The Eye on the Valley is a visual commentary by staff photographer Rachel Sharples that runs each Saturday in The Conway Daily Sun. The subjects, be they scenic landscapes or action shots, bring into focus some aspect of the seasons, events or everyday life in the Mount Washington Valley.
Kayten Fishburn, 7, of Conway sits with dogs Enzo (left) and Damon by the Whitaker Woods barn after the Honor Walk during the Conway Area Humane Society's annual Bark in the Park in North Conway Village's Schouler Park on Sept. 20. The event included vendors and giveaways, an honor walk, dock-diving competitions, food trucks and much more. For more pictures from the event, check out the photo gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Dancers from the Jeanne Limmer Dance Center stretch their arms upward during their "Run for Life" performance to kickoff the 28th annual Jen's Friends Cancer Foundation Climb against Cancer at Cranmore Mountain in North Conway on Sept. 13. See more photos from the event at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The North Country Mud Crocs' Scott Butters (left) celebrates as teammate Shamon Shinal scores a touchdown off an intercepted pass during the Mud Bowl championship game at the North Conway Community Center's Hog Coliseum on Sept. 7. The local Crocs beat the Carrabassett Valley Rats 24-12. See more Mud Bowl photos at conwaydailysun.com/photos4sale. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Tamworth residents Amy Carter (center right) and Lucy Gatchell paddle along with the procession during the Chocorua Lake Conservancy's annual Parade of Lights on Chocorua Lake on Aug. 31. Around 35 canoes, kayaks, rowboats and paddleboarders traveled in loops around the lake for the event, which is a Labor Day weekend tradition dating back to the 1960s when Sam'l and Sylvia Bowditch Newson and friends started the parade with inspiration from elements of Japanese festival celebrations. See more photos from the event in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Linda Kirschbaum poses with a stylish hat during a "glam day" at the Mount Washington Valley Adult Day Center in Center Conway on Aug. 27. Guests were treated to hair and makeup by Marissa Schoen of the Salty Blonde salon and a photoshoot with Nadine Armstrong of Nature Fix Photography, who both volunteered their time. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Conway residents AJ Ellie (left) and Kelsey Hare twirl their hula hoops along to the music at the White Mountain Community Health Center's annual "Hoops and Scoops" event in the Conway Public Library park on Aug. 6. The event included hula hooping demonstrations by staff, free Trails End ice cream and house plants, and information about the center's programs and services. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The train passes by the Saco River on a bluebird day during the Conway Scenic Railroad's "Completion Commemoration Special" train ride from North Conway to Fabyan Station on Aug. 2. After the special train ride from North Conway, the ceremony celebrated the railroad track's completion in August of 1875, with re-creations of the music played by the Mt. Washington Valley Community Band and cannon salutes by the 6th Maine Artillery Brigade re-enactors to mirror the original celebration. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Leigh Grady (center) takes a selfie with her Old Village Bakery coworkers Judi Tordo (left) and Kathy Curtis, during the Pope Memorial Library's summer "Silent Disco" in North Conway Village on July 26. The dozens of attendees were able to switch between three channels of music to listen to in their individual headphones, indicated by the color of the headphones. See more pictures in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The crowd reaches out to singer Becca Deschenes and sings along to the Rek'lis rendition of "Pink Pony Club" during the Fourth of July festivities in North Conway's Schouler Park on Friday. See more Fourth of July parade and fireworks photos in galleries at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
First grader Cyprus Blair swings along the playground monkey bars, with fellow first grader Raegan Crane at right, on the last day of school at Lakeside Primary School in Center Conway on June 20. See more last day of school photos in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Siblings from Fryeburg Isabelle and Henry Calitri, 4 and 5 respectively, draw faces on chalky outlines during the fourth annual "Chalk the Trail" at the Mountain Division Rail Trail at the Fryeburg Visitor Info Center on June 1. In addition to families using provided chalk to decorate the paved path, the event, which was held by the Town of Fryeburg, Fryeburg Recreation Department, the Mountain Division Alliance, and the Fryeburg Bicycle, Walkways & Trail Commitee, included food trucks, facepainting, and free bicycle helmets from the Mt. Washington Valley Bicycling Club and the Fryeburg Police Department. