Pittsboro Journal

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:00:05 -0400
From: Brian Bock
Subject: Local elections

As Election Day approaches, we will be inundated with news about the candidates running for office in North Carolina. News coverage for local races such as school board and county commissioner is not as readily available. For this reason, it is incumbent on each of us to do our own homework in order to make an informed decision.

Fortunately, we have access to the candidates, and are able to obtain information directly and unfiltered. I encourage everyone, regardless of party affiliation, to read the platforms of all candidates and to ask questions.

Over the years I’ve written many articles about the proper function and role of government in our lives, they are easily found by doing a quick Google search, or by reviewing the letters in the Chatham Journal. I’ve distilled these into a concise format on my website www.electbock.com and shown how they can be applied to specific

Chatham County issues. You’ll find that the solutions proposed on my website offer a different approach and will bring much needed diversity of thought to the board of commissioners.

If, after reviewing my writings and website, you still have questions, please email me at brian@electbock.com I will respond promptly.

Kind regards,

Brian Bock

www.electbock.com

brian@electbock.com

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:35:58 -0400
From: Sarah Kuhn
Subject: Call For Artists

Hotel Hadley Studios in Siler City is seeking artists from all media to exhibit in solo or group shows on a monthly basis. The shows are rotated around the Third Friday ArtWalk. The opening will happen on that evening. The first show opens September 17. For more info or to anyone interested please send a short artist statement and 3-5

images to sarahkuhn.art@gmail.com. Thanks!
www.hotelhadleystudios.com
Please pass along to anyone you think might be interested.

Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:47:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jim and Bev Wiggins
Subject: Last chance to view Chatham label quilt

A unique quilt fashioned from labels made in Chatham Mills makes its final summer showing on Sunday, September 5, between 1 and 3 p.m., at Pittsboro’s First Sunday. The well-used quilt, probably made in the 1940s, will be on display in the Chatham Historical Museum, 184 East Street, one and a half blocks east of the courthouse circle.

Fall exhibits will highlight the history of the Chatham County Courthouse, both before and after the still-standing walls went up in 1882. The museum is also open on Wednesdays from noon to 3 p.m. and by special arrangement (919 542-3603).

The Chatham Historical Museum is free and open to the public. Please stop by.
–
Jim and Beverly Wiggins

Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:04:56 -0400
From: Tamara K Powers
Subject: High Five for Clark’s Septic Tank Cleaning Service

Thanks to all Chatham Chatlisters for your recommendations, we went with Clark’s and everything was great. They’re out of Siler City and can be reached at 919-742-3606 (Bruce Clark) or 919-742-3899 (Mark Clark).

Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:48:12 -0400
From: “Laura Lauffer”
Subject: Continuing Ed Classes in Green Building and Renewable Energy -
Register now

Register Now ! Learn about the fantastic new buildings at CCCC, how to build green, prepare for LEED GA and more.

Water Conservation and Reuse: CCCC Campus CCCC recently installed a groundbreaking waste water treatment system, using plants to manage all waste water. Campus and community tours will describe this system as well as grey water options. Dr. Hal House, Instructor 09/23* 10/21 Thursdays 6:30-9:30 61.25, CEUS pending.
BPI Building Envelope Training This course advances the building science skills developed in the Building Analyst level training, teaching more advanced diagnostic techniques and requiring a higher level of understanding of air flow, air sealing, and moisture movement issues. John Delafield, Instructor Text Required. Field exam and test fees an

additional $250.Building Analyst Certification Required as pre requisite 10/26/27 and 29,Class meets T,W,F 8:30A – 5:30P Cost: 61.25
BPI Building Analyst Training To prepare students to participate in weatherization programs, assessing building performance, remediation, and execute job site fixes. Students can sit for the BPI field and written exam. John Delafield, Instructor Text Required. 09/13/10 * 09/18/10, Class meets entire week MTWTHFSat, 8:00A – 5:00P Cost:

