Chatham Chatlist Highlights

Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 03:15:35 -0400
From: Dave Cohen
Subject: Those $%! Bees and Woodpeckers

For those of you who had their houses punched up by carpenter bees, it’s now getting worse as woodpeckers go after the larva (?) in the holes.

I believe I found a solution to that problem at least, and it’s cheap – float some mylar balloons near the areas targeted by woodpeckers. I’m using some with cartoon characters with large eyes on one side, reflective silver on the other, and have driven woodpeckers away in two places. The movement, the ‘eyes’, and the reflection seem to do the trick. Pick up balloons at the dollar store, or like me get a disposable helium tank (about $30) and some cheap balloons at Party City. Oh yeah, my house also looks so darned festive now!
- Dave

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Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 22:48:38 -0400
From: Mia Munn
Subject: RE: Chatham Chatlist #3439 About BOE Meetings and schools…

Jeff,
I’m pretty sure that the level of technology at a K-4 or K-8 school is different than at a high school, and I think that is appropriate. I don’t know if all of the elementary or K-8 schools have wireless (like the central office and I believe the high schools do) because those students usually don’t have laptops like high school students do (or will next year with the 1 to 1 laptop initiatve at the high schools.)

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Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 16:29:57 -0400
From: Al Cooke
Subject: Re:  reports of a rabid fox in Fearrington

Re:  reports of a rabid fox in Fearrington

Such reports must always be taken seriously.  It’s also reasonable to question the reliability of the report.  There are likely non-rabid foxes also.  And when they are raising young, the need to feed may lead to behavior beyond the “normal.”  But we should also assume that rabies is a possibility and protect ourselves.

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Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 11:44:17 -0400
From: “Amber Walsh”
Subject: Summer Programs @ Your Local Library

Are you looking for a great way to keep your child reading this summer?
Looking for something to do with the kids during those dog days of summer?
Interested in FREE programs for your child to participate in?

Look no further than your local public library.
There’s so much to see and do this summer!

Chatham Children’s Summer Theater Series
This is a series of children’s performances brought to you by your public libraries and these fine sponsors:
The Friends of the Pittsboro & Goldston Libraries
The Women of Fearrington
The Ladies of Fearrington Arts & Crafts Club
The Chatham Mills Center

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Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 11:01:25 -0400 (EDT)
From: HONEYCUTT
Subject: Fears of rabid fox –resp- Ted Bonus

Ted expressed a concern that may be shared by many reguarding rabid critters in the county.

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Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 21:29:52 -0400
From: Jeff Lane
Subject: About BOE Meetings and schools…

On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 13:44, Chatham Chatlist wrote:
1. They are using more technology (projectors and wireless laptops) at the meetings. At some schools there have been difficulties getting it set up, as well as the staff having to drag equipment back and forth.

Perhaps the BOE should continue having their meetings at these very inconvenient locations until they figure out how to ensure that all the schools can support what is, in today’s world, very basic technology.

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Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 12:20:06 -0400
From: Wolf, Martha
Subject: Rabid fox

Instead of mace, carry hornet stray.  If you get the face, it’s about the same effect.  The spray stream is much longer, makes a louder noise, and the spray is more visible… just more scary all around ;*).

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Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 10:03:00 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
From: Regular shmo
Subject: Thank you for remembering the little person

“Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2009 15:27:38 -0400
From: “ruby”
Subject: response to Mark

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Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 07:00:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kit Donner
Subject: Small deer sounds like a Key deer, from Florida Keys

Come on people – you know the jackalope is a “myth” perpetuated by clever taxidermists. There is a species of deer in the Florida Keys that because of limited space and forage has evolved to be very small, about the size described. I don’t know how or why Florida Key deer would be wild in this area but certainly it is possible that some have been brought here and released on purpose or accidentally, Or migrated here. Or that overpopulation has lead to mutation separately but similarly among the local whitetails.

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Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 08:46:53 -0400
From: Jeannette Beranger
Subject: RE: Chatham Chatlist #3438

Dear Kerry,

There is a small deer called a “muntjac” that is a likely candidate. They are often kept as a pet here in the US. They are a common species in zoos as well. Muntjac are very small deer as you describe and can be fairly tame with patience which is why some people like to make pets out of them.  They are also called “barking deer” because they emit a sound much like a little barking dog. The males of this species do have small antlers.

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