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Friday, November 10, 2006

11/10/06 News

Gov't Mule & Dave Matthews To Headline Warren Haynes Christmas Jam
Glide Magazine - Boston,MA,USA
... the 10 Best Concerts by The London Times, Warren Haynes Presents: The Christmas Jam will take place for the 18th consecutive year at The Asheville Civic Center ...

Newbie strikes out, again
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
My first day in Asheville, after I bought some patchouli oil and twisted my new dreads, I wanted to find a nice, one-of-a-kind place to grab a sandwich and a ...

Western Carolina trio defies all genre labels
The Robesonian - Lumberton,NC,USA
... A North Carolina Arts Council grant gave the band a new opportunity: To record with 100 artists from the mountains. In five years

City Picks for Thursday
Nashville City Paper - Nashville,TN,USA
... pm, $7. 3rd & Lindsley, 818 Third Ave. S., 259-9891. Blueridge 9 pm, The Station Inn, 402 12th Ave. S., 255-3307. $10. Buzz Cason ...

A damp reminder Recent heavy rainfall has residents and North ...
Vancouver North Shore Outlook - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
... hours of that morning that Capilano College instructor Eliza Kuttner was killed in a deadly mudslide that flattened her home on the Blueridge escarpment and ...

Hunt continues for missing diesel fuel
TheNewsTribune.com (subscription) - Tacoma,WA,USA
... no longer being contaminated by a diesel fuel spill near Crystal Mountain ski resort ... been lowered from 50 to about 35, most of them weekend cabins, Puget Sound ...

Bear Valley's owners have big plans New high-speed quad leads way ...
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
... Abundant ski and snowshoe touring in winter, lake kayaking and mountain biking in ... Bear Valley village cabins -- Scores of vacation homes lining lanes of the ...

Dudes with guns
The Spokesman Review - Spokane,WA,USA
... Red Horse Mountain Lodge's setting, just outside Harrison, is beautiful. The landscape features tree-covered hillsides, dewy pastures and log cabins clustered ...

Ski resorts working to bring minorities to the slopes
Mainichi Daily News - Japan
... The cabins are the most modern gondola cabins in North America, featuring room ... city kids, said Jensen, co-president of Vail Resorts Mountain Division, which ...

Silver Dollar City Where Management Makes a Difference in ...
WDC Media News - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... Eakin is a part of the Homestead Pickers who perform 1880s Ozark mountain music on the front porch at the McHaffie Homestead, one of the earliest cabins in the ...

Sock it to 'em
Lancaster Newspapers - Lancaster,PA,USA
... There is even a permanent sock monkey exhibit at the Midway Village & Museum Center in Rockford and at the Red Heel Monkey Shelter in Ashville, NC, where ...

Buena Vista House Cafe and Lodging
Statesman Journal - Salem,Oregon,USA
BY DIANE REYNOLDS. Sharing the word about the Buena Vista House Café feels somewhat like revealing a local secret, but the delightful ...

Extended-Stay RevPar Hits New Record
Hotel interactive - Smithtown,NY,USA
... The US Extended-Stay Lodging Report: Third Quarter 2006 is the most current report available on the extended-stay lodging industry. ...

Treaty claims expected before 2008 claims deadline
Radio New Zealand - Wellington,New Zealand
... off date. Legislation currently before a select committee sets a deadline of September 2008 for lodging Treaty claims. Documents ...

DiamondRock Closes $117M Deal for Conrad Hotel
GlobeSt. com - New York,NY,USA
... Sonnenblick Goldman served as advisor to a joint venture between Westbrook Partners, Walton Street Capital and Lodging Capital Partners in the fee-simple ...

Oxford Lodging and Perry Capital Acquire Chicago’s Legendary ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... North Michigan Avenue into the city’s Magnificent Mile, was purchased today by ALT Hotel Partners, LLC – a joint venture between Oxford Lodging Advisory & ...

East Coast Snowmaking Begins
DCSki - Washington,DC,USA
... and friends. Once you've stayed with Canaan Realty, you'll see why we're the first choice for lodging in Canaan Valley. Virtual ...

Vermont Hospitality Council announces 2006 Industry Awards
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA
... management, commitment to training, motivating and the self-improvement of staff, support of legislation beneficial to the restaurant and lodging industry on a ...

Lodging house owner to challenge new assessing method
Brookline TAB - Needham,MA,USA
Pauli didn't change the 11-room Victorian house his family has been licensed to operate as a lodging house since 1940, but the Assessor's Office changed the ...

Voters approve lodging tax
Laramine Boomerang - Laramie,WY,USA
Eighty percent of Albany County voters who went to the polls Tuesday cast their votes in support of the 4 percent lodging tax, one of the largest percentages ...

Men's Cross Country Team '06 State Runner-up
Smoky Mountain Sentinel - Hayesville,NC,USA
... This year's team won thirteen of their fifteen races, won the Smoky Mountain Conference title for the second year in a row and won the 1AWest Region for the ...

Newton, Donovan to read works at JCC Folk School
Smoky Mountain Sentinel - Hayesville,NC,USA
... His essays have appeared in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the Towns County Herald, the Smoky Mountain Sentinel and the Gainesville Times. ...

Leonard Earl Ramsey
The Mountain Press - Sevierville,TN,USA
... receive friends from 2 until 3 pm Thursday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville, with graveside service and interment to follow in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens ...

Sports & Recreation
International News Service - Sydney,Australia
... Hendee's aquanauts completed the summer with a first-place title at the Smoky Mountain Invitational and a runner-up finish in the Greater Knoxville Area City ...

Fearrington House inn merits five-star status
Triangle Business Journal - Raleigh,NC,USA
... Fearrington House Country Inn in Pittsboro ranks as the sole five-star hotel in the state. The Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst, Asheville's Inn on Biltmore Estate ...

Fogarty the only Democrat to lose
Pawtucket Times - Pawtucket,RI,USA
... Fogarty in his concession speech about 1 am at the Biltmore Hotel in Providence ... would now sit with the majority party in charge of the House Homeland Security ...

NEW DEVELOPMENTS
The Santa Barbara Independent - Santa Barbara,CA,USA
... However, the supervisors unanimously approved the Biltmore’s appeal before a ... individual settlements and erecting a temporary shantytown to house students who ...

Food & Wine Calendar
Miami Herald - FL,USA
... Tim Keating and 1200 chef Benjamin Rottkamp; 7 pm, 1200 at the Biltmore Hotel, 1200 ... features food and beverage specials to benefit Kristi House; 6-9 pm, Tarpon ...

A Perfect Storm for Democrats
LA City Beat - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... of a through-line to stitch together a coherent challenge to the White House and its ... around the big-screen hanging above the bar at the Biltmore Hotel downtown ...

Outdoors Calendar
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
... BILTMORE ESTATE EQUESTRIAN CENTER: Kelly Sigler, a Parelli-trained instructor, is leading ... Premises include ranch house, rental cabins, restaurant and much more ...

Tight Lines: Fly-tiers will swap patterns and fish stories at ...
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
... Egan and Barnes also happen to be members of the Fly Fishing Team USA. What's more, they earned medals in the now-defunct fly-fishing ...

Orchestra leaders reveal love of yoga, fly fishing
Daily Mail - Charleston - Charleston,WV,USA
They live in four different states, have varied backgrounds and outside interests. But when they gather together to rehearse and ...

Fishing report
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... Hat Creek: Dry-fly fishing with caddis patterns at dusk has been productive. ... Fly fishing continues to produce, but the degree of success varies daily. ...

THE FISHING REPORT
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
... If you're using the fly-fishing gear, it's Micro Mayflies (16-18) and Fox Pupae for the 'bows, and egg patterns for both the resident trout and returning ...

Street Smarts SM : Sales in the off season By Michael Nardy
Green Sheet - Rohnert Park,CA,USA
... Look at sales as a form of fishing: We have surf-casting, bottom-fishing, trolling, fly-fishing, deep-sea fishing, bread on a hook, and the unfortunate snagged ...

