The Peru Gazette

On Friday November 6th, Champlain Centre will be celebrating United Way from 5-8pm. United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. will have 30 different partner agencies with information about their respective organizations. “We are excited about our partnership with the mall and the opportunity to educate people about the many programs and services that our funded organizations provide” stated Kathy Snow, Director of Development. In addition to educating customers, the event will be used to raise money for United Way. Raffle prizes like gift baskets from Regal Cinemas, restaurant gift cards and stays at local hotels will be offered. All proceeds will support the United Way fundraising efforts.

To liven the event, the mall will be assembling entertainment, including: the “Super Super Serious Please Don’t Laugh Band,” the Champlain Valley Irish Dancers, Center Stage Dance, Pipsqueak the Clown, KOOL 105, and much more. “We look forward to this special event,” stated David Napolitan, general manager of Champlain Centre. We hope our patrons will come to the mall and enjoy the entertainment and assist the fundraising efforts for a great organization that touches the lives of many people.”

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LAKE GEORGE — Spectacular mountain views from atop Prospect Mountain can be seen this weekend for free, thanks to the efforts of three local veterans working in collaboration with the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

Source: Veterans Highway open, free this weekend – Sun Community News & Printing

NYSEG recently mailed out an energy supplier information postcard. It’s very good, except it doesn’t mention electricity and it doesn’t have the question: Does your plan require a periodic renewal and when? Some suppliers (ESCOs) require an annual renewal; if you do not renew each year your rates can skyrocket.

Peter Keenan leads by Rhonda Barber 42 votes in Clinton County Legislature Area Five. These totals do not include any absentee ballots:

Peru
Keenan 260
Barber 119

Vote totals for the two Peru Town Board positions not counting absentee ballots:

Brandy McDonald 659
Kregg Bruno 454
Dwane Bast 306
James Langley 635

Only 1,075 voters cast ballots out of 4,146 registered voters.  Extremely poor showing by Peru residents.

Alcoa is idling its smelting plant in Massena and will not modernize the facility’s East smelter. Alcoa officials said 487 employees will be affected; another 220 workers will remain.

Source: Hundreds of Jobs Lost As Alcoa “Curtails” Massena Operations | WWNY TV 7 – News, Weather and Sports for | Local News

Peru – The Peru Knights of Columbus Tuesday night bingo will not conducted on Tuesday, November 3^rd because Election Day voting takes place in the St. Augustine’s Parish Center. Bingo will resume in the Parish Center on Tuesday, November 10^th. The Knights encourage everyone to vote in your local elections. Peru voting takes place from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m

The Peru Lions will be holding their 14th annual Election Day Spaghetti Dinner on Tuesday, November 3rd at The Peru Community Church Fellowship Center from 4:30 – 7:00.

Cost is $7.00 for adults, $4.00 for children ages 6 – 12, and free for children under 6.

PLATTSBURGH —The North Country Chamber of Commerce and its licensed health insurance service, the Plattsburgh-North Country Service Corp., are reminding all employers and households in the North Country of the need to review updated health insurance.

Source: North Country Chamber offering health insurance services to both employers and individuals – Sun Community News & Printing

By John T. Ryan

If the cost to repair a sinkhole isn’t prohibitive, Peru residents may be enjoying pickle ball, tennis and even half-court basketball on the dilapidated/closed Jenkins Street tennis courts sometime next year. Town Supervisor Peter Glushko informed the Board at its Monday, October 26, 2015 meeting that Clinton County was recently awarded a $200,000 “NYS Building Healthy Communities” grant. Peru had submitted a plan to the county and will be receiving approximately $32,000 to repair and resurface the Jenkins Street courts for tennis, pickle ball and possibly basketball. The Board will ascertain the cost of repairing the sinkhole that appeared last summer. If the repair cost isn’t too high, the project should proceed. The Board also plans to use approximately $500 of the grant monies to develop soccer or disk golf at Heyworth/Mason Park.

