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Hey! PGA Wants You

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Ladies and lapsed golfers, the PGA of America is out to get you. Through its Get Golf Ready program, the association — which bills itself as the “largest working sports organization” in the world, with 27,000 professionals — has begun an outreach effort geared toward rebuilding participation to counter recession-fed departures. Having identified Boston and New England as one of nine target markets nationally that it wishes to grow, the …

UV Rays Bring Home Seven Wins From Nationals

Friday, May 17, 2013

Indianapolis — Three members of the UV Rays masters swim team recorded seven wins, six of them in relays, and set five regional records as a result of their performances in last weekend’s U.S. Masters Short-Course Spring Nationals swim meet last weekend. Competing in the women’s 40-44 age group, Kim Lloyd posted the …

For Good Chipping Form, Follow These Instructions to the Letter

Friday, May 17, 2013

There are no funny analogies in this piece, just serious stuff here. So, let’s get started on pitching a golf ball. When you are pitching, you are too close to the green to use a full swing and too far from the green to chip or putt the ball. A chip shot is …

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Family members talk with a Cabot Funeral Home employee at the scene of an accident that killed Norma Sawyer, of Bridgewater, in Woodstock yesterday. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Another Route 4 Tragedy: Bridgewater Woman, 84, Is Fourth to Die on Road Since March
Volunteer Wendy WIndsor, of Hartford, talks over dress choices with Hartford High School senior Jordan Schaal, 18, while volunteer Betsy Durkee ,of Lebanon, back left, mends a dress and Hartford senior Rhyan Mavilla, back right, searches the racks at the Cinderella Project shop in the Raq-On Dance Studio on the Lebanon Mall Wednesday. The Upper Valley Cinderella Project is an all-volunteer effort providing a choice of about 250 donated prom dresses to girls attending the spring dances throughout the Upper Valley. The shop is open Wednesdays from 5 - 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 - 2 p.m. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Preparing for Prom
Oxbow Union High girls lacrosse captain Dilan Clements leads her team in a cheer at the close of practice in Bradford, Vt., yesterday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Oxbow Scoring Aces Get Help From Their Friends
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Thatcher Morrison, 14, works his way up the First Branch of the White River near his Tunbridge home on opening day of trout season yesterday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Streaming

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Thatcher Morrison, 14, works his way up the First Branch of the White River near his Tunbridge home on opening day of trout season yesterday.   Valley News — James M. Patterson …

Membership in Claremont’s New Rec Center Beats Estimates

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Claremont — The membership and revenue numbers for the new community center continue to exceed projections. Parks and Recreation Director Scott Hausler presented the latest figures for the center, which opened March 4, at Wednesday’s City Council meeting. City officials had expected the new center to draw 690 …

For Martial Artist, Teaching’s the Game

Saturday, April 13, 2013

White River Junction — Gregarious and talkative, Ron Treem was rendered speechless for perhaps the first time in his life last summer. Teaching at the United States Martial Arts Association’s annual training camp in Manchester, the Quechee resident was shocked when his son, Colin, alerted him to a …

Western New Hampshire Trail Running Series Schedule Set

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Hanover — The Western New Hampshire Trail Running Series has set its schedule for the 2013 season, beginning with the non-points Dirty 5K at Storrs Pond Recreation Area on May 12. The WNHTRS follows with an eight-race slate, …

Belly Putter Kerfuffle  Has Potential to Ruffle

Thursday, April 11, 2013

There has been a lot of talk and controversy swirling around the pending belly putter ban by golf’s governing bodies, the United States Golf Association and Royal & Ancient Golf Club. A decision is expected later this month, …

With assistance from firefighter Matt Moore at left, Capt. Andy White of the Lebanon Fire Department trims strapping on the roof of a dugout under construction at Elks Field in Lebanon yesterday. At center is firefighter Eric James, left, and Lebanon Patrol Officer Daniel Gaspard. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen)

Police, Firefighters Give Dugouts a Lift

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Lebanon — Lebanon policemen and firefighters are accustomed to serving the community in various ways. For a recent project, that included opening their wallets — and spending their free time. In a partnership with the city’s department of …

Alex Toth, of Bronxville, N.Y., plunges over a drop on the Mascoma River in Lebanon last week. Toth is a member of Dartmouth’s Ledyard Canoe Club, which will celebrate its Riverfest this weekend, with the 50th annual Mascoma Slalom to be held on Sunday. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Rough Rider

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Alex Toth, of Bronxville, N.Y., plunges over a drop on the Mascoma River in Lebanon last week. Toth is a member of Dartmouth’s Ledyard Canoe Club, which will celebrate its Riverfest this weekend, with the 50th annual Mascoma …

Junior Marauders Conquer N.Y. Tournament

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Lake Placid, n.y. — The Junior Marauders, a Squirt-level youth hockey team of players from the Hanover Hockey Association and Woodstock Youth Hockey Association, lived up to their nickname last weekend at the Cam-Am Challenge Cup, coming home …

The Upper Valley Running Club’s new race series is geared toward runners such as Lebanton’s Joe Jones, shown Tuesday at Lebanon High. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap)

A Neighborhood Run

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Lebanon — The Upper Valley Running Club is giving area runners a whole series of reasons to stay close to home. In its third year organizing group training runs and competing together, UVRC members have created a six-race …

A Bump In the Results

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Finally clear of physical ailments, Konrad Mitchell was in the clear this winter for an outstanding season on the ski slopes. The Hanover High School sophomore and freestyle moguls maven had his competitive season derailed during each of the last four years, yet found redemption in 2012-13 with …