By Gail Prelli
BARTLETT — The N.H. Timber Harvesting Council held its 33rd Annual Loggers and Truckers Convention on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Fireside Inn & Suites in West Lebanon, where the New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association honored Don Ryder of Bartlett as 2026 Logger of the Year.
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