Hardwick Fire Department Lt. Charlie Bartlett drops 362 plastic ducks toward a target from 50 feet high May 25 for the Joe Brosseau Duck Dive held during Spring Festival activities. Rich Jacobs of Morrisville won the $905 cash prize.
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.
