The Peru Gazette

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By John T. Ryan

Peru – Jake Swyers of Adirondack Farms was at the controls of a small loader this morning at Laphams Mills Park as Field #3 infield was being transformed from a grass to a clay surface.

Peru Youth Commission Vice-Chair Jennifer Madore explained, “In May 2015, Adirondack Farms volunteered the men and equipment to transform Field #4 into a softball field and now they’re doing the same thing to field #3.” Madore said clay is the preferred softball surface because the infield will be flat and drainage will be much improved. The pitchers mound will not be elevated.

Madore added, “We are fortunate to have a wonderful community and wonderful community organizations. We’re very grateful how they support our community’s youth. Currently Peru has one of the nicest softball fields in Clinton County and now we will be fortunate enough to have two.”

Field #4 which was transformed in 2015

Youth Director John Flynn is also grateful for Adirondack Farms support. He said, “Not having to pay for the machines and personnel will save the town a lot of money and the field will require less maintenance.”

The Peru Community Church announces their summer worship schedule of Sunday worship service in the sanctuary beginning at 9am, starting May 28^th.    Following each Sunday service, a coffee and conversation hour immediately follows in the church’s Fellowship Center across the street at 13 Elm Street.  This schedule is in effect from Memorial Day through Labor Day.   Sunday school for all ages, from pre-school through adult, resumes on Sunday September 10.

Upcoming celebrations include Pentecost Sunday, June 4^th, and the annual stewardship campaign kickoff on Sunday, June 11^th. .   Recognition of ‘Dads and Grads’ is planned for Sunday June 18^th. Sunday June 25^th is Pledge Sunday when estimates of financial commitment will be dedicated as received from the congregation. The church’s Annual Meeting and election of officers for the upcoming fiscal year will be held immediately after worship.

Sunday July 2^nd marks the Rev. Peggi Eller’s one-year anniversary of her term as Pastor of the Peru Community Church.  The occasion will be marked with a special Strawberry Shortcake coffee hour following the service.

Upcoming events include the Granny’s Attic Boutique Sale on Saturday, June 3^rd from 9am to 4pm in the Fellowship Center.  More information is available by calling 518-565-6263 (Barb).  Vacation Bible School for ages pre-school through grade 6 will be held August 7-11 from 9am – 12noon, in the church Fellowship Center and in partnership with St. Augustine’s Parish.  More information and registration to follow in July.

All are invited and welcome to worship services and events.  Questions?  Please call the church office at 518-643-8641.  Our website is www.perucommunitychurch.com.

WEDNESDAY, May 17, 2017 @ 7:00 Peru Town Hall
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL of April 19, 2017 minutes.
OPEN FLOOR to public hearing
APPLICATION:
Continue and Expand a Nonconforming Use: Z-2017-020 Shawn Agoney
Continue and Expand a Nonconforming Use – Modular
1060 Fuller Rd.
Peru, NY 12972
ANY FURTHER BUSINESS
CEO REPORT:
ADJOURNMENT

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To: All Peru Dems 

The Peru Democratic Party meeting will be held on Thursday May 25th, 2017 at 7 00PM.

The location will be the Peru Town Hall. 

• There will be a discussion on the handling of petitions for the upcoming fall election.
• The upcoming caucus for the November election will be discussed and planned.
• There will be an election to fill open positions in the “Peru Democratic Party”. 

• The “Nineteenth Annual Salute to Labor” will be held at the Rainbow Banquet Hall in Altona, New York at 5:30 p.m. on June 2, 2017. The featured speaker will be Congressman Paul Tonko. First elected to Congress in 2009, Congressman Tonko represents Albany and Schenectady Counties as well as parts of Montgomery, Rensselaer, and Saratoga Counties. His focus includes clean energy jobs, improving healthcare, supporting women in the workplace, and expanding the middle class. 

I look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Thanks again to all.

Brandy McDonald

Chairman

Prepared by: Ed Schiffler

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay) announced a bill he introduced that would increase awareness about a syndrome affecting children has passed the Assembly. The measure would add pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) to the state’s health care and wellness education and outreach program (A.7614).

