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Bill Shambo Sr., right, tells Travis Wright on Aug. 31, 2017, that Kibby Equipment Inc. will be closing at the end of September after Shambo and his family ran the White River Junction, Vt., business for 60 years. Wright, who works for the State of New Hampshire Department of Transportation garage in Enfield, N.H., had picked up a part for a salt spreader. "They've always been good," Wright said of the business. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Year in Photos: Recognizing the Loss of a Hometown Hub

by Geoff Hansen December 29, 2017August 13, 2025

Carl Diener, of Hanover, N.H., quietly walks into the woods near his home while looking for deer tracks on the second to last day of New Hampshire's muzzleloader season on Nov. 6, 2017. Diener began hunting in the 1980s with a CRREL co-worker and was attracted to muzzleloader season because it's a two-week head start on rifle season. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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‘The Way It Ought to Be’: Hanover Man Honors Traditions of Hunting

by Geoff Hansen STORY BY LIZ SAUCHELLINovember 19, 2017

While her father Alan Haehnel, of Hartford Village, Vt., is filming, Omega Haehnel, of White River Junction, Vt., who is playing Cecelia, is hit with a pickle thrown by her stepsister Pam on the dock at the public beach on Lake Morey in Fairlee, Vt., on Sept. 9, 2017. The production is part of the eighth-annual Film Slam sponsored by the Cohase Chamber of Commerce. The seven-minute melodrama film, "Hearts Ajar," was awarded first place by the judges, who also gave it the Best Direction and Best Use of Genre awards. The audience at Sunday's screening also gave it the People's Choice award. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Putting Their ‘Hearts’ Into It

by Geoff Hansen STORY BY LIZ SAUCHELLISeptember 16, 2017

Megan Taylor, 10, of East Randolph, Vt., encourages her Holstein steers Salt and Pepper to back a cart into a determined space during a 4-H working steer qualifying event at the Bradford Fair in Bradford, Vt., on July 16, 2017. It was Taylor's first time showing her one-year-old steers at a fair and she was competing for the experience. Others were gathering points in hopes of competing at the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield, Mass., on Sept. 22-25. "The Big E" is the largest agricultural event on the Eastern seaboard. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Working Together: 4-H Program Teaches Steer Handling

by Geoff Hansen STORY BY LIZ SAUCHELLIJuly 28, 2017

Zack's Place Executive Director Dail Frates greets Alisa Quimby, of West Lebanon, N.H., and her caregiver Judy Thibodeau, of Hartland, Vt., at the start of their annual prom at Woodstock Union High School in Woodstock, Vt., on April 28, 2017. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Video: Woodstock Students Host Prom for Zack’s Place

by Geoff Hansen STORY BY AIMEE CARUSOMay 11, 2017

Northeast Fiddlers Association Vice President Pauline Dubois, of Burlington, Vt., greets first-time visitor Chris Campbell, of Orange, Vt. at the group's monthly gathering in Montpelier, Vt., on April 2, 2017. At center is fiddler Bill Cameron, of Brookfield, Vt., who is nominated to become the group's president in June. Cameron and Campbell were grade school classmates in Orange. Dubois has been part of the group since 1967 and vice president for 23 years. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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A Caring Cluster of Friendly Fiddlers

by Geoff Hansen STORY BY AIMEE CARUSOApril 9, 2017

Phil Carter, of Canaan, N.H., stands at Wells Cemetery on Canaan Street on February 20, 2017. Carter has been a cemetery trustee in town for the past decade. “Being retired I thought I ought to do a little more for the town,” Carter said. “I think a lot of people should do more for their towns.” (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Many Town Officials Serve to Give Back (Video)

by Geoff Hansen BY GEOFF HANSENMarch 6, 2017

Negatives pulled from the Valley News archives for a photo page project in West Lebanon, N.H., on February 3, 2016. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen)

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Valley Visual: Combing the Photo Archives for a Glimpse of Primaries Past

by Geoff Hansen Valley News Photo EditorApril 16, 2016