: Westport teen reported missing | Sun Community News WESTPORT | New York State Police in Troop B are asking for assistance in located a missing teen girl here.

Here are today’s Clinton County COVID-19 case updates.

Many residents have asked where they can be tested for COVID-19. CVPH is a New York State-designated COVID-19 testing site and offers three locations to receive a COVID–19 screening, depending on your individual needs. For details visit www.cvph.org/Patients-and-Visitors/Patients/COVID-Testing. To find additional COVID-19 testing sites near you visit https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/find-test-site-near-you.

NY State of Health has extended its special enrollment period to support uninsured New Yorkers to August 15. To learn more call 1-888-FIDELIS (1-888-343-3547); TTY: 711, or visit https://www.fideliscare.org/Blog/2020QHP.

Note: The next Clinton County COVID-19 case updates will be shared on Monday, August 10.

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

Source: Cuomo: New York schools can reopen this fall following coronavirus shutdown

L-R Apple Valley Senior Housing, Heather Derocher (Sales Rep) and Kathleen Flynn (Manager)

Lake Forest Senior Living, Jeremy Goff (Sales Rep), Marge Edwards (Resident) Kevin Defayette (Executive Director)

Taylor Rental, Party Plus has many essential supplies in stock and took the opportunity to share it with local organizations and give back to our community!!

On June 19th, they donated 10,000 wipes each (individually wrapped antiseptic wipes) to 10 different organizations and they were very thankful.

The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at 6:30 PM.  It is anticipated that an executive session will take place immediately following the 6:30 PM start and that the Board will reconvene for public session business at approximately 7:00 PM.  The Board will allow thirty-five (35) community members to participate at the Board Meeting and everyone else will be able to watch the live streaming of the meeting via Google Meet at https://youtu.be/YvO8W4EVI48.  Public comments on items that are not a ‘discussion’ item on the agenda will be presented at the second public comment section of the agenda as set forth in Board Policy 1230 which allows for up to a 30-minute time period and comments limited to (3) three minutes per presenter. 

Community members can also send their comments to perucomments@perucsd.org. The public comment section will be open on Friday, August 14, 2020, through Tuesday, 12:00 noon, August 18, 2020.  Responses should have a maximum of 300 words.

The Board is asking for anyone interested in attending the meeting to pre-register. A pre-registration form will be located on the front page of the District website until 8/12/20. If the number of interested individuals exceeds 35, the District will randomly select in a lottery format those that will be able to attend.  In case of a lottery selection, it will be done on Thursday, August 13th at 6:00 pm. The meeting will be recorded and will be available on the District’s website.

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

Source: Trapped Timber Rattlesnake Surprises Vacationers – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Great Adirondack Garage Sale to take place this weekend – – The Adirondack Almanack

From the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau

With approval from New York State and the Clinton County Health Department, the City of Plattsburgh and Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau, a division of the North Country Chamber of Commerce, was happy to host the 2020 Bassmaster Elite Series on Lake Champlain last weekend. Despite the limitations and change in structure because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, this event, which in normal circumstances brings $1.5-$2 million to the host community, still was estimated to have an economic impact of $750,000-$1,000,000 – a nice impact on our community in a time when it is needed the most. 

Along with the monetary impact it brought, all 4 days of the Elite Series tournament was broadcasted live on ESPN 2, ESPN 3 and Bassmaster.com. Coverage like this showcases the area to a much broader market, which will in turn have a future impact of new visitors wanting to explore the beauty of the Adirondack Coast and Lake Champlain. 

The tournament could not have gone off as successfully as it did without the work and support of: 

 Representative Elise Stefanik – helped to obtain the OK from the State of Vermont to fish in Vermont waters on Lake Champlain without triggering Vermont state quarantine requirements. 

 Clinton County Health Department and Empire State Development – gave support and guidance through the safety planning process, aiding in testing requirements, answering questions and more. 

 Plattsburgh Boat Basin – for providing space for the event and staffing support when needed. 

 Bassmaster Organization – for going above and beyond following the guidelines set by the state, while keeping the health and safety of our community top priority. 

“The Bassmaster Elite tournament was a thorough success in every respect, starting with safety and then including the quality of the competition, the national media promotion which you can’t put a value on and bringing some much-needed business at a challenging time to our hotels, campgrounds and restaurants,” states Garry Douglas, President of the North Country Chamber of Commerce. “Most of all. it was a tribute to North Country partnership with everyone collaborating to guarantee a wholly safe and successful event, including Clinton County and the County Health Department, the City of Plattsburgh, the outstanding team at Bassmaster, our partners at the state and the Chamber’s Visitors Bureau staff, among others. Congratulations and thank you to all involved.” 

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About The Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau, a division of the North Country Chamber of Commerce was established in 1994 as the official tourism promotion agency for the travel and tourism industry in Clinton County, NY. Based in Plattsburgh, NY, the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau contributes to the county’s economic development and quality of life by promoting the region as a destination for leisure and group travel with a particular focus on history, agriculture and outdoor recreation including cycling, paddling, fishing, boating and skiing. For more information about Clinton County tourism, please contact the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau at 518.563.1000 or visit our website, goadirondack.com. Follow the Adirondack Coast on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. 

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the below statement following the Trump Administration’s decision to reinstate the 10% tariffs on imports of non-alloyed aluminum from Canada:

“I oppose the Trump Administration’s decision to reinstate the 10% tariffs on imports of non-alloyed aluminum from Canada,” said Congresswoman Stefanik. “The United States and Canada have a strong economic partnership and trading relationship. This decision will slow the rate of our economic recovery from COVID-19, particularly for the manufacturers along the Northern Border in the North Country. Instead, our focus must be on working with our allies to address China’s overcapacity and the subsidized aluminum they continue to dump on the world market. I urge the Administration to reverse this reinstatement so we can focus on restoring our economy while holding unfriendly nations – like China – accountable.”

“This is an unfortunate act of self-harm by the U.S., as past tariffs against Canada have been,” said Garry Douglas, President of the North Country Chamber of Commerce. “The U.S. and Canada make things together and this directly increases costs to many of our manufacturers with cross border supply chains that include aluminum goods. Just weeks ago, on July 1st, we implemented the new USMCA agreement as a celebration of the enormous importance of the U.S.-Canada economic partnership, and now we are already forgetting the special nature of that partnership. Hopefully, this will be short term in nature and will be reconsidered and reversed quickly.”