Around 100 children ran to collect the 4,000 plastic eggs containing candy that were spread over the front lawn of Hazen Union School by the Hardwick Recreation Committee March 30. In under 10 minutes all of the eggs had been picked up.
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.
