#12My son recently pulled $10,ooo from the stock market. Over the past 6 months he had earned $1,500. The money he invested came from his savings. God knows, the saving impulse didn’t come from me or I’d send our whole (yours and mine) $1200 check to CORA right now. StillContinue Reading
PITTSBORO, NC – The continued spread of COVID-19 across the globe is a serious reminder of the importance of the work that the Veterans of Foreign Wars Joe Wagner Post 7313 does every day for our fellow veterans and the residents of Chatham County. Following the recommendations for organizations andContinue Reading
Martha’s Chapel Christian Church has cancelled their previously scheduled Gospel Singing which would have occurred on the evening of May 30th at 7:00 pm due to the risk of COVID-19 exposures. Or next scheduled Gospel Singing will be on August 29th at 7:00 pm – if all goes well. If youContinue Reading
I sometimes don’t like what Booko writes. This is the most beloved part of his writing. I don’t hear an appeal to the marketplace. He comes as a citizen, an ordinary man who loves to share his view of plants and lightening. In the time of coronavirus we need authenticContinue Reading
Lately I’ve been colorizing old black and white photos of our area and putting them on my website. I find it fascinating how the addition of color gives new life to these images, some of which will be familiar to my fellow history buffs. The Chatham County images I’ve colorizedContinue Reading
The movie theaters may not be back open yet but did you know that you can access some films through our Digital and Online Learning Resources page on the Chatham County Library website? We have curated a list of digital content and online learning resources that can be accessed viaContinue Reading
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 16:43:34 -0400From: “John Dykers M.D.” Subject: Thank you N A Booko for reminding me so I could call Nancy to buy 2 new hummingbird feeders while she is still in town. Mine were lost in the fire. 1 cup of sugar to 4 cups ofContinue Reading
My sister recently sent an envelope full of photos our mother had kept. Mom was better than I at photographing Janet and mine’s married life and relationship over the 11 years we were together. Of course, many of you are aware that relationships in the long term literally navigate mineContinue Reading
Unusual suggestion for reusing paper towels. Is the purpose to save money as they are expensive, or to recycle, reuse, to save the environment. Â paper towels can cost over $1.00 a roll and you can feasible use a roll in 2-3 days.. depending on your habit, you can spendContinue Reading
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In Chatlist 6704, NA Boko writes: “I remember all to clearly the first time I wore a mask and latex gloves to town. Well over a month ago, I went to Food Lion in Pittsboro. I was the only one in several dozen people in the store wearing gloves andContinue Reading
Joe Newberry is a Missouri native and North Carolina transplant who has played music most of his life. Known far and wide for his powerful banjo playing, he is also a prize-winning guitarist, fiddler, and singer. Joe plays with old-time music legends Bill Hicks, Jim Watson, and Mike Craver, inContinue Reading
I may have missed this already being suggested, but if you use a paper towel gently to soak up moisture, you can lay it over a dish rack or just on a counter or preferably an irregular pile that lets air to both side. It will dry and be fineContinue Reading
All workers at the Laurels of Chatham (LoC) have been trained to treat each resident/patient as if they carry a blood-borne illness. Care givers are trained to wash hands, wear gloves, clean surfaces and touch points. A doctor is available 23 hours per day. (Actually, 24 hours per day butContinue Reading
Desiderata GO PLACIDLY amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they tooContinue Reading