Weathersfield Weekly Blog July 24 edition
Library Director Mark Richardson, Olivia Savage, Town Manager Brandon Gulnik, and Library Trustee Chair Rick Bates pose with the Chessboard made from the last Romaine Tenney Maple tree. At Thursday's Library Trustee meeting, Town Manager Brandon Gulnik and Olivia Savage presented a handcrafted chessboard to the Weathersfield Proctor Library . Accepting the chessboard for the Library were Library Director Mark Richardson and Library Trustee Chair Rick Bates. The chessboard was created from the last standing maple tree that belonged to Romaine Tenney. The tree was removed on March 17, 2021 , milled and sent to the Rockledge Farm Woodworks . The Tenney farm was located where the Exit 8 Park and Ride is now located on Route 131 near the I91 interstate Southbound on ramp. The town, with grants from the State of Vermont, erected a pavilion in Tenney's memory in April of 2021 . And created The Romaine Tenney Memorial Park. The finished pavilion has a couple of picnic tables and a p...