
Lakeview Elementary first grade students Rylie McDonnell (left) and Reia Lemery (right) demonstrate team puppetry during the school’s K-6 puppet performance held April 12 for family and friends. Artist in residence Justin Lander from Modern Times Theater held a four-day residency at the school with the students.

Lakeview Elementary third grade students Adele Barsalow (left) and Scarlet Chernovetz (right) show their faces after their puppet show performance Friday. A 40-minute performance by all the students was presented to their family and friends, April 12. Artist in residence, Justin Lander of Modern Times Theater, held a four-day residency at the school on different kinds of puppetry.
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.

