The Peru Gazette

[Plattsburgh]- Please join the Clinton County Historical Association (CCHA) in celebrating New York History Month on Saturday, November 12th, 10 am to 3 pm with the opening of the Town of Clinton Exhibit and special Behind Closed Doors Museum Tours. Learn about the history of the Town of Clinton. See museum volunteers at work behind the scenes. Free gifts for the first 50 visitors. Light Refreshments. Free Admission. 98 Ohio Avenue, Old Base, Plattsburgh. For more information call 561-0340.

This winter, State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) wildlife biologists are seeking the public’s help to learn about new black bear dens throughout New York.

As part of DEC’s ongoing monitoring of black bears in New York, wildlife biologists periodically check on black bears during the winter den season. The bears may be fitted with a radio collar to help biologists track the bears’ activities throughout the rest of the year and to relocate dens in subsequent years for monitoring cub production, condition, and survival.

Bears may den in a rock crevice, tree cavity, or under heavy brush or fallen trees. Since female bears generally give birth in January or early February, a high-pitched squeal from the cubs may be audible if near a den. New York hikers and hunters typically cover countless miles of wooded terrain each year. DEC urges anyone who finds a bear den to not approach or disturb the den, but simply to note the location and move away from the den site.

DEC requests that anyone locating a bear den contact their local DEC Wildlife office with specifics about the den location, including GPS coordinates if possible. A list of regional wildlife offices is available on DEC’s website.

More information about black bears in New York is available at DEC’s Black Bear web page.

The Peru VFW Post will host a Veterans Day Service On Friday, November 11th at 11 a.m. Everyone is invited. A free hot lunch will follow.

The North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association invites you to the 11th Annual Meeting, which will be held November 12, 2016 at 4:00 pm at the North Star Underground Railroad Museum, 1131 Mace Chasm Road, Ausable Chasm, New York. Come and learn about activities at the museum over the open season for 2016 and to see a short video on Human Trafficking, which is slavery under another name today. Members will be elect Trustees and honor our Lantern Light Awardees. If you are not a member, you can join.

There will also be a raffle of beauty baskets and a $500.00 visa card. Tickets will be $3.00 each or 2 tickets for $5.00 for the beauty baskets and the visa cards. Tickets for the card can be purchased from any Board member. A list of members can be found on our web site.

Members are encouraged to bring a dessert and snack. We will have drinks available. Guests are always welcome. We look forward to seeing you at the North Star Underground Railroad Museum on November 12 at 4:00 pm. Our address is below. If you have questions or need directions, please contact us.

Peru – The Peru Knights of Columbus Tuesday night bingo will not be conducted on Tuesday, November 8th because Peru’s Election Day voting takes place in the St. Augustine’s Parish Center. Bingo will resume in the Parish Center on Tuesday, November 15th. The Knights encourage everyone to vote on Election Day.

By John T. Ryan

November 5, 2016 – Peru’s new dog park adjacent to Heyworh/Mason Park was officially dedicated this morning. Town Supervisor Peter Glushko read a Town Board Resolution officially dedicating the park to Ann and Lynn Wilke. Glushko also thanked Peru residents, the Town Board, town employees and everyone who has supported establishing the park.

Ann Wilke explained, “Until they passed the dog leash law everybody had their dogs running loose. It became obvious that there were a lot of dogs that were not real happy with having to be tied up. That’s when I got the idea for the an off-leash dog park. The Town weren’t using this location and it seemed like the perfect spot.” Ann approached the Town Board and after a few years of discussions the park is a reality. Lynn commented, “I love the park!”

The dog park has been a big hit since its unofficial opening a few days ago. Dogs appear to love it and users are striking up friendships with other dog owners. Glushko has asked the Town Board to purchase additional fencing so that a small area within the park can be reserved for smaller dogs. Exuberant large dogs can cause injury to the small dogs. A few dogs were present during the brief dedication ceremony. All was peaceful!

