I have been here almost 5 years and from the moment we arrived I  could not get over the friendliness of the people here…and the beautiful trees  and the wonderful weather…yes, there is humidity a couple months out of the year…and I love that too…I think I am part lizard…(smile)

I came from  Monterey Ca. and have not missed anything about the state or the town…the  traffic in that state ..OH MY Goodness!!!…and everyone in a hurry … and so  unfriendly and unkind…lived all over Ca for 30years… I have not found ONE  thing I do not love about this state…(well maybe the ticks) hahahahaha…the  triangle area is so progressive ….even little Pittsboro with all the history  and co-op and Angelinas Kitchen and the cute little down town shopping …the  circle in the middle of town

I love that I can walk for miles all over town  with my two little dogs at 5 in the morning with no fear.. and to have fresh air  to breath and the most beautiful cool mornings no matter how warm it gets…and  most of all I am so glad we have such a wonderful tool like this chatlist to  help one another to find our lost animals and to give each other a helping hand  in finding different services available…I hope I never get so comfortable that  I forget how very blessed I am to be in this Southern Part of  Heaven…(smile)..that’s what I think Pittsboro is… I just had to take a  moment to brag…(smile)

Linda in Chatham Forest

Thanks Gene for all your hard work

Last week at the Wake-Up Wednesday community breakfast, I saw for the first time the beautiful upgrades that have occurred thus far at Pittsboro’s Community House. It’s looking terrific!

The wider exterior stairs are much more inviting and the sensitivity that’s been shown in the selection of the lighting and fan fixtures both outside and in is perfect. What a great jump start for this local architectural gem! When times are as tough as they are now, it is particularly uplifting to see care being shown to our town’s historic structures –especially when it’s done through grant funds, as this was. Thanks to all the town staff, citizen volunteers and local artisans who had a hand in bringing these improvements to reality.

For those who don’t know about the Community House, it is a historic stone structure at 65 Thompson Street a couple of doors east of Elizabeth’s Pizza built in the 1930s. It is managed by the Town of Pittsboro @ 919-542-4621 and is available to rent for meetings, receptions, parties, classes, and workshops.

–
Lesley Landis

Get your tickets now for a night/afternoon of compelling, thought-provoking, educational theater!  Mike Wiley’s performance of Blood Done Sign My Name is coming to the Fearrington Barn in only a few short weeks and this is one show not to be missed.  Mr., Wiley is an amazing storyteller. Tell your friends!  Bring your (13 years or older) kids!

Fearrington is pleased to present Mike Wiley’s performance of Blood Done Sign My Name, the acclaimed memoir by Tim Tyson,  in The Fearrington Barn on Saturday and Sunday, July 11th and 12th, 2009.  A gifted playwright and actor, Wiley expands cultural awareness for audiences of all ages through his dynamic portrayals based on pivotal moments in African-American history. Blood Done Sign My Name tells the story of the violent reprisals following the acquittal of three men for the murder of Henry “Dickie” Marrow in Oxford, North Carolina. This compelling production acknowledges America’s painful racial history, “that our freedom and dignity, if we still have any, has been paid for in blood, that we have a contract with our ancestors not to let their sacrifices be in vain.”

The production is offered as part of Chatham County’s Community Read program, featuring Tyson’s Blood Done Sign My Name as one of the 2009 selections.  For information about the Community Read program, visit:
http://www.pittsborolibraryfriends.org/index.html

July 11th, 7pm, $12 with a post-performance reception and question & answer session with Mike Wiley

July 12th, 2pm $12 adults/$6 students with valid student ID, Includes a post-performance question and answer session with Mike Wiley.
Tickets available for in-person sale at McIntyre’s Books in Fearrington Village, or online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/62753

On July 11th,  come to a special pre-show dinner at the Old Granary Restaurant.  With seating available beginning at 5pm, you’ll have plenty of time to enjoy the casual a la carte menu before heading over to the Barn for the main event! Call (919) 542-2121 for reservations.

The Chatham Social Health Council will hold their 1st Annual Bake Sale & Rummage Sale July 25th 8am-2pm. We are asking for donations from the community.

Please clean out you attics and garages and donate unneeded items to a GREAT cause fighting the spread of HIV and STDs. You can drop off items at the Council office 401B North Ivey Ave, Siler City (behind Dr. Dykers building across from the old hospital) or we will come pick the items up. Please contact Stacy or Lisa at 919-742-3762.

