Sydney Rathburn, 8, of Danville took time off from her ball girl duties to rescue this woolly caterpillar. As folklore goes, if the caterpillar has more orange than black, the winter will be milder, so the myth goes.
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.
