Chatham Chatlist Highlights

Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 21:44:51 -0500
From: HWQueen
Subject: Plants that deer do not eat

I believe that Sherri posted the following in regard to the recent herd of comments about deer:

“plant items that are not deer-friendly.  That is what I do.  Example, never plant hosta as this is a true delight for deer — as is tulips — instead put in zinnias, marigolds, petunias, etc.”

I have planted deer-resistant plants/shrubs such as holly and have also sprayed the plants/shrubs with products such as Deer Off, etc.  The deer still visit my yard and even my patio to munch away.  Perhaps Sherri could do us all a favor and post a list of plants that are truly deer-resistant.  Thanks in advance.

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Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 17:27:32 -0500
From: Al Cooke
Subject: The deer question

The deer question:

Let me say up front that I do not have the answer to the various problems involved in human encounters with deer.  But management of the deer herd in Chatham County and the entire state of North Carolina is the province of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC).
http://www.ncwildlife.org/

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Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 10:15:46 -0800 (PST)
From: Kit Donner
Subject: Pittsboro Officer B Hadley

Folks -

I wasn’t there when Officer B Hadley stopped a speeder who later wrote to the chatlist to complain about Officer B Hadley. I don’t know, and neither do any of us, whether Officer B Hadley operated in an extremely professional manner in an extremely trying and dangerous situation. I don’t know whether he behaved in an inappropriate fashion as alleged.

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Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 09:41:39 -0500
From: Brenda Denzler
Subject: Profiling and illegal immigration in Chatham County

The issue of racial profiling has been raised as one reason why enforcing our laws against illegal immigration is not do-able.  I think this is probably the strongest argument the pro-illegal group has going for them. There are real dangers of this occurring.  We know that it happens from time to time against our own citizens in the enforcement of other laws–or even just the *possible* enforcement of other laws.  Young black men running along streets in well-to-do neighborhoods have been stopped for no other reason than that they are young, black and male.  This, needless to say, is blatant racial profiling.

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Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 09:04:22 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
From: Denise Dunn
Subject: Lawn & Garden Show

The Siler City Merchants Association will be hosting a Lawn & Garden Show on Saturday, May 2.  We will be celebrating the opening of the Siler City Farmer’s Market.  You are invited to participate in Siler City’s Lawn & Garden Show in conjunction with the opening of the Spring Farmer’s Market. This is an outdoor show open to any lawn and garden specialist, including: tractors, garden equipment and supplies, live plants, pots for planting, bird houses and feeders, yard art and sculptures…anything that is lawn and garden related!

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Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 08:57:57 -0500
From: Al Cooke
Subject: Things to Do in the Garden Now

Things to Do in the Garden Now

You don’t have to wait until Good Friday to plant your garden.  In February, you might have been planting cabbage, carrots, and onions – oh my!  Peas, potatoes, radish, and spinach.  I know you’ve been looking at those catalogs.  And with the warm weather recently, you were out checking the possibilities.

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