The Peru Gazette

PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Strand Center for the Arts is thrilled to announce painter Gordon LeClair as the featured artist in their Gallery Cooperative for the month of February. This forthcoming exhibit, will take place in The Strand Center Community Gallery on Friday, February 2 and a reception that is free and open to the public will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. that evening.

The Gallery Cooperative is a collection of artists, each expert at their chosen medium. This means that as well as the featured artist, Gordon LeClair, painters Marilyn Kretser, Lorrie Mandigo, Judy Guglielmo, Louise Patinelli, and Carol Hochreiter will be present. In addition, these artists will be joined by pastel artist Kimberly Provost, ceramist Nancy Armitage, and photographers Ron Nolland, Frank Hochreiter, and Denise Duprey.

Gordon LeClair was born in AuSable Forks, NY and attended Holy Name Catholic School and AuSable Forks High School.  After graduation, LeClair enlisted into the US Air Force, doing one tour in Korea and the remainder of his commitment with Air Research & Development in Baltimore Md.  After his discharge, LeClair went to work for the Department of Defense at Plattsburgh Air Force Base as a Financial Analyst for the Civil Engineering Squadron where he remained as a civilian employee for over thirty years.

LeClair’s artistic leanings him led him to study art with Al Adger and Lois Moore, and as a member of the Clinton County Art Association, Visual Artists Network, and The Strand Art Center of the Arts, he has shown his work in various galleries in the area, including the Strand Art Center of the Arts and the Lake Placid Art Center Gallery.

Gallery Director, David Monette stated, “It’s pretty neat to have Gordon’s oil paintings in our gallery, and just in general to have him as a member of the Cooperative. His realistic painting style is so whimsical, yet tight and well composed at the same time. It’s great to have his detailed paintings featured in the gallery along with our other, talented artists.”

This unique exhibit will be on view in The Strand Center Community Gallery at 23 Brinkerhoff Street in Plattsburgh from February 2 to February 23, 2018. The exhibition opening is Friday, February 2 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. This event is open and free to the public; refreshments will be served. Regular gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 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 www.strandcenter.org.

The Strand Center for the Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a high caliber arts center and theatre, providing the best of visual arts, music, dance, and theatre to the community.  The SCA is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), the United Way, The Adirondack Foundation, Stewart’s Shops, and the Cloudsplitter Foundation.

The Strand Center for the Arts’ Diamond Sponsor is NBC 5; Platinum Circle Sponsors are The University of Vermont Health Network, Champlain Valley Physician’s Hospital, Meadowbrook Healthcare, and Twinstate Technologies. The Strand Center for the Arts’ Gold Sponsors are Northern Insuring Agency, Inc., Boire Benner Group, Best Western Plus – The Inn at Smithfield, Casella, 97.5 Eagle Country, and Jeffords Steel and Engineering Company.

The Peru Central School District is seeking candidates to fill two (2) vacancies on the Board of Education, due to the expiration of the terms of Ms. Kim Mayer and Ms. Kathleen Wyckoff.

The seat is at large for a five-year term from July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2023.

The ‘Petition for Nomination of Candidate’ is available in the District Office at 17 School Street on Mondays through Fridays, except school holidays, or via the web at http://www.perucsd.org.  Petitions must be directed to the School District Clerk, shall be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, and shall state the name, residence and phone number of the candidate.    Petitions must be returned no later than 5:00 PM on Monday, April 16, 2018.

The School Board Election will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2018.

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Back Row L-R Lucas Russell, Jake Atkinson (Manager), Marek Zuckerberg, Ryan Bedaw, Zowie Macey, Amy Clowney (Owner). Front Row L-R Peter Daly, Jessy Dick, Colby Fortin, Adam Rein. Missing: Matt Golden, Dylan Hazel, Rachel Desotell, Taylor Burl.

The staff at the Little Pizza Shop is #30 in our Peru Gazette photos series featuring people who make Peru a wonderful place to live. All the staff members, including owner Amy Clowney, are either current or former Peru High School students. Call 518-643-0552 to order the Little Pizza Shop’s many delicious offerings. Closed Monday & Tuesday, Wed & Thurs 11-8, Fri. and Sat. 11-9, Sunday 3-8.

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Forest Ranger Actions for 1/8 – 1/14/18

Recent missions carried out by DEC Forest Rangers

include:Town of Keene
Essex County
Helicopter Rescue: On Jan. 14 at 4 p.m., DEC Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a man snowboarding with a friend on Mount Marcy. While snowboarding, a 32-year-old Staten Island man sustained a puncture injury to his mouth from a stick, resulting in serious bleeding. As nightfall approached, Forest Rangers Jim Giglinto and Kevin Burns responded in a State Police helicopter. Both snowboarders made their way to a large clearing where Ranger Giglinto was lowered and the injured man was hoisted into the helicopter. The subject was flown to the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake for treatment. Giglinto then assisted the uninjured man back to the Adirondack Loj trailhead by 8:30 p.m.

Town of Brasher
St. Lawrence County
Rescue: On Jan. 8 at 3:09 p.m., DEC Ray Brook Dispatch received a transferred call from the New York State Police about a vehicle stuck on a snowmobile trail. The operator, a 68-year-old Covington man, was unable to walk out to the road due to health reasons. Two Forest Rangers responded using a sport utility vehicle (SUV) to access the trail and evacuate the man. At the roadside, State Police took the man home and a tow truck retrieved his stuck vehicle from the snowmobile trail.

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Story Undated 11/18/25 – The Peru Gazette deleted Dianne Miller’s photo per her request. January 15, 2018 – In a brief late afternoon emergency meeting the Peru Town Board appointed Dianne Miller as Town Clerk/Tax Collector effective immediately and through December 31, 2018. Miller replaces Kathleen Flynn who resigned the position effective January 12, 2018 in order to take a position as Manager of Apple Valley Senior Housing. The remaining three years in Flynn’s term of office will be filled in the November 2018 election.

Dianne Everett Miller is a Peru native. She graduated from Peru High School (78) and Clinton Community College where she majored in accounting. For the past 25+ years she and her husband Ron have owned and operated Country Expressions Flowers and Gifts on Boynton Avenue in Plattsburgh.

Last Friday morning Rainbow Falls was about 80% frozen over. The ice must have broken loose that afternoon. Strange to see the water so high today (Monday) with the air temperature only 8 degrees and -8 last night. The ice level at the Carpenter’s Flat Bridge has risen dramatically.

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Todd Clowney (right) and Adam Rein comprise the staff at Clowney Electrical Service, #29 in our Peru Gazette photo series of people who make Peru a wonderful place to live. Mason Clowney (front), Todd’s son and a Peru Elementary School 1st grader, is an electrician in training.

Located at 621 Laphams Mills Rd., Clowney Electrical Service serves commercial and residential customers. Selling, installing and servicing electric generators is one of Clowney’s most frequently called-upon services. The company motto is “Paying too much is no laughing matter.” Call 518-726-0428.

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