This Weekend Inside Friday 40% Chance of Rain 88/68 Commentary: Future Saturday 40% Chance of Rain of library services 88/70 Sunday Page 7 40% Chance of Rain 90/68 carrborocitizen.com JULY 17, 2008 u Carrboro’s community newspaper u o V lume II No. xvIII Free Carrboro Branch Library cuts under review by Susan Dickson ily on temporary employees he had no Commissioners and county staff to how to allocate that funding. At the Staff Writer choice but to reduce the library’s hours reallocate funding to the libraries. Carrboro Cybrary, for example, the di- of operation. The library cut its hours “We’re working on trying to rees- rector chose to cut programs instead of Following public outcry regarding from 24 to 17 hours a week, with the tablish those hours,” she said. “What hours, she said. a recent slash in hours of operation at library closed all day on Mondays and I’m trying to work on now is to fig- Overall, the county budget cut fund- the Carrboro Branch Library, county Fridays. ure out how to reinstate the hours ing levels for non-permanent person- officials say some of those hours could “It basically cut our hours by 36 per- for Carrboro and Cedar Grove. nel by an average of about 66 percent. be restored. cent, right in the middle of summer, “We’re trying to pull funds to- Funding for temporary employees at all In late June, Orange County li- right when people need libraries the gether.” county libraries was reduced, with the brary officials announced that due to most,” he said. “Libraries are one of The Cedar Grove Branch Li- Carrboro Branch Library’s funding re- cuts in temporary staff funding, pub- the very few things that are open brary reduced its hours from 36 to duced by the highest percentage, about lic libraries across the county would to all people of all income levels.… 28 hours per week and the Central 63 percent. At the Carrboro Cybrary reduce their hours of operation start- They’re one of the great equalizers, Library reduced its hours from 64 and at the Cedar Grove Branch Library, ing July 1. Although each branch and when that is not available, that to 60 hours per week. The Carrboro funding for temporary employees was manager made the decision as to how seems the most unfair.” Cybrary did not reduce its hours. reduced about 61 percent. the cuts were allocated, Carrboro County Manager Laura Black- Blackmon said that each branch of Branch Library director Jake Lehrer mon said she was working with mem- the library has its own level of funding said because Carrboro relies so heav- bers of the Orange County Board of and that branch directors could choose SEE LIBRARY PAGE 7 Eno land protection close to major milestone Campaign by Susan Dickson finance bill Staff Writer approved For more than 40 years, the Eno River Association has been working by Kirk Ross to protect the land that surrounds the Eno River, and within a year, Staff Writer the association could reach a long- The General Assembly authorized sought goal: complete the missing photo by Ken Moore the Town of Carrboro to set a limit links in the Eno River State Park. on campaign contributions for town False-foxglove, Aureolaria, is found beneath the The Eno River Association has canopy of oak trees. races this week. been working to protect the land The new legislation allows the around the river and in the water- town to change its election ordinances shed area since 1966, with the goal of to limit contributions from individu- flora By Ken Moore completing the gaps in the Eno Riv- als to $250. er State Park to create a 6,000-acre a citizen series The bill passed the state Senate in False-foxglove? park with 16 miles of river frontage. mid-May. The House passed a slightly In addition, the association works to different version in early July with a acquire land outside of the state park ow, how can a flower Following the River conference committee working out as well, to protect as much of the the differences in the versions, which be false? A flower either watershed area as possible and mini- eno is or it isn’t! It seems ir- mainly involved a timeline for action mize the amount of sediment and by the town in the House version. nutrients that flow into the river. reverent to call any plant photo by Steve Clarke The legislation is scaled down com- “false.” The association was started by a Eno River State Park could include 6,000 acres and 16 miles of river frontage if the pared to a bill that was held up last NBut I’m getting ahead of myself. group of concerned citizens trying to Eno River Association reaches its goal of filling in the missing links by next year. year after two candidates for local prevent Durham from damming the office — Sharon Cook and Katrina I was all set to focus on yellow from