Monthly Archives: April 2010

Strawberry season has arrived

April 28, 2010
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Strawberry season has arrived

Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:49:46 -0400 From: Debbie Roos Subject: PYO strawberries! Strawberry season has arrived and it’s looking to be a great year for berries! Chatham County has two pick-your-own strawberry farms that would welcome your business: Jean’s Berry Patch in Apex – call for opening date (any day now!) Oakley

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Call for Volunteers: WOMEN BUILD, May 4-7, Chatham Habitat

April 28, 2010
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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:58:52 -0400 From: “Gaby Fornari” <gabyfornari@chathamhabitat.org> Subject: Call for Volunteers:  WOMEN BUILD, May 4-7, Chatham Habitat Women Volunteers!  Please join us in building affordable housing in partnership with families in need! Habitat for Humanity International, Lowe’s Home Improvement, and Chatham Habitat are promoting a week in

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Continuing Tree Saga

April 27, 2010
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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:26:38 -0400 From: Kira Dirlik Subject: Continuing Tree Saga As I continue to observe the elms, I see that it is something  entirely different from the dropping leaf skeletons going on.   A  different predator from the past two years.  The leaves are slowly  being completely

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Monday’s school board meeting

April 25, 2010
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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:37:54 -0400 From: Mia Munn Subject: Monday’s school board mtg I got to the mtg late, so I missed a lot of the student recognitions, but there were a very good presentations on AVID, the 1 to 1 laptop initiative, and the Algebra I study. Other

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LOTS of Maple twigs get cut by hungry squirrels

April 24, 2010
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LOTS of Maple twigs get cut by hungry squirrels

Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:29:41 -0400 From: Marina C Long Subject: Re: Chatham Chatlist #3705 Subject:  Mystery Noise.   Reply to Lyn Hicks about mystery noise: I don’t know if the crackling sound you hear is related to the cut Maple leaves you see all around.  However, at my house, LOTS of

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Mysteries in the trees

April 24, 2010
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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:31:50 -0400 From: Al Cooke Subject: Mysteries in the trees It’s often misleading to identify insects or other mysteries based on general descriptions.  But I recently had a call about a small caterpillar and black fecal pellets falling from a tree – oak I think.  And

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Signage for new Hwy 87 detours

April 24, 2010
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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:16:43 -0400 From: Robert Britson Subject: NC 87 traffic detours Signage for new Hwy 87 detours will be reevaluated on Tuesday, April 20, according to a DOT worker.  First day was amazingly confusing since Old Graham Rd and 87 S are both affected.  Impt information: Camp St.

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Lee Pollard – Helping Dreams Come True

April 24, 2010
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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:13:28 -0400 From: Gwen Overturf Subject: Lee Pollard – Helping Dreams Come True Just this afternoon I picked up one of Lee Pollard’s refurbished computers for a student of mine. Neither this child nor her family have the funding or connections to obtain a computer for her. (This

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Decline of elms is a common occurence

April 24, 2010
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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:19:53 -0800 From: Tom Glendinning Subject: Subject: Slippery Elms dying Kira; Decline of elms, slippery or Chinese, is a common occurence.  Elms do not seem to live long in the Piedmont.  Root rot, trunk cankers, borers are more likely invaders.  The  variable oak leaf caterpillar, green striped

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YMCA Healthy Kids Day on Sunday, April 25

April 24, 2010
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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:25:29 -0400 From: Ann Kaiyala Subject: YMCA Healthy Kids Day on Sunday, April 25th from 1:00-5:00 Chatham YMCA presents its Healthy Kids Day from 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 25th at Camp Royall. YMCA Healthy Kids Day is a free,fun-filled day of activities designed to promote healthy

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9th Annual ClydeFEST was an absolute success

April 24, 2010
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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:55:22 -0400 From: Lesley Landis Subject: Thank you Saturday’s 9th Annual ClydeFEST was an absolute success in every definition of the word! Based on unofficial counts, the turnout hovered around 1000 children, parents, and grandparents who enjoyed the authentic, homemade, county fair whimsy of ClydeFEST. 