The Town of Peru, Town Board will be holding a PUBLIC HEARING on the 2017 Preliminary Budget on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 6:30 PM, at the Peru Town Hall. The proposed schedule of salaries for the elected Town Officials are as follows:

Supervisor: $24,600.00
Town Clerk/Tax Collector $24,289.00
Highway Superintendent $56,105.00
Town Board (4) $ 7,299.00
Town Justices (2) $18,292.50

Fermentation Tank

Large building containing computer controls, electrical generation equipment and solids screwpress

By John T. Ryan
Peru – Dairy farming has undergone a worldwide revolutionary change over the past half-century including here in Peru. Manure disposal is the change most evident to local residents. Huge trucks and spreaders transport manure on rural roads to distant fields and when the manure is spread the odor can be considerable. If things go as planned over the next several months Adirondack Farms, Peru’s largest dairy farm with some 5,000 head, will be significantly reducing its manure odor and the farm equipment travel associated with its disposal.

Adirondack Farms co-owner Jon Rulfs explained, “We’re doing this for two reasons – environmental and community relations. We’ll be significantly reducing the odor.” The odor reduction will be accomplished by an anaerobic digester and introduction of a draghose manure application system.

Anaerobic digestion takes advantage of decompositoin of organic matter (manure) by bacteria in the absence of oxygen. Fermentation occurring in a digester’s controlled environment transforms manure into a liquid effluent and biogas. The digested liquid emits significantly less odor. The biogas can power an electrical generator or can be converted into natural gas. At this point in time all the electrical power generated at Adirondack Farms will enter the NYSEG power grid. The heat generated in the fermentation process can also be put to multiple uses on and off the farm and the manure solids can be used as an animal bedding material.

Rulfs said, “There’s been a tremendous focus on solar and wind energy. This digester will run 24-7, 365 days a year.” Adirondack Farms has a tremendous supply of raw material. A mature cow produces approximately 120 pounds of manure daily.

The draghose manure application method is feasible because digested manure is more liquified than raw manure making it easier to pump long distances. In a few months Adirondack Farms will be installing 12 inch pipes to transport liquified manure up to two miles from its Brown Road barns and from other satellite storage pits. Rulfs said, “We’ll be eliminating spreaders and will be pumping manure directly to the fields where we can.”

Once liquified manure reaches the field it is pumped via flexible hose to a tractor equipped with an implement that immediately incorporates the manure in the soil. Very little manure is exposed to air resulting in significant odor control.

Hopefully, this significant Adirondack Farms investment will result in sweeter smells in and around Peru.

Draghose Benefits Outlined

EnviTec Biogas Video explains the fermentation process. Adirondack Farms will not be utilizing corn/maze. 

Numbering 4.4 million, these newcomers make up 22 percent of the state’s population, placing the Empire State well above the national average of 13 percent and making it the nation’s second-largest destination behind California for new arrivals, according to a report released Wednesday by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. […] while New York City has long been known as a magnet, the report notes that immigrants have helped stabilize the population size of a number of struggling upstate cities, from Buffalo to Albany. In Schenectady, they make up 13.3 percent of approximately 66,000 residents. […] while the population overall dropped in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls area, as well as in Syracuse and the Utica-Rome region, the drops would have been steeper if not for the immigrants coming to those locations. In many cases, immigration is filling the population gaps that would open when longtime residents move away, often to warmer, lower-tax locations like Florida. Immigrants include both those who have been recruited to work in the region’s growing tech sector such as in nanotechnology research or at the Global Foundries microchip plant, as well as refugees who in some cases bring little more than the clothing on their backs. Some old-line Catholic churches are being re-purposed for immigrant groups, and several new mosques have gone up in recent years.