121.25
LEED Green Associate Program & Building Rating System This course is designed to introduce students to the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Rating Building Rating System and the new professional designation, Green Associate. Employers are increasingly seeking staff with the LEED

certification. Alicia Ravetto, AIA, LEED AP, Instructor Class meets three consecutive Saturdays 09/18/10 * 10/02/10, 9:00A – 1:00P Cost: 210.00
Residential Building Science This course is intended to develop a fundamental understanding of building science principles and applications, i.e. heat, air, moisture flow in buildings to optimize performance. Instructor Dan McFarland, Southern Energy Management. 09/19 * 11/22, Monday evenings 6:30P – 9:30P Cost: 121.25
Introduction to Photovoltaic System Design Course covers basics of PV design and installation, preparing students for entry level PV careers or professional development and personal use. Students are eligible to sit for the NABCEP – Entry Level Certificate Exam. Exam fees are extra. Instructor David DelVecchio. 09/15/10 * 12/08/10,

Wednesday evenings, 6:00P – 9:00P Cost: 121.25
Exploring Sustainable Design and Construction: CCCC Campus CCCC has recently added two new state of the art campus green buildings. This class will explore sustainable building and landscape design, energy efficiencies, & alternative waste water treatment. Instructor Tim Watson 09/16/10 * 12/02/10, Thursday evenings 6:00P – 9:00

Cost: 121.50
Laura Lauffer
Sustainable Technologies Coordinator
Central Carolina Community College
“Green Central”
Pittsboro, NC
919 545 8032

Mark Your Calendars
October 15-16th
Celebrate Green Central
Green Trade Show and Home Tour
Open House,
Live Music
HOT ROOSTER and FOOD
from our New Natural Chef Program
-Free-

http://www.cccc.edu/green/celebration/

BPI Building Analyst Training
Preparing students to participate in weatherization programs, assessing building performance, remediation, and execute job site fixes, students can sit for the BPI field and written exam. Taught by John Delafield. Text Required.
Course #: C-1933
Start * End Date: 04/12/10 * 04/17/10
Day: MTWThFSa Time: 8:00A – 5:00P
Cost: 121.25 Location Code: PMC
Building Location: Bldg 2 Rm 109

Home Energy Rater HERS Training
Students assess and evaluate the energy use of an existing home or new construction, preparing the students for the energy consultant field and Energy Star certification. Includes RESNET National HERS Rater Examination. Taught by Mike Guy.
Course #: C-1934
Start * End Date: 03/22/10 * 03/27/10
Day: MTWThFSa Time: 8:00A – 6:00P
Cost: 1380.00 Location Code: PMC
Building Location: Bldg 2 Rm 109

Introduction to Sustainable Communities
Students will gain knowledge and tools for living more sustainably and reducing their carbon footprint, as well as how to apply sustainable principles and tools to businesses, large and small. Taught by Jeffery Starkweather.
Course #: C-1931
Start * End Date: 02/03/10 * 04/14/10
Day: W Time: 6:00P – 9:00P
Cost: 120.00 Location Code: PMC
Building Location: Bldg 1 Rm 229

LEED Green Associate Program & Building Rating System
This course is designed to introduce students to the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Rating System. Taught by Alicia Ravetto, AIA, LEED AP.
Course #: C-1926
Start * End Date: 03/09/10 * 03/30/10
Day: T Time: 6:00P – 9:00P
Cost: 210.00 Location Code: PMC
Building Location: Bldg 1 Rm 229

LEED Landscapes with Aesthetic Design
Understand the concepts of sustainable design while integrating aesthetic design skills.
Course #: C-1927 (JobsNOW course)
Start * End Date: 02/04/10 * 03/25/10
Day: Th Time: 6:00P – 9:00P
Cost: 65.00 Location Code: PMC
Building Location: Bldg 1 Rm 229

Net Zero Energy Homes
Learn about building and operating a house that produces as much energy as it uses on an annual basis.
Course #: C-1930
Start * End Date: 03/03/10 * 05/05/10
Day: W Time: 6:00P – 9:00P
Cost: 120.00 Location Code: PMC
Building Location: Bldg 2 Rm 109

