Simple pleasures, great seafood dominate at Beach House Cafe'
News-Leader.com - Springfield,MO,USA
... Winding, dipping roads and Ozark Mountain scenery led me to the resort town on ... Across the street are cabins, small hotels, storefronts and pubs that seemed to ...

Camping in Namibia rocks!
Independent Online - South Africa
... National Park all day on gravel or sand, past spectacular mountain views. ... down through Botswana to Shikawe, where we stayed at Drotsky's Cabins, another Keith ...

Be a spy, do a spa - this is camp?
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
... traditional summer-camp experience of s'mores, cold lakes and moldy cabins. ... people to be content spending their summers quietly contemplating mountain sunsets? ...

NBDL daily developments
OurSports Central (press release) - Marshfield,WI,USA
TONIGHT'S GAME: The Asheville Altitude and Columbus Riverdragons meet in the title game of the 2005 NBDL Championship Tournament. ...

Bundle up - record cold ahead
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE - Pam Kelly's first thought after hearing the forecast calling for possible snow and record-setting cold in Western North Carolina this weekend: "Why ...

CCB branches convert to SunTrust
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE -- Albert Realty has been doing business with the Central Carolina Bank branch bank a few yards down Merrimon Avenue from the real estate brokerage ...

Investigators ID body found in French Broad River
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE - Investigators on Friday identified the woman who was found in the French Broad River earlier this week. The woman was ...

Rawlings shooting success
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Columbus,GA,USA
... championship game. The Riverdragons (31-18) will face defending champion Asheville (28-21) at the Columbus Civic Center at 7 pm. "It's ...

Workdom symptom
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... the health careers and diversity management department at Mountain Area Health Education Center and as an emergency operator with the Asheville (NC) Answering ...

Blue Ridge nears 60,000 customers
Anderson Independent Mail (subscription) - Anderson,SC,USA
SENECA -- Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative officials expect to top the 60,000 customer mark this summer, which will mean more than 1,000 new customers have ...

Culpeper loses arts champion
Culpeper Star Exponent - Culpeper,VA,USA
... teaching. As entertainment editor, I spoke with Martha every-once --in-a-while to catch up on events with Voices of the Blue Ridge. ...

THE FERAL CAT PROBLEM AND CORPORATE AMERICA
The Conservative Voice - USA
... is owned and managed by Stephen D. Bell & Company based in Greensboro, North Carolina. ... I don't earn enough to buy a house; and rentals plus mandatory pet ...

Smoky Mountain storms dash president's plans for Earth Day
Chicago Tribune (subscription) - USA
By Richard W. Stevenson. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- President Bush's plans to celebrate Earth Day in the Great Smoky Mountains National ...

Zombies 1: Earth 0
In These Times - Chicago,IL,USA
... Earth Day, and while it was purportedly "too thundery" for the president to make it out to his planned photo-op in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park ...

Text of the President's April 23 Radio Address to the Nation
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
... proud to report since 2000, the ozone levels have dropped -- but there is more to be done to make sure the Smoky Mountains and the Smoky Mountain National Park ...

Area Sports
Shelby Star - Shelby,NC,USA
... Katie Thackerson, a ninth-grader at Crest High, won a National Junior Golf Club event at the Great Smokey Mountain Resort in Asheville on April 16. ...

North Carolina loses trio of top players
The Register-Guard - Eugene,Oregon,USA
By Viv Bernstein. CHAPEL HILL, NC - North Carolina's rise to men's basketball national champion came relatively quickly for a team that was 8-20 in 2002. ...

Blue Devils Fall To North Carolina In Rain-Soaked Affair
CollegeSports.com - New York,NY,USA
... Duke got into some late-inning trouble and the offense could not solve left-hander Andrew Miller as the Blue Devils fell to 12th-ranked North Carolina by a 10 ...

Duke University vs North Carolina (Apr 22, 2005)
GoDuke.com - Durham,NC,USA
2005 DUKE BASEBALL Duke University at North Carolina - Play-by-Play Apr 22, 2005 at Chapel Hill, NC (Boshamer Stadium) Score by Innings RHE ...

Terps Women's Tennis Downed By North Carolina, 4-0
UMTerps.com - USA
37 Maryland women's tennis team fell to the North Carolina Tar Heels, 4-0, in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament on Friday afternoon in Cary, NC With the ...

North Carolina 911 call puts Wichita on alert
Kansas.com - KS,USA
A North Carolina cell phone call tied up emergency dispatchers and authorities in North Carolina, the Wichita area, Junction City and Salina for a while Friday ...

North Carolina
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
As of Thursday, the days are gone for mingling with goats and sheep and walking through their bedding and manure at the state fair. ...

North Carolina gets commitment from defensive tackle
Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem,NC,USA
By Bill Cole. North Carolina got a commitment yesterday from Greg Elleby, a defensive tackle from Tabor City. Elleby, UNC's second ...

Duke Falls In ACC Tournament Quarterfinals To North Carolina
GoDuke.com - Durham,NC,USA
... while the Tar Heels improve to 16-9 and advance to meet third-seeded Florida State in Saturday's semifinal round at 1 pm The win for North Carolina snapped an ...

North Carolina Stars Opt for NBA
Los Angeles Times (subscription) - CA,USA
Sean May, Raymond Felton and Marvin Williams -- key players in North Carolina's run to the NCAA basketball title -- announced Friday they were giving up ...

Bad air, pests and man imperil Great Smoky Mountains park
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA
By WADE RAWLINS. GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK -- Spring wildflowers and dogwoods are just blooming in the Smokies. Yet nature ...

Bush Urges Congress to Pass Proposal
ObviousNews.com - Canada
On a stormy day that prevented President Bush from visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, he said "it would sure be helpful" if Congress would pass ...

Press Gaggle by Dana Perino and Jim Connaughton
Whitehouse.gov (press release) - USA
... His name is Bob Lochbaum. Bob is 73 years old, a volunteer with the Adopt a Trail program in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. ...

Mother Nature keeps pres. even more miles from protestors
WATE.com - Knoxville,TN,USA
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS (WATE) -- Protestors stood in their designated spot Friday, about seven miles from Cades Cove waiting for President Bush's visit. ...

Investigators ID body found in French Broad River
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... The decomposed body was lodged against debris on the Biltmore Estate side of the river. Investigators are still treating the case as a homicide, Hefner said. ...

Event mixes wine, song for women
The Republican - Springfield,MA,USA
... Marie Menard and Kim Boucher of Springfield JAFRA at their booth at "Wine, Women and Song," a Girls Just Want to Have Fun event at the Log Cabin Banquet and ...

Kids cancer camp
KeepMEcurrent.com - Scarborough,ME,USA
... for the week. There is generally a ratio of eight campers to one cabin counselor, with two staff in each cabin at night. For more ...

Bush Cancels Great Smoky Mountains Visit
ABC News - USA
... WASHINGTON Apr 22, 2005 -- President Bush canceled an Earth Day visit to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Friday because of bad weather. ...

President Bush Celebrates Earth Day
Voice of America - USA
By VOA News. President Bush will spend Earth Day Friday working on a project to restore a nature trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. ...

Bad air, pests, man imperil Smokies
News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
By WADE RAWLINS, Staff Writer. GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK -- Spring wildflowers and dogwoods are just blooming in the Smokies. ...

Earth Day was last month
Red State - USA
... has the President, who "often is at odds with [radical] environmentalists," celebrating "their holiday on Friday in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.". ...

A letter to the president on this Earth Day
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) - Knoxville,TN,USA
I find it easy to say "these dear Smoky Mountains," "dear Cades Cove," "dear Laurel Falls," for these are places I take my family and friends to hike, to run ...

Beams Fit For A Dream Home
Boone Mountain Times - Boone,NC,USA
... For Dream Home 2006, HGTV has opted to build a stunning estate in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the luxury resort community of Grey Rock at Lake Lure, North ...

Speedy Hire in Cabin Deal
Scotsman - UK
By Phil Waller, PA City Staff. Tool hire group Speedy Hire today said it was buying engineering company Birse Group's portable cabin operation. ...

