Chatham County, NC Blogs

Newland Communities recently selected two additional builders to join its builder team for Briar Chapel, both of whom will be required to build sustainable, environmentally responsible homes.

Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:27:03 -0500
From: Margaret Zwilling
Subject: CCCC March, April, May listing
Posted below are the last of our Personal Enrichment classes for the
spring. Stay tuned for our summer listings
March 7-19, times are varied. Workshop dates are March 7, March 12,
March 13, March 14, March 19. Hot & Salty. This workshop is for those
potters [...]

Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:24:39 -0500 (EST)
From: Donna Trimble
Subject: New “Food Pantry” needs donations
We are getting ready to open our New “Food Pantry” in the Moncure area.  We need metal shelving and a freezer.Â
We have a nice refrigerator, it needs a freon charge.  Is there someone that can put freon in it for us?Â
We [...]

Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:31:15 -0500
From: Jennifer Barbee
Subject: Mental Health Services in the County
Therapeutic Alternatives Expands Mental Health Services in Chatham County
Beginning March 1, 2010, Therapeutic Alternatives will expand its contract
with OPC Area Program to provide a variety of MH/DD/SA services for
children, adolescents and adults including:  Walk in Crisis services,
Community Support, Community Support Team, [...]

Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:49:53 -0500
From: Theresa Nadolny
Subject: Duke Center for Living – Upcoming Programs
Duke Center for Living at Fearrington (DCFL) is pleased to announce two upcoming programs which are open to members and non-members alike.
“Foot in Yoga” is a master class that will explore features of the foot from several perspectives: basic structure [...]

Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:27:53 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
From: Marian Wall
Subject: calling for musicians for the Chatham Marketplace music series
Chatham Marketplace is gearing back up for its spring/summer music series which will begin on April 2.  We have  Friday night music which is on the porch or on the lawn. Music is played between 6pm -8pm.  [...]

Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:11:28 -0500
From: pam smith
Subject: FREE LUNCH!!!!!!
That’s right free lunch every Thursday at St. Bartholomew’s from noon to 1pm. This is a community lunch and all are welcome! I’ve been volunteering for some time now and I just love seeing people of all ages and all walks of life coming together [...]

Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:38:25 -0500
From: Stacy Duck
Subject: Thank you Rev. Gray
The Chatham Social Health Council would like to thank Reverend Gray and the First Missionary Baptist Church family for the amazing service this past Sunday. We appreciate the welcome from everyone and the help to celebrate NBHAAD – National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. [...]

Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:33:40 -0500
From: Patricia B. Learned
Subject: Kudos to The General Store Cafe and the Jesus Singer
Kudos to The General Store Cafe and The Jesus Singer for a wonderful brunch time on Sunday.  To The General Store Cafe for the healthy, delicious food which nourished our bodies and to The Jesus Singer [...]

Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:28:53 -0500
From: Catherine Deininger
Subject: Haw River Watch Social
You are invited to a Haw River Watch Social!  Join us for camaraderie and to learn more about water monitoring research in our area and see some of our favorite river critters close-up.  Team leaders, can you please forward this to your team [...]

Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:26:51 -0500
From: Marissa Jelks
Subject: Chatham County Board of Health Accepting Award Nominations
The Chatham County Board of Health is now accepting nominations for the 2009 Community Health Partnership Award.
The award is for the local community partner who has advanced the practice of public health in Chatham County during 2009 by participating [...]

Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:10:20 -0500
From: Calvin Oxendine
Subject: General Store Complaint Department on the Chatlist
Thanks Henry for making your observation about the loyalty of a number of patrons of the GSC.  I am a patron of the General Store and I love their food.
That aside, I also have a number of customer service issues [...]

Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:50:37 -0500
From: Mike Fox
Subject: The “truth” about the General Store Cafe
My wife and I have been to the General Store on many occasions.  The objective fact of the matter is that they are extremely inconsistent.  You can have an awesome dining experience on one visit, and then a terrible one [...]

Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:33:09 -0500
From: Belinda Dowdy
Subject: Chatham Job Club to start Monday, March 1
Chatham Job Club
Do you need a place to meet other job seekers, share ideas, and  network?
Chatham Job Club is for you!
We meet for an hour each Monday night to discuss job searches and  career advancement. We help each other [...]

Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:46:36 -0500
From: Claire de la Varre
Subject: Summer tours to Provence in June
Want to spend 2 weeks in Provence, France, this summer? We are two moms of juniors at Woods Charter School and are running two concurrent small group tours in France in June (6/19-7/3), one for teens of high school [...]

Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:47:12 -0500
From: Al Cooke
Subject: Growing Your Own Food
Thinking of growing a spring garden?  Chatham County Center of Cooperative Extension will offer an introduction to food gardening including fruits and vegetables. This program will be a repeat of a program offered last fall.  It will cover the basics of garden site [...]

Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:43:15 -0500
From: Mimi (Fletcher) Clayton
Subject: New Culinary Arts Program at CCCC
Central Carolina Community College (Pittsboro campus) is beginning a Natural Chef Culinary Arts Program.
This program emphasizes Nutrition and Therapeutic Cooking where students learn the principles of health promotion disease prevention and how recovery ultimately leads to longevity.   A Basic Culinary [...]

I love the things that just appear on my digital doorstep.  Since my husband introduced me to google alerts, every day I get information both useful and quirky. At the moment, in addition to alerts for “arts education” + “gina harrison” [always good to know what the several of us are up to], I’m getting [...]

Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:37:55 -0800 (PST)
From: joseph barr
Subject: Service for Old Computer
Take it to Tritech next to Radio Shack off 64 in Siler City. Ask for Josh the owner. He is the best for computer repair and hi-tech advice. He will give you an estimate for best/worst case scenarios and has very reasonable prices for his [...]

Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:27:32 -0500
From: Gene Galin
Subject: East Chatham Baseball Tryouts for 9/10 & 11/12 on Feb 28
The registration form for the 2010 East Chatham Baseball spring season is now available and can be downloaded from
http://www.eteamz.com/eastchathambaseball/
Go to the Handouts section to download the form.
*Importants Dates:*
Registration (5/6, 7/8, 9/10, 11/12): February 1, 2010 – [...]