
{"id":540,"date":"2007-07-05T07:08:52","date_gmt":"2007-07-05T15:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/2007\/07\/05\/news-briefs-7507\/"},"modified":"2007-07-05T07:08:52","modified_gmt":"2007-07-05T15:08:52","slug":"news-briefs-7507","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2007\/07\/05\/news-briefs-7507\/","title":{"rendered":"News briefs: 7\/5\/07"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Chavious to retire<\/strong><br \/>\nOrange County Finance Director Ken Chavious has announced that he will retire December 1.<\/p>\n<p>Chavious has worked with the county since 1978, when he started as county accounting clerk. He advanced to finance director in 1989.<\/p>\n<p>The county has received the U.S. Government Finance Officers Association\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the highest form of recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting \u00e2\u20ac\u201c during each of Chavious\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 18 years as finance director.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners recognized Chavious as Outstanding County Finance Officer in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Chavious has also served as president of the North Carolina Government Financial Officers Association. In addition, he was the first black president of the North Carolina Association of County Finance Directors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TTA expands Chapel Hill-Raleigh route<\/strong><br \/>\nAs of Monday, it is easier to ride a bus from Chapel Hill to Raleigh and back. Two new trips were added to the Triangle Transit Authority express service between the two destinations.<\/p>\n<p>The new trips will depart from the stop at N. Columbia and Rosemary streets in Chapel Hill at 7:30 and 8:30 a.m., expanding from the original 6, 7 and 8 a.m. trips.<\/p>\n<p>Return trips from Wilmington Street in Raleigh are now at 4:40, 5:10, 5:40, 6:10 and 6:50 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>According to a TTA press release, the new trips were added in response to growing demand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Democratic leader discusses \u00e2\u20ac\u212208 strategy<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a forum sponsored by the Chatham County Democratic Women, Karl G. Kachergis, chair of the Chatham County Democratic Party, will speak on Sunday, July 8 at 3 p.m. in the Multi-purpose Room of Central Carolina Community College.<\/p>\n<p>Kachergis plans to discuss the details of the Democratic Party\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s proposed plan for electing Democrats to national, state and local offices in 2008. The plan will be presented next month to the CCDP Executive Committee for discussion and approval. Kachergis is also expected to discuss specifics of a proposal to mobilize all registered Democrats and independent voters in the county. The meeting is open to the public and free.<\/p>\n<p>The program is part of a series titled \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Making Carolina Blue in \u00e2\u20ac\u02dc08,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d sponsored by the Chatham County Democratic Women.<strong><\/p>\n<p>CPT needs cooler<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Carnivore Preservation Trust wildlife sanctuary\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cooler, used to store fruit for some of the animals, broke down over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>CPT is asking for immediate help for temporary onsite refrigeration and for the donation of a large walk-in cooler.<\/p>\n<p>The nonprofit organization in Pittsboro is home to 85 animals, including tigers, leopards, ocelots and more, many of which were confiscated or rescued from abusive or neglectful situations.<\/p>\n<p>When the cooler broke, CPT lost more than 100 boxes of fresh bananas that were part of a recently donated shipment.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone willing to assist CPT with short-term refrigeration or by donating a walk-in cooler should contact Dan Munn, construction coordinator, at 542-4684 or danmumm@cptigers.org.<\/p>\n<p>CPT offers guided walking tours by reservation only on weekends, most holidays and selected other dates. For more information, visit www.cptigers.org.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Live Earth party<\/strong><br \/>\nPeck &amp; Artisans are sponsoring a Live Earth party, one of more than 4,000 being held worldwide to highlight the importance of doing something about global warming.<br \/>\nThe parties, which are in conjunction with the Live Earth concert, were organized to assist in efforts to raise awareness about global warming and its consequences.<\/p>\n<p>The Carrboro party runs from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and will feature films on the issue, including An Inconvenient Truth, narrated by former Vice President Al Gore who helped organize the Live Earth effort.<\/p>\n<p>Peck &amp; Artisans is located in the white, two-story block building at 204 East Main Street between Auto Logic and Akai Hana.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Red Cross honors OWASA blood drives<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Orange County chapter of the American Red Cross presented an award last Wednesday to OWASA, honoring it for the 75-plus blood drives it has held since its first in 1982.<\/p>\n<p>The Orange Water and Sewer Authority has collected over 4,000 units of blood over the 25 years. Orange County Red Cross executive director Rosetta Wash says all the blood collected over the years might have saved over 12,000 lives. The award was presented to OWASA safety and training administrator Stephanie S. Glasgow and OWASA engineer Sandy Beckman. Beckman is credited with organizing OWASA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first blood drive on June 1, 1982.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chavious to retire Orange County Finance Director Ken Chavious has announced that he will retire December 1. Chavious has worked with the county since 1978, when he started as county accounting clerk. He advanced to finance director in 1989. 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