Thumbs Up: to everyone who contributed to our Memorial Day traditions: the parade participants — the Fire Department and Ambulance Corps, the farmers, the officials, and the veterans,  the scouts,  and the Parish Hill marching band; the Memorial Day Committee for organizing the parade and the ceremony; the Congregational Church for providing breakfast; We-Lik-It Farms for donating ice cream; the Historical Society for their Open House; the Recreation Commission for sponsoring the Turnpike All Stars; and to all who assisted us with the Gazette’s barbecue: Morris Burr for delivering the chicken and the charcoal, the Patels for storing everything at their convenience store, Thayne Hutchins, Carl and Wendell Kauffman, Dan Meade and Brian Tracy for helping  prepare the chicken, Lulu Blocton, Susanna Fisher, Cathy Greene, Angelika Hanson, Judy Kauffman and Elaine King for serving the meals, India Arriola and Kathy Donahue for cashiering, and Diane Becker, Renee Cahill, Kathy Donahue, Susanna Fisher, Linda Gorman, Linda Grindle, Angelika Hansen, Sue Hochstetter, Kaye Johnson, Judy Kauffman, Penny Newbury, Kathi Newcombe and Laurie Pribble for baking those wonderful homemade desserts. Lastly, to all of our patrons – thank you!