Hardwick Elementary School kindergartner Fritz Nottermann (left) and Lakeview after school Nordic ski program volunteer Jay Modry (right) begin skiing toward the trail adjacent to Lakeview Elementary School. In back (center) is Cecila Reinhardt, one of the two program coordinators. The ski program began on January 4 and will run every Thursday, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., until March 14. Twenty students from Lakeview, Hardwick and Woodbury are attending. The trail is maintained by the Craftsbury Outdoor Center.
Lakeview Elementary sixth graders Mercedes Keith (left) and Harvest Barsalow (right) have their equipment in hand and head for the ski trail that runs adjacent to the school. The Lakeview after school Nordic ski program also includes students from Hardwick Elementary and Woodbury Elementary.
Vanessa Fournier graduated from Hazen Union School in 1973 and went to work taking photos in Bennington, then returned to Hardwick to work for Vin Zecchinelli of Farland Studio for several years. She started her own photo business in 1979. She's been in photography for over 50 years, working for The Hardwick Gazette for 44 years. She retired in 2023 and is still taking pictures for The Gazette because she still loves what she does.