Onsite Water Management
Develop a fundamental understanding of rainwater harvesting principles and efficient indoor and outdoor water management. Course taught by Rainwater Solutions, and will cover LEED requirements. CEU’s and PDH credits pending.
Course #: C-1932
Start * End Date: 02/02/10 * 04/06/10
Day: T Time: 6:00P – 9:00P
Cost: 96.00 Location Code: PMC
Building Location: Bldg 1 Rm 216

Residential Building Science
This course is intended to develop a fundamental understanding of building science principles and applications, i.e. heat, air, moisture flow in buildings to optimize performance. Southern Energy Management. Text required.
Course #: C-1928
Start * End Date: 02/15/10 * 04/26/10
Day: M Time: 6:30P – 9:30P
Cost: 121.25 Location Code: PMC
Building Location: Bldg 2 Rm 109

Solar Water Heating; Principles and Installation Practices
Understand the concepts and applications of thermal solar water and space heating. Course meets every other Saturday. Taught by Fred Stewart, Solar Consultants. Text required.
Course #: C-1929
Start * End Date: 02/06/10 * 04/10/10
Day: Sa Time: 9:00A – 4:00P
Cost: 121.25 Location Code: PMC
Building Location: Bldg 2 Rm 108

Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:09:04 -0400
From: Debbie Roos
Subject: New pollinator exhibit at NC Botanical Garden

I was thrilled to collaborate with the staff at the North Carolina Botanical Garden to create a new pollinator exhibit: Behold the Humble Pollinators. The exhibit highlights Cooperative Extension’s demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham Mills.

You can see the NCBG’s press release about the exhibit at http://bit.ly/9qX3tZ

Learn more about the pollinator garden at http://bit.ly/95ZS1C

Have a great weekend,
Debbie

Debbie Roos
Agricultural Extension Agent
Chatham County Center
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
919.542.8202
debbie_roos@ncsu.edu
www.growingsmallfarms.org
www.facebook.com/debbie.roos.nc
www.twitter.com/GrowSmallFarms

Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:12:35 -0500
From: Elizabeth M. Haddix
Subject: Elizabeth Haddix Withdraws from Chatham School Board Race

Although you may still see my name on the ballot this fall, I have withdrawn from the Chatham School Board election due to an exciting and very time consuming life change: I’ve accepted the Staff Attorney position at UNC School of Law’s Center for Civil Rights. This new position involves litigation and collaboration with community groups and organizations to ensure fair access to quality public education for all children.

The same commitment to progress which compelled me last Spring to run for one of the two open District Four seats on the Board calls me to the work I will be doing at the Center. I look forward to collaborating with the Board and Chatham County residents and organizations as we all move closer to our common goal: excellence in education and opportunity for all Chatham County’s children.

I support the work our current Board has done, and I admire the integrity and commitment to the public good demonstrated by its members. The only criticism I offer reflects on us all as a community: currently, there is not a single person of color on the board. A county as rich in diversity as Chatham should strive to reflect that diversity in all of its public offices: without it we risk missing vital information necessary to building a strong, safe and balanced society. I support Delcenia Turner for District Three in this race, and urge fellow Chatham citizens to support her as well. Ms. Turner’s experience, both in her life and work, and her demonstrated commitment to progress in our community will be a great asset to the Board and to Chatham County educators and administrators.

I hope that our county board of commissioners and school board will continue to collaborate to improve schools in Chatham County. By all accounts, this collaboration has been possible because of the people at the table. I endorse Commissioners Lucier, Thompson and Vanderbeck in their reelection races this November, and urge all Chatham voters to participate in this important step towards improving schools and opportunity in our county.

Elizabeth M. Haddix
Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 1785
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Tel. 919.542.9800

Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:47:47 -0400
From: Margaret Zwilling
Subject: CCCC Continuing Education

Continuing Education – a few of our September classes.

