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Gilbert E. McCormick the 2009 recipient of the Community Service Award11:10AM / Monday, July 06, 2009
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STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. - The Laurel Hill Association is pleased to announce Gilbert E. McCormick the 2009 recipient of the Community Service Award, an award given to someone who has contributed to the quality of life in Stockbridge, the mission of the Association.
Mr. McCormick was cited for his fifty years of work on the Stockbridge Highway Department, starting in 1959 as a laborer and progressing through heavy-equipment operator, foreman, and senior heavy-equipment operator, retiring in 2009. He is best known as the artist who trims the Stockbridge Cemetery hedge, in addition to keeping the Housatonic River visible to all by weed-whipping and trimming brush each year on Route 183.
A proclamation detailing these and other contributions accompanied the award, which was presented to Mr. McCormick and his family on Tuesday, July 30th. The proclamation expressed “deep appreciation” to Mr. McCormick “for his work keeping Stockbridge beautiful.”
The Laurel Hill Association is the oldest existing village improvement society in the United States and was founded in 1853. By maintaining the 387 acres of Association properties and trails, by planting trees, and by cooperating with town authorities and other organizations for community welfare, the Laurel Hill Association helps to preserve the attractive character of Stockbridge. |
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