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Students (from left) Paige Tuttle, Jasmine Judge, Ivy Erickson, Lizzie Robbins, Andy Joubert, Jenna Burnell and Owen Gibbs practice wading through a strong current as a group in a tight wedge to help a trapped "victim" (course teacher Darron Laughland at right), with help from expert volunteer Stu Hickey (in green at center), during the Kennett High School outdoor recreation class's expedition to the Saco River to complete an American Canoe Association Level III River Safety Course at Davis Park in Conway on May 20. Under the guidance of Laughland (who is a part of the local Swiftwater Rescue Team) and other expert volunteers, students learned how to swim safely in currents, properly use ropes, managing boats on the river, and other helpful skills on the river. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Reenactor Kathy Eames walks past the tents set up during the Fryeburg Historical Society's "Clash of Cultures" 18th century reenactment at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds on May 17, which was part of the remembrances of the Battle of Lovewell's Pond anniversary. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Fourth graders and faculty weave their ribbons around the maypole, with fourth grader Teddy Wroblewski at center, during the Northeast Woodland Chartered Public School's annual May Faire Festival to celebrate the spring season in the Conway school's outdoor classroom on May 10. Despite the rainy weather, students and faculty sang and danced around the outdoor maypole, but some of the other student performances were moved inside the school. Students also fundraised by selling food, flower crowns and more to the attending family and friends. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Seniors, joined by Head Coach Bernie Livingston for the last 100 meters, take an honorary lap around the track together to end the Kennett High School track and field meet, their final home meet, on April 29. See more track and field photos in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Conway Rec Programmer Meghan Livingston takes a photo of Center Conway mother and daughter Maria Collins-Susi and Penelope Susi, 5, at Lakeside Primary School (with Selectman Ryan Shepard and Assistant Rec Director Todd Gallagher holding the photo frame) during the Conway Parks and Recreation Department's 6th annual "Mobile Easter Eggstravaganza" on April 19. The Easter Bunny and his contingent of bunny security made stops all around Conway, Albany, Center Conway and North Conway to hand out candy, play games and have dance parties with local families. See more photos in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
"Deviled Eggs" teammates (from left) Brad Fuller, Eve Klotz and Mariel Felder splash in the water during the 7th Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 11. Over 25 participants took the dip in the Ossipee River and raised over $20,000—the largest sum the plunge has ever raised—for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Protesters chant together, with Madison resident Noreen Downs (fron left), Effingham resident Katie McCarthy (front right) and Conway resident Michelle Wilson (back right) seen here, during the "Hands Off!" protest at the "Four Corners" intersection in Conway Village on April 5. Held in conjunction with rallies across the nation to protest the actions of the Trump administration, the two-hour protest drew around 800 participants. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The Conway Police Department's Kobi Lees (left) and the North Conway Fire Department's Josh MacMillan reach for the puck along the boards during the first ever "Battle of the Badges" hockey game between the town's first responders at the Ham Arena in Conway on March 29. The Conway Police Department won 4-0, and the event raised $5,038.17 for Vaughan Community Services through raffles, auction items, a bake sale, a puck toss, and other donations. See more photos in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A skier makes a crash landing during Cranmore Mountain's annual "Spring Splash" pond skim in North Conway on March 22. Over 90 skiers and snowboarders participated, with prizes given for best costume, wipeout, splash, skim, crowd pleaser and snowboarder. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Former Olympian Tyler Palmer (center front) and Doug MacDonald of the Cranmore Snow Sports School team fly off the jump during one of the qualifying runs at the 50th and final Red Parka Challenge Cup Race at Attitash Mountain in Bartlett on March 14. