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Weather

Flooding, heavy rain

A flash flood watch is in effect with rain expected to taper off today.
Be careful fording creeks and whatnot.
Chapel Hill got 3 inches of rain. Sure sounded like it last night.

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Weather

Cool now and later

But this week is going to get warmer. Then cool again. Via NWS:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind between 3 and 6 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind between 5 and 7 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. West wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly cloudy, with a high near 88. Southwest wind between 6 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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Miscellany

What’s at Market?

Saturdays: 7am – Noon
Wednesdays: 3:30 – 6:30pm
Thursdays at Southern Village: 3:30 – 6:30pm

Check out what’s available at the Carrboro Farmers’ Market:

BLUEBERRIES, strawberries, celery, fava beans, sugar snaps, zucchini, cucumbers, summer squash, new potatoes, greenhouse tomatoes, leeks, cauliflower, lettuce, chard, spring onions, pac choy, flour, onions, garlic, arugula, beets, broccoli, watercrest, cabbage, radishes, winter squashes, collards, fresh herbs, kale, leeks, mustard greens, salad greens, spinach, sweet potatoes, turnips, turnip greens, winter squashes, pecans, herb and vegetable starters, flowers such as anemones, sweet Williams, ranunculus, tulips, poppies, bachelor buttons, snap dragons, agrostema, freesia, pussy willows, ranunculus chicken-sausage, maple sausage, smoked ham, smoked ham hocks, liverwurst, lamb, bacon, chicken, eggs, cow’s milk cheeses, breads, doughnuts, tortes, pies, cakes, jams, and relishes

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Food

SHRIMP & SQUASH CASSEROLE

Recipe Provided by: Bev Carr

Ingredients:

2 Pounds Yellow & Green Summer Squash (can be all yellow or all green but the color contrast is pleasing), cut into ¾” chunks
½ Cup Chopped Onion
1 Stick Unsalted Butter & 1 Tbsp. Butter, diced
1-1/2 Pounds Medium Shrimp in Shell, cooked in boiling water until just pink, with ½ lemon, 1 bay leaf and ½ tsp thyme
¾ Tsp. Salt
½ Tsp. Pepper
½ Cup Bread Crumbs
1/3 Cup Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 Tbsp Butter

Procedure:

1.Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2.Steam squash until just tender, then remove from heat and refresh in cold water.
3.Melt stick of butter, then cook onion until softened.
4.Peel and de-vein cooked shrimp.
5.In a low casserole or gratin dish, combine the squash, onion with butter, and shrimp, salt & pepper.
6.Sprinkle with bread crumbs and parmesan cheese, and dot with butter.
7.Bake for 10 – 15 minutes until crumbs are lightly browned.

Serve with a tomato salad for a very colorful meal!

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Community

This week in The Citizen

Stories in this week’s edition of The Carrboro Citizen include:
• UNC officials monitoring H1N1 case, possible exposures
• Carrboro High supporters in full force at budget hearings
• High school principals chosen for CHHS, East
• Carrboro board hears little feedback on budget
• Epic from an inkwell, a profile of Kevin Dixon

Opinion
• Scenes from the budget hearings
• Life in the glass house — The Dicksons’ respond to the loan discussion

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Miscellany

Foy won’t seek re-election as Mayor

Kevin Foy issued this statement this afternoon:

Foy Won’t Seek Re-election this Fall
I’ve been a member of the Chapel Hill Town Council for the past twelve years, and I’ve been Mayor for the past eight years. Being Mayor of Chapel Hill is the best job in North Carolina, because you get to meet and talk with so many people from around the state, you get to work with an exceptionally qualified professional staff, and you see so much interest in issues from people in the community. Besides all that, you always have something amazing to celebrate – like (only in the last couple weeks) a national championship at UNC, a national idol – Anoop Desai—, and high school students who analyze and challenge the town’s commitment to environmental protection.

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Sports

HECC baseball

HECC League – As of May 26 W L T
East Chatham Reds 5 0 0
East Chatham Cubs 2 1 1
HYAA Dodgers 3 2 0
East Chatham A’s 3 3 0
Carrboro Braves 1 2 1
HYAA Pirates 1 3 0
Carrboro Red Sox 0 4 0

Scores

Thursday, May 21
Cubs 5 Braves 5
Dodgers 15 Pirates 9
Reds 15 Red Sox 1

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Sports

Carrboro spring baseball

Carrboro Recreation and Parks
2009 Spring Baseball
As of May 26, 2009

Mite League W L
y-Blue Jays 6 1
Reds 6 2
Indians 5 2
Astros 5 3
Royals 5 3
Twins 5 3
Tigers 3 5
Padres 2 6
Mets 2 6
Dodgers 0 8

y-clinched a tie for the league championship

Scores

Thursday, May 21
Mets 10 Dodgers 1
Blue Jays 5 Padres 2
Royals 5 Tigers 4

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Weather

Heavy rain predicted

Rain for the next few days with heavy rain possible today.
Via the National weather service:

Today: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 79. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then scattered showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 66. East wind between 5 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

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Weather

Thunderstorms likely

Outlook for Sunday and Monday via the National Weather Service:

Sunday Afternoon: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Memorial Day: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind between 5 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind between 3 and 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

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Arts & Music

Mountain Aid

Coming up in June is a benefit for the effort to stop mountain top removal coal mining. The 1st annual Mountain Aid Festival is June 19 & 20 and features Kathy Mattea, Ben Sollee, Donna the Buffalo and others at Shakori Hills.

Pittsboro, NC – Spending a summer weekend listening to music will help to ensure a safe school for hundreds of children. How? The Mountain Aid concert June 19-20, 2009 at Shakori Hills Farm in Chatham County, NC benefits Pennies of Promise, a grassroots campaign to construct a new building for Marsh Fork Elementary School in West Virginia.

Following is an excerpt from Chatham County resident and filmmaker Michael O’Connell’s Mountain Top Removal documentary.