9.1.10-11.3.10: Poetry: A reading and writing workshop. Time: 6-8 pm. Pittsboro, Cost: $120. Molly Luby has taught literature and writing at CCCC since 2004. She is the managing editor of CCCC’s own literary magazine The Red Clay Review. Molly is also an award-winning poet whose work has appeared most recently in The Helen Burns Poetry Anthology: New Voices.

9.4.10, 9.18.10: Introduction to Glassblowing. Time: 1-5 pm. Cost: $65 per class. This workshop will be held at the Instructor’s studio. The class is designed to give those with no experience the tools to make basic solid and blown glass objects. Once students have completed this course they will be able to safely operate a variety of glassworking equipment. Jonathan Davis been is a well known for his glass blowing; and is a regular artist on the Chatham Studio Tour.

9.7.10-10.26.10: Handweaving. Time: 6:30-8:30 pm. Siler City, Arts Incubator. Cost: $75. Jean Vollrath is a well known local weaving. Her signature pieces can be seen frequently in local art galleries. Her classes are popular with both beginners and advanced weavers.

9.10.10-10.8.10: Ballroom, Shag & Mambo dance. Each class lasts one hour. Basic Shag starts at 7:00 pm; followed by Basic Ballroom 8:00 pm; Mambo/West Coast, 9:00 pm. Cost each class $35.00/per person.

9.13.10-11.1510: Basic Welding for Beginners. Time: 6-9 pm. Siler City, Sage Academy. Cost: $136.25, additional $30. metals fee.

For more information about our classes please go to our website: cccc.edu/; click Continuing Education.
For our Creative Writing Program: cccc.edu/creative writing/
To register for Continuing Education classes, please call 545.8044.

Maggie Zwilling
Community Services Coordinator
Continuing Education
Central Carolina Community College
Pittsboro Campus
919.545.8048

Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:40:05 -0400
From: Teresa Garrett
Subject: Scratch’s Pizza

We ate at Scratch’s Pizza in the Wal Mart shopping center in Siler City the other night. I just wanted to say that the pizza was good, the salad bar was fresh, the restaurant was clean, and the service was excellent.

Check them out!

Teresa

Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:48:32 -0400
From: Rita Marley-McKenzie
Subject: where to donate computer

Lee Pollard with Computer Therapy is the wonderful person who takes in computers and refurbishes them for those who need them.
lee@computer-therapy.com

This program has helped numerous foster children/teens to have computers to complete schoolwork and learn new skills.

Thanks to all of you who have contributed to this wonderful program!
Rita.

Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:45:06 EDT
From: Ed Williams
Subject: Lefty flunky junking Bunkey

I was going to write a posting about Roger Spencer’s non-response (#3809 22 Aug) to Bunkey Morgan’s posting (#3809 20 Aug), but there have been some good answers – Linda Cooper, Wayne Britt and Lawrence London (#3811 23 Aug). So I will only add a couple of things, very briefly. First, roger Roger!

Second, I challenge Roger to give us an example of any falsehood or distortion in anything Bunkey writes in his Chatlist posting or in his long ad in the Chatham News-Record. Anything at all.

Ed Williams

Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:57:48 -0500
From: Tom Glendinning
Subject: Subject: Ban The Bunky

I am glad to see that Bunkey’s opposition respects the first amendment so vigorously #:-o

“If he or his ghost writers had something valid to contribute for The Common Good, sure. But to keep hammering away with a single issue used as a tool for political revenge is wearisome…..Life is tough enough…..let’s limit the negativity here if we can…….ChainBreaker”

When the chatham coalition rants and floods the chatlist, media, blogs, surveys and polls everything is fine. Another point of view and the debate becomes limited to approved dictums.

I won’t bother to quote what political systems practiced this censorship, but Brer Adolph and Uncle Joe come to mind, however.

Best of all, it’s Chathamcentric.

Now, let’s talk property rights, business friendly policies, spending, jobs! These are topics of political vengeance? They effect all of us, especially in the neglected half of the county where just paying the tax bill is an onerous privilege. If proponents of the limited first amendment are for the Common Good, then, why are these issues important to the other half the county?