Thank you for your support!

Triangle Land Conservancy’s annual bicycle tour, Ride for the Land,
comes to Chatham County on July 11.

Ride for the Land changes locations from year to year highlighting TLC’s
different conservation focus areas across the Triangle.  This year Ride
for the Land highlights TLC’s work to conserve Chatham’s beautiful
farms, which is why we subtitled this year’s ride the “Freewheeling
Farmland Frolic.”
300 cyclists will be converging on Pittsboro at 8 a.m. on July 11, then
spreading out across the county following our 30-, 45- and 60-mile
routes through some of the most beautiful land in the Triangle.
Huge thanks to the Pittsboro campus of Central Carolina Community
College for hosting Ride for the Land this year.  Thanks also to Rives
Chapel Baptist Church, The Golf Zone of Siler City, and the Andrew
family of Silk Hope for hosting Rest Stops.
Speaking of Rest Stops, Ride for the Land would be a great opportunity
for Chatham individuals, civic organization or church groups to get
involved with TLC by volunteering to help out at one of our Rest Stops.
We provide everything needed; you provide the support and smiles!  We
also still need some volunteers for registration, pre-ride hospitality,
and post-ride hospitality.  Please contact me by email
(doug@triangleland.org) or phone (919-833-3662 ext 102) to volunteer.
Response to the ride this year has been our strongest yet, and we expect
a 300 rider sell-out.  In fact, we have just a few spots left, so if you
want to ride with us, register today at www.triangleland.org/rfl.

Doug Nicholas
Director of Communications
doug@triangleland.org
833-3662 x102
www.triangleland.org

Triangle Land Conservancy: Growing deep connections between people and the natural world.

Now is a great time to visit Chatham County’s Holly Hill Daylily Farm – they are open weekends throughout June and July so you have four more weekends to visit!

I just posted some photos from a recent trip on the Growing Small Farms website at http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/chatham/ag/SustAg/hollyhilljune09.html

Chapel Hill Magazine recently did an article about Holly Hill which you can see on-line at http://www.chapelhillmagazine.com/blog/2009/6/24/discovering-chatham-holly-hill-daylily-farm.html

It is always fun to visit Jim and there is so much more to see than daylilies – he has folk art, lovely gardens, all kinds of chickens…

Support our local growers and beautify your garden!

Debbie

Debbie Roos
Agricultural Extension Agent
Chatham County Center
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
919.542.8202
http://www.growingsmallfarms.org/

Hi everyone,

I posted a few photos of the recent Farm-to-Fork picnic on Cooperative Extension’s Growing Small Farms website at http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/chatham/ag/SustAg/farmtofork.html

You can also see photos from the 2007 picnic with Carlo Petrini.

Several Chatham farms are featured.

Debbie

Debbie Roos
Agricultural Extension Agent
Chatham County Center
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
919.542.8202
www.growingsmallfarms.org

If you’re going to mention that your item is on craiglist, you might want to provide a direct link to the craigslist post.

When you say you have, for example, a Honda Accord and we can look on craiglist for pix but you don’t give a link, your potential buyers go to craigslist and search for Honda Accords.  Not only is it annoying to have to wade through 50 other Honda Accords for sale to find yours, but I’m not sure that re making people examine  50 of your direct competitors to find your listing is a good marketing strategy.

Just a suggestion.

I have worked at a Chiropractors office and yes BCBS does cover Chiropractic services if he or she is in network. They have to be credentialed through BCBS.

Every insurance even Medicare covers Chiropractic to some degree if they participate with the company. Dr Hecht and Dr. Taylor in Chapel Hill take BCBS/State. They are in Timberlyne Place.

Mary

Kathy Morris

I am the current VP for NHS athletic boosters club. NHS Athletic Boosters does not have a phone soliciting campaign going on. We do not solicit funds from local business by phone. We believe in face to face conversations with the business owners in our community to ask for their support of our student athletes. We do appreciate your support in the past. We look forward to a long lasting relationship with our community in the future to help provide the athletes at NHS all the tools they need to be successful.

Thank you for your support

Harvey Skinner
Northwood High School
Head Softball Coach
Boosters Club VP

Also, NHS Boosters will provide written receipts in person when a donation is given.  Please contact us if you have any other problems or questions.  Thank you.

Darcey Moore President, Booster Club