Three hurt in crash
West Sussex Observer - Chichester,England,UK
... at Faygate yesterday (Wednesday). Emergency services were called to the A264 opposite the Cabin Cafe at 1.30pm. Two cars were involved ...

BEEN THERE, DONE THAT
Bangkok Post - Thailand
... the opportunity to try the newly designed Pearl Zone (Business Class) of the B777-300 ER, and that is just about as exclusive as you can get in an airline cabin ...

Dancing detective asks judge for more time
NEWS.com.au - Australia
... twist as a teddy bear belonging to Ms Milledge was brought into court and used in an attempted demonstration of the tangle of people in the cabin where Mrs ...

Ex-Beatle to demolish log cabin
BBC News - UK
A disputed log cabin that Sir Paul McCartney built without planning consent in Sussex is to be demolished. The ex-Beatle has agreed ...

Log Cabin Harvest Festival to be held at ECSP this Sat.
Lincolnton Journal - GA,USA
The first-ever "Log Cabin Harvest Festival" will take place Saturday, November 11, from 11 am to 4 pm at Elijah Clark State Park. ...

Fishermen's lucky escape at Frankston
Victoria Police - Australia
The incident began at around 6pm, as the pair was fishing in a 16 ft half cabin fibreglass boat, approximately 2 nautical miles northwest of Frankston. ...

'Traces' by no means brilliant
Inside Bay Area - Oakland,CA,USA
... The theme, however, is promising. Two lost souls find themselves isolated in a remote cabin somewhere in Alaska during an extreme "whiteout" winter storm. ...

Virgin Atlantic launches New Premium Economy Advertising Campaign
ASIATravelTips.com - Amphur Muang,Nonthaburi,Thailand
... Economy advertising campaign for four years to mark the arrival its new seat and new onboard service, which includes a new meal service and dedicated cabin crew ...




Thursday, November 09, 2006

11/9/06 News

Asheville Guide's Third "Movie Review of the Week " Winner
PR Leap (press release) - Chula Vista,CA,USA
(PRLEAP.COM) AshevilleNC.com user “lkane” has won the third weekly “Best Movie Review” contest. Her review of Robin William ...

BC Centura names regional president
Charlotte Business Journal - Charlotte,NC,USA
RBC Centura Bank has appointed Shirley Lawrence Edmond as regional president of personal and business banking in western North Carolina. ...

Intercontinental Acquires North Carolina Office Complex for $53M
Commercial Property News - USA
... square feet with an adjoining nine-acre site located in Cary, North Carolina. ... on a 106,146 square meter parcel of land in the north-western Zhuhai district of ...

Dulcimer Virtuoso Don Pedi to Perform
UK News - Kentucky,USA
... He has played a World Fair, represented Western North Carolina and the mountain dulcimer in the Appalachia Heritage and Harmony program and performed with ...

Workshop to help farmers reach bigger markets with products
Smoky Mountain Sentinel - Hayesville,NC,USA
... Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit committed to sustaining farms and rural communities throughout western North Carolina and the ...

Bus carrying NC students crashes
Houston Chronicle - United States
... was carrying 54 second-graders from Nebo Elementary School and seven adults when it went off the road south of Marion in western North Carolina, the officials ...

Lovin, Snow win
Cherokee Sentinel - Murphy,NC,USA
... also work on economic issues and other health care issues such as a cancer research center in Raleigh and an aging research center for western North Carolina. ...

Shuler Wins Congressional Seat, Swann Loses In Bid For Governor
All Headline News - USA
... their effort to retake the House. Shuler was able to oust Taylor who had served the western North Carolina district since 1990. ...

Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce dinner meeting
Cherokee Sentinel - Murphy,NC,USA
... The BRNH strives to protect, preserve, interpret and develop the unique natural, historical and cultural resources of Western North Carolina for the benefit of ...

dozen hurt as school bus flips on way back from field trip
Chicago Tribune - United States
... bus was carrying 54 2nd graders from Nebo Elementary School and seven adults when it went off the road south of Marion in western North Carolina, the officials ...

Northeast Tenn. health officials bracing
WTVF - Nashville,TN,USA
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. An influenza outbreak in the mountain counties of western North Carolina has northeast Tennessee health officials concerned. ...

Appalachian defends jug
ASU The Appalachian Online - Boone,NC,USA
... of the teams on either side. It was inspired by the history of moonshine bootleggers in the mountains of Western North Carolina. ...

Drought Monitor: Dry Weather Over Southwest; Heavy Rains For NW
CattleNetwork.com - Stanley,KS,USA
... that brought rain to Texas and Oklahoma swept eastward to deliver moderate to heavy rains from Arkansas to Tennessee, Alabama, and western North Carolina. ...

UPDATED: Thomas preserves GOP control of House 116
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
ASHEVILLE — Republican Charles Thomas kept an open state House seat representing southwestern Buncombe County in the GOP column Tuesday. ...

Fisher looks for return trip to Raleigh
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
by Dale Neal. ASHEVILLE – NC Rep. ... District 114 includes parts of Asheville, Weaverville and northern Buncombe County from Leicester to Reems Creek and Ivy.

Goforth coasting to victory in House 115th
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
by Dale Neal. ASHEVILLE — NC Rep. ... The 115th covers parts of Asheville, Black Mountain, the Swannanoa River Valley and southeastern Buncombe County. ...

Shuler wins NC's 11th District race for US House
USA Today - USA
ASHEVILLE, NC (AP) — Former NFL quarterback and political newcomer Heath Shuler ousted incumbent Rep. Charles Taylor on Tuesday ...

Victim testifies about office shooting
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
ASHEVILLE — A shooting victim testified Tuesday about being shot by a business partner who was angry their business was being sold. ...

Buncombe elects a new sheriff
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
ASHEVILLE — More than two years after being fired from the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department, Van Duncan will return as its leader after bringing Bobby ...

Cherokee exhibit opens in Asheville
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
... Cherokee Traditions: Modern Makers,” a group show of Cherokee arts and crafts, will open at the Grove Arcade ARTS & Heritage Gallery in Asheville on Saturday ...

Who Are We?
Nonconformist Magazine - USA
The Non-Conformist web-magazine was born in the winter of 2004 by a group of ambitious young men and one young woman from Asheville who desired to offer a ...

Domestic violence conference in Asheville
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
by Kerra L. Bolton. A Domestic Violence in the Workplace Summit will be held starting at 9 am Thursday at the Asheville Renaissance Hotel. ...

Recount expected in Hayes-Kissell race; Shuler set for Washington
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
... Andrew Whalen. As Shuler walked by an Asheville coffee shop during one interview, Whalen said, he was given a standing ovation. "It's ...

Threats to mayor downplayed
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
ASHEVILLE — E-mails received by Mayor Terry Bellamy after a decision to raise the rent on an Army Reserve center don’t warrant criminal charges, a city ...

Mall’s new owners plan revival
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
ASHEVILLE — Biltmore Square Mall has been sold for the second time in less than 12 months, this time to a group that includes five local buyers who plan a ...

Injuries, suspensions plague Catamounts
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
ASHEVILLE — Western Carolina limps into the final two weeks of its football season against a pair of nationally ranked teams looking like a program in ...

Sports briefs
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
... Davidson. Tip-off is set for 3 pm The game will be broadcast live in Asheville on 1310 WISE and all over the world at uncabulldogs.com. ...

Hilltoppers edge Cougars in overtime
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
RUTHERFORDTON — Asheville High junior Kevin Wynn walked out to midfield for the second half of overtime Wednesday at RS Central and pointed to the sky. ...

Young players fuel UNCA soccer success
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
by Jason McGill. ASHEVILLE — UNC Asheville women’s soccer coach Michele Cornish has tangled with North Carolina before, and won. ...

