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Outdoors / Recreation

It’s Happening At Mount Hayes

Sunday, May 19, 2013

By Marty Basch Special to the Valley News We returned to the woods with pep in our steps and were rewarded with the rush of chilled spring run-off cascading down the mountain, the distant drumming of ruffed grouse and a stellar horizon dominated by the northern Presidentials. There was a rambling woods walk, a side-trip to a picturesque pond and a welcoming hemlock grove oozing enchantment. But there were also …

Quality Sunglasses Worth the High Cost

Sunday, May 19, 2013

When you wake up in the morning and the light is hurt your head The first thing you do when you get up out of bed Is hit the streets a runnin’ and try to beat the masses And go get yourself some cheap sunglasses Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah -ZZ Top ——— That may be good music, but it’s bad advice, …

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 …

Amphibians, Turtles On the Move During Spring

Friday, May 17, 2013

 Montpelier (AP) — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is reminding drivers that reptiles and amphibians are on the move this time of year. The agency says amphibians migrate by the thousands each spring looking for breeding pools. They can frequently cross roads contributing to high rates of mortality …

Local Roundup: Sullivan FC Thunder Remains Unbeaten

Monday, May 6, 2013

Staff Reports Meriden — The U14 Sullivan FC Thunder remained at the top of the GSYSL Granite Division standings with a pair of home victories over the weekend. Both matches, a 7-2 win over Pelham SC on Saturday afternoon and a 5-2 win over Hopkinton SC yesterday morning, …

Taking Aim

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Thief River Falls, Minn. — Paul Kasprick took his daughter, Alyssa, hunting for the first time last fall. “She couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn,” Kasprick, of Thief River Falls, said. So, he decided to take …

VINS to Mark Bird Migration

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Quechee — Vermont Institute of Natural Science will celebrate International Migratory Bird Day on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with crafts, interactive games and animals visits. The activities are included with a reduced admission rate of $5, sponsored by the Kettering Family Foundation. Live bird programs …

Hartford Targets Invasive Garlic Mustard Plant

Sunday, May 5, 2013

White River Junction — Jon Bouton took a little piece of leaf in his hand, and angled it in front of the nose of Gavin Farnsworth. “What’s it smell like?” Bouton asked, rubbing the plant between his fingers. …

Stateline Jammers Cruise Through Merrimack AAU

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Manchester — The Stateline Jammers AAU girls basketball team ran its spring record to 12-0 by sweeping to the championship of the 10th-grade-and-under division of the Merrimack River AAU Invitational tournament at St. Anselm College and Trinity High …

Many Things Aid in Aligning Ball Flight

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Ideal driver ball flight is similar to squirting water out of a hose. Based on the water pressure, we raise the launch angle of the hose so the water carryies the farthest distance. Launch it too high, and …

He's Reached the Peak: Newport Resident Named to Mt. Washington Hall of Fame

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Newport — Bob Teschek directed the Mount Washington Road Race long before timing and registration were as automatic as they are today. When the event’s Hall of Fame debuted three years ago, Teschek was an automatic choice for …

Kiss ‘n Ride

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Hank Chalmers gives his wife Amy a kiss before sending her off on a circuit of a back lot in White River Junction. Chalmers taught his nephews to ride on the motorcycle he purchased shortly after the death …

Newport’s Teschek Entering MWRR Hall of Fame

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Pinkham Notch, n.h. — Next month’s running of the Mount Washington Road Race will include induction into the event’s Hall of Fame for Newport resident Bob Teschek. Teschek will be part of a four-person class entering the hall on June 14. The 7.6-mile running race up the Mount …