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July 8th – Positive +1, Active +1, Tested +295

Plattsburgh, July 8, 2020. As cases of COVID-19 surge across the country, local health officials are urging residents in Clinton County to remain vigilant. While active cases of COVID-19 have remained low in the region over the past month, other states have seen a significant increase in cases and hospitalizations for COVID-19. As of 8:00 am Wednesday, July 8, there were five active cases of COVID-19 in Clinton County. The Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) reports that two of the five most recent cases were known contacts of each other; the other three cases were not connected. In addition, none of the most recent cases were associated with travel—all were acquired locally. 

“Our concern is that residents will see our low numbers and let their guard down,” stated John Kanoza, Director of Public Health at the Clinton County Health Department. “We are doing well, because of our efforts, but we are not immune. The risk of COVID-19 is not gone. What’s happening around the country should serve as a reminder that we need to remain vigilant and continue to proceed cautiously.” He noted the Department’s strong contact tracing team, the commitment from local businesses to establish and implement safety plans, and the hard work of residents to follow social distancing and face-covering recommendations, as key factors to the region’s success. 

In general, as residents begin to interact with more people, and for longer periods of time, the risk for the spread of COVID-19 increases. Spending time with others who aren’t social distancing or wearing face coverings increases your risk. “Just because you feel fine does not mean that you cannot spread COVID-19. Recent studies show that individuals can spread COVID-19 to others without ever experiencing symptoms themselves (“asymptomatic”) and that even those who eventually develop symptoms can transmit the virus to others before showing symptoms (“pre-symptomatic”),” cautioned Mr. Kanoza. “Cloth face coverings may help to slow the spread from people who have the virus and are unaware. Wearing a face covering shows respect, it shows that you care about your community.” 

Face coverings should: 

 Be worn any time individuals are not able to maintain six feet of distance from others (outside of their household members). 

 Fit snugly and cover the nose and mouth. 

 Be changed frequently and laundered when they are soiled or wet. 

 Not be worn by children younger than 2 years of age; anyone who has trouble breathing; or anyone who is unconscious, incapacitated, or otherwise unable to remove the cloth face-covering without assistance. 

In addition, face coverings should not replace other protective measures. 

 Do not touch the cloth covering or face. 

 Continue to be vigilant with thorough and frequent handwashing with soap and water, or alcohol-based hand sanitizer of 60%+ alcohol. 

 Practice respiratory etiquette and cover your coughs or sneezes. 

 Practice physical distancing – even when wearing masks. 

About the Clinton County Health Department: 

The Health Department is an accredited full-service department serving the residents of Clinton County. The Health Department’s Mission is to improve and protect the health, well-being and environment of the people of Clinton County. Visit our website at www.clintonhealth.org or connect with us on Facebook (@clintonhealth), Twitter (@ClintonCountyHD), and Instagram (clintoncountyhealth).

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Clinton County DMV Updates

The Clinton County DMV opened their doors yesterday, July 6, and understandably the line to get inside has been longer than expected.

Please remember that all licenses and learners permits that expired on March 1, 2020, or later will be extended until further notice so you do not need to visit the DMV immediately to resolve those renewals.

Additionally, many services from the DMV are still being offered online as well- visit this site for a complete list.

JCEO Food Pantry Update

JCEO has been working tirelessly to serve the community during the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to make sure that people throughout the North Country have access to food.

JCEO continues to receive milk shipments weekly and their food pantries remain stocked.

There is currently a surplus of milk, sweets and bread at their food pantry on Margaret St. in Plattsburgh.

If you are in need of food, please call JCEO at 518-561-6310 to make arrangements.

Follow their Facebook page to stay updated.

Town of Plattsburgh Parks and Recreation Dept Summer Camps

The Town of Plattsburgh Parks and Recreation Department is hosting several summer camps for kids that still have openings including ones on yoga and mountain biking.

Some camps are open to non-residents.

Please visit their website for more information.

Follow their Facebook page to keep updated on future programs.

Clinton County Youth Bureau Programs

The Clinton County Youth Bureau is hosting programs throughout the summer.

There are baseball and softball clinics planned for July in Rouses Point on July 21, West Chazy on July 22, and Lyon Mountain on July 27.

Spaces are limited so please call their office at 518-565-4750 to make an appointment.

On July 29, the Clinton County Youth Bureau is hosting a Story Book Treasure Hunt at the Cadyville Recreation Park.

Reservations are required so please call their office at 518-565-4750 to reserve a space.

