Pioneer Portraits

Ten Years Ago

May 5, 2011

It isn’t every night that the lights are on at two in the morning in Joan Helm’s home on Fourth Street. Or that her table is laden with four different kinds of scones, egg dishes and tea. Or that champagne (well, actually, sparkling cider) is chilling in the fridge for a special toast.

[Photo caption] Vestas technician Tony Mathews has one of about 150 permanent jobs related to the wind energy industry in the five-county area. A new alliance hopes to add momentum to the sector’s job growth here.

The Power House Theater construction continues to progress as crews ready...