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Author: Staff

Sports Brief: Volleyball drop-in

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Staff

The Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department will be sponsoring a Volleyball Drop-In on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 10:00 pm, beginning March 11 and running until May 22 at Grey Culbreth Middle School. Cost is $3 per participant. No pre-registration is necessary. For more information, call 918-7364.

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Sports Brief: College sport seminar

Posted on February 21, 2008February 25, 2008 by Staff

The East Chapel Hill High School Booster Club will host a seminar for district parents and high school students who are considering playing a sport in college on March 3 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. The program will feature the personal experiences of a parent, student-athlete and a coach/administrator. Presenters will discuss recruiting and the…

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Sports Brief: Cougar champs

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Staff

The Culbreth Middle School Lady Cougar basketball team recently won their conference tournament with a 31-25 victory over Stanback Middle School. The team, coached by Tim Kocher and Marissa Parker, finished the season with a 13-1 record.

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Obituary – Hanson Douglas Sessoms

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Staff

Hanson Douglas Sessoms Ph.D., 76, of Chapel Hill, died Tuesday Feb. 12, 2008, at home after an extended battle with melanoma. Mr. Sessoms was the son of the late Hanson and Sadie Edens Sessoms. He was a very caring individual who was loved by all who had the pleasure of knowing him. He had a…

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Music Calendar: 02/21/08

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Staff

Thursday Feb 21 Blue Bayou Club: Delta Drift. 8:30pm Blue Horn Lounge: Bill West. 10pm Cat’s Cradle: Melissa Ferrick Trio. 9pm. $16 The Cave: Early: 3 Feet Up. Late: Sol Driven Train. General Store Café: Tony Galiani Band. 8pm Local 506: International Pop Overthrow Festival: Down By Avalon; The Love Willows; Love Jones; Airspace; Midnite…

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Arts Calendar: 02/21/08

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Staff

Carrboro Because We’re Still Here (and Moving): Mapping a World of Black History in Our Own Backyard — photography exhibit & interactive installation, Center Gallery. Acrylic paintings by DiGiulio, East Gallery. The ArtsCenter, 300-G E Main St. 929-2787, artscenterlive.org. Mixed media by Chief — a tribute to the artists’ new daughter. The Beehive Salon, 102…

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Local black history event this Friday at ArtsCenter

Posted on February 14, 2008February 14, 2008 by Staff

Hidden Voices, an ArtsCenter-based youth theater project debuts the result of a two-year collaboration between local students, university classes and the elders of the historic black neighborhoods of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. The first part of the project, entitled Because We’re Still Here (and Moving), opened last week with a photo and scrapbook show and…

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Carrboro may look to businesses to help cover parking needs

Posted on February 14, 2008February 21, 2008 by Staff

Update: We corrected the stormwater mitigation cost estimate for the lot behind the KFC on East Main Street to between $100,000 and $200,000. By Kirk Ross Staff Writer While stopping short of calling outright for a Chapel Hill-style special taxation district for downtown, Mayor Mark Chilton and members of the Carrboro Board of Aldermen said…

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Taking a closer look

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Staff

By Ken Moore In February, I love observing the daily swelling of buds, the bright coloring of stems and the flowering of tiny winter annuals on the ground and shrubs and trees above. Simultaneously, this constant assault of springtime awakenings makes me panic with the realization that well-intentioned chores and worthy projects set aside for…

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Recently: Change wardrobes but keep your Valentine

Posted on February 14, 2008February 16, 2008 by Staff

By Valarie Schwartz Some of life’s occurrences have a one-word explanation: Fate. That’s how Milton and Virginia Julian have looked at life since meeting one spring day in 1945 after Milton knocked on the door of his brother Ira’s home and a delightful blonde responded. “Who are you?” Virginia asked in her native Greensboro accent….

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Learning by the book

Posted on February 14, 2008February 14, 2008 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer On a Wednesday morning in Day McLaughlin’s fifth-grade classroom, the 10- and 11-year-old students are busy working on their first book, which will be published this summer. For the book, each student is writing a story based on a memory told by a member of the black community. When asked…

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Drought woes, Farm Bill focus of annual Ag Summit

Posted on February 14, 2008February 14, 2008 by Staff

By Susan Dickson Staff Writer More than 100 farmers, county officials and community members gathered on Tuesday to discuss the drought and the changing face of agriculture at the 10th annual Orange County Agricultural Summit. Rep. David Price expressed his concerns regarding the drought to the crowd at the Orange Enterprises Building in Hillsborough, which…

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Mental health provider shutting down

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Staff

By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer Citing insufficient funding from the state, Caring Family Network – the primary provider of mental health treatment in Orange, Person and Chatham counties – announced it will be discontinuing most of its services within the next month. Caring Family Network is a private agency that contracts to provide mental health…

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Schools maintain lowest drop-out rate in the state

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Staff

The drop-out rate in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools in 2006-07 fell to 1.12 percent, the lowest drop-out rate of any school district in the state. The number of drop-outs in the district fell to 41, from 57 students in 2005-06, a 28-percent improvement. In North Carolina, the overall drop-out rate rose to 5.24 percent,…

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Covering summer reading choice

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Staff

The 2008 Summer Reading Program Book Selection Committee at UNC has selected Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights by Kenji Yoshino. As part of its summer reading program, UNC asks all first-year and incoming transfer students to read a book over the summer and participate in small group discussions led by faculty and…

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