To my friend Lawrence London, the loss of forest land to development was happening long before Bunkey got here and will continue long after we are gone. Demands of population growth, employment in the Triangle, and the focus of Chatham to survive solely on residential development cast a die for the county’s future.

If our tax base had more industry, as it did when Moncure industries paid one-third of county taxes, we would have less residential sprawl, more jobs for residents, and a balanced tax base. But the ‘green’ proponents deny the logic of this argument. And what is sustainable anyway? To me, it means that which survives, not a designer
definition of what is supposed to be.

Pro Bono Publicorum

Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:03:43 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
From: Linda Cooper
Subject: Home Permit Issue

Hi Monnda:

Once upon a time I ran a home child day care center in Pittsboro. I loved the children, had great parents, life was good. But inspectors were the reason I closed.

The problem is too many inspectors have absolutely no common sense – and in some cases, they have absolutely no brains. But they have a inspections manual and the power to make your life Hell – and they thrive on that power. Feed on it.

For example – one environmental health inspector could not find anything to complain about. The center was clean – everything was in compliance. She actually told me she could not leave until she found something to complain about. So she stayed and stayed and stayed. Finally, she went to the kitchen and started taking all of the forks, spoons, etc., out of the drawer, one by one, looking at them to see how clean they were. She apparently believed she could see microscopic germs. I had to stand and watch her do this – and my temper was getting hotter and hotter. When she finally finished, I emptied the entire drawer into the dishwasher and turned it on. She was surprized and asked why? The utensils were clean! I said “not any more – after you handled them!!” So she happily wrote in her report that my utensils were dirty and finally left the center.

Now, not all inspectors were that stupid – but enough of them were. Like the one who wrote in her report that my bathroom was dirty because the children’s art work (water colors) were hanging on a rack in there (large bathroom, plenty of space) and some paint had dripped on the floor. Clue: a dirty bathroom is one that has pee on the floor – not water color paint from a child’s art creation! After a while, this stupidness got under my skin big time and I closed the center.

Anyway – I completely understand your experience!!! Port-a-potty!! Geez!! Hopefully it is all straightened out now and you will not have any more experiences.

Linda Allred Cooper
former Cooper Kids Day Care owner

Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:01:51 -0400
From: Pat Johnson
Subject: Chatham Area Shag Social – Sunday

Chatham Area Shag Association is having our August Social this Sunday the 15th from 5:00 till 9:00 at the General Store Cafe. More shaggin’ to beach music provided by DJ, Chigger Woods! Admission is just 5 bucks. We have some fun stuff planned also. Don’t cook in this heat because GSC will have available a summer chicken buffet with

potato salad and all the fixin’s along with the usual full bar. So come on out for a great time with a great bunch of folks. Membership dues for CASA are half price for the rest of the year. Take advantage of this bargain for the “best fun group in Pittsboro”! http://www.chathamareashag.com

Patricia L. Johnson, President
Chatham Area Shag Association
P.O.Box 1489
Pittsboro, NC 27312
919-272-2119
Life is not about how to survive the storm,….
But how to Shag in the rain.

Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:56:24 -0400
From: Mia Munn
Subject: US 64

Tom,
You said “The Superstreet design is proposed because it can handle traffic at intersections without the cost of cloverleaf land acquisition and construction. Imagine a school bus waiting at the US64 and NC 751 intersection for 5 minutes, waiting for a break in traffic to cross, competing with 51,000 other vehicles for access on an open
access highway, as it is now.”

There are traffic lights at those intersections now, so no school bus has to wait to try to dodge across traffic. With the Superstreet, in order to cross the intersection, the bus will have to make a right turn, quickly cross several lanes of traffic, in order to enter the turn lane (with a light) to make a U-turn, followed by another right turn. That is

considerably more dangerous than driving straight through an intersection on a green light. (I frequently have to do this at Europa Dr and 15-501 in Chapel Hill – I don’t like doing it in a car.) If there is a problem with left turns, then simple turn lanes and turn signals solve the problem.

