OWASA will sponsor an American Red Cross blood drive from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday in the Community Room of the OWASA Administration Building.
Carrboro loose-leaf collection ends
Carrboro’s residential loose-leaf collection service will end on March 2.
CASA celebrates anniversary
CASA, a nonprofit housing development and property management company, will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Friday at the Carrboro Century Center.
Increased need, decreased support
According to the N.C. Center for Nonprofits, Chapel Hill and Carrboro support 75 nonprofit agencies.
Human relations awards Sunday
The Orange County Human Relations Commission will host the annual Pauli Murray Human Relations Awards Ceremony on Sunday at the Central Orange Senior Center Ballroom in Hillsborough from 3 to 5 p.m.
Annual play festival needs plays
The Prime Time Players theater group is looking for 10-minute original plays written by local playwrights to present in the group’s spring festival.
Monthly gardening class
Monthly gardening classes will be taught by Maria Hitt at the Martin Luther King Jr. Park community garden, 1120 Hillsborough Road, beginning Sunday from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Spay Neuter Day set for Tuesday
Orange County Animal Services will celebrate “Spay Neuter Day†on Tuesday as part of its effort to combat pet overpopulation in Orange County.
Black History Month film screening
ChathamArts’ Sustainable Cinema Series will honor Black History Month on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Fearrington Barn with a special screening of two films – The Loving Story and Wolf Call.
Youth baseball coaches needed
The Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department is accepting volunteer coach’s applications for the 2012 Youth Baseball Program, which runs from mid-April into mid-June.
CH police dept. honors employees
The Chapel Hill Police Department held its annual award ceremony for 2011 on Jan. 31.
Heels work to heighten focus
If North Carolina finishes with any part of first place in the final regular-season Atlantic Coast Conference standings, the Tar Heels will surely have earned it.
Obituary: John Huntley Sheer
John (Jack) Huntley Sheer, 99, died Feb. 16, 2012, with his family by his side in Southern Pines, N.C.
FLORA: Way over there in the watercress patch
Last week down in Saxapahaw during the 30th anniversary celebration of the Haw River Assembly, local musician and songwriter Tim Stambaugh excitedly said to me, “It’s watercress time again.â€
Smith MathCounts heads to finals
Earlier this month, the Smith Middle School MathCounts Team won their MathCounts Chapter Competition at Athens Drive High in Raleigh, coming in first out of 28 teams.