The Westford Academy girls track team came away with its third straight Dual County League Thorpe Division title, compiling 109 points to outdistance runner-up Concord-Carlisle (94) in Weston.
Six members of The Sun's boys indoor track all-star team placed in the top 10 in their respective event at the New England Championships, led by the Westford Academy 4x800 relay team which includes junior Paul Bergeron, the Runner of the Year.
Blanchard Youngblood went home to be with Jesus late Wednesday night after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was 90.
Blanchard was born in Hurricane, Louisiana in the summer of 1930. A barefoot country boy, he helped support his family by picking cotton and taking care of the farm. He moved to Minden in 1943, remaining there for the entirety of his life.
After serving 6 years in the National Guard, he served the community of Minden well. He was City Clerk and Treasurer for 17 years, while also serving as long-time Assistant Fire Chief. He was a deacon and Sunday School teacher at First Baptist Church for many years. Blanchard and his friend, T.C. Bloxom, ran YB Farms as a hobby and side business. Through that, they became mentors to a whole generation of young men, teaching them life lessons through hauling hay. Upon his retirement from the City, he became Vice-President of (then) Webster Bank until fully retiring in 1997. He spent his later years wit