The Peru Gazette

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AGENDA- TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING
JULY 24@ 7:00 PM

1. Call Meeting To Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call
4. MOTION:  Approval of Minutes for the July 10, 2017 Regular Board Meeting.
5. Community Input
6. DISCUSSION/MOTION:  Swain MOU Update.
7. DISCUSSION/MOTION: Conveyor Sale to Town of Mooers.
8. DISCUSSION:  Parking on Sidewalks on North Bend St.
9. DISCUSSION:  IT Update.
10. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Fuel Control System Project
11. DISCUSSION:   Accept Resignation of Dwayne Bast from Zoning Board of Appeals.
12. DISCUSSION:  Clinton Co. Health Dept. Farm Fresh Cash Presentation.
13. DISCUSSION:  Other Business.
14. DISCUSSION:  Public Comments on Agenda Items Only.
15. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Approve/Pay Bills.

      MOTION:     Adjourn

L-R Manager Jason Trombley, Deb Defayette and George Kelly.

Aubuchon Hardware is #8 in the Peru Gazette photo series featuring people who make Peru a wonderful place to live. Located in the Tops Plaza, Aubuchon has been serving Peru since the mid-70’s. Its staff is known for their friendly welcome, product knowledge and readiness to show customers where the item they’re looking for is located in the store’s large inventory.

It was impossible to get all the Aubuchon personnel together for a group photo, but here are three employees Aubuchon customers know well.

See photos 1-8 in our series.

Peru Central School District’s Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, July 25^th at 4:30 PM in the District’s Community Room, located in the Jr/Sr High School at 17 School Street.

An executive session associated with the employment history of particular persons and/or matters leading to the appointment or employment of particular persons will take place immediately following the 4:30 PM start.

No other school board or school district business is slated for this meeting.

The full agenda is available on the District’s website.

Source: New York releases family leave regulations – Times Union

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Colours is #7 in the Peru Gazette photo series featuring people who make Peru a wonderful place to live. Next year Heather Ford Peterson will celebrate the 20th anniversary of her salon. Heather offers a complete range of hair styling and hair coloring services. Proms and weddings are her specialities as is lively, friendly conversation. It’s a fun place!

Located at 2975 Route 22 next to Peru Hardware, Colours is open Tuesdays & Wednesdays 9 to 5, Thursdays 9 to 6, Fridays 9 to noon and Saturdays 9 to 2. It is closed on Sundays and Mondays. Call 643-2655 for an appointment.

By John T. Ryan

Peru – Peru’s Republicans caucused on Thursday, July 13th and emerged with an unexpected candidate for the office of town supervisor. About one week ago current town supervisor Peter Glushko withdrew his letter of intent to seek reelection to the office. At Thursday’s caucus the majority of the 35 Republicans present chose current town council member James “Jimmy” Langley as their candidate. It was unexpected in that Langley has consistently denied any interest in serving as town supervisor. Dennis Curtin nominated Langley and Peter Glushko seconded the nomination. Not every Republican favored Langley. Lois Roberts nominated Town Councilman Jim Douglass who Peru Democrats recently chose as their candidate for the supervisor’s position. Her motion was seconded. A secret ballot was conducted; Langley won. The vote count was not announced.

Source: Peru Central School chided in state audit – Sun Community News & Printing

PERU — Christine Wood’s pregnancy was relatively normal.

Though doctors told the Peru resident her baby was larger than normal and had a small amount of excess fluid in his head, Wood welcomed her son, Jay, into the world in 2007.

But his birth set off a nailbiting saga.

“(My son) stayed in the NICU in Albany for four months,” said Wood.

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You are invited to the first annual Keeseville Plein Air Festival for a special wine and cheese preview party on Saturday, July 15th at 6 pm at the 1719 Block Gallery on Keeseville’s Front Street, and additional gallery space will be open at AARCH.

The arts festival will showcase Keeseville’s mix of natural beauty and historic architecture and attract a wide range of artist and visitors. During 3 days of outdoor painting, artists will have the opportunity to put to canvass the scenic variety of the area. On the first day titled “Paint the River”, artists will be given a tour of AuSable Chasm and directed to various locations and historic bridges along the AuSable River and its falls. Day two called “Paint the Town” will begin with a tour of Keeseville’s architecture by the Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) after which the artists will set up their painting stations throughout the village. “Paint the Farms” is the theme of day three when artists will find scenes of crops growing, animals grazing, and farmhands working fields in the budding farm community surrounding Keeseville.

If you can’t make it for the Preview Party, you can visit 1719 Block Gallery for the art show and sale on Sunday, July 16th from 10 am to 3 pm.

If you would or someone you know would like to participate as an artist, please visit AdkAction.org/art to register. Full-festival passes are $35 for artists, and day-passes are also available for $20.
If you would like to attend the Special Preview Party and Sale, please RSVP here. There is a $10 suggested donation for the Special Preview Party to help cover the cost of refreshments.

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Farm owner Don Dimock (Left) and Poulin Grain Dairy Nutrition Consultant (Right) discuss strategies to improve the farm’s economic viability and cow health.

The Dimock Farm team, from left, Greg Palmer, Sam Dimock, Bruce Dimock, Don Dimock, and Anne Farrell.

