HARDWICK – The Civic Standard offers monthly trivia challenge at the Village Restaurant,Thursday, Oct. 17, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Annie Houston will host this challenge and the restaurant will have appetizers and burgers. Teams can be any size that fits at a table. The best team will win[Read More…]
Our Communities
Dam Emergency Action Plan is Committee Meeting Subject, Oct. 17
PLAINFIELD – The Hazard Mitigation Committee (HMC) holds a meeting at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Plainfield Town Hall. Green Mountain Power (GMP) will be on hand to discuss its draft Emergency Action Plan (EAP) for the Marshfield Dam. “Plainfield residents live downstream from a big dam,” wrote[Read More…]
Canine Event, Oct. 18
HARDWICK – Dr. Karen Griffin, PhD, will be at Front Seat Coffee on Friday, Oct. 18, at 4 p.m., to help canine owners understand the importance of cognitive stimulation for dogs. ] Griffin is the executive director of The Dog Rehoming Project. She will teach dog owners about many ways[Read More…]
Weaver and Spinner Get-together, Oct. 20
HARDWICK – Weavers and spinners and those interested in those fiber arts activities will join Ruby Leslie and Beth Meachem, Sunday, Oct. 20, for an informal get-together at GRACE, at 10 a.m. There will be a sharing of projects individuals are working on and getting tips from others in the[Read More…]
Politics and Pie, Monday, Oct. 21
HARDWICK – The Hardwick Gazette and Hardwick Community Television will present a candidate forum on Monday, Oct. 21, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., in the Hazen Union library. Candidates for the Vermont legislature will participate in conversations with fellow candidates and constituents. Candidates will respond to questions about current[Read More…]
Kesson Discusses Book, Oct. 21
HARDWICK — The Jeudevine Memorial Library presents Kathleen Kesson discussing her book, “Becoming One With the World: A Guide to Neohumanist Education,” on Monday, Oct. 21, at 6:30 p.m., at the Hardwick Community Center at 56 High Street. The book seeks to answer the question: Is the current educational model[Read More…]
Endangered Alphabets and Cultural Erosion, Oct. 23
CABOT — Tim Brookes, author of “Endangered Alphabets, Cultural Erosion, the Future of the Written Word,” will speak at the Cabot Public Library on Wednesday, Oct. 23. What does the age of digital convergence, Facebook, and globalization mean for the future of the written word? Writer, carver and painter Brookes[Read More…]
“Hunger is Scary” Benefit Gravel Ride, Oct. 26
HARDWICK — Riverside Cycles and the Hardwick Area Food Pantry host a 10-mile gravel ride or social ride on the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT), Saturday, Oct. 26, at 10 a.m., leaving from Hazen Union School. Registration fees and donations will go to the Hardwick Area Food Pantry to help[Read More…]
Child Haven Benefit, Oct. 26 and 27
HARDWICK — The 16th Annual Child Haven Benefit Indian Dinner and Sari Fashion Show will be held, Saturday, Oct. 26, at 5:30 p.m. in the Hazen Union High School Cafeteria. The cafeteria will be open again on Sunday Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sari fashion show[Read More…]
Trunk or Treat, Oct. 27
HARDWICK – The annual trunk or treat event is happening Sunday, Oct. 27, at 4 p.m. at Atkins Field on Granite Street. This event is free and open to the public. For those who would like to display a trunk or would like to donate, contact Josh Peets [email protected] or[Read More…]
Nepal Trek Talk, Oct. 27
In April, 2024, Melissa Jacobs and Jeri Wohlberg undertook a 150-mile trek in the Nepal Himalaya, around Mount Manaslu and over the 17,000 foot Laryka La Pass. On Sunday, Oct. 27, at 6 p.m., at the Craftsbury Public Library, the pair will share photos and memories from their trip, from mule[Read More…]
Holton Hill Road Closure, Oct. 9
HARDWICK – Holton Hill will be closed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a tree removal on Wednesday, October 9, wrote the Hardwick Town Manager’s office in Front Porch Forum on October 7.


