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‘Fair’ weather on Green Up Day BY SUSAN COTE Observer staff
Cameraman/director Ashton Harrewyn, left, films Sen. Patrick Leahy’s scene in a 30-second commercial for local restaurant Chef’s Corner. See more photos on page 3. OBSERVER COURTESY PHOTO
Stars align at Chef’s Corner Leahy, Guzman join restaurant owners in commercial film shoot BY JASON STARR Observer staff
All the ingredients are in place for Chef’s Corner to produce the perfect TV commercial. The Cornerstone Drive restaurant has famous longtime patrons who have become the owners’ friends, and a seasoned film producer in the family in founder Jozef Harrewyn’s son, Ashton. On Tuesday, they gathered at the restaurant with a bunch of “extras” and a classic red Rolls Royce parked in front as a prop to
film a 30-second commercial that will run on local TV this summer. Inside, prolific actor Luis Guzman and recently retired Sen. Patrick Leahy prepared for their scenes, where they would both try a sampling from the Chef’s Corner creemee stand. The restaurant is running the commercial partly to promote the unique offerings of the creemee stand, which is going into its second summer with creations like the Hippy Crisp — an apple cider creemee topped with granosee CHEF’S CORNER page 3
The second annual Williston Town Fair on Green Up Day last Saturday benefited from warm sunshine and a variety of offerings to entice and engage community members. The event on the Williston Village Green, held on the day of the statewide Green Up Vermont effort, was initiated last year with an aim of getting people excited to clean up Williston and thanking those who had done their part. “I think it’s just great to see how many people care to spend a nice Saturday morning getting out to pick up trash, to care for our environment and make our roadsides clean again,” said organizer Emily Heymann, a senior planner with the Town of Williston. Another motivation behind the fair is to create an opportunity for town departments and committees, as well as other community organizations, to connect with residents to share information and ideas. Attendees were invited into a large tent housing tables representing various town departments and committees, as well as the Red Cross and the Williston Federated Church. The Energy Committee offered information on weatherization, as well as fuel and other assistance to homeowners. Area businesses donated beverages and food to fuel Green Up efforts. The event also served as the official launch pad for Williston 2050, the project tasked with producing the updated town plan required by the state by 2025, as well as a longer-term vision for the town. “So (we’re) writing our eightsee TOWN FAIR page 11
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At the Town Fair on Saturday, visitors, above, picked up their Green Up Day bags and visited the displays set up on the Town Green. Camille and Joe Lovering, left, found plenty of trash on North Brownell Road during Saturday’s Green Up Day. Sarah ShowalterFeuillette, below, picks up trash in Williston’s Rossignol Park on Saturday morning. OBSERVER PHOTO BY AL FREY
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