April 2017 April 14, 2017 issue | Page 14

Page 14 The Colebrook Chronicle Friday, April 14, 2017 Around The Region Natalya, Esther, Priya, Natania, Honour, Barbara and Samantha were hard at work last Saturday with a Girl Guides cookie sale on the steps of the Lennoxville United Church. Corey Bellam photo. These horse-drawn rides are a true Island Brook tradition, seen in action during a sugaring-off event on April 2 at the Town Hall in Island Brook for Newport Township. Corey Bellam photo. Steam rising from the Lowry sugar camp. Corey Bellam photo. Rainer Lowry and his brother Volker have been hard at work during the maple sugaring season this year. Corey Bellam photo. Ryan Lowry braves the hot temperatures of feeding the sugar arch during our visit to the Lowry sugar camp. Corey Bellam photo. THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Upstage Players present “The Drowsy Chaperone” this Friday and Saturday at 8. and Sunday at 2. Don't miss this raucous silly (PG-rated) musical with dance and tap and crazy characters. Shows will take place at the Littleton Opera House, 2 Union St., Littleton. Tickets are $16 dollars at the door or $14 in advance at Littleton Area Cham- ber of Commerce or through Catamount Arts. WREN ANNUAL MEETING Monday, March 20, presented WREN with a wealth of positive activity surrounding their Annual Meeting. The biggest news comes with the election of five new board members: Tami Nason of Bethlehem, Audry Crowe of Franconia, Debbie Brown of Landaff, Judith Ratzel of Bethlehem, and Gina Welch of Berlin. The main highlight of the night came as Alison Chisolm and Natalie Woodroofe presented a total of five awards to six dif- ferent individuals whose hard work and dedication have con- tributed to WREN and the local communities. The first award showcased the WRENtreprenuers of the Year. The recipients, Meryl and Lane Nevins, own the successful Prospect Farm of Lisbon. The next two awards were the “Can’t WREN Without You.” One of these went to Cathy Towle who volunteers on the WREN Finance Committee. The other went to Katy Curnyn the WREN Director of Retail and Market Access. Kathie Lovett, the Artist and WREN Gallery Volunteer, received the WREN for a Life- time award. With the final award, “Above and Beyond the Call of WREN Duty,” going to (Continued on page