Asheville Film Festival focuses on image, not cash
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
Sure, if you consider the valuable exposure the Asheville Film Festival this weekend gives the city, people involved in the local film industry say. ...

Holland America Reveals Details About (drum roll!) -- Eurodam
Cruise Critic - Pennington,NJ,USA
... Ten cabins will feature ceiling-to-floor and wall-to-wall panoramic windows. ... 86 percent of cabins are outsides; of those, 67 percent come with balconies. ...

Workers' cabins 'ruining' the grass
Tottenham, Wood Green and Edmonton Journal - London,England,UK
... of Ramsey Court, off Park Road, Hornsey, says residents were not even asked before contractors for Haringey Council put their portable cabins on the green ...

Gray to (re)sign with USC
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
... The other commitments include 6-4 guard Trevor Deloach of Saluda, 6-9 forward Sam Muldrow of Wilson, 6-8 swingman Aaron Ellis from Myrtle Beach and 6-8 forward ...

Polk voters not deterred by steady rain on election day
Tryon Daily Bulletin - Tryon,NC,USA
... The next highest was in Tryon with 53 percent, and Columbus Stearns and Saluda with 52 percent each. The lowest turnout was in Green Creek with 46 percent. ...

Beasley the big jewel of Kansas State's stellar class
SI.com - USA
... The others were Trevor Deloach, a 6-4 guard from Saluda; Aaron Ellis, a 6-8 forward from Myrtle Beach; Michael Holmes, a 6-7 forward from Bishopville; Sam ...

Indian on a charm offensive
Business Standard - India
The cabin crew’s traditional sari uniform may give way to trendier skirts or trousers and frequent flyers could be welcomed on board personally by name. ...

Gay Republicans welcome Pennsylvania defeat
PinkNews.co.uk - UK
He was ousted by Democrat Bob Casey, seen as gay-friendly, in a result welcomed by the Log Cabin Republicans. The Log Cabin Republicans ...

Castle Rock group scrambles to save historic log cabin
Longview Daily News - Longview,WA,USA
By Staff. CASTLE ROCK --- Volunteers have begun a fund-raiser to save the historic cabin that has been a part of the Castle Rock Fairgrounds since 1975. ...

Log cabin must go, family told
Chard & Ilminster News - Chard,Somerset,UK
By News reporter. A WAMBROOK family face an uncertain future after they were told to demolish a log cabin next to their family home. ...

Log Cabin Republicans react to election
The Advocate - Los Angeles,CA,USA
The Log Cabin Republicans blasted the Democrats' wins in the midterm election, blaming the results on the mistakes of the Republican Party. ...

Warmth in the wintry woods
Jackson Hole News - Jackson Hole,WY,USA
... On Saturday, 18 volunteers spent more than nine hours hauling a new wood-burning stove to the Goodwin Lake Ski Cabin and removing old gear, food caches and the ...

SAS Group Interim report
Boarding.no - Stavanger,Rogaland,Norway
Continued favorable cabin factor and stronger yield result in improved earnings for third quarter. - In most of the Group's markets ...

Inquest told of naked passengers
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
A WOMAN whose cruise ship cabin was just three doors down from the room in which Dianne Brimble was found dead, said she was disgusted when she walked past and ...

LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS BLAST SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES FOR CAUSING ...
Out In America - Columbus,OH,USA
(Washington, DC)-"Republicans lost this election because independent voters abandoned the GOP," said Log Cabin Executive Vice President Patrick Sammon. ...

Bee-Dub Lub for the Arts • She Blinded Me With Metaphors and ...
Boise Weekly - ID, USA
... Made possible by a collaboration of the Boise City Arts Commission, ValleyRide, the Log Cabin Literary Center, the Poetry Society of America, the Boise State ...

NASCAR Busch Series News & Notes - Phoenix
Backstretch Motorsports - Greensboro,NC,USA
Now 19, Leicht’s residence is in Huntersville, NC, by way of his true hometown of Asheville, NC, but his southwest roots were the force behind his racing ...

Nancy Martin enjoys life in Keokuk
Keokuk Gate City Daily - Keokuk,IA,USA
... Most memorable moment? When I completed my chemo treatments in 2003 and my family surprised me with a day at the spa in Asheville, NC. ...

Sixteen Athletes Named to NEWMAC Academic All Conference Team
Smith College Athletic News - USA
... 08, Cavan, Ont , Canada , psychology major; Trudi Cloyd ’07, Houston , TX , biology major and Lauren Pierce ’07, Asheville , NC , government major.

Patrick Henry chancellor blasts Blue Ridge Leader
Loudoun Times-Mirror - Leesburg,VA,USA
Michael Farris, founder and chancellor of Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, responded with a $3,000 mailing to a suggestion in the Blue Ridge Leader that ...

West Penn to impose 5% tax on cable TV service
Allentown Morning Call - Allentown,PA,USA
Blue Ridge Cable television customers in West Penn Township could pay 5 percent more next year to fund a cable franchise fee township supervisors enacted Monday ...

Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway Donation Box Unveiled at Folk ...
Virtual Blue Ridge - Boone,NC,USA
(Asheville, NC) Thanks to the support of the Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the first of several new donation boxes that will be placed along the Blue ...

Weed commission postpones Hoy Road rezoning
Mount Shasta Herald - Mt. Shasta,CA,USA
... use permit was the developer of a proposed Shasta Mountain RV Park. ... The intended facility would also include 50 cabins, recreational facilities, dining room ...

Radio astronomy: Dutch courage
Nature.com (subscription) - London,England,UK
Most astronomers head for remote mountain-tops or deserts to study the cosmos. ... of the birds that perch on them and a few grey metal Portaloo-like cabins. ...

Centennial, Wyo.
Fort Collins Weekly - Fort Collins,Colorado,USA
... And unlike so many mountain get-a-ways like Jackson Hole, Aspen, Steamboat Springs or ... A handful of resorts offer overnight stays in cabins like ours, and a ...

Kids and the outdoors -- a natural fit
Central Maine Morning Sentinel - Augusta,ME,USA
... These were not tree houses or cabins built with lumber and nails, but were rather ... this, in part, is from my helping a woman who crashed her mountain bike and ...

Special to Page 2
ESPN - USA
... Of sleep and aircraft cabins, Dr. Tonya Wren of Greenville, SC, writes, "As part of my residency training, I spent a month at Copper Mountain, Colorado. ...

BOS Moves Closer to Cleaning Up Scott County
Scott County Virginia Star - Gate City,VA,USA
... to Rex McCarty, owner of the Homeplace Mountain Farm & Museum, to pursue a pump and haul sewage system in order to build three additional log cabins on the ...

Uncle Tom's Cabin can be your home too
Kilkenny Advertiser - Kilkenny,Ireland
Brown Mountain Eco Log Homes specialise in the construction of custom-built log homes and log cabins in Ireland. Based in Johnswell ...

Game, Fish & Parks News
Marshall County Journal - Britton,SD,USA
... For those a bit less daring, camping cabins provide heated protection from the elements. ... Like the cabins, linens are not provided. ...

Tigers finally conquer Rocky Top
Monroe News Star - Monroe,LA,USA
By Glenn Guilbeau. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It took nine games and a harrowing trip through the Smokey Mountains, but the LSU football team found its season here ...

Swann Loses, Shuler Wins on Election Day
ABC News - USA
Democrat Heath Shuler talks to supporters after winning the 11th Congressional District of North Carolina in Asheville, NC, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006. ...

Early voting a bright spot in 2006 election
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
Sherrill was one of 75 co-sponsors Nesbitt had already lined up for a bill he’d introduced to establish early voting in North Carolina. ...

Shuler wins North Carolina, District 11
WHNS - USA
ASHEVILLE, NC (AP)- Former NFL quarterback and political newcomer Heath Shuler has ousted incumbent Representative Charles Taylor. ...

The Anti-Rights Democrat
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
... North Carolina, where I've been teaching, as divided a Congressional District as any in the country. There is very little purple in these hills. Asheville is ...

