Chatham County government now will post to the Internet videos of all Chatham County Board of Commissioners meetings.
Author: Staff
Botanical Garden announces new hours
Extended summer visiting hours for weekends have begun at the N.C. Botanical Garden; the garden is now open on weekends until 6 p.m.
Outdoor pool is open
The A.D. Clark Pool at the Hargraves Community Center is open for the summer.
Cat Adoption Month
June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month, and Orange County Animal Services is reducing the adoption fee to $50 for select cats through the month.
July 4 volunteers needed
The Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department seeks volunteers for its upcoming July 4 celebration.
Helping seniors cope with heat
The Chatham County Council on Aging offers several programs and suggestions to help local senior citizens cope with heat waves this summer.
Borrow a Kindle
The Orange County Main Library has begun loaning Kindle e-readers. The Kindles are loaded with fiction and nonfiction bestsellers and other popular titles.
Knit in Public Day
The Orange County Main Library and the Hillsborough Yarn Shop will celebrate Knit in Public Day, an annual worldwide event, on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.
Locally Grown series starts June 23
The Town of Chapel Hill and the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership will present the 4th annual Locally Grown Summer Entertainment Series every Thursday starting June 23.
CHS senior receives library scholarship
CHS senior Christian Lopez has been named the recipient of the Friends of the Carrboro Branch Library’s Mary Frances Eldridge Youth Scholarship for 2011.
SAVE honors CHHS student
The National Association of Students Against Violence Everywhere has announced that Michelle Gay, a junior at CHHS, was recognized for her youth safety and violence-prevention efforts.Â
FACE AIDS chapter raises $21k
Students in Matt Cone’s Global Issues class at Carrboro High School held a FACE AIDS walk April 20, which raised $21,000 to improve the quality of life for people living in Rwanda.
Free physicals for athletes
The Department of Orthopaedics at UNC will offer free sports physicals again for Chapel Hill-
Carrboro City Schools high school athletes.
Tri-M Chapter comes to CHHS
Tri-M Music Honor Society, an honor society for secondary school music students,
announces the chartering of a new chapter at Chapel Hill High School.
Phil Blank, June 2, 2011
Illustration by Phil Blank