Follow the Clinton County Youth Bureau Facebook page to keep updated on future programs.

CCHD: “Here are today’s Clinton County COVID-19 case updates. For answers to some commonly asked questions we’ve received, visit https://bit.ly/2O3s5Ga.”

Tops Markets News Release –  Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in New York, northern Pennsylvania, and Vermont, is pleased to announce that its annual campaign for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) has raised over $279,270.  The campaign which began Sunday, June 21 at all participating Tops Friendly Market locations concluded Saturday, July 4, 2020.

Customers supported the CMNH campaign by purchasing a $1.00 Children’s Miracle Network Miracle Balloon or rounded up their change at any participating Tops, where 100% of the proceeds were donated back to the local women and children’s hospitals in its communities.  Thanks to the generous support of its shoppers and associates over the thirteen years Tops has been involved in supporting the campaign they have helped to successfully raise over $1.55 million dollars.

“We are incredibly grateful for the generous outpouring of support shown by our customers and associates who helped us surpass our goal for this year’s campaign,” said Kathy Sautter, public and media relations manager for Tops Friendly Markets.  “We are very thankful to all the front line workers that perform miracles every day in the respective hospitals.  Now more than ever, they need our support to assist in having the necessary funds available to them to provide the proper care for our most valuable assets – our children.”

The participating hospitals include:

• Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital
• Oishei Children’s Hospital
• The University of Vermont Children’s Hospital
• Arnot Ogden Medical Center
• Saint Vincent Hospital
• Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital
• Golisano Children’s Hospital
• Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital
• Faxton St. Luke’sHealthcare Foundation
• Samaritan Medical Center
• Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital

More than 10 million kids enter a children’s hospital across North America every year. To provide the best care for kids, children’s hospitals rely on donations and community support, as Medicaid and insurance programs do not fully cover the cost of care. Since 1983, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has helped fill those funding gaps by raising more than $7 billion, most of it $1 at a time through Miracle Balloon icon campaigns. Its various fundraising partners and programs support the nonprofit’s mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible.  Find out why children’s hospitals need community support, and learn about your member hospital, at CMNHospitals.org and on Facebook @cmnhospitals.

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Grade 9 High Honors: Quinn Atwood, Remi Beauharnois, Elisha Benway, Kennedy Beyer, Adam Blanchard, Kiara Brandt, Zarina Brault, Ashley Brousseau, Alexis Brown, McKenzie Brown, Owen Buckpitt, Mariana Campos, Cadia Chamberlain, Rylee Chamberlain, Ryleigh Clary, Quin Crippen, Elias Cross, Elly Cunningham, Gabrielle Cunningham, Elaine Curran, Stephanie Davis, Dominic Falvo, Nida Fatima, Kearah Finlaw, Katie Finn, Francina Gamble, Ella Garrow, Lucas Gonyea, Matthew Gonyea-Dupree, Connor Graves, Alexis Hathaway, Arianna Healey, Zachary Johnson, Austin LaFountain, Brenna LaHart, Simone LaPLante, Nikayla LaTour,  Dustyn LeClair, Elijah Lederman, Mackenzie Leonard, Haley-Ann Lozier, Rachel Madore, Nolan Manchester, Harrison Matthews, Gavin Mero, Jacklin Mitchell, Luke Moffett, Zachary Morgan, Zachary O’Connell, Sydney Palmer, Landon Pandolph, Kendra Rivers, Madisyn Robinson, Katharine Roy, Bianka Snider, Emma St. Denis, Nathan St. Louis, Liam Sullivan, McKalyie Taylor, Danika Trudeau,  Alexandra Webb, Jack Webb, Jozlyn Welch, Ethan Wilson, Madeline Witkiewicz

Grade 10 High Honors: Abigail Allen, Courtney Ashline, Memphis Aubin, Frederick Beck, Samuel Betrus, Ethan Blaise, Adelia Bousquet, Kathryn Bowman, Sophia Brown, Abigail Bruce, Karley Calabrese, Kaitlyn Caron, Kennedy Casey, Cameron Coleman,  Megan Daniels, Gabrien Donahue, Janice Dougherty, Trinity Duquette, KK Dustin, Rachel Eamer, Tiffany Ebersole, Declan Edwards, Grace Frank-Calvo, Alisah Fretwell, Kathleen Fuller, Chelsea Germaine, Samuel Godfrey III,  Dillon Haudberg, Tynicia Hendrix, Emma LaClair, Kerianah LaGrave, Alexandrea LaValley, Markus LaValley, Jaycie Long, Quincy Luck, Rylie Lukens, Samantha Lyon, Mia Marino, Mallory Martin, Alexander Mason, Kortney McCarthy, Hannah Meyers, Isaac Mitchell, Kash Palmer, Jonas Petro, Morgan Phillips, Kallie Poirier, Wyatt Premore, Ethan Rabideau, Katerina Sabella, Patience Smith, Ethan St. Onge, John Paul St. Marie III, Allison Stanley, Emily Stetson, Sierra Stewart, Lillian Swyers, Isabella Sypek, Ethan Tourville, Joshua Trombley, Angelina Trudeau, Austin Warren, Caroline Whitehurst.