RBC Centura names regional president
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
... Edmond as regional president of personal and business banking in western North Carolina. ... who joined Southern Community Bank as its top Asheville executive. ...

Pelosi has to be a better choice than current bunch
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
... 31) letter referring to “The liberal queen of San Francisco, Nancy Pelosi …”. I was not aware that she was running for office in North Carolina. ...

Voters can combat money’s influence by holding candidates ...
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
... That beats the 2004 fundraising record of $26 million, according to a report published last week from Democracy North Carolina, a campaign finance watchdog. ...

Texas Comfort Suites Property Refinances And Expands
Hotel interactive - Smithtown,NY,USA
... refinancing and expansion were well calculated to take advantage of both historically low 10-year Treasury rates and the expanding Houston-area lodging market ...

Coastal Vacations Focus on California Continues
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
... Complimentary lodging is offered to Coastal Vacations members in several resorts around the golden state including Palm Springs, Newport Beach, Carlsbad ...

DiamondRock Hospitality Pays $118M for Conrad Chicago Hotel
Commercial Property News - USA
... $117.5 million. The seller was a joint venture between Westbrook Partners, Walton Street Capital, and Lodging Capital Partners. The ...

Maoists' lodging demand irks capital residents
Kantipur Online - Kathmandu,Nepal
LALITPUR, Nov 8 - Kathmanduites on Wednesday staged protests against the Maoists' demand that the residents of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhakthapur house and ...

Yates lodging tax plan up for vote
Finger Lakes Times - Geneva,NY,USA
By GINA MUSCATO. PENN YAN - Yates County's proposed 4 percent lodging tax is headed for a vote of the full Legislature, and the lodging community is up-in-arms. ...

Lodging owners hold too much sway, say task force members
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
... making recommendations to improve the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority agrees on one thing: the tourism board is too weighted towards lodging owners ...

Safety tax leading in early polls, lodging tax trailing
Longmont Daily Times-Call - Longmont,CO,USA
... As of 8:40 pm it was leading 57.5 percent to 42.5 percent. But the proposed lodging tax was trailing, losing 44.4 percent to 55.6 percent. ...

FelCor Lodging Trust Q3 Adj. FFO Rises, Beats Estimate - Quick ...
Trading Markets - Los Angeles,CA,USA
(RTTNews) - FelCor Lodging Trust Inc. (FCH | charts | news | PowerRating) reported third quarter adjusted Funds From Operations ...

Hotel revenue powers FelCor
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA
FelCor Lodging Trust reported a third-quarter profit of $10.4 million, thanks to better hotel-room revenue in Chicago, California and North Texas. ...
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Art briefs
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
... Call Folkmoot USA at 828.452.2997 for more information. Sponsors include Folkmoot USA, the Smoky Mountain Folk Festival, and The Smoky Mountain News.

Help for those with mental illness
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
... After meeting for several months at the Smoky Mountain Center for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services in Sylva, they decided ...

Dollywood launches 'Babes in Toyland' holiday show
The Mountain Press - Sevierville,TN,USA
... Smoky Mountain Christmas entertainment also includes such shows as "Christmas in the Smokies," "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," "O' Holy Night," "An ...

Carcieri barely beats back Fogarty
Providence Journal - Providence,RI,USA
... At the Providence Biltmore, Fogarty supporters waited in the ballroom on ... Speaking offstage, Fogarty's State House policy director, Maureen Maigret, also noted ...

Measure Ra hit, Measure H is a miss in Los Angeles
Daily Breeze - Torrance,CA,USA
... opposed Measure R, were checking results on a laptop computer in the Biltmore's bar. ... owners, Measure H involves a tax increase, with owners of a house with an ...

Langevin easily elected to fourth US House term
Providence Journal - Providence,RI,USA
... Before arriving at the Providence Biltmore hotel, where Democrats traditionally gather on ... on energy: he and his wife, Carole, live in a solar-heated house. ...

US Senate: Anti-Bush mood dooms Chafee, ends family's 30-year run
Providence Journal - Providence,RI,USA
... Providence Biltmore hotel. "I intend to go down to Washington and work my heart out for you each and every day.". Whitehouse also thanked Democratic US House ...

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

11/8/06 News

UPDATED: Thomas preserves GOP control of House 116
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
ASHEVILLE — Republican Charles Thomas kept an open state House seat representing southwestern Buncombe County in the GOP column Tuesday. ...

Fisher looks for return trip to Raleigh
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
by Dale Neal. ASHEVILLE – NC Rep. ... District 114 includes parts of Asheville, Weaverville and northern Buncombe County from Leicester to Reems Creek and Ivy.

Goforth coasting to victory in House 115th
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
by Dale Neal. ASHEVILLE — NC Rep. ... The 115th covers parts of Asheville, Black Mountain, the Swannanoa River Valley and southeastern Buncombe County. ...

Shuler wins NC's 11th District race for US House
USA Today - USA
ASHEVILLE, NC (AP) — Former NFL quarterback and political newcomer Heath Shuler ousted incumbent Rep. Charles Taylor on Tuesday ...

Victim testifies about office shooting
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
ASHEVILLE — A shooting victim testified Tuesday about being shot by a business partner who was angry their business was being sold. ...

Buncombe elects a new sheriff
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
ASHEVILLE — More than two years after being fired from the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department, Van Duncan will return as its leader after bringing Bobby ...

Cherokee exhibit opens in Asheville
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
... Cherokee Traditions: Modern Makers,” a group show of Cherokee arts and crafts, will open at the Grove Arcade ARTS & Heritage Gallery in Asheville on Saturday ...

Fisher gets big vote of confidence
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
by Dale Neal. ASHEVILLE — NC Rep. Susan Fisher booked a return trip to Raleigh, leading her Republican challenger Mike Harrison in unofficial returns. ...

EAGLES FOOTBALL 2006 – CIAA CHAMPIONSHIP
NCCU Athletics - Durham,NC,USA
... Awaiting the Vikings are the reigning CIAA football champs, the North Carolina Central University Eagles. NCCU wrapped up the CIAA Western Division on October ...

Rain, few high-profile races lead to low turnout Tuesday morning
Contra Costa Times - CA,USA
... "Frankly ... it's all turnout," Taylor said on the eve of Tuesday's vote. "If we have the turnout I think we should have in western North Carolina, we'll win.". ...

Interview with UNC Chancellor James Moeser
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
... are the same ones: Berkeley, Michigan, UCLA, North Carolina and Virginia ... the Robertson Scholars Program at Carolina and Duke ... in the UK, but also in Western Europe ...

Shuler wins in 11th District; Hayes leads by a slim margin
Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
... loss to Shuler in the 11th District was clear-cut, as the eight-term incumbent fell short in a race that deluged western North Carolina's airwaves with attack ...

Ex-NFL QB Shuler Wins Congressional Seat
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
... The 34-year-old ex-quarterback was born in the hills of western North Carolina and trumpeted what he called "mountain values." He opposed abortion, supported ...

Former NFL Quarterback Defeats Incumbent
MyFox WGHP - High Point,NC,USA
... political newcomer. Heath Shuler has ousted incumbent Republican Congressman Charles Taylor in western North Carolina. Taylor is ...

DeGraffenreid, Runion among area signees
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
ASHEVILLE — Twenty one high school athletes from Western North Carolina can make their college commitments official starting today. ...

Brandon flowers to send Town into last four
ic Liverpool - Southport,England,UK
... The third round draw (games on Saturday, November 25, kick-off 1.30pm unless stated) is: Ashville v Upton AA (3pm); Capenhurst v Mellor; Christletonv Castrol ...

Ohio Festivals and Events
Canton Repository (subscription) - Canton,OH,USA
... 12th St. NW, Canton. Holly Happenings Craft Bazaar, Teays Valley High School, state Route 752, Ashville. Winter Wonders, Caesar ...

