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By MIRIAM VORAN

The Upper Valley has sports for every taste. Take your pick of indoors or outdoors, individual or team, elite competition or ordinary recreation. Most parents believe that sports help children thrive — and there’s lots of evidence that speaks to those benefits.

By ANNA MORRIS

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — Balloons and basketballs?

By PATRICK O’GRADY

WOODSTOCK – The smiles say it all.

By PATRICK O’GRADY

WINDSOR — In the days leading up to a January ice fishing derby, its organizers monitored conditions on the 62-acre Lake Runnemede. At 9-inches thick, it was deemed safe for ice fishing.

By LORI STEVER

Winter life in the Upper Valley can easily get overshadowed by the daunting chores: keeping fires going, shoveling snow and other physical needs of survival. At the same time, winter is amazingly beautiful here.

By PATRICK O’GRADY

HANOVER — Besides crafting something useful from wood, eighth grader Gabriel Lizcano had another reason for taking Cliff Harriman’s woodworking class at Richmond Middle School: the joy his work brings others.“It is nice after you work so hard on...

By LORI STEVER

Becoming a parent is a wonderful and unique experience. There is nothing quite like the love and joy that a child brings to a family.As a mother of three, I remember the joy and excitement that came along with each birth, as well as the new challenges...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

WOODSTOCK — On a warm, early fall morning students in Katrina Jimerson’s Eco Art class at Woodstock Union High School prepared for a “scavenger hunt” at Sculpture Fest, an art exhibition on farmland in Woodstock.The 15 students were in search of...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — It was “Creation Station” day in Sue Tuttle’s art class at Maple Avenue Elementary School and the excitement in the room was high.Seated around several tables, the 14 first graders from Julie VanInwagen’s class listened patiently as Tuttle...

By MIRIAM VORAN

Cooler weather is here and winter is on its way. Parents are looking for wholesome indoor activities to keep children busy and support their growing minds. Art projects usually top the list.You imagine your child contentedly coloring, making a picture...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Theater camp may seem an unlikely choice for people who have never envisioned themselves being on stage.But those who have done it have said that the experience is rewarding for everyone.“Theater is one of the most welcoming and...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

BROWNSVILLE — The recipe for guaranteed summer fun is simple: Start with a hot, sunny day. Mix in large amounts of cool water at a swimming hole. Then simply toss in some excited youngsters and results come out perfectly every time.At the Brownsville...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — Noah Conrad loves an opportunity to build something. Olivia Sartwell sees the fun in learning how to cook.Both got to explore their interests during one-week camps in early July at Sugar River Valley Technical Center in Claremont. Noah,...

By MIRIAM VORAN

Every fall, parents write out their back-to-school lists: New clothes, new school supplies, new backpack, good sleep hygiene — on and on.You’ll easily find advice for the comprehensive checklist that helps your children start the new school year...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

LEBANON — See a need. Fill a need.That is the idea behind the Council Closet, started by Lebanon High School Student Council members earlier this year.In January, while planning a high school dance for the end of March, council members were thinking...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CROYDON — Communities around the world collected tons of trash on beaches, in the woods, along roads, among other locations to mark the 54th annual Earth Day in mid-April.Contributing to the efforts for a cleaner planet was a small group of youngsters...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

RANDOLPH — In the future, residents won’t have to wonder what Randolph Center once looked like or what people like Al Floyd and Bob Eddy did for their community.The town’s mid-to-late 20th century history is being preserved through oral histories for...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

LEBANON — Carter Moote admitted to being a bundle of nerves her first time as a cantor at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.Though Carter had sung at school talent shows, the congregation on that Sunday morning seated before her was much larger and she...

By TONYA McMURRAY

The early years of childhood are a time of tremendous learning and development. From learning how to walk and speak to learning to build block towers, read, ride a bike or play a sport, children are constantly learning.This also is the time children...