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The Blow-Me-Down Snowriders in a club ride in an undated photograph. (Courtesy photograph)

Blow-Me-Down Snowriders club celebrates 50 years

by Pete Nakos Valley NewsJanuary 18, 2021

Scarlett Garran, 5, right, tries on her new skates with help from her mother Jacqueline, middle, as her brother Liam, 7, tests himself on the South Royalton, Vt., ice rink Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. Royalton Selectboard Member Tim Murphy, who was melting the scale of unevenly frozen ice with a torch so a new, smooth layer can be put down on Sunday, said the rink is getting a lot of visitors, partly because rinks in neighboring Tunbridge and Chelsea have not been readied for use. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Upsy-daisy

by Staff Report January 11, 2021

United States' Ryan Cochran Siegle celebrates as he crosses the finish line of an alpine ski, men's World Cup Super G, in Bormio, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

Cochran-Siegle dominates

by Staff Report The Associated PressDecember 29, 2020

The author, right, pauses to admire the view with his daughter during an early spring hike in Lyme's Trout Pond Forest.

Commentary: Outdoor recreation proved essential during COVID-19 pandemic

by Russell Hirschler Special to the Valley NewsDecember 28, 2020

Upper Valley catcher Bryan Bowen prepares to throw down to first base on a pickoff attempt during a New England Collegiate Baseball League game with the Winnipesaukee Muskrats on June 26, 2018, at Robbie Mills Park in Laconia, N.H. A former college backstop at Southern Miss and South Carolina and now a volunteer assistant baseball coach at Eastern Kentucky, Bowen has been offered the Nighthawks' vacant managing job for the 2021 season, according to team general manager Noah Crane.

Nighthawks prepare for league, coaching changes

by Pete Nakos Valley News Staff WriterDecember 23, 2020

Photographed on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020 at Lakeside Park in Enfield, N.H. Mary Reynolds, left, and Joan Holcombe, both of Enfield, are the co-chairmen of the Mascoma Lake Skating Association. The group is hoping to provide outdoor options for skaters this winter. ( Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Upper Valley pair creates skating group for Mascoma Lake

by Greg Fennell Valley News Sports EditorDecember 17, 2020

Runners stream through Middle Covered Bridge in Woodstock, Vt., during the Covered Bridges Half Marathon on June 3, 2018. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Organizers hopeful Covered Bridges Half Marathon can return in 2021

by Greg Fennell Valley News Sports EditorDecember 12, 2020

Dwight Sperry, right, watches as his son Oliver, 14, tries out a toddlers balance bike while waiting for an Omer and Bob’s employee to find a part at the Lebanon, N.H., store for a dirt jumper he is building from an old kids bike Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. Oliver Sperry, a member of the Hanover High mountain bike club, is growing out of a bike he purchased from the store early in the coronavirus pandemic while stock was still available, and beginning to search for a replacement. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Shortage of bikes from spring continues through holiday season

by Pete Nakos Valley News Staff WriterDecember 12, 2020

Hanover Hockey Association reverses plan to begin non-local competition

by Pete Nakos Valley News Staff WriterDecember 11, 2020

The author's wife, Heather Buckner, and their daughter, Luna, during an undated hike along the Quinn Trail in the Mink Brook Nature Preserve in Hanover.

On the trails: Reminded of nature’s beauty through a child’s eyes

by Sean Ogle Special to the Valley NewsDecember 4, 2020