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Snow Leopard Day returns to zoo
By Robinson Newspapers Staff The Woodland Park Zoo is inviting Ballardites to celebrate one of the worlds most endangered and elusive wild animals at the fourth annual Snow Leopard Day. Hosted by the zoo and its conservation partner, the Snow Leopard Trust, this full day of activities highlights the adaptations of the snow leopard and critical conservation efforts to protect them in the wild ...

GOLF / Snow to play at Coastal
Local golfer Shiloh Snow has signed to play at the College of Coastal Georgia in Brunswick. Snow, a sophomore, played golf last year at LaGrange College.

RHP Snow leaving Frogs for Clinton
EVERETT -- Right-handed pitcher Forrest Snow was promoted to the Class A Clinton LumberKings from the AquaSox on Wednesday. Snow, who has spent his entire baseball career in the Northwest, will join the LumberKings for their series with the Cedar Rapids Kernels beginning tonight in Clinton, Iowa.

Even on snow days, tempers heat up Dirty Laundry Moms see snow as dangerous, while dads see it as fun.
In our household, the year's first snow day always starts as a no-no-no day.

"Snow Dragon" on Arctic mission
Photo taken on July 26, 2010 on Dolphin Helicopter shows China's icebreaker "Xue Long", or "Snow Dragon", sailing in the Arctic Ocean at 72 degrees of north latitude and 154 degrees of west longitude.

Snow brings smiles all round
A massive delivery of trucked-in snow brought smiles to the faces of preschool pupils in Wanaka yesterday, when their playground was transformed into a mini-mountain slope. read more