Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:34:46 -0400
From: Tara Allden
Subject: Fall No Boundaries Running Group
Come run with us on Thursday evenings — 6 o’clock beginning from the porch at Chatham Marketplace!
Once again, Fleet Feet in Carrboro will be sponsoring a Pittsboro group of No Boundaries, a 12-week training program for runners and walkers of all abilities. This past spring we had 15 registered participants and an average weekly group of about 10 folks. The goal race was Race for the Cure 5k. This fall, the goal race is the Old Reliable Run in downtown Raleigh, which offers both a 5k and a 10k, on November 16.
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:43:42 -0400
From: CCUCC - Cindy Poindexter
Subject: Join us on the Golf Course
The Chatham Chamber of Commerce will hold it 20th Annual Golf Tournament on August 18.
If you enjoy Golf you really shouldn’t pass this up. You pay one price and get lots of extras.
Your cart, lunch, beverages, goody bag and dinner during the awards reception are ALL included in one price. You also have a chance to win excellent prizes, vacation getaways and last but certainly not least - a brand new car which will be presented by Pittsboro Ford.
With gas prices soaring, <em>Consumer Reports’</em> latest analysis of owner costs shows that drivers can save anywhere from $500 to $4,250 over a five year ownership period by choosing selected hybrids rather than similar conventional gasoline–powered vehicles.
On Thursday morning, November 20, the J.S. Waters School faculty and staff were astounded to find forty-seven cases of food and five cases of water at the front entrance of the school. An attached note read, "Help for tornado victims, Thanks, Unknown 82nd Airborne Paratrooper."
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Consumer Reports released a new application for iPhone and iPod Touch users. Available for free at iTunes, the ConsumerReports.org application features expert tips and buying advice aimed at helping shoppers make better purchasing decisions.
On Tuesday, December 2, Jordan-Matthews High School will sponsor Making College Financial Planning Count. This free seminar will be held in the school auditorium from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m.
How much to tip and whom to tip has always been a tricky decision, one that may get harder in these tough economic times. But the December issue of <em>Consumer Reports</em> offers help.
It is over at last! Now it is time to start trying to figure out what this election means. In doing some of that figuring, we are going to come up with some startling conclusions.<br /><br />Related:<br /><a href="http://www.unctv.org/ncbookwatch/">NC Book Watch</a>
<br /><a href="http://www.ourstate.com">Our State Magazine</a>
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As shoppers gear up for this holiday season one thing is for certain: No one wants to dish out more cash to ship gifts to family and friends. In a recent study, Consumer Reports found that although all three shippers delivered next-day as promised, the U.S. Postal Service prices were as much as 281 percent cheaper than FedEx and UPS.
The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer a pastured poultry workshop as part of its Enhancing Sustainability Series on Wednesday, December 3, from 10:00 am-4:00 pm in the auditorium of the Extension Agricultural Building in Pittsboro.
L.L. Bean, Zappos, and Lands’ End were among the top rated e-tailers in Consumer Reports’ survey of more than 25,000 subscribers of their online clothes shopping experiences at 39 online stores.
The Chatham Chamber of Commerce will hold it 20th Annual Golf Tournament on August 18.
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