- THE “GREEN GORILLAS” were one of the 20 teams that competed in the Second Annual Great Jigsaw Race at Middlebury’s Ilsley Library on Saturday, Jan. 11. The Gorillas were Tino Porteus, 9, who finished the puzzle with his parents, Obie and Julie. Independent photo/Steve James
- MIDDLEBURY’S ILSLEY PUBLIC Library hosted its Second Annual Great Jigsaw Race this past Saturday, Jan. 11, which attracted an eclectic mix of puzzleologists. Participating teams competed to become the first to complete a 500-piece puzzle. The reward: A puzzle from Sweet Cecily. Among those participating in the Jigsaw Race were Tyler Day and his sons, Miles, 7 (left) and Jack, 10; they competed with the team name of “Days and Confused.” Independent photo/Steve James
- EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Ivy Ross was team captain at the second annual Great Jigsaw Challenge at Ilsley Public Library this past Saturday, Independent photo/Steve James
- PUZZLERS GOT TO work at the Ilsley Library’s Great Jigsaw Challenge on Saturday. Independent photo/Steve James