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Norwich Hikers Face Appalachian Trail Corridor Conundrum

by Jared Pendak Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2019

Finding the right firearm for a young hunter is an important step in making fall harvest time a passion for them. For whitetails and other big game, experts seem to agree that youth calibers like .243 and 7mm-08 provide the right combination of high-impact and low-recoil. They also recommend bolt-action rifles as a safer choice than semi-automatic models. (Tony Kennedy/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)

Youth Hunters Need Right Gun

by Tony Kennedy Star Tribune (Minneapolis)January 26, 2019

A skier launches down a run at Gunstock in Gilford, N.H. Although known as a day-trip mountain, camping in a winter cabin at the resort’s campground turns it into an overnight experience complete with activities like cross country skiing, snowshoeing and fat-tire biking. (Marty Basch photograph)

Outdoor Adventures: Winter Cabin Brings Gunstock Closer to Home

by Marty Basch Special to the Valley NewsJanuary 26, 2019

From left, Ford Sayre skiers Sarah Glueck (49), Elsa May (53), Ann Rightmire (55) and Wyethe Murray (54) compete with Mansfield Nordic’s Esther Cuneo (44) during the girls grade 7-8 race during the Hanover club’s Bill Koch League Silver Fox Trot cross country ski races at the Rikert Nordic Center in Ripton, Vt. on Saturday. Ford Sayre coach Heidi Lange holds jackets at right. Cuneo ultimately won the race in 11 minutes, 15 seconds, with Glueck second in 11:34.

Rec Briefs: Ford Sayre Competitors Sweep U16 Silver Fox Trot Races

by Staff Reports January 23, 2019

TV Hunter Pivots to Adventures For Family

by Brooke Cain The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)January 20, 2019

Personal trainer Jon Dame, of Lebanon, does a barre routine with Sydney Stowe, of Hanover, right, and Lisa Hayes, of Lyme, as part of "Crush Cancer and Your Trainer" a fundraiser for the Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Alumni Gym in Hanover, N.H., Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. Trainers aroud the Upper Valley participated in the event at their own gyms with worksouts assigned by their clients for donations of $5 per minute. "I wanted him to do something that he wasn't going to have to do with anyone else," said Stowe, who learned the routine in a yoga class. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

During Cancer Fundraiser, There’s No Rest for the Workout-Weary

by Josh Weinreb Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2019

A close up of a life-sized carving of a cardinal shows the detail Bill Majewski puts into his work. (Steve Kuchera/Duluth News Tribune/TNS)

Carver Honors Nature With His Art

by John Myers Duluth News TribuneJanuary 19, 2019

A turkeys seeks another perch while eating crab apples from a tree in Norwich, Vt., Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. (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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Leaving a Trail

by Staff Report January 18, 2019

Rec Briefs: UVTA Skate-a-Thon Fundraiser Scheduled for Sunday

by Staff Reports January 16, 2019

Heather Carley, left, of West Lebanon, and her Norfolk terrier Ellie say hello to Kathleen Corrigan, of West Lebanon, and her poodles Charlie and Max along the River Trail in Hanover, N.H., on Jan. 13, 2019. "This is a very busy place," said Corrigan. "I've already seen about six people and their dogs." (Valley News - Joseph Ressler) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Happy Trails

by Staff Report January 13, 2019