Curing cabin fever with May festivals
Korea Herald (subscription) - Seoul,South Korea
While the yellow dust season is finally subsiding, a different seasonal ailment is hitting the Korean Peninsula: cabin fever. But ...

Cabin room gets bigger
Economic Times - India
... at least 125 persons. "It's not just pilots, engineers and cabin crew ---- often associated with airline jobs. A lot of management ...

Report: Gas tanker, train collide in Mexico, killing two
San Diego Union Tribune - USA
MEXICO CITY -- The cabin of a gas tanker burst into flames after colliding with a train in central Mexico state Friday, immediately killing the truck's driver ...

Lesbian love in the First Class cabin of a 747 airliner
Pressbox.co.uk (press release) - London,UK
Christina d'Silva latest eBook is a tantalising story of lesbian sex in the First Class cabin of a 747 trans-oceanic airliner, en route from London to Nairobi ...

Old Cabin Site hike set by Sierra Club
Ventura County Star (subscription) - Ventura county,CA,USA
Hikers will meet at 8:30 am at the trail head at Wendy Drive and Potrero Road in Newbury Park. They will hike to the waterfall and Old Cabin Site in the park. ...

Cisco, CA: Where "Family Time" Begins; Romantic Honeymoon "Cabins ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
... is what happens when you getaway from the fast track life and enter the slow lane of nature on the quiet side of the summit at Shinneyboo Creek Cabin Resort. ...

787's supplier list grows
Marysville Herald - Marysville,WA,USA
... company already revealed two weeks ago that it had received a $400 million contract to supply sidewalls and window settings for the Dreamliner's cabin, as well ...

What floats your boat?
Seattle Times - USA
... cruisemates.com. You'll get the cheapest fare if you book an inside cabin on the lowest deck, with no porthole/window. That's fine ...

EXCLUSIVE FEATURES FOR M-CLASS
CarPoint Australia - Australia
Mercedes-Benz is releasing a 'Special Edition' M-Class, fitting high-specification items such as sports seats and precious wood cabin finishes as standard. ...

Asheville High honors its top students
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE -- If becoming a rock star doesn't work out for 17-year-old Kathryn Young, she'll settle for being a computer programmer instead. ...

NBDL daily developments
OurSports Central (press release) - Marshfield,WI,USA
Tip off time for the meeting between the Asheville Altitude and Columbus Riverdragons is 7 pm EDT at the Columbus (Ga.) Civic Center. ...

Walk-in Movies return to West Asheville Friday night
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
WEST ASHEVILLE - Walk-in Movies are back for the season in the rear parking lot of the Bledsoe Building on Haywood Road in West Asheville. ...

Possibility of snow in forecast for Western North Carolina
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE -- The National Weather Service says it could snow in Western North Carolina over the weekend as temperatures plunge. ...

Grasshoppers jump all over Asheville pitching
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
By George Porter, Jr. ASHEVILLE -- Greensboro sure didn't look like the second worse hitting team in the South Atlantic League Thursday night. ...

Outdoors calendar
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... listing of hiking, mountain biking, paddling, running and other outdoor activities in Western North Carolina, to: Outdoors Calendar, Asheville Citizen-Times ...

Committee prods city to mend aging Civic Center
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE -- City leaders hope a Missouri developer's plans to build a hotel near the 30--year-old Asheville Civic Center will also help them build a case ...

Investigators have possible ID of woman found dead in river
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE -- Investigators think they might know the identity of a woman whose body was found in the French Broad River. A kayaker ...

Cisco, CA: Where "Family Time" Begins; Romantic Honeymoon "Cabins ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
... awhile. These cozy romantic cabins have provided a magical staging ground for wonderful days and nights of rest and fun and adventure. ...

Maui park campground may get major upgrade
Honolulu Advertiser - Honolulu,HI,USA
... Wai'anapanapa, about 53 miles from Kahului, has a tent campground and 12 cabins that can be rented for a minimum of $45 per night. ...

Fort Smith : $2 million chopped from lake upgrade
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription) - Little Rock,AR,USA
... Building three rather than five guest cabins, a savings of more than $398,000, and one rather than five group cabins, saving nearly $558,000. ...

The Nature of Conflict
National Review Online - USA
... minded organization is funding research into a number of new animal-related technologies, including cat-sized napalm bombs, mountain cabins that automatically ...

Fort Smith : $2 million chopped from lake upgrade
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription) - Little Rock,AR,USA
... The Parks and Tourism Department is building a 60-room, 127,000-square-foot lodge and 13 cabins in Logan County atop Arkansas' highest mountain. ...

The hills are alive
Southern Voice - Atlanta,GA,USA
... from the evils of metro Atlanta traffic to the Enota Mountain Retreat Center ... Slumbering options include cabins, RV sites, bunkhouses and plenty of land for tent ...

North Carolina lose more to draft
BBC Sport - UK
Three more members of North Carolina's 2005 national championship team have decided to leave school early and enter the NBA Draft on 28 June. ...

The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Joins IBM's ...
Market Wire (press release) - USA
DURHAM, NC -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/22/2005 -- IBM today announced that the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) has joined IBM's Academic ...

Lottery likely in North Carolina
Seahawk (subscription) - Wilmington,NC,USA
By Kate Turner. The chances of a lottery in North Carolina are now higher than ever. The House recently passed a bill supporting ...

Maryland Hosts North Carolina In Key ACC Softball Series
UMTerps.com - USA
The Maryland softball team opens a 12-game homestand at the Terrapin Softball Complex this weekend with a three-game series against ACC foe North Carolina. ...

Lady Monarch Lax Travels To #9 North Carolina For Season Finale
CollegeSports.com - New York,NY,USA
-- The Old Dominion women's lacrosse team will travel to Chapel Hill, North Carolina to face the ninth ranked Tar Heels in their 2005 season finale. ...

Possibility of snow in forecast for Western North Carolina
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE -- The National Weather Service says it could snow in Western North Carolina over the weekend as temperatures plunge. ...

GTC Telecom launches in Georgia, North Carolina
Telecom Paper (subscription) - Netherlands
... provider of internet and long-distance service, has completed testing of its local exchange telecoms services in the states of North Carolina and Georgia, and ...

Dell Donates $50,000 to Support North Carolina Center for 21st ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Skills, which will bring together educators, administrators and the business community to identify the skills needed to help ensure North Carolina continues to ...

No. 10 Carolina Hosts Rival Duke
TarHeelBlue.com - USA
CHAPEL HILL, NC - Tenth-ranked North Carolina (30-8-1, 11-4-1 ACC) hopes to return to its winning ways in the Atlantic Coast Conference this weekend when it ...

USC Men's Track and Field Signs North Carolina Standout
USCsports.com - USA
Columbia, SC - South Carolina's head track and field coach Curtis Frye announced the signing of North Carolina high school standout Johnathan Hancock to the ...

Maui park campground may get major upgrade
Honolulu Advertiser - Honolulu,HI,USA
... Resources is proposing a master plan of improvements for Wai'anapanapa State Park near Hana, one of only two places on Maui where the state offers cabin rentals ...

BLUE RIDGE Just Country
Sherman Denison Herald Democrat - Sherman/Denison,TX,USA
BLUE RIDGE - The Just Country Band will perform Saturday, starting at 7:30 pm, at the Blue Ridge Fine Arts Sanctuary (formerly the First Baptist Church building ...

One Killed, Three Injured In Highway 14 Crash
Carolina Channel.com - Greenville,SC,USA
... south. The SUV hit the car on the driver's side door, killing the driver, Jessica Marie Wheeler, a Blue Ridge High School student. ...

Outdoors calendar
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
By bike. ASHEVILLE AMBLERS 25K BIKE TRAIL RIDE: Ride daily on the Blue Ridge Parkway and through Biltmore Forest on a 25K bike trail, sponsored by the American ...

Hotel occupancy rose across Utah in March
Hotels Magazine - Oak Brook,IL,USA
There were fewer empty hotel rooms across Utah in March, according to the Rocky Mountain Lodging Report. Statewide, 71.6 percent ...

Business briefs
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
... occupancy rates were flat in March compared with last year, but average room rates continued to rise, according to the Rocky Mountain Lodging Report released ...

