01/05/05 News

Chapel Hill Chancellor James Moeser visits WCU today
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... meet with counterpart John Bardo and sign an agreement reaffirming their commitment to making training available to local government leaders in North Carolina. ...

Winter heat wave continues today in WNC
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
This week's winter heat wave in Western North Carolina continues today with temperatures expected to reach into the mid-60s. The ...

Asheville tops NC in growth of home values
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... Over the last five years, homes in the Asheville area have appreciated 39 percent, more than any other major city in North Carolina, according to recently ...

Durham goes for knowns
News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
... in Asheville, he helped redevelop the mountain city's downtown. Penny, who holds degrees from NC Central University and the University of North Carolina at ...

State move protects land around Sandburg home
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... The state Department of Cultural Resources obtained the tract last month from the Conservation Trust for North Carolina. While not ...

A day at the office: Altitude aim for NBA in practice
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... However, they must share the arena with the Asheville Aces hockey team ... as in former Duke icon Steve Wojciechowksi -- after former North Carolina standout Joe ...

Dave Russell
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... I came across one paper in a North Carolina town about the size of Asheville with a letters policy of one per person every six months. ...

Lesson moves students to help tsunami victims
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... Cross. As students throughout Western North Carolina return to school this week after winter break, teachers are using the Dec. 26 ...

Mammoth Plans First Luxury Hotel
First Tracks - Loudonville,NY,USA
... areas in the US and California's most popular four-season mountain destinations ... as a world-class destination," said Peter Cowley, VP Lodging Product Development ...

Snow vs. Football - When Patriots Win, Skier Numbers Tend to Thin
AlpineZone News - Oakville,CT,USA
... The mountain is in great shape and our new ticket deals make it an even better value ... a 3-5 day Ski and Stay Package will, in addition to free lodging for kids ...

Resorts get a lift
Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
... "Skier visits and lodging nights have ... The village at Solitude was at capacity for six days during the holidays and we saw two capacity days on the mountain.". ...

Bargain shopping
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA
... called the Gems of Aspen (www.gemsofaspen.com), reveals lodging options on a ... Some offer fun perks, too - Aspen's Mountain Chalet hosts free après-ski parties ...

Kersgaard: Even in a nearby park, cross-country skiing within ...
Rocky Mountain News - Denver,CO,USA
... Less expensive meals and lodging are available in nearby Fraser, Winter Park and Snow Mountain Ranch. Phone 1-800-933-4339 or visit www.DevilsThumbRanch.com. ...

Great Snow Jumpstarts Angel Fire Resort's 2004-05 Ski Season ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... on lodging and lift ticket deals, snow conditions, activities and more at Angel Fire this winter visit www.angelfireresort.com. If you can do it on a mountain, ...

January Snowstorm Kicks Off 2005 with a Powder Day at Vail Resorts
COskiing - Oakville,CT,USA
... 7 and 8. More than a foot of snow has fallen on lower mountain terrain over ... Starting at $132 per night, enjoy lodging at The Village at Breckenridge Resort or ...

New York's Finest January Trout Lakes
New York Game and Fish Magazine - NY,USA
... basin, roughly from Ticonderoga south to the narrows at Tongue Mountain is by ... For advice on area lodging, visitors may contact the Warren County Tourism office ...

High school basketball roundup
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... SYLVA Cetera DeGraffenreid converted a three-point play with 20 seconds left to give Smoky Mountain a slim win over Mountain Athletic Conference rival Franklin ...

Library supporters pledge cooperation
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
... expansion plans on hold. The $1 million was re-allocated for property acquisition for the expansion of Smoky Mountain High School. ...

Over Yonder Jamboree
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
... of the album's 15 tracks -- "This Sad Song" the best among 'em -- and his tunes bring with them the sort of hard-edged craggy-mountain husk that ...

Firms duke it out in growing water wars
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
... A Pepsi distributor hauling flats of Mountain Dew into a Maggie Valley convenience store last week summed up how the big boys vie for cooler space by rubbing ...

Sightings of `Swamp Ape' Should Be Noted With Skepticism
Lakeland Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA
... Scientists at Great Smoky Mountain National Park began in earnest in 1998 trying to fill in gaps in the park's species list. They ...

Meeting will try to unite opponents of Duke's relicensing ...
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
A joint meeting and discussion about Duke Power's relicensing applications will be held with the WNC Alliance, Jackson County, Macon County and Town of ...

HCC offers 10-week entrepreneur class
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
A 10-week course designed for entrepreneurs launching a new business and small business owners aiming to expand will begin this month at Haywood Community ...

