Diane McConnon, of Wells River, right, and Betsy Nadeau, of Bradford, left, refer to a picture of Charles Wysocki's "Frederick the Literate" while competing in a jigsaw puzzle contest with Mickey O'Malley, front left, of Bradford, and Nadeau's husband John, front right, at the Bradford Public Library in Bradford, Vt., on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Three teams participated in the contest to complete identical 750-piece puzzles, and a team made up of Amanda Gilman, of Vershire, Shayne Brunet, of Bradford, and Amanda LeBlanc, of Bradford, finished first to win the prize of a pizza, salad and beverage at Colatina Exit. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Valley News - James M. Patterson

Jeremy Kingsbury, of West Fairlee, connects two elements of a puzzle while competing with Alora Crawford in Bradford Public Library's first annual puzzle challenge in Bradford, Vt., on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Valley News - James M. Patterson