GREENSBORO – Highland Center for the Arts (HCA) has received a $78,318 State of Vermont, Department of Tourism and Marketing Grant to promote its Curds & Curling event. The award, received through the state’s Transformational Tourism, Events, and Regional Marketing Grant Program (T-TERM) will be used to increase the viability[Read More…]
Paul Fixx
The Hardwick Gazette by the Numbers
All of us working to create The Hardwick Gazette are happy to report that we’ve had a successful first year, sometimes in spite of ourselves. We feel it’s important to share the details of what’s happening behind the scenes at The Gazette in our new role as a community-owned nonprofit,[Read More…]
U32 Boys Hockey Launches New Season
EAST MONTPELIER – With last season’s efforts behind them, a handful of wins and an early playoff exit, this year’s U32 boys hockey skaters have three lone seniors of Max Scribner, Maddox Heise and Colton Warren They spent their summer playing with a Vermont team. Add to that trio, a[Read More…]
Curtis Pond Skating Begins
CALAIS – “Just in time for the holidays, it’s been reported there is some skating on Curtis Pond,” wrote Don Heise in a Front Porch Forum post, December 21, “Thanks to Rik Dryfoos who has taken on the organizing to scrape, snow blow and flood a rink.” Heise recommended skating[Read More…]
The Thompsons Do the Right Thing
GREENSBORO BEND – Landon and Jen Thompson do the right thing because it’s the right thing to do. The Thompsons own Smith’s Store in Greensboro Bend, where they adjust their schedules so one of them is there as often as possible. When she hears of community needs, Jen can’t help[Read More…]
East Hardwick Student Derek Renaud Among Nominees to U.S. Service Academies
BURLINGTON – Derek Renaud of East Hardwick has been invited to meet with Vermont’s Congressional delegation at a roundtable discussion and receive nomination certificates to become a member of the class of 2029 at the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy and U.S. Naval Academy, December 28. Renaud is among[Read More…]
Look To the Light
Willem Lange’s column last week got me to contemplating the connection he made between religious celebrations at this time of year and the return of daylight after the winter solstice; Saturday, Dec. 21, this year. At a time of divisive political rhetoric, it seems worthwhile to remember that the sun[Read More…]
For the record
In last week’s article, “WEC Manager Authorized to Sell Wrightsville Hydro Plant,” minutes of the board’s October 30 meeting were revised at the November meeting, December 4, they became available December 18. The correct quotes from those amended minutes are, “A Motion made by Director Hamilton, seconded by Director Douglas,[Read More…]
Ring in the New Year with a Night on the Town
AREA TOWNS – New Year’s Eve celebrations and events are happening in towns around Hardwick for those interested in traveling to spend the evening out. Ring in the New Year at Morrisville’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, December 31 beginning at 9 p.m. with party band, Lawless. The band includes[Read More…]
General Store Project Awarded Architectural Excellence Citation
EAST CALAIS – R. Edwards & Company has been awarded an AIA Vermont (AIAVT) Citation for Excellence in Architecture for its East Calais General Store project at this year’s AIAVT Annual Design Awards, December 5. The AIAVT Excellence in Architecture Design Awards are the highest state-level architecture awards conferred in Vermont.[Read More…]
WEC Manager Authorized to Sell Wrightsville Hydro Plant
E. MONTPELIER – At their October 30 meeting, directors of Washington Electric Coop agreed to sell the hydro power plant below the Wrightsville Dam in a 7-2 vote. The board “authorized General Manager Louis Porter to enter into a purchase and sales agreement for the Wrightsville Hydro Project and its[Read More…]
Emergency Housing Available in Hyde Park, St. Johnsbury, Barre
HARDWICK AREA — No emergency housing sites are available in the immediate Hardwick area, though some churches and other civic organizations may offer shelter in emergencies. Those with an immediate need for housing can call 2-1-1 to find the nearest shelter. The closest emergency housing to Hardwick is 20 miles[Read More…]