Pleasant Green Road in Or- “We joke around about the fact river to create a reservoir. The group’s Ryan — and other residents petitioned roadside composites (flowers in ange County to Roxboro Road in that our mission is to work ourselves efforts were successful, and the state Rep. William Faison to try and stop the aster and sunflower family) Durham. Occoneechee Mountain, out of a job,” she said. “We really are got involved with the group in pro- the measure. They said the bill did not for this week’s Flora when I was though not adjacent, is part of the steadily working toward completing tecting the land around the river and get a full hearing, a criticism that was state park as well. the state park.” redirected by a chance spotting created the state park. disputed by town officials who said According to Klugh Jordan, di- The state park, which now in- of a different yellow wildflower The 33-mile river, which winds the bill was discussed as part of the rector of land protection with the cludes 4,200 acres, features trails, on MLK Boulevard. through northern Orange County proposed legislative agenda. Faison Eno River Association, the associa- campsites and more, with wide buf- They are just now coming into into Durham, flows into Falls Lake, represents two precincts in northern tion is working on a number of land fers to urban or residential areas. a major source of drinking water Carrboro. peak flowering. Driving north for Wake County residents. The acquisitions that could complete the you will find them on the right state park stretches along the river gaps in the state park. SEE ENO PAGE 10 woods-edge just beyond Blossom SEE BILL PAGE 5 Lane. There is a little satellite dish just inside the woods-edge behind a sizeable population of Aureolaria virginica, false-foxglove. Mission on Weaver St. The common name, false-fox- by Catherine Rierson out space in the Chapel Hill Kehillah glove, refers to the similarity to Staff Writer synagogue – an arrangement that ad- the cultivated pink foxgloves of vances one of the church’s primary ob- western Europe. If you’ve been on Weaver Street jectives: reaching out to those drawn at all in the past four months, you’ve to less traditional worship. A more recently used com- The house on Weaver Street and mon name is oak-leach, a refer- probably seen a sign that reads, “The Episcopal Church of the Advocate.” the space in Chapel Hill Kehillah are ence to the plant’s association Curious as to what that is? only temporary, though. According to as a parasite on the roots of The Episcopal Church of the Ad- the church’s vicar and its website, on oak trees. Unlike most parasitic vocate is a mission church and an April 1, 2008, with an initial payment plants that lack significant foliage extension of the Episcopal/Anglican of $500,000, the Advocate entered and depend on the host plant for tradition, but the building on Weaver into a contract to buy land in Orange County on Homestead Road. PHOTo by jordan timpy sustenance, the Aureolaria sports Street is just the vicar’s office. The Ad- Reverend Lisa Fischbeck, right, discusses passages from the Bible with Alane Kasrawi, numerous oppositely paired vocate doesn’t have a permanent place far left, and Lauren Kilbourn Gaudett at a relaxed service at The Episcopal Church of leaves on three-to-six-foot-high to hold worship services yet, so it rents SEE ADVOCATE PAGE 5 the Advocate on Weaver Street Wednesday morning. stems. Thus endowed, Aureolarias must be only semi-parasitic, caus- ing little if any harm to the host Washing cars for running money plant. Be assured, however, that, recently . . . the roster, which for some students as with all things in nature, there By Valarie Schwartz provided appeal. Rising junior Jacob is a significant, necessary associa- Carl transferred from Chapel Hill tion going on between these two Even the abundance of recent rain High School, where he had found plants. could not remove the grunge from our cross country too competitive because drought-dirty vehicles, so the car wash of the team’s size. at Carrboro High School last Satur- “Carrboro gave me a chance to run SEE FLORA PAGE 10 day brought an easy clean and helped more,” he said, adding that another the school’s cross country team raise reason for joining was to help him stay funds for camp, travel and supplies. in shape for swimming and lacrosse, inside A new school builds a reputation where he also participates. “I like run- on many levels, and according to assis- ning. It’s good exercise to continue.” tant coach Sarah Hallenbeck the cross He has running role models in his Girls Rock the Cradle country team started its first year out father and grandfather. “My dad runs on the right foot. marathons — my grandpa ran two “We had a very successful season marathons this year.” See page 2 even without seniors,” she said Sat- Hanna Miller, also a rising junior, urday while taking a break from started running in eighth grade. “I Index helping the students clean the per- like being part of a team,” she said. petual line of cars that arrived dur- She also came from Chapel Hill Music Calendar ...... 