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Superstar, A Skier’s Pilgrimage – The Mountain Times
By Merisa Sherman
In Japan, citizens of all kinds make pilgrimages to bless aspects of their lives. Businesses will travel to distant temples for a monk to bless their financial future; old women will come, panting at every step, so they…
The most important things to wear while mountain biking
In mountain biking, comfort and safety are paramount. Of course, you can wear anything. Some pro athletes wear denim on gnarly trails. But when you want maximum comfort and protection, you need to know the most…
A “potentially historic” forest fire episode threatens the southwest
Placeholder while loading article actionsCritical to extreme wildfire conditions are poised to grip the Southwestern United States and parts of Colorado, sparking what could be a long, days-long and memorable outbreak of wildfires. of…
The Royal Court of MSFF Miners has been announced | News, Sports, Jobs
ELKINS — The Minor Royal Court of Maid Silvia LXXXIV was selected and announced by Mountain State Forest Festival General Manager Robbie Morris and Queen's Department Manager Tracy Gooden.The 84th Royal Court will be represented by Crown…
Music of the Mountains: Ghost Town Drifters
The members of Colorado band Ghost Town Drifters are no strangers to bluegrass. After mandolin player Oren Paisner and his childhood friend Alex Tocco first discovered a mandolin as teenagers, they decided to play with another friend…
SADAH alum transforms a pop-up art space into a permanent gallery
SADAH alum Lacey Vilandry (BFA '17) recently opened her gallery, The Pigment Sanctuary, in Princeton, W.Va. It's a brick-and-mortar version of a tented gallery and studio that she and her friends created eight years ago at the Fête de la…
Pennsylvania wildland firefighters had a busy weekend as large fires erupted across the region,…
Pennsylvania wildland firefighters are frequently called upon to help other states and federal agencies fight wildfires, but over the weekend they were busy at home.Much of the state was expected to be at high wildfire risk, with weather…
Expected critical fire conditions; 19,000 acres burned
Firefighters continued to better control the Tunnel Fire that was burning 14 miles northeast of Flagstaff, its size remaining at 19,075 acres and 89% contained as of Saturday morning. The blaze, burning across US 89, was reported shortly…
These are the 25 best places to live in CT in 2022 – NBC Connecticut
The website AreaVibes.com has ranked the best places to live in Connecticut, based on "livability" score.
“There's a reason 3.6 million people love to call Connecticut home. For some, it may be the allure of living close…
Tunnel Fire near Flagstaff at 21,164 acres, now 15% containment
The Tunnel Fire burning 14 miles northeast of Flagstaff remained stable Monday night at 21,215 acres. Containment increased to 20%. The blaze, burning across US 89, was reported shortly before 4:30 p.m. on April 17, and its cause is being…
Celebrate National Parks Week by protecting more parks
Each April, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation celebrate National Parks Week. This year, as the people of this country make a special effort to honor and visit the more than 400 national park sites from April 16…
Cassidy’s dramatic catch highlights Blue Devils win over Wolfpack | Sports
GATE CITY — Ridgeview was poised for a dramatic win from behind on Thursday.That was before Gate City's…
Cedar Mountain News | Lifestyles
Rocky Hill Baptist Church The Easter cantata conducted by Lenoir Bishop…
Hoops clash set: Border Bash games will feature top UP players | News, Sports, Jobs
IRONWOOD – It's been a good year for basketball on the Upper Peninsula and it's reflected in this year's Kiwanis Classic Border Bash All-Star Game rosters.
Eight…
He thinks Trump won in 2020. Now he wants to oversee the Ohio election
Columbus, Ohio (WCMH) – As John Adams watched the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, in which finalized tallies, audits and investigations confirmed Joe Biden's victories in key states, he still felt he there were "schemes".…
Family helps hospital provide guesthouse after loss of son
ATHENS, Ga. Ben Stephens had ice water in his veins. Take the time he was in high school. In the final moments of a football game against Monroe Area High School, his coach sent him onto the field to attempt a game-winning field…
Mountain Home Track Teams 2nd, 3rd at Zizzer Relays
Photo: Members of the MHHS Boys School 4x400m Relay Team, consisting of Ky Bickford, Bryson Hodges, Anderson Hodges and Brody Patterson.
