Minot residents vote on a warrant article in the gym at Minot Consolidated School during Saturday's annual Town Meeting. A snowstorm apparently deterred about half the number of residents who normally would attend, according to warden Candace Gilpatric.

Minot warden Candace GIlpatrick, right, hands Richard Brown voting materials Saturday morning during the annual Town Meeting at Minot Consolidated School. Seated next to her is her mother, Connie Benwitz, who serves as an election clerk.

A Minot resident trudges through the snow Saturday morning to attend the annual Town Meeting at Minot Consolidated School.

Gretchen Poland begins to cry Saturday morning at the Minot Town Meeting as she is overcome with emotion after being presented with a collage about her father, Wayne Bridgham. He died in January 2022 and the town report was dedicated to him. Her children, Abner at right and Grace, center, accompany her along with other relatives, Lila Rose and Wade McCall.

William Perry, a member of the Minot Board of Selectmen, removes his glasses Saturday to get a better look at a resident questioning a technicality on an article during the annual Town Meeting at Minot Consolidated School.