Mountain Gifts Resources

Mountain Lakes Centennial wraps up with gifts and thanks
MOUNTAIN LAKES – Stephanie Halpin, who chaired the steering committee for the borough’s Centennial celebration in 2011, told the Borough Council on Monday, Jan. 23, the committee had achieved its goal

Geek Gifts 2012: The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim is one of the most remarkable open-world RPGs ever produced and is destined to become a landmark game.

Montreat announces layoffs, cuts
Montreat College President Dan Struble announced last week the college will lay off 29 employees, cut four academic degree programs, and put new student housing plans for the Black Mountain Campus “on hold indefinitely.”

Asheville area visual arts calendar
ROBERT TYNES & MEGAN WOLFE: Reception 3-4 p.m. today, Black Mountain Center for the Arts Upper Gallery, 225 W. State St. Exhibit by two members of UNC Asheville art department faculty.

Abbotsford school gives greatest gifts of all
The fifth annual Christmas Store at Godson Elementary School in Abbotsford was a shopping paradise for students at the inner-city school.

Kirkley Hall zoo animals benefit from appeal gifts
A MOUNTAIN of discarded Christmas trees is being used to provide some extra winter shelter – as well as added fun and stimulation – for animals and birds at the region’s newest visitor attraction.

Shrines and memorials dedicated to women
The Marilyn Monroe Shrine was the first shrine dedicated to a woman on Aspen Mountain.

Encouraging progress seen in orchestra fund-raising
The Philadelphia Orchestra Association has made incremental but encouraging progress in the campaign to finance its reorganization and operations for several years beyond an expected exit from bankruptcy. But it still has a "mountain of money" to raise.

‘Segunda mano’ gadgets worsen e-waste problem in PH
Most electronic gadgets contain toxic components such as lead, cadmium, and brominated flame retardants. These poisons are embedded in various parts of the gadget from the monitor, the circuit board, to the batteries.