Mountain Home High School track teams won second and third place in the Zizzer Relays in West…
AHSAA Football Polls: Susan Moore’s Daughters Jump 2 Spots to No. 1 in 1A/3A Rankings
Susan Moore's women's soccer team moved up two spots to first place in the AHSAA Class 1A/3A Coaches Poll this week, the only change at the top of the standings. The Mountain Brook Boys and Oak Mountain Girls continue to cling to No. 1 in…
GMA worsens housing shortage in Tri-Cities, officials say
A young parent asked Jeff Losey if he should wait for the housing market to cool before buying his first home.
Losey, executive director of the Home Builders Association of Tri-Cities, said he advised against waiting.
"The water level…
You have to climb a hill – to climb a mountain
By Blaine Howerton, EditorNorth Forty News
Last week I was lucky enough to take advantage of the warmer weather to start clearing a spot on my mountain property for a cabin.
In recent weeks I have had machine problems. The Kubota tractor I…
Mountain 7 District Baseball Preview | Sports News
The bad news for AHS fans is that 10 seniors graduated from a 17-1 squad that advanced to the Class 3 title game.The good news is that the new-look Falcons generated nearly 12 points per game en route to an 8-0 record.The…
Mountain top | The Newtown Bee
Posted: Apr 08, 2022 8:00 AM
Spring book donation day, sponsored by Friends of the CH Booth Library, is scheduled for this weekend. Volunteers will be in the!-->…
Clearfield opens Mountain League with win over BEA – GantNews.com
HYDE - A day after picking up the first win of the year, the Clearfield Bison couldn't get rid of that feeling. Considering the next game on the schedule was a day later, it seemed like the perfect…
Students Selected for the 2022 Class of North Carolina Teaching Scholars
April 4, 2022
119 future…
Ancient and modern, Kazakhstan will shatter your preconceptions in spectacular style – Scotland on…
Driving through the steppes around Charyn Canyon, Kazakhstan. Photo: Lisa YoungThe wind blew across the desert landscape, creating dust devils full of swirling ancient particles that were lifted directly from the nearby archaeological site…
Golden Shield Resources Inc Set to Begin Mazoa Hill Phase 2 Drilling Program on the Marudi Mountain…
The company plans to drill around 2,000 meters over six or seven holes on the target, one of eight targets in its flagship project
Golden Shield Resources (CSE:GSRI) Inc has announced that it will restart its Phase 2 drilling program this…
How to Navigate the Shoulder Season
For Colorado hikers, trail runners, and mountain bikers, spring is mud season. Warm, sunny spells punctuated by heavy spring snowstorms turn trails in and near the foothills into muddy messes, just when outdoor enthusiasts have had enough…
Tigers take care of Clearfield | News, Sports, Jobs
Hollidaysburg swept Clearfield, 7-0, in both teams' first Mountain League high school boys' tennis game in a match played at Summit Tennis and Athletic Club on…
Rain and warm temperatures prompt Titus Mountain to close for the season
After a period of unusually warm temperatures and rain, Titus Mountain has announced its closure for the season. The northern New York ski resort made the announcement Sunday afternoon in a social media post, saying…
Valley News – ‘I’ve never seen the roads so bad’: Mud season strands drivers…
THETFORD – How bad are the gravel roads this mud season? Georgeann Faller can tell you.Faller, a childcare provider, was returning from a grocery trip to western Lebanon on Wednesday evening with her boyfriend and her dog, a 12-year-old…
DVIDS – News – Reservists’ passion for mountain biking fuels competitive advantage
A 445th Airlift Wing Citizen Airman's passion for biking started as a hobby, but grew into more than that. Staff Sgt. Zachary Thorsky, 445th Airlift Wing!-->!-->…
School districts respond to new guidelines, many ready to ditch masks and mandates
By Peter D'Auria/VTDigger and Polly Mikula
When Vermont Governor Phil Scott announced that the state would no longer recommend that students wear masks in schools after March 14, various responses poured in from school districts and…
The essential lingo for those new to life in Mile High
DENVER (KDVR) — For those of you who moved to the Denver metro area before or during the pandemic, spotting local language trends may not have been a priority. Nevertheless, the closings have diminished, which means it's time to…
March 11, 2022 high school roundup: Penn Hills State playoff race continues
By:
Tribune-Review
Friday, March 11, 2022 | 11:08 p.m.
Christopher Horner | Tribune-Review
Penn Hills' Daemar Kelly dunks against Gateway in a Division 3-5A game Jan. 11.
