Bent Creek, NC News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/bent-creek/ Bent Creek, NC News Day of Basketry at the NC Arboretum http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/bent-creek/content/6c5dbfaabfdd3e079eba5387f8af77a7.html BENT CREEK The North Carolina Arboretum hosts A Day of Basketryon Sept 27 featuring two innovative basketmaking workshops by awardwinning crafter Nancy Basket Man uses mountain biking running to trim down http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/bent-creek/content/4782d3a51c7447aaadbabeff7ed6d6b2.html BENT CREEK Dwight Dabbs couldn't keep up with his coworker David Brust when Brust invited him to go on a mountain bike ride a few years ago At the time Dabbs was nearly 250 pounds and struggled on the trails Banking seeds for the future http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/bent-creek/content/f262733efd990623847524ab499ea22a.html BENT CREEK JoeAnn McCoy strolled through rows of potted black cohosh in the greenhouses at The North Carolina Arboretum She could tell where she had collected each specimen by how well it was growing Gold in the soil http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/bent-creek/content/3928863e69c76ebf9e0edce8403df24b.html ASHEVILLE Corinna Wood has built her business Red Moon Herbs into a thriving company since 1994 creating bestselling herbal remedies like Deep Roots tincture from burdock and dandelion and a menopause tonic from black cohosh Some trails in Bent Creek closed temporarily http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/bent-creek/content/644fbc8b2e392de22753a0a858435dd1.html BENT CREEK About two and a half miles of trails in Bent Creek will be closed to mountain bikers on weekdays as the Forest Service reconstructs roads in the area Some trails in Bent Creek closed temporarily http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/bent-creek/content/41b65b63ea951872bafcba87c3ee7c9c.html BENT CREEK About two and a half miles of trails in Bent Creek will be closed to mountain bikers on weekdays as the Forest Service reconstructs roads in the area top story: Make hiking fun safe for kids http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/bent-creek/content/0046bbbafa5fb0e33a835a4742d14dd9.html BENT CREEK Hiking is a cheap way to get kids outside and excercising Biz: Rolling with the punches http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/bent-creek/content/a10aebfdac07913b45ce02c3ab757640.html High gasoline prices are putting the squeeze on consumers and businesses alike But for bike retailers and repair shops here and elsewhere these are the salad daysHell on wheels: Skyhigh gas pricees have sparked a booming business in bicycles says Pro Bikes owner Marty Gallagher Photo by Jonathan WelchMarty Gallagher who owns Pro Bikes in West Asheville has a dilemma on her hands On the one hand the 30something owner has little personal time anymore to indulge her own passionsincluding stressrelieving bike ridesbecause of the incredible jump in business On the other hand shes making money hand over fist selling new bikes and accessories Thats on top of repairing peoples old bikes that have suddenly gained hellip;