Frances G. Hatfield, age 90, passed away on December 28, 2007 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  Beloved wife of the late Truman Hatfield Jr., Mrs. Hatfield was born on January 17, 1917 in Glenwood, Illinois.  She lived in Glenwood, South Holland and Lansing, Illinois, except for the last year of her life when she lived in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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Ann Gregory Turner, 51, of  1660 MLK, JR. BLVD, Chapel Hill died Sunday, December 30, 2007 at UNC Hospital.
Surviving is her husband: Robert Lee Strowd, III ; brother: David C. Turner.

Graveside service will be conducted at 1 pm Saturday, January 5, 2008 in Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery.

Arrangements are by Walker’s Funeral Home, Chapel Hill.

Eunice E. Hagy, 82, of Durham died at her residence on Thursday, December 27, 2007.  A loving mother and homemaker, she was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years  Harold J. Hagy, and her son Lloyd Alan “Biff” Hagy .

Mrs. Hagy is survived by her daughters,  Linda Boothe of Raleigh and Carolyn Hagy of Durham; brother,  Frank Piner and sister, Sentral Gravely, both of Hopewell VA.

Private memorial services will be held.

Arrangements by the Cremation Society of the Carolinas.  Online condolences @ www.cremnc.com.

By Jack Carley
Staff Writer

The Carrboro Farmers’ Market, like the calendar year, is changing. This year the market opens all year ‘round, starting Saturday at 9 a.m. And market manager Sheila Neal is stepping down, yielding her position to not-quite newcomer Sarah Blacklin.

Blacklin took up the job on Wednesday and is still settling into the position, but she already has a lot of experience at the market.

“I took the aspect of being a grower and also a vendor, and I’ve also had experience as a manager and as a buyer. I feel it’s really important to understand all aspects of the Farmers’ Market.”

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Vegan potluck dinners are held the third Saturday of each month (the next is January 19) at the Common House in the Solterra Co-housing Community. The address is 98 Solterra Lane in Durham. Attendees should bring a vegan dish containing no animal derived ingredients, not even whey or casein, to serve four times the number in their party and the recipe. Table setting is provided and assistance with cleaning is appreciated.

The doors open at 6:30 and dinner is at 7. Call Sue at 489-8162 or email andresen.sue@gmail.com for more information. All are welcome!

The General Store Café in Pittsboro will have live music Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights throughout the month of January. The shows include a range of style but particularly emphasize jazz, blues and bluegrass from local musicians. Thursday shows are from 8-10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday shows are from 8:30-10:30 p.m. The schedule for January is: Jazz with Bernie Petteway (1/3), Eric Thorpe & Helen Wolfson (1/4), Rusty Strings (1/5), Jazz with Club Boheme (1/10), Brien Barbour (1/11), Fescue 911 (1/12), Jazz with Tony Galiani (1/17), Doc Branch Band (1/18), Armand & Bluesology (1/19), Jazz with Bo Lankenau & Friends (1/24), Lori Donovan & Jeff Roberts (1/25), Alex Caton (1/26) and Jazz with the Dave Youngman Band (1/31).

By Susan Dickson
Staff Writer

As Carrboro High School’s first semester draws to a close, administrators, teachers and students are taking a closer look at the school’s successes and at areas targeted for improvement.

Carrboro High students finished their semester exams before winter break and the first semester ends January 18. According to Principal Jeff Thomas, the semester has been a success — but not without a great deal of help from parents, teachers and students.

“We’ve had a lot of enthusiasm and support from our parents, and our teachers seem to be pretty enthusiastic,” Thomas said.

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Chapel  Hill-Carrboro  City Schools will reopen their doors after the winter holiday on Monday, January 7.

East Chapel Hill High School will conduct its annual tour and information session for private school students and their parents on January 11 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

The school holds a tour for private school students because a large number of students in the area who attend private schools until eighth grade enter East Chapel Hill High School for ninth grade.

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Orange County Schools will hold a Financial Aid Night on January 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Orange High School auditorium. Parents of students who are planning to apply for financial aid are encouraged to attend.

Representatives from the College Foundation of North Carolina, Elon University, N.C. State University and the Durham Technical Community College will serve on a discussion panel.