“As a parent, few things are more heart-wrenching than seeing our children unwell and not knowing what’s wrong,” said Jones. “This legislation will help families in the North Country get the diagnosis and treatment they need before it’s too late.”

Jones became aware of PANS after speaking with a local family that is working to overcome the disease and increase awareness. The syndrome causes inflammation on a child’s brain, resulting in a variety of symptoms, including the sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder, severe restrictive eating, a marked decline in math and handwriting abilities, sensory sensitivities, tics, personality changes and anxiety.^[1]Because of the variety of symptoms, many of them behavioral, PANS is often misdiagnosed. If an infection is present, PANS children may respond well to antibiotic treatment, if done in a timely manner.^[2] That’s why educating parents and health care professionals is so critical, noted Jones.

“Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome turned our lives upside-down,” said Laura Carmichael, a mother from Plattsburgh whose son was diagnosed with PANS. “We went to almost a dozen doctors before figuring out what was causing my son’s regression and psychiatric symptoms. This legislation will help raise awareness of the disorder, so other families will get a faster diagnosis and appropriate treatment. My family and I are incredibly grateful to Assemblyman Jones and State Senator Betty Little for sponsoring this bill.”

With the bill’s passage, it now moves onto the Senate, where Senator Betty Little is the sponsor. Both Jones and Little hope the bill will soon pass in the Senate and then be signed into law by the Governor.

“I went to Albany to fight for our families,” said Jones. “This bill helps protect children so they can grow up and lead the way to a stronger North Country.”

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JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF MUSIC
AT PERU’S LITTLE AUSABLE PARK GAZEBO

EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT FROM 6:00 TO 8:00 PM
JULY 2 THROUGH AUGUST 27

JULY 2
BOOTLEG BAND – COUNTRY, TOP 40 VARIETY, 60’S ROCK TO TODAY

JULY 9
TAYLOR AND THE INTANGIBLES – CLASSIC & CONTEMPORARY ROCK

JULY 16
INCAHOOTS – ROCK, SOUTHERN ROCK, NEW COUNTRY

JULY 23
NIGHT HAWK – ROCK AND POP, 70’S TO TODAY

JULY 30
TIMELESS – COUNTRY, CLASSIC ROCK, FOLK, 50’S TO PRESENT

AUGUST 6
THE DUO – ROCK, COUNTRY & A LITTLE BIT OF JAZZ

AUGUST 13
FROZEN SUNSHINE – CLASSIC ROCK

AUGUST 20
LARRY LEE EBERE – COUNTRY LIVING – OLDER COUNTRY & ROCK ‘N’ ROLL

AUGUST 27
JUST US – CLASSIC ROCK, COUNTRY, COUNTRY ROCK, 50’S, BLUES

IN CASE OF RAIN, CONCERT WILL BE HELD @ THE PERU COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP CENTER
** BRING CHAIRS & BLANKETS, NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE ALLOWED **

BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE TOWN OF PERU 643-2745 x 7

Agenda – Town Board Regular Meeting, May 22, 2017 @ 7:00 PM

1. Call Meeting To Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

4. MOTION:​Approval of Minutes for the May 8, 2017 Public Hearing and the May 8, 2017 Regular Board Meeting.

5. Community Input

6. DISCUSSION/MOTION: Schedule Maiden Lane Lift Station Workshop.

7. DISCUSSION: May 15 Main Street Planning Committee Meeting.

8. DISCUSSION: Library Proposition 3.

9. DISCUSSION: Ball Field Maintenance.

10. DISCUSSION: Internal Audits.

11. DISCUSSION: Water Filtration Plant Update.

12. DISCUSSION/MOTION: Approve Screening Plants Sale.

13. DISCUSSION/MOTION: Single Axle Dump Box Sale.

14. DISCUSSION: Montgomery Issue.

15. DISCUSSION: Memorial Day VFW Event.

16. DISCUSSION: Other Business.

17. DISCUSSION: Public Comments on Agenda Items Only.

18. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Approve/Pay Bills.

