by Patrick Hussey, Community Journalist HARDWICK – In a salute to a pair of Hardwick’s finest souls, the Hardwick Academy (HA)/Hazen Union (HU) Alumni Association has announced it will present two $500 service awards to a pair of seniors at Hazen Union’s 2023 graduation ceremonies in honor of both Richard[Read More…]
The Hardwick Gazette
Botanical Blockprinting May 17
MORRISVILLE – Courses on botanical blockprinting with Sara Reigler will be offered at River Arts beginning Wednesday, May 17, at 6 p.m. Classes will continue every Wednesday through June 21. Participants will explore two distinct crafts: bioregional botanical dyeing and block printing, and learn the basics of natural dyeing, including[Read More…]
Botanical Platters on May 26
MORRISVILLE – A class on making botanical platters will be held Friday, May 26, at 6 p.m., at River Arts. Jude Prashaw will lead the group through hand-building a platter. Beginners may learn the basics or those who are experienced will gain new perspective on hand-building. River Arts is located[Read More…]
Teens May Register for Natural Resources Academy
BURLINGTON – Registration is now open for the 2023 Natural Resources Management Academy. The outdoor weekend, July 14-16, provides an opportunity for teens with an interest in the outdoors to network with like-minded peers and natural resources professionals to explore various natural resources topics in depth. Anyone entering Grades 7[Read More…]
Library Plant Sale on May 20
CRAFTSBURY – Tomato plants, perennials, annual vegetable and flower starts and houseplant divisions are some of the finds at the Craftsbury Public Library annual plant sale, held under the tent by the library on Saturday, May 20, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Plants will be labeled and priced, and[Read More…]
ADRIENNE Y. OLNEY AND ARTHUR R. OLNEY
HARDWICK – Spring Burial for Adrienne Y. Olney, who died November 9, 2022, and her late husband, Arthur R. Olney, who died February 8, 2012, will be held at 10 a.m., on Monday, May 22, in the Fairview Cemetery in Hardwick. Arrangements are in the care of Dian R. Holcomb[Read More…]
RICHARD H. “DICK” SULLIVAN SR.
HARDWICK – Graveside Services with Military Honors, for Richard James “Dick” Sullivan Sr., who died February 11, at the Greensboro Nursing Home, will be held at 9 a.m., on Wednesday, May 24, in the Sanborn Cemetery in East Hardwick. Father Thomas Aquinas will officiate. Arrangements are in the care of[Read More…]
Hardly to be Believed
by Willem Lange EAST MONTPELIER – I spent a couple of weeks in Costa Rica a few years ago. Lovely place. But by the time we were due to return home, I found I could hardly wait to get there. The weather had been lovely, and the bird-watching spectacular. Each[Read More…]
Local Music Students Participate in Festival Season
by Mavis MacNeil, choral music teacher HARDWICK – For music students in middle and high school, spring means festival season. In March, April and May, Hazen Union students from grades seven through twelve, are traveling locally and out of state to play and sing with their musical peers from across[Read More…]
Adaptive Biking Comes to Hardwick
by Emily Varvir, community journalist HARDWICK – Now, in collaboration with the Hardwick Recreation Committee and the Hardwick Trails Committee, Adaptive Sports Partners will be offering adaptive bike opportunities on the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT) in Hardwick on five different occasions throughout June, July, and August. The organization will[Read More…]
Local Artist to Discuss Illustrated Biography of Alexander Twilight
HARDWICK – The Galaxy Bookshop will host an evening with artist Bill Tulp on Wednesday, May 17, at 7 p.m. Tulp is the author and illustrator of a new biography of the Vermont pioneer Alexander Twilight, written in a graphic novel style. Twilight is known as the first American of[Read More…]
Jumping Worms Invade Local Gardens
by Deborah J. Benoit, Extension Master Gardener, University of Vermont NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – You may have heard of jumping worms, sometimes referred to as “snake worms.” Worm castings that resemble coffee grounds on the soil’s surface are likely the first thing you’ll notice. Jumping worms (Amynthas agrestis, Amynthas tokioensis[Read More…]
