Gardner, Then and Now: Part Three

Judy (Heino) Collette lists familiar places to visit in the Gardner area, with some notations:

Dunn State Park (State run) - Much improved since our high school days, with visitor's building, swimming, and walking/hiking paths
Gardner Public Library on corner of Pine and Lynde St. (Beautiful new building. This is a must-see.)
Gardner Museum, Pearl St. (a Gardner library in our high school days)

Furniture Outlets: Rome's, Main St., once Hartshorn's Furniture LaChance, Kraft St. and LaChance, West Broadway

Henry Heywood Hospital (worth a look) currently under new expansion

M.W.C.C. - Mount Wachusett Community College (lovely grounds)
Gardner Municipal Golf Course (well kept grounds)
Greenwood Memorial Swimming Pool (changed, but still here). The outside pool has been reduced to a fenced-in, grass-around cement pool. No more large slide and diving area. The inside pool is pretty much the same, looking a bit old and worn, but happy to announce the greatest swim team in the state and producing Olympic swimmers.

Social/Fraternal Clubs still active in Gardner: Knights of Columbus, Eagle's, Acadien Club, Gardner Fish & Gun Club, Elks Club, Gardner Rabbit Club, American Legion, Napoleon Club, West End Beagle Club, Deer Club, Polish American Country Club. (new lovely location at the beach) and a great location for weddings, parties, and class reunions, etc.