Fishing in the park

By News Staff on Thursday, June 5, 2025
Chataignier features a pond for village residents
  • Liam Darbonne, son of Paula and Mayor Justin Darbonne, of Chataignier, casts his line into the village’s fishing pond. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    Liam Darbonne, son of Paula and Mayor Justin Darbonne, of Chataignier, casts his line into the village’s fishing pond. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
  • The village pond is pictured in Chataignier. It is located at the village’s walking park and is open to all residents of the village. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    The village pond is pictured in Chataignier. It is located at the village’s walking park and is open to all residents of the village. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    By: TONY MARKS Editor CHATAIGNIER - As the old adage goes, “If you give a man a fish, he will eat for a day, but, if you teach a man how to fish, he will eat for life.” The Village of Chataignier is taking that to heart by offering residents the opportunity to cast their lines in a fishing pond, located at the village walking park. As Mayor Justin Darbonne explained, the pond was initial...

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