Woods honored as woman trailblazer
The Robesonian - Lumberton,NC,USA
... To receive the award, recipients must be from North Carolina, be accomplished in a ... Enterprises, a firm for consulting, farm management and real estate rentals.

Transcript of Bush's speech
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) - Knoxville,TN,USA
... to report since 2000, the ozone levels have dropped -- but there is more to be done to make sure the Smokey Mountains and the Smokey Mountain National Park is ...

Amazing Sea Hawks haul 27 swim golds
Philippine Star - Manila,Philippines
... In other fronts, Smokey Mountain trounced Barangay Beata, 15-9, to rule elementary baseball while Ramon Magsaysay High School ended Villegas School's three ...

Bush defends environmental policies on Earth Day
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... Bush said ozone levels have dropped since 2000, "but there's more to be done to make sure the Smoky Mountains and the Smoky Mountain National Park's as ...

OUT THERE: News and briefs from around the region
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
It's ramp season, and Robbinsville will celebrate the pungent with its 30th annual Smoky Mountain Ramp festival today through Sunday with music, crafts and ...

Press Gaggle by Dana Perino and Jim Connaughton
Whitehouse.gov (press release) - USA
... decrease as we go forward. Q Jim, what was the cause of the pollution in the Great Smoky Mountain Park? MR. CONNAUGHTON: There is a ...

On Earth Day, CREA Praises President's Commitment to Parks ...
Environmental Media Services (press release) - Washington,D.C.,USA
... Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency stated the Great Smoky Mountain National Park had one of the most persistent regional haze and air pollution ...

Styles wins NWA Title, Storm retires, Heyman returns, Steamboat ...
Pro Wrestling Torch - USA
... He previously worked for WCW during the Nitro era, ECW as a tag partner with Justin Credible, and Smoky Mountain Wrestling as one half of the Thrill Seekers ...

Woman's death ruled homicide
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... southwestern Buncombe County. The decomposed body was lodged against debris on the Biltmore Estate side of the river. Buncombe County ...

What He Did For Love
Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach,FL,USA
... granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who amassed the great shipping and railroad fortune, and the older sister of George Vanderbilt, who built Biltmore Estate ...

Roberson defense keys win over Asheville
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
Thanks to their dominant defense, the Roberson Rams turned two first-half goals into a 2-0 victory over the host Asheville Cougars in front of more than 250 ...

Developer announces plans for new hotel near Asheville Civic ...
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE - A Missouri-based hotel developer announced today that he wants to build a 250- to-280 room hotel near the Civic Center downtown. ...

Parkway reopens from Asheville to Mt. Mitchell
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE - The rockslide that forced the closure of a section of the Blue Ridge Parkway north of the Folk Art Center last Thursday has been removed, and the ...

Business up at Asheville airport
Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem,NC,USA
Joe and Kathleen Kasben shop around when they are making air travel plans, comparing fares through Asheville Regional Airport and those at other nearby ...

Couple's $3 million gift helps fund growth spurt at UNCA
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE -- While making their fortune in textiles, Steve and Frosene Zeis traveled the world, collecting rocks from faraway places, such as China's Great ...

NBDL daily developments
OurSports Central (press release) - Marshfield,WI,USA
... season. LONE RANGER: Lenny Stokes is the only player from the 2003-04 Asheville championship team on the current Altitude roster. ...

Biotech firm will pitch to investors
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE -- A second company from Western North Carolina has been selected to pitch its scientific discoveries and business potential at a high-profile pair ...

Tucson firm to supply Dreamliner's emergency cabin lights
Phoenix Business Journal - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... Germany's Diehl Luftfahrt Elektronik will provide the 787's main cabin lighting. The Dreamliner lavatories will be supplied by Jamco, based in Japan. ...

Historical Association auctions cabin
Clarke Times Courier - Berryville,VA,USA
All building materials from a log cabin built in the early 1800s will be auctioned by the Clarke County Historical Association on April 30 at noon at the ...

All'International Aero Industry Conference Pall presenta nuove
Companynewsgroup (Comunicato Stampa) - Italy
EAST HILLS, NY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 2005--Questions about whether passengers, pilots and cabin crew are at risk from exposure to contaminated air on ...

CR-V AND X-TRAIL TUSSLE IT OUT
Bangkok Post - Thailand
... But then it's so difficult to ignore the CR-V's levels of refinement and cabin quality. Drivers won't get the same treatment the X-Trail aims to deliver. ...

Fire scorches over 1,500 acres
Houghton Lake Resorter - Houghton Lake,MI,USA
... One cabin was destroyed, but two were saved through the quick action of firefighters from the Department of Natural Resources and Denton Township. ...

Witness: Wigen worried about Harmon before death
Juneau Empire - Juneau,AK,USA
... Wigen, 19, disappeared in late March and was found April 19, 2003, buried in an earth dam near the cabin she rented in the island community. ...

Post Offices Targeted by Robbers in Md.
Washington Post - USA
... The first took place at 7:45 am at the Cabin John post office in Montgomery County, when a man wearing a black mask, sweatshirt, gloves and bicycle helmet ...

Communities try to protect the past from development
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
... the help of a moving company, the police departments of a handful of communities and the Road Commission of Macomb County -- moved a log cabin from Washington ...

Easter in Norway - from church pews to mountain peaks
Norway Post - Norway
... One in three Norwegians left home during Easter -- many of them stayed in mountain cabins and spent the entire vacation on skis and getting their first tan of ...

NTSB joins ship probe as a Trump role is alleged
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... The boat returned Monday morning. Four of the 2,000 passengers suffered minor injuries, and more than 60 cabins were flooded, the company said. ...

Beams Fit For A Dream Home
Boone Mountain Times - Boone,NC,USA
... space in the house and will give the building a distinctive mountain cabin feel. ... Al and Parker Platt on several projects including a recent house in Asheville. ...

Local artist leaves benchmark in career
Oxford Tribune - Oxford,PA,USA
... Chester Counties. The bridge is located on Ashville Road just south of the Octoraro Lake Reservoir in Little Britain Township. Many ...

Woodturner puts new spin on Biltmore trees
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... heard a year ago that workers would be cutting down the stately tulip poplar trees that lined the passageway leading to the Biltmore House, he scarcely could ...

Blue Ridge Parkway Partnership Council Cites Parkway Decay
Boone Mountain Times - Boone,NC,USA
This was the reaction of Pat Shore Clark, chairman of the board of trustees of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, on her last trip through Aho Gap near Blowing ...

10 students at two-year colleges receive honors
Richmond Times Dispatch - Richmond,VA,USA
... Academic Team. Joanne Helmick, 40, of Harrisonburg, a transfer student at Blue Ridge Community College in Weyers Cave. Hannah Hethcox ...

Beams Fit For A Dream Home
Boone Mountain Times - Boone,NC,USA
... timber beams will be a focal point of the interior of the open living room space in the house and will give the building a distinctive mountain cabin feel. ...

Fishing guide
OCRegister (subscription) - Orange County,CA,USA
... fishing is best at the dam, the north shore, or ... is free all season and boat rentals are available ... jerkbaits or spinnerbaits and then on Carolina-rigged plastics ...

Alaska-Refuge Drilling Approved by US House
National Geographic - Washington,D.C.,USA
... hectares)--the size of South Carolina--and lies in ... by billions of dollars from lease rentals, royalties, and ... the largest oil field in North America, located ...

Bagalay keys Villegas romp in baseball
Philippine Star - Manila,Philippines
... on the three RBIs (runs-batted in) by Jonel Bituin as it trashed Barangay 129, 15-3, to set up a rematch with elimination round conqueror Smokey Mountain today ...

Student art designs help give face lift to Smoky Mountains
WBIR-TV - Knoxville,TN,USA
... One of their drawings will be used as the design for Friends of the Smokies donation boxes. The donations boxes are placed throughout the Smoky Mountains. ...

Smokies park needs help
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) - Knoxville,TN,USA
... remembers what his father told him decades ago. "Always support the University of Tennessee, TVA and Great Smoky Mountains National Park," said John Waters Sr. ...

Not everyone happy with President's visit
WVLT - Knoxville,TN,USA
Smoky Mountains, Sevier County (WVLT) - The Commander in Chief will make a visit to our area on Friday. President Bush will travel ...

