Charles Sheaffer Charles Isaac Sheaffer, 84, died at his home in Carolina Meadows, in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Jan. 19, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Mary Ann Brewster Sheaffer, in 2006. Charlie was born in 1926 in Acton, Ind., to the late Earl and Mary Sheaffer. He was…
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Obituary: Sue Ellington
Sue Fowler Ellington, 75, of Carrboro, N.C., died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Sue was the daughter of the late James and Clara Hobby Fowler of Chapel Hill, N.C. Sue is survived by her husband, Boyd McKinley Ellington; son, Rory Boyd Ellington, and wife, Gwyn, of Beech Mountain,…
Culbreth featured in magazine
Culbreth Middle School Principal Susan Wells, Assistant Principal Lynne Goodhand and UNC graduate student Helen Crompton published an article about the middle school’s iPod Touch project in the February 2011 issue of Learning and Leading with Technology.
CHCCS featured
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Superintendent Neil Pedersen are featured in an article in the winter edition of Education Executive Magazine.
Smith Middle School to hold Performance Night
The 10th annual Global Connections Performance Night celebration will be today (Thursday) from 6 to 8 p.m. in Chapel Hill High School’s Hanes Auditorium.
FPG holds read-a-thon
Frank Porter Graham Elementary School students pledged to read 650,000 minutes in the two-week period from Jan. 21 through Friday.
CHCCS students named to band
Twenty-five Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools students have been named to the Central North Carolina Middle School All-District Band.
BRMA coordinator joins National Mentoring Summit
Graig Meyer, Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate coordinator, joined First Lady Michelle Obama as a participant at the first National Mentoring Summit in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 25.
African-American Discovery Night
McDougle Middle School will host an African-American Discovery Night on Feb. 10 from 5:30 to 7:30.
Blue Sky Film festival opens Friday
The Lumina Theatre at Southern Village is the venue for the Blue Sky Film Festival this weekend.
Free tax preparation
The Latino Credit Union is offering a free tax-preparation service through April 18 through its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
Creative Economy meeting
The launch of a new marketing campaign touting Chatham County as a cultural-arts destination is planned during a “Creative Economy Summit.â€
Eve Carson Scholarship awarded
UNC juniors Mark Clarke and Zach De La Rosa have been selected as the 2011 recipients of the Eve Carson Scholarship.
Workshop on conservation
Learn about local and regional conservation on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the meeting room of the Chapel Hill Community Center.
Cornucopia Cancer Support Center fundraiser
Cornucopia Cancer Support Center’s 12th annual A Chocolate Affaire is set for Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. at the Carolina Club.