MOTION: Adjourn

POTSDAM, NY (05/17/2017)– The State University of New York at Potsdam will recognize more than 1,000 candidates for graduation during the College’s 2017 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 20.
The graduates include:
Chad Allen of Peru, NY, who is set to graduate summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.
Matthew Nugent of Peru, NY, who is set to graduate summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics.
At Commencement, SUNY Potsdam honors students who have either earned their degree or are eligible to graduate during that calendar year. To learn more about Commencement at SUNY Potsdam, visit http://www.potsdam.edu/commencement.
About SUNY Potsdam:
Founded in 1816, The State University of New York at Potsdam is one of America’s first 50 colleges-and the oldest institution within SUNY. Now in its third century, SUNY Potsdam is distinguished by a legacy of pioneering programs and educational excellence. The College currently enrolls approximately 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Home to the world-renowned Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam is known for its challenging liberal arts and sciences core, distinction in teacher training and culture of creativity.

STATE SENATE APPROVES NAMING OF “GORDIE LITTLE MEMORIAL BRIDGE”

The State Senate to approved legislation that would designate a
bridge crossing the Saranac River in Morrisonville as the “Gordie Little
Memorial Bridge.”

Senator Betty Little sponsored the measure at the request of the
towns of Plattsburgh and Schuyler Falls to name the portion of State Route
22b that traverses the Saranac River in honor of Gordon “Gordie” Little, a
legendary and highly regarded North Country figure whose unexpected passing
in June 2016 stunned the region.

“Gordie” graduated from Moira High School in 1955 and Stony Brook
State College in 1961. His career at WIRY spanned more than three decades.
Beginning in 1997, he wrote a column for the Press-Republican called “Small
Talk.” He also wrote for Denton Publications and Strictly Business,
produced hundreds of programs for the Home Town Cable Network of Northern
New York and served as the Clinton County Crime Victims’ advocate for seven
years.

“I will always remember Gordie’s beaming smile, the sense of optimism
he seemed to never lack and his devotion to the people and communities of
the North Country,” said Senator Little.

“People would sometimes ask me if we were related because we share a
last name. Though the answer is no, we were just friends, he made me feel
as if I was a loved one, and I know he had the same impact on so many
others. I am honored to sponsor this measure in recognition and as a
tribute to this wonderful man, really an icon, who spent his life building
bridges and making life better for everyone along the way.”

The legislation was delivered to the State Assembly where companion
legislation is sponsored by Assemblyman Billy Jones.

Peru CSD Annual Meeting & Election Results

Budget Proposition #1 Yes – 392 No – 175

Bus Proposition #2 Yes – 416 No – 151

Library #3 Yes – 389 No – 177

Board Member Elected Linda Morgan, 446 votes

Total Ballots Cast 569

Warmer temperatures are returning, and in the North Country that means it’s Michigan Season! What better way to welcome back Spring than with a $5 Michigan meal at the Harkness United Methodist Church? Mark your calendar for Sunday May 21st and plan to bring your family and join your friends at Michigans For Mission at the Harkness Church Hall, 776 Hallock Hill Road in Peru. The meal will be served from 11AM to 2:30PM, and there will be live music from 11 to 1. Where else can you get a Michigan (All-Beef Hot Dog), chips, drink, pickle and dessert for just $5.00? New this year; there will be a Bake Sale table loaded with extra goodies, and take-out meals are available. Proceeds from this event help to send local children to Church Camps. For more information, call (518) 643-8659 or (518) 834-7577. Hope to see you!

Assemblyman Billy Jones to host town hall meeting to discuss state budget, address community issues

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay) announced he will be hosting an informational town hall meeting to discuss the 2017-18 state budget with residents as well as address local concerns. The meeting will take place on Thursday, May 11, from 4–5 p.m. in the mezzanine of the Mills Building at North Country Community College, located at 61 William St. in Malone.

“My town hall meetings have been a great way to let people know about the work I’m doing in Albany as well as a chance for me to hear what’s on your minds so I can keep working to make our communities stronger,” Jones said.

