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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on Saturday, March 12th

Peru Knights of Columbus Grand Knight Cormac O’Callaghan and his daughter Deirdre at St. Augustine’s Parish Center today preparing for Saturday’s Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner. It is served from 4 to 6 p.m. The latest weather forecast calls for the snow to stop in Peru by 4 p.m. so the dinner is ON!  Everyone […]

Shamrock Shuffle 5K Rescheduled

Annual race pushed back one week due to approaching snowstorm  PLATTSBURGH, NY (3/11/2022) – Out of an abundance of caution with snow expected this weekend, Adirondack Coast Events and The Foundation of Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) have rescheduled the Shamrock Shuffle 5K to next Saturday, March 19 at 11 a.m. The seventh annual race […]

Irish Dinner is a GO in spite of the snow!

Your last chance this season to enjoy a VFW breakfast – You won’t go home hungry!

Peru VFW serving corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick Day

WHAT:  CORNED BEEF & CABBAGE DINNER                          Only $14.00 including entertainment.   WHEN:  Thursday, March 17th, 2022    4 p.m. until —   WHERE:  Peru Memorial VFW                       710 Pleasant St, Rt 22B, Peru, NY […]

SUNY Plattsburgh Shine On! conference returns to in-person

PLATTSBURGH (March 7, 2022) — Shine On! returns to an in-person conference for 3rd to 5th-grade girls April 30 to May 1. The free conference, Mighty Girls Move Mountains: Explore Your Character Compass, will be held for the first time at Camp Pok-O-MacCready in Willsboro for only 80 girls due to COVID safety precautions. Online […]

Mardi Gras: March 1, 2022

From MardiGras.com — presented by NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune: “Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the final day of the Carnival season, which begins on the Feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 6. Carnival is rooted in various pagan celebrations of spring, some dating back 5,000 years. But it was Pope Gregory XIII who made it […]

Registration Open for Popular Shamrock Shuffle

Annual 5K race to support patients needing to travel for care  PLATTSBURGH, NY (2/24/2022) – Runners can get an early start on their St. Patrick’s Day festivities while helping families in our region receive the care they need by taking part in the Shamrock Shuffle 5K. The race starts and ends at Valcour Brewing Company […]

Sunburst Beauty Pageant returns to Champlain Centre | Sun Community News Plattsburgh | 

Source: Sunburst Beauty Pageant returns to Champlain Centre | Sun Community News Plattsburgh | The Sunburst Beauty Pageant is returning to Champlain Centre. 

Don’t forget the Peru VFW’s Feb. 27th Breakfast

What:  4th Sunday Breakfast                 Scrambled eggs, bacon, biscuits & sausage gravy, corned beef hash, pancakes or French toast, juice & coffee                  Only $10.00.           When:  Feb 27, 2022   9 a.m. – Noon Where:  Peru Memorial VFW […]

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Pizza Casserole Green Salad Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. Peru, NY ALL ARE WELCOME AT OUR TABLE!

2/22/22 – Story Update – It was a very successful blood drive with 16 units donated. The Donor Center is very grateful for your support.

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive, Monday, February 21st from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. Your neighbors need and appreciate your donation. The blood drive is being coordinated by St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273.

How one promise raises thousands of dollars | Sun Community News AU SABLE FORKS | 

Source: How one promise raises thousands of dollars | Sun Community News AU SABLE FORKS | All great love stories have to start somewhere, and this one starts with a cat.

Local Daisy Girl Scout troop selling cookies at Stewart’s in Peru from noon to 2 pm on Sunday

Vermont village store implements new business model to keep doors open

A great story of a small community working together. Source: Vermont village store implements new business model to keep doors open

Anticipating wind and warmth, organizers to take down Saranac Lake ice palace

Source: Anticipating wind and warmth, organizers to take down Saranac Lake ice palace

February 19th Dinner to benefit local children

Peru – St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 will host a take-out-only spaghetti dinner on Saturday, February 19th at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center in Peru. All proceeds will benefit the council’s Coats for Kids Program at Peru Elementary School. Since 2013 the Knights have donated 214 new winter jackets to the elementary school. […]

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen menu for Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Sausage & chicken Gumbo Rice Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. , take-out only at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. Peru, NY ALL ARE WELCOME AT OUR TABLE!

United Way surpasses last year’s fundraising campaign

February 14, 2022 – United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. has completed it’s 2022 Fundraising Campaign, to help support high priority health and human service programs in Clinton, Essex and Franklin Counties. The annual campaign is conducted primarily during the fall months and concludes in February of each year. This year’s campaign, surpassing last year’s […]

Winter Carnival Parade brings ’80s to Main St. | Sun Community News SARANAC LAKE | Hilarious mayhem, good times, music and dance at the Gala Parade.

Source: Winter Carnival Parade brings ’80s to Main St. | Sun Community News SARANAC LAKE | Hilarious mayhem, good times, music and dance at the Gala Parade.

Peru’s Grand Union opened Friday

Peru – The change-over happened faster than anticipated, so on Friday, February 11th, the former Peru Tops Friendly Market store reopened as a Grand Union store. The store closed last Sunday at 3 p.m. for the change-over.   Shoppers will find the same friendly, hardworking employees and managers, plus the shelves are full with a […]

Super Bowl features players from 28 states and 2 countries 

Big Game Census: 2022 FEBRUARY 08, 2022 The 56th competition to crown a new football champion will feature teams hailing from California and Ohio. Did you know this game also features players from 28 different states and two countries? The Big Game Census interactive visualization takes a closer look at the players’ place of birth […]

Gallery Opening at The Strand Center for the Arts Rescheduled

PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Strand Center for the Arts is happy to announce their rescheduled exhibition opening for the month of February 2022. The exhibition, The Community Gallery Show, featuring works from a wide range of artists in the community, was originally slated to officially open earlier in the month but that opening was canceled […]

Your chance to assist childhood mental health, suicide prevention and wellness services

Super Bowl LVI (56): February 13, 2022

Super Bowl LVI takes place Feb. 13, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, CA. The first Super Bowl, played on Jan. 15, 1967, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, saw the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10. One-time Super Bowl champion Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams (Jan. 30, 2000) will face the Cincinnati […]