2 ing their four hours in the sun on High, where “it was really hard to News ...... 3 the school parking lot. Coach Jay get attention from the coach with Community ...... 4 Crocker was out of town, but Hal- 70 people on the team.” As one of Obituary ...... 5 lenbeck happily spoke for the team. 15 girls, she has enjoyed building Opinion ...... 6 “We had some strong showings, the team. “There are no divisions or Commentary ...... 7 with one student making it into the cliques, it’s a good team.” Land & Table ...... 8 state meet,” swiftly carrying the new PHOTo by valarie schwartz Real Estate ...... 9 school’s name out of the region. Cross country runners of Carrboro High School washed cars Saturday Classifieds ...... 9 It’s a small team, with only 45 on SEE RECENTLY PAGE 5 with assistant coach Sara Hallenbeck (in black shirt) helping out 2 thursday, JULY 17, 2008 The Carrboro Citizen

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White Physical Education Program grant totaling public transit, people want more services. stead of setting aside land in new develop- more than $800,000 from the United States Department of Chapel Hill officials say they’re pleased to “We haven’t been able to add routes on ments for parks and recreation. The money Education. The grant will be awarded over three years, and is see that a slate of local measures they sought Saturdays and Sundays, routes in the late would go to the Parks and Recreation De- intended to strengthen the district’s physical education and ac- have now cleared the General Assembly. evening, that type of thing. So that will give partment. tivity programs. Legislators recently passed new laws that us more flexibility,” he said. Foy said that because most new devel- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is one of 98 school dis- give the town the power to raise vehicle fees, The town also now has the power to pass opments in town are being built in estab- tricts nationwide selected for the grant. The grant is aimed at regulate the demolition of historic buildings laws to regulate the demolition of historic lished neighborhoods, there are already helping schools make progress toward meeting state standards and better deal with parks and recreation buildings. parks and recreation facilities in place. for PE for kindergarten through 12th-grade students by provid- needs in new developments. “We wanted to be able to provide as much “What we need now is to be able to im- ing equipment and support for students, as well as funding for The town now has the power to raise ve- protection as possible for historic structures, prove the parks and to be able to accom- staff and teacher training and education. hicle registration fees by another $10, to $30 and so hopefully that legislation will give us modate different kinds of activities in the The grant will allow students to benefit from new resources per year. According to the N.C. Depart- some more flexibility with regard to providing parks,” he said. for PE instruction, such as climbing walls, circuit training equip- ment of Transportation, there are more than an incentive for somebody who owns an his- “We have a lot of needs for our parks. ment, heart rate monitors, and more. In addition, the funds will 36,000 vehicles registered in Chapel Hill, so toric building not to knock it down,” Foy said. We need improved softball fields, we need provide district PE teachers with the opportunity to attend pro- the extra fee would add over $360,000 a year He said that the town tries to provide new soccer fields and we may even be able fessional development programs. to Chapel Hill Transit’s budget. The money incentives to protect historic buildings, but to cobble together more land for a small will go to help pay operating costs and ex- when they can’t do that they need to provide regional park that would serve a lot of dif- Blood donors needed pand services. Carrboro recently raised its disincentives to keep those buildings from ferent places.” The American Red Cross says that blood inventory levels are vehicle registration fee by $10 as well. being torn down. low that it can not meet the demands of local hospitals. It is calling for immediate donations, particularly of O and A blood types. The blood drive schedule for the remainder of July is as Converter thefts plague park and ride lots