This morning on 87 and Silk Hope, I saw a blue pickup with a trailer hit a box turtle trying to cross the road. If you can safely stop and pick the box turtle up to move it to the other side, that would respect nature. Big pickups have thatContinue Reading
This old house needs your help please read this for me . Long story short . Beths sister Carrie and brother in law Matt are care givers for their 82 year old mom with dementia and their 89 year old dad . Their house was built in 1917 andContinue Reading
This month’s Chatham County Chamber of Commerce After Hours event was held at the Farm at Piper Hill in Silk Hope. Had a great time being hosted by Joyce and Gary Nardilla & Amanda and David Schwartz I posted some pictures from the event on the Chatham Journal Facebook pageContinue Reading
I know a lot of folks who read the Chatlist have moved from somewhere else to here. I have been in the same place almost 58 years on the same property. In the last few years I have watched my elders slowly pass away and now I have almost no one left inContinue Reading
The Silk Hope Ruritan Club Benefit Bingo is gearing up for the next BINGO extravaganza! Join us this Thursday, September 2, 20121Doors Open – 5:30 p.m.Early Games – 6:30 p.m.Regular Games – 7:15 p.m This week we’ll have good ol’ fashioned hotdogs, local BBQ, Bob’s fries & homemade desserts! (and thatContinue Reading
Took my puppy for another training session on Tuesday. He’s doing well. I’m learning that I need to be repetitive with him. I’m learning that I need to be repetitive with him. At this last session I brought up what to do with my puppy on days it’s too rainyContinue Reading
“And I have personally seen volunteers come in the nursing home and harvest ballots from demented elderly. Facilitation? or Fraud?John Dykers My mother voted in every election until her death, even when she was demented. My dad helped her towards the end. They didn’t always agree politically, and I wonderContinue Reading
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 14:45:08 -0400 From: Stephanie Gee <> Subject: Free Wi-Fi Drive-In Available to those who don’t have access in Silk Hope Community In an effort to help the school children who don’t have access to the internet at home to do their school work, a FreeContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:54:20 -0500 From: Mark Stinson Subject: All things being equal Brad questioned the nature of who wrote my last post . I find that interesting and encouraging . I have been working on my ability to write more proficiently to get my pointContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 17:21:37 -0400 From: Chatham NC GOP <> Subject: BBQ Dinner on June 29 The Chatham County Republican Party is holding a Meet the 2020 Candidates and fellow Chatham County Republican Volunteers BBQ dinner at the Silk Hope Ruritan Club building on June 29th from 5Continue Reading
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 23:02:42 -0500 From: “John Dykers M.D.” <> Subject: Re: Recovery Thanks. I have a place to stay and State Farm and Walter Ciucevich and staff have been helpful and pleasant. Walter was there as fast as the fire engines, I had to laugh when heContinue Reading
Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2019 22:53:16 -0500From: Mark Stinson Subject: Making progress Shrinking Several dropped me a line asking how I was doing on my diet . I managed to get through the holidays and enjoy the food without going backwards . I wanted to see 259 lbs by decContinue Reading
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 10:06:08 -0400 From: Carol Phillips Subject: Internet in rural Chatham ~ Every few months, the issue of poor internet service in rural areas comes up on the Chatlist. It has been a national issue for more than ten years–the stimulus package of 2008 was supposeContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 12:47:03 -0400 From: Mark Stinson Subject: Doc , whining and failure Doc is right . I don’t whine as much as I once did . I am trying hard not to as its really pointless if you want to get anything done . I wasContinue Reading
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2018 23:51:49 +0000 From: kshimpi Subject: Girl Scouts in Chatham Co Interested in volunteering with Girl Scouts? New troops are forming for the 2019 program year that starts this fall. Also, the following existing troops are taking new girls – Troop 1187 – Goldston UMC. AllContinue Reading