Five-star Brennan fires Cuban missiles
ic Liverpool - Southport,England,UK
... Hotel 5 Irby Youth 0. Youth Division: Ashville Youth 1 Stork Youth; Vauxhall Youth 3 Newton Athletic 2. Cheshire County FA Youth ...

GOOD NEIGHBORS
Birmingham News - Birmingham,AL,USA
... in Moundville. Our work is on display and for sale at Santa Fe South in Ashville and at Black Woods Gallery in Springville. If HJ ...

Kenny Chesney wins entertainer of the year at CMA Awards
Lansing State Journal - Lansing,MI,USA
ASHVILLE, Tenn. - Kenny Chesney won entertainer of the year and Brooks & Dunn's inspirational song "Believe" won two trophies, including ...

Cary police blotter Nov. 7
Cary News - Cary,NC,USA
... Oct. 30. • Someone attempted to break in to Triangle Ob-Gyn, 400 Ashville Ave., Suite 200, between 6 pm Oct. 27 and 6 am Oct. 30. ...

GOP hopes strength in South will ease national losses
Washington Date Line - Washington,DC,USA
... Shuler is anti-abortion, an avid hunter and an advocate for 2nd Amendment gun rights, a profile that matches the conservative Smoky Mountain towns he hopes to ...

Packaged Goods
Business Tennessee - Nashville,TN,USA
... bet. Good southern biscuits call for good southern preserves, like those produced by Smoky Mountain Farms in Gatlinburg. We chose ...

Shriners put much work, love into helping sick children
The Mountain Press - Sevierville,TN,USA
... states. But without additional help from the Great Smoky Mountain Shrine Club, how would those children get to those hospitals? Our ...

Winterfest lights up the Smokies
WBIR-TV - Knoxville,TN,USA
Sevierville is all aglow, as the town kicks off the 17th Annual Smoky Mountain Winterfest complete with music, lights, and even Santa Claus. ...

Mustangs, Warriors return to playoffs
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
... win and two-win teams are involved in this year's brackets, but rest assured, returning to the postseason is an honor for Erwin (5-6) and Smoky Mountain (6-5). ...

The Search for Online Shopping Satisfaction
E-Commerce Times - USA
... For example, when a shopper searches for "fly fishing" on Cabela's Web site, the outdoor outfitter automatically promotes fly-fishing guides, popular reels ...

Le Méridien Al Aqah has opened its now infamous fly fishing ...
ASIATravelTips.com - Amphur Muang,Nonthaburi,Thailand
A seasonal activity, fly fishing requires a great deal of skill and patience and the Fujairah Salt Water Fly Fishing Academy - run under the auspices of ...

Williamson House lands top international food award
Carolina Newswire (press release) - NC,USA
... being offered in upscale and tourist destinations, including Biltmore Estates, Mast ... Williamson House is a local family-owned and operated FDA-licensed company ...

The Village's Two Faces
The Santa Barbara Independent - Santa Barbara,CA,USA
... But by Tuesday morning, at a Board of Supervisors appeal hearing over a Biltmore beach staircase ... on November 12 and 19 at 5:30 pm Kevin’s own house, made of ...

She's made a career of spreading the word
Los Angeles,CA,USA
... as Werris, 56, sat down to dine on a recent Saturday at the Biltmore Hotel. ... her first job as a publisher's representative in 1976 for a small East Coast house. ...

Last week's biggest real estate deals
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
... Thomas Might, chief executive of Phoenix-based cable company Cable One, and his wife, Diane, sold their house near the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix ...

Blinis! Truffle Broth? Russian Tea Room Tries Again: Food Buzz
Bloomberg - USA
... Chef Robins, who worked at the now defunct Biltmore Room, serves more refined ... Mai House, Drew Nieporent's and Michael Huynh's new Vietnamese joint in Tribeca ...

Blue Lagoon Cruises two cabin family rate available over Christmas ...
e-Travel Blackboard (press release) - Sydney,NSW,Australia
Fiji’s Blue Lagoon Cruises has relaxed its usual Christmas/New Year booking blackout on special offers to offer its two cabin family rates across the entire ...

Producer talks CABIN FEVER 2
Fangoria - USA
... rolling boulder of self-promotion and success named Eli Roth in motion—not to mention bathing multiplex audiences in some much-needed blood—CABIN FEVER is ...

SYP cabin building project getting results
Yorke Peninsula Country Times - Kadina,South Australia,Australia
... on board after being approached by Yorke Regional Development Board's Peter Stockings in late 2004, the program stepped up a gear as the cabin building project ...

Finnair's 3Q Profit Plunges
Houston Chronicle - United States
... prices, and cautioned that fourth-quarter profit would be cut by some euro10 million (US$13 million) because of a two-day strike last month by cabin crews. ...

FAMILY EVENTS
The State - Columbia,SC,USA
... WWII rededication ceremony sponsored by The Woman’s Club of Columbia and The Celebrate Freedom Foundation. Saluda Avenue and Blossom St. ...

Across South Carolina
Augusta Chronicle (subscription) - Augusta,GA,USA
... receiving grants. The one-day workshop will be held at the River Center conference facility at Saluda Shoals Park in Columbia. The ...

Diverse Deloach
Greenwood Index Journal - Greenwood,SC,USA
SALUDA — Although he’s better known for lighting up the scoreboard inside a basketball gym, the Saluda Tigers’ Trevor Deloach had a solid season on the ...

Parks waiving fees for Veterans Day
Salem Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
... voluntarily chooses to honor the fee waiver. Fees for camping, cabin rentals, heritage expeditions, or other permits will not be waived. ...

Viva, Vox Pop
Atlantic Online - USA
... Earlier this week, in a story datelined Asheville, NC, The New York Times reported on congressional races featuring relatively conservative Democrats ...

Shift in NC's House seats could signal national Democratic wave
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
AP. ASHEVILLE, NC - At the end of a vicious, expensive campaign that could help determine which party wins control in the US House, Lawrence Ferguson took ...

Greet the holiday season with special events in special places
The Southern - Carbondale,IL,USA
... (800) 672-6124, Asheville, NC: Historic Biltmore Village turns back the clock Dec. 1-3 for its annual Dickens ...

Storm finishes second in tourney Blue Ridge Soccer Assoc.
Staunton News Leader - Staunton,VA,USA
RICHMOND — The Blue Ridge Soccer Association's Storm boys' soccer team for ages 17 and younger placed second in the 19-and-younger Premier Division of the ...

Blue Ridge Networks Names Mike Fumai as New President and CEO
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
CHANTILLY, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blue Ridge Networks™, the premier provider of secure communications products and managed security services, announced today ...

Floods' worst 'yet to come'
HeraldNet - Everett,WA,USA
... In the mountains along the river, near Robe, Hal Bradley, owner of the Mountain View Inn, said he ... Numerous homes and cabins in the area were surrounded by water ...

Supervisors OK windmill rule draft
Daily American Online (subscription) - Somerset,PA,USA
... five times the hub height from any occupied structure, including cabins and summer ... trying for years to build three windmills on Whitehorse Mountain to provide ...

Parks waiving fees for Veterans Day
Salem Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
... voluntarily chooses to honor the fee waiver. Fees for camping, cabin rentals, heritage expeditions, or other permits will not be waived. ...

Judge Gives Drag-Racer Eight Years in Fatal Accident
WTKR Your NewsChannel 3 - Norfolk,VA,USA
The two men were drag racing in the Smokey Mountains National Park in March of 2005 at speeds of more than 90 mph when one of them slammed into a car carrying ...

NCAA soccer brackets have many local ties
Daily Press - Newport News,VA,USA
... 1 North Carolina unless UNC Asheville pulls a titanic upset. ODU, making its first NCAA appearance, will play at Wake Forest at 7:30 pm Friday. ...