Grade 11 High Honors: Ingrid Baggett, Hannah Barber, Mihaya Barber, Parker Barnaby, Emily Beattie, Jacob Bechard, Abigail Bennett, Paige Berry, Michael Blower, Olivia Bombard, Alyssa Bressette, Brianna Brousseau, Shian Brunell, Jacob Burgette, Nicholas Chamberlain, Jonathan Cote, Erin Darst, Austin Davis, Braydon Drollette, Faith Eagle, Dylan Eagleson, Noah Fortin, Ryan Furnia, Harley Gainer, Krista Gruber, Trent Hance, Andrew Hollon-Payro, Evan Howe, Angelea Hughes, Kayleigh Jackson, Thomas Johnson, Alexyss Johnson-Lamb, Cali Kelley, Collin LaVair, Alissa Lawson, Montana Lawson, Ethan Luoma, Madison Lyon, Liman Mal-lawane, Lynsey Malutinok, Kade Manchester, Abigail Martineau, Zoey Martineau, Madison Mason, Michael McBride, Macen Mero, Natalie Miner, Hayley Mooney, Daniel Nisoff, Deirdre O’Callaghan, Gavin Padron, Melody Palmer, Leanne Parks, John Parsons, Emma Posada, Ronald Quattrocchi III, Alexis Rabideau, Zoe Rabideau, Selena Ramos, Mikaela Raymond, Bryn Reynolds, Alexis Rickert, Lindsey Sarazen, Winston Schrumm, Ryan Seney, Connor Smart, Connor Storms, Jennifer Swyers, Zachary Swyers, John Tarabula, Michael Tavernia, Sarah Williams, Conner Witt, Dylan Witt.

Grade 12 High Honors:  Cameron Bashaw, Elan Bell, Jonathan Blaise, Jacob Breen, Delaney Brown, Alexis Charland, Braden Choulas, Lauryn Clary, Emily Conners, Rachel Coughlin, Sara Crippen, Dydra Dashnaw, Rylee Desso, Karlie Devins, Ashlyn Drollette, Thomas Dubay, Briana Dumas, Alicia Durgan, Sayrah Durgan, Andrew Ess, Matthew Forrence, Gavin Fountain, Lauryn Frenyea, Elizabeth Garrow, Olivia Garvey, Aryanna Glover, Dustin Goddeau, Joseph Goheens, Alec Harblin-Bowlby, Rebecca Hendrie, Nevaeh Hendrix, Marie Higgins, Ian Joy, Whitney Joyal, Hallie LaDuke, Xavier Lafountain, MaKenzie LaMonda, Ethan Lange, Kayla LaPier, Erin Lawliss, Alison LeClair, Matthew Magaldi, Paige Martineau, Emily McLane, Sydney Mills, Christopher Mitchell, Emily Mitchell, Kendra Moore, Kano Ottinger, Jennifer Owen, Madison Owen, Ryan Parker, Julia Prescott, Michelle Rascoe, Austin Rock, Kelly Sarbou, Emily Serlock, Teagan Seymour, Tanner Spear, Jacob St. Pierre, Justin Stone, Nicholas Szczerbak, Amber Timmons, Molly Timmons, Connor Van Ness, Austin Varno, Colby Velie, Alexus Welch, Kyle Whitney, Ella Willingham, Connor Witkiewicz, Gabrielle Wrisley. 

