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Fred Shipman, of Piermont, N.H. holds a photograph of Alma Emerson on July 13, 2018. He is the head of the historical society in Piermont, and found the photograph of Emerson on eBay. MURDERED is the word inscribed on her grave in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Piermont. Alma was shot in 1875, presumably by either her husband or the hired hand. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Piermont’s Unsolved Murder

by EmmaJean Holley Valley News Staff WriterJuly 16, 2018August 4, 2025

"All My Words," an installation by artist Ria Blaas, is among the works on view at Sculpture Fest, in Woodstock. (Courtesy Charlet Davenport)

Art Notes: Sculpture Exhibitions in Woodstock

by EmmaJean Holley Valley News Staff WriterJuly 12, 2018

Diana Duhaime lays her chocolates out for a tasting at Long River Gallery for First Friday in White River Junction, Vt., on July 6, 2018. Her company, Dancing Crane Chocolates, uses ingredients from her main home in Costa Rica. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Part-Time Vermonter Finds Healing in Cacao

by EmmaJean Holley Valley News Staff WriterJuly 11, 2018

(Shawn Braley illustration)

Among the Undead in Woodstock

by EmmaJean Holley Valley News Staff WriterJuly 9, 2018

John Morton, left, and Joe Deffner, both of Thetford, Vt. look over work to be done on the Woods Trail, Thetford Academy's cross country trail on July 7, 2018 in Thetford. Morton designed the trail circa 1991, Deffner is the co-cross country coach at Thetford Academy. Once or twice a year a work day is organized for the trail. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Volunteers Help Clean Up Thetford Cross Country Trail

by EmmaJean Holley Valley News Staff WriterJuly 9, 2018

Dance teacher Madame Eleonora Stein celebrates all things beautiful -- especially momentoes of her childhood in Budapst -- in her home in Quechee, Vt., on June 4, 1994. (Valley News - Medora Hebert) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

A Life: Eleonora Stein Was ‘Born to Be in the Spotlight’

by EmmaJean Holley Valley News Staff WriterJuly 8, 2018August 4, 2025

"Liz's Pond," a 2017 oil painting by Peter Shvetsov, is among the works on view in a trio of shows of his paintings in South Royalton. (Courtesy Peter Shvetsov)

Art Notes: Peter Shvetsov’s Paintings Take a Dark View of the Landscape

by EmmaJean Holley Valley News Staff WriterJuly 5, 2018

At the Save a Stray 5K in Newport, N.H. Eric Morse, right, of Berlin, Vt., with his dog Murdock and Kevin Pascoe, of Wilmot, N.H. and his dog Poppi finish second and third. The race is a fundraiser for the Sullivan County Humane Society. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Dogs, Companions Race to Raise Funds for Humane Society

by EmmaJean Holley Valley News Staff WriterJune 25, 2018August 4, 2025

During prayer at the Light of the World Church in Lebanon, N.H., Rafael Avelar, left, Caleb Morales, middle, and Keyla Sanchez, right, became emotional and wept, Sunday April 15, 2018. They are members of an evangelical missionary group from the Light of the World church sent to Lebanon in December 2016. The church was founded in the 1920s in Guadalajara, Mexico, by Eusebio Joaquin Gonzalez, claiming to have been appointed a living apostle by God. Gonzalez's son Samuel Joaquin Flores, and later his grandson Naason Joaquin Garcia, inherited leadership of the church. The church now boasts over 5 million members in 54 countries. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Spreading the Light of the World: Missionaries Make Lebanon Church Home

by EmmaJean Holley Valley News Staff WriterJune 23, 2018

Enfield Artist Earns Award for Excellence and Achievement

by EmmaJean Holley Valley News Staff WriterJune 21, 2018