The W.C. Breeze Family Farm in Hurdle Mills will be the scene of this year’s Farm to Fork Picnic.

The picnic, put together by the Center for Environmental Farming Systems, Orange County Cooperative Extension and Slow Food Triangle, is an annual celebration of local food and farms. The event is on Sunday, June 14 from
4-7 p.m.
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Thirty-two faces from 58 years ago squint through the sunshine at the Kodak held by Chapel Hill Elementary School sixth-grade teacher Bernice Wade. The camera belonged to shutterbug Janet McAllister Anderson (back row, second from left) who says she used to take so many pictures that her friends nicknamed her “Snapper.” The classic three-story brick schoolhouse, with its black iron fire escape and coal truck out back by the concrete skating rink, was torn down to make way for University Square. More »

Robert Stanley (Bob) Carter, 57, returned to his Maker on April 27, 2009. He was at home at the time of his death.

Born in Watts Hospital, Durham, on March 8, 1952 to Eva Doris Blackwood and Jesse C. (J. C.) Carter, Bob attended the Chapel Hill public schools, graduating in 1970. He received his B. A. in history from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, in 1976. More »

Harvard University assistant professor of history Malinda Maynor Lowery will discuss “Indians, Southerners and Amercans: Race Tribe and Nation During Jim Crow” on Jan. 20 at 4 p.m. at the George Watts Hill Alumni Center at UNC.

The talk will focus on the North Carolina Lumbee community, examining American Indian identity and federal policy during the Jim Crow era. Lowery, who is Lumbee, has published articles about migration and identity, school desegregation and religious music. In addition, she has produced three documentary films about American-Indian issues.
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Shelton Earp, director of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Kim Lyerly, director of the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, will serve as honorary co-chairs of the Cornucopia House Cancer Support Center’s 10th A Chocolate Affaire fundraiser on Feb. 8.
Cornucopia House has worked closely with the two cancer centers throughout its 12-year history. Its services complement traditional cancer treatments and serve the physical, psychological and spiritual needs of individuals at any stage of their cancer journey – diagnosis, treatment, recovery and survivorship.
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Morgan visits
Another prolific writer will be making his way to UNC campus tonight (Thursday): Robert Morgan, author of Gap Creek and most recently Boone: A Biography, will give a free public lecture at 7:30 p.m. in the Carroll Hall Auditorium. He’s one of our own, too—he was reared in heart of the N.C. Highlands and he graduated from UNC in 1965. For any Oprah fans, Gap Creek made the cut for her legendary book list. If you can’t make it tonight, on Friday at 4 p.m. he’ll be at the George Watts Hill Alumni Center on Stadium Drive giving another free talk about creating historical fiction.
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Memorial Hall on the UNC Campus will host a discussion of the 2008 Presidential Campaign. by David Brooks of The New York Times and E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 9. Brooks and Dionne have been named the 2008 Frey Foundation Distinguished Visiting Professors in the College of Arts and Sciences. For more information contact Dee Reid and deereid@unc.edu or 843-6339.
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Margaret Ellen Barrett, age 60, died Friday April 11. She was born on February 15, 1948 in the old Watts Hospital in Durham. She grew up in Chapel Hill and graduated from the Chapel Hill high School in the last class to graduate from the old high school downtown. She attended Brandeis University and later UNC-CH, obtaining first the B.A. and later the M.A.T. degrees. She had a variety of different employments over the years. When the Chapel Hill bus system was begun, she was one of the first bus drivers. Later, she worked as a pastry chef after first training as an apprentice in a small bakery in Lyon, France. For a time, she ran a sewing enterprise with a friend. For the last 20 years, she was employed as a teacher in the English as a Second Language program of the Burlington School System, in the course of which she became very attached to her students and their families.

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Mr. Charlie A. Carden, Sr., 97, of Greentree Drive in Hillsborough, died Saturday, March 15, 2008 at Greensboro Commons in Greensboro after a brief illness.

Mr. Carden was born February 17, 1911, to the late George and Gertrude Carden.  He was a lifelong resident of Hillsborough and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, where he received the Purple Heart.  More »

Special Events

UNC Friends of the Library Book Sale — Thousands of books of all genres are available. Thu, Mar 27, 5-8pm: preview sale for Friends of the Library Members; Fri, Mar 28, 9am to 8pm: Public sale; Sat, Mar 29, 9am to noon: $3 per bag of books. American Legion Building, 1714 Legion Rd, Chapel Hill. Proceeds benefit the University Library Endowment. Call 962-4207 or visit www.lib.unc.edu/spotlight/2008/BookSale.html for more info.

Bingo Night — Hosted by Team Eurosport, a relay for life team. April 11th at the Big Barn Convention Center at 377 JA Max Dr in Hillsborough. Doors will open at 6:00 pm; Games start at 6:30. 20 games and the cost for all games is $20. Food and drink available. All proceeds to the American Cancer Society. Please contact 640-6123 or 640-6220 for details.

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6th Grade

A Honor Roll List:
Alexander Adams, Kathryn Alexander, Emma Anderson, Cameron Baker Anna Baynes, Casey Briggs, Brett Buchman, Anna Cable, Jason Cohn Megan Dell, Torri Derby, Grant DeSelm, Justin Doble, Riley Foster, Camille Gossett, More »

Special Events

• Lunchbox Concert Series— Thursdays, Feb 14-Mar 6. Bring lunch to the Century Center and hear live music from noon to 1pm. Free coffee provided by Open Eye Café. 100 N Greensboro St. Call 918-7385 or visit townofcarrboro.com/rp/cc.htm for more info.
• Where is the Palestinian Gandhi? Nonviolence in the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict— Joe Groves, co-director of Interfaith Peace-Builders & adjunct professor of International Peace and Conflict Resolution at American University, will speak Mon, Feb 11, 7:30pm. Community Church of Chapel Hill, 106 Purefoy Rd. Call 967-5181 for more info. More »

Special Events

• Hawbridge School open house – on February 9 from 2-4 p.m. Inviting all prospective students and families to attend. The school emphasizes  environmental sciences and the arts. The open house will include a meeting with current teachers and students and a glimpse at student artwork. More information at www.hawbridge school.org or 336-376-1122 More »

Special Events

• Join members of Vietnam Veterans Against the War and Iraq Veterans Against the War and VVAW National Coordinator Barry Romo as he talks about the upcoming historic event— Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan. Fri, Jan 25, 6pm. Carrboro Century Center, 100 N Greensboro St. Free. Visit www.vvaw.org/events for more info. More »

By Shirley Jones Mallard 

Charred timbers mark the spot today where once stood the home of the Carney Andrews family. They were the first to own the house, followed by Isaac and Bessie Mae Hardy (1938-1945), Percy and Lucille Perry Vickers (1945-1956) and Susan Barnett (1999-present). This is the story of the home at 507 North Greensboro Street in Carrboro which burned beyond repair on October 1, 2000.

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