Standing for a photo op are (from left) Casey Lussier, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Rossano with Susie on her shoulders and her husband Griffin Lussier. During comments to the crowd of over 300 people, he said, “We live in a crazy world,” and he held the dance because he knows people care about each other. “It’s a value we need to restore in this day and age.”
social media photoU.S, Senator Bernie Sanders dances with guests who came to the Hardwick Spring Dance he held in the Hazen Union School Gym, Saturday, May 17.
social media photoBernie spoke briefly to visitors at his Hardwick Spring Dance, Saturday, May 17, in the Hazen Union School Gym. He stands on stage with The Peavine Boys from Rochester, Vt. who played mostly country radio standards that had many in the crowd of more than 300 on their feet dancing.
photo by Paul FixxMary Gagnon stands on the North Main Street sidewalk near the Hardwick Memorial building, welcoming visitors to the Spring Dance with Bernie Sanders, Saturday, May 17.
photo by Norma SpauldingAndrea Heller (left) and Beth Awhaitey, both with Senator Bernie Sanders Burlington office, sit at a table greeting visitors to the Hazen Union School Gym for the Hardwick Spring Dance with Bernie Sanders. They said Vermont’s senior U.S. Senator Sanders was “just coming to dance and have fun,” Saturday.
photo by Paul Fixx
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