Chatham Chatlist Highlights

Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:49:03 -0700
From: donna
Subject: Our Neighborhood School Update

Happy New Year Everyone!
 
As many of you know, my dad passed away three days after Christmas.
Fortunately we were up in NY for my niece’s wedding and I was able to be with him during his last moments.  It really is a relief to know that he has shed his heavy, cumbersome, earthly body and his soul is now free to roam the heavens and watch over us all. Many of you had an opportunity  to dance with him while he was staying with me last summer for about 5 weeks and I thank you all for making his stay here fun.  He did win a jitterbug contest when he was in his early 20′s and he was singing and trying to dance right up to the end. 
 
CHRISTMAS EVE 2009

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Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:05:26 -0500
From: Douglas Castleman
Subject: Youth Lacrosse

The 2010 youth lacrosse season is getting ready to begin! Join the North Chatham Cardinals as they compete in the Rivals lacrosse league. Two practices a week and games on Saturdays. This is for boys and girls grades 1 – 8. Registration is through www.fusionlacrosse.com. We will be offering a free clinic on Saturday Feb. 13th from 10:00am to 11:30am. Check out the
North Chatham website www.nccardinals.com for more information. Any questions can be directed to northeastlax@yahoo.com or douglas.castleman@gmail.com.

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Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:13:21 -0500
From: Gene Galin
Subject: Last Week’s Hottest Chatham Online Bulletin Board Topics

1. Beggars and Choosers is closing  (Read 4791 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,16509.0.html

2. The Saga Continues… Trooper Demoted:  (Read 3168 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,16683.0.html

3. How’s that Growth Going?  (Read 2697 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,16630.0.html

4. BREAK-INS TONIGHT 12/31!!!!!!!!! @ CHATHAM DOWNS  (Read 2674 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,16581.0.html

5. New Permits Required for Public Gatherings in Chatham?  (Read 2294 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,16715.0.html

6. Tragic Accident on 421  (Read 2086 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,16619.0.html

7. Hunting season is over  (Read 1159 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,16596.0.html

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Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:57:59 -0800 (PST)
From: Betty Wilson
Subject: Retirement Reception for Dr. Noah Wilson on Saturday!

At age 80, after almost 48 years of practicing dentistry in Pittsboro, Dr. Noah Wilson is retiring! Friends, family, patients, and former patients who would like to wish him well are invited to a reception to help him celebrate! No R.S.V.P. is required, just come! Your presence will be meaningful to him, and this invitation is open to all who know him or have been a patient!

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Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:58:05 -0500
From: Expectations
Subject: Archie closing shop

It is indeed sad to hear that Archie is closing his store on Hillsboro St. There are no others like him.
Service with a smile and most of the time a good laugh-  He madel our problem seem simple once we had explained what was wrong.

I first met Archie I think, in 1973 or 74, he did not yet have his appliance store.  He was working behind the counter of an auto supply firm located in the building now occupied by J. Henry Paint.

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Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:52:40 -0500 (EST)
From: dismay2164
Subject: Ain’t it a crime . . .

December 20th, the owner of a downtown Pittsboro business posted on the Chatlist: “Beggars and Choosers is closing after Christmas.” “The store was robbed the day of the street fair. We were hit hard and it has taken the joy out of working and I need to take a break to get my groove back.” The same day, I heard a rumor that Chatham Marketplace had been robbed.

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Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:22:15 -0500
From: Wallace Kaufman
Subject: Whiners and winners: Recession brings Chatham golden choices

A recent article in The Independent about thousands of acres of failed, stagnant or bankrupt development obscures several golden opportunities by the writer’s choice to whine about the past rather than think about the future.  

The Independent writer quotes Chatham County Commissioner Sally Kost, “who worked for more than 20 years as a government budget professional” as saying,  “Chatham County is not in this subdivision business. Eventually, someone will buy them.  I know there are many Chatham citizens that wish we would buy Westfall but our real dilemma is that of ensuring the county’s infrastructure keeps up with its growth.”

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Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:37:25 -0500
From: Phyllis Smith
Subject: Eat Smart/Move More/Weigh Less

Eat Smart/Move More/Weigh Less, weight management series:

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Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:55:41 -0500
From: Bett Essen
Subject: Give a Day, Get a Disney Day

 
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/WhatWillYouCelebrate/inde
x?name=Give-A-Day-Get-A-Disney-Day

and search for Chatham Habitat for Humanity, listed under Health and Human
Services. Other local non-profits are also participating. Get out there and
make a difference and have fun doing it!

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Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:50:12 -0500 (EST)
From: Jim and Bev Wiggins
Subject: book donation

Marge–
The Friends of the Pittsboro Memorial Library collect books all year for two annual book sales.  All funds raised at the events support the library (in this case, the soon-to-be NEW library) and the very successful event also gets books recycled back into the community at bargain prices.  Any leftover books are donated to other community charities. 

You can take the books to the Pittsboro library anytime it is open and the librarians will give you a tax receipt for your donation.  The next sale is March 25-27.

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