Rain, few high-profile races lead to low turnout Tuesday morning
Winston-Salem Journal (subscription) - Winston-Salem,NC,USA
... ASHEVILLE, NC - With no national or high-profile statewide races to top ballots and rain falling across North Carolina, Election Day started slow on Tuesday ...

Five questions on the NCAA women's soccer bracket
ESPN - USA
... The University of North Carolina is the heavy favorite to advance from the four ... than squaring off against Oakland, Long Island or UNC-Asheville, the opponents ...

Duke, UNC win ACC soccer titles
Greensboro News Record - Greensboro,NC,USA
... UNC Asheville won the title by beating Liberty in a shootout 4-2 after ... Jessey Gey and Brianna O'Donnell of North Carolina and Amy Stopford of Duke also made ...

Issues abound as year winds down
Hotel & Motel Management Magazine - Cleveland,OH,USA
A little bit of this and a little bit of that as we start the countdown for 2007 ... Election Day is here. It's a big day for the lodging industry. ...

AH&LA: lodging industry logged record sales and profits in 2005
Hotel & Motel Management Magazine - Cleveland,OH,USA
Washington, November 6, 2006-As predicted by industry experts, the US lodging industry recorded its best year ever in 2005, posting pretax profits of $22.6 ...

City lets stand rule affecting YMCA
MaineToday.com - Portland,ME,USA
... The proposal would have removed a loophole in a 2-year-old city ordinance that was meant to stop lodging house operators from evicting tenants without giving ...

Element name evokes nature, guest haven
Hotel & Motel Management Magazine - Cleveland,OH,USA
... Element. The name and more details of the brand were unveiled during an event at September's Lodging Conference. What's in a name? ...

FelCor Lodging Posts Higher Q3 Adj. FFO As Revenues Increase; Sets ...
Trading Markets - Los Angeles,CA,USA
(RTTNews) - Monday, FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (FCH | charts | news | PowerRating), a hotel real estate investment trusts, announced third quarter ...

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

11/7/06 News

Hurry up, it's raining
The Register-Guard - Eugene,Oregon,USA
With the coming of November and the advent of Western Oregon's rain ... Meteorologists at the National Climatic Data Center in North Carolina recently decided to ...

Shuler, Kissell, Hayes and others make final push for votes
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
... representing the district that includes Asheville and the state's far western mountain counties ... Hayes was traveling through the district with North Carolina Sen ...

TUSCARORAS' MARCH LED TO LEWISTON
Niagarafallsreporter.com - Niagara Falls,NY,USA
Much has been written about the history of the Tuscarora Indian Nation in Western New York, but their North Carolina sojourn is often overlooked. ...

Voters can get vaccination at two NC precincts
WCNC (subscription) - Charlotte,NC,USA
... clinics will be set up at Cherokee Indian Reservation precincts Tuesday as part of a program to expand vaccinations in two western North Carolina counties. ...

Div. I Women's Soccer Championship Selections
NCAAsports.com - Indianapolis,IN,USA
... University of Kentucky; Southern, University of North Carolina, Greensboro; Southland ... of Denver; West Coast, Santa Clara; and Western Athletic Conference ...

College Basketball Preview - Big South Conference
Sports Network - USA
... the road against the likes of Charlotte, North Carolina, South Carolina and Louisville ... the squad bounced back to tackle Western Carolina, Bowling Green ...

Affirming Catholicism announces two conferences in 2007
Episcopal News Service - New York,NY,USA
... jointly with the bishops of Atlanta, East Carolina, North Carolina, Southern Virginia, Southwestern Virginia, Upper South Carolina and Western North Carolina. ...

Same Faces Do Not Equal The Same Expectations: 2006-07 Liberty ...
LibertyFlames.com - Lynchburg,VA,USA
... 27th. February’s schedule will open at UNC Asheville on Feb. ... 17), Charleston Southern (Feb. 19) and UNC Asheville (Feb. 24). The ...

Public input needed on use of $3 million
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
ASHEVILLE – The public will help determine how to spend nearly $3 million in federal money designed to help low-income residents. ... in Asheville. ...

Beaverdam project to be discussed today
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
ASHEVILLE – The city’s Technical Review Committee will discuss a proposal to put 158 homes and lots on 103 acres in north Asheville’s Beaverdam community ...

Today's business headlines
WA Business News - Northbridge,Western Australia,Australia
... inquest they saw a roomful of naked bodies in the cabin where she died ... Business: Plans to list household goods renter Radio Rentals Australia on the Australian ...

Lincoln Charts Course in Pursuit of Lexus
Edmunds.com/Inside Line - Santa Monica,CA,USA
ASHEVILLE, NC — Ford's Lincoln luxury brand, which has seen sales plummet in recent years, has finally named a course that is similar to Buick's, which is to ...

Yesterday's news
Mobile Register - Mobile,AL,USA
... and little daughter, Julie, who are at present guests of Mr. and Mrs. EB Peebles, expect to leave within a few days for Asheville, NC, to join Mr. Gaillard for ...

Robert W. Moorehead Jr.
News-Herald.com - Willoughby,OH,USA
... Presbyterian Church. Mr. Moorehead died Nov. 4, 2006, at Mission Hospitals in Asheville, NC, following a brief illness. Born May ...

Environmental coalition digs in at Tejon Ranch
ktla 5 - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... proposes Tejon Mountain Village featuring 3,450 estate homes along ridgelines up Bear Trap Canyon, as well as golf courses, resort hotels and lakeside cabins. ...

La Pine voters deciding whether to be a city
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
... One other area in the state, Bull Mountain in Washington County, also is ... until the 1960s, when retirees and others started building summer cabins and homes in ...

TWRA pulls the trigger, but we furnish the ammo
The Mountain Press - Sevierville,TN,USA
... The owners of the rental cabins surrounding the Park know that if they leave food out or tell their renters to ... Stan Voit is editor of The Mountain Press. ...

Early-day guile helped create civic wilderness
Seattle Times - United States
... Cabins can be rented by phone at 206-684-7434 or in person at the ... On their mountain hikes, said Smith, "not following directions could be a matter of injury ...

LSU comentary
The Daily Advertiser - Lafayette,LA,USA
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - It took nine games and a harrowing trip through the Smokey Mountains, but the LSU football team found its season here Saturday at ...

On last day of campaign, Taylor focuses on official business
Winston-Salem Journal (subscription) - Winston-Salem,NC,USA
AP Writer. ASHEVILLE, NC - One day before western North Carolina voters cast judgment on his bid for a ninth term in Congress, it was hard to tell Rep. ...

On last day of campaign, Taylor focuses on official business
Durham Herald Sun - Durham,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE, NC -- One day before western North Carolina voters cast judgment on his bid for a ninth term in Congress, it was hard to tell Rep. ...

MIDTERM ELECTIONS: 11/7
JamBase - San Francisco,CA,USA
... of this year when The Disco Biscuits came through Western North Carolina to play ... The Stage, which is being developed for broadcast out of Asheville on Charter ...

Growth should help pay its way
Wilmington Morning Star - Wilmington,NC,USA
... ask your representatives to consider such a bill: North Carolina does not ... of deteriorating roads and new infrastructure needs from Wilmington to Asheville. ...

7:07 am | NC ski resort opens - first in East
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
A North Carolina ski resort has become the first on the East Coast to open ... temperatures, Cataloochee Ski Resort in Maggie Valley, west of Asheville, opened for ...

Grand Canyon Lodging Discounts Take Effect This Month
PR Leap (press release) - Chula Vista,CA,USA
(PRLEAP.COM) Page, Arizona, November 6th, 2006 – Discounts at Grand Canyon National Park hotels are few and far between during the peak travel months of ...

UPDATE 1-MOVES-Calyon, Morgan Stanley, Lehman Bros, HSBC
Reuters - USA
... Morgan Stanley Real Estate has named André Martinez as chairman of its global lodging practice, responsible for expanding its hotel and resort property ...