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Students ski their way along the course during the Jackson Grammar School's annual ski-a-thon fundraiser on the Jackson Ski Touring Foundation's village trails on March 3. Students, staff and some friends of the school skied the one-kilometer loop for three hours, totalling around 470 laps, to raise money for the Jackson PTO. See more pictures in a photo gallery on our website. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Barbara Bald, a retired educator and nature enthusiast, talks about various pelts, paw prints and scat with the students gathered around the table (from left Charlotte Valley, Calvin Hayford, Leia and Sophia Wagoner, Emmett Hayford, and others) during the Green Mountain Conservation Group's one-day winter camp at the Effingham center on Feb. 27. According to GMCG Education Coordinator Tara Schroeder, the nine young attendees spent the day snowshoeing, exploring the outdoors with scavenger hunts, learning about winter habitats and more. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Leigh Grady of Intervale dances by the fiction shelves at the Pope Memorial Library's second-ever Silent Disco in the North Conway library on Feb. 19. Instead of music played over speakers, each attendee received a pair of wireless headphones from Silent Events and could choose from three different stations of music, indicated by different color lights on the headphones, to dance around the building to. See more photos in a gallery on our website at tinyurl.com/44mtmkt3. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Members of the True North Veterinary Hospital team (from left Calla Battenfielder, Lauren Burke, Eve Battenfelder and Kate Battenfelder) splash in the water in a dalmation onesie during the Harvest Hills Animal Shelter's 23rd annual Freezing for a Reason at Highland Lake Town Beach in Bridgton on Feb. 15. 98 jumpers participated in the frigid dip, raising over $28,000 for the shelter. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Senior Devin Tate (center left) and a younger #6 huddle together as Tate signs a program during the annual "Skate with the Eagles" following the Kennett High School hockey game against the Laconia-Winnisquam-Interlakes team at the Ham Arena on Feb. 5. The Eagles won the match 10-1. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Harold Skorstad of South Burlington, Vt., scrapes out a section of snow during the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce's Annual Invitational Snow Sculpting Competition at Great Glen Trails on Jan. 31. See more snow sculpting competition photos at tinyurl.com/yc65b96n. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Ember Flynne, from the Gold Arrow Luxury Event Artists of Boston, Mass., waves a fiery sword through the air during Cranmore Mountain's second annual "Frost and Flame" in North Conway on Jan. 11. In addition to fire dancing, the event included ice carving, smores, a firepit and fireworks to cap off the evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Teammates on the local Renegade Hot Tub Club team (from left) Lauren Pickford and Kristin Kehde smile together between periods in their game against the Coastline Crashers during the 19th annual Dave Dore Winter Classic women's hockey tournament at the Ham Arena in Conway on Jan. 3. The weekend-long tournament, hosted by the Mount Washington Valley Women's Hockey Association, brought together 16 teams from around New England, New York and Texas, including for local teams, to compete in four different-level divisions. It also raised $4,270 for the Laura Foundation with raffle proceeds. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Students from the Jackson Grammar School, directed by Music Teacher Lauren Weeder, sing one of many holiday songs for seniors enjoying their Christmas lunch at the Gibson Center for Senior Services in North Conway on Dec. 19. The whole school traveled to the center to perform songs from their recent holiday concert for half an hour, and seniors were invited to sing along. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Kayten Fishburn, 7, of Conway sits with dogs Enzo (left) and Damon by the Whitaker Woods barn after the Honor Walk during the Conway Area Humane Society's annual Bark in the Park in North Conway Village's Schouler Park on Sept. 20. The event included vendors and giveaways, an honor walk, dock-diving competitions, food trucks and much more. For more pictures from the event, check out the photo gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Dancers from the Jeanne Limmer Dance Center stretch their arms upward during their "Run for Life" performance to kickoff the 28th annual Jen's Friends Cancer Foundation Climb against Cancer at Cranmore Mountain in North Conway on Sept. 13. See more photos from the event at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The North Country Mud Crocs' Scott Butters (left) celebrates as teammate Shamon Shinal scores a touchdown off an intercepted pass during the Mud Bowl championship game at the North Conway Community Center's Hog Coliseum on Sept. 7. The local Crocs beat the Carrabassett Valley Rats 24-12. See more Mud Bowl photos at conwaydailysun.com/photos4sale. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Tamworth residents Amy Carter (center right) and Lucy Gatchell paddle along with the procession during the Chocorua Lake Conservancy's annual Parade of Lights on Chocorua Lake on Aug. 31. Around 35 canoes, kayaks, rowboats and paddleboarders traveled in loops around the lake for the event, which is a Labor Day weekend tradition dating back to the 1960s when Sam'l and Sylvia Bowditch Newson and friends started the parade with inspiration from elements of Japanese festival celebrations. See more photos from the event in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Linda Kirschbaum poses with a stylish hat during a "glam day" at the Mount Washington Valley Adult Day Center in Center Conway on Aug. 27. Guests were treated to hair and makeup by Marissa Schoen of the Salty Blonde salon and a photoshoot with Nadine Armstrong of Nature Fix Photography, who both volunteered their time. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Illi Gardner 26, of Cardiff, Wales, smashed the women’s course record in the 52nd Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb on Saturday, becoming the first woman to break one hour on the historic course. (JOE VIGER PHOTO)
Conway residents AJ Ellie (left) and Kelsey Hare twirl their hula hoops along to the music at the White Mountain Community Health Center's annual "Hoops and Scoops" event in the Conway Public Library park on Aug. 6. The event included hula hooping demonstrations by staff, free Trails End ice cream and house plants, and information about the center's programs and services. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The train passes by the Saco River on a bluebird day during the Conway Scenic Railroad's "Completion Commemoration Special" train ride from North Conway to Fabyan Station on Aug. 2. After the special train ride from North Conway, the ceremony celebrated the railroad track's completion in August of 1875, with re-creations of the music played by the Mt. Washington Valley Community Band and cannon salutes by the 6th Maine Artillery Brigade re-enactors to mirror the original celebration. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Leigh Grady (center) takes a selfie with her Old Village Bakery coworkers Judi Tordo (left) and Kathy Curtis, during the Pope Memorial Library's summer "Silent Disco" in North Conway Village on July 26. The dozens of attendees were able to switch between three channels of music to listen to in their individual headphones, indicated by the color of the headphones. See more pictures in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The crowd dances along as Ceili Rain performs their Celtic pop and rock magic to launch Arts Jubilee's 2025 season July 17 at Cranmore Mountain Resort. See more photos from the concert in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A pair paddles in their canoe across the rippling surface of Crystal Lake in Eaton on July 14. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The crowd reaches out to singer Becca Deschenes and sings along to the Rek'lis rendition of "Pink Pony Club" during the Fourth of July festivities in North Conway's Schouler Park on Friday. See more Fourth of July parade and fireworks photos in galleries at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Camper Olivia Macdonald jumps from mat to mat as part of an obstacle course at the Conway Parks and Recreation Department summer camp on June 25. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
First grader Cyprus Blair swings along the playground monkey bars, with fellow first grader Raegan Crane at right, on the last day of school at Lakeside Primary School in Center Conway on June 20. See more last day of school photos in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Graduates toss their caps into the air during the Kennett High School graduation ceremony at Millen Stadium on June 14. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Siblings from Fryeburg Isabelle and Henry Calitri, 4 and 5 respectively, draw faces on chalky outlines during the fourth annual "Chalk the Trail" at the Mountain Division Rail Trail at the Fryeburg Visitor Info Center on June 1. In addition to families using provided chalk to decorate the paved path, the event, which was held by the Town of Fryeburg, Fryeburg Recreation Department, the Mountain Division Alliance, and the Fryeburg Bicycle, Walkways & Trail Commitee, included food trucks, facepainting, and free bicycle helmets from the Mt. Washington Valley Bicycling Club and the Fryeburg Police Department. