by Susan Dickson Staff Writer Several county residents spoke against the proposed tax increase while others spoke in favor of funding programs and services at an unusually short public hearing on the proposed county budget Tuesday night. “I’m a little disappointed,†said Ben Lloyd, a longtime county resident and former county commissioner. “Last year there…
Author: Staff
Community Calendar: 05/28/08
Special Events Computer classes — free computer classes: Internet, Email, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, NC Live. Registration required. Wednesdays, Jun. 4 through Aug. 6, 7:00pm, Carrboro Cybrary, 100 N. Greensboro St., Carrboro, 918-7387, cybrary@co.orange.nc.us, www.co.orange.nc.us/library/cybrary First Sunday — monthly celebration on historic Hillsboro Street in downtown Pittsboro. June 1st 12 – 4pm. Music by Rootsie 1–3pm….
Civic Club awards scholarship
Roush to wed Norwood
Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Norwood of Chapel Hill announce the engagement of their daughter Amy to Donald Irwin Roush of Raleigh, son of Donald and Marilyn Roush of Chapel Hill. The bride-elect is a graduate of Chapel Hill High School, a graduate of UNC-Wilmington with a B.A. degree in elementary education and a graduate…
OWASA ends water restrictions, adds year-round rules
The drought is officially over, but the Orange Water and Sewer Authority has implemented new year-round rules. OWASA directors voted last Thursday to end water-shortage restrictions and surcharges now that the reservoirs are approaching full. As of Wednesday, University Lake, the Cane Creek Reservoir and the Quarry Reservoir contain about three billion gallons of water,…
Town OKs new type of zoning on Center Street
by Kirk Ross Staff Writer The Carrboro Board of Aldermen approved a new type of zoning and shortly afterward approved the first property to receive it in a meeting Tuesday night at Town Hall. The town’s new conditional zoning rules were approved after a discussion about how the new rules would affect mainly downtown areas….
News Brief: Emergency prep fair
The N.C. Children’s Hospital will host an Emergency Preparedness fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 29 and Friday, May 30 in the lobby. The fair provides information on severe weather and other emergency preparedness from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the National Weather Service and other organizations. Two prizes will be…
News Brief: Dry dog wash
On Saturday, May 31 Whole Foods in Chapel Hill will host a dry dog wash with volunteers for the Animal Protection Society. For a donation, they will “dry bathe†your dog while you have a bite to eat for $5 per plate. The event includes raffles and contests and fun activities for dogs, including dog…
News Brief: Women’s workshops
The Women’s Center will hold a series of financial workshops in June. Workshops will be held four Thursdays, starting June 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Women’s Center and will focus on a different financial topic each week. Topics include budget management and credit repair, investing, bankruptcy and foreclosure prevention, and money management.
News Brief: Animal shelter benefit cookout
Orange County’s Animal Services Department will hold its first annual Spring Cookout on Saturday from 12 to 4 p.m. at the Orange County Animal Shelter. The event will feature a scavenger hunt, adoptable animals and free hot dogs and drinks. In addition, local musicians will perform.
School Brief: Vaccine rules
The North Carolina Commission for Public Health has made several changes to the rules regarding vaccination of school-aged children and college students. Effective January 1, 2008, vaccination rules include requirements for a booster dose of Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis) vaccine and a second dose of mumps vaccine. These rule changes will go into…
School Brief: Tech open house
The Middle College High School at Durham Technical Community College will hold open houses June 18 and 25 from 3 to 5 p.m. The Middle College program allows 11th- and 12th-grade students to earn honors-level high school credit while taking college courses. Students considering enrollment and their parents are encouraged to attend an open-house event.
School Brief: Math champs
The Rashkis Elementary School Math Olympiads Team has been named to the National Math Olympiad Honor Roll. Teams must be in the top 10 percent of all national and international elementary school teams to be named to the honor roll. More than 4,000 teams and 100,000 students nationally and about 1,800 teams and 35,000 students…
Dog Man and other animal tales, books to dog-ear
Our good old dog Corncake died a year and a half ago. Corncake had been, to put it politely, of a mixed variety. That was fine with us. We loved her and mourned her passing. After a while, we began to hanker for a dog again. One day I got a call at work from…
Noticia en breve: “Last Fridays†en Hillsborough
Escuche a música, vea al grupo de danza, haga unas artesanÃas y camine por las calles mirando el arte. El viernes, el 30 de mayo, 6-9pm. El centro de Hillsborough (Churton Street).
