On Friday evening, the Hardwick community celebrated the grand reopening of the automated gas pumps in town since Chandler Coop purchased the operation. Pictured are (front, from left) Hardwick First Lady Anna Haas, Hardwick Mayor Thomas Haas, Hardwick Fire Chief Lowell Schelhaas, Sioux Valley Energy’s Brandon Lane, Hardwick City Clerk Tammy Johnson, Chandler Coop General Manager Jeff Einck, Chandler coop Energy Specialist Jeremy Hall, Chandler Coop Propane Service Technician Chad Hulstein, Rock County Sheriff Matthew Sorenson, Rock County Deputy Administrator Susan Skattum, (back) Computer Lodge Technician John Cowan, Hardwick Green Lantern owner Linda DeSplinter, Rock County Commissioner Gary Overgaard, Hardwick rural resident Bill Rolfs and Rock County Administrator Kyle Oldre.