Triumph over hardship. Pay it forward. The power of community. These were the moral codes of Dave Morse (1937-2015), a beloved Vermont Sports Hall of Fame journalist who spent 20 years at the Hardwick Gazette writing "The Morse Code," an all-sports, all-ages column.

The Morse Code: Legacy of a Vermont Sportswriter chronicles the life of a veteran sports editor whose contributions to the youth of a small community echo across the Green Mountains today. He was a widely respected reporter, and an ever-willing conversationalist, yet few readers know of his obstacles in life. Dave Morse overcame trauma and heartbreak and was admired for his empathy, kindness, and generosity. Dave's lasting legacy as the heart of Vermont sports lives on in this biography, which includes a foreword by Ross Connelly, editor and co-publisher of Hardwick Gazette from 1986 to 2017.