Board awards grants to five nonprofits
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune - Casper,WY,USA
CASPER -- Five local non-profit organizations were awarded a combined $49,500 in grants by the Joint Powers Board that manages the 3% Lodging Tax and oversees ...

Panel places priority on people issues
Hotel & Motel Management Magazine - Cleveland,OH,USA
... issues don't always get the attention they deserve, and hotel-company executives said during a general-session panel held during The Lodging Conference that ...

Lodging a new strategy
Monessen Valley Independent - Monessen,PA,USA
By Richard Robbins. It's not a retrenchment, it's a renewal. At least that's what members of three Masonic lodges hope will be in ...

Coldwell event to raise money for Habitat
Bradenton Herald - FL, United States
... As part of the Green Lodging intiative, the state has teamed up with Energy Technology Laboratories. The company will provide Florida's ...

Dollywood staff teams up to put park visitors in the holiday ...
The Mountain Press - Sevierville,TN,USA
... Smoky Mountain Christmas caps off the year that begins with the Festival of Nations, followed by a festival dedicated to children, the Barbecue & Bluegrass ...

Barton Crowned Stateline Champ For Ninth Time
Jamestown Post Journal - Jamestown,NY,USA
... The biggest win came on July 1, when the Ashville driver captured the World of Outlaws-sanctioned Roberts Trucking 50 and the $10,000 first place prize money. ...

Elyria nets 4 awards
Chronicle-Telegram - Elyria,OH,USA
... Amy Scullion, fr., Salem; Megan Smith, sr., Bellbrook; Holly Suttle, sr., Fairview; Rikki Teeters, sr., Waverly; Jessie Von Ins, jr., Ashville Teays Valley. ...

The USS Bennington returns to port
Bennington Banner - Bennington,VT,USA
... The group held its annual reunion last year in Ashville, NC, and will be holding the next one in Newport, RI The group held its 1995 reunion in Bennington, but ...

SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER
New Yorker - United States
... 212-727-2737. HEARTBREAK HOUSE: American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St. 212-239-6200. LOSING LOUIE: Biltmore, 261 W. 47th St. 212-239-6200. ...

Daily fishing report
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
By ED WALKER. What's hot: Fly-fishing along the beaches has been outstanding. When the nearshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico cleared ...

The Esoteric World of Bamboo Fly Rods
California Literary Review - Carlsbad,CA,USA
Some years ago, back in the days of its relative anonymity, fly fishing was considered an arcane art practiced by mildly addled, eccentric cranks. ...

Outdoors Calendar
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
... Fly-fishing slide show from Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina: Fly-fishing at the end of the world; 6:30-8:30 pm Saturday; Columbia Gorge Discovery Center, The Dalles ...

Cruise cabin 'full of naked bodies'
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
... new witnesses will tell the inquest into the death of Dianne Brimble that on the morning she died they saw "a roomful of naked bodies" in the cabin she was in. ...

Upgrade Tambunan hospital: Pairin
Daily Express - Kota Kinabalu,Sabah,Malaysia
Presenting the Cabin Portal for the hospital's haemodialysis unit here Saturday, Pairin, who is also Rural Development Minister, said the new status would ...

Qantas crew quizzed over rude joke
NEWS.com.au - Australia
A RUDE joke among Qantas cabin crew led to airline management intimidating flight attendants and interrogating them four days later, their union said today. ...

Plane lands safely after smoke reported in cabin
KTRE - Lufkin,TX,USA
TOKYO A Japanese passenger plane has landed safely after smoke was detected in the cabin. Officials say no one was injured. No word ...

Rules relaxed on airline cabin liquids
Euronews.net - Lyon,France
New rules come into force on Monday on what passengers can and can't take on board planes within the EU. Air travellers must pack ...

Webster County conservation develops a five-year plan for ...
Fort Dodge Messenger - Fort Dodge,IA,USA
Webster County Conservation Board plans to rent out paddle boats, officials hope to have a cabin overlooking the lake in place this spring and the hiking trail ...

Smoke Fills Cockpit, Forces Emergency Landing In Jersey
NBC 10.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA
... military sources. Navy officials said the P3 Orion landed after smoke starting filling the cockpit and cabin areas. Officials said ...

Fire leaves Milford man in critical condition
Bangor Daily News - Bangor,ME,USA
... Garrett, who had been staying at a cabin on the French Settlement Road, made it to a neighbor’s house up the street to report the fire at the cabin, York said ...

Burglary Bust
WEAU-TV 13 - Eau Claire,WI,USA
According to Lincoln County Sheriff Tom Koth, those in custody conspired to break into remote cabins in Lincoln and Oneida counties and steal property. ...

racing pigeons die in loft arson
Lancashire Evening Telegraph - UK
... The blaze, which destroyed two of his cabins, killing the pigeons and six turkeys, was the third time his allotment had been set alight in four years. ...

Monday, November 06, 2006

11/6/06 News

Bulldogs Claim Big South Women's Soccer Championship
CSTV.com - New York,NY,USA
5 seed UNC Asheville out-scored No. ... On Liberty's third attempt, Tanya Payne missed her attempt wide right to give Asheville the advantage. ...

Buncombe buys school property now to beat prices, availability
WHNS - USA
ASHEVILLE, NC Leaders in Buncombe County are trying to make sure they have room for an important tenant as land prices go up and space goes down. ...

NMB wrestlers successful at national event
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
... CONWAY | After 110 minutes of scoreless play, fifth-seeded UNC Asheville outscored third-seeded Liberty 4-2 in penalty kicks to win the Big South Conference ...

Five quick stops to savor in Asheville, NC
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... Here are five quick stops for savoring Asheville - in an hour or less. ... That's not the case at the Thomas Wolfe House in downtown Asheville. ...

Brother, sister win Shut-in Ridge Trail Run
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
... Jerad Crave, 31, of Asheville, also ran his first Shut-in, finishing second in 2:31:43. In third was Coates Kennerly, 34, of Brevard ...

Lights, camera, Asheville: Fourth annual film festival unwinds ...
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
A lot of films accepted to festivals like this weekend’s Asheville Film Festival never make it to video store shelves, much less the big screen. ...

Buncombe sheriff race may buck US trend
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
ASHEVILLE — Polls showing Congress prime for a shift of power and indicating voter support for congressional candidate Heath Shuler have stoked Democratic ...

Star student
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
by Compiled by Andre Rodriguez. Profile: Allen was selected as the Rotary Club of Asheville-West’s Student of the Month for November. ...

Wild western horses, burros up for adoption in NC
WHNS - USA
KENANSVILLE, NC Eastern North Carolina is taking on a western tone today, as more than 80 wild mustangs and burros are offered for adoption. ...

FALL GREAT SEASON FOR MOUNTAIN GOLF
Anderson Independent Mail (subscription) - Anderson,SC,USA
... are another option), Maggie Valley Country Club has been transformed from a diamond in the rough into one of the top public courses in western North Carolina. ...

CONNECTIONS: Show looks at life among Eastern Cherokees By Tim ...
Winston-Salem Journal (subscription) - Winston-Salem,NC,USA
... Most of the documentary was filmed at the Cherokee reservation in Western North Carolina, starting in the fall of 2002. Film crews ...

FBC College Football Today
Dateline Alabama - Birmingham,AL,USA
... 20 Yellow Jackets' 31-23 victory over North Carolina State. -Herb Donaldson, Western Illinois, ran for a school and Gateway Conference-record 328 yards and six ...

Lab's mission combines WNC's data, technology
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
... RENCI at UNC Asheville will develop 3-D computer models for local officials to use in disaster planning across Western North Carolina. ...

Peak performance
The State - Columbia,SC,USA
... color. Varying elevations allow for a lengthy fall color season in western North Carolina. Ditch your briefcase for a suitcase. ...

Miami-made film short features Red-bird neighborhood
Miami Herald - FL,USA
... a tormented young painter (Theadra Taylor) who rents a studio in Louis' house -- is named ... sharpen the mind and keep it in shape next week at the Biltmore Hotel ...

