Pictures of the Northwood Chargers Varsity softball team vs West Stokes 2A playoff softball game are located at
http://chathamphotos.com/2009/v/90527northwoodwstokessoftball/
Recreation and Sports
Pictures of the Northwood Chargers Varsity softball team vs West Stokes
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Vacancies
If you’re interested in improving the parks and recreation system in Pittsboro and care to contribute a few spare hours once a month, the Town would love for you to apply for a seat on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. As the name implies, t...
Learn Tai Chi at the Community House
Classes will begin on Thursday May 21st and will continue every other Thursday from 6:00 to 7:30. The instructors are Almanzo “LaoMa” Lamoureax and Joe Beal. For more information call 542-0688 or email: LaoMaManZo@mindspring.com More tai chi for...
Pittsboro’s Pedestrian Plan is Available Online
The Pittsboro Pedestrian Transportation Plan is available online. It's 98% complete and is expected to be adopted this spring. The plan's vision statement: “Pittsboro’s vision is to develop a comprehensive and connected pedestrian network tha...
Natural Playgrounds
Here's a plug for an inspiring blog about plaground design: Playscapes and an introduction to "natural playgrounds." From Playscapes:"In general, natural playground spaces tend to be custom solutions that emphasize raw materials of wood, stone, and s...
Tournaments bring in $500,000 in neighboring Alamance County, NC
A study shows that sports tournaments brought in over $500,000 to the economy of Alamance County last year. This looked at hotel bookings, food sales, the whole nine yards. Read the full article here: via News 14 Carolina.
Tennis Anyone?
Left: Tennis player at McClenahan St. Tennis Courts.Pittsboro's tennis courts are seeing a lot of use with the gorgeous weather of late. While taking photos I spoke with several people about the court conditions. While they were pleased with the cou...
List of Parks in Pittsboro, NC
Dogwoods now in bloom at Town Lake Park.The Town of Pittsboro currently has 3 parks/ recreation facilities.Town Lake Park ~500 Old Goldston Rd. A 36 Acre Park with walking trails, a soccer field, a picnic shelter and fitness equipment/ swings. Kiwanis...
The Importance of Parks and Recreation
Photo courtesy of Jogging Tips. Care to drink the parks and recreation kool-aide? Consider the following . . . Parks make your town betterParks and greenways improve quality of life. They make a place more attractive, increase interaction among neigh...
YMCA Healthy Kids Day – Sunday April 26
If you have kiddos, you may want to check this out. I hear there was a big crowd last year. The 3rd Annual Chatham YMCA Healthy Kids Day, will be held on Sunday April 26th from 1 PM-5PM at CampRoyall. Camp Royall is located on at 250 Bill...
New Playground in Goldston
Not exactly Pittsboro-centric, but Goldston is pretty close. There will be a new playground for kids under 5 opening in Goldston this Sunday, April 19th. The Ribbon Cutting Festivities will be held at the Curt Askins Memorial Park (Lower Field) from ...
Thanks Gene
Thanks in no small part to Gene Galin of the Chatham Chatlist and the Chatham County Online BBS, this blog received about 100 hits today. He provides a great service to the community by enhancing local communication.
New Map/ Info Kiosk at Town Lake Park
A new kiosk was installed yesterday at the Diane Street entrance of Town Lake Park. It features two mosaics created by Pittsboro Elementary School students a number of years ago at a street fair. Local (Moncure, NC) mosaic artist Janice Rieves coordi...
Pittsboro, NC Parks Survey Results – Top 10
As input for our ongoing parks and recreation master plan, citizens of Pittsboro and Chatham County were asked to rank in order of importance the top 10 facilites that could be developed in Chatham County. Results follow:Hiking TrailsJogging/ Walking...
New Town Park Coming Soon
Just a quick tease: more to follow. http://visitpittsboro.blogspot.com/2009/04/new-park-coming-soon.html
Town Lake Park is still a Wi-Fi Hotspot
Town Lake Park - a new trail to this hidden spot is coming soon. There was a recent post on the Chatham Chatlist mentioning that the wi-fi service at Town Lake Park was down. I checked with Blast Internet Services, the wi-fi provider, and discovere...
Volunteers Welcome at Town Lake Park Clean-Up
Vista at Town Lake Park (click thumbnail to see full panorama)On April 17th there will be a Park Clean-Up at the Town Lake Park. We'll gladly welcome any volunteers who can help with picking up trash, moving rocks, clearing out invasive privet and hav...
Blog Launch
The Champagne bottle has crashed against the hull of my kayak. The Pittsboro Parks Blog is now officially launched. This will be the best place to keep up with events and general information about the Pittsboro NC Park System.
Northwood Chargers vs South Brunswick Cougars Basketball Photos
Pictures of the Northwood Chargers vs South Brunswick Cougars Basketball 2A Regional basketball game are located at
http://chathamphotos.com/2009/v/90305northwood2a/
Photos for sale
Cedar Ridge at Northwood Soccer Game Photos - 8/05/08
5x7s for sale - $2.99
http://chathamphotos.com/2008/81105northwoodcr/index.html