The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Department of Transportation was named the district’s employee of the month last week. The district’s transportation department was recently recognized as the best in the state when compared against 114 other districts in North Carolina. The department has the shortest bus routes in the state, with an average ride time…
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School brief: CHS concert
The Carrboro High School women’s ensemble, chamber choir and string orchestra will perform at the Carrboro High Arts Department’s inaugural concert on October 14. The groups will perform a wide variety of music, from gentle lullabies from the British countryside to high-speed ragas from India and Brazilian dance music. The concert will be held at…
School brief: McDougle Fall Fest
The McDougle Elementary PTA will host a Fall Festival on October 27 from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. The festival will feature potato sack races, miniature golf, a cake walk, craft tables and more. In addition, a French bistro will offer cookies, cakes and other baked goods, while lunch food will be available in the cafeteria….
School brief: BoE Forum
The PTA Council and the League of Women Voters will host a Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education candidate forum on October 15. All five candidates for the board plan to attend the forum. Members of the public may submit questions at the forum or in advance using a form available at www.ptacouncil.com. The forum will…
School brief: Azalea celebration
Smith Middle School has been selected by NC Beautiful to take part in the 22nd annual Azalea Celebration. The school will receive 20 azalea bushes to be used in its 2007 beautification projects. NC Beautiful’s Azalea Celebration rewards state community groups for improving their communities through creative landscape projects. The sixth-grade science classes will plant…
Community Brief: Recreational classes
The Recreation and Parks Department is offering several classes at the Century Center. Female Self-Defense Training, October 20 and 27. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Ages 13-65. $80 Parent-Child Yoga, from October 30 to December 4. 3:15-4:15 p.m. Ages 3-5 and parent. $42 Children’s Yoga, from October 30 to December 4. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Ages 6-12. $42 Drawing, from…
Community Brief: Dog swim benefit
Orange County Animal Services will host the fourth annual dog swim from 12 to 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Meadowmont Club and Pool in Chapel Hill. Refreshments will be provided for dogs and people, and staff will award a “best-dressed†prize for the dog with the best outfit. In addition, a local trainer will…
Community Calendar: 10/11/07
Special Events Oliver Rajamani Ensemble – Legendary Austin, TX act performs at the Bynum General Store, 950 Bynum Rd, Pittsboro. Fri, Oct 12, 7-9pm. Tickets $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Enjoy crepes, coffee tasting, culture and history. All ages welcome! For more info, call 542-0394 or email molly.matlock@chathamarts.org. CHICLE Cultural Program – A…
A Line From Chatham
Greetings, Carrboro Citizen readers. Here’s a little bit about what’s going on in Chatham County this month. The campaign for the November election is heating up. Countywide, there is a referendum on whether or not to enact the land transfer tax, which is stirring up passion on both sides of the issue. In Pittsboro, Mayor…
Exile on Jones Street: 10/11/07
Senate race is on Elizabeth Dole – recently spotted hobnobbing, fundraising and campaigning in the mountains with her man – has a challenger now that Jim Neal has made it official. Neal, a Greensboro native who now lives in Chapel Hill, had been looking at the race for a while. Since he’s worked out of…
Letters to the Editor: 10/11/07
Sports fan Hold on a second… Your paper has been doing a great job covering local news and sports, especially what’s happening in our middle schools. But you seem to be a little biased toward some of the schools. For example, in the most recent issue, the piece about recent tennis and track matches between…
For the Record: 10/11/07
Mark your calendars This newspaper has been running notices of late for a meeting on November 5 at the Carrboro High School Commons. The subject of the meeting should be of particular interest to anyone who regularly travels Smith Level Road, because from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. the state Department of Transportation will have on…
Candidate Endorsement Letters: Other
Incumbent support I am in enthusiastic agreement with the Sierra Club in supporting Mayor Mark Chilton for mayor of Carrboro, and Alderman Dan Coleman, Alderman Joal Hall Broun and candidate Lydia Lavelle for the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. Mayor Chilton has enjoyed great success in his first term as mayor. He has been an effective…
Candidate Endorsement Letters: Carrboro
Supporting Broun We encourage the re-election of Alderman Joal Broun to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. Joal is a long-time resident of Carrboro and she has worked in Carrboro as a public defender. Joal has volunteered and served the community as a former member of the OWASA Board and the Orange County Dispute Settlement Center….
Candidate Endorsement Letters: Chapel Hill
Lavelle and Coleman I worked with Carrboro Board of Aldermen candidates Lydia Lavelle and Dan Coleman for a year on the New Horizons Task Force, which was created to strengthen communication between the board of aldermen and residents of the newly annexed areas of Carrboro. Dan was one of the alderman liaisons and Lydia, who…