DICK CALVERT WAS AN INSPIRATION TO ALL OF us who love to ski.
We begin this week’s column with a tribute to the late, legendary, 10th Mountain Division World War II veteran ski racer, who passed away at age 95 on Sept. 20 at the Taylor Community in Laconia. He previously lived in Tuftonboro and Wolfeboro, having moved from Massachusetts in 1986.
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