June 2, 2009
GIBSONVILLE — Gibsonville residents will pay a little less in property taxes this year, but the town plans to increase taxes next summer to pay for recreation and public works buildings.On Monday, the Board of Aldermen approved a $4.1 million budget...
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May 31, 2009
The Carolina Kennel Club delivered some helpful equipment recently to aid in pets’ recovery from the effects of smoke and fire. The CKC donated 29 pet recovery oxygen mask kits to Guilford County and city of Greensboro fire departments on May 22. &l...
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May 27, 2009
GIBSONVILLE — The Board of Aldermen discussed whether to give town workers cost-of-living raises and other ways of paring down the proposed budget at a meeting Tuesday.The board has considered cutting up to $418,000 in expenditures from the $4.2 mil...
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May 26, 2009
ELON — Sherlock McBiskit has worked to improve himself. The West Highland white terrier used to jump on visitors and shred stuffed animals. He yapped incessantly at other dogs and destroyed furniture. But on Thursday at Elon Elementary School, the...
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Yoga devotees in Alamance County now have a studio designed just for them. Susan Hearn and Mary Faucette opened Om Shanti Yoga on May 18. The studio is for people of all experience levels, including beginners, and offers classes for adults and children.
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Ever since I was little, I’ve loved to draw. Patterns emerge, pictures develop with a few swipes of an ink pen or pencil in motion. I loved it when the teacher would pull out the paints, or better yet, when I got to pull them out at home. I had sket...
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May 22, 2009
GIBSONVILLE -- The Board of Aldermen will meet for a special budget workshop at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Town Hall. Mayor Lenny Williams called for the meeting because he wants the board to trim the budget. The town staff’s proposed budget is $7.6 milli...
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May 20, 2009
On Saturday, a man dressed in 19th-century garb will lead a horse onto the property at Apple’s Chapel Christian Church and give a brief sermon in German. Bill Tullar will stand under a roughly hewn covering and re-enact what the congregation would...
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Whitsett Town Council briefly discussed the proposed budget for 2009-10 at a meeting May 12. The proposed $115,000 budget does not include tax or fee increases and has a $12,000 deficit. “There is no fluff in it at all,” Councilman Ken Jacobs...
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I know white hair appears at different ages for everyone. I remember thinking that my first- grade teacher at Bessemer Elementary School, Miss McNairy, must be old for the single reason she had a full head of white hair. My mother tried to explain she was...
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Today is my birthday. I came into this world exactly 27 years ago, at 8:24 a.m., bright-eyed and curious. My mom said she and her doctor were arguing during delivery because I would start coming and then I’d stop. They both thought it was because th...
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May 17, 2009
“How are you feeling today?” If someone were to ask you that question, what would be your response? Would you think to tell them about your physical health, your mental health, or both? On a day-to-day basis, you probably ask other people how...
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May 14, 2009
Members of the Town of Elon Board of Aldermen voted May 12 to approve a special-use permit for the Blue Ridge Development company to build a new apartment complex with entrances on University Drive and the Cook Road extension. The complex will share land...
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May 13, 2009
As always, the members started off their club meeting by standing and singing “My Country, ’Tis of Thee” in strong voices. But on May 5, the song also kicked off the celebration of the Greater Whitsett Community Ruritans Club’s 25t...
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A few days ago, I was cleaning out the refrigerator trying to make space for groceries. It was an exercise in tightening up what was in there, throwing out leftovers no one came back for and getting the kids to drink that last drop in the milk carton. As...
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Recurring complaints about Elon University students living off campus have prompted Elon’s Board of Aldermen to review the town noise ordinance for the second time in six months. The town has a population of 6,738. Elon University has 5,628 enrolled...
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Northeast Park will host two free events in May for people who want to experience the outdoors or clean up local waterways. On Youth Conservation Day, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, kids and teens can learn about archery, gun safety, canoeing and kayakin...
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After Amy Adams accomplished her goal of getting in shape and living a healthy lifestyle, she became passionate about helping other women do the same. The Burlington woman opened the area’s first 24-hour fitness center for women and used her experi...
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Western Alamance High School Department of Performing Arts presented "Aladdin" May 7 through 9.
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May 12, 2009
GIBSONVILLE — The Board of Aldermen voted unanimously May 4 to ban smoking in all town-owned buildings. The board chose not to include town-owned vehicles in the ordinance. The Guilford County Department of Public Health is asking all municipalitie...
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May 10, 2009
Early College at Guilford students may be known for their academic strengths, but many of them also have a desire to express themselves though the arts. In spring 2007, three students decided to form a club for those students, called Dynamic Visual Produc...
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It’s the second Sunday in May, the one day a year we set aside to show moms just how much we appreciate them. I’m sorry. Sorry that there’s only one day on the calendar set aside for moms. They deserve more than one day. In fact, there a...
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The 15th Anniversary Chick-Fil-A Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America will make its way from Stevenson, Wash., starting May 8 and reaching Greensboro on May 16. Greensboro is one of 10 cities nationwide selected for overnight stops for the more than 200...
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May 6, 2009
Town of Elon officials gave an update about the status of the future Elon library Monday at the May board of aldermen agenda session. Town Manager Mike Dula said that after sending out a request for qualifications document to local architectural firms, th...
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Sedalia Elementary School held Career Day on Friday, May 1.
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