Photos: Cheering for shearing at community heroes demonstration in Hanover

  • From left, Mary Lake, of Tunbridge, Vt., tells Jannine Thakur and her son Nicholas, 7, both of Lebanon, N.H., about her Icelandic sheep before a shearing demonstration at the Howe Library in Hanover, N.H., on Thursday, August 10, 2023. The event was part of the library’s community heroes series, which also included visits from the Hanover fire and police departments, veterinarian Emma Basham, and conservationist Ben Kilham. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Alex Driehaus

  • Children feel the wool left after Mary Lake sheared one of her sheep during a demonstration at the Howe Library in Hanover, N.H., on Thursday, August 10, 2023. Participants were able to pet a sheep after it was shorn and ask any questions they had about the process. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. valley news / report for america photographs — Alex Driehaus

Published: 8/15/2023 8:05:25 PM
Modified: 8/16/2023 6:00:33 AM

From left, Mary Lake, of Tunbridge, Vt., tells Jannine Thakur and her son Nicholas, 7, both of Lebanon, N.H., about her Icelandic sheep before a shearing demonstration at the Howe Library in Hanover last week. The event was part of the library’s community heroes series, which also included visits from the Hanover fire and police departments, veterinarian Emma Basham, and conservationist Ben Kilham.


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