Santa Claus, a nearly universally revered symbol of the spirit of Christmas, will visit UNC Hospitals and a UNC day-care center this month, UNC Health Care officials announced late Wednesday. Eschewing his usual sleigh and flying reindeer rig, Claus will arrive via UNC Air Care helicopter at University Day Care at the William and Ida…
Community Brief: Blankets needed
Members of the Women’s Roundtable are in search of 250 blankets needed by Community House, Home Start, Family House, the Family Violence Prevention Center and the Ronald McDonald House. New or very gently used twin or queen size blankets can be dropped off at the collection box in the Chamber lobby. And checks can be…
Community Brief: Rights reading
Orange County elected officials will read and speak abou tthe Bill of Rights at Noon, on December 15, Bill of Rights Day, at the Peace and Justice Plaza at the corner of Henderson and East Franklin Streets. This year, the annual event will be held in honor of the late Joe Herzenberg who often participated…
Community Brief: Grant applications
Orange County and the towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill have begun accepting outside agency grant applications for the budget year beginning July 1, 2008. The local governments have historically provided grant funding to eligible nonprofits that address human services and needs in Orange County. A formal training and orientation session for agencies seeking county…
Community Brief: Officer honored
Chapel Hill Police Officer Jim Orbich has been selected for recognition at this year’s ASIS Law Enforcement Appreciation banquet. ASIS International (ASIS) is the largest organization for security professionals, with more than 35,000 members worldwide. Officer Orbich has worked for the Chapel Hill Police Department for 15 years. He has served as a defensive tactics…
Livestock help
Two programs have been announced for drought-stricken livestock producers and horse owners in the state. The Equine Partners Hay Relief Program will help horse owners with the cost of moving hay purchased outside North Carolina. For information, call the department’s Hay Alert toll-free hotline at 1-866-506-6222. Gov. Mike Easley presented a plan to provide up…
Study encourages shared food-processing facility
Commissioners to consider facility for use by individuals, businesses By Susan Dickson Staff Writer A recently completed feasibility study indicated a strong justification for a shared-use food-processing facility in Orange County, according to a report presented to the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday. The three-month study included surveys of potential users, a site evaluation…
Doctors ready for move
Photo by Robert Dickson By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Over the past year, the doctors from Carrboro Pediatrics and Internal Medicine have patiently waited to move into their new building as state contractors cleaned up potentially harmful chemicals. But the cleanup is now complete, and the doctors – who have practiced at several locations throughout…
Business Brief: No Umall P&R lot for game
To avaoid parking hassles around the holiday shopping season at University Mall, the Town of Chapel Hill and UNC have selected alternate sites for the park & ride shuttle bus service for the December 22 UC-Santa Barbara basketball game and for the January 12 game against NC State. Those interested in using the game shuttle…
Business Brief: Forney joins OWASA
Damon Forney, who has over 25 years of experience in the water resources and environmental protection fields, has begun work as OWASA’s new Wastewater Treatment and Biosolids Recycling Manager. Forney will manage operations and a staff of 14 employees at OWASA’s Mason Farm Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) on Old Mason Farm Road in southeast Chapel…
Business Brief: Fearrington earns five diamonds
The Fearrington House Country Inn and Restaurant has earned the AAA Five Diamond Award for 2008 for both lodging and dining. This is the 14th consecutive year that the Fearrington House has received AAA Five Diamonds and the only property in North Carolina to receive Five Diamonds for both lodging and dining. “We are extremely…
Business Brief: Chamber present After Hours
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce monthly networking event, Business After Hours, will be hosted by UNC Executive Development at the Paul J. Rizzo Conference Center at Meadowmont on Thursday, December 13th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Business After Hours is sponsored by UNC Executive Development. The Rizzo Center is located at 130 DuBose Home…
Business Brief: Greenbridge sponsors gift wrapping
Greenbridge Developments will make it a little easier for holiday gifters to be a little greener with the opening of a free gift wrap and recycle drop shop at its offices at 405 West Rosemary Street. The shop offers complimentary gift wrapping using post-consumer and post-industrial materials such as newspaper, old posters, print over-stock and…
For the Record: 12/13/07
Truth and numbers The annual high school rankings have been rolled out by the good people at U.S. News and World Report and much to the chagrin of our fellow citizens who are fond of national rankings, less than three dozen schools on the list of 1,591 were from North Carolina. That was a good…
Exile on Jones Street: 12/13/07
Blue Yodel No. 171 Randy Parton said it best the night he was told to leave his namesake theater. Speaking to a couple of reporters upon exit, Parton — brother o’ Dolly — noted that he’d fulfilled his obligations to the City Of Roanoke Rapids and then neatly summed up in a pissed-off-country-singer kind of…