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Weighing the risks for Winter Olympians Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 7:01PMStatistics collected on injuries at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics offer up a few surprises when it comes to the most dangerous sports at the Games.
Election Road Trip, Day 2: Rowing and Shooting Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 5:46PMMarcus Hook, Pa. Traveling Companions: none Events: Train station handshaking in Morton, Pa.; factory visit in Marcus Hook, Pa. An abbreviated day, as I've had to double back to New York for a friend's birthday party. But this morning I did several events with Bryan Lentz, the Democrat running against Pat Meehan (see yesterday's post) [...]
UPDATE: First day of school veiled in tragedy at Swan Valley High School in Saginaw Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:15PMView full sizeCourtesySchuyler H. HickeySAGINAW — Schuyler Hickey, 17, would have begun her senior year at Swan Valley High School today.A 15-year-old Saginaw youth was driving the 1997 Jeep that crashed about 12:40 p.m. Saturday, ejecting the teen driver and...
Thole: Four-decade streak will end Friday Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 2:34PMMost red-blooded SAHS football fans will be in the stands as our beloved Ponies host Park of Cottage Grove on Friday night, but I won't be among them.
Diggins and Hanson receive Jim McLaughlin Scholarship Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 2:31PMRecent Stillwater graduates Jessie Diggins and Gabe Hanson have been named recipients of the prestigious Jim McLaughlin Scholarship.
Former Councilman Doug Brown tackles a new challenge: Cancer | By Scott Rochat © 2010 Longmont Times ... Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 6:51AMLONGMONT – Doug Brown never could do anything halfway. He was the councilman who read every packet. Who volunteered for every committee. Who talked and talked and talked until he’d had his say and made his point. Even now, the passion’s still there. He’s not easily slowed down. Not even by stage IV cancer.
News You Can Use: A roundup of recent news items of local interest and a peek at what’s ahead. Published Sept. 5, 2010 Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 4:12AMSaratoga P.L.A.N. gets land gift, plans trails
City of Steamboat Springs considers Emerald land sale Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:10AMLandowner and philanthropist Lyman Orton is offering to sell 580 acres appraised at about $2 million on Emerald Mountain’s north side to the city, in a potential sale that would permanently allow public use of the popular hiking and mountain biking area but comes at a time of an extremely tight city budget.
Blair County’s treasured trail a fragile place Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:05PMFall is a great time to observe wildlife and there are few places that offer better opportunities to
Bangor area forest tract offers plenty of recreation options Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:27PMBANGOR — The Coulee Experimental State Forest a few miles southof Bangor doesn’t draw crowds of visitors.
Spa Report: Ranch Creek Spa Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:18AMThis spa is for ranch guests as well as skiers, hikers and day trippers visiting the Winter Park-Grand Lake area.
Skiing: 30,000 Oslo championship tickets sold Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:43AMThe sale of tickets to next year's Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo began on Wednesday, and more than 30,000 of a total of 200,000 tickets were sold already on the fiirst day.
Town of Greenfield may take over golf course Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:11AMGREENFIELD - Town officials are looking to get into the golfbusiness.
New England Tourism Bounces Back In 2010 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:27AMMonths of perfect weather in northern New England have helped the region's tourism industry rebound from a dismal 2009.
Local conservation areas Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:38AMFRIENDS CREEK CONSERVATION AREA: Friends Creek offers threehiking trails, picnic areas, a campground and a playground area.The hiking trails at Friends Creek are fairly easy, Tish said. TheWoodland and Sun trails, totaling more than four miles, also aresuited for cross-country skiing in the wintertime.
Saratoga P.L.A.N. gets land gift, plans public trails Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:12AMPROVIDENCE — The county’s not-for-profit land trust, Saratoga Preserving Land and Nature (P.L.A.N.) has accepted a gift of a 614-acre property in the town of Providence that it plans to use for public trails and nature recreation.
Deer herd population falling in Aspen area, the valley Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:36PMMule deer populations in the Roaring Fork Valley have been steadily declining over the past decade. The Colorado Division of Wildlife will hold a meeting Thursday in Carbondale to revisit the target population.
Boosting activity in the community Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 3:15PMGetting more people in the area to be active is an admirable idea, but no amount of community planning is going to change our ingrained lifestyle. Local Health Unit and In Motion representatives talked to county councillors recently about creating an Active Community plan for Wellington County.
Pro Workout: Continuous Bounding with Ivan Babikov Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:48PMIvan Babikov in the 15 k freestyle at the 2010 Vancouver Games, where he finished eighth. The harder the race, the greater the chance you’ll see Ivan Babikov at the top of the result sheet. So it’s no surprise that he uses a brutally difficult training session to prepare himself for the winter. In an interview from [...]
Diggins and Hanson receive Jim McLaughlin Scholarship Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:04PMRecent Stillwater graduates Jessie Diggins and Gabe Hanson have been named recipients of the prestigious Jim McLaughlin Scholarship.
2000 football team to be honored Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 9:26AMSleepy Eye, Minn. — -After a summer of fun and sun it’s time to settle back into the sports editor position. Please give me a couple of days to get back in tune with the Sleepy Eye sports community, I will admit I’ve lost touch.
Collingwood mountain biker has eyes on Worlds Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:15AMEtienne Moreau is climbing the ranks of the Canadian mountain bike world as easily as he's been tackling the trails of Hardwood Hills this summer.[...]
Family, friends remember generous man Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:15AMHe was a man who endeared himself to the community and his customers -- many who still remember his kindness and generosity nearly 40 years later after he retired--has died. Stuart Ellis, whose name still graces the drug store he purchased in 1945, died on Aug.[...]
