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David Carr departs Carpetbagger - Minneapolis Star Tribune
After handling the New York Times Oscars coverage for four years, media columnist (and former editor of the Twin Cities Reader) David Carr is handing the Carpetbagger blog to culture reporter Melena Ryzik. Carr brought a light, who-takes-this

Lands’ End event gathers used coats for Bea Gaddy - Explore Baltimore County
The past few days of cold weather have prompted people to start calling the Bea Gaddy Family Center asking about coats. The center, a shelter for homeless women and children in East Baltimore, has experienced a rise in interest for coats as

Ski season kickoff tonight - Summit Daily News
SUMMIT COUNTY - When a scarcity of funds caused the Summit County Chamber of Commerce to lay off its staff of three in July, the chamber board assured its members that services would continue as usual, and they would still try to put on the annual

Carlson: Like miracles? Say hi to Joel - a former rehab patient - Des Moines Register
Jim Herzberg has 500 acres of corn and soybeans ready to harvest, and you couldn’t get him near a combine on this gorgeous October afternoon. “We really didn’t know if this day would ever come,” said the southwest Iowa farmer, looking at his son and

Top Ski Deals For Those Who Refuse To Kiss Winter Goodbye - PRLog (free press release)
PRLog (Press Release) Oct 21, 2009 The Aussie Summer has started creeping in and some of us ski hounds refuse to believe that yet another ski season is well and truly over. Seven Descents, Australia s ski adventure travel specialists, have

A thank you to - The Daily Planet
On Oct. 7, Telluride School District hosted a Family Information Fair. The purpose of this event was to provide families with information about reading, math, and sports programs offered by the TSD. In addition, families learned about services

Whee club: Lots to do around town - Idaho Mountain Express
Company of Fools will open The Syringa Tree tonight with ‘Pay What You Feel’ ticketing at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey at 7 p.m. The one-woman show starring Denise Simone will continue through Nov. 8. For details, call 788-6520 or visit

Sports summary - Idaho Mountain Express
The recent mild weather has brought out bicyclists in droves. They’ll have a chance to sample a cyclocross course Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 24-25 during the Road & Dirt Crosstoberfest at River Run. Hailey’s Powerhouse Fit Studio along with Sun Valley

Bogus Basin to Hire 500 Workers - KIVI-TV
Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area will hire more than 500 employees for the 2009-10 season. Officials say, to ease the application process, applicants must apply for positions on-line at www.bogusbasin.org . Managers have also planned a job fair

Sidewall to Distribute TSG Safety Gear - Bicycle Retailer and Industry News
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (BRAIN) Sidewall Distribution has added TSG Safety Gear to its line of distributed brands. TSG offers a large line of helmets, pads, bags to apparel, including special products that are geared towards women and children. TSG

Ski Swap ’til you drop - Statesman Journal
The best place to gear up for winter just could be a zoo. “Friday night’s pretty chaotic. In fact it’s a little bit crazy for the three hours that we are open on Friday,” said Jim Dagata about this Friday and Saturday’s 42nd annual Corvallis Ski

Analog partners with Aloha Army for Lewers boardshort - Global Surf News
Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 19 October, 2009 : - - Irvine — Analog is pleased to announce the early release of the Lewers boardshort at Aloha Army. The three prong collaboration between Analog Clothing, Aloha Army, and Kauai photographer Mike

Ski Gull open house and equipment sale - Brainerd Dispatch
Ski Gull will be hosting a fall open house and equipment sale Oct. 25. Consignment equipment can be dropped off from noon to 1 p.m. or by appointment. Shopping is from 1-3 p.m. All unsold equipment must be picked up between 3-4 p.m. In addition to

Avid archer before crash stole 10 months, Unity man fights to recover - Pittsburgh Valley News Dispatch
John Lawrence sat in his wheelchair behind the hunting blind with his father, waiting for a buck to appear. It was the first day of archery season, and the 18-year-old was determined to go hunting. Archery hunting is a tradition for the Unity teen

