Chatham Chatlist Highlights

Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 17:25:45 -0400 (EDT)
From: rakee33093
Subject: Howard Alston No Longer Employed At Habitat

In early April of this year, Habitat Director Suzann Stevens announced changes in the Habitat staff:
Howard (Alston) has transitioned to Home Store Too where he too will be focusing on volunteerism. As Home Store Too’s Volunteer Manager we’ve called upon Howard to step outside of his previous role of operational manager to help Home Store Too achieve a high level of success.”

Fact: Howard Alston is no longer employed by Habitat.

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Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:02:06 -0400
From: Sarah Carr
Subject: Habitat post clarification

Chatlisters,

It has come to my attention that there is another Sarah Carr who also lives in this community.  I am not the Sarah Carr, bookseller, wife of Steve, etc.  I am a family law attorney in solo practice here in Orange/Chatham County. I live in Pittsboro and grew up in Hillsborough.  My last name, Carr, is my maiden name.

As such, my post about Habitat reflected my own opinions and should not be attributed to the other Sarah Carr.

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Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:42:04 -0400
From: JUNE
Subject: Habitat for Humanity profiling

Sarah,

I say well done to Mr. Williams for speaking up.  I don’t recall anyspecifications in his posting about “brown  skin”.   This one simple statement is all that matters…”illegal alien”.   Self explanatory.illegal. It doesn’t matter what nationality, color of skin, hair or eyes.  Illegal is illegal. They do NOT contribute in a good way to this community or country.

I’m quite sure the reference to Hispanic was simply because they do comprise the majority of illegal aliens in the country at this time and in this community.

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Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:48:21 -0400
From: Karen Crowell
Subject: a home is a place to live

Chatham County is a place.  A place where you can live.  It can be a place where you were born, but it doesn’t have to be.  It can be a place to raise a family , make a living, or retire.  It can also be a place where you can own a house or a piece of property. For all of these reasons, it can be a place to cherish, a place to call home.

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Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:29:12 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
From: Allison Weakley
Subject: trifoliate orange

I concur with Al and Sam that trifoliate orange is an invasive plant in Chatham County.  This species (Poncirus trifoliata, aka Citrus trifoliata) has invaded floodplains along Robeson Creek in Pittsboro (where it forms dense thickets), and I’ve seen it also in floodplains along Harlands Creek.  Because the fruits are “heavy” (and have lots of seeds), they usually drop to the ground below the parent plant where they produce many seedlings.  But when water is available to carry the fruits (as in a floodplain), they are capable of spreading downstream and invading new ground.

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Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 11:30:52 -0400
From: Bett Essen
Subject: Three families to receive keys to new Habitat homes – and to new lives

Three families will officially leave sub-standard housing behind and receive keys to their new energy-efficient Chatham Habitat for Humanity homes at a dedication ceremony on Thursday, June 10 at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited to share in the celebration. Uplifting music will be provided by Christ United Methodist Church. The Ibarra-Rivera family, the Cervantes-Zavaleta family, and the Margarito-Bernabe family each contributed more than 350 hours toward the construction of their homes and have completed courses designed to prepare them for successful homeownership. They will purchase their homes from Chatham Habitat with 0% interest mortgages. Their payments will in turn help fund homes for more families in need.

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