Demarcus Powell (30) of the Carrboro Jaguar junior varsity comes charging in to the basket in the Friday, Feb. 15, game against the Northwood Chargers.
Carrboro Junior Varsity Lady Jaguars, Feb. 15
Jamika Belk (21) of the junior varsity Carrboro Lady Jaguars keeps the ball away from a Northwood defender while still keeping her concentration on the basket during the matchup in Carrboro on Friday, Feb. 15.
Culbreth Middle School Honors
6th Grade A Honor Roll List: Alican Arcasoy, Jeffrey Balog, Michael Balog, Bryanna Baumann, Catherine Jane Bentulan, Pranshu Bhardwaj, Julieta Biella, Olivia Blanco, Victoria Brancazio, Oscar Brennwald, Abigail, Brown, Murat Calikoglu, Michelle Chang, Eva Church, Andrew Cook, Eleanor Costley, Jason Cox, Kaelen Cox, Sarah Crump, Varun, Dalmia, Emma DeMagistris,
Sports Brief: Parent-child hoop skills
The Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department held their annual Parent-Child Shootout Sunday in the Culbreth Middle School Gymnasium. Parent-child teams competed in basketball skill and shooting challenges for trophies. And the winners are: In the 7-to-8-year-old division, Jack and Steve Keadey took first with 128 points, followed by Ricky and Rick Council with 81 and…
Sports Brief: Volleyball drop-in
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.
Sports Brief: College sport seminar
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…
Sports Brief: Cougar champs
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.
Obituary – Hanson Douglas Sessoms
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…
Music Calendar: 02/21/08
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…
Arts Calendar: 02/21/08
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…
Local black history event this Friday at ArtsCenter
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…
Carrboro may look to businesses to help cover parking needs
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…
Taking a closer look
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…
Recently: Change wardrobes but keep your Valentine
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….
Learning by the book
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…