Source: Report: Almost a quarter of New Yorkers are immigrants – Times Union

Peru vs. Ichabod Crane 11/01/16 

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The Peru Lions Club is holding its 15th annual Election Day Spaghetti Dinner on Tuesday, November 8th 2016 at the Peru Community Church Fellowship Center where it has been held in for the past 14 years. We have had an average attendance between 160 and 200 people.  This year Peru Central music students will entertain.

The Lion’s primary goal is sight related and supports those in need of visual assistance. The money that is raised from this event helps many local individuals with eyesight issues. However, providing eyeglasses is just one of the many things that our club does for the community. We continue to perform vision screenings to preschool children (The Lions SEE program), support of the Clinton County Christmas Bureau, Peru Boy and Girl Scouts, The Peru Youth Commission, Hospice of the North Country, ALS, Literacy Volunteers of the North Country, North County Honor Flight, Camp Ta-Kum-Ta (a camp for children with cancer), CVPH, the JCEO/Outreach food shelf, Peru and Keeseville Libraries, North Country Association for the Visually Impaired, Guide Dog Foundations, and provide student scholarships, and other community and state projects.

If you would like to see other fund raisers or contributions we’re involved with, please visit us online at www.perulionsclubnewyork.org.

On Oct.16, ECOs from Region 5 and 6 (Franklin and St. :Lawrence Counties) and New York State Troopers conducted a joint checkpoint on Route 3 at the county line. The focus of the checkpoint was to identify hunting and deer violations. A large volume of hunters were checked, and three loaded firearms in motor vehicles were discovered. Several deer were checked and found to be in compliance with tagging requirements. In addition to the firearms violations, Penal Law, Public Health Law, and ABC Law violations were also discovered. State police made several arrests for violations ranging from criminal possession of a controlled substance to unlawful possession of marijuana, possession of alcohol by persons under 21, and possession of controlled substance not in its original container.

Voting in Peru for the 2016 General election will take place on Tuesday, November 8th from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St.
Click below to see a sample ballot.

Click here to see a sample ballot. 

For more information on voting go to the Clinton County Board of Elections Website. 

MOOERS — Clinton County is preparing to go out to bid to replace two bridges in Mooers and Peru.

Source: Clinton County to replace bridges in Mooers, Peru – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: NAMI:CV & Impeerium will be moving!  

New and exciting things are happening around the church! Pastor Peggi Eller has been with us since July 1, and we are all learning together, sharing ideas, and visioning for the future. We invite you to join in worship Sundays at 8 – 8:40 am (a streamlined, slightly shorter service) or 10:30 -11:30 am (with choir and additional hymn). Fellowship time follows both services, with Sunday School classes for all ages from 9:15-10:15 am. The adult study, led by Pastor Peggi, covers a unique topic each week.
The Jamaica team is finalizing plans for the mid-January mission. We are readying for the holidays by assembling Thanksgiving baskets and pie baking/selling – order by Nov. 13 (Ladies’ Guild), sharing a Veterans’ Day/Nov. 11 potluck supper (all invited, hosted by the Christian Fellowship committee), the annual fruit sale for Texas-grown oranges and grapefruits – order by Nov. 20 for delivery before Christmas. Special Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 6:30pm in the Sanctuary. Singers are practicing for community Christmas caroling on Dec. 4 and the choir’s Christmas Cantata on December 11th at the 10:30 am service.

All are invited to join with us during this blessed holiday season. Questions? Please contact the church office or Pastor Eller at 518-643-8641, pcc8641@verizon.net, or www.perucommunitychurch.com. Like us on Facebook!

Peru Central’s Board of Education launches its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 6:00 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 6:00 PM start. The school board is slated to reconvene for public session business at approximately 7:00 PM. Anticipated topics include:

· Smart Schools Project Survey
· Jr/Sr High School Building Goals
· Before/After School Child Care Program
· Audit Report
· 403b Retirement Plan

The full Board agenda is available on the District’s website at www.perucsd.org.
All are welcome.

Disease more common among those who served than general population.