follows: Accident that, but since then the robber- er clearance makes the converters July 16 at the UNC Student Union from 11 a.m. to 3:30 by Catherine Rierson ies have thinned out. easier to get at. p.m and behind UNC Hospitals from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. See Staff Writer “We posted an officer down The converter thefts add takes life unc.givesblood.org; July 17 at Piedmont Electric in Hillsbor- there to patrol and to assure a a new wrinkle to an ongoing ough from 1 to 5:30 p.m. Call 732-2123. July 18 at the Church More than two dozen com- physical presence in the lots,” problem with thieves at the of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Institute on Country Club muters have returned to area Young said, adding that UNC lots. Just from the Chatham of teen Road in Chapel Hill. Call 660-2890. July 26 at the New Hope park and ride lots to discover officials are also reviewing the lot alone at least $5,000 in Volunteer Fire Department on Whitfield Road in Chapel Hill that their vehicles no longer had by Catherine Rierson addition of more security cam- auto parts have been stolen from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Call 493-3551. a catalytic converter. Staff Writer eras as well as a day patrol. since June 2007, and that’s not To schedule an appointment call 1-800-448-3543. According to UNC police spokesperson Randy Young, Catalytic converters are including the most recent rash County library head retires in the last week of June, 13 emissions-control devices made of robberies. catalytic converters were sto- with small amounts of valuable In 12 different incidents, pa- Orange County Library director Brenda Stephens has an- len from vehicles at the Friday metals. They can fetch up to $200 trons of the Friday Center lot nounced she will retire from her position on Nov. 1. Center park and ride lot and at scrap yards. Stealing a convert- have seen more than $3,000 Stephens began her library career in Orange County more the Chatham County park and er is quick work for thieves with worth of auto parts, including than 30 years ago, driving the bookmobile. She has served as li- ride lot on US 15-501. Young battery-powered saws. SUVs are stereo equipment and spare tires, brary director since 1993, when the library system moved under said there were two thefts after often targeted because their high- go missing. Orange County government. In addition, Stephens has served as the regional director for the Hyconeechee Regional Library System governing Caswell, Orange and Person counties. Tents of Hope With a new library slated to open in the spring, the search for a new director will start immediately. The United Church of Chapel Hill will host Tim Nonn, national Lilli Manis Green sneaks coordinator of Tents Although it’s probably not without pinched noses, even the of Hope, an advocacy Lilli Manis just gradu- kids at UNC’s Carolina Kids Camp are going green—they’re movement for the ated from Chapel Hill High recycling used athletic shoes. people of Darfur. Nonn will give a sermon, School in June and was go- The camp theme, “Carolina Goes Green,” is teaching chil- ing to be a freshman at Earl- dren ages 6-12 about recycling and other environmentally-sound themed “We are All Connected,” on July 27 ham College, in Richmond, practices. As part of the green theme, the children are collecting Ind. An artist, writer, avid used athletic shoes to donate to Nike’s Reuse-A-Shoe program at 8:45 and 11 a.m. The United Church film fan and musician cap- to make the rubber soles into materials for playground surfaces. of Chapel Hill has a tivated by Japanese culture, Bring any tired exercise shoes to Paul Green Theatre Drive, Tent of Hope on its she planned on majoring in off Country Club Road, during camp drop-off and pick-up front lawn, designed and art and Asian studies. from 7:30a.m. to 8:30a.m. and 4:30p.m. to 5:30p.m. weekdays painted by churchgoers. Lillian Broox Manis, 17, through Aug. 4. Shoes can also be left during the day in Room The tent is intended to was killed on Glenwood Av- 2416 in the Frank Porter Student Union. be symbolic of the tents enue in Raleigh just before 5 used by the millions of refugees displaced by a.m. Saturday. According to violence. Raleigh police, a Ford driver ran a red light on Lynn Road and hit the Honda Manis was riding in. Her boyfriend, Health-care costs for disabled children vary by state Philip Iavorov Jurov, also 17, of Durham, drove the Hon- how to reach us UNC News Services out-of-pocket to care for their lead investigator and an assis- da and was seriously hurt. disabled children. That’s nearly tant professor of social work at The driver of the Ford, The Carrboro Citizen advertising The