The 6th Annual Orange County Business Expo will take place on Monday, November 5th from 1:00 to 7:30pm at the Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel. The Expo, sponsored by The Herald-Sun and the Chapel Hill Herald, showcases the businesses of greater Orange County and is open to the public. The event is presented by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro and Hillsborough/Orange County chambers of commerce and the Orange County Economic Development Commission. For more information or to reserve exhibition space, contact the Orange County EDC at 245-2325.

The 6th Annual Orange County Business Expo will take place on Monday, November 5th from 1:00 to 7:30pm at the Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel. The Expo, sponsored by The Herald-Sun and the Chapel Hill Herald, showcases the businesses of greater Orange County and is open to the public. The event is presented by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro and Hillsborough/Orange County chambers of commerce and the Orange County Economic Development Commission. For more information or to reserve exhibition space, contact the Orange County EDC at 245-2325.

By Jack Carley

The Flying Burrito was a Chapel Hill landmark for more than 20 years, but now Phil Campbell, the man who started it, has moved on. The Burrito has closed for remodeling, sold by its former owner.
The Flying Burrito was, at different times, a ballpark vendor, a hipster hotspot, a corner pub and neighborhood restaurant. It was also the name of the signature burrito.

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Safety first
It seems to me that there are more and more people riding bicycles in Carrboro who are not wearing helmets. I find this trend disturbing. Helmets can protect bicyclists from injury and death. Two-thirds of bicycle related deaths are due to traumatic brain injury. A very high percentage of traumatic brain injury can be prevented by simply wearing a helmet. Helmets are cheap. There are several great bicycle shops in town which sell helmets. I realize that helmets are optional but I am very concerned that our youngest citizens are witnessing this practice of not wearing helmets and translating helmets as not being important. Please wear your helmet.
Janice K. Wereszczak

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Our neighbors in need
This community is already reeling from the loss of a true friend, and there was a fitting tribute to Gloria Suarez Tuesday night at Town Hall. She died in the Highland Hills Apartments fire, a fast-moving blaze that left 20 of our neighbors with barely more than the clothes on their backs. And though the residents have been stoic as they recover, they’ll need our help to heal both body and soul.

Friday night at Cat’s Cradle there will be a benefit for the victims of the Highland Hills fire. The show starts at 8 p.m. and doors open at 7. We ask that you consider attending, even if it’s just to stop by and make a donation.

It is time to step up, Carrboro.

They’re counting on you.

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By Emily Buehler
Correspondent

The weather’s been a bit irregular lately, but whether it’s sunny and hot or breezy and cool, you can’t go wrong spending an October weekend out at a farm. The growing season is wrapping up and many local farms end their season with a harvest festival of sorts, welcoming visitors who want to see what the farm is like. There are pumpkins and mums for sale, animals to visit and my favorite new tradition: the cornfield maze.

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Piedmont Feed and Garden Center is hosting a BBQ Grill-Off on Saturday, October 27 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Four master grilling teams will compete to sell the most and best-tasting barbeque. Supplies may run out, and barbeque must be picked up and paid for by 2 p.m. Any remaining barbeque will be donated to the Chapel Hill Homeless Shelter. Piedmont Feed and Garden Center will also hold a sale.

Chef Sheri Castle of Creative Cooking will host a “Shop with the Chef” event on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. at the Carrboro Farmers’ Market.

Castle will show customers how to shop for and store produce found at the market in the fall. After shopping with customers, Castle will demonstrate how to cook with fall ingredients.

To register for the class, email info@carrborofarmersmarket.com.

The Pesticide Education Project will present “Buggin’ Out!” a film made up of vintage filmstrips about bugs and pesticide. The film will be shown under the stars at Perry-winkle Farm, so bring your own chairs, blankets and drinks. Snacks and popcorn are free. A $5 donation is suggested. The Pesticide Education Project is celebrating its 20th anniversary of working to minimize the exposure of toxic pesticides. If it rains, the film will be shown at the Community Church of Chapel Hill. For more information call 833-1123.

Chapel Hill’s Umstead Park will host the Fourth Annual Bolin Creek Festival on Saturday, October 20 from 1 to 5 p.m. The festival is free. A raffle for a painting of the creek will raise money for preservation. Several musical acts will perform. Activities for children will teach them about stream critters with a live-animal display. Conservation groups will be on hand to discuss their activities. Food will also be available. For additional information, visit www.bolincreek.org.

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Carrboro

Acme Food
& Beverage Co.
110 E. Main St., 929-2268
www.acmecarrboro.com

Akai Hana
206 W. Main St., 942-6848
www.akaihana.com

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To help customers learn more about water conservation using the principles and practices of sustainable landscaping, OWASA is sponsoring a series of public workshops in October. Mr. Mark S. Danieley, Horticulture Extension Agent, NCSU Cooperative Extension Service, Orange County will lead the workshops.

Sustainable Landscaping (Soils/Plants): October 18 10-11:30 a.m. or 7-8:30 p.m.

Sustainable Landscaping (Water): October 23 10-11:30 a.m. or 7-8:30 p.m.

Sustainable Landscaping (Management): October 30 10-11:30 a.m. or 7-8:30 p.m.

The workshops will be in the Community Room on the lower floor of the OWASA Administration Building, 400 Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro.

For more information contact Paula Thomas at 537-4230 pthomas@owasa.org

The East Chapel Hill High School String Orchestra will perform tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m.

The orchestra will perform at East Chapel Hill High under the direction of Ryan Ellefsen.

Tickets are $5 and will be on sale at the door.

The McDougle Elementary PTA will host a Fall Festival on October 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The festival will feature potato sack races, miniature golf, a cake walk, craft tables and more. In addition, a French bistro will offer cookies, cakes and other baked goods, while lunch food will be available in the cafeteria.

Jump-rope team Skipsations will conduct a workshop and the NC Quest Center will provide a martial arts demonstration. The festival will also feature a silent auction, which will include beach weekends, golf outings, restaurant dinners and more.

Before the festival, McDougle students will sell raffle tickets for $1. Raffle prizes include a Ninendo Wii, an iPod Nano, a $100 Best Buy gift certificate and a complete set of Harry Potter books.

Five Chapel Hill-Carrboro students were selected for the 2007 North Carolina Middle Schools Honor Chorus.

Honor chorus students include: Sarah McAdams and Alexa Young, Smith Middle School; Troy Mitchell, Phillips Middle School; and Kathleen Smith and Tim Fay, McDougle Middle School.

Nearly 1,200 students auditioned for the 150-student choir. They will attend a two-day choral workshop with nationally acclaimed director Vijay Singh in November and perform for the North Carolina Music Educators Association annual conference on November 11.