Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:24:17 -0400
From: Dan Cahoon
Subject: volunteering
Thank you Meg for the suggestion. I do, in fact, volunteer a great deal in the summer time and it does indeed help with the long summer. I find that my good works performed in the summer usually bear fruit in the fall (and then the long cold winter with sick children). Many of my past summer projects have evolved into successful summer programs for children. Certainly my past work with the thrift shop, while hot as the hinges of heck, gave me many hours of mindless bliss. I also recommend to all the joy of volunteering for those agencies which rely upon volunteers. We all have to live so we can’t give all our time but an hour here and there can build a house for a family, or provide support for a rider with balance issues, or give an elder the chance to talk, or teach a child to read (many, many, many hours for that one).
The Northwood Theatre Arts department will hold its annual summer drama camp at Northwood High School July 21-25. There are still 10 spaces available. For ages 8–13 (rising 3rd to 8th graders), camp hours are from 8:30 a.m. until noon. The camp fee will be $125 per child (multiple child discount offered) and will include theatre work, show royalties, camp t-shirt, daily snacks, and a tremendous amount of fun! Campers will have the opportunity to work with Northwood theatre students on techniques, exercises, and theatre games.
About 1:00 am on July 5, 2008, Chatham County Deputies responded to a disturbance at 739 Old US 1, Moncure. Deputies arrived to find about 60 people at the location. At least two individuals began fighting when deputies arrived. While Corporal Phillip Richard was trying to stop the two from fighting, an unknown subject held a gun above the crowd and shot in the direction of Deputy Richard. The crowd fled in all directions. A short time later, more shots were fired in the direction of the deputies from behind a crowd of people. In all 15 to 20 shots were fired at deputies. Deputies called for additional assistance from surrounding law enforcement agencies. Wake County Sheriff’s Office, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, and State Highway Patrol responded and assisted. No injuries were reported as a result of the shooting.
