Mary Morgan Mary Morgan, a lifelong resident of Carrboro, died Oct. 2 after a battle with cancer. She was 88.
Community briefs: Paws4Ever
The Animal Protection Society of Orange County will change its name on Oct. 18 at the 4th Annual Jambalaya Jam, an annual benefit auction that raises money for the programs and services of the organization.
Community briefs: Hike/Bike -a-thon
The Justin Lord Coleman Fifth Annual Memorial Hike-a-thon and Bike-a-thon will be held Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at 809 Smith Level Road in Chapel Hill.
Community briefs: Art benefit
The Chapel Hill Bible Church will host a benefit art sale on Friday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. featuring art by Murray Handler. More than 40 works will be auctioned off, with proceeds benefitting the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service.
Community briefs: Civic club holiday show
The Carrboro Civic Club will host an arts and crafts show and sale at the Civic Club at 108 on Bim Street in Carrboro on Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wood carvings, pottery, hand-made childrens’ toys, soaps and chocolates are among the featured items. For information, call 932-1026.
Community Calendar 10/16/08
Special Events Carolina Mountain Dulcimer Players — Oct. 16, 7pm. Beginners and experts welcome. ShirleyRay@aol.com, 929-5359 Casino Night — Oct. 18, 6:30pm. Vegas-themed night with games to benefit community programs and a scholarship funded by the Bynum Front Porch and Chatham Arts Council. Includes dinner, bar and acts. Chatham Mills in Pittsboro. Advance tickets $30….
Land & Table briefs 10/16/08
Fire ant control The Cooperative Extension Service will hold a meeting on identification and control of fire ants on farms and in landscapes on Oct. 28 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Schley Grange Building north of Hillsborough.
The Eater 10/16/08
Slow food Italia This month, a sizeable number of the local farm and food community trundle off to the annual Terra Madre — the annual Slow Food event in Italy, which is held in Turin concurrently and right next door to Salone del Gusto.
For the record 10/16/08
Vote like you mean it First, a reminder that today (Thursday, Oct. 16) is the opening of voting season in North Carolina. Please note that if you want your vote for president recorded, you have to start by marking your choice — a straight party ticket does not record a vote for president. You have…
Letter to the editor: Wake up call
Wake up and smell the petroleum in your drinking water, citizens of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County!
Letter to the editor: Bad opportunity
I read with interest about the recent Orange County development briefing in the 9/25/08 Carrboro Citizen (“Economic Leaders put on a brave faceâ€). Chapel Hill reportedly has 200,000 square feet of building underway with 780,000 of it commercial.
Letter to the editor: Grassroots growing
In 2002, UNC commissioned a consulting firm, Talbert and Bright, to conduct a study for options to relocate the NC Area Health Education Centers’ (AHEC) MedAir flights in preparation for closing Horace Williams airport. In 2005, the consultants recommended RDU as the most economical and least disruptive site.
A strange 527 in North Carolina
Chris Fitzsimon It is virtually impossible to keep up with all the advocacy groups weighing in on this election, running ads for and against candidates for governor, president and Congress. The names of the groups in the database at the Federal Elections Commission reads like a list of vague, focus-group words designed to say nothing.
We are the light on the hill
Commissioners approve new transfer site rankings
by Catherine Rierson Staff Writer The Orange County Board of Commissioners received a revised list of prospective sites for the county’s solid-waste transfer station at a work session Tuesday night.