Chatham Chatlist Highlights

Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 15:34:32 -0400
From: Gene Galin
Subject: Board of Education Meeting Summary – Sept. 8, 2008

The Chatham County Board of Education met at the central office on Monday, September 8.

Good News
Dr. Robin McCoy, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, shared data from the 2008 SAT results.  (See the district’s online press release from 8/25/08 for details.)

Superintendent Robert Logan gave the Board an update on student membership through today, the tenth day of the school year.  The district currently has 7731 students in kindergarten through grade twelve, 100 less students than projected. Logan noted that area charter school enrollment has increased which may account for the difference in students enrolled
versus projected.

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Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 12:18:22 -0400
From: Al Cooke
Subject: Fire Ants

Fire Ants

People seem to have begun noticing fire ant mounds.  I’m aware of two reasons why you may be seeing new mounds now and may continue to see new mounds for a while:
1) Fire ant queens mate in the air during spring and land somewhere to start a new mound.  It takes about 6 months for the queen to build up sufficient numbers of workers for that mound to be easily visible.  So new fire ant mounds are likely to show up from late summer to late fall.
2) And ants in general tend to clean out their nests after a heavy rain.  So we notice a lot of mounds (all ants, not just fire ants) just because there is fresh soil at the surface.

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Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 10:09:49 -0800 (PST)
From: Deb Young
Subject: Help!  New York Times!

I traisped to kingdom come and back today trying to find Wednesday’s New York Times.

My daughter is in Kenya (where they danced in the streets and declared today a national holiday).  Among other things, she works with high school students  who ask her everyday about Obama.  She’s gajillion miles from anywhere, at the base of Kilimanjaro, far from any newspapers.  I really really really wanted to send her the front and elections sections of today’s (Wednesday) New York Times — I think it would be quite treasured in that tiny school.  I can’t find one anywhere.

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Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 06:22:37 -0500
From: Mary Dow
Subject: Wire Crates needed to help homeless cats

The Goathouse Refuge is in need of large wire/metal dog crates to temporarily house homeless cats. They need to be a minimum of 42 inches. We also need the plastic cat carriers for transportation.

If you have a crate to donate we would be happy to issue a tax receipt for it and you will be helping us save some feline lives.

We are 5 miles north of Pittsboro off Rt 87 – follow the signs to The Goathouse Gallery which is on Alton Alston Road.

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Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:08:22 +0000
From: Donna Bianco
Subject: November Menu

Hi Everyone,

This month I am adding Pumpkin and Sage Ravioli with Sage Butter to my menu. I roasted the pumpkins this morning and the raviolis look beautiful. I also started making my two soups: Red Soup (or chicken soup if you didn’t grow up in my family) and Pasta Fasule – panchetta, beans, carrots, celery, tomatoes, pasta…very hearty.

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Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:49:43 -0400
From: Jennifer Castro
Subject: Now Enrolling!

Now Enrolling from Birth to 12 years old.

We welcome children with special needs.

Kindergarten preparation.

Excellent Infant/Toddler classrooms.

More at Four Program.

High Quality Five Star Center.

Located two blocks from courthouse behind Kerr Drugs.

Please stop by our center for a tour and meet our teachers.  Don’t forget we have an after-school program!

The Children’s Early School
205 JA Farrell Road
Pittsboro, NC  27312
919-545-5511
www.thechildrensearlyschool.com

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Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 21:46:21 -0400
From: Sage Bell
Subject: accidents are mann’s chapel and 15/501

I was in an accident at that intersection a year ago on my birthday.

A older gentlemen turning left going into the shopping center t-bone our car that was traveling towards chapel hill.  My husband, I and our 1 year old daughter were all in the car.  Our car was totaled and we spent my birthday in the hospital.

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Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 16:39:24 -0400
From: Susan Graham
Subject: Poultry Newsletter Published

The September, 2008 edition of the North Carolina Poultry Industry Newsletter has been published and is available on our website at:  http://chatham.ces.ncsu.edu/content/NCPIN2008. Please feel free to call our office at 919-542-8202 if you would like a paper copy or at any time we may be of assistance.

Dan Campeau, Area Poultry Agent
Chatham County Center
NC Cooperative Extension
45 South Street, PO Box 279
Pittsboro, NC  27312
919.542.8202

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Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 12:10:30 EDT
From: Janet
Subject: best vet in town

I have used several vets since arriving in 1992 and my parents also for 26 years, and we agree that Vet Hope Crossing is by far the best we have found in the area.

Located south of Pittsboro and just north of Fearrington Village, they are not fancy (who wants to pay for a million dollar building) and they aren’t overstaffed (who wants to pay for unnecessary employees).  You get David  and Amy’s attention, homespun friendly attitude and extraordinary  knowledge.

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Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 08:43:00 -0400
From: Angel Dennison
Subject: THANKS and emergency info for future reference

THANKS!!!! For the food donated to the Senior Center. Several up you in Chatlist-land stepped up and made generous donations. We appreciate your support!

For those of you who are focused on what to do in weather-related emergencies, both Council on Aging Senior Centers are emergency shelters. We operate in cooperation with the Emergency Operations Center, and will provide shelter primarily for high-risk and special (health) needs people and secondarily for the general population. If you have emergency needs during weather-related disasters, please call 911. Our shelters will open when the EOC determines that they are the best options for the community.

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