Entertainment Calendar
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
... Free. Watson has work featured at the Biltmore Estate near Asheville. ... HOLIDAY HOUSE: Cabarrus County Holiday House daily 10 am-7 pm through Nov. 12. ...

LIGHTS & RODS
The Spokesman Review - Spokane,WA,USA
... Merchant picked one of the most challenging ways to land a steelhead. He was fly fishing with a two-handed Spey rod, named after Scotland's Spey River. ...

Outdoors Notebook | Hot fishing near at Beaver Lake
Seattle Times - United States
... The guided fly-fishing package for two guests is available year-round, weather permitting A winter snowshoeing package for two occurs during the winter and ...

Fujairah fishing academy reopens
Trade Arabia - Manama,Bahrain
Le Méridien Al Aqah in Fujairah has reopened its famous fly fishing academy for the forthcoming sporting season. A seasonal activity ...

Local fly-fishing guide passionate about his work
Carlisle Sentinel - Carlisle,PA,USA
By Jennifer Kline-Lyman, November 5, 2006. “Fly fishing is not a job — it is a passion,” says Four Seasons Fly Fishing guide Eugene Giza. ...

ANOTHER KO FOR MUHAMMAD ALI N
Harnesslink - New Zealand
... Closing up to be second was last week’s Open Pace winner Blueridge D’Bang with Mark Gilmour while Walkinshaw with Ron Beback Jr. came on to be third. ...

'Just a shack'
Winnipeg Sun - Canada
The lounge, which has 40 video lottery terminals, is housed in a non-descript building that resembles a wooden cabin beside the Trans-Canada Highway just west ...

India grounds hostesses who are 'too fat to fly'
Guardian Unlimited - UK
... An internal memo earlier this year warned cabin staff they would be banned from flying if random weight checks found them to be over a fixed weight, set out in ...

Fulks, Escovedo preside over raucous night
Isthmus Daily Page - Madison,WI,USA
... to cover anything from ABBA to Michael Jackson, but when limited he chose to showcase several new songs, including the hilarious “Commonlaw Cabin” and the ...

New liquids rule on BA flights from London
Gulf Daily News - Manama,Bahrain
PASSENGERS flying from London will be required to follow new rules on carrying liquids in cabin baggage, British Airways in Bahrain said yesterday. ...

Swiss seeks younger flight attendants
Swissinfo - Switzerland
... The cabin crew union, Kapers, said it was satisfied with the plan. ... He said Swiss had never made such a generous offer for cabin crews before. ...

Campers sickened by carbon monoxide
Chicago Tribune - United States
... A faulty heating unit in a cabin at the Camp Manitoqua & Retreat Center left one girl unconscious and nine girls suffering headaches and nausea, said Kevin ...

IM Imports of Duluth offers new spin on cabin decor
BusinessNorth.com - Duluth,MN,USA
... Wisc. and other Midwest customers finding Indonesian furniture an excellent fit for the ever-popular Northwoods/cabin décor. "Indonesian ...

BRIEFS: Wreck victim’s name released
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
... Partin’s vehicle head-on. First Sgt. Tim Plotts said Partin, a Saluda resident, died on the scene. Olivarez along with two child ...

Three other races in SC
The State - Columbia,SC,USA
... The district covers much of western SC, stretching from Oconee and Pickens counties through Saluda County and much of Aiken County. ...

Despite cold, lakes still inviting
Bowling Green Daily News - KY, United States
Just because the weather is cold doesn't mean you can't still go to the lake. Kentucky is fortunate to have so many lakes with cabin rentals around. ...

Book world abuzz over Marisha Pessl
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... and an American mother, who divorced when Marisha was 3. When she was growing up in Asheville, NC, her mother would read to her aloud from the Western cannon. ...

BROAD EXPERIENCE AND WIDESPREAD PRAISE
Lexington Herald Leader - Lexington,KY,USA
... 2002. She has taught in the MFA programs at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC, and Washington University in St. Louis. The ...

Russell overcomes interceptions to lead LSU past Tennessee
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... Crompton, who grew up in Waynesborough, NC in the Great Smokey Mountains - just 30 minutes from Heath Shuler's hometown and 90 miles from the UT campus - came ...

North American snow packages give skiers a lift
Chicago Tribune - United States
... daily breakfast, lift tickets to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and shuttle service to town or the ski areas. Hotel rooms are situated in nine rustic cabins. ...

Real Estate Transfers
The Mountain Press - Sevierville,TN,USA
... and Kelly Vineyard to HSBC Bank, USA, for $175,000 for lot 129, Mountain Meadows Estates ... Hamilton to Todd and Diane Berube for $65,000 for lot 17, Wyatt Cabins. ...

The Adirondacks captured
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester,NY,USA
... the program "Images and Music of the Adirondacks" at the Adirondack Mountain Club's Genesee ... It has gone from small summer cabins to homes getting year-round use ...

Mill Valley inn's gourmet meals fuel scenic hikes
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
... but magical to carry their food, sleeping bag and flashlight on their backs and mountain bikes to the West Point Inn, which offers rustic cabins and simple ...

Population surge gives La Pine city aspirations
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
... One other area in the state -- Bull Mountain in Washington County -- also is ... 1960s, when retirees and others started building scores of summer cabins and homes ...

Chautauqua heightens the Boulder experience
Boston Globe - United States
... We spent two days in Rocky Mountain National Park ... We followed an old mining road, past abandoned log cabins and blocked mine shafts, to the lake, where our son ...

New state park makes its debut
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
... The stone and wood interior harken to the mountain lodges of early parks, with ... Several cabins will be built along with an event center that will include a ...

Maggie Valley ski area — first to open on East Coast — rolls ...
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
MAGGIE VALLEY — Last year, it was the first ski area to open in North Carolina, but Saturday the Cataloochee Ski Area was the first one to open on the East ...

Roberson grad savoring thrills of Miss North Carolina crown
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
RALEIGH — Erin O’Kelley, 20, who grew up in Arden and graduated from Roberson High School, won the crown for Miss North Carolina USA last week in High Point ...

He is seniors' antidote to fraud
News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
... telemarketing scams targeting seniors have risen steadily in North Carolina since a ... said Dr. Virginia Templeton, a geriatrician with Asheville-based MemoryCare ...

Campus turnout may drop even more
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
... a lot of time, so I don't have a lot of time to spend on politics," said Gud, an Asheville engineering major. Young voters in North Carolina have historically ...

A skier's hat trick in Michigan's UP
Chicago Tribune - United States
... A mix of terrain, more than 80 runs and lifts, multiple runs, lots of snow (annual average around 17 feet) and a variety of lodging are among the draws. ...

Achieving a milestone
Daily Home Online - Talladega,AL,USA
Hundreds of Line One employees gathered to cheer as Janice Lowe of Ashville drove the midnight blue pearl minivan off the assembly line about 10:30 am with ...

PREP FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD
Birmingham News - Birmingham,AL,USA
... CLASS 4A Andalusia 56, Straughn 19 Ardmore 20, Clements 14 (OT) Ashville 19, Ohatchee 14 Beauregard 23, Loachapoka 7 Brooks 30, Sheffield 14 Cherokee Co. ...

No more wins:
Birmingham News - Birmingham,AL,USA
... Mike Shula needs to replace Dave Rader at season's end. If he refuses, then both need to seek employment elsewhere. Billy E. Price, -- Ashville --. ...

Asheville's distinctive downtown packed with fun
Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati,OH,USA
You could easily spend a week in Asheville, NC, touring the palatial Biltmore Estate, exploring galleries and craft shops and taking day trips along the scenic ...

Playoffs: First-round games
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
... 6-4); Forest City Chase (5-5) at East Lincoln (9-1); North Surry (7-3) at Bandys (7-3); Lenoir Hibriten (4-6) at Canton Pisgah (10-0); Smoky Mountain (6-4) at ...


 
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