More on ticks: a new concern
From: Cosi Long Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 5:11:04 PM Subject: More on ticks: a new concern Thanks to all who posted tick information as the season starts. Here’s a new medical issue that my allergist just made me aware of: if you’ve had repeated tick bites (and chigger bites)Continue Reading
Seeking Volunteer for New Chatham County 4-H Dog Club
From: Ginger Cunningham Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 10:09:11 AM Subject: Seeking Volunteer for New 4-H Dog Club Chatham County 4-H is looking for an enthusiastic and caring volunteer to help lead a new and exciting 4-H Dog Club. The club will help young people learn more on proper dogContinue Reading
Chatham Community Library in Pittsboro Looking for Therapy Dogs
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 14:16:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Jennifer Gillis Subject: Library Looking for Therapy Dogs Chatham Community Library in Pittsboro is looking for one or more certified therapy dogs for a new “read-to-a-dog” program. It would be fantastic if the dogs were specially trained for this specific activity,Continue Reading
Siler City Cash Mob This Friday
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 15:44:57 -0400 From: “Paperbacksplus” Subject: Siler City Cash Mob This Friday – Join Us! What makes our town unique? Our small businesses! Join us for the First SILER CITY CASH MOB Friday, May 31, 3:00 p.m. Rotary Courtyard in downtown Siler City A cash mobContinue Reading
Filling Deb McManus’s seat on the Chatham County Board of Education
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 13:51:01 -0400 From: “John R Dykers” Subject: Filling Deb McManus’s seat on Board of Education Bert Bowe has beautifully and reasonably presented the tradeoffs and dilemmas inherent in direct democracy and representative government and how they manifest in the power of our governmets to tax.Continue Reading
Trouble with Century Link?
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 09:24:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Audrey Joy Subject: Trouble with Century Link? We have Century Link for phone and internet, and we are constantly having trouble. Especially with the phone service. We’ll get a single ring and then it goes dead. The caller will call backContinue Reading
One thing about the billionaire Goodnight’s investment plans for multi-use development in Chatham County, NC
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 11:36:14 -0400 From: Joy Hewett Subject: Big development planned From what I’ve read, the 7,000 acre development park planned near Pittsboro is on land that goes all the way to the Haw River. Walking trails from the park sounds like a nice idea, but thatContinue Reading
Recommend Tony Cook’s Plumbing
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 11:20:05 -0400 From: Bruce Hively Subject: plumber recommendation we just had Tony Cook’s Plumbing do some work and were very satisfied with work and rates. he fixed a leaking toilet that had foiled the efforts of three previous attempts by different plumbers. contact at 9197427339.Continue Reading
This Week @ The City Tap in Pittsboro, NC
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 10:51:28 -0400 From: Jeffrey Towson Subject: This Week @ The City Tap Good morning Chatlisters, hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend! Check on what’s on tap this week at The City Tap Wednesday @ 8:30 PM – *O**pen Mic* Our open mic nightsContinue Reading
Cancer Prevention Study-3 at Pittsboro Relay for Life Event
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 10:25:32 -0400 (EDT) From: Bea O’Quinn Subject: Cancer Prevention Study-3 at Relay for Life Event Community Involvement Can Answer Critical Questions about Cancer Causes, Prevention As it celebrates its 100th birthday, the American Cancer Society is looking to local residents to help finish the fightContinue Reading
Luckily I have not seen kudzu beetles on my fig tree
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 09:54:50 -0400 From: Kira Dirlik Subject: Fig trees I read that article about the newly arrived kudzu beetles, too. Luckily I have not seen them on my fig tree (yet). As for pruning, here is what I have experienced. For years I onlyContinue Reading
I need to stick my nose out the door more often
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 06:00:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Meg Miller Subject: Board of Ed/Commish meetings Wow…..I need to stick my nose out the door more often and get to some of these Board of Ed/Commish meetings. Sounds like the good old days with the good old boys are backContinue Reading
The best answer to poverty, hunger, housing, and healthcare always is… a Job!
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 00:06:32 -0400 From: chathammatters Subject: Responding to Karen Crowell Karen Crowell, You challenged the idea that our county government needs to prioritize, and that government has limited funds. You claim that government simply can raise taxes and then it can take care of housing, hunger,Continue Reading
Chatham resident feels she is not paying enough taxes
From: Karen Crowell Sent: Sat, May 25, 2013 1:51:33 PM Subject: non-funding of non-profits Donna Kelly tells us that: “The Board of Commissioners sets funding priorities and appoints volunteers to review the applications…. This year there were requests for over $400,000 and about $230,000 to allocate, so you can seeContinue Reading
You CAN Do Something to Feed Hungry Children in Chatham this Summer
From: Beth Budd Sent: Fri, May 24, 2013 11:52:14 AM Subject: You CAN Do Something to Feed Hungry Children in Chatham this Summer! A few weeks ago, Phreddie DeLois Popp asked these questions in a post about community activism: <<What can we do as individuals to help those 1 outContinue Reading