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From a 1957 caption: “The announcement today that the new and fabulous Wildcat Ski and Resort Area in Pinkham Notch, N.H., will be ready for skiers this December brings smiles to the faces of the area’s promoters. From left: William D. Beal Jr., J. Brooks Dodge Jr., George Macomber and Malcolm McLane. Wildcat will offer skiers its famous heavy snowfalls and in the summer tourist rides on its unique ‘gondola type’ lift to the summit.” Dodge, who also carved skiable routes at Tuckerman Ravine, died Jan. 17, 2018. (COURTESY PHOTO)

CONWAY — Below, are some of the passages of 2018, highlighting a few of the many who made a difference during their time on Earth, and in this valley.

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J. Brooks Dodge Jr. was a two-time Olympic skier (1952 and ’56).(KAREN CUMMINGS/MOUNTAIN EAR PHOTO). From left: William D. Beal Jr., J. Brooks Dodge Jr., Geore Macomber and M

Joseph Brooks Dodge Jr.: King of the ravine

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Chet Lucy served two terms as selectman and also served on many other civic boards. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)

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John Cannell was a baseball umpire and a basketball referee, traveling all over the state. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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Maury Geiger (second from left) is honored by the Haiti Supreme Court on a trip there in 2011. (KEVIN GEIGER PHOTO)

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G. Earl Taylor was active in Effingham. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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William B. “Ted” Hounsell served as a Conway selectman, Conway Village precinct commissioner and Conway School Board member. (FILE PHOTO)

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The Shaw Brothers (Rick and Ron, from left) seen at the Eagle Mountain House in 2010. Ron passed away April 1, 2018. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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Pam Fisher introduced her kids to skiing, tennis and more. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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Allan C. Trumbull was a dedicated Shriner. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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Bebe Toor was volunteer director for the Fryeburg Dinner Bell. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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10th Mountain Division Army veteran Dick Calvert in period costume. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)

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Ramsie Taylor, 17, was on her way to school when her car was struck by a dump truck at an Ossipee intersection. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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 Al Risch helped found Friends of Tuckerman Ravine and the local Habitat for Humanity chapter. (TOM EASTMAN PHOTO)

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David Bowles wore many hats in Tamworth. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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Norma Ashnault (Haynes) Wassall broke new boundaries when she became the first female ski instructor at Cranmore Mountain. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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Sharon Ann (Sapar) Malenfant (shown on a trip out west) was vice president of community relation and development for Memorial Hospital for many years.

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