By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Chapel Hill-Carrboro’s Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate program could use a few good men. The program, which matches fourth-graders with mentors, needs male volunteers. BRMA fall training begins October 11, and thus far only women have signed up to become mentors. “We really need some male mentors,†said program coordinator Graig Meyer….
School brief: Name this school
The naming committee for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools’ 10th elementary school is accepting suggestions for the name of the school. Residents can submit nominations for names at www.chccs.k12.nc.us under the “Name this School†section until October 31. The school is under construction at the Twin Creeks Education Park near the intersection of Dromoland Road and…
School brief: Education race
The annual Walk and Race for Education will take place on October 20th. Thousands of students, parents and staff are expected to participate. Students will collect pledges to raise money for their schools, and individual teams or clubs will work to generate funds for their specific groups or projects. Schools typically raise $2,000 to $12,000…
School brief: CHS nominated
Carrboro High School has been nominated for the Gold Medal Building of America Award in the Carolinas and will be featured in the 2008 Real Estate and Construction Review. The magazine presents the award to honor the region’s most innovative, unique and challenging projects. In addition, the school is one of only two in North…
School brief: Vocal artists
Several singers from McDougle Middle School, East Chapel Hill High School and United Church of Chapel Hill participated in the inaugural Male Vocal Arts Symposium recently in Greensboro. Ninety-five singers from middle schools, high schools, colleges, universities, churches and community choirs across the state formed a choir to perform at the symposium.
School brief: ECHHS debate
The East Chapel Hill High School Speech and Debate Team finished fifth out of more than 130 teams at the Wake Forest University Speech and Debate Tournament, September 14-16. Several students won individual awards in different categories of the competition. Amit Rao finished third in congress; Ted Lee finished seventh in original oratory and humorous…
School brief: CHS ensemble
The Carrboro High School women’s ensemble, chamber choir and string orchestra will perform at the Carrboro High Arts Department’s inaugural concert on October 14. The groups will perform a wide variety of music, from gentle lullabies from the British countryside to high-speed ragas from India and Brazilian dance music. The concert will be held at…
Coaches’ Reports: 10/4/07
Photo by Maciek Krzysztoforski Team Captain Will Powell protects the ball from a Jordan-Matthews Jet. The Jaguars won their match Saturday 2-1. McDougle Middle Cross Country (via Danae Whitaker) Scoring for the Mustangs yesterday, Mitch McLeod placed first, Brendan Neville placed 5th, Connor Templeton placed 6th, Grant Cabell placed 10th and Taylor Wilt placed 11th.
Obituary – Florence Gray Soltys
Florence Gray Soltys, 72, of Chapel Hill died Thursday, September 27, 2007. She was born in Cocke County, Tennessee, the daughter of the late O.G. and Addie Gray. She is survived by her husband, Dr. John J. Soltys, two daughters, Rebecca Soltys Jones and Addie Gray. She also is survived by her brother, Glenn Gray,…
County delays waste transfer station plan
 By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer Residents of the Rogers Road community saw some movement this week in their effort to stop a transfer station from being placed in their neighborhood after having made appeals to county and town elected officials. Last Thursday night, Neloa Jones, a Rogers Road resident, spoke before the Assembly of…
Yard sale ahead
By Valarie Schwartz For the drivers behind me on Saturday mornings, I need a bumper sticker that reads: Brakes for Yard Sales. There’s nothing like finding a treasure among another’s junk to provide a lift from the doldrums. But this Saturday and Sunday brings a sale with no true junk, only great deals on exciting…
Moeser to step down at end of school year
It was not one of Carolina’s better-kept secrets; the only question was when the announcement would come. The answer to that was yesterday, and during his annual State of the University address James Moeser served notice that he will step down as chancellor on June 30, 2008. In a message to the campus community released…
A late-summer flower for the shade
While our Carrboro Citizen editor keeps us informed of the political wilderness within the Legislative Building on the north side of Jones Street, there is a natural wilderness in action across the street, beside the Museum of Natural Sciences. On the legislative side, weekly irrigation and mowing maintain emerald-green short turf accented here and there…
Shopping center wins OK
By Kirk Ross Staff Writer After hearing from residents of Lincoln Park and after a lengthy discussion and debate, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen gave final approval Tuesday night to the Shoppes at Jones Ferry. The final vote was 6 to 1, with Alderman Joal Hall Broun the lone dissenter. Plans for the project, located…
Music Festival Sunday
 By Susan Dickson Staff Writer To a first-time attendee, the Carrboro Music Festival might seem a bit overwhelming. Best not to try to attend everything. Because with more than 150 shows on 22 stages, there’s way too much fun to be had. As of Wednesday afternoon, the weather forecast for Sunday is sunny, with…