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Last Week’s Hottest Bulletin Board Topics – Week of April 11, 2010

April 23, 2010
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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:37:05 -0400 From: Gene Galin Subject: Last Week’s Hottest Bulletin Board Topics 1. Letter to Mayor Voller RE: Shot of ‘Spro’s non-attendance  (Read 5189 times) at http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,17915.0.html 2. “Independent Weekly” endorsements for 2010 primary  (Read 1765 times) at http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,18067.0.html 3. Randy on ABC !!  (Read 1140 times) at http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,18047.0.html 4.

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Woods Charter School Holding Science Mini-Camp

April 23, 2010
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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:53:34 -0400 From: Ann Kaiyala Subject: Woods Charter School Holding Science Mini-Camp for Students from Grades 4 Through 7 *Date*: Saturday, May 1st *Time*: 10 am to 2:30 pm *Cost*: $30 for Woods Charter students/siblings and $40 for non-Woods Charter students if you’re supplying your own

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Slippery Elms dying

April 23, 2010
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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:14:13 -0400 From: Kira Dirlik Subject: Slippery Elms dying For the past two years I have seen all the leaves fall off  slippery elms on my property, as just dry brown skeletons, in mid- summer.   (Never before 2 summers ago.)  I noticed this week that 

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Mystery noise in Chatham County, NC

April 23, 2010
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Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:08:45 -0400 From: Lynn Hicks Subject: mystery noise We have noticed for a week or so a crackling kind of noise as we walk through the woods in the evening.  It really sounds a lot like a gentle rain on the leaves.  I then noticed, walking

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Adventure Playgrounds

April 22, 2010
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Adventure Playgrounds

While rather difficult to implement, manage and staff from a municipal standpoint, especially for a small town like Pittsboro, Adventure Playgrounds still seem like great fun. The idea developed in post WWII Europe when a playground designer observed t...

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Southern Culture & Courthouse Tribute

April 21, 2010
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Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:42:15 -0400 From: Linda Booker Subject: Southern Culture & Courthouse Tribute April 27th Sustainable Cinema Series ChathamArts Sustainable Cinema Series at the Fearrington Village Barn Admission at door $5 adults/$3 students.  Cash Bar & Concessions COMING Tuesday APRIL 27th, 7:00 PM:  MISS NANCY MINDS

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Workday at the Carolina Living and Learning Center

April 21, 2010
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Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:03:35 -0400 From: Erin Bevier Subject: Workday at the Carolina Living and Learning Center The Carolina Living and Learning Center is looking for volunteers for our first Outdoor Workday on Saturday, May 15 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.  Projects may include: painting fences,

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Sharpe Store Music JAM Concert and Spring Festival

April 21, 2010
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Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 06:01:17 -0400 From: Timothy Tron Subject: SSM JAM Concert and Spring Festival Sharpe Store Music Presents: ====================== SSM JAM Concert and Spring Festival When: Saturday May 15th 10am – 5pm Where: Reno Sharpe Store SSM JAM Student’s Concert, Sourwood Mountain Band, and Other Special Guests. For more information, go to: http://www.sharpestoremusic.org/May2010Concert.php Jamming starts

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Sharpe Store Music JAM Concert and Spring Festival

April 21, 2010
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Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 06:01:17 -0400 From: Timothy Tron Subject: SSM JAM Concert and Spring Festival Sharpe Store Music Presents: ====================== SSM JAM Concert and Spring Festival When: Saturday May 15th 10am – 5pm Where: Reno Sharpe Store SSM JAM Student’s Concert, Sourwood Mountain Band, and Other Special Guests. For more information, go to: http://www.sharpestoremusic.org/May2010Concert.php Jamming starts

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