Chatham Chatlist Highlights

Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:52:08 .0400
From: Dan Cahoon
Subject: My Hermit Crab Died

It really did. No family member has come forward to tell me but I know that it is true. I am not too broken up about it. I know that it has died because I found it’s dried out carcass on a paper towel on my kitchen counter, next to the new hermit crab habitat and the recent butterfly and wayward lizard containment system. At first I thought it
was a shrimp, lost and forlorn.

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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:28:01 .0400 (EDT)
From: Jeff Christian
Subject: The Important Point about Carolina BREWERY

There’s been lots of debate about Carolina Brewery. Very little of it has been about the most important part, the Brewery part.

I picked up a “growler”, which is their beer in 1/2 gallon jugs (very appropriate for our region, except the local stuff my grandfathers acquired in gallon jugs was much higher octane ). there were at least 4 different styles to choose from, ranging from light ale to a stout. I chose the Firecracker Ale because it sounded interesting with plenty of hops and a complex blend of spices, according to helpful staffmember. My favorites are dark beers, but when it’s near 100 degrees outside I often prefer a lighter beer, especially wheat beers.

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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:27:07 .0700 (PDT)
From: Linda Bienvenue
Subject: lost and found animals

As someone who has just moved to this wonderful area, I have been dismayed at the numerous postings of lost/found dogs. I have also seen many bodies of “lost” dogs on the sides of the roads.

There are so many people who seem to “own” dogs here in Chatham County. Can we really own dogs, or have we been given the privilege of taking care of them during their lives here on Earth? If we partake of this privilege . should we not then be very aware that these animals depend on us to take care of them, including making sure they are safe and loved? I am happy to hear that the woman’s old, deaf dog was found not far from his home.

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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:52:45 EDT
From: Hipvegan…aol.com
Subject: Piedmont Biofuels Fined $10,000 for release of pollutants

Piedmont Biofuels is worried about the environment being disturbed with the construction of the shopping center in town but they have to pay about $10,000 in fines and fees after an accidental release of pollutants into the Pittsboro sewer system.

Hmmmm that seems kind of interesting to say the least. For employees to say they were not aware that they were releasing material that can kill off microorganisms and fish. I say Hogwash!

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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:27:46 .0400
From: “STEVE  CANDELORI”
Subject: Re: Howard Talley

Hey Howard,

It’s hard to argue with your summary of topics covered on the Chatlist.

There have been some valid concerns with ongoing dialogue, unlike this brewery thing. You should’ve been around when the “dogs on chains” hysteria was the main topic. It trumped other topics such as school violence and un.healthy lunch room food, litter on the highways, development (or the lack of it for some of us), bat rehabilitation ( you read me correct) and the crying that went on about the 64 by.pass just to name a few. But you are correct when you mention all of these “responsible” pet owners that can’t keep up with their animals.This seems to be “the lost pet column” a lot of the time.

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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:43:34 -0400
From: “Ann Hudak” annbbw…hotmail.com
Subject: Carolina Brewery

After reading all of the posts about the Carolina Brewery, my husband and I decided to see what all the fuss was about and make our own decision.

We arrived at 5:35 on Saturday and were greeted and seated promptly. Our perky and personable waitress, Heather, was standing at our table 2 minutes later to take our drink and appetizer order.

They arrived at our table at 5:40. We then ordered our entrees and they arrived at 5:57. We had not finished our delicious onion rings so we continued to eat those with our dinner.

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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:40:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: “joshua  kricker”
Subject: Briar Chapel

This might be a chance to jam the wheels of the juggernaut, known as Briar Chapel. In case anyone missed it the August 16th Chatham News & Record had a notice on pg 13-A that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments on an application for modification to an existing permit from Newland Communities to permanently impact an additional 256 linear feet of stream channels and 0.1524 ac of wetlands and “temporarily” impact 0.1379 ac of wetlands. Comments must be received by close of business August 24th. So there is not much time.Comments may be sent to:

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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:15:16 -0500
From: Lesley Landis Designs llldesigns…nc.rr.com
Subject: Dan Cahoon: My Hero

Dan Cahoon’s posts make me:
1) smile and often laugh out loud,
2) happily look up words in the dictionary,
3) fondly remember my childhood, school days, and college,
4) consider and seek out more simple and fulfilling ways of life,
5) glad that he and his creative family are members of our amazing community

Dan, you are quite a gem. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and
please don’t ever stop posting to this other local jewel, the Chatham
Chatlist.

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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:43:13 -0400
From: “Gene”

On the morning of August 17, the Department of Public Instruction released preliminary Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
results for the 2006-2007 school year.

See the ongoing discussion at http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php?topic=3946.0

Below are the results for the last four years -

2006-2007

LEA: 190 Chatham County Schools
5 school(s) (or 33.3%) out of 15 made Adequate Yearly Progress

School: 304 Bennett Elementary
School made Adequate Yearly Progress
School met 9 (or 100.0%) out of 9 target goals

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