100 Years ago in The Hardwick Gazette, April 8, 1926Schools in Town Open April 12th The schools throughout town will open on Monday, April 12th, except the Center, which opens the 19th. The per cent of attendance for the Winter term is as follows: Jackson Bridge, 84; Mackville, 95; Center,[Read More…]
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Billy’s birthday
SHELBURNE – My dear husband, Bill Alley, will be 90 years old on April 20. He asked me the other day, “How can this be?” I told him he’s been working on it for 90 years. We laughed about being a piece of work! Laughter is a gift at 90. [Read More…]
The lost art of getting lost
GREENSBORO – It has become rare to get lost while navigating unfamiliar places with GPS on our phones. Early in my driving days I relied on maps and the kindness of strangers to keep me on course, but getting lost was my way to learn my way around. Getting lost[Read More…]
Why did the frog cross the road?
NORWICH – In spring, when temperatures rise above 40 degrees Fahrenheit and usher in gentle rains, a plethora of life emerges from the forest. Last year, I went out on such a night to catch the spring migration of amphibians. I could feel the rain coming before it hit the[Read More…]
Hummingbird migration map available now
U.S. – Hummingbird Central offers crowd-sourced interactive maps tracking the northward migration of hummingbirds each spring. They had been sighted as far north as south-eastern Pennsylvania on April 4. Tracking of the annual spring hummingbird migration is done with the help of viewers as they submit their first hummingbird sightings[Read More…]
Getting ready for spring in the garden
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Spring is in the air. While it’s still too soon to plant, there’s plenty to do, even before the snow has entirely cleared, to get ready for the upcoming growing season. Before setting foot in the garden, sort through garden tools and other equipment. Make a[Read More…]
Rain featured every day this week
EAST HARDWICK – There continues to be evidence of a transition to spring, as the past several days featured steadily moderating temperatures. Temperatures were near freezing on Saturday, then the 40s by Sunday. Monday’s high in St. Johnsbury was 66 degrees. We are running about 89 percent of normal precipitation for[Read More…]
Bored with the details
EAST MONTPELIER – Whatever happened to the idyllic idea of living in our houses by the side of the road and being a friend to people? Whatever happened to listening to Walter Cronkite talk about the main story of the day? Ending with “And that’s the way it is.” Poor[Read More…]
Excellent books from the world of basketball
HARDWICK – Wow! Congratulations to both the Hazen Union boys’ and girls’ basketball teams on their Vermont State Championships. For the past thirty years Hazen has been recognized as a powerhouse in boys basketball, and now the girls have won two titles in the last three years. The success of[Read More…]
Weeks Gone By
25 Years ago in The Hardwick Gazette Wednesday, April 4, 2001 Evergreen Manor Gets Federal Money HARDWICK – The Lamoille Housing Partnership will purchase and rehabilitate the 32-lot Evergreen Manor Mobile Home Park on Mackville Road at the southern end of town. Downtown services are within walking distance, but there[Read More…]
Cellar holes and old foundations
BURLINGTON – As I kneel digging in the dirt of the gently collapsing stone foundation, birds singing, knees aching and dirt permanently embedded under my fingernails, I try to imagine life here in Vershire, in the 1880s. I’ve been excavating the bottle caches and midden heaps of this foundation for[Read More…]
Sheet mulching for lawn-to-garden conversion
SOUTH BURLINGTON – many home gardeners are looking for ways to repurpose some turfgrass into perennial beds. The easiest and most efficient way to accomplish this is to use the sheet mulching method. Sheet mulching does not use any chemicals, employs sustainable materials, naturally reduces weeds and maintains moisture, all[Read More…]
