A Gravel Construction Company excavator removes a temporary road from the Lamoille River. The road was used to build a wall at the back of Mike’s Service Center in Hardwick, where July flooding damaged the foundation.
The retaining wall to the right rear of Mike’s Service Center after it was built last week by Gravel Construction is now filled and supported by concrete blocks. The work repaired a hole created during high water in the Lamoille River, July 9 through July 12.
The Lamoille River retaining wall behind the Hardwick Inn has been rebuilt and improved after Gravel Construction created a ramp to access the riverbed. The work was done to repair eroded riverbank damage caused from the recent flooding.
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.
Paul Fixx is editor of The Hardwick Gazette and lives in Hardwick.
