Chatham Chatlist Highlights

Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:09:04 -0400
From: Debbie Roos
Subject: New pollinator exhibit at NC Botanical Garden

I was thrilled to collaborate with the staff at the North Carolina Botanical Garden to create a new pollinator exhibit: Behold the Humble Pollinators. The exhibit highlights Cooperative Extension’s demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham Mills.

You can see the NCBG’s press release about the exhibit at http://bit.ly/9qX3tZ

Learn more about the pollinator garden at http://bit.ly/95ZS1C

Have a great weekend,
Debbie

Debbie Roos
Agricultural Extension Agent
Chatham County Center
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
919.542.8202
debbie_roos@ncsu.edu
www.growingsmallfarms.org
www.facebook.com/debbie.roos.nc
www.twitter.com/GrowSmallFarms

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Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:36:55 -0400
From: “Lawrence F. London, Jr.”
Subject: I don’t live in Chatham but am only a few miles from the county line.

On 8/23/2010 9:56 PM, Chatham Chatlist wrote:
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> Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:08:23 -0400
> From: Roger Spencer chainbrakers@gmail.com
> Subject: Ban The Bunky
>
> I see Bunky has been using his wealth to pay for huge advertisements in
> the local papers. Do we really need to endure him on the Chatlist too?
> If he or his ghost writers had something valid to contribute for The
> Common Good, sure. But to keep hammering away with a single issue used
> as a tool for political revenge is wearisome…..Life is tough
> enough…..let’s limit the negativity here if we can…….ChainBreaker

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Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:34:24 -0500
From: Sarah Carr
Subject: AT&T landline billing

We’ve had AT&T /BellSouth at our home since we moved here in August.  While the first 2 bills were understandably wacky because of new installation, prorated charges, etc, they have been wrong since October.  I pay for unlimited long distance, yet every month, I get charged for long distance calls.  So, I spend 30 minutes on the phone with them to correct the problem.  They always credit the account, but have not done anything more, saying only that it’s a “known issue” and they’re working on it.  It takes them 4 months to fix this???  Not to mention that it’s not like they are calling me to notify me that they’re overcharging me….
So, is anyone else having this problem with AT&T/BellSouth?  Check your bills if you’re not sure.

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Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:46:37 -0400
From: Forrest Greenslade
Subject: Award

*Emerging sculptor Ruth Brown is award winner in debut exhibit*

The theme of the 21^st annual Sculpture in the Garden Show at the North
Carolina Botanical Garden ( http://ncbg.unc.edu/pages/29/ ) is
*/Celebrating Life Forces – Earth, Air, Fire Water, Spirit/*. Central
Carolina Community College Pottery and Sculpture Student Ruth Ella Brown
won a Merit Award in her debut in a major show for her large ceramic
sculpture */Circle of Life: Susan/*. Kathy Buck, co-founder of the
annual art exhibition said at the October 4^th award ceremony exclaimed,
“the winners’ works especially express this year’s theme.

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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:29:30 -0400
From: Ann H. Deupree
Subject: Public Transportation

Thank you to Linda Cooper for her message about the new bus service.  This is a huge break-through for Chatham County, at a very reasonable cost.

As Linda says, “Global warming, gas emmissions, cost of gas, traffic, etc.  That is what the bus is for.”

Try it next time you need to go out, especially if you commute to work.  You’ll save money and you’ll be helping the environment.

Ann Deupree

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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:49:26 -0400
From: James P O’Keefe
Subject: RE:  $360,000 to bus people

The cost for this money pit is $360,000 and it’s taxpayer money!

It’s money that probably could have been better spent on improving Pittsboro’s water system instead of footing the bill to benefit a couple dozen people. Don’t forget that the BIG Pittsboro Express advocate is our mayor Randy Voller.”

I work for a water/waste water engineering firm in Raleigh and let me tell you something; $360,000 may sound like a lot of money but it does not get you very much in the municipal water industry. Now If someone would please just offer a daily bus from Pittsboro to Raleigh, I’ll be the first happy customer. -Jim

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Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 00:39:31 -0400
From: Gene Galin
Subject: Last Week’s Hottest Bulletin Board Topics

1. Pittsboro Express Passenger Count for Friday morning, Sept. 25  (Read 2290 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,15206.0.html

2. Why Is Piedmont Bio-Fuels Always In The Middle Of Controversy?  (Read 2236 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,15117.0.html

3. I’ve Taken My 13th Trip to the Carolina Brewery…w/ Many More to Come  (Read 2140 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,14945.0.html

4. Bill Crawford for Pittsboro Mayor  (Read 1489 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,14438.0.html

5. Liquor by the Drink Honky Tonk opens in Cole Park Plaza  (Read 1273 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,15241.0.html

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:37:47 -0400
From: jgmvhm
Subject: In response to Cole Park Plaza

It is really upsetting when people take it upon themselves to bash something, they no nothing about.? My family built Cole Park Plaza back in the 80′s. The land it was built upon was owned by the Cole family, part of my family heritage.

That is where it got it’s name. When the shopping center was opened, my parents leased the shops to many different vendors, some of which are still there. It was then turned over to a large management company that charged such rates, many people could not stay.

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Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:32:18 -0400
From: Randy E
Subject: Voller’s Pittsboro Express Bus will end world hunger and bring us world peace

When asked what payoff we might see from the Pittsboro Express Randy Voller responded -

I would imagine in no particular order:

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Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:05:21 -0400
From: Gene Galin
Subject: Pittsboro Express Passenger Count for Friday morning, Sept. 25

With all the discussions about the $353,000 Pittsboro Express bus on
the Chatham Online Bulletin Board and the ongoing tinkling contest
between several BBS members I decided to ride down to the Pittsboro
Lowes parking lot on Friday morning and see for myself how many folks
were on the bus.

7:15 am – 7 passengers
Bus heading up to Chapel Hill

7:34 am – 2 passengers
Bus heading down from Chapel Hill

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