For all those who are concerned about bear encounters
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2016 08:26:26 -0400 From: Muriel Eylers Subject: Bears! For all those who are concerned about bear encounters, here’s a link to how to handle the situation. Bears can be dangerous, educate yourself to save yourself and the bears. (After all, they were here first!) http://www.bearsmart.com/play/bear-encounters/ AllContinue Reading
You can kill and process animals for meat on your own farm, but you cannot sell that meat
Re: Hog Processing On Tuesday, July 26, 2016 3:41 PM, Sam Groce wrote: To answer the questions raised by Lena Hurst about raising 2 hogs, you can kill and process animals for meat on your own farm, but you cannot sell that meat. Those animals cannot be taken to anotherContinue Reading
Enough of these high falutin’ possum hat wearing consarned carpetbaggers
Carpetbagger Chaos On Tuesday, July 26, 2016 1:10 PM, Custer Greenberry wrote: Am I the only one who has had enough of these high falutin’ possum hat wearing consarned carpetbaggers!! In my day, if we saw a carpetbagger out during the day we’d pack him up in his greasy ratsatchelContinue Reading
Toastmasters Public Speaking & Leadership Development Club has formed in Pittsboro
Public Speaking & Leadership Development Club in Pittsboro (Toastmasters) On Tuesday, July 26, 2016 11:17 AM, dave cohen wrote: I have been a member of Toastmasters for 4 years and am a huge fan of the organization. It’s a low cost way to work on your communication and leadership skills,Continue Reading
Chatham County Gold Mine
Chatham County Gold Mine! On Tuesday, July 26, 2016 9:15 AM, “stinmar1@connectnc.net wrote: Chatham County has been a developer’s gold mine for almost 40 years and until every farm and open space is consumed by housing developments and big projects like Chatham Park it will continue to be so. ThereContinue Reading
Current Chatham County districts stifle direct representation on the BOC
County districts and representation on the BOC On Tuesday, July 26, 2016 10:06 AM, Glenn Carter wrote: Hi everyone: I have a question concerning the districts within the county in relation to the county commissioners. Under the current system (please correct me if I’m wrong) the entire county votes forContinue Reading
Have any Chatham County businesses been contacted to do work for Chatham Park?
Chatham parks and Local Business On Monday, July 25, 2016 3:32 PM, Gary Nunn <nunn@ncsigns.net> wrote: Just curious if anyone owning a business in Chatham County has been contacted about doing work for any part of Chatham Parks. I have been in contact with Preston Development and they have addedContinue Reading
Kudos to AllCleanNC
Kudos to AllCleanNC On Monday, July 25, 2016 2:53 PM, David Poe wrote: John at AllCleanNC just cleaned the vinyl, windows and skylights on our 15-year old two-story home. Some items, like the skylights, had never been cleaned. He also cleaned and stained our deck. John has all the toolsContinue Reading
That Old Quilt
That Old Quilt On Monday, July 25, 2016 1:04 PM, N.A. Booko wrote: It has been mine since 1989- that old quilt on my bed . . . A dazzling ‘dinner plate’ or ‘flower garden’ pattern has for years been a welcomed site for my tired eyes and body. ItsContinue Reading
Black bears are as potentially dangerous as grizzlies
Black Bear caution On Monday, July 25, 2016 1:05 PM, Rich Beaudry wrote: I haven’t read all the posts here about black bear sightings, but one comment sent up in alarms me. “When back packing in the mountains of North Carolina, I was never afraid of black bears, as I’dContinue Reading
Speak Up Chatham: What is Your Vision for the County?
Speak Up Chatham: What is Your Vision for the County? On Monday, July 25, 2016 9:46 AM, Debra Henzey wrote: Contact: Hillary Pace, 919-542-8276 Speak Up Chatham: What is Your Vision for the County? PITTSBORO, NC— Chatham County wants to hear from all types of residents, workers and businesses asContinue Reading
Clean Jordan Lake seeks Chatham County residents for Board members
Clean Jordan Lake seeks Chatham County residents for Board members On Monday, July 25, 2016 8:47 AM, Francis DiGiano wrote: Clean Jordan Lake (cleanjordanlake.org) is a grassroots, nonprofit founded in 2009. Our mission is: Restore Jordak Lake to a healthy and vibrant aquatic resource by removing trash from the shorelineContinue Reading
Bob Dylan class at CCCC in Pittsboro this fall
Bob Dylan class at CCCC this fall On Saturday, July 23, 2016 4:02 PM, Ralph Earle wrote: I’m teaching a class in the poetry of Bob Dylan at CCCC this fall, on Wednesday evenings from September 14 – November 2. We’ll listen to lots of music and look at aContinue Reading
New fall poetry and prose creative writing classes with Judy Hogan start September 8
New fall classes with Judy Hogan On Saturday, July 23, 2016 9:30 AM, “judyhogan@mindspring.com” wrote: For those of you who are working on your writing or like to join a writing group, I’m offering two, one in poetry, one in prose, beginning in September. Here’s the scoop: Judy HoganContinue Reading
Talk and concern about Lyme and other tick borne diseases
Lyme disease On Friday, July 22, 2016 2:22 PM, Carol M wrote: There is, justifiably, a lot of talk and concern about Lyme and other tick borne diseases on the Chatlist. I ran across this recent article. Perhaps it will help and inform. http://www.mvtimes.com/2016/07/13/visiting-physician-sheds-new-light-lyme-disease/Continue Reading