Few remember first and only President to visit the Great Smoky ...
WBIR-TV - Knoxville,TN,USA
... Oakley was born in the Smoky Mountains years before they became a National Park. "When Roosevelt came, that was a great thing for everybody," he says. ...

Bush's visit to Smokies timely
MSNBC - USA
... Cove on Friday, the US Environmental Protection Agency is putting the finishing touches on a rule to eliminate haze in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...

North Carolina Establishes the First State Initiative to Infuse ...
Market Wire (press release) - USA
... focused on infusing 21st century skills into education, today announced a joint effort with Governor Mike Easley and the state of North Carolina to develop the ...

Lenny's Sub Shops expand to North Carolina
Memphis Business Journal - Memphis,TN,USA
Lenny's Sub Shops is expanding to North Carolina in the company's on-going expansion into the nationwide market. Franchisees Jeff ...

Carolina Blanks NC State In ACC Opening Round
TarHeelBlue.com - USA
CARY, NC - North Carolina's men's tennis team advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2005 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Tennis Championship by beating 50th ...

ResCare to Acquire North Carolina Home Care Agency; Completes ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Albemarle Homecare Services will join ResCare's CNC/Access operations in North Carolina, further expanding the Company's service area in the state. ...

North Carolina
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
... Driver's licenses have become part of a contentious, two-pronged debate in North Carolina over national security and the effect illegal immigration is having ...

North Carolina Beats Colgate in Men's Lacrosse, 12-6
Colgate University Raiders - Hamilton,NY,USA
HAMILTON, NY - The North Carolina men's lacrosse team scored seven straight goals to take a 7-1 halftime lead and withstood a third-quarter Colgate rally to ...

North Carolina's season: high hopes to bad dream
Baltimore Sun - USA
By Gary Lambrecht. North Carolina senior attackman Jed Prossner did not anticipate being in this place. Nor did coach John Haus or ...

The North Carolina Unit Of Herb Society Of America Holds Their ...
WFMY News 2 - Greensboro,NC,USA
Greensboro, NC -- The North Carolina unit of Herb Society of America held their Annual Herb and Plant Sale Thursday offering exceptional and unusual herbs and ...

North Carolina Prospect Interests USC
Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription) - Spartanburg,SC,USA
By Phil Kornblut. The USC basketball team has one scholarship left to give for the spring signing period and the Gamecocks would ...

North Carolina concert for Degas Quartet
Soundgenerator.com - UK
... The Degas Quartet currently holds the position of Quartet-in-Residence with the Western Piedmont Symphony in Hickory, North Carolina. ...

Developers outline resort plans
Allentown Morning Call - Allentown,PA,USA
... cabins in addition to building a hotel and shops on a mountaintop on the east end of Summit Hill. The developers presented their plans for the Summit Mountain ...

High alpine Hannagan Meadow offers respite from desert heat
Ahwatukee Foothills - Ahwatukee,AZ,USA
... The stables behind the cabins offer hourly trail rides and overnight campouts ... The road wiggles along high mountain passes through the Apache-Sitgreaves National ...

Norwegian Coastal Voyage -- "From the Fjords to the North" Cruise ...
cruises.about.com - USA
... cliff; Torghatten's hat-shaped mountain; and the Seven Sisters mountain range with ... The majority of cabins have upper/lower berths, about half with private ...

Jeep World of Adventure to Showcase Superpipe, Banzai and TGR this ...
Skipressworld - McMasterville,QC,Canada
... race on a route covering frozen rivers, four mountain ranges and ... the team to dangerous avalanche encouters, snowmobile breakdowns, backcountry cabins and rowdy ...

Fire causes $1m damage to homestead
ABC Online - Australia
... The fire service believes the damage is estimated at more than $1 million, but says the accommodation cabins on the property were not damaged.

Viking River Cruises Celebrates Launch of Second Ship on ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... is Scandinavian-influenced and reflects the cruise line's Viking heritage while surrounding passengers with elegant contemporary style in all cabins and public ...

A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do
News & Star - Carlisle,Cumbria,UK
... Marathon. She was already suffering from stomach cramps and couldn't wait to find one of the portable cabins on route. Certainly ...

Couple's cruise vacation ruined by storm chaos
Times Herald-Record - Middletown,NY,USA
... More than 60 cabins were flooded, and four passengers suffered minor injuries as the water struck as high as deck 10, officials said. ...

Secret Service prepares for Bush visit
Maryville Daily Times - Maryville,TN,USA
... House advance teams were on the ground in Blount County Tuesday, clearing the way for Friday's visit of President Bush to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. ...

Media Conference Call: President Bush to Visit Nation's Most ...
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
This Friday, April 22, President Bush will visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park to deliver his 2005 Earth Day address. Local ...

School Zone: Biedermann coordinates UWGB Earth Day efforts
Green Bay Press Gazette - Green Bay,WI,USA
... candidate education coordinator with the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters during the 2004 elections, working at Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...

Bucs' fast-pitch tourney grew by leaps, bounds
Birmingham News - Birmingham,AL,USA
... par%% Besides third-ranked Hoover and fifth-ranked Vestavia, other local teams are Pelham, Hewitt-Trussville, Mountain Brook, Ashville and Hayden. ...

Mallon plans to return to defend Farr title
Toledo Blade - Toledo,OH,USA
... Shaker Run, Lebanon; Stonewater, Cleveland; Elk's Run, Batavia; Eaglesticks, Zanesville; Hickory Hills, Grove; Cook's Creek, Ashville; Weatherwax, Middletown ...

DHR settles lawsuit in Tori case
AL.com - Birmingham,AL,USA
... "Out of all evil, something good happens," Ashville lawyer Charles Robinson told the plaintiffs, Victory and Warrington, shortly before Hereford approved the ...

Director is a strong voice for Charlotte Chorale
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
... homes and other venues. We've performed at the Biltmore House for the Christmas candlelight tours. Sometimes it's a fundraising ...

Va. Teacher Who Inspired With Art Dies in Crash
Washington Post - USA
... Martha Mothersead, a teacher at Gar-Field Senior High School in Woodbridge and director of an arts program for children in the Blue Ridge Mountains, was ...

Farmadi kick lifts Titans
Roanoke Times - Roanoke,VA,USA
... Northside 8, William Fleming 0: Hien Nguyen scored three goals as the visiting Vikings defeated the Colonels in a Blue Ridge District game. ...

Barbershoppers share their art with choral students
Fauquier Times-Democrat - Fauquier,VA,USA
... and Liberty high schools tried their voices at barbershop singing on April 8, when members of the Fauquier County chapter of Blue Ridge Barbershoppers visited ...

Cash offered to bolster retraining
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
... Sunbelt Rentals is among the businesses attending the fair ... She said Sunbelt is looking for more than 10 positions around North Carolina, from mechanics to sales ...

Oakland People in the News
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
... its second year and coordinates private-home rentals to corporate executives attending professional golf tournaments in Michigan, North Carolina and Washington ...

City called on to grow presence in tourism study
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
... and Community Development at Coastal Carolina University, is ... Grand Strand Resorts in North Myrtle Beach ... because condominiums and vacation rentals report their ...

Community college celebration will promote diversity
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
... Bradford Student Hall on the SCC campus, will feature representatives from Enterese Magazine, independent Spanish newspaper La Voz, the Smoky Mountain News and ...

Swain might join coalition opposing Duke plan
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
... said of the anticipated vote. The Smoky Mountain News went to press before the vote occurred Tuesday night. Duke's permits to ...

Peace activist comes to WCU
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
A peace activist who once served six months in the same prison where Martha Stewart was incarcerated will speak at Western Carolina University at 12:30 pm on ...

Authorities seek identity of remains found in river
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... southwestern Buncombe County. The body was lodged against some debris on the Biltmore Estate side of the river. Deputies removed ...

Spring Book Horses in Diplomat Opener
Standardbred Canada - Canada
... Blueridge Dbang (PP8, Paul MacDonell), who raced well throughout the Youthful, has drawn the outside post position for trainer Dustin Jones. ...

