The 13th Annual Chapel Hill High School Jazz Dance, “Speakeasy,†will be held in the main gym on Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m. The event will feature swing dance instruction, a silent auction and music by the Tiger Jazz Ensemble. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults in advance or $7 for students…
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School brief: Blackwell receives state award
Margaret Blackwell, executive director of exceptional children for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, is the 2009 recipient of the North Carolina Council for Exceptional Children’s Felix Barker Award. The award is presented to an individual who has shown outstanding leadership in the field of special education. Dr. Barker, the award’s namesake, was the first president of…
School brief: CHHS presents The House of Blue Leaves
Chapel Hill High School Drama will present the comedy The House of Blue Leaves in the Hanes Theater at Chapel Hill High, Feb. 19-21 at 7:30 p.m. each night. The play stars award-winning actor Zach Meicher-Buzzi as a washed-up piano player desperate for stardom, even at the cost of committing his wife to a mental…
School Brief: Kindergarten registration
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will begin accepting registrations for kindergarten for fall 2009 on Feb. 2. Kindergartners must turn 5 years old on or before Aug. 31. All students entering kindergarten must have a physical exam anytime during the year prior to the first day of school. To register, the following is required: proof of…
School brief: Teen drinking forum
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools PTSAs will host the fifth annual parent forum, “Should We Drink with Our Teens?†on Feb. 4 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the East Chapel Hill High School Auditorium. The event will feature an hour of expert panelist presentations followed by an hour of Q&A. Panelists will discuss the…
UNC Notes
By Frank Heath Every college basketball season is an adventure, and this one is certainly no exception. Following its sobering 0-2 conference start, the UNC men’s basketball team picked up consecutive wins against Virginia, Miami and Clemson entering Wednesday’s important test at Florida State. The Tar Heels will learn a lot about themselves over the…
Obituary: Edgar Wesley Calloway
Edgar Wesley Calloway, 82, of Clemmons, died unexpectedly following a stroke on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born on March 4, 1926 in Winston-Salem to Pansy and Marvin Calloway, Sr. A veteran of World War II, he retired from the United States Postal Service after a 38-year career. He was…
Obituary: Roland Giduz
Roland Giduz, who was recognized recently as “a Chapel Hill Treasure,†died on Jan. 23, 2009, at his home in the loving company of family members. His memorial service was held Monday, Jan. 26, 2009, in University Presbyterian Church in Chapel Hill. Born on July 24, 1925, he acted for 83 years with vigor and…
Obituary: Millie Grace Smith
Millie Grace Smith, of Fearrington Village, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Flint, Mich., to Mildred and William MacMillan. Millie is survived by her four children, Gene Grace Jr. and his wife, Elizabeth, of St. Cloud, Fla.; Kathleen Grace Pulliam and her…
Obituary: Clarence “Dinky†Barnes
Clarence “Dinky†Barnes, 58, of Chapel Hill, passed away at UNC Hospitals on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009. He was the owner of Barnes Grading Company. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, at 11 a.m. at Lystra Baptist Church, with pastor Virginia Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery….
The real state health plan crisis
By Adam Searing North Carolina’s health plan for state workers is in trouble. Estimates differ, but shortfalls may be in the tens of millions and health plan administrator Jack Walker recently called for a $300-million taxpayer bailout in addition to sharply higher premiums, co-pays and deductibles for state employees. In the current economic climate, North…
Doing more to keep your job
By Margot C. Lester Staff Writer Misery may love company, but griping with your colleagues isn’t the most effective way to deal with the threat of layoffs. “While it is human nature to participate in water cooler discussions, you need to stay focused on the job at hand,†says David Hemmer, president and COO of…
How not to lay off employees
By Margot C. Lester Staff Writer Outlasting the traditional shotgun blasts that rang out the old year here in the South was the din of business owners and managers wondering out loud about the fate of their enterprises and employees. Though layoff statistics for 2008 won’t be available till later this month, thousands of employers…
An eco-friendly effort to plant seeds of sustainability at Chapel Hill High School
By Jasmina Nogo Staff Writer On the cold morning of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a group of roughly 10 students showed up at Chapel Hill High School for a Fight the Weeds workday to help clean up the school’s greenhouse. The effort is part of the Chapel Hill High School Green Tiger campaign, a…
Obama sworn in as community, world bear witness
By Kirk Ross, Susan Dickson, Taylor Sisk, Margot Lester and Jasmina Nogo Staff Writers Barack Obama took the oath of office Tuesday before a crowd on the National Mall estimated at more than two million and with many thousands here in the community watching on TVs and computers. At noon, Obama, who won more than…