The McDougle Elementary PTA will host a Fall Festival on October 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The festival will feature potato sack races, miniature golf, a cake walk, craft tables and more. In addition, a French bistro will offer cookies, cakes and other baked goods, while lunch food will be available in the…
Category: Community
School brief: Honor chorus
Five Chapel Hill-Carrboro students were selected for the 2007 North Carolina Middle Schools Honor Chorus. Honor chorus students include: Sarah McAdams and Alexa Young, Smith Middle School; Troy Mitchell, Phillips Middle School; and Kathleen Smith and Tim Fay, McDougle Middle School. Nearly 1,200 students auditioned for the 150-student choir. They will attend a two-day choral…
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.
11th annual education walk raises cash for schools
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer This Saturday, thousands of people will walk down Franklin Street in support of the 11th annual Walk for Education. The fundraiser benefits the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation, which supports Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. to the event, Chapel Hill-Carrboro students collect donations from friends and family members. Students are awarded…
Coaches’ Reports: 10/18/07
Photo by Maciek Krzysztoforski McDougle Middle Cross Country (via Danae Whitaker) October 11 Conor Templeton, Brendan Neville and Ben Babcock were very impressive at [the October 11] meet against Smith. With determination, they stayed with the lead pack of the Smith Cyclones all the way until the very end. Unfortunately, the Cyclones proved to be…
Obituary – Donald T. Smith
Donald T. Smith, 86, died Saturday, October 13 at UNC Hospitals. He was born May 20, 1921 in Coatesville, PA, son of the late Albert J. and Mary Timothy Smith. He served in the 8th Air Corps during World War II. He retired from No. Babylon, NY public schools in 1983 where he was a…
Obituary – Hazel Ferrel Dail
Mrs. Hazel Ferrell Dail, 89, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, of natural causes. Hazel had been in the care of Liselotte Care in Pittsboro, North Carolina. The funeral services will be held Monday at Carrboro Methodist Church, visitation beginning at 10:45 a.m. with the funeral procession…
Community Briefs: 10/18/07
Hike-a-thon The Justin Coleman Foundation will host a memorial hike-a-thon on Saturday at noon at the NC Botanical Gardens. Participants will meet at the Totten Center at the gardens for a 1-, 3- or 10-mile hike. Those who hike 10 miles will be treated with ice cream. Donations will be accepted and proceeds will benefit…
Community Calendar: 10/18/07
Special Events Friends of Bolin Creek Festival – Sat, Oct 20, 1-5pm at Umstead Park, Chapel Hill. Stream watch, info booths, kids’ activities, delicious food. Free! For more info, visit www.bolincreek.org. St. Paul A.M.E. Church 143rd Anniversary – Sun, Oct 21. Come celebrate this momentous occasion with us. The celebration begins with a Mr. St…
Learning the ways of the Haw
By Susan Dickson Staff Writer Accompanied by a group of dedicated volunteers, fourth graders from cities and towns up and down the Haw River headed out into the woods and down to the river this month. The Haw River Assembly’s Learning Celebration brings fourth-grade students from Orange, Durham, Alamance, Chatham and Guilford counties riverside for…
West End Poets’ Weekend
The West End Poets’ Weekend comes to the Carrboro Century Center this weekend. Organized by the town Recreation and Parks Department, the Century Center will host a series of local poets and related activities Saturday and Sunday. Groups like Paperhand Puppet Intervention, UNC and Duke professors, creative writing students, various published poets, the NC Haiku…
Spicebush and other encounters on the Haw River
By Ken Moore The second week of the three-week-long Haw River Assembly’s 18th Learning Celebration for area fourth graders was held on the Haw River near Saxapahaw, where spicebush, Lindera benzoin, was showing off its crimson red berries throughout the flood plain. In addition to learning about river ecology, pollution and local animals, the youngsters…
Recently: Visitors of the wild
 By Valarie Schwartz A call from Mel Rashkis in June was my first knowledge of Arthur Clark. The men had become acquainted at the Cedars of Chapel Hill, where each resides. Mel thought I’d want to know about his peer, soon to leave on another trip to the Arctic. Clark, 85, has trekked through the…
Arts Calendar: 10/11/07
Carrboro 2nd Friday Artwalk – Come out and view a large variety of artwork while socializing with fellow art lovers. Free admission, live music and other art related entertainment. Next event is coming up on Fri, Oct 12, from 6-9pm. For more info, visit 2ndfridayartwalk.com. 4 More Years, 1.20.05-1.20.09, A Chronicle in Cranes – Installation…
Music Calendar: 10/11/07
Thursday Oct 11 Blue Horn Lounge: Blue Diablo. 9pm Cat’s Cradle: Dave Barnes and Matt Wertz, Gabe Dixon. 8pm. $16 The Cave: Early: WCOM Acoustic Fest w/ Shannon O’Connor, Plan B, Grimball & Long. Late: The Walkers General Store Café: Jazz with Club Boheme. 8pm Local 506: Caribou, Born Ruffians. 9pm. $10 Reservoir: Hallelujah the…