PERU — About 150 students participate in Dirigo Elementary School’s Camp Cougar after-school program, which offers a variety of classes such as photography, graphic design, music and health-related topics. “We were awarded a five-year grant from the state of Maine, the Twenty-First Century grant, and we run off from that,” Dirigo Elementary School After-School Site Coordinator […]
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Peru board reviews contract with Friends of Peru Elementary School
PERU — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-1 Monday evening to continue to study the town’s contract with the Friends of Peru Elementary School and to re-evaluate it when it expires next year. The vote came after selectmen and the Friends of Peru Elementary School Committee met to discuss who should pay for insurance on […]
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Peru scholarship fund accepting applications
PERU — The family of the late Devon Waugh announced that applications for a $3,000 scholarship to a Peru resident seeking higher education are due April 30. Nick Waugh said that in June 2003, just before his wife, Devon Ezell Waugh, died, his family received an anonymous $100 to be used for a scholarship to […]
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Final ‘Local and Legendary’ event scheduled for June 3 at MVMS
MEXICO — Mountain Valley Middle School students will perform Civil War monologues from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, at Mountain Valley Middle School. Peru resident and Local and Legendary team member Nick Waugh said that the students will perform the monologues as if they are “actually Civil War-related figures, both local and national.” […]
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Money for old Peru school raises questions
PERU — Friends of Peru Elementary School on Tuesday asked the Finance Committee why it voted against recommending a warrant article to provide $10,000 toward maintaining the building in 2015-16. Three years ago, the town voted to rent the school to the group for a minimal fee and to spend no more money on it. […]
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Peru Summerfest revival scheduled for Sept. 5 and 6
PERU — After months of preparation, the Friends of Peru Elementary School have officially announced the revival of the Peru Summerfest. The Summerfest is scheduled to take place on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 5 and 6, at the Peru Elementary School. Nick Waugh, chairman of the group, said Summerfest began about 20 years ago but […]
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Students, historical societies teaming up for ‘scanning party’
PERU — The Friends of Peru Elementary School will host a “scanning party” for River Valley historical societies at 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, at the old school, Chairman Nick Waugh said. The purpose is to electronically scan old photographs, letters and artifacts for addition to the database of the Maine Memory Network. The project […]
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Friends of Peru Elementary School hopes to reboot Summerfest
PERU — Friends of Peru Elementary School will take the first steps in rebooting the long-dormant Peru Summerfest by holding a public meeting next week. It’s set for 6 p.m. Monday, April 21, at the former Peru Elementary School. Nick Waugh, chairman of the group, said the purpose is to “brainstorm plans” on how to […]
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Rumford Senior Center settles into new home after stressful year
PERU — Four months after the Rumford Senior Center learned it would have to find a new home, it has finally settled into a new location at the former Peru Elementary School building. Center President Barbara Morse said the nonprofit group, formerly located at 50 Congress St., had a seamless transition and is getting organized. […]