Dimock Farms Has Won Highest Milk Quality Award Every Year since 2004

PERU, NEW YORK: Dimock Farms has been committed to their cows and community by producing wholesome, high quality milk since 1971. Earlier this year, this family farm defended their title for the best overall quality milk for Region 11 in Northeastern NY for 2016, a regional award they have won every year since 2004. In 2007, Dimock Farms had the highest milk quality out of over 1,300 farmer-owners of Cabot Cooperative Creamery located across New York and New England.

What’s their secret? According to farm owner Don Dimock, “Excellent milk quality starts with clean, healthy cows. We fill the cows’ beds with fresh sand, which keeps the cows comfortable and dry. Automatic scrapers clean manure from the barn floors every few hours day and night, which improves cow cleanliness.”

Each cow’s udder is cleaned and dried before she is milked, and then after milking each teat is dipped in a conditioning salve. According to Dimock, “It’s kind of like chap stick for humans. It keeps the skin on the cows’ udder healthy, and healthy udders means that the cows will produce healthy milk.”

For the Dimocks, this attention to detail pays off – they receive about a five-cent bonus for every gallon of milk their cows produce, which is added on top of the pay price that they receive for their milk. Although the milk quality bonus is helpful, the real payoff for the Dimocks is providing a safe and healthy product to consumers.

Maximum cow health also requires that cows consume a healthy diet. Dimock Farms works closely with Dillon Snell of Champlain, NY, a dairy nutrition consultant from Poulin Grain. “Cows are grouped on the farm with other cows of similar age and milk production,” says Snell, “This allows us to feed the cows a ration that exactly meets their nutritional needs.”

Ensuring that a cow’s nutritional needs are satisfied means that she will produce healthy and nutritious milk. Milk provides nine essential nutrients and is high in protein and healthy fats. For the Dimocks, producing food for their community is their top priority, which is why they take their cows’ health and nutrition very seriously.

Today more than ever, every small detail counts towards farm success. The entire team at Dimock Farms follows Don Dimock’s wise words, “Do everything as well as you can, every day. You can’t let anything slip.” Its attention to detail like this that allows Dimock Farms to produce quality milk, maximize cow health, and ensure a sustainable farm business today and long into the future.

Dimock Farms was founded by Don and Martha Dimock. Today, Don is in partnership with his son Bruce. Don’s daughter Anne, his grandson Sam, Sam’s wife Karlie, and herdsman Greg Palmer round out the Dimock Farm team.

            Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay) announced he will be hosting three blood drives this month in an effort to ensure local hospitals are not faced with a summer blood shortage.             “Hospitals are always looking for blood donors, but it’s especially vital in the summer when blood supply tends to diminish,” Jones said. “It’s crucial that they have lifesaving blood and platelets on hand as more people spend time outside and the need for blood rises.”

The dates, times and locations for Jones’ blood drives are:

• Plattsburgh Blood Drive: Monday, July 17, 9 a.m – 4 p.m., UVM Health Network-CVPH, Auditorium B, 75 Beekman St., Plattsburgh

• Saranac Lake Blood Drive: Thursday, July 20, noon – 5 p.m. Adirondack Health, Second Floor, Red Field Board Room, 2233 New York 86, Saranac Lake

• Malone Blood Drive: Friday, July 21, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Alice Hyde Medical Center, New Cafeteria Conference Room, 133 Park St., Malone

All blood donations will be given to local hospitals to combat the recent blood emergency declared by the New York Blood Center (NYBC).[1]

“Blood drives are a great way for a community to come together and help save lives,” Jones said. “Tragedy can unfortunately strike at any time, serving as a reminder of just how important it is for our hospitals to have access to blood in a time of need. We can all do our part in ensuring that every patient can receive lifesaving blood.”

To donate, eligible donors must be at least 17 years old (16 with parental consent), weigh a minimum of 110 pounds, be in good health and meet all U.S. Food and Drug Administration and New York State Department of Health donor criteria, which can be found at nybloodcenter.org. For more information, contact Assemblyman Jones’ office at 518-562-1986 or JonesB@nyassembly.gov.

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Source: Applications now available for $6,000 private tuition discount – Times Union

We’ve had too much rain, but one good aspect is that it make the raft ride through Ausable Chasm very exciting. John Stafford was kind enough to share this video taken yesterday. Click here to view 

The former Natalie Aldous of Peru

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AGENDA – TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING
July 10, 2017
7:00 PM

Call Meeting To Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of June 26, 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: Acceptance of Aqualogics Proposal.

DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Acceptance of Hach Proposal.

DISCUSSION: Left Over Water Funds and Water Plant Upgrades.

DISCUSSION: Ball Field Maintenance.

DISCUSSION: Swain MOU Update.

DISCUSSION: IT Update.

DISCUSSION: Main Street Project Walk Audit.

DISCUSSION: Internal Audits

DISCUSSION: Court Postage.

Other Business.
Community Input on Agenda Items.

Motion to Adjourn.

L-R Jesse Decosse, Heather Giuliano, Manager Diana Padron, Keri Bashaw, Tammy Rawleigh. Missing Wendy Cribb.

TD Bank’s extremely friendly staff is #6 in the Peru Gazette photo series featuring people who make Peru a wonderful place to live.  The bank’s interior was recently renovated giving it a whole new look; nevertheless, it’s the staff who do their best to enthusiastically greet every customer by name who make this a great place to visit.

The bank is open Mon-Wed. 8-5, Th-Fri. 8-6 and Sat. 9. Call 643-2387.