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The road to BALLE

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Staff

By Dan Coleman No, the headline is not a typo. I did not spend the first weekend of June cavorting with Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour in a tropical paradise. I was attending the fifth-annual conference of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, held in Berkeley, California. BALLE is the umbrella group…

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The Blue Highways Journal: Dispatches from a Latter-Day Johnny Appleseed

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Staff

By Jock Lauterer Let’s get this straight: Newspapers are not vanishing. At least not my kind of newspapers. Yes, many major metros are in a circulation free-fall. But not my guys. The small, local or what we call “community newspapers” – papers with circulations below 50k, many of them found off the interstates on the…

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A West End wedding

Posted on June 21, 2007June 23, 2007 by Staff

Photo by Mike Benson The nuptials of Dave Robertson and Stephanie Townsend were center stage at Local 506 Saturday night, June 16. Mr. Robertson’s best man was Ed Crawford. Ms. Townsend’s bridesmaid was Coleen Dorr. The bride was given away by her son, Zack Townsend. The ceremony was officiated by Rev. Jamie McPhail of Alamance…

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Hundreds of scholarships and awards go to area high school students

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Staff

Members of the Chapel Hill High School and East Chapel Hill High School classes of 2007 received hundreds of scholarships and awards. Chapel Hill High student awards include: • Lorena Alpuche – Gold Medal – Level VI National Spanish Exam; • Eva Archer – Robert C. Byrd Scholarship, Morehead Scholar, National Merit College Sponsored Scholarship;…

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Max Paul: A friend to Carrboro passes away

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Staff

Photo Courtesy of George Hoag By Taylor Sisk Staff Writer He was a familiar sight to most all Weaver Street Market regulars and a comforting presence to so many. Max Paul had a warm greeting for all his friends. He would sit with the closest among them to discuss politics, in a reasoned voice, and…

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Nancy Kitt Mills

Posted on June 21, 2007June 21, 2007 by Staff

Nancy K. Mills passed away on June 12, 2007. The cause was breast cancer. She was a beloved wife, mother, cousin and friend. She was also an artist, designer, landscape architect and tireless contributor to her community.

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Obituary – John Ambrose Hebert

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Staff

John Ambrose Hebert, 103, died on June 15, 2007 at Britthaven of Chapel Hill. He was born in Terre Haute, IN in 1904, son of Joseph A. and Mabel Chewning Hebert. He attended the University of Chicago and the University of North Carolina, graduating from the latter in 1926. He majored in philosophy and continued…

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Obituary – Valerie P. Rishel

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Staff

Valerie P. Rishel, age 67, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina died Thursday June 14, 2007 from complications following a bone marrow transplant she had received as a treatment for leukemia.  She had been battling leukemia since November 2004.  Ms. Rishel was born November 17, 1939 in Glen Richey, PA to Carl Emil Peterson and Delphine…

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Obituary – Charles Houston Teague

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Staff

Charles Houston Teague, 77, passed away at 3:20 pm on Friday, June 15, 2007 at the Heritage Villa Nursing Center in Bartlesville, OK. Graveside funeral services were held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 in the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery in Chapel Hill NC with the Rev. Martha Hubbard Forrest officiating. Committal prayers…

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Viola Howard Davis

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Staff

Mrs. Viola Howard Davis, age 90, passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2007 at Hillcrest Convalescent  Center, Durham, NC. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, June 21, 2007 at 2:00 pm at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Apex, NC. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 pm at the…

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Obituary – Max Paul

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Staff

Max Paul, 87, died on June 13 at the Chapel Hill Rehabilitation Center. He was born January 10, 1920, on the Lower East Side of New York City to immigrant parents. After graduating from high school, Max worked odd jobs during the Depression, then served in the Army during World War II. He would later…

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Community Calendar – 6/21/07

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Staff

The Carrboro Greenspace will present Gillo Pontecorvo’s The Battle of Algiers on June 21 at 8:30 p.m.  Seniors/Wellness Program ORANGE COUNTY SENIORSTRIDERS – A University Mall-walking program designed for all levels of walkers. 8:00am exercise warm-up, breakfast at Bear Rock, and health talk by local health experts on a variety of topics. Orange County residents…

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Arts Calendar – 6/21/07

Posted on June 21, 2007June 21, 2007 by Staff

Art & Museums DELIGHTFUL LAWLESSNESS – Gloe Herbert Dyne and niece Anne Randolph Herbert have collaborated to show their respective abstract work with the support of the Town of Carrboro Art Committee. The exhibition, on display through Fri, Jul 27, features paintings by Gloe and Anne. POTTERY BY COURTNEY TOMCHIK – Jun 1-30. NC Crafts…

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Music Calendar: 6/21/07 – 6/28/07

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Staff

World-famous dance troupe Galumpha will perform at Fiesta Latina on June 23.  Thursday June 21 The Cave: Pete Waggoner, 7:30pm. Sweater Weather, Gertie Fox, SNMNMNM, 10pm. Local 506: Haale, The Dogwood Deddy, Mary Johnson. 9pm. $10 Weaver Street Market: Great Big Gone. 6-8pm Friday June 22 Arts Center: Django Haskins & Mary Johnson. 8:30pm. $12…

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Exile on Jones Street

Posted on June 19, 2007 by Staff

By Kirk Ross Columnist Crisis found If this state could have planned a crisis in mental health, it likely could not have come up with a better scenario than that which is unfolding this summer. The long-running, underfunded reform we’ve been promised has had its legs cut out from under it. Mismanagement led to a…

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