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Gloria Laurie, of Lebanon, N.H., listens to the singing of the barbershop quartet One Mode of Expression at Stave Puzzles, her workplace in Wilder, Vt., on Tuesday, February 14, 2006. "He would have done it himself but he didn't have three friends who could sing," Laurie said, reading the card from her husband that accompanied the singing Valentine. (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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A Look Back: Sharing the love on Valentine’s Day

by John P. Gregg Valley News Staff WriterFebruary 7, 2021August 4, 2025

Face to face with none other than Santa Claus himself was a memorable moment for four-year-old Michele Williams, of Lebanon, N.H., on Dec. 11, 2020, when Santa made his annual appearance at the Lebanon Mall to chat with youngsters and cap off the event with a ride on a fire truck. (Valley News - Larry McDonald) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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A look back: Snow and Santa were a tradition in 1976

by John P. Gregg Valley News Staff WriterDecember 13, 2020August 4, 2025

Hanover's Grady Chaltain (58) takes time with his teammates in the high school gym to think about their game against St. Thomas on Oct. 23, 2004, in Hanover, N.H. Hanover clinched home field for the playoffs with the 29-15 win. (Valley News - Tom Rettig) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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A Look Back: 2004 puts end to Sox World Series drought, brings border patrol checkpoints

by John P. Gregg Valley News Staff WriterOctober 4, 2020August 4, 2025

Ambulance drivers, as well as others attending a seminar on emergency care at Dartmouth Medical School, practice mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on a dummy in Hanover, N.H., on Sept. 12, 1968. Dr. Donald C. Anderson watches a student's technique. (Valley News - Larry McDonald) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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A Look Back to the end of summer in 1968

by John P. Gregg Valley News Staff WriterSeptember 6, 2020August 4, 2025

Dogs play at the new Shaker Field Dog Park in Enfield, N.H., on Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. The two-acre dog park features an arena for training, a large dog area and a small dog area. (Valley News - Kristen Zeis) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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A Look Back: Celebrating the dog days of summer in the Upper Valley

by John P. Gregg Valley News Staff WriterAugust 10, 2020August 4, 2025

Martha Griswold, 97, is presented Lebanon's Boston Post cane on July 29, 1975, by the city's historical society. The ebony stick is traditionally given to the oldest resident in Lebanon, N.H. (Valley News - Larry McDonald) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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A Look Back 1975: Plenty of ways to beat the summer heat

by John P. Gregg Valley News Staff WriterJuly 13, 2020August 4, 2025

South Royalton High School graduates Jessica Boisvert, facing camera, and Calen Nichols hug each other on June 10, 1995, before the commencement ceremony on the town green in South Royalton, Vt. (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 Look Back 1995: Remembering graduations

by John P. Gregg Valley News Staff WriterMay 31, 2020August 4, 2025

Cub Scout Pack 34, National Guard troops, members of "Do It" and other adult volunteers cleared West Lebanon, N.H., of tons of trash and roadside litter during a cleanup campaign on April 25, 1971. Hundreds of plastic bags, donated by local representatives of two beer companies and other individuals, were stuffed with trash and hauled off to the city dump. City workers cleared large pieces of debris. Many residents helped by cleaning their yards and roadsides, storing the litter in bags to be picked up. (Valley News - Larry McDonald) Cub Scout Pack 34, National Guard troops, members of "Do It" and other adult volunteers cleared West Lebanon, N.H., of tons of trash and roadside litter during a cleanup campaign on April 25, 1971. Hundreds of plastic bags, donated by local representatives of two beer companies and other individuals, were stuffed with trash and hauled off to the city dump. City workers cleared large pieces of debris. Many residents helped by cleaning their yards and roadsides, storing the litter in bags to be picked up. (Valley News - Larry McDonald) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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A Look Back: Green Up Day has taken root

by John P. Gregg Valley News Staff WriterMay 3, 2020August 4, 2025

Kayleen Reardon of Rutland, left, reaches out to congratulate Stacey Schellong of Hartford, on her win at Hartford High School Friday, April 30, 2010. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

A Look Back: A different kind of springtime for sports in 2010

by John P. Gregg Valley News Staff WriterApril 6, 2020August 4, 2025

Hartland Town Moderator Louis E. Maxfield, left, adds puns, pokes and pleasantries to parlimentary procedure as he opens the afternoon session of Town Meeting in Hartland, Vt., on March 4, 1975. Seated, from Maxfield's right, are: Town Clerk Persis Stillson, Selectman Chairman Hiram E. Allen and Town Manager John J. Clerkin. (Valley News - Larry McDonald) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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A Look Back at Town Meeting in 1975

by John P. Gregg Valley News Staff WriterMarch 1, 2020August 4, 2025