Carrboro resident Courtney Webster is training for an 1,853.5-mile bicycle adventure to raise money for charity.
Category: Community
Boards of adjustment applicants
There is currently a vacancy for the Orange County representative on both the Chapel Hill and Carrboro boards of adjustment.
Gift to library
The Chapel Hill Public Library Foundation has funded a $150,000 grant that will ensure the new Chapel Hill Public Library can purchase materials for its opening in the spring of 2013.
Fourth of July celebration
Fireworks are returning to Kenan Stadium this July 4.
Renowned sand mandala
The monks of the Drepung Gomang Monastery will be creating a special sand mandala at Unity Center of Peace in Chapel Hill, 8800 Seawell School Road, June 11-16.
Cornucopia receives grant
The Home Health Foundation of Chapel Hill Endowment Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation has given an $11,000 grant to the Cornucopia Cancer Support Center for its Peer Connect Program.
Volunteers needed July 4
The Carrboro Recreation & Parks Department is seeking volunteers for its upcoming July 4 celebration.
A summer to remember
Wilton Burns, a rising junior at UNC, will travel to Thailand this summer as a Phillips Ambassador to Asia.
Pool open for summer
The A. D. Clark Pool at the Hargraves Community Center, 216 N. Roberson St., is now open for the summer season.
Job fair for veterans
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will host “Hiring Our Heroes,†a hiring fair for veterans and their spouses, this Friday, at the Friday Center from 9 a.m. to noon.
Race and health talks
Camara P. Jones of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be giving two talks this Sunday at the United Church of Chapel Hill.
Fishing Rodeo
The Annual Youth Fishing Rodeo for children aged 3 to 15 will be held this Saturday from 9:15 a.m. to noon.
Animal Services open house
Orange County Animal Services will host its third annual open house this Saturday from noon to 4 p.m.Â
Well fed and well read
PORCH is partnering with Book Harvest to include books in its Food for Families deliveries this month.
Memorial Day events
Veterans of Foreign Wars members, joined by American Legion Post 6 veterans and Boy Scout Troop 835, will decorate the graves of veterans with flags on Saturday.