APTN Premiere: Over the Bolts - Channel Canada
Tune in for the captivating, behind-the-scenes look into Canada’s national snowboard team in the new original series Over the Bolts. The series brings viewers unprecedented access to Vancouver 2010 hopefuls. With 28 riders and a maximum of 18 Olympic

Health care gamble - Times Union
As health care reform works its way through Congress, people like Pat McGowin of Troy and Sally Block of Albany are tuned to its progress. They are among the more than 18 million young adults without health insurance in America, according to the

Vail travel: Warm meal at the big wooden spoon’ - Vail Daily News
Mark Cervantes, a longtime former Vail Valley resident, recently moved to Argentina to run a restaurant and start a travel business. He is writing about his experiences for the Vail Daily. All published articles can be found at www.vaildaily.com The

Snowboard, boots and bindings - WHAG
Brand new only been used once. Boots size 7 sized down with insole wedges that can be removed. Willing to sell separately. Custom nitro black widow board. If interested or have questions please email me thanks! tomanddom@hotmail.com This item has

The Netherlands: Take a peak inside - The Independent
Alifetime of collecting ski-area statistics has made me into a rather sad snowspotter, all too keen to bore anyone who’ll listen about where the highest lifts are, or the most high-speed-detachable-six-seater-chairlifts. But the flipside of this

Bogus Basin to Hire 500 Workers - KIVI-TV
Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area will hire more than 500 employees for the 2009-10 season. Officials say, to ease the application process, applicants must apply for positions on-line at www.bogusbasin.org . Managers have also planned a job fair

Two-time snowboard champion is doing two-step on Dancing with the - Seneca County Advertiser-Tribune
Fans of the hit television show, “Dancing With the Stars,” may not be aware current competitor Louie Vito, 21, has ties to the area. His grandparents are Melvin and Grace Heck of Tiffin, and Deb Feasel of Tiffin is a sister to Louie’s mom, Judy. In a

Pageants start in Clarksville today - Leaf Chronicle
Crowned in Clarksville last year, Stormi Henley went on to take the national Miss Teen USA title July 31. She was welcomed back to Clarksville Thursday evening with a reception honoring her and other pageant contestants at F&M Bank’s Franklin Room

Man loses feet but says he’s eager for next step - Reno Gazette
After six weeks in a medically induced coma, Xavian Helley remembers opening his eyes to a sight he never imagined. “I remember looking down at my legs and saying, ‘What happened to my legs?’ — almost comically — and then looking at my hand and

Longboards have their day - Corvallis Gazette-Times
A herd of helmeted figures gliding on four wheels down Corvallis bike paths Saturday caused drivers to stare, but the racers - taking part in the first annual Longboard Push Rally - didn’t pause to notice the attention. About 20 longboarders

Longboarders have their day - Albany Democrat-Herald
Andy Cripe | Gazette-Times Skaters roll down the bike path near the Benton County fairgrounds at the start of the longboard event in Corvallis Saturday morning. A herd of helmeted figures gliding on four wheels down Corvallis bike paths Saturday

Air Time: Skate-A-Thon aims to raise last of money needed for major - Eagle-Tribune
Paul King was sitting around with his friends at the Andover Community Skate Park one day, brainstorming ways to raise money for a new half-pipe. “He came up with this idea of a 24-hour skate-a-thon, similar to a walk-a-thon or a Relay for Life

Running with the big dogs - Idaho State Journal
POCATELLO — It’s an event that dogs and their families look forward to all year long. “Run with the Big Dogs” has become a family tradition in Pocatello, doubling its enrollment during the past 12 years. “When we first started, there were about 100

Snowboarders and skiers flock to Boreal’s earliest opening - Reno Gazette
Skiers and snowboarders know that they have just one chance to be at the season opening of the first Lake Tahoe resort. For that reason, they arrived in droves at Boreal Mountain Resort, which started operations at 9 a.m. Friday. Although visitors