Condo Arson Suspect Arrested In North Carolina
WMUR Channel.com - Manchester,NH,USA
... When they checked the condominium, it was on fire. A team led by US marshals arrested Grossman after Nashua police learned he possibly was in North Carolina.

Winston Joseph and New Directions International Spearhead ...
Market Wire (press release) - USA
... International, a global missions and relief organization based in Graham, NC, to help ... for the purchase of food, water and specifically, new fishing boats that ...

Petty's kids camp makes a fan
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA
... Junction Gang at the Pettys' newly opened camp in Randleman, NC He has been ... Along with crafts and swimming, the camp offers horseback riding, fishing and other ...

Amatuer Anglers Chasing Big-League Dream In Classic
BassResource.com (press release) - USA
CHARLOTTE, NC -- Jeff Boyer owns a piece of the BASS record book that is sure to become part of an answer to a future trivia question among fishing fans. ...

Cherokee Bottled Water corners the water cooler, specialty label ...
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
... Edwards Inn and Spa in Highlands, Flying Dog Café in Asheville, Mountain Lake ... The Maggie Valley Chamber of Commerce was a frontrunner in custom water bottle ...

Asheville tops NC in growth of home values
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... People from outside the area are discovering Asheville," said Tom Tveidt, director of the Community Research Center of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce. ...

Ashevilles low crime rate yet another source of pride
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... numbers, teased out of the Federal Bureau of Investigations Uniform Crime Report by Tom Tveidt, Director of Research at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce ...

Condo Arson Suspect Arrested In North Carolina
WMUR Channel.com - Manchester,NH,USA
... When they checked the condominium, it was on fire. A team led by US marshals arrested Grossman after Nashua police learned he possibly was in North Carolina.

Asheville Makes Major Trade
OurSports Central (press release) - Marshfield,WI,USA
The Asheville Aces made a major trade today with the Jacksonville Barracudas. Leaving Asheville is team Captain Peter Cermak who ...

Beer ad goes flat for Aces
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE - A pop-up ad promoting $1 beer night that appeared on the web site of the Asheville Aces minor-league hockey team pictured a young man drinking beer ...

Dave Russell
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... The word election shows 373 hits, vote 351. Wal-Mart garnered only 28 hits this year, down from 98 in 2002 when the east Asheville Supercenter debate was hot. ...

NBDL daily developments
OurSports Central (press release) - Marshfield,WI,USA
... FIND A PENNEY, PICK IT UP…Kirk Penney is returning to the Asheville Altitude after spending four games with the Los Angeles Clippers. ...

Charlotte might break record high temps
WCNC (subscription) - Charlotte,NC,USA
... also 72. Record high temperatures where set in Asheville NC., Greensboro NC., and Charleston SC., where the mercury hit 77. The ...

Inaugural's costs raise questions in light of tsunami
The Desert Sun - Palm Springs,CA,USA
... and dance while all this is going on seems to be the wrong message to be sending to people," said William Clotworthy, a 78-year-old retiree in Asheville, NC. ...

Lesson moves students to help tsunami victims
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
BREVARD - Brevard Elementary third-grader Taylor Snowdon remembered where she kept her spare change Tuesday when her class agreed to collect donations for ...

Energy retreat at resort draws fire
MSNBC - USA
... action committee -- is Wednesday through Friday at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa ... roundtable's executive director, who served in the White House in 2001 ...

Gonzales's Curtain Call
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA
... starting today and running through Friday at the fine Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa ... an exciting time of golf and casual lobbying with White House Council of ...

Buccella named Player of the Week
SPHL (press release) - Asheville,NC,USA
[ASHVILLE, NC] - The Southern Professional Hockey League -- Sherwood Hockey "Player of the Week" award goes to Dan Buccella of the Huntsville Havoc. ...

2005 World Record Game Fishes book Available to the Public
FishingWorld.com - Lindale,TX,USA
... Veteran fly fisherman Jack Samson, in A New Theory on Hooking Permit, integrates British fly fishing techniques for tender-mouthed carp into his arsenal of ...

The joys of winter
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
... "It's a beautiful canyon, it's a pleasant winter day and I love fly-fishing," he said, studying the drift of a bright-yarn strike indicator for the slightest ...

Condo Arson Suspect Arrested In North Carolina
WMUR Channel.com - Manchester,NH,USA
... When they checked the condominium, it was on fire. A team led by US marshals arrested Grossman after Nashua police learned he possibly was in North Carolina.