Bulgarian Wines Grab Three Medals at Int'l Contest
Sofia News Agency - Bulgaria
... "Domaine Boyar - Cabernet Sauvignon 2001" won a gold medal, "Boyar - Sélection - Cabernet Sauvignon 2001" and "Boyar - Blueridge - Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 ...

Day By Day Calendar
Richmond Times Dispatch - Richmond,VA,USA
"Folk of the Blue Ridge: A Photographic ... wine- and beer-tasting, hors d'oeuvres and silent and live auctions of art, meals, entertainment and luxury goods and ...

County OKs Asheville schools loan
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE - The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an $8 million construction contract for Asheville City Schools after a brief public ...

Supermarket showdown: Ingles plans to stay competitive in a ...
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE -- Kenneth McGee visited the new Wal-Mart Supercenter in east Asheville recently looking for a pair of shoes. He walked ...

Tourists edge 'Dads
Hickory Daily Record - Hickory,NC,USA
BY GARY OLINGER. The Asheville right-hander pitched seven innings of one-hit ball and the Tourists defeated the Crawdads 3-2 Tuesday night. ...

Price tag for traffic taming too high for city's 300-plus requests
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
Asheville residents have asked city government to implement "traffic-calming'' measures on some 300 segments of street totaling about 100 miles because they ...

Authorities seek identity of remains found in river
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
Authorities are trying to determine the identity of a woman whose body was found Tuesday afternoon in the French Broad River. A ...

Minor-League Report
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
... HICKORY (4-8) split a doubleheader with Asheville, winning, 6-2, and losing, 8-2. DH Neil Walker, the Pirates' first-round draft pick last year, had a double ...

Cabin thiever: don't become a victim
MSNBC - USA
But there is another menace that may be on board your flight, too. This one is less dangerous but also less detectable. It's the cabin thief. ...

Cabin moved across county to C'fld village
New Baltimore Voice Newspapers - New Baltimore,MI,USA
... The township historical society contracted with a company which moved a log cabin from Washington Township to the village, located adjacent to the township ...

Ban on lighters sparks debate
CNN International - USA
... UK authorities believe reinforced cockpit doors and the deployment of armed sky marshals means most sharp objects in the cabin are useless in the hands of a ...

Woman gets life in prison for 1998 killing at river cabin
Sioux City Journal - Sioux City,IA,USA
... County. Kuenning was found shot twice in the chest and once in the head at his remote river cabin along the Big Blue River. McKinney ...

More questions raised about Harmon's cash
Juneau Empire - Juneau,AK,USA
... after troopers arrived in the island community to look for Wigen and two days before they found her body in an earth dam in a stream near the cabin she rented. ...

Essay winners jump at the chance to "quiz" Mr. Lincoln
Herald & Review - Decatur,IL,USA
... House. "I'd like to ask what his biggest motivation would have been. He came from a small farm family, a log cabin and everything. He ...

Polluted school buses
Long Beach Press-Telegram - Long Beach,CA,USA
... typical day. The study suggests that fumes from the bus engines, especially in older models, are leaking into the cabin. A story ...

Ozone Alert Issued for Smokies
WVLT - Knoxville,TN,USA
Knoxville (WVLT/ AP) - An ozone alert has been issued for the Great Smoky Mountains on Tuesday. The National Park suffered its first ...

After finals, why leave Tennessee?
Pacer - Martin,TN,USA
... A Walk in the Woods, located in Gatlinburg, Tenn., features guided trips through the Smoky Mountains National Park, designed to make your stay as enjoyable as ...

‘We love the outdoors and have to see Alaska'
MSNBC - USA
... Cabins big enough for the family are $199 in peak season. ... centerpiece of the trip, Denali National Park and Mount McKinley, the continent's tallest mountain. ...

Published May/Jun 2005
AAA Midwest Traveler - USA
... Amish craftsmen constructed the new floating cabins on aluminum barges ... of shorelines, Lake Cumberland is an aqueous gem cradled in the Cumberland Mountain Range ...

Old Trail Museum charts new path
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
... suffered a blow with the sale late last year of the Egg Mountain dig area ... The 37,000-acre ranch will feature 18 "cabins," which are more like luxurious small ...

RUSSIA * TOURISM * HUNTING *HOLIDAYS
RIA Novosti - Moscow,Russia
... the same period, you can hunt Siberian deer and Siberian mountain goats in ... Ryazan regions, which offer both luxury and standard wooden hunting cabins for two ...

Cruise ship had turned away from storm when 70-foot rogue wave hit
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... More than 60 cabins were flooded and four passengers suffered minor injuries as the water hit as high as deck 10, NCL Corp. Ltd. ...

College of Biological Sciences to rebuild cabins
Minnesota Daily - Minneapolis,MN,USA
The College of Biological Sciences is fund raising to rebuild two cabins on Lake Itasca, in northern Minnesota. Severe deterioration ...

Get me off this ship
NorthJersey.com - Hackensack,NJ,USA
... Just before daybreak, a mammoth wave smashed into the bow of the ship, pounding the forward cabins on the ninth and 10th decks. Sixty-two cabins were swamped. ...

Local woman recalls wave's damage
Poughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie,NY,USA
... up. In a panic, he ran into the hallway and found passengers from flooded cabins, bunched together and wearing life preservers. ...

Embattled DeLay Responds With Memo To Right-Wing Conservatives
Common Dreams (press release) - Portland,ME,USA
... The editorial boards of the Ashville Citizen Times, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Hartford Courant and York Dispatch have joined the conservative ...

SunSpots Productions Brings Streaming to Voiceover Production
StreamingMedia.com (press release) - USA
With studios in Orlando, FL and Ashville, NC, SunSpots Productions "is the largest voiceover production facility in the country," says Ryan Salazar, CIO of ...

Want a $2 plane ticket to Asheville? You could have had one over ...
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... US Airways became the low-cost carrier of all time over the weekend, selling round-trip flights to and from some US cities, including Asheville, for less than ...

WalkAmerica helps save babies March of Dimes fund-raiser aims to ...
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE - In her youth, Mary Ellen McCutcheon regularly participated in fund-raising walks for the March of Dimes. "I've walked ...

State's housing trust fund deserves significant upgrade
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... to afford a two-bedroom apartment at $540 a month," said Sarah Uminski, executive director of the Affordable Housing Coalition of Asheville/Buncombe County. ...

NBDL daily developments
OurSports Central (press release) - Marshfield,WI,USA
... Championship final? WHERE'S RUSTY? At this time last season Rusty LaRue was helping Asheville win an NBDL title. Fast forward ...

Distinctive features, different sizes, styles mark homes on annual ...
The Decatur Daily - Decatur,AL,USA
... While the home was built by Dr. and Mrs. Charles Elliott in 1992, the library is modeled after one at the Biltmore House in Asheville, NC Kissam's family is ...

Rezoning approved for Blue Ridge project
Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia,MO,USA
The southwest corner of Blue Ridge Road and Range Line Street could get a large retailer and grocery store, developers told the Columbia City Council last night ...

Community Calendar
Abilene Recorder Chronicle - Abilene,KS,USA
... Restaurant, Abilene. BLUE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN ROUNDUP, 12:30 pm, Blue Ridge Elementary School, rural Abilene. INDIAN ...

Fish-flinging fun: Adults, children compete during Shad Festival
Greenville Daily Reflector - Greenville,NC,USA
... by a grassroots art grant from the North Carolina Arts Council. New this year were a guided paddle tour of Contentnea Creek and kayak and canoe rentals at the ...

Interactive Offices Worldwide buys Clark Tower business center
Memphis Business Journal - Memphis,TN,USA
... seven US states including California, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas ... offices, virtual offices, mail services, boardroom rentals and video ...

Park prepping for President
WBIR-TV - Knoxville,TN,USA
... the park staff.". A fitting description of the next several days from Smoky Mountain National Park Spokeswoman Nancy Gray. Keep in ...

Torch DVD DoubleShot: Burgan reviews Shoot Interviews with Dana ...
Pro Wrestling Torch - USA
... everywhere. I remember reading about Chris in the Torch newsletter back when he was in Jim Cornette's Smokey Mountain Wrestling. ...

