April McGreger of Farmer’s Daughter will demonstrate how to make homemade applesauce and give tips on making apple butter
Category: Community
Orange County artists rewarded
Orange County artists Paul Baerman and Christy Smith are among 18 recipients of the 2011-12 N.C. Arts Council Artists Fellowship Award.
Rotary teacher supply store opens
With classes about to resume, the fifth East Chapel Hill Rotary Teacher Supply Store will open for business next Wednesday to help educators get the supplies they need without reaching into their own pockets.
School history exhibit opens
The Orange County Historical Museum has opened a new exhibit, “Schoolhouses, Students and Slates: 19th Century Education in Hillsborough and Orange County.â€
Family fun day at Hargraves Center
The Town of Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Department will hold Family Fun Day from 6 to 10 p.m. on Saturday at the Hargraves Community Center 216 N. Roberson St.
Backpacks, school supplies needed
Bring school supplies and backpacks to the Hargraves Recreation Center this week through Friday to participate in a drive to provide school supplies to children of the Northside and Pine Knolls neighborhoods.
Carrboro High students receive scholarships
Teon Dolby and Benjamin Rose were awarded the Chapel Hill and Carrboro peacemaking scholarships for their excellent performances at Carrboro High School.
Six-year-old named hero
The Town of Hillsborough and the Hillsborough Police Department recognized 6-year-old Zion Paschall as a Community Hero for helping his grandmother during a medical emergency.
CloudCamp in Carrboro
CloudCamp, an event at which attendees can exchange ideas, knowledge and information to advance the current state of cloud computing, will take place at the Carrboro Century Center on Aug. 6.
Orange County Library to host Vesta Fiesta
The Orange County Main Library will host a Vesta Fiesta on Aug. 5 at 3:30 p.m. to celebrate the beginning of the NASA Dawn mission’s yearlong visit to the protoplanet Vesta.
Adult Ultimate Frisbee
The Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department will sponsor a co-ed adult Ultimate Frisbee fall league
Horseshoe tournament
The Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department will hold its Hot Stob Horseshoe Tournament on Aug. 6 at 10 a.m. at Hank Anderson Community Park.
CHHS Green Tigers honored by White House
The Chapel Hill High School Green Tiger Campaign was recently named a “champion of change†by the White House.
Volunteer coaches needed for youth sports
The Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department is accepting volunteer coaches’ applications for the 2011-12 Youth Basketball Program and the 2011 Youth Fall Baseball Program.
Family Fun Days in Hillsborough Aug. 13
The Alliance for Historic Hillsborough and the Orange County Main Library will hold Family Fun Days on Aug. 13.