Fitch Rates Mecklenburg County, North Carolina GOs 'AAA'
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Mecklenburg County, North Carolina's most populous, is part of the growing Charlotte metropolitan statistical area (MSA), and is characterized by high wealth ...

Huskies Embark on Two-Game Los Angeles Road Trip
CollegeSports.com - New York,NY,USA
... Also returning its entire starting lineup from last year are Illinois, Michigan State, North Carolina, Syracuse and Wake Forest. ...

Men's Basketball Continues League Play At Wright State
CollegeSports.com - New York,NY,USA
... scoring. Omari Westley (Utah Valley State, North Carolina & Loyola) has led the team in three of the last four games. Patrick Tatham ...

Carolina's John Cone Joins Kansas City Wizards Staff
TarHeelBlue.com - USA
... three seasons as goalkeeper trainer with the University of North Carolina men's soccer ... for two season's with the men's team at Metropolitan State College in ...

Fitch Rates Mecklenburg County, North Carolina GOs 'AAA'
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Mecklenburg County, North Carolina's most populous, is part of the growing Charlotte ... The undesignated balance complies with the state's recommendation of 8% of ...

Illini, Jayhawks, Tar Heels are linked together for several ...
CNN/SI - USA
... North Carolina. ... Well, road wins at NC State and LSU and a home victory against George Washington show that John Beilein's well-balanced club deserves your ...

Documentary examiners NC dialects, language
News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
... In North Carolina, mountain and Outer Banks dialects often are thought of as exotic, said North Carolina State University linguistics professor Walt Wolfram ...

Previewing South Carolina
VandyMania.com (subscription) - Nashville,TN,USA
... Kentucky (9-1) has won five straight since a 91-78 loss at No. 3 North Carolina on Dec. ... Gonner did not play against South Carolina State on Dec. ...

Midway bids open for state fair
News 14 Carolina - Raleigh,NC,USA
North Carolina's next state Agriculture Commissioner remains in limbo but we should learn Wednesday who will run the midway at the next state fair. ...

NC State, Duke Games Sold Out
CollegeSports.com - New York,NY,USA
Coral Gables, Fla. (hurricanesports.com) - The University of Miami men's basketball games against NorthCarolina State on January 9th and Duke University on ...

Netsmart Technologies Signs Five Contracts With Combined Value of ...
ArriveNet (press release) - Castle Rock,CO,USA
... more than 30 percent of the counties in North Carolina. Each LME is responsible for authorizing treatment, monitoring outcomes, and billing state governed funds ...

Charlotte might break record high temps
WCNC (subscription) - Charlotte,NC,USA
... 72. Record high temperatures where set in Asheville NC., Greensboro NC., and Charleston SC., where the mercury hit 77. The storm ...

Inaugural's costs raise questions in light of tsunami
The Desert Sun - Palm Springs,CA,USA
... and dance while all this is going on seems to be the wrong message to be sending to people," said William Clotworthy, a 78-year-old retiree in Asheville, NC. ...

Dave Russell
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
Readers can write to Russell at PO Box 2090, Asheville, NC, 28802; phone him at 236-8973; or e-mail him at drussell@citizen-times.com.

Asheville tops NC in growth of home values
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE - When Tebbe and Suzannah Davis decided to move from Connecticut to Asheville, they did their homework on the housing market. ...

Best (and worst) music of 2004
Detroit Metro Times - Detroit,MI,USA
... 10. The Dirtbombs live -- Stella Blue (Asheville, NC) 5/12/04: They came, they rocked, they brought some crucial Motor City mojo to my adopted hometown in the ...

The Catholic Worker's first donor dies
National Catholic Reporter - USA
... "She exuded unconditional acceptance and love," said Sarah Fahy, who lives in Asheville, NC "She always had great interest in who you were and what you ...

Library supporters pledge cooperation
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
... Additional funds were raised with the first Great Smoky Mountains Bookfair. Construction should begin in March 2008, with doors opening four months later. ...

Fauquier Times-Democrat's Citizen of the Year
Fauquier Times-Democrat - Fauquier,VA,USA
... He tells stories of his youth, which started on an Indian reservation in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina. ...

Carpenter is Carson Newman graduate
Manchester Times - Manchester,TN,USA
... Set in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, CN provides its students a quality liberal arts education with a Christian worldview.

Books, Journals, New Media Received
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
... Bryson City Seasons: More Tales of a Doctor's Practice in the Smoky Mountains by Walt Larimore, 314 pp, $18.99, ISBN 0-310-25287-3, Grand Rapids, Mich ...