Thelma Horner Duncan Thelma Horner Duncan, 86, of Chapel Hill died Monday morning at Carol Woods Health Center. A native of Alamance Count, she spent almost all of her life in Orange County where she was a member of the North Chapel Hill Baptist Church and had retired from UNC. A funeral service will be…
Category: Community
War no more
Members of the Ragin’ Grannies perform some of their anti-war hits at a Memorial Day event at the Carrboro Town Commons Monday. Speakers called for an end to the Iraq War and greater understanding between the Israeli and Palestinian people. About 100 residents attended the afternoon event. Photo by Kirk Ross
Slater details Weaver Street Market’s Hillsborough moves
 Slater By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Ever since Weaver Street Market announced plans to open a store in Hillsborough and move administrative offices and food preparation out of Carrboro, concerns have been raised about the impact on the Carrboro economy and the workers whose jobs are heading to the county seat. In a recent…
Obituary – Linda Hazel Rickman Comer
Linda Hazel Rickman Comer, age 66, died Sunday, May 20, 2007, in Chapel Hill, NC, from complications related to Alzheimer’s Disease. Linda was born August 14, 1940, in Durham, NC. Her parents were Aylor Louis Rickman and Hazel Dowdee Rickman. She was a graduate of Durham High School and Watts School of Nursing. She was…
Loss of mural has many asking ‘why?’
Joe Patillo didn’t know he was part of an unauthorized painting crew that destroyed a community mural. Patillo says he was duped and, to top it off, didn’t even get paid. Photo by Kirk Ross By Kirk Ross Staff Writer A bizarre chain of events Tuesday erased a mural painted five years ago by scores…
Obituary – Richard Duncan Settle
Retired UNC-CH Professor, Richard Duncan Settle died May 11, 2007 of complications related to Alzheimer’s. Richard was born in Waupun, Wisconsin on April 27, 1932 to the late Nellie and Russell Settle. Upon completing his bachelor’s degree at Kansas State University in 1953, Richard served three years in Germany during the Korean War as a…
Obituary – John Edward Threlfall, M.D.
John Edward Threlfall, M.D., 67, of Falls Church, VA, died of renal failure in May 8, 2007 in Durham, NC. Dr. Threlfall was born in Lancaster, UK and was a BA graduate of Emmanuel College, Cambridge University and London Hospital Medical College, M.B., B Chir.
Obitutary – Tracy Lynn Carr Baldwin
Tracy Lynn Carr Baldwin, 38, of Chapel Hill died Saturday, May 12, 2007 at her home. Tracy was born in Columbia, SC, graduating from Irmo High School. She attended North Carolina State University and graduated from Meredith College, Raleigh, NC in 1997, majoring in History. Since graduation Tracy worked in the Chapel Hill area in…
Carrboro Day 2007
Windy, Wild and Wonderful No denying it — Carrboro Day is for kids of all ages, and last Sunday’s breezy celebration was no different. Mostly that means the little ones, like 5-year-old Flora Arnsberger (above), who spent a little time making spin art…
Obituary – John W. Vadney
John W. Vadney, 84, of Mebane, died Monday at Duke University medical Center. A native of Albany, NY, he was a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church and retired as a telephone repairman. A mass will be conducted at 11:00 Thursday at St. Thomas More Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the Union Grove…
Obituary – Frank Graham Umstead
Frank Graham Umstead, 91, of Chapel Hill, died April 28, 2007 after a long decline in health. He was born on June 9, 1915 in Greensboro to the late Sallie Reade and John Wesley Umstead, Jr., a fourteen-term N.C. legislator representing Orange County. He was the eldest of the Umstead’s four children and namesake of…
Rain or shine, Sunday is Carrboro Day
Whether it’s held indoors at the Century Center or outside at Town Commons, Sunday May 6 is Carrboro Day — the annual toast to the town sponsored by the Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department. The music starts at 12:30 p.m. and runs along with the festivities until 6 p.m. In addition to music, storytelling and…
Rites of Spring
Suzanne Kennedy (left) and Sara Beaman perform a sword dance while Amy-Jae Rignola Crawford looks on during “The Rite of Spring,†a performance at Forest Theater by the Devoted Bellydance Collective. The collective held two shows last weekend to benefit the Orange County Rape Crisis Center and the to aid the Arbor Day Foundation’s efforts…
Obituary – Peggy L. Cashwell
Peggy L. Cashwell, 76, of Carrboro, died Monday afternoon at UNC Hospitals. A native of Orange County, she was a member of Carrboro United Methodist Church and was retired from Liggett and Myers where she had worked for 35 years.
Obituary: John D. Boone, Jr.
John D. Boone, Jr., 78, of Carrboro died Saturday, April 28, 2007 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. He was born in Durham County July 27, 1928 to John D. Boone, Sr., and Emma Gibbs Boone who preceded him in death. John was a lifetime resident of Carrboro. He graduated from Chapel Hill High School…