My Life, My Words: Cindy Chotvacs: Artistic tendencies Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:06AM“I started learning the guitar at about 18, 19 years old
Canadians win gold at para-cycling worlds Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 7:51PMCanada's Lyne Bessette and Robbi Weldon broke from the field with two laps to go to win gold in the women's tandem race at the para-cycling world championships Sunday in Baie-Comeau, Que.
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Owasippe Scout Reservation seeks to protect ecosystem from damage caused by mountain bikes Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 4:02AMBLUE LAKE TOWNSHIP -- Owasippe Scout Reservation has enacted new rules restricting mountain biking and fishing that officials say are needed to protect the wilderness area's fragile ecosystem.
What's on Tap in the Poconos Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 11:12PM*To submit items for What's on Tap,
The closing ceremony becomes the second ... Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 7:04AMJoannie Rochette of Canada performs during the 2010 Winter Olympics figure skating exhibition gala at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver on Feb. 27.
York personal trainer sets up Nordic walking classes Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 3:45AMA PERSONAL trainer from York has set up a new exercise scheme which is “poles apart” from other classes.
33.8°C Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 3:15AMVisually impaired German five-fold Paralympics cross-country skiing medal winner Verena Bentele walking down the side of a 60-metre long house wall of a high-rise building during a house-running event in Munich, southern Germany.
Community survey shows little support for a fall parks levy Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:34PMFarmington residents voice support to maintain trails, parks by Kara Hildreth Thisweek Newspapers When Farmington voters head to polls in November, they will not vote on whether to invest in city parks via a levy because survey results showed a lack of support. Ron Vine of Leisure Vision presented community survey results of 623 residents at an Aug. 9 [...] Community survey shows little support ...
Sherbrooke woman fatally stabbed: police Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 10:33AMRéjeanne Pelletier-Charette, the 82-year-old Sherbrooke woman found dead near her home on Tuesday, was stabbed to death, police said.
District 191: Softball standout inducted into Hall of Fame Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 10:33AMBy Keighla Schmidt, Staff Writer She didn’t know it, but Tammy (Baldwin) Perez was on deck for a home run career as a student Burnsville High School. Before graduating in 1999 she lettered 14 times, earning letters in swimming, cross country skiing, hockey, choir, National Honor Society and her “baby:” softball. read more
MVC hike highlights bluff land resource Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 5:41PMA bluff ridge on Green Coulee Bluff property is home to the largest population in this part of the state of a rare prairie plant, the “death camus” in the lily family.
Baucus meets with locals to discuss small business boost, jobs, health care Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 1:46AMSen. Max Baucus started his small business listening session in Columbia Falls last week by asking those in attendance to throw their toughest questions at him.
MIHS senior takes horsemanship to the next level Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 12:16PMIslander Brooke Bayley pushes herself. Whether it’s school work, volunteering or eventing at horse shows, she strives to hit the next level. Bayley got her first taste of riding when she was 10 and joined the Mercer Island Saddle Club. For years she dreamed of becoming a jockey, speeding down a track on the back of a thoroughbred.
Cornell Campus Club to hold fall coffee Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 7:50AMThe Cornell Campus Club invites women in the Cornell community to its Fall Coffee from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8 at the Clarion University Hotel, 2310 N. Triphammer Road.
Body of missing grandmother found Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 7:20AMPeople in this idyllic neighbourhood in the Eastern Townships hoped they would one day see Rejeanne Pelletier-Charette going off on one of her trademark strolls, homemade walking stick in hand.
Escape Valentine's Day pressure Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 2:23AMFlowers, chocolates and candy? They're overpriced in the lead-up to the big day, and cliche to boot.
Sun Valley finalizes 2011 budget Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 12:40AMThe Sun Valley City Council on Tuesday finalized a budget of $5.
These girls love to rough it out Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 10:55PMThe 18-year-old who switched from cross-country skiing to cross-country cycling, came in second place behind race favourite.
Inspiring the Next Generation Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 5:05AMWhere do you start when you have one day to teach all that is cross-country skiing? The Central Cross-Country Ski Association (CXC) gave it a shot, hosting a youth camp for children ages 8 through 11 at Lakewoods Resort in Cable, Wisconsin on Monday, July 26. Coach Gus Kaeding works on striding uphill (Photo: CXC) The day’s [...]
Ski areas get going, already? Are you kidding? Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 5:02AMNo, I’m not kidding, but the headline needs a little explaining.
Man rescued in North Routt had broken leg Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 2:09AMCraig Horlacher, the 57-year-old angler from the Denver area who was rescued in North Routt County on Thursday, suffered from a broken leg during the nearly six days rescuers suspect he was stranded in the backcountry.
Canadian cities going green on roads and in buildings Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 7:38PMFrom Vancouver to Montreal, Canadian cities are going increasingly green by building more and more eco-friendly roads and buildings.
Canadian Findlay wins second straight world triathlon title Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 4:09PMPaula Findlay of Edmonton won her second straight Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series race on Sunday, this time in Kitzbuehel, Austria.
Canadian cities going green Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 3:03PMVancouver, Toronto, Regina, Montreal designing eco-friendly roads and buildings
Canadian cities going green - designing eco-friendly roads and buildings Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 10:12AMVancouver has vowed to become the greenest city in the world by 2020. New condos in Toronto are going up without any parking spaces. Regina is doing away with one-way streets to improve public transit access in a revitalized downtown.
Canadian cities going green _ designing eco-friendly roads and buildings Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 9:42AMMONTREAL - Vancouver has vowed to become the greenest city in the world by 2010. New condos in Toronto are going up without any parking spaces. Regina is doing away with one-way streets to improve public transit access in a revitalized downtown.