Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:46:38 +0000
From: Gene Galin
Subject: Chatlist membership hits 2,800
After doing a cleanup of some bounced email addresses this weekend, I am happy to announce that the Chatham Chatlist membership has hit 2,800.
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 00:08:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: carole henry
Subject: blasting?
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> Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 10:07:12 -0500
> From: Calvin Oxendine
> Subject: Carole Henry and Pittsboro law enforcement
> You blast me every time I mention the shortcommings of law
> enforcement. Just to let you know, I can handle what officer Hadley
Sorry Cal that you consider [...]
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 23:40:15 -0400
From: Alotis Barbara
Subject: Place for kids to hang out
I was taken by Carol Thurber’s plea for a place for school kids from Horton Middle School to congregate after school instead hanging out at the restaurants, etc.
She make so much sense and I do hope that the school, parents and [...]
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 21:25:25 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jeff Lane.org
Subject: Yield does not mean stop.
Remember a red YIELD means to stop and yield.
Just a point of order… Yield signs mean just that… Yield. They do NOT mean STOP. The red Octogon sign with STOP written across it means stop.
Yield meas the following:
IF entering a road [...]
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 06:08:23 -0400
From: Gene Galin
Subject: Congratulations to the Northwood Chargers Basketball Team!
Congratulations to the Northwood Chargers Basketball Team for making it to the State Championship game!
You can find pictures from Thursday’s Northwood win against South Brunswick at http://chathamphotos.com/2009/v/90305northwood2a/
You can view a video clip of some of the 1st half of that [...]
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 21:37:42 -0400
From: Virginia B. Collins
Subject: Re: Danger at the Pittsboro Traffic Circle-what does yield mean
Sorry, Ace. You do not have to stop for a yield sign unless there is traffic approaching. Please read the following quote from the NC Driver’s Manual:
“The yield sign is triangular shaped with the point at [...]
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 19:08:11 -0400
From: Ruby
Subject: “drivers from Siler City”
To those of you who “generalized” and made it to sound like that everyone who is “slingshotting” at the traffic circle” is from Siler City – do you know for a fact the culprits are from Siler City? Or, did you mean to say [...]
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 18:20:33 -0400
From: Jennifer
Subject: RE:Concerned Parent
The Chatham YMCA will be offering “Wildcats After the Bell” at Horton Middle School beginning in August 2009.
This program will be offered Mon-Fri 2:45pm – 6:00pm. The cost for the program will be $180.00/month for those that attend 4-5 days a week and $132.00 for those [...]
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 18:10:02 -0400
From: Susan Giles
Subject: most of the “info”
To anyone concerned: I subscribed to this chatlist to gain information about activities and news from around the area. So far there has been a bit of local info on painters, roofers, lost animals, found animals, etc. But most of the “info” has [...]
Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:37:49 -0400
From: Scotty Young
Subject: traffic circle danger
I’m very glad this issue is coming to notice on the Chatlist. I have often thought i wanted to speak about it and now is my chance……….
The place i feel the most afraid is in front of the General Store Cafe. I often think [...]
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 16:06:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: Kerry Straughn
Subject: Traffic Circle
<I too, have witnessed cars rapidly ”slingshotting” out of the traffic
<circle, most notably when I am crossing West Street in front of the General
<Store Cafe. Several times I have feared for the safety of myself and my two
<children, one of whom is disabled and [...]
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 16:02:50 EDT
From: Ed Williams
Subject: Danger at Pittsboro circle
Posted in Chatlist #3362, item 7:-
<You are right, Ace. Those coming from Siler City never yield and drive
<right on through the round-a-bout. I have noticed this over the years. The
<other entrances to the round-a-bout, people yield except those coming from
<Siler City. Perhaps, the [...]
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 16:01:02 -0400
From: Claire Kane
Subject: Pittsboro Teen Center
Carol,
I have the legal records and related non-profit paperwork from an entity that was set up a few years back called the Pittsboro Teen Center. I think it would not take much to bring it back to life, and this is why I saved [...]
Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2009 14:58:10 -0400
From: maxgopher
Subject: Deer and Ticks (and songbirds, too)
As a former resident of NC (Chatham Forest), and one of many diagnosed with RMSF just on my block, I would like for all the “Deer Huggers” to understand that in many parts of the country, there is a great interest in [...]
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 13:42:42 -0400
From: Bob Suber
Subject: Chatham Spokes
Add us to the list of satisfied customers. Jeff Howell did a great job of checking and tuning our bikes. He was professional, polite and professional, and his fee was very reasonable. You’ll be happy with his work.
Bob and Susan
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 13:28:10 -0400
From: Tommy and Cindy Edwards
Subject: RE: Chatham Chatlist #3362, The Traffic Circle
Hi folks. I agree that lots of folks don’t seem to understand the ins and outs of our traffic circle and perhaps some yield signs would be an effective measure.
In addition, I have a feeling that the folks [...]
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 11:05:34 -0400
From: Debbie Roos
Subject: RE: fire ant treatments
Michael,
Due to the high number of fire ant mounds on organic farms last year (of course they weren’t confined to organic farms but my point was I fielded many calls from organic growers looking for a solution), I developed a web page on [...]
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 10:34:47 EDT
From: AllarskC
Subject: Re: traffic circle
Odd everyone should mention those coming from Siler City as never yielding on the Pittsboro Traffic Circle. My experience has been different. I have almost been hit several times by people coming off of 15-501 heading South. Seems to me that the people from that [...]
Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:52:38 -0500
From: tinitap
Subject: Traffic circle
I agree with the traffic coming from SIler City Never yeilding. I have almost hit several people when I am trying to go down 15-501. If you are already in the circle you have the right of way. If you are coming off 64 or 15-501 [...]
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 11:42:31 -0500
From: Ellen & Rae Bland
Subject: Clapping Hands Farm summer camp: another treasure of Chatham County
Parents, guardians, mentors, potential “send a kid to camp” sponsors:
I urge you to keep this in mind for this summer: send ‘em to a week of 9-5 camp at Clapping Hands Farm, right here in [...]