The meeting will be Jones’ seventh town hall event as part of his continuing District Tour. These town forums  have provided a unique opportunity for residents to ask questions about the state budget and how it impacts the region, as well as bring community issues or concerns to the forefront. Jones has previously hosted town hall meetings in Au Sable, Champlain, Fort Covington, Hopkinton, Tupper Lake and Plattsburgh. Read more »

PERU FREE LIBRARY PROPOSITION FOR FUNDING INCREASE

Proposition #3 on the ballot at the time of the Peru Central School District budget vote will be a request from the Peru Free Library to increase funding from the community. Since 2005, the Library has received $5000 each year with approval from the voters at that time. These funds directly support the students and families in our Library service area. As the costs for supporting these services have increased, the Library is now requesting a funding level of $10,000 annually. This increase would then cost each taxpayer of Peru 71 cents per year for Library services. This proposition is a separate item from the school budget.

These funds will help the Library continue to provide the community with supportive staff members as well as books and other educational materials, free printing and photocopying for school assignments, computers and free wireless internet, study space, tutoring accommodations and home-schooled family instructional space. It will also continue the series of year round children’s programming, art classes, art shows, special events, story hour and crafts.

It is important for the voters of the Peru Central School District to support this proposition that will allow the Library to continue their services to the community into the future! Please vote YES to Proposition #3 on May 16th at the Peru School budget vote.

Peru – People driving down Pleasant Street this morning could hardly help but notice several vehicles parked in front of a 54 Pleasant Street home. Members of the Mountain Rider Motorcycle Club of Wilmington were installing a hydraulic lift ramp at Harley Eaton’s house. Eaton suffered a broken  femur, shattered pelvis, and vertebrae in an April 10th motorcycle accident in the Town of Au Sable. He was released from the hospital yesterday and today his cycling friends were installing the hydraulic lift.

Club President Art Buesser said Eaton is a custodian at Au Sable Valley Middle School and that his healing and rehabilitation is expected to take several months. His friends have established a GoFindMe page to assist him with his financial struggle. Click here to view the GoFundMe page.

The Rulfs Orchard Farmstand Grand Opening is underway. (Saturday, May 6th) Special drawings and activities underway. The store is open until 7 p.m. WOKO is present till 1 p.m. Adults and kids are having a great time and the Apple Blossom Florist is fully staffed! Click here for more Peru Gazette photos 

Call Meeting To Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of April 24, 2017

DISCUSSION/MOTION: Reports from all Departments: (Water/Sewer/Valcour; Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s Report; Court; Website; and Banking Reports)

Community Input

DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Authorization of Designated Representative, Local Share Expenditure and SEQRA Determination for Disinfection Project EFC Funding.

DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Authorization Designated Representative and Preparation and Submission of Water Infrastructure Improvement Grant Application.

DISCUSSION: Sewer System Upgrade.

DISCUSSION: Little Ausable Park Steps Repair.

DISCUSSION: Unexpended Bond Proceeds.

DISCUSSION: Zoning Law Issues.

DISCUSSION: Town IT Update.

DISCUSSION: Network Use Policy.

DISCUSSION: Dog Waste Violations.

DISCUSSION: Adjourn to Executive Session.

DISCUSSION: Return to Regular Session.

Other Business.
Community Input on Agenda Items.

Motion to Adjourn.

Peru Central’s Board of Education launches its regular monthly meeting and annual budget hearing on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 6:30 PM at the school district’s Community Room, adjacent to the main entrance of Peru Jr/Sr High School.  An executive session associated with particular personnel matters will take place immediately following the 6:30 PM start.  The school board is slated to reconvene for public session business at approximately 7:00 PM.  Anticipated topics include:

• Public Hearing on the Annual Budget Vote & Election
• Update from the Peru 2020 Well-Being Committee
• Award of Refuse & Recycling Bid
• Review of Athletic Handbook
• Code of Conduct

The full agenda is available at www.perucsd.org

All are welcome.

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