Daemar Kelly scored 13…
Fire-damaged Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort will be open to skiers for a weekend in April
For more stories like this, check out The Chronicle's weekly travel newsletter!
Register here.The Lake Tahoe-area ski resort that was badly burned in the Caldor Fire last fall will briefly reopen for a special gathering next month.
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Popular trout pond returns to Journal Sentinel Sports Show March 10-13
A statewide survey a few years ago said Lake Michigan was Wisconsin's most popular fishing destination.With all due respect to the Great Lake, a temporary fishing hole in West Allis will attract more anglers per acre over the next few days…
High school sports schedules for March 7, 2022
By:
Tribune-Review
Sunday, March 6, 2022 | 10:29 p.m.
high schools
Basketball
Boys
PIAA Playoffs
First round
Every game 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise stated
Class 6A
Wednesday's program
Chambersburg (18-7) at…
Tony Vagneur: Horizons and how Aspen Mountain skis stay the same
It's been mentioned before in this column, but once people ask how long I've lived here, the next statement or question is usually, "You must have seen a lot of changes,"!-->…
Inside SF’s oldest and deepest station, Forest Hill
If city politics or the gradual pace of progress are starting to wear you down, rekindle some of that San Francisco fire by simply hooking up to a KLM train that runs through the Twin Peaks tunnel and disembarking at Forest Hill station.…
Access to Black Mountain: Plans will ‘transform’ Upper Springfield
A new project that would improve access to Black Mountain in West Belfast would have a 'transformative impact' on the community, an MP has claimed. The Access to the Hills program aims to reopen pathways providing safer access to the green!-->…
Images capture the history of southern Colorado
Fashion Show for College Scholarships
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8 places with impressive and innovative public transport
In cities around the world, people rely on public transport to get around. More than 55% of the world's population lives in urban areas, a number that is expected to increase to nearly 70% by 2050, according to the UN. As our…
Hill Country Festival to serve animal testicles in March
The event, taking place March 5 at Bankersmith Hall near Fredericksburg, will serve up pound after pound of the delicacy known as the Rocky Mountain oyster. According to the festival's event page on Facebook, the bull…
Beckton and the American Eagles will visit Taylor and the Lehigh Mountain Hawks
American Eagles (8-20, 4-12 Patriot) vs. Lehigh Mountain Hawks (10-18, 8-8 Patriot) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: American takes on Lehigh at Patriot action on Wednesday. The Mountain Hawks are 7-7…
Peter Comart: Society offers outrageous 200ft tower on pristine ridgeline
This commentary is from Peter Comart, President of Garden Mats in Worcester.
If you ask most people in Worcester, I suspect a majority wants a cell tower and better telecom coverage. But at what cost ? In my opinion, a 200 foot high…
What to do during school holidays in Worcester County?
With temperatures likely to rise uncharacteristically and then drop again with rain, snow and wind, this February school holiday week looks set to be a changeable event.Depending on the weather, it may be a good idea for school children to…
13 Big Bear Mountain Retreats for Your Next Alpine Getaway
Known as a winter sports mecca, Big Bear is truly a year-round destination with a whole new world to explore after the snow melts. Nestled in the San Bernardino National Forest, this small Southern California mountain town offers a variety…
BEST WINTER EVER: Snow biking is easy in Powder Ridge | Connecticut News
MIDDLEFIELD, CT (WFSB) - At a mountain park in Middlefield, biking is truly a four-season sport.…
Sheriff asks for help patrolling ski tournament | News, Sports, Jobs
IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County Sheriff Scott Rutter will begin discussions with the Kiwanis Ski Club about security needs for the annual Pine Mountain Ski Jumping…
Roundup: Lady Patriots retains Tribe; Ridgeview girls win Mountain 7 title | Sports
KINGSPORT — The Sullivan East women's basketball team earned a solid non-conference win in their regular…
Greg Pence quietly navigates loyalty to brother Mike and Trump allies on Capitol Hill
It was late December 2020, and Greg Pence had just received his Covid shot on Capitol Hill and was sitting in the observation room when Republican Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma walked up to talk about his younger brother."I said, 'Hey, just…
Alpine skiing: Mountain Valley’s Jaden Boulanger puts the finishing touches to the MVC giant…
RUMFORD — The alpine ski season has sometimes been a disappointment for Mountain Valley Jaden Boulanger.
