Hardwick Elementary first grade student Audree Luce holds up a repurposed lantern she is working on for the “River of Light” parade, December 16, following the school’s winter concert for grades K-6. Luce is wearing a cat costume because her class was having a costume day for a PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support) celebration. photo by Vanessa FournierSarah Withers (left) and her son Jacob Withers (right) of Walden stand by a Balsam Fraser Fir they just cut at Brochu’s Tree Farm, December 6, in Hardwick. photo by Vanessa FournierMr. and Mrs. Claus walked throughout the Highland Center for the Arts welcoming everyone to the Wintermarket, December 6. Fifty-nine vendors from around the region participated in the annual event which also included a No Strings Marionette Company show, wagon rides and live music. photo by Vanessa FournierMia Bailey, 7, of East Hardwick tells Santa (Ed Larson) what she would like for Christmas after the lighting of the Memorial Tree in Hardwick Sunday evening. photo by Vanessa FournierHardwick Elementary 6th graders Gavin Hay (left) and Ryder Marckers (right) work on their willow lanterns last week during art class. Grades K-6 will have their winter concert Dec. 16, at 5:30 p.m., in the gym and then their river of light parade following the concert. photo by Vanessa FournierPeople enter the Bavarian-inspired indoor and outdoor artisan market, December 6, at Highland Center for the Arts. photo by Vanessa Fournier
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