Edward Sigurd Hasselblad, 98, died on Saturday, January 19, 2008 at his Carolina Meadows residence in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was born in Seattle, Washington on December 17, 1909. He lived there until he and his wife moved to Durham several years ago.
Renée Fontaine Krusa
Renée Fontaine Krusa, 90, died January 22nd at Carol Woods Retirement Community in Chapel Hill, NC. Renée was born in Roslyn Estates, Long Island, NY to André and Mildred Arey Fontaine. Her father was born in France and her mother’s heritage can be traced to the Mayflower’s arrival in 1620. The Fontaines owned and operated…
News brief: Sapikowski pleads guilty
Adam Sapikowski agreed to plead guilty last week to two counts of second-degree murder for killing his parents in 2005. Sapikowski, 19, was set to go on trial for murdering his parents, James and Alison Sapikowski, but instead will plead guilty for the murder of his father on Friday and for the murder of his…
News brief: Teens sought in robbery string
The Chapel Hill Police Department has obtained warrants for two teenagers in connection with a string of residential break-ins this month in the Pinehurst area.
News brief: UNC buys railside turf
The UNC Board of Trustees last week approved the purchase of a parcel of land off Merritt Mill Road adjacent to the university’s railroad corridor for $3.5 million. The majority of the 8.44-acre property is located in Carrboro, while about one acre is located in Chapel Hill.
News brief: County investment plan hearing
The Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Tuesday to receive citizen comments regarding the county manager’s recommended 2008-18 Capital Investment Plan as well as the Local Revenue Options Referendum.
News brief: Fight lands students in court
At least two students have been summoned to appear in court and hear charges in connection with a fight at Carrboro High School on Jan. 17. According to the Carrboro Police Department, Joseph Keith Stifler, 17, of 2701 Homestead Rd., has been charged with public affray and ethnic intimidation. Lamont Powell, 16, of 201 Westbrook…
News brief: Hotel awarded five-star rating
The Fearrington House Country Inn has been awarded, for the ninth year in a row, a Five-Star rating from Mobil Travel Guide. Forty-one hotels in the country have been rated at five stars and The Fearrington House is the only one in North Carolina. The 32 rooms in the hotel underwent renovations in 2007.
Elementary honors students
Playground Peacemaker, Cafeteria Champions among awards given Carrboro Elementary School celebrated Second Quarter Awards on Jan. 18. Students in grades K-2 met in the school’s auditorium to recognize both individual and class-wide special achievements during the second quarter of the school year. An assembly for students in grades 3-5 followed. Individual awards were given to…
School brief: Bandmasters
Ten Phillips Middle School students placed in the Central District Bandmasters Association auditions on Jan. 5 at Southwest Guilford Middle School. In the Symphonic Band division, four students placed, including Li Zhang, sixth-chair clarinet; Anna Quercia-Thomas, tenth-chair clarinet; Justin Morrell, fourth-chair trumpet; and Jon Aycock, third-chair euphonium.
School brief: Quiz Bowl victory
The Culbreth Middle School Sixth Grade Quiz Bowl Team placed third in the North Carolina Knowledge Master Open last week. Team members include Pranshu Bhardaw, Tom Clark, Varun Dalmia, Will Dozier, Anna Merritt, Calvin Wagner and Katie Wilson. The team competed against representatives from more than 330 schools from around the state.
School brief: Winter concert
The Phillips Middle School Winter Orchestra Concert will be held tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 in the Phillips Auditorium. All sixth, seventh and eighth-grade string students will perform in the concert, led by orchestra director Ann Daaleman. The concert is open to the public.
School brief: Alcohol awareness
The Drug and Alcohol Awareness Team and the Chapel Hill Police Department will sponsor a series of workshops on parent education awareness of teen alcohol and drug issues.
School brief: Healthy teen forum
The Parent-Teacher-Student Associations of Carrboro, Chapel Hill and East Chapel Hill High Schools will sponsor a Parenting Healthy Teenagers Forum on February 4 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Chapel Hill High School Hanes Auditorium.
Green industry says OWASA rules need revision
After a “State of the Water Supply†meeting last week at Chapel Hill Town Hall, members of the Orange Water and Sewer Authority’s board of directors heard a series of sharply worded comments about proposed changes to water-restriction rules. Owners and managers of local nurseries and landscapers said the rules would adversely affect local plant…