Orange County Animal Services will host the fourth annual dog swim from 12 to 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Meadowmont Club and Pool in Chapel Hill. Refreshments will be provided for dogs and people, and staff will award a “best-dressed†prize for the dog with the best outfit. In addition, a local trainer will…
Community Calendar: 10/11/07
Special Events Oliver Rajamani Ensemble – Legendary Austin, TX act performs at the Bynum General Store, 950 Bynum Rd, Pittsboro. Fri, Oct 12, 7-9pm. Tickets $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Enjoy crepes, coffee tasting, culture and history. All ages welcome! For more info, call 542-0394 or email molly.matlock@chathamarts.org. CHICLE Cultural Program – A…
A Line From Chatham
Greetings, Carrboro Citizen readers. Here’s a little bit about what’s going on in Chatham County this month. The campaign for the November election is heating up. Countywide, there is a referendum on whether or not to enact the land transfer tax, which is stirring up passion on both sides of the issue. In Pittsboro, Mayor…
Exile on Jones Street: 10/11/07
Senate race is on Elizabeth Dole – recently spotted hobnobbing, fundraising and campaigning in the mountains with her man – has a challenger now that Jim Neal has made it official. Neal, a Greensboro native who now lives in Chapel Hill, had been looking at the race for a while. Since he’s worked out of…
Letters to the Editor: 10/11/07
Sports fan Hold on a second… Your paper has been doing a great job covering local news and sports, especially what’s happening in our middle schools. But you seem to be a little biased toward some of the schools. For example, in the most recent issue, the piece about recent tennis and track matches between…
For the Record: 10/11/07
Mark your calendars This newspaper has been running notices of late for a meeting on November 5 at the Carrboro High School Commons. The subject of the meeting should be of particular interest to anyone who regularly travels Smith Level Road, because from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. the state Department of Transportation will have on…
Candidate Endorsement Letters: Other
Incumbent support I am in enthusiastic agreement with the Sierra Club in supporting Mayor Mark Chilton for mayor of Carrboro, and Alderman Dan Coleman, Alderman Joal Hall Broun and candidate Lydia Lavelle for the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. Mayor Chilton has enjoyed great success in his first term as mayor. He has been an effective…
Candidate Endorsement Letters: Carrboro
Supporting Broun We encourage the re-election of Alderman Joal Broun to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. Joal is a long-time resident of Carrboro and she has worked in Carrboro as a public defender. Joal has volunteered and served the community as a former member of the OWASA Board and the Orange County Dispute Settlement Center….
Candidate Endorsement Letters: Chapel Hill
Lavelle and Coleman I worked with Carrboro Board of Aldermen candidates Lydia Lavelle and Dan Coleman for a year on the New Horizons Task Force, which was created to strengthen communication between the board of aldermen and residents of the newly annexed areas of Carrboro. Dan was one of the alderman liaisons and Lydia, who…
Prawn harvest looking good, farmer says
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer Last year, in one of the more dramatic shifts in agricultural land use, Cedar Grove farmer Joe Thompson hauled in his first harvest of freshwater prawns, on land that had for generations yielded tobacco. Thompson settled on prawns after hip surgery as a less labor-intensive crop. A tired but pleased…
Land & Table Brief: Sustainability fair
This weekend, the Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance will be hosting a Sustainability Fair, entitled “Abundance Through Harmony and Creativity.†The festival is from Thursday, October 11 through Sunday, October 14. Housed in a nine-sided, solar-powered structure, the fair will be home to local companies and organizations. All weekend long, there will…
Land & Table Brief: Owasa workshop
To help customers learn more about water conservation using the principles and practices of sustainable landscaping, OWASA is sponsoring a series of public workshops in October. Mark S. Danieley, horticulture extension agent, NCSU Cooperative Extension Service, Orange County, will lead the workshops. Build Your Own Rain Barrel: October 11 2:30-4 p.m. or 6-7:30 p.m., at…
Land & Table Brief: Film screening
Open Eye Café will host a showing of the documentary Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea at 7 p.m. on October 14. Admission is free with a suggested $4 donation. The film documents occurrences at the Salton Sea, and inland ocean of massive fish kills, rotting resorts and 120 degree nights in Southern California. …
Land & Table Brief: Gingerbread contest
The Historic Hillsborough Holiday Weekend will kick off with a Gingerbread House Competition. The competition is open to anyone who wishes to participate. First- and second-place prizes will be awarded in three categories: adult professional, adult amateur and youth ages 5 to 15. Prizes include cash, tickets to the 21st annual Historic Hillsborough Candlelight Tour…
Shakori Hills ready for four days of music and more
Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance comes to Chatham County today (Thursday) and will last through the weekend. Now in its fourth year, the four-day festival is held on the Shakori Hills farmstead and hosts dozens of performers, dancing, vendors and more. Festival worker Chris Tate has been with the festival since its…