Peru High School Fourth-Quarter Honor Rolls for 2019-2020: 

Grade 9 Honors: Grant Atkinson, Amara Corrigan, Haylee Dresser, Brooke Evans, McKenna Hendrie, Maia Hogle, Edera Irazoqui, Karoniaienhne Moon LaHache, Destiny LaPointe, William Madison, Matthew Monteleone, Hayden Pelkey, Donté Petit-Frere, Ryan Robinson, Brady Van Ness, Gavin Vasquez

Grade 10 Honors: Hayley Brelia, Ethan Bruce, Olivia Daigle, Dalton Davis, Julien Duchene, Lucy Farrington, Leah Girouard, Madison Johnson, Aoife Lawliss, Ethan Lawrence, Molly Martineau, Bradford McBride, MacKenzie McCauslin, Michael Rascoe, Keegan Smith, Michael Stone

Grade 11 Honors: Christopher Carlo, Erica Colon-Imler, Hunter Crowningshield, Santo Diaz, Hevyn-Justice Duval, Catherine Grant, Brendon Guay, Conner Hart, Taylor Heywood, Peter LaPlante, Maximus LaTour, Robert LeClair, Connor Martineau, Kaleb Martineau, Crystal Pereau, Sydney Sawyer, Mia Schlitt, Syed Shahnawaz, Ariel Snow, Jayelee Southwell

Grade 12 Honors: Logan Bartholomew, Gwen Bedard, Sarah Boyd, Kaden Douglas, Tia Hall, Shawn Joiner, Seairah LaDue, Bryce LaFave, Savanna Martineau, Brayden Miner, Hailey Powers, Keith Schubert, Abigail St. Germaine, Hannah Stranahan, Tanner Wright 

July 20th Correction: Under 9th Grade High Honors Madisyn Reynolds was corrected to read Madisyn Robinson.

Stewart’s News Release July 7, 2020- While many companies are facing financial hardships, Stewart’s Shops is proud to announce that eligible Partners recently received an additional dividend in their ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). This dividend is a true representation of Stewart’s stability and success as a company.

In early July, all eligible Partners received a dividend which totaled 4.5% of their 2019 ending ESOP balance. This $50M dividend is given to Partners for their hard work and dedication. Partners had the option to roll their dividend into their existing ESOP account or take a cash distribution. There are now 90 Stewart’s Partners with a balance exceeding $1,000,000.

This dividend was in addition to the contribution they received in April. Stewart’s employees are called Partners, and they really are, since they own over 40 percent of the company through their ESOP, which is 100 percent funded by the company for anyone working at least 1000 hours a year. After six years in the plan, a Partner’s balance is usually greater than a year’s pay. In April, our Partners received 17.5% of their 2019 gross pay into their ESOP.

Stewart’s Shops President, Gary Dake said, “Even in these times, we have stayed the course; outside of our hardworking Partners, our stability has been our largest asset. Our ESOP is the best way to reward our Partners for their commitment and hard work which have been imperative to our stability and long term success.”

In addition to the ESOP benefits, Partners also receive paid maternity leave, half-priced YMCA fitness, and daycare memberships, as well as “Make Your Own” Scholarships which have provided over $5.5 million in academic scholarships for the dependents of Stewart’s employees.

Stewart’s Shops currently has positions available at its shops, plant, and corporate office. Visit their careers page at stewartsshops.com

7/6/20 Peru – St. Augustine’s Church parishioners surprised their pastor after 9:30 mass yesterday with a cake and best wishes for the future. Fr. Alan Shnob is retiring effective June 8th after serving the people of Peru for the past 15 years.

They’ll remember Fr. Shnob for many good things including his loving care of St. Patrick’s Oratory and Mother Cabrini Shrine, retiring a half-million parish debt, creation of endowment funds for St. Augustine’s Church and St. Patrick’s/Mother Cabrini Shrine, Friday Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, erecting solar panels, supporting the Knights of Columbus and Catholic Daughters, establishing St. Vincent’s and Roger’s House Thrift Stores, establishing an annual parish picnic, hosting the weekly Soup Kitchen snd weekday Sr. Citizens luncheons and fostering a close relationship the Peru Community Church. The Peru Community Church rang their church bell 15 times today in his honor.

St. Augustine’s Church/Peru Community Church Soup Kitchen menu for Wednesday, July 8th. Served 4:30-5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center. Take-out only.

Coleslaw
Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Casserole
Rice
Chocolate Cake

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Clinton County Health Department states, “As of 8 am this morning, Clinton County has 3 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases. The majority of cases seen recently in our region have not been travel-related. COVID-19 is present in our community. We must remain vigilant—wear a face covering, wash your hands frequently, and maintain social distance (of at least 6 feet) from others”

Peru – The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, UVM Health Network will conduct a blood drive on Monday, July 6, 2020 from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. 

Your neighbors need blood. It is in short supply, especially during this crisis period. Please make every effort to donate. 

Rest assured that all recommended coronavirus safeguards will be maintained. 

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