Ry Hoffman (right) explains the Cabot Ride the Ridges route before the 75 participants take off on their 60k (35.6 mile) ride Sunday. All proceeds from the event go to the Cabot Mentoring Program.Pictured from left: Shelly Watts of East Burke, Kenda Silsby of Waterford, Aimee Quimby of Lyndon, Chad Watts of East Burke and Ron Cole of Westfield, Mass., get ready for the start of the 11th Annual Cabot Ride the Ridges 30K (20.5) mile ride September 8. They joined 45 other bike riders.One of the Cabot Ride the Ridges event coordinators, Ry Hoffman (center) and his daughter Summer Hoffman (left), help Erin O’Ferrall (right) of Montreal to register for one of the four ride routes offered. The 100k had 40 riders, 60k had 75 riders, 30k had 50 riders and the 10k had 15 participants. There were a total of 180 people who registered coming from 16 different states and two families from Quebec.Fifty people participated in the 30k (20.5 mile) route for the annual Cabot Ride the Ridges event held on September 8. All proceeds from the event go to the Cabot Mentoring Program.
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.
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