The US 64 proposal is not intended to help local traffic in Chatham County – the intention is to bring a lot of traffic into the county, driving straight between Cary/Raleigh and Charlotte. Superstreets do work well for the vehicles going straight, but most Chatham County folks make turns at one or more of those intersections.

Mia Munn

Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:43:08 -0400
From: Mia Munn
Subject: graduation rate

The graduation rate is determining by taking the number of students entering 9th grade in a given year, subtracting students who transfer out to another public, private or homeschool, adding students who transfer in, subtracting students who die. (Students who drop out to attend community college are not considered as transfers.) That is
the denominator. The number of students who graduate 4 years later (or earlier) is the numerator.

This is a standard way of determining graduation rate in all states.

Mia Munn

Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:07:09 -0400
From: Tom West
Subject: Chatham Coalition kicks off it’s “Campaign of Hate”

I was forwarded the following campaign fundraising email from John Hammond, the vice-chairman of the Chatham Coalition PAC.

I have never gotten an email from a special interest group before.

This certainly makes for some very interesting reading. Tells you a lot about where the Chatham Coalition Political Action Committee is coming from, doesn’t it?

They surely won’t be getting any money from me.

Tom

From: John Hammond [mailto:djcat@mindspring.com]
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 5:13 PM
Subject: *It is time to do it again, yes there are candidates worse than Bunkey and Crew*

Dear Friends,

Four years ago you donated your time, talent and treasure to help elect the team of George Lucier, Carl Thompson and Tom Vanderbeck, defeating the Bunkey Morgan majority on the Board of County Commissioners, which had approved developer requests to build over 12,000 homes in three years. Your financial support held overcome the outside developer dollars backing Bunkey and support again is needed to combat the outside support our 2010 opponents.

Our team promised open government, a sustainable economic development strategy, smart growth policies and improved schools. And they have kept those promises, turning Chatham 180 degrees away from unplanned sprawl and towards a sustainable future of balanced growth and economic development.

Now Chatham is once again threatened. Our team’s re-election is being threatened with a slate of radical right-wing Republicans who are worse than Bunkey.

Without the Gubernatorial and Presidential races we could be facing a low voter turnout. You saw what happened in the Wake County school board race, where low voter turnout put a radical right wing majority in charge. Thus we need your financial and canvassing support to help us inform Chatham voters about the threat we are facing and turn out our Democratic and progressive voters to keep Chatham moving in a positive direction.

The Republican County Commissioner slate, led by former Republican chair Brian Bock, is from the most radical right wing of that party, promising to implement reckless policies inspired by the likes of Sarah Palin, Sean Hannity and the Tea Party movement.

If they succeed, the board majority will shift from the sound leadership of the past four years, exposing Chatham once again to unsustainable residential development and massive local budget cuts that will ruin our schools, our natural resources and our way of life.

These radicals want to overturn the wise investments we have made in new facilities, parks and recreation and, most important, in the schools. All these investments are critical to Chatham’s economic development and the quality of life. Our opponents advocate across-the-board budget cuts of over 20% in three years. Just imagine how many teachers would be laid off, education programs discontinued and new schools delayed if this new group were in power. Even the Bunkey majority believed in supporting public schools, not dismantling them.

County support for the arts, sustainable agriculture, affordable housing, and other essential non-profit projects would have to be significantly cut and perhaps eliminated.

This reckless group also would gut our upgraded planning and environmental regulations. They take the extreme view that property owners should be able to do whatever they want on their land, regardless of the negative impacts on their neighbors, our schools, and our natural resources.

Perhaps most frightening of all, our opponents want to impose their extreme ideological political views on our schools, including censoring curriculum and book choices.

Our opponents also oppose our “green” strategies. They would close down the Pittsboro-Chapel Hill transit bus system. They also would eliminate the Sustainable Communities Development Department and its Director and Transportation Planner, as well as the Human Relations Director.

Our opponents do not believe that climate change is caused by human activity. They oppose green jobs. They prefer using the failed low-wage economic development strategies of the past, rather than looking to build a sustainable future with good paying jobs.