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Students (from left) Paige Tuttle, Jasmine Judge, Ivy Erickson, Lizzie Robbins, Andy Joubert, Jenna Burnell and Owen Gibbs practice wading through a strong current as a group in a tight wedge to help a trapped "victim" (course teacher Darron Laughland at right), with help from expert volunteer Stu Hickey (in green at center), during the Kennett High School outdoor recreation class's expedition to the Saco River to complete an American Canoe Association Level III River Safety Course at Davis Park in Conway on May 20. Under the guidance of Laughland (who is a part of the local Swiftwater Rescue Team) and other expert volunteers, students learned how to swim safely in currents, properly use ropes, managing boats on the river, and other helpful skills on the river. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Graduate Ella Inez Hikel hugs a friend tight after the Fryeburg Academy graduation ceremony on May 24. See more graduation photos in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Reenactor Kathy Eames walks past the tents set up during the Fryeburg Historical Society's "Clash of Cultures" 18th century reenactment at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds on May 17, which was part of the remembrances of the Battle of Lovewell's Pond anniversary. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Fourth graders and faculty weave their ribbons around the maypole, with fourth grader Teddy Wroblewski at center, during the Northeast Woodland Chartered Public School's annual May Faire Festival to celebrate the spring season in the Conway school's outdoor classroom on May 10. Despite the rainy weather, students and faculty sang and danced around the outdoor maypole, but some of the other student performances were moved inside the school. Students also fundraised by selling food, flower crowns and more to the attending family and friends. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A bumblebee walks along a cluster of spring blossoms along Seavey Street in North Conway Village, seen here on a rainy afternoon May 6. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Seniors, joined by Head Coach Bernie Livingston for the last 100 meters, take an honorary lap around the track together to end the Kennett High School track and field meet, their final home meet, on April 29. See more track and field photos in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Conway Rec Programmer Meghan Livingston takes a photo of Center Conway mother and daughter Maria Collins-Susi and Penelope Susi, 5, at Lakeside Primary School (with Selectman Ryan Shepard and Assistant Rec Director Todd Gallagher holding the photo frame) during the Conway Parks and Recreation Department's 6th annual "Mobile Easter Eggstravaganza" on April 19. The Easter Bunny and his contingent of bunny security made stops all around Conway, Albany, Center Conway and North Conway to hand out candy, play games and have dance parties with local families. See more photos in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
"Deviled Eggs" teammates (from left) Brad Fuller, Eve Klotz and Mariel Felder splash in the water during the 7th Green Mountain Conservation Group Annual Polar Plunge for Healthy Water at the Effingham facility on April 11. Over 25 participants took the dip in the Ossipee River and raised over $20,000—the largest sum the plunge has ever raised—for the GMCG's watershed protection programs. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Protesters chant together, with Madison resident Noreen Downs (fron left), Effingham resident Katie McCarthy (front right) and Conway resident Michelle Wilson (back right) seen here, during the "Hands Off!" protest at the "Four Corners" intersection in Conway Village on April 5. Held in conjunction with rallies across the nation to protest the actions of the Trump administration, the two-hour protest drew around 800 participants. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The Conway Police Department's Kobi Lees (left) and the North Conway Fire Department's Josh MacMillan reach for the puck along the boards during the first ever "Battle of the Badges" hockey game between the town's first responders at the Ham Arena in Conway on March 29. The Conway Police Department won 4-0, and the event raised $5,038.17 for Vaughan Community Services through raffles, auction items, a bake sale, a puck toss, and other donations. See more photos in a gallery at conwaydailysun.com. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A skier makes a crash landing during Cranmore Mountain's annual "Spring Splash" pond skim in North Conway on March 22. Over 90 skiers and snowboarders participated, with prizes given for best costume, wipeout, splash, skim, crowd pleaser and snowboarder. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Former Olympian Tyler Palmer (center front) and Doug MacDonald of the Cranmore Snow Sports School team fly off the jump during one of the qualifying runs at the 50th and final Red Parka Challenge Cup Race at Attitash Mountain in Bartlett on March 14. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Students ski their way along the course during the Jackson Grammar School's annual ski-a-thon fundraiser on the Jackson Ski Touring Foundation's village trails on March 3. Students, staff and some friends of the school skied the one-kilometer loop for three hours, totalling around 470 laps, to raise money for the Jackson PTO. See more pictures in a photo gallery on our website. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Barbara Bald, a retired educator and nature enthusiast, talks about various pelts, paw prints and scat with the students gathered around the table (from left Charlotte Valley, Calvin Hayford, Leia and Sophia Wagoner, Emmett Hayford, and others) during the Green Mountain Conservation Group's one-day winter camp at the Effingham center on Feb. 27. According to GMCG Education Coordinator Tara Schroeder, the nine young attendees spent the day snowshoeing, exploring the outdoors with scavenger hunts, learning about winter habitats and more. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Leigh Grady of Intervale dances by the fiction shelves at the Pope Memorial Library's second-ever Silent Disco in the North Conway library on Feb. 19. Instead of music played over speakers, each attendee received a pair of wireless headphones from Silent Events and could choose from three different stations of music, indicated by different color lights on the headphones, to dance around the building to. See more photos in a gallery on our website at tinyurl.com/44mtmkt3. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Members of the True North Veterinary Hospital team (from left Calla Battenfielder, Lauren Burke, Eve Battenfelder and Kate Battenfelder) splash in the water in a dalmation onesie during the Harvest Hills Animal Shelter's 23rd annual Freezing for a Reason at Highland Lake Town Beach in Bridgton on Feb. 15. 98 jumpers participated in the frigid dip, raising over $28,000 for the shelter. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Senior Devin Tate (center left) and a younger #6 huddle together as Tate signs a program during the annual "Skate with the Eagles" following the Kennett High School hockey game against the Laconia-Winnisquam-Interlakes team at the Ham Arena on Feb. 5. The Eagles won the match 10-1. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Harold Skorstad of South Burlington, Vt., scrapes out a section of snow during the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce's Annual Invitational Snow Sculpting Competition at Great Glen Trails on Jan. 31. See more snow sculpting competition photos at tinyurl.com/yc65b96n. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Owen Gibbs flies down the 20-meter jump during the Kennett High School ski jump meet at their home base on the Kancamagus Highway on Jan. 24. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Sophomore Jonathan Rodwell shoots the ball at the Kennett High School unified basketball game against Kingswood in the Peter Ames Gymnasium on Jan. 21. The Knights won 54-46 in the packed gymnasium. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Ember Flynne, from the Gold Arrow Luxury Event Artists of Boston, Mass., waves a fiery sword through the air during Cranmore Mountain's second annual "Frost and Flame" in North Conway on Jan. 11. In addition to fire dancing, the event included ice carving, smores, a firepit and fireworks to cap off the evening. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Teammates on the local Renegade Hot Tub Club team (from left) Lauren Pickford and Kristin Kehde smile together between periods in their game against the Coastline Crashers during the 19th annual Dave Dore Winter Classic women's hockey tournament at the Ham Arena in Conway on Jan. 3. The weekend-long tournament, hosted by the Mount Washington Valley Women's Hockey Association, brought together 16 teams from around New England, New York and Texas, including for local teams, to compete in four different-level divisions. It also raised $4,270 for the Laura Foundation with raffle proceeds. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Students from the Jackson Grammar School, directed by Music Teacher Lauren Weeder, sing one of many holiday songs for seniors enjoying their Christmas lunch at the Gibson Center for Senior Services in North Conway on Dec. 19. The whole school traveled to the center to perform songs from their recent holiday concert for half an hour, and seniors were invited to sing along. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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