After finals, why leave Tennessee?
Pacer - Martin,TN,USA
... it is the largest national park in the East, featuring over one-half million acres, auto tours of the park and over 270 miles of scenic Smokey Mountain roads. ...

Street Chatter: TASER International, Sirius Satellite Radio, and ...
Schaeffers Research - Cincinnati,Ohio,USA
... Picture this, you are cruising through the mountains of Tennessee on your way to the Smokey Mountain National Park to view the beautiful changing leaves, on a ...

Weekend warm-up a cure for cabin fever
MaineToday.com - Portland,ME,USA
... "People get a little cabin fever in the winter and can't wait for those first few warm weekends to spread their wings," said Matt Havrda, working hard at the ...

First Bombardier Global 5000 Enters Service
Scotland on Sunday - UK
... speed of Mach 0.89 and a 4,800-nautical-mile (8,889-km) range at Mach 0.85, both best in-class, as well as the most advanced business jet cabin in corporate ...

Alitalia flight attendants' strike hits 168 flights
Ireland Online - Ireland
... Cabin crews have gone on strike several times in recent months over concerns that include a restructuring plan at the airline that includes 3,700 job cuts.

Greenpeace: Brush Your Teeth, Get Cancer And Die
Blogger News Network - USA
... According to the homosexual group, Log Cabin Republicans, "scores" of Bush state steering committee members and campaign volunteers were homosexuals. ...

Get me off this ship
NorthJersey.com - Hackensack,NJ,USA
... Cold saltwater ran down the halls and into the cabin Russo shared with her husband and three children. ... Their luggage was strewn around their cabin. ...

Orange County family on board Norwegian Dawn when 70 foot wave ...
Mid-Hudson News - Newburgh,NY,USA
... initially. "Everything in our cabin was going back and forth, all the furniture," she said. "My husband was in a wheelchair. ...

Lookout expands contract
Jacksonville Daily News - Jacksonville,NC,USA
ATLANTIC - Ferry service and cabin rentals for the popular Great Island camp at Cape Lookout National Seashore will soon be in operation again, park service ...

Marion Steel selling steel-making line to North Carolina company
Miami Herald - FL,USA
MARION, Ohio - Nucor Corp. of Charlotte, NC, will buy the steel-making operations of the family owned Marion Steel Co. Marion Steel ...

Colgate Tangles With North Carolina in Televised Men's Lacrosse ...
Colgate University Raiders - Hamilton,NY,USA
The Raiders host perennial powerhouse North Carolina on Wednesday in CU's only televised game of the season before closing the campaign against nationally ...

Carolina Plays Regular Season Finale At Colgate Wednesday
CollegeSports.com - New York,NY,USA
CAROLINA CLOSE 2005 REGULAR SEASON WITH GAME WEDNESDAY AT COLGATE: The North Carolina men's lacrosse team will play the final game of its 2005 regular season ...

THE TROON GOLF EXPERIENCE TO UNVEIL IN NORTH CAROLINA
Southport Times - NC,USA
James, North Carolina (NC) -- Troon Golf,® the leader in upscale golf course management, development and marketing is pleased to announce that it has been ...

Florida Atlantic hires former North Carolina coach Doherty
AllSports.com - San Diego,CA,USA
Doherty, who resigned under pressure at North Carolina following the 2003 season, was hired by Florida Atlantic, school president Frank Bogan announced Monday. ...

North Carolina
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
... As newspaper editors and broadcasters are asked to lobby against the bills, the University of North Carolina, local governments and bill sponsors are working ...

McHenry Jumps to Fundraising Lead Among North Carolina ...
NCrumors.com - Lincolnton,NC,USA
Congressman McHenry raises nearly $239,000 in first quarter fundraising, $94,000 more than any North Carolina member, making him one of the most prolific ...

Bowles, Moseley Braun join North Carolina Mutual board
Raleigh Triangle Business Journal - Raleigh,NC,USA
... chief of staff. Bowles was the Democratic nominee for the US Senate from North Carolina in 2002 and in 2004, losing both races.

Scuba diving thieves will pilfer North Carolina shipwreck say ...
CDNN - New Zealand
MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina (18 Apr 2005) -- In the wake of recent busts of scuba divers stealing artifacts from protected historical shipwreck sites ...

North Carolina IIA to Host 2008 Big I Junior Classic
Insurance Journal - USA
The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina are pleased to announce that North Carolina will host the National Trusted Choice Big I Junior Classic in ...

Race fundraiser offers eight-miles of fun
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... April 30. Enjoy spectacular views of the Biltmore Estate as you float along or paddle hard for a chance to win prizes. This family ...

Champion for Carteret
Jacksonville Daily News - Jacksonville,NC,USA
... of the awards and Goldstein joins leaders of organizations such as Asheville's Grove Park Inn Resort and Biltmore Co., which operates the Biltmore Estate, as a ...

Rowe takes PASS Cabin Fever 150 at White Mountain
WhoWon.com - Lincoln,NE,USA
NAPLES, Maine -- Opening day is always special, especially when the snow is finally gone, the temperature is in the low 70s, the pits are full of shiny new cars ...

C-SPAN national Lincoln essay winners step back in time
Journal Gazette and Times-Courier - Charleston,IL,USA
... The visit to the Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum in Charleston and the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site brought a "real world" element to learning about ...

WHAT'S NEW
San Jose Mercury News - USA
. Drivers click phone buttons to notify the system when they start driving, stop driving, go off duty or head into the sleeper cabin. ...

Roscommon forest fire leaves bleak landscape
The Saginaw News - Saginaw,MI,USA
... Roscommon County forest fire that showed little mercy over its 3.5-mile-long rampage this weekend ran into a last-second shield encasing Van Wert's log cabin. ...

Kingfisher to begin as zero-debt firm
Sify - India
... Bangalore. Over 70 cabin crew and more than 40 pilots have been trained. The training programme for more pilots and cabin crew is on now.

Mum, toddler left homeless
Wodonga Border Mail - Albury,New South Wales,Australia
... Meanwhile a couple visiting the Border were taken to the Albury Base Hospital with smoke inhalation after their cabin at Trek 31 on Wagga Rd, Lavington, caught ...

Cops, kids relax as guests of campground
Hagerstown Morning Herald - Hagerstown,MD,USA
... Police officers and their families qualified for free tent and recreational-vehicle sites and received 50 percent discounts on cabin rentals. ...

Garrison Guitars G20-CE
Harmony-Central.com - USA
... I compared the Garrison to low-end Martins and Taylors, the Korean-made Breedlove Atlas, and the Chinese all-wood Blueridge (a nice guitar, but too much ...

The magic of goa
Telegraph.co.uk - UK
... The south is home to several emergent luxury resorts. ... The Nilaya ("Blue Heaven" in Sanskrit) sits on a ridge inland from Baga. ...

Sullivan County to go ahead with Asheville Project
Bristol Herald Courier - Bristol,TN,USA
BLOUNTVILLE -- Sullivan County officials say they will go ahead with a new insurance program designed by city officials in Asheville, NC, but they won't be ...

US Airways Glitch Leads to Cheap Tickets
Forbes - USA
... site for frequent fliers, said most of the fares involved flights into Lebanon, NH, or Watertown, NY But several other cities, including Asheville, NC, and ...

Students honored for beating the odds
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE -- When she was growing up, Jessica Smith's mom used to take her around to friends and say, "She'll be my little lawyer one day.". ...

Civil Liberties Group Plan Meeting To Discuss Crowded Buncombe ...
WRAL.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE, NC -- Civil libertarians in western North Carolina plan to meet Monday to discuss what they consider unacceptable conditions at the Buncombe County ...

Flight path doesn't appear to head out of town
Huntsville Times - Huntsville,AL,USA
The Huntsville Flight, despite registering the most wins in franchise history, at 27, had dropped a four-point decision to the Asheville Altitude in the ...

NBDL daily developments
OurSports Central (press release) - Marshfield,WI,USA
THE FINAL GAME: Asheville and Columbus will play in the 2005 NBDL Championship Tournament Finals Saturday at the Columbus Civic Center. ...

Intimidators too much for Tourists
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
By George Porter Jr. ASHEVILLE -- After surrendering just five runs in the last two games, McCormick Field was back to its "hitter friendly" ways Sunday. ...

