Leon Boyd

Cleon and Leon Boyd celebration of life, reception

WILMINGTON - A celebration of life for Cleon and Leon Boyd will be held at 11 am on Saturday July 9, at the Boyd Family Farm, 125 East Dover Road. A reception will be held following the service at Adams Farm, 15 Higley Hill Road. Please bring a chair if you have one and please bring a dish to...

Honoring Leon and Cleon Boyd

DOVER - Mark Wallace, representing the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Vermont, presented an award to the Boyd family for raising $9,250 in the “Boyd’s Beards” fundraiser for the foundation. The family raised the money in memory of Leon and Cleon Boyd, who died from COVID-19 in 2020. Accepting the...

Leon Boyd waves from the cab of a Pisten-Bully snowcat in this 2015 photo taken on Haystack Mountain. Boyd was waiting while mechanich “Joey Diesel” made a mid-mountain repair. The Hermitage Club has named a trail in memory of Boyd, who died in April from COVID-19 complications. Aaron Sherritt

Hermitage Club getting ready for season, renames trail

Mountain trail dedicated to “Cat-illac” pilot who lost battle with coronavirus WILMINGTON- Officials at the Hermitage Club say they’re working hard to pick up the pieces at Haystack Mountain and put the ski area back together. Along with lift maintenance, pressure-checking...

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