There’s a good chance that the Town will be installing solar powered flashing stop and/or warning signs at the Brand Hollow Road – Military Turnpike intersection. Contract engineer Peter Gibbs told the Board that if they commissioned him to do a detailed study he would almost certainly recommend larger, flashing stop signs, a pavement stop bar and clearing of the Military Turnpike right-a-away. The Board has requested vendor prices and expects to make a decision in the near future.

The Board approved Town Historian Ron Allen’s request to repair the roof and entrance steps at the Town’s historic Lyons Street Schoolhouse. Jerry Watkins will perform the roof repairs at a cost if $3,230. Robbie Timmons will perform the step repairs at a cost of $1,556. The funds will come from Allen’s 2015 and 2016 regular budget. Allen hopes improve the schoolhouse so that local schools can schedule class trips to learn about education in a one-room schoolhouse.  If anyone has a large blackboard and potbelly stove that they would like to donate to the schoolhouse restoration please notify Ron Allen.

Verizon will be replacing Sprint as the Town’s cell phone provider. Verizon will provide the service at $35 per month per phone, which is less than half the previous provider’s charge. Department heads use cell phones for town business.

The Board hired retired Water/Sewer Superintendent Greg Timmons as a 2-hour per week consultant at a $4,500 annual rate. The Board values Timmons’ 40+ years of experience, as well as his industry and government contacts.

If no changes are made town and employee health insurance costs could increase by 12.8% in 2016. The Board will meet with its insurance broker on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. to discuss modifying present coverage so as to reduce any premium increases.

CLINTON COUNTY — On Oct. 24, State Police made four arrests during an underage drinking initiative in Clinton County.

Source: State Police make four arrests during underage drinking initiative – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: N.Y. law requires hospitals to instruct caregivers before releasing patients – The Pulse

http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/29928/20151028/young-farmers-bring-energy-amp-savvy-to-quot-the-new-keeseville-quot

From the Office of the Peru Central School Superintendent

Peru Jr/Sr High School received a report on Friday, October 23 that a group of student athletes, while off campus, took actions which violated the District’s Conduct & Discipline Policy and Philosophy of Interscholastic Sports.  District administrators immediately began to investigate the actions, and continue to address the matter, as provided for under Board policies.

The Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Patrick Brimstein said, “The Peru community recognizes that athletics offer young people an opportunity to learn and grow, and values its athletic traditions. It is unfortunate when students, for whatever reasons, decide to ignore the guidance and behavioral expectations provided by the District’s policy and philosophy, and make decisions which may be harmful to themselves and their teammates. While the actions taken by District administrators in response to the athletes’ misconduct is confidential, the District takes violations of its behavior code seriously.  The District is taking steps to promote the wellbeing of all of its students.”

The District’s anti-hazing policies are clearly written and intended to safeguard the dignity and wellbeing of all students.  The District will strictly enforce its anti-hazing policies. Any reports of hazing are handled on a priority basis, and may result in the immediate removal of a student athlete from athletic competitions.

New York National Guard troops, in conjunction with the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, will be presenting a free disaster preparedness class at the Northeastern Clinton Central High School here on Monday, Nov. 2.

The two-hour program begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Francis “Bud” Moore Auditorium. The school is located at 103 Route 276 in Champlain.

The event is part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s continuing Citizen Preparedness Corps Training Program, which provides citizens with the knowledge and tools to prepare for emergencies and disasters, respond accordingly, and recover as quickly as possible to pre-disaster conditions.

Working with the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) and local emergency management personnel, troops are conducting these training events across the state.

Citizens should register for the event at http://www.nyprepare.gov/aware-prepare/nysprepare/

Since the program’s launch in early February 2014, Read more »

Peru United Soccer Club still has limited openings for our U06, U08, and U10 programs.  Give your child an opportunity to play and burn some energy this winter with our indoor soccer program.  Our programs offer the following:

All teams strive for the smallest squad size possible.  This allows for more 1-on-1 training time and more playing time.

