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Author: Staff

New irrigation systems to require separate meters

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Staff

Starting July 1, all new in-ground irrigation systems connected to the OWASA system or other public utilities must have separate water meters in accordance with 2008 state legislation. Separate meters are not required for existing irrigation systems.

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Memorial Day events

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Staff

VFW and American Legion veterans will host a combined commemoration of Memorial Day this weekend. The event will begin on Saturday at 6:30 a.m. with the carpeting of Chapel Hill Cemetery with more than 500 flags. At 8 a.m., veterans will gather at the cemetery for a memorial ceremony. On Monday, the groups will host…

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Sexual abuse survivor support group

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Staff

The Orange County Rape Crisis Center will offer a support group for female survivors of childhood sexual abuse starting in June. The support group will be an opportunity to learn, share and gain support from others with similar experiences. For more information, call 968-4647, ext. 3001, or email groups@ocrcc.org

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Rape Crisis Center seeks volunteers

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Staff

The Orange County Rape Crisis Center is accepting applications for its support group facilitator volunteer training class. The center seeks dedicated individuals with diverse backgrounds, ideas and experience. Spanish speakers are strongly encouraged to apply. Training will begin mid-June. To apply, visit ocrcc.org and complete an application by June 9. For more information, call 968-4647…

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School Lunch Menus

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Staff

Elementary Friday — Cheese Pizza; Pepperoni Pizza; Sloppy Joe on a Bun; Garden Salad; Green Beans; Chilled Applesauce Monday — Memorial Day Holiday — NO SCHOOL Tuesday — O’Bagel; Pork Egg Roll; Mozzarella Cheese Sticks w/Marinara Dipping Sauce; “Fun on the Run”; Brown Rice Pilaf; Asian Mixed Vegetables; Chilled Apricots Wednesday — Cheese Pizza; Pepperoni…

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Choral concert

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Staff

The Chapel Hill High School choirs will perform a spring concert on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Chapel Hill High’s Hanes Theatre. The concert is titled “A Choral Tour Around the World” and the choirs will perform a wide range of music from 20 countries. Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for students under…

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School board meeting

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Staff

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education meets tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 at the Chapel Hill Town Hall on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Items on the agenda include: • amendments to the 2009-19 Capital Investment Plan; • proposals for spending stimulus funds; and • position exchange requests for Frank Porter Graham Elementary School….

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Project Graduation needs donations

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Staff

Project Graduation, the parent-funded celebration for all Chapel Hill-Carrboro graduating seniors, needs donations. Project Graduation is still $12,000 short of its fundraising goal. The annual celebration has helped keep local high school students together and safe on graduation night since 1993. To donate, visit projectgraduationchccs.org/contributions.htm or mail a check payable to Project Graduation to: Project…

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Student wins national contest

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Staff

Phillips Middle School seventh-grader Kathy Dai recently won the national Listen to a Life Essay Contest for her essay about her 72-year-old neighbor, Helen Simms. For the contest, students aged 8 to 18 interview a grandparent or friend 50 or older and then write 300-word essays. Dai wrote about Simms’ experiences in the Civil Rights…

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Exhibit to showcase newcomer art

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Staff

Students in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Newcomer Center will exhibit their artwork at University Mall, June 2 to 14. The exhibit, “Journeys to a Different Landscape,” will showcase visual expression through art therapy by students from Burma. An opening reception will be held on June 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the mall.

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Students perform at state festival

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Staff

Students from the Phillips and McDougle middle schools chorus programs were selected to participate in the N.C. Middle School All State Festival in Greensboro, May 15 and 16. Selected McDougle students are Sadie Frank and Sofia Doerfer, sixth grade; Naalamiley Kwakye and Rachel Van Aalst, seventh grade; and Broneyn Kircher and Meredith Bailey, eighth grade….

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Colleton Crossing rejected

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Carrboro Board of Aldermen voted unanimously on Tuesday to deny an application for Colleton Crossing, a residential development proposed for Reynard Road between Fox Meadow and Highlands, saying nearby roads could not support the traffic the development would bring. The developer, MBI Development, proposed a 39-dwelling subdivision on 31.6…

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County to study Millhouse transfer station option

Posted on May 21, 2009May 21, 2009 by Staff

By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer The Orange County Board of Commissioners agreed Tuesday night to consider a site suggested by Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy north of the Town Operations Center on Millhouse Road as a potential location for the county’s proposed solid waste transfer station. Not surprisingly, Millhouse residents are troubled by the suggestion….

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Get involved in Carolina North dialogue

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Staff

By Julie Mcclintock At times, grassroots actions can advance community dialogue about local problems better than official meetings. This happened on May 3, when over 100 Chapel Hill and Carrboro citizens exchanged ideas about traffic concerns and transportation solutions with other citizens, members of the Chapel Hill Town Council and UNC officials, at a single-issue…

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Don’t believe the hype

Posted on May 21, 2009May 21, 2009 by Staff

Finally a Carrboro Board of Aldermen meeting gets wide coverage and, we’re sorry to say, we’re the cause of it all. There’s been a good deal of tut-tutting about The Citizen’s successful application to the town’s revolving loan program. There’s an implication that because we qualified and got a small business loan we are somehow…

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