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Farm Tour Tips

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Staff

By Emily Buehler This weekend is the 14th annual Piedmont Farm Tour, a chance to visit 40 of our area’s small farms. With over 9,000 visits to farms by over 300 families last year, our tour is the largest in the country! And it boasts everything from grass-fed beef and free-range chicken operations to biodynamic…

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Obituary: Mother Leoma Harrington Page

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Staff

Mother Leoma H. Page, age 82, of Chapel Hill, passed on Friday, April 10, at UNC Hospitals. Services were held April 15 at White Rock United Holy Church and she was buried at Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery. She is survived by her seven children, Sarah, Walter Jr., Carolyn, and Larry (Jacqueline) Harrington; Patricia Faucette; Marie…

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Obituary: Earl Judson Byrd

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Staff

Earl Judson Byrd, 83, died in Duke Hospital on April 11 after a lengthy illness. He was the son of the late Reverend C. E. Byrd and Nettie Lewis Byrd. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Jane Sparrow Byrd; daughter, Elizabeth B. Rees, and her husband, Mark Rees, of North Andover, Massachusetts;…

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Obituary: Ray Dash

Posted on April 23, 2009April 23, 2009 by Staff

Raymond H. “Ray” Dash, 48, died at his home in Pittsboro on April 8, as a result of complications from a prolonged illness. Ray was born in Bryson City, NC on July 4, 1960, the son of Raymond H. Dash, Sr. and Pat Pruitt Dash. He was a graduate of Hunter College, a part of…

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Obituary: Evelyn Jeannette Chambers

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Staff

Ms. Evelyn Jeannette Chambers, 75, of Fearrington Village in Pittsboro, NC, died January 6, 2009 at her home. She is survived by her brother, Lawrence P. Chambers of Severna Park, MD, and a niece, Kristin Adams of Stevensville, MD, and a nephew, Jason Chambers of Severna Park, MD. Jeannette was born August 9, 1933 in…

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Obituary: Marion Florence Harnett

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Staff

Marion Florence Harnett, age 82, of 511 Patriots Point, passed Friday, April 17, 2009. She was a native of New York and was of Catholic faith. She is survived by three sons, Thomas Ahearn (Rita) of Georgia, John Ahearn (Catherine) of New Jersey and Peter Ahearn of Massachusetts; one sister, Mildred Birkman of N.Y.; and…

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Obituary: Robert Frank Riddle

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Staff

Robert Frank Riddle, 68, of Hillsborough, died Thursday, April 16, 2009 at UNC-Hospitals. He was a native of Orange County, NC, son of the late Leonard J. Riddle Sr. and Florence Davis Riddle and husband of the late Delores Fay Tudor Riddle. He attended Orange County Schools and was a self-employed commercial painter. He was…

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Got time for one last quick look back at the season?

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Staff

By Frank Heath Sports Columnist When Ed Davis announced last week that he would return to North Carolina for his sophomore year rather than jumping to the NBA, it added the final bold stroke on a season that already looked like a near-masterpiece for any serious follower of UNC basketball. What made this college basketball…

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Market Street Books to close shop

Posted on April 23, 2009May 13, 2010 by Staff

Market Street Books at Arts & Letters Community Center has announced that it will close its doors at the end of April. Michael Lyle, executive director of the Southern Village store, said the closing stems from a 40 percent dip in sales over the past eight months. The store will sell its stock of books,…

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Carrboro Creative Coworking to help job seekers

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Staff

Carrboro Creative Coworking will offer free office space during the month of May to anyone searching for work. The office will provide free coffee, Wi-Fi and a desk in a collaborative shared space on a first-come, first-served basis throughout May. Carrboro Creative Coworking is a professional shared workspace with a community atmosphere, located at 205…

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School Lunch Menus

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Staff

Elementary Friday — Cheese Pizza; Pepperoni Pizza; Sloppy Joe on a Bun; Garden Salad; Green Beans; Chilled Applesauce Monday —Chicken Nuggets w/BBQ Sauce & Wheat Roll; Beef Tacos w/Salsa, Cheese, Lettuce & Tomato; Spanish Rice; Sweet Yellow Corn; Fresh Apple Halves Tuesday — Pork Egg Roll; Mozzarella Cheese Sticks w/Marinara Dipping Sauce; “Fun on the…

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CHS presents Little Shop of Horrors

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Staff

The Carrboro High School Theater Department will perform the rock musical Little Shop of Horrors tonight (Thursday) through Sunday in the Culbreth Middle School auditorium. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Carrboro Theater Department students and parent volunteers have constructed four versions of “Audrey,” the larger-than-life talking and singing…

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Odyssey of the Mind teams advance to World Finals

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Staff

Two Odyssey of the Mind teams from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools qualified to compete at the World Finals in Iowa, May 27 to 31. The teams qualified at the state competition, held April 4 at Wingate University. The East Chapel Hill High School team won first place in the Technical Problem category. Team members are…

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Pedersen a finalist for education award

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Staff

Superintendent Neil Pedersen was named one of three finalists for the 2009 Jay Robinson Leadership Award. The award is presented annually by the Public School Forum to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to education in North Carolina. The other finalists include Dudley Flood, an educational consultant, and Shirley Prince, superintendent of Scotland County…

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ECHHS student to attend political leadership retreat

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Staff

East Chapel Hill High School junior Madeline Parker has been named one of 50 young women to attend Running Start’s Young Women’s Political Leadership Retreat in Washington, D.C. in July. Parker was selected from a pool of 5,000 applicants. Running Start is a nonprofit organization that encourages young women to run for political office. Workshops…

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