Top Stories for Tuesday June 27, 2017

Sixty Years Of Marriage With Larry And Elisse Gebo
By Cookie Steponaitis
Driving up the long road to the Gebo farm in Ferrisburgh there is a vista that stops visitors because of its sheer beauty. Green and yellow grasses dance in the wind in over the hundred acres that lay front and center. Houses holding different generations of the family dot the picturesque countryside and there is a feeling of layers of tradition, both in practice by family and the use of the land. All is serene and quiet until with a smile and a bit of speed Elisse Gebo cruises by on her faithful John Deere lawn tractor. With over four acres of lawn to mow and summer sun a fleeting gift, Elisse is on a mission. There is work on the farm to do before sundown.
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Spending Time With Lee And Brenda Charron
By Cookie Steponaitis
The vista off Lime Kiln Road is breathtaking and many passersby pause to capture an image of the setting sun and a field of grass with picturesque Holstein grazing. While the view is worthy of being photographed daily, the image that truly captures Moody Meadows Farm and its owners, Lee and Brenda Charron is related to the words quality feed, quality care, quality cows, commitment and work ethic.
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