While our opponents have dreamed up new ways to dismantle the progress we have made over the past four years, under the leadership of Lucier, Thomson and Vanderbeck, we have invested wisely in much needed schools and facilities, and leveraged private and public funds for transit, public parks and recreation. We have created effective and balanced land-use planning and economic development policies and plans with significant citizen input.

Clearly, this election will have a huge impact on life in Chatham now and in the future.

I need your help in Canvassing Fearrington Village. Four years ago we had a group of 25 volunteers canvassing Fearrington and that effort resulted in the team of Lucier, Thompson and Vanderbeck receiving more than 90% of vote in our precinct. We need to do this again. Please let me know by email if you are willing to help us canvass in Fearrington Village and possibly other sections of Northeastern Chatham. Our canvassing effort must be completed by the beginning of early voting on October 14th.

The Chatham Coalition is organizing the communications and get-out-the-vote efforts for the team. In addition to conducting canvassing, we will be sending postcards and targeted mailing and pay for the billboard on 15/501. All the funds will be spent directly for re-election of the team. These critical campaign activities are expensive and require us to raise at least $15,000. Thus, your financial support will again be critical to defeating this right wing political threat that is worse than Bunkey.

Your donation of $100 or more will make a huge difference but we greatly appreciate all levels of support. Please make your checks payable to the Chatham Coalition and send them the Chatham Coalition, PO Box 1415, Pittsboro, NC 27312. Please enclosed the name of your employer if you are employed. If you wish you may leave them in my porch basket at at 848 Langdon.

Thanks in advance for your volunteer time and financial support.

John Hammond, Vice-Chair

Chatham Coalition

Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 16:04:41 -0400
From: Chatham Chamber of Commerce
Subject: Leadership Chatham – Class of 2010 – 11

Leadership Chatham Program – Open Enrollment

The Leadership Chatham Program is an innovative program designed to develop informed, skilled, and involved community leaders. We are accepting applications for the 2010 – 2011 Class Year through August 27, 2010. All applications must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 27, 2010.

If you would like more information on the program please contact the Chamber office at 919-742-3333 or via email at info@ccucc.net .

Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:39:50 -0400
From: Joe Suprick, PMP
Subject: Bad Cell phone coverage PLEASE READ and take action

Follow Chatters

I know there has been a large number of postings about poor or lack of cell coverage over the past couple of month on all carriers.

To correct the problems we all need to do one thing….

Open trouble tickets with our providers!!!!!!!

I have Sprint and have experienced calls dropping where they never did before, bad coverage, no coverage, etc.

I opened a trouble ticket over a month ago and open another one today, only to discover no one else had opened any in this area. That’s right NO ONE has opened any complaints.

Bottom line: If they only receive one or two complaints they will do nothing, since it is passed off as an isolated problem, most likely a phone issue. If everyone that is having service problems files a complaint, it will get corrected…

I have reason to believe there are issues with one of the service providers equipment knocking down the others or an out of specification transmitter. Either way the systems need to be correct and only the uses can make it happen by opening up the TICKETS!!!!

When calling, demand they open one and ask for the number.

To open a ticket, here are some of the number:

888-211-4727 (Sprint phones)
800-639-6111 (Nextel phones)
888-333-6651 (AT&T phones)
800-922-0204 (Verizon)

Please Do Your Part.

Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 10:42:44 -0400
From: Charlotte Adams
Subject: Chatham Dance Connection – Come Dance with us!!

Come take classes from a highly accredited teacher! Enjoy the freedom of movement!

Chatham Dance Connection is beginning its fall enrollment and will be holding classes at Our Neighborhood School, in the Orange Room on Monday, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Classes offered:Acrobatics I, II, & III; Jass II & III; Jazz/Tap and
Ballet/Tap Combos; Ballet I, II, & III; Tap II & III; Dance Movement; Hip Hop.

From ages 2 and up

Classes begin on August 23rd

Contact Ebony Delgado 910-540-8678 or
e-mail chathamdanceconnection@embarqmail.com
Class Fee:
30 min. class – $35/month
45 min. class – $42/month
1 hour class – $50/month