Ruellia standing tall in ditch in lower Bynum. Photo by Ken Moore By Ken Moore I spied it three weeks ago along a roadside ditch in lower Bynum while helping volunteers clear a site for the Haw River Assembly’s new storage building. Then, this past week, some of us were back down there helping move…
Author: Staff
Tomato tasting this weekend
The Carrboro Farmers’ Market will hold its annual tomato tasting on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. at the Carrboro Town Commons. Participants will be able to sample more than 60 types of tomatoes, from conventional to heirloom varieties, all grown within a 50-mile radius of the market. In addition, master gardeners will offer tomato-growing tips and…
Comedy Schedule – 7/19/07
DSI COMEDY THEATER – 338-8150, www.dsicomedytheater.com. HAROLD NIGHT – 2 teams perform 30-min collection of improvised scenes & games. 8pm. $5. COMEDYSPORTZ – Competitive improv for all ages. Every Sat, 7:30pm. $10 MISTER DIPLOMAT – Longform improv featuring local celebrity guests. Every Fri, 9:30pm. $10. BEST SHOW EVER – All-star comedy showcase featuring the best…
Parks and Rec briefs – 7/19/07
Coaches wanted The Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department is currently accepting volunteer coaches’ applications for the 2007 – 2008 Youth Basketball Program. Coaches must exhibit the ability to organize practices and communicate effectively with players, parents and Recreation Department staff. They must also exhibit the ability to teach proper playing skills and fundamentals, proper sportsmanship,…
Film festival seeks films
Carrboro Film Festival coming soon. Photo Illustration Courtesy of Jackie Helvey Organizers for the second annual Carrboro Film Festival are putting out the call for submissions from local filmmakers. The festival will be held November 18 and will feature films no longer than 20 minutes. According to the festival requirements, filmmakers must have “at one…
Community Calendar – 7/19/07
Seniors/Wellness Program ORANGE COUNTY SENIORSTRIDERS – A University Mall-walking program designed for all levels of walkers. 8:00am exercise warm-up, breakfast at Bear Rock, and health talk by local health experts on a variety of topics. Orange County residents age 55 and older. Free. 3rd Wed of every month. 968-2073. Groups MEDITATION – Practices of Tibetan…
For the Record
Editor’s Note: From a July 12 floor speech by Fourth District U.S. Rep. David Price (D-Chapel Hill) on The Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act (H.R. 2956), which would initiate an exit from Iraq beginning within 120 days of enactment and requires a full redeployment of U.S. troops by April, 2008. The bill passed the U.S….
Death penalty no deterrent to murder
 By Jeremy J. Collins Though most experts have long dismissed any measurable deterrent effect from the use of the death penalty, a recent AP story helped spark new discussion on the topic. According to the report, some academic studies have purported to find such a deterrent impact. The story cited a 2003 Emory University study…
Exile on Jones Street – The 0.4 percent horror
By Kirk Ross The 0.4 percent horror I was just a kid when it happened, and I can’t imagine what it was like to experience it, let alone live through it. But driving through what is left of Cary, with its dark, crumbling cul-de-sacs and boarded up split-levels, you get a feel for the devastation…
Letters to the Editor – July 19
Ounce of Prevention For the moment, Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton is a victim of the septic-cynicism toward the impeachment of Bush and Cheney. The septic system of the Bush/Cheney administration is just too deep to reach the bottom of it, and provide accountability for their malfeasance, before their terms expire in January, 2009, assuming the…
Let’s stop pretending
(Please note that in the print edition we neglected to credit the wonderful Chatham County Line for this article.) By Illana Dubester America, we can’t have it both ways. We can’t pretend to be for family values and impose uncanny barriers on immigrants reuniting with their loved ones. We can’t be pro-business and drive underground…
Why I voted against the budget
By Mike Nelson As a member of the Orange County Board of Commissioners, I voted against this year’s county budget out of a belief that we are not treating our schoolchildren equitably in this county. We have an obligation to ensure that all children, regardless of where they live in the county, receive adequate educational…
Obituary – Roy Elmer Sommerfeld
Roy Elmer Sommerfeld passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, at UNC Hospitals, 11 July 2007. He was born 8 May 1914 in Benton Harbor, Michigan. His parents were Conrad Lewis and Amelia (Maikowski) Sommerfeld. His siblings, Kenneth W. (Aina), Elmer A. (Margaret) and Irma L. Rode (Ed, deceased) all predeceased him. Roy received his…
Obituary – Dr. John George Keller
Dr. John George Keller, 78, formerly of Olney, Maryland, passed away suddenly at the home of his youngest daughter, Michele S. White, on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He is predeceased by his father, George K. Keller, and mother, Louise Tognetti Keller Vachon. He was a devoted husband to his wife…
Obituary – Robert “Pete†Leon Blitchington, Sr.
Robert “Pete†Leon Blitchington, Sr. died Tuesday, July 11th at his home on the Womble Farm, Damascus Church Road in Chapel Hill. He was 71. Pete was born in Augusta, Georgia on December 21, 1935 to the late James and Thelma Davis Blitchington. At age 17 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served…