Cook Memorial Library to present an evening of mountain rescue stories Oct. 17

TAMWORTH — The Cook Memorial Library in Tamworth will be presenting an evening of mountain rescue stories on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 6:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Eastern Slopes Meetinghouse at the intersection of Route 113, 113A and Main Street in Tamworth Village. This is a One Book One Valley program sponsored by the Cook Memorial Library, and it is free and open to the public.

Stories on the program include “The Backside of the Storm,” the story of a rescue mission in arctic conditions told by Joe Lentini, White Mountain Guide and Mountain Rescue Service team leader; “Voices from the Ice and Snow,” a radio-style dramatic retelling of Ty Gagne’s book “Where You’ll Find Me” in four parts, adapted and performed by Margo Maller, Annie Provenzano, Raetha Stoddard, Terry Leavitt and Polly Mahoney, with music by Peg Loughran; and “So thankful to be here today,” Amy Baker’s account of a solo hike on Mount Washington last January that ended in her rescue.