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Young “ninjas” learning valuable lessons- Inside a modest building located on Sandbank Road in Cheshire, students are hard at work learning the basics of martial arts, the “unrestricted athletic expression of an individual soul,” as the late Bruce Lee once put it.Bergamo’s Martial Arts’.
May 13, 2021
KEARSARGE Vernon Lawrence Leblanc, 89, a resident of Kearsarge, died on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, following a long and healthy life.
He was born in Lake Linden (Bootjack) on January 6, 1932, the son of the late Peter and Clara Fournier LeBlanc. He attended the St. Joseph Elementary and the lake Linden Public School.
He was preceded in death by both sons, Peter (Barbara) LeBlanc, and Bruce (Lorry) LeBlanc; his siblings, Isabelle (Roland) LaCasse, Anne (Peter) Cencich, Clarence (Betty) LeBlanc, and Ransom (Joanna) LeBlanc.
On October 3, 1952, he married Susan Lehto and they enjoyed 68 years together.
Vern went to work for the Calumet & Hecla but was drafted into the Korean War and served 14 months there in the motor pool. He returned and went to Detroit and worked for Senco Products, from service-man to district manager, for 23 years, retired and worked for the Hahn Co. for 10 years. He retired and eventually found his way back to the Copper Country and built a home in
About 450 shots were given out in the first of planned twice-weekly sessions
Gardner News
GARDNER The city officially kicked off phase 2 of its COVID-19 vaccination plan with a clinic at the PACC for residents 75 and older on Feb. 4.
The clinic, which distributed about 450 shots, was organized by Heywood Healthcare, and several hospital staff members and volunteers were on hand to ensure the operation ran smoothly.
Heywood Healthcare President and CEO Win Brown greeted patients at the door of the PACC’s banquet hall and directed them to the sign-up desk. He said organizers hopes to begin vaccinating about a 1,000 residents per day during future clinics at the PACC every Tuesday and Thursday. But the date of the next clinic will be announced as soon as the city receives its next shipment of vaccine, Brown said.