Gary Bent, the veteran-directed case manager of the Service Link Aging & Disability Resource Center, works on his laptop, with his service dog Huey on the left, in his office at the Tri-County Community Action Programs building in Tamworth on April 3. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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ACTS Puppy Coordinator Cathy Burke holds 6-week-old puppy Rolo outside her Intervale home on March 29. An ACTS board member, puppy raiser, breeder, caretaker and volunteer, Burke will keep one of the puppies from her dog's litter to raise for the service dog organization. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Pastor Nathan Hall stands outside the Lutheran Church of the Nativity in North Conway Village on April 18. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Marie Lee at the Angels and Elves headquarters this past Christmas season. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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Mountain Garden Club volunteer Wendy McVey stands in one of the gardents outside the North Conway Community Center on April 11. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Lianne Prentice, the executive director for the Bearcamp Center for Sustainable Community, cuts potatoes and onions for a soup in the kitchen of the South Tamworth Center on April 12. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Pope Memorial Library volunteer Laurel Pulsifer stands by the shelves of books for sale at the North Conway library on April 2. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Vietnam veteran Larry Smith stands inside American Legion Post 95 in North Conway on April 15. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Director of Christ Episcopal Church Thrift Shop Paige Wales sorts donations in the North Conway thrift shop on April 3. In addition to clothes, Wales noted the thrift store sells housewares, toys and other gently used items. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Hannah Ness is seen with the late Ace Wallace at a pool tournament in 2020. (COURTESY HANNAH NESS)
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Asahel "Ace" Wallace, poolplayer extraordinaire and mentor to many, died of heart ailments at age 72 on Feb. 12 at home in Fryeburg. (COURTESY KIRK PETRIE)
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