Air Time: Skate-A-Thon aims to raise last of money needed for major - Eagle-Tribune
Paul King was sitting around with his friends at the Andover Community Skate Park one day, brainstorming ways to raise money for a new half-pipe. “He came up with this idea of a 24-hour skate-a-thon, similar to a walk-a-thon or a Relay for Life

Ra ces: Pattison family helps shape Taos Ski Valley history - Taos News
Many of us grew up hearing wild, interesting stories about our family s history; our imaginations began to take shape from these as we added our own clever details and images to the timeline. As a young boy, Roger Pattison not only listened to

LDS Family Services unveils interactive Web site - Daily Herald
In the past, LDS Family Services had a reputation of being all about adoption. But with its recently unveiled Web site, ItsAboutLove.org , the nonprofit agency is intentionally adopting a new attitude about unintended and crisis pregnancies. Founded

Purgatory founder earns induction in Hall of Fame - Durango Herald
Raymond Duncan, a native of Illinois who first arrived in Durango in 1958, has made a lasting mark on Durango and Southwest Colorado through the sport of skiing, according to a news release issued Friday by the foundation. The gala will be held Nov

Q&A: Tanner Raymond, Wanda Gray Elementary - News-Leader.com
His parents are Stacy and Thomas Lacey. He has a brother and two sisters. Q: What did you do to receive this award? A: I was helping find this lost kid in my neighborhood with some friends of mine. He was my neighbor. Me and my friends got awarded

Pageants start in Clarksville today - Leaf Chronicle
Crowned in Clarksville last year, Stormi Henley went on to take the national Miss Teen USA title July 31. She was welcomed back to Clarksville Thursday evening with a reception honoring her and other pageant contestants at F&M Bank’s Franklin Room

Sports summary - Idaho Mountain Express
Karl Wilander, 15, a sophomore at Wood River High School, and Charlie Grabow, 15, a sophomore at The Sage School, also in Hailey, both had wins in the U.S. Tennis Association-sanctioned Idaho Falls Championships Oct. 1-3 at Apple Athletic Club in

Community calendar - News-Sentinel
PARENT TRAP CLASSES: For parents and teachers, 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays, through Nov. 10, Kids Kampus Early Childhood Center, 435 Campus St., Huntington. Free child care available; free classes. Registration: Joy Koch at 1-260-356-0123, or e-mail jkoch

Time to ski - The Denver Daily News
Loveland Ski Area will be the first ski area in North America to open for the 2009-2010 ski season when Chair 1 starts turning at 9 a.m. today. And on Friday, Arapahoe Basin will open its earliest opening in its history. The Exhibition chairlift

N.H. slaying victim had misgivings about small-town life - Boston Globe
MONT VERNON, N.H. — In so many ways, Mont Vernon suited Kimberly Cates. Its miles of dirt roads with stunning vistas of rolling hills and open fields made for paradisaical running. Her stone-walled yard always needed mending of one sort or another

Mini Trick Snowboard Basics and Snowboarding How To s Just Released - PR Inside
“That s right. All of your top brands offer a mini trick snowboard. Companies such as Burton, Rossignol and Capita offer the smaller design snowboards that work great for those days when you are at the park just trying to play around with all of

Colorado College grads show off ski film - Denver Post
“It is interesting to watch other people ride. Judging by how someone rides a feature, whether they air it or carve into it, tells you about that rider’s style. When you look at their line or their spray, it captures the essence of who that person is

Snow to be trucked in for Railin on the River - Sun-Journal
Griffin Couture of Jay, left, and Scott Marquis, both employees of Ski Depot Outfitters in Jay, show where the 10 tons of snow and two ski and snowboard movies will be shown on Saturday, Oct. 10, during the “Railin’ on the River” event at the Depot

One Love kicks off ski season with fundraiser - Utah Chronicle
Brinnah Schmidt helps Jordan Noe, a sophomore in biology, as he signs up for a membership at the One Love booth at the Union Plaza last week. One Love members can get discounted ski and snowboard passes and discounted merchandise from the group s