Johnny Be Good luck
Rock Hill Herald - Rock Hill,SC,USA
Winthrop junior right-handed pitcher Mike Honce wasn't sure whether or not he'd get into Sunday's Big South Conference game against UNC Asheville at The ...

Behind the scenes of Pioneer Tree: The Tuliptree
WBIR-TV - Knoxville,TN,USA
... 1984. In that show we heard tales of the great stands of chestnuts and the wealth in timber that came from the Smoky Mountains. ...

Liner is forced into port after passengers hurt and cabins flooded
Houston Chronicle - USA
... SC - A seven-story wave damaged a cruise ship returning from the Bahamas over the weekend, smashing windows, flooding more than 60 cabins and injuring four ...

Cruise Ship Returns to New York after Nightmare at Sea
7Online.com - New York,NY,USA
... morning. Passengers are now telling their stories of 47 foot waves hitting the ship, flooding cabins and setting off panic. Lisa ...

Early season means prep work at Glendalough
Fergus Falls Daily Journal - Fergus Falls,MN,USA
... Wiersma said that through the winter, he was processing park reservations, and the park's four cabins are already booked every weekend through the summer. ...

Private development of Lake Texoma considered
Daily Ardmoreite - Ardmore,OK,USA
... Madill.''. The Lake Texoma Resort lodge, two golf courses, an airstrip and some older cabins are on the land intended for sale. The ...

Fielding a League of Miracles
American Profile - Franklin,TN,USA
... Association, call (770) 760-1933 or log on to www.miracleleague.com. Elaine Hobson Miller is a freelance writer in Ashville, Ala.

"I GOT A SCHEME!"
New Yorker - USA
... The men slept in the hold while the women and children had tiny cabins. ... and death we can learn from Thomas Mann's "The Magic Mountain." The difficulty in ...

World briefs - April 18, 2005
The South African Star (subscription) - Johannesburg,South Africa
... Geneva - A bus has skidded off a mountain road and fallen down a ravine in southern ... Four passengers were slightly injured yesterday, and 62 cabins flooded. ...

Mount Vaca park is worth the effort
Fairfield Daily Republic - Fairfield,CA,USA
... deal. Supervisors voted this week to move forward with the land transfer. Mount Vaca sits along the Blue Ridge west of Vacaville. At ...

Helicopter squadron may make Woodward Field home
Camden Chronicle Independent - Camden,SC,USA
... primarily support daytime missions in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, Randall said ... fuel sales, maintenance contracts and hangar rentals, as well ...

Add Sizzle to Your Bottom Line This Summer: Offer a Suite of ...
Green Sheet - USA
... in the summer consumers often mail checks for deposits on vacation rentals or use ... Located right off Interstate 85 in North Carolina, the Tire and Auto Center ...

On the Calendar
Providence Journal (subscription) - Providence,RI,USA
... Skate rentals are available for an additional $5. ... to 3 pm, pet refuge, 500 Stony Lane, North Kingstown ... Clark Memorial Library, 7 Pinehurst Drive, Carolina, 8 am ...

Rev it up: Get spring wardrobe in gear with Harley-Davidson ...
Maryville Daily Times - Maryville,TN,USA
For those ladies who are tired of the same old fashions year in and year out, Blount County's new Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson & Buell dealership introduced ...

Florida Atlantic hires former Notre Dame, North Carolina coach
San Jose Mercury News - USA
BOCA RATON, Fla. - Matt Doherty was hired as Florida Atlantic's basketball coach Monday, starting over two years after he resigned as coach of North Carolina. ...

USA: ALCOA: Alcoa Opens New Facility In North Carolina; $6 Million ...
Webbolt Business News (subscription) - Toronto,ON,Canada
SUMMARY: Alcoa announced that its Alcoa Subassembly and Logistics business will open a new manufacturing plant in Salisbury, Rowan County, NC, creating 75 new ...

North Carolina Men's Golf Takes Eighth Place at ACC Championship
TarHeelBlue.com - USA
NEW LONDON, NC - The North Carolina men's golf team moved up one place in the final round of this year's ACC Championship. The Tar ...

Here is the latest North Carolina news from The Associated Press
WVLT - Knoxville,TN,USA
ELIZABETH CITY, NC A musical entertainment complex headed by Randy Parton, brother of Dolly Parton, may be headed to Halifax County, North Carolina. ...

Women topple No. 6 North Carolina, 14-7
CollegeSports.com - New York,NY,USA
... No. 6-ranked North Carolina, 14-7, Saturday in Chapel Hill, NC. "We accomplished something," junior midfielder Delia Cox said. "I ...

Absolute Organics Announces Expansion to Charlotte, North Carolina
FPSnewswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
Charlotte, NC/April 18, 2005/FPSnewswire/- Newton, NC based Absolute Organics expanded it's free home delivery service of certified organic produce to the ...

Absolute Organics Announces Expansion to Charlotte, North Carolina
PR Leap (press release) - Chula Vista,CA,USA
Absolute Organics individually tailors it's 100% certified organic variety produce boxes to customers needs with three different sizes and weekly or bi ...

Miami 7, North Carolina 7, 10 innings
Tuscaloosa News (subscription) - Tuscaloosa,AL,USA
Paco Figueroa of Miami scored from third base on an error in the ninth inning to tie North Carolina at 7 and an inning later the teams decided to call the game ...

Illegal immigration comes to forefront in North Carolina
WCNC (subscription) - Charlotte,NC,USA
... House and Senate dealing with Hispanics has brought to the forefront the debate over how to treat hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants in North Carolina ...

Alcoa Opens New Facility In North Carolina
Jobwerx - Seattle,WA,USA
News Release - New Alcoa facility, a $6 million investment, will add 75 jobs and expand the local tax base of Salisbury, North Carolina. ...

La Antigua Guatemala
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
... The sun still climbs behind the mountain ridge that separates ... at the Posada de Don Rodrigo in a luxury hotel -- is ... lush foliage and tables open to the blue sky ...

Vacation Rental Travel Portal, HotStays.com Offers Unconditional ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
... travel portal, has announced their new unconditional money back guarantee for its Vacation Rental owners, Bed and Breakfast Innkeepers and Cabin Rental Owners. ...

Nature's therapy
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) - Knoxville,TN,USA
... Smith enjoys hiking in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, but since retiring, he has made a special effort to seek out places more out of the mainstream ...

Travel briefs
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) - Knoxville,TN,USA
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad will host the national premier of a new children's attraction. A full-size replica engine of the ...

Rockford police search for suspect in North Carolina shooting
WQAD - Moline,IL,USA
ROCKFORD, Ill. Rockford police are searching for a male suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of a North Carolina police officer. ...

Women's lacrosse: Cox leads Terps' upset of North Carolina
Annapolis Capital - Annapolis,MD,USA
... Tournament in two weeks in Baltimore. Christina Juras scored four goals to lead North Carolina (11-4). MCDANIEL 18, MUHLENBERG 9: Kristen ...

North Carolina rises to occasion vs. UMBC
Baltimore Sun - USA
... the NCAA tournament seemingly out of the question, UMBC had little to gain - at least on paper - from yesterday's home finale against struggling North Carolina ...

Miami 18, North Carolina 9
Lexington Dispatch - Lexington,NC,USA
John Jay led Miami with five RBIs in a 18-9 win over the University of North Carolina Tar Heels (28-8, 11-4 Atlantic Coast Conference). ...

Maryland vs North Carolina (Apr 16, 2005)
UMTerps.com - USA
Lacrosse Box Score (Final) 2005 MARYLAND LACROSSE #9 Maryland vs #6 North Carolina (Apr 16, 2005 at Chapel Hill, NC) Maryland (9-5, 2-2) vs. ...

Virginia Softball Splits Doubleheader With North Carolina
CollegeSports.com - New York,NY,USA
... a five-hit shutout in the nightcap to help the University of Virginia softball team split a doubleheader Saturday (April 16) against North Carolina at the UNC ...

North Carolina coach Matt
Fox Sports América Latina - USA
North Carolina coach Matt Doherty reacts during his team's 68-66 win over Clemson, in this Jan. 14, 2003 photo, in Chapel Hill, NC ...