The runner-up struggled to finish races, but she put her past on hold in the KVAC/MVC Championships giant slalom competition
Boulanger…
BOWEN COLUMN: Some things never come down the mountain – LaGrange Daily News
OEars Valley, Tennessee - Visiting with you here in this space during our quarter century takes us virtually anywhere in the world. At least in much of the South.
As I write today, I'm looking out over the Smoky…
And the community ski resort is closed! – The Rocky Mountain Goat
Mickelson Investments Ltd Logging company clearing tracks for community forest. / Joseph Nusse
It's amazing what can happen when people come together for a common goal. The problem with building a ski resort is that…
Friday Night Mountain West Hoops: Nevada vs. Fresno State.
When: Friday, February 4 at 8:00 p.m. PT
Or: Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.
Online TV: Fox Sports 1 || foxsports.com
Spread: Fresno State -9
Money line: Nevada +360, Fresno State -410
Death, taxes and West Mountain basketball…
Video shows Barry Morphew’s reaction when police found his wife’s bike
CHAFEE COUNTY, Colo. – Newly released video highlights interactions police had with Barry Morphew during the initial search for Suzanne Morphew, who was reported missing on May 20, 2020 in Chaffee County.Images from a body-worn camera shown…
New Pine Mountain ski jump is safer and more efficient
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. (WLUC) — The newly renovated Pine Mountain Ski Jump will see its first action.Made of fiberglass and steel, Pine Mountain's new ski jump will host its first competition this weekend. The height of the jump didn't…
Former Olympian Pam Fletcher sees potential for US Alpine Ski Team in Beijing
U.S. alpine skiers, both women and men, are in competitive position at the 2022 Winter Olympics beginning Feb. 3 at venues in and around Beijing, China."They have two very strong teams," said Pam Fletcher, a former Olympian and star of the…
BC SPCA accepting submissions for 2023 calendar contest – Coast Mountain News
The BC SPCA is accepting submissions for its 2023 animal calendar.
Entry is easy and the public will decide the winners.
Entrants are invited to upload their pet's photo and story to the calendar contest website, then invite their…
Winter Christmas carnival in the mountains returns after a year-long hiatus | Events in Wisconsin…
John GITTING
Christmas Mountain Village's main winter event is back after a pandemic-induced cancellation in 2021.Winter Carnival, an assortment of winter…
Snowmass briefs: Fireworks, ski film at the rendezvous this week in the village
Fireworks light up Fanny Hill in Snowmass Village during a 9 p.m. show during the 45th annual Gay Ski Week on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (Kelsey Brunner/Snowmass Sun)
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How a ski resort rallied to a warming world
When the Mount Ascutney ski resort closed in 2010 due to lack of snow and poor management, it threatened to take with it the neighboring community of West Windsor, Vermont, which is home to 1,099 residents. ."Property values went down,"…
Upcoming Cabin Fever Days
News from Hungry Horse
The 43rd annual Cabin Fever Days is a few weeks away, but those interested in participating in the bar stool races on Sugar Hill in!-->!-->!-->…
Fat bikes on the rise, inventory keeps the brakes on
By Victoria Gather
Although skiing and snowboarding dominate central Vermont this time of year, another outdoor sport pedals along: fat biking.
“Here in Vermont people love to ride them, a lot of people travel primarily to ski in the…
Lawmakers call for action to retain hill and mountain populations
Bhojpur has been facing a monkey threat for the past few years as people desert rural areas in search of a better life in urban centers and other better equipped neighborhoods."Terror of the monkeys has developed in most parts of the…
Area Coaches Predict Tighter Fort Hill vs. Mountain Ridge Game | Local sports
CUMBERLAND, MD - When chatting with area coaches one thing was constant…
Horse riders pedaling forward on the Bree Hill Mountain Bike Trail
The BREE Mountain Bike Club is one of the active and forward-thinking organizations of its kind in the country and the…
Construction of the Finn Hill Mountain Bike Trail will begin next month (6 photos)
Recent circumstances have shown that most of us connect with the outdoors more frequently as a way to stay fit both physically and mentally.
Cycling has become one of those popular pastimes.
As restrictions have slowly eased…
“Project Passion” takes Horns Hill mountain bike trails to the top
NEWARK - Roger Morgan found a 'silver lining' last year at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.Morgan and others who helped run the Horns Hill Park Improvement Fund have stepped up a gear, and it never stopped. On Thursday, city leaders,…