Ski holiday clinic - The Guardian
Easy as one, two, three our experts are here to help you find the perfect break. Photograph: Morgan David de Lossy/Corbis Are you planning a ski or snowboarding break this winter? Perhaps you’re a seasoned rider looking for the latest challenge

Gonzales leads Rams passing attack - Houston Community Newspapers
Andrew Gonzales is fearless. The Cy Ridge High junior quarterback rushed through the middle of a Cy Creek defense. On the brink of scoring what would have been his 12th touchdown of the season, Gonzales collided with a Cougar defender at the 2-yard

Pageants start in Clarksville today - Leaf Chronicle
Crowned in Clarksville last year, Stormi Henley went on to take the national Miss Teen USA title July 31. She was welcomed back to Clarksville Thursday evening with a reception honoring her and other pageant contestants at F&M Bank’s Franklin Room

Blue Mountain sets its own helmet policy - Owen Sound Sun Times
New helmet recommendations imposed by Intrawest ski and snowboard resorts don t apply at Blue Mountain because it isn t wholly-owned by the Vancouver-based company. However, the Collingwood resort already has several helmet rules in place and

Chamberlain vs. Sexton - ESPN.com
Joe Sexton vs. Simon Chamberlain. JP Walker plays referee in the middle. It’s true, Joe Sexton has amazing hair and a better 360 kickflip than Simone Chamberlain. But Simone is no pushover — he recently bagged his own tre flip, and what with his

Lunch.com Debuts “Twitter Lists” — A Smarter ‘Follow Friday’ - Consumer Electronics Net
EL SEGUNDO, CA — (Marketwire) — 09/30/09 — Lunch.com , an online community based on the premise that the most useful information comes from people who share your interests, tastes and point of view, today announced the launch of “Twitter Lists,” a

Olympian Rahlves says Bode just wants attention - Colorado Springs Gazette
The most outspoken critic of Bode Miller believes the controversial Alpine skier, known perhaps more for his intense partying than his unprecedented success on the slopes, made a comeback because he hates not being in the spotlight. Three-time

Quick Hits / Vonn hypes Miller’s return to U.S. team - Pioneer Press
Lindsey Vonn is ready to share the spotlight with Bode Miller at the Olympics. “He’s a great athlete, and he’s always had great results,” the St. Paul native said Wednesday in Boston before the New England Ball fundraiser for the U.S. Ski and

Vonn says Miller will set the pace again - CNN Sports Illustrated
BOSTON (AP) — Lindsey Vonn is ready to share the spotlight with Bode Miller at the Olympics. “He’s a great athlete, and he’s always had great results,” the American skiing star said Wednesday before the New England Ball fundraiser for the U.S. Ski

Crash suspect’s bail may be revoked - Fosters Daily Democrat
DURHAM The Rockingham County Attorney’s Office is reviewing last weekend’s arrest of Mercer Smith near the University of New Hampshire campus and could revoke his bail. Smith, 19, of 296 Buckminster Way in Portsmouth, was arrested early Sunday

Newry Special Olympian to throw opening pitch at Fenway - Sun-Journal
Dana Bullen, general manager of Sunday River Ski Resort, talks with Darren Buker behind the Newry Town Office on Wednesday. Bullen gave Buker his baseball glove for this Saturday’s Red Sox game at which Buker will throw the first pitch. Darren Buker

Being Garrett Fiscus and Dan Lane - Warren Times-Observer
Eisenhower boys soccer coach Mike Decker knew how good Garrett Fiscus and Dan Lane would become the first time he saw them play as little kids. Later, when they attended a high school team camp as eighth-graders, “they fit right in,” he said. “They

Rotary honors Students of the Month - Redlands Daily Facts
REDLANDS - The Rotary Club of Redlands ended the summer hiatus in September, recognizing students selected by each high school in the Redlands Unified School District for exemplary scholastics, school performance and service to the community as