Freak wave batters cruise liner off Florida
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... high smashed into a cruise liner as the vessel returned to New York from the Bahamas, slightly injuring four passengers and flooding 62 cabins, the ship's ...

Less gold for golden years at sea
San Francisco Chronicle - USA
... By purchasing the bargain cabins that some big cruise ships offer on their weekly departures from Miami, you could theoretically live aboard the ship for ...

State park director eyes fee changes, seasonal park closings
In-Forum (subscription) - Fargo,ND,USA
... Nelson is seeking extra fees for premium campsites or cabins and group discounts during off-peak hours. He also wants more people ...

WAYS AND MEANS
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription) - Little Rock,AR,USA
... Notable among the bed-and-breakfast inns, cabins and lodges are: Wildflower Bed & Breakfast, on the courthouse square. ... Pinewood Cabins & Motel Suites. ...

Fly free to Antarctica
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
... during a two-day retreat at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC The May ... Cost: Cabin rates begin at $3,845 per person, double occupancy ($2,307 single surcharge ...

Enjoying the pleasures of pregnancy
Pregnancy and Baby - Scottsdale,AZ,USA
... Beth, the mom of three in Ashville, North Carolina, remembers this time, "I felt as if all my erogenous zones were supercharged during pregnancy!". ...

WAYS AND MEANS
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription) - Little Rock,AR,USA
... its size, Mountain View has a remarkable number of motels, guest houses and recreational-vehicle parks. Notable among the bed-and-breakfast inns, cabins and ...
Register-Pajaronian - Watsonville,CA,USA
... already have supper cooking as we unpack into our crude plywood cabins, each with ... equilibrium must be maintained in order to progress down the mountain or cold ...

Scything into the 21st century
Telegraph.co.uk - UK
... died in Ruthenia fighting for the Dukla Pass, the old mountain trade route ... The pretty picture of hewn-log cabins, scythes and cowbells, patterned with isolated ...

Offbeat travel destinations
Roanoke Times - Roanoke,VA,USA
... single track trails "mountain bike Disneyland" for their challenge and variety. The park also includes a sandy swimming beach, boat rentals, cabins, conference ...

In the area: wineries, antiques, state parks and rock formations
Evansville Courier & Press (subscription) - Evansville,IN,USA
... Park, where you'll find a family-style dining lodge, cabins, rocky outcroppings ... folks at Northwest Passage can point you toward Bald Knob Mountain, just around ...

Fly free to Antarctica
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
... Gather gardening tips from authors P. Allen Smith and Kate Karam during a two-day retreat at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC The May 1-3 package includes ...

Blue Ridge Kite Festival takes flight for 7th time
Roanoke Times - Roanoke,VA,USA
Three-year-old Elliott Kroll does not remember the first time he was at the Blue Ridge Kite Festival because that April - four years ago - his mother, Annette ...

Blue Ridge Elementary honor roll
Sherman Denison Herald Democrat - Sherman/Denison,TX,USA
BLUE RIDGE - Blue Ridge Elementary has announced their honor roll for the 5th six weeks, they are: 1st Grade: Superintendent's Honor Roll: Kailee Benton, Jacob ...

Summer's easy to bear in vibrant Hendersonville
Miami Herald - FL,USA
From waterfalls and apple orchards to a symphony orchestra and a poetic favorite son, this Blue Ridge town is ready for anything -- even bears. BY JAY CLARKE. ...

District 15-2A Track Results
Sherman Denison Herald Democrat - Sherman/Denison,TX,USA
... Whitewright 10:51.68; 3. Matt Hemenway, Anna 11:12.22; 4. Logan Kelly, Anna 11:28.12 5. Jarrod Roberts, Bells 11:34.02; 6. Taylor Wright, Blue Ridge 11:36.42. ...

By Linda Brinson
Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem,NC,USA
... Reynolda House isn't quite as grand as Biltmore House in Asheville, but it's a fascinating picture of how the rich - and their servants - lived when North ...

Explore western tip of NC
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
... It is the only courthouse in North Carolina made from its own county's native ... The Marina on Hiwassee has boat rentals, fishing supplies and boat launching ramps ...

Olympic Outdoor Center helps paddlers of all abilities
San Marcos Daily Record - San Marcos,TX,USA
... who would rather do their own thing, boat and tube rentals are also ... This year she's already raced in North Carolina, Missouri, California, Utah and Colorado ...

Pop goes a market?
Chicago Tribune (subscription) - USA
... "In Washington, DC, for example, current owners are converting rentals to condos ... "I see people buying property in the Outer Banks of North Carolina," Young said ...

As black as brown can be
Manila Times - Manila,Philippines
... Jeffrey Hidalgo. A former member of the now-defunct Smokey Mountain, Jeffrey recently released his self-titled album. His theater ...

Nature's therapy
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) - Knoxville,TN,USA
... We were hiking the Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail's Smoky Mountain segment, which begins at Cove Lake State Park and crosses under Interstate 75 before ...

The Great Uncrowded Smokies
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
... capacity to handle visitors is often strained. But don't give up on that Smoky Mountain getaway just yet. Spring is a perfect time to ...

'Bonnie Lou and Buster' forever
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) - Knoxville,TN,USA
... After the TV show ended in 1982, Bonnie Lou & Buster continued to perform their live "Smoky Mountain Hayride Show" at the Pigeon Forge Coliseum until 1994. ...

Business up at Asheville airport
Dateline Alabama - Birmingham,AL,USA
Joe and Kathleen Kasben shop around when they are making air travel plans, comparing fares through Asheville Regional Airport and those at other nearby ...

Summer's easy to bear in vibrant Hendersonville
Miami Herald - FL,USA
... Situated 22 miles south of Asheville on I-26, Hendersonville is a much more sophisticated town than its 11,530 population might indicate. ...

Mediation on water issues deserves good-faith effort by council ...
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
Asheville's and Buncombe County's elected leaders have made little progress on the water agreement issues that divide them, but they reported one hopeful ...

NBDL daily developments
OurSports Central (press release) - Marshfield,WI,USA
NO SURPRISES: Columbus and Asheville, the top two seeds in the 2005 NBDL Championship Tournament presented by Delta Air Lines will advance to the tournament ...

Computer User Helps Foil Possible School Shooting
WTVD - Durham-Raleigh,NC,USA
... possible school shooting. Jason Scherer read a posting on a Web site that threatened an attack at a school in Asheville. The message ...

Maestro delivers in debut
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE -- Fans of the Asheville Symphony Orchestra erupted in thunderous cheers and long, loud applause Saturday night at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, as new ...

Vacation Rental Travel Portal, HotStays.com Offers Unconditional ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
... Our calendar will track all vacancies for all homes, B&B's and cabin rentals owned, with no manual updating -- making this tool ideal for both property ...

'The Cabin' a quirky option for southern Utah lodgers
Salt Lake Tribune - USA
MOUNT CARMEL - As its name implies, "The Cabin" is an unassuming place, barely noticeable despite sitting just a few feet off the berm of scenic Highway 89 in ...

Springtime rituals at the cabin: Fixing pipes, tussling for ...
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
It invariably happens, when my woodland cabin comes awake again from its long winter sleep, that there is some unexpected problem to be fixed. ...

Bad losers or gracious hosts?
Expressindia.com - New Delhi,India
... Quite a novel experience for the ‘most privileged'! Match referee Chris Broad, on the other hand, was upset the way constant peek-a-boo into his cabin. ...

Vacation Rental Travel Portal, HotStays.com Offers Unconditional ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
... travel portal, has announced their new unconditional money back guarantee for its Vacation Rental owners, Bed and Breakfast Innkeepers and Cabin Rental Owners. ...

Biography of physicist worth the wait
Cleveland Plain Dealer - Cleveland,OH,USA
... Traveling to New Mexico, Sherwin rode a horse from the Los Pinos Ranch across the Sangre de Cristo mountains to a cabin situated on 160 acres of mountainside. ...

Papal yacht cruises eBay
Toronto Sun - Canada
... with no bidders. The Blue Sapphire, the three-deck cabin cruiser used by the Pope, had a starting bid of $20,000 US. Included in ...