Source: Free hepatitis-C testing available for veterans | Lifestyles | pressrepublican.com

The North Country Chamber of Commerce invites you to the most delicious events of the year. Taste of the North Country will be held on November 17th at the SUNY Field House. This event combines an amazing Food/Beverage Tasting experience with an incredible auction. The Auction preview begins at 5:00, followed by the Silent Auction and Tasting from 5:30 – 7:00. Auctioneer Steve Brodi will cap off the evening with the Live Auction at 7:00.

Attendees will enjoy sampling specialties from area restaurants and vendors, while they bid on hundreds of auctions items. Restaurant Gift Certificates, Jewelry, Artwork, Savings Bonds, Greens Fees, Gas Cards, and Gift Baskets are just a few of the many things up for bid. To see a complete list of vendors and auction items, visit www.northcountrychamber.com

Tickets to Taste of the North Country are $12 per person before November 9th or $18 after that. Sponsored by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Adirondack Bank, Todays Options, and Condo Pharmacy, this event is open to everyone. Those under 21 must be accompanied by an adult.

Call the North Country Chamber of Commerce at 563-1000 or visit www.northcountrychamber.com to purchase tickets for Taste of the North Country.

WEDNESDAY, November 9, 2016 @ 7:00 PM
TOWN OF PERU
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL of October 12, 2016 minutes.
OPEN FLOOR to public hearing
APPLICATIONS:

1. Home Based Business P-2016-024 Kerri Bedard
Home Based Business
860 Fuller Rd.
Peru, NY 12972

ANY FURTHER BUSINESS:
CEO REPORT:
ADJOURNMENT

WEDNESDAY, November 16, 2016 @ 7:00 PM TOWN OF PERU
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL of October 19, 2016 minutes.
OPEN FLOOR to public hearing
APPLICATIONS:

1. Continuation of Nonconforming Use Z-2016-016: Wendy Silverman
Continuation of Nonconforming Use-Replace Single Wide Mobile Home-
80 Pleasant St.
Peru, NY 12972

ANY FURTHER BUSINESS:
CEO REPORT:
ADJOURNMENT

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that remaining Deer Management Permits (DMPs) in several Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) will be available to hunters beginning November 1.

Deer Management Permits, which allow hunters to harvest antlerless deer, are issued for specific WMUs to control deer populations. In some WMUs, all applicants received permits during the initial application process. In units where the DMP target has not been reached, DEC will re-open the DMP application process on a first-come, first-served basis. Hunters may apply for up to two additional DMPs in these WMUs at any DEC license sales outlet beginning November 1.

Leftover DMPs are not available by phone, mail, or internet. Applicants who previously paid the $10 DMP application fee during the initial application period, or are exempt from the application fee, will not be charged for this additional application. Hunters who did not previously apply for a deer management permit are required to pay the $10 application fee.

Applications for leftover DMPs will be accepted for the following WMUs: Read more »

By John T. Ryan

There’s a beehive of activity on the Bear Swamp Road today. According a roadside sign, the new Dunkin Donuts restaurant will open tomorrow (Tuesday, November 1, 2016) at 5 a.m.

Last February franchisee Ray Aley told the Peru Gazette he hoped to begin contsruction on July 1 and open by September 1.

Groundbreaking finally took place on August 17th. Ten weeks to construct the building is still impressive.

The new dog park in Peru will be officially opened with a ceremony on Saturday, November 5th at 10AM. During the ceremony, the Town Board of Peru will be dedicating the Dog Park to Lynn & Ann Wilke.
Ann Wilke formed a volunteer group a few years back to raise funds for a dog park and the new park is the results of those early efforts. The dog park is located at the Heyworth/Mason Park in Peru.
For more information contact Town Councilor, Donald McBrayer at (518) 593-1217 or doyo1@charter.net

Akeem Carr-Foster and four other students were on their way to campus when driver fell asleep at the wheel, police said.

Source: CCC official: Student killed in crash ‘very, very respected’ | News | pressrepublican.com