U06:

– 8, 1-hour training dates held in the Peru Intermediate Gym

– Saturdays (11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12, 1/2, 1/9) 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

– Includes Peru United training shirt

– ONLY $60 for Session 1

U08/U10:

– 8, 1 1/2-hour training dates held in the Peru Intermediate Gym

– 8 indoor soccer games played at the Crete Civic Center

– U08 games primarily on Thursdays

– U10 games primarily on Tuesdays

– Saturdays (11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12, 1/2, 1/9) 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

– Includes Peru United Soccer Club jersey.

– ONLY $135 for Session 1, and ONLY $235 for Session 1 AND 2!

We are open to anyone, regardless of the community you live in or the school your children attend.  We accept cash, check, and credit cards.  Please act fast and contact us, teams are filling up much quicker than expected and we don’t want anyone to miss out.

Thank You,

Alex Jess – Executive Director

 Copy of 2015-16 Registration Form.pdf

 Copy of 2015-16 Letter to Families.pdf

 Copy of 2015-16 Sport Parent Code of Conduct.pdf

By Don McBrayer

Feral Cats, and how to handle them, has been an ongoing topic at Town Board meetings for a number of years. The Town Board is aware of the recent increase in the number of stray and feral cats, but find it difficult to offer solutions that are effective without being cruel to the cats or a burden on the taxpayer.

My thinking is that the first step to resolving a problem is by understanding the problem. If we understand what feral cats are, how the live, what the risk to humans and pets are, and how to control their numbers we can begin to take steps to get feral cats under control.

What is a feral cat? A feral cat is a cat that does not socialize with humans. They are usually 2nd or 3rd generation cats that have never been pets or lived in a home. They are clean, robust animals that can fend for themselves and are acclimated to living outdoors. They live an average of 2 years (though some studies show they can live as long as 10 years or more with proper food and shelter). They are capable of breeding every few months. Like many animals in the wild, they produce a lot of offspring to offset the fact that 75% of their young do not survive past six months. They very rarely carry disease, and are no more a threat to humans or other pets than domesticated cats. Think of them like we do pigeons or squirrels; living near humans, depending on us to some degree, but not tame. It is very difficult to make a feral cat a pet. Learn more at: www.alleycat.org/FeralCat

www.forgottencats.org/feralcat.php

www.aspca.org/adopt/feral-cats-faq

Are those smells of pies and pumpkin rolls baking tempting you already for Thanksgiving? If so, the Ladies Guild of the Peru Community Church will again be offering assistance by selling baked apple pies, unbaked apple pies, pumpkin pies and pumpkin cream cheese rolls. The deadline for ordering any of these delicious treats is Sunday, November 15^th at noon. All items can be picked up at Fellowship Center on Tuesday, November 24^th from 2:00 to 6:00pm. The pumpkin rolls are $12 each and the pies are $8 each. To order, please call 643-8641.

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Monday, November 16^th 2015, 10AM-12pm, PLATTSBURGH PUBLIC LIBRARY, 19 Oak Street Plattsburgh, NY 12901

Free and Open to the Public

Learn what the big energy users in your home are, which appliances are costing the most to use, and more.

Low-cost and no-cost methods to reduce energy bills will be emphasized. Learn also how to get financial help to make larger energy efficiency improvements.

To RSVP call Cornell Cooperative Extension at 561-7450, or email Sara Bull at slk95@cornell.edu.

ITHACA — Students from five local schools made the trip to Ithaca College to take part in the 11th annual High School Gospel Music Invitational Sept. 25-26.

Source: Local high school students ‘go to church’ at Gospel festival – Sun Community News & Printing

PLATTSBURGH — The Alliance for Positive Health’s Syringe Exchange Program reached new heights by collecting 17,000 used syringes, gaining 61 members, saving nine lives from overdose and getting three people into treatment.

Source: Local group collects over 17,000 syringes in exchange program – Sun Community News & Printing