07/14/11 Kelcey Carlson of Raleigh was the female winner of the Grandfather Mountain Marathon Saturday with a time of 3 hours, 13 minutes, 12 seconds. Some 400 runners took part in the grueling 26.2-mile uphill race as part of the 56th annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
07/11/11 Boulder, Colo. La Sportiva N.A., makers of technical Mountain Running footwear, announced the ninth race of the 2011 La Sportiva Mountain Cups 10-race national series, the Table Rock Trail Race, in Stinson Beach, CA set for Saturday, July 23rd. W.L. Gore Associates, makers of the GORE-TEX brand, has confirmed as the presenting sponsor. Black Diamond Equipment and CLIF Bar are supporting...
07/11/11 Submit entries at least two weeks in advance to Fitness Calendar, P.O. Box 2090, Asheville, NC 28802, e-mail to kchavez@CITIZEN-TIMES.com or fax to 251-0585.
07/03/11 Charles and Angie Flynn-McIver, at their home in North Asheville. / John Fletcher/jfletcher@citizen-times.com Age: 38. Occupation: Theater producer and director, executive coaching consultant.
06/30/11 There's a soulful, jazzy pop sound to Kellin Watson's latest album, but there's something else too.
06/29/11 'Help Keep Bears Wild' presented by Town of Black ...: NC Wildlife Resources Commission Officer Mike Carraway explains steps to take to ward off bears with Black Mountain residents Anne Oxenreider and Allen Arcand describing steps to distract bears.
06/29/11 Trees covered in a blanket of snow are postcard-perfect in Boone. / Special to WNC Parent/NC Division of Tourism, Film Winterfest: In downtown Blowing Rock. Tickets and information available at Blowing Rock Visitors Center, 7738 Valley Blvd., Blowing Rock; 828-295-7851.
06/29/11 Children take part last year in the North Carolina Arboretum's week-long summer Citizen Science Camp. The N.C. Arboretum, which offers many programs for all ages, celebrates its 25th anniversary starting Friday.
06/27/11 A week after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver, Q'Shawn Blakeney, 3, is expected to make a full recovery.
06/27/11 A police dog's search led to evidence, but three masked bandits got away after a robbery Sunday night at the Good Times Burgers on Barnes Road in northeast Colorado Springs.The three armed robbers entered the restaurant at 5808 Barnes Road after the business had closed. They demanded money...
06/26/11 Before he said, "Excuuuuse me!" before he was a "wild and crazy guy," before he wrote a novel or acted in a movie, Steve Martin was a banjo player.
06/26/11 The golden-winged warbler breeds in the Appalachians and winters mainly in Central America. Loss of habitat both here and abroad may prompt its addition to the Endangered Species List. / Special to the Citizen-Times
06/26/11 Haywood Community College instructors recently recognized with Excellence in Teaching awards included, from left, Chris Graves, Linda Caldwell, Barbara Wolfe, Jodi Wijewickrama and Shannon Rabby.
06/26/11 Lake Junaluska is one of several WNC towns that has a July 4 parade. Also featured at Lake Junaluska on July 3 and 4 are patriotic concerts by the renowned Lake Junaluska Singers, in Stuart Auditorium.
06/18/11 Send items for the home and garden calendar to Bruce Steele at BSteele@Citizen-Times.com two weeks before the event. Or mail to Bruce Steele, Asheville Citizen-Times, P.O. Box 2090, Asheville, NC 28802.
06/15/11 Students and teachers at Reynolds Middle School participated in the second annual Reynolds Rocket 5K race June 8 in front of the school. Half of the proceeds from the run benefit Brother Wolf animal adoption center.
06/13/11 SPINAL EXAM/X-RAYS: During June, new patients at Fairview Chiropractic Center receive a free spinal exam and set of x-rays in return for a $20 donation to the Lord's Acre Community Garden. Must mention seeing it here in the Health Calendar. Call 628-7800 to schedule an appointment.
06/13/11 ASHEVILLE CATHOLIC SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE: At 4:30 p.m. for pre-kindergarten only. For individual tours, contact Debbie Mowrey at 253-7896 or dmowrey@ashevillecatholic.org. At 12 Culvern St., Asheville. Visit www.ashevillecatholic.org.
06/12/11 Like the small bats, salamanders, daddy longlegs and trout that reside inside the passageways of Humpback Mountain here, Linville Caverns is alive.
06/12/11 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK — In a mere day and a half of two weeks of hiking, we ambled through Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons.'' The initial two miles of a 12-mile day in this park along the Appalachian Trail comprised the first movement. It involved an ascent of 5,500-foot Thunderhead Mountain. The summit was enveloped in an impenetrable fog. ... | 
