SnowPass allows Grade 4 and 5 students to ski for free
Kids in Grades 4 and 5 can get SnowPass and enjoy free skiing at Silver Star
Youngsters can ski and snowboard for free with Grade 4&5 pass
Lots of time to get out and enjoy skiing and snowboarding this winter
Asheville area performing arts calendar for the coming week
Erick Baker with Callaghan , 8 p.m. today, The Altamont Theatre, 18 Church St., Asheville. $10. Motownblue with singing security guard William Stafford, 5-8 p.m. today, Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave.
February Museum Roundup
Dark matter, memory, dragons and butterflies - all can be found this month in the area's museums. [ more › ]
International Capsules: London's unemployed strive to get Olympic jobs
LONDON (AP) — The pay isn't great, the job is temporary and you could be a target for terrorists. But when Mabel Cross heard that she might be able to work at the 2012 Summer Olympics, she rushed to get to a London recruitment center early.
Power of poetry: James C. Bush students work with wordsmith for project
Using drums, with students clapping, slapping their thighs, and stomping their feet, poet Bill Buczinsky emphasized the importance of rhythm when writing poetry.
Three compete for title of 2012 Roundup Queen
Three young contestants threw their hats in the ring Sunday in hopes of trading them for the Mother Lode Roundup Queen’s tiara. It was the kickoff for the 55th Mother Lode Roundup, Tuolumne County’s biggest annual event, held each year on Mother’s Day weekend, which is May 12 and 13 this year. On Sunday, they turned in their paperwork, signed contracts and met members of the Tuolumne County ...