size of the financial bur- $200 more, on average, than Washington University in St. Justin Caleb Crouse, 19, of P.O. Box 248 [email protected] den on families with disabled families spend nationwide on Louis, Mo. Raleigh, was charged with Carrboro, NC 27510 919-942-2100 children largely depends on children with special health- The study, which was fund- death by motor vehicle and 919-942-2100 (phone) which state they live in, according care needs. ed by the National Institute of assault with a deadly weap- to a new study conducted by the 919-942-2195 (FAX) Classified & Real Estate In North Carolina, out-of- Child Health and Human De- on. He was released from the schools of social work at UNC Wake County jail Monday [email protected] carrborocitizen.com/classifieds pocket costs also exceeded the velopment, appears in the July Chapel Hill and Washington after posting $50,000 bail. 919-942-2100, 8:30-3 M-F national average, with families issue of the American Academy University in St. Louis, Mo. spending $856 annually. of Pediatrics journal. According to the police Deadline is midnight Tuesday. According to researchers, “These are disturbing find- Parish said the costs of car- report, Crouse was approach- Online parents in states with higher ings that highlight the high ing for children with special ing Glenwood on Lynn Road carrborocitizen.com/main average incomes face smaller costs families face in raising health-care needs are high, when he lost control of his Stories are published online every Thursday. burdens — meaning in con- their children with disabilities relative to those for typically car and ran off the right side • carrborocitizen.com/foodandfarm trast, more vulnerable fami- and health conditions, and it developing children, because of the road. The car then • carrborocitizen.com/politics lies in poorer states often pay shows that the state in which of their greater requirements entered the intersection of • carrborocitizen.com/mill more of their own money to a family lives really does mat- for both primary and specialty Glenwood, hitting the pas- cover their disabled children’s ter,” said Susan Parish, an as- medical care, as well as thera- senger side of the Honda. Subscriptions health-care costs. sistant professor at the UNC peutic and supportive services Both cars were going about The Carrboro Citizen is free to pick up at our many locations The study found families in School of Social Work. 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in season The Compassionate Friends: Literary Community Calendar Self-help support after the New Library Hours — Car- death of a child — free and open rboro Branch Library: closed Special Events on Wednesdays and Fridays from to all adults grieving the loss of a Monday and Friday. Tuesday-Thurs Locally Grown — July 25, Cha- noon to 2pm. Call in questions child or sibling. Third Mondays, 7- 5-8pm, Saturday 10am-2pm, Sun- pel Hill hosts a downtown event at 962-0522 or speak in person. 8:30pm. Evergreen United Method- day 1-5pm. Bring cuttings or photographs of highlighting local food, crafts and ist Church. 967-3221. chapelhilltcf. The Book Thief — Contempo- music from 8-10:30pm. damaged or stressed plants. org rary Fiction Book Club meets to Computer classes — free Kids discuss the Markus Zusak novel. Museums July 29, 7pm. Carrboro Cybrary, computer classes: Internet, Toddler Time — at the Car- Gallery tour — tour “Hecho a 918-7387. [email protected]. Email, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, rboro Branch Library. Every Sa- Mano: Book Arts of Latin America” nc.us NC Live. Registration required. truday at 10:15am. 969-3006 July with curator Teresa Chapa. 5:45pm, Wednesdays, through Aug. 6, 19: Miz Moon; July 26: Baseball Wednesday, July 23, Wilson Library. Journey to the Center of the 7pm Century Center 918-7387 stories. 962-4207. Earth — The Movie/Book Club [email protected] meets to discuss the film and Jules Preschool Story Time — at Dance Verne novel. See the movie or the Carrboro Branch Library. Faith Swing — July 19: music by Edsel read the book and join in. Carr- Saturdays at 11am. Buddhism — Buddhist 500. $9 members, $11 others, boro Cybrary. 918-7387. cybrary@ teachings and meditation Express Yourself! — art $4 students. 7-8pm lesson with co.orange.nc.us July 31, 7pm with Gen Tilopa of the Kosala program for ages 3-8 & their paid admission. Dance 8-11:30pm. Eat, Pray, Love — On Thursday, Buddhist Center 7-8:30pm caregivers. Saturdays, 10:45- Triangle Dance Studio, 2603 South Aug 14, 7:00pm, the Carrboread- Wednesday evenings. $10. First 11:15am, 11:30am-noon. $2 Miami Blvd, Durham. triangleswing- ers Non-Fiction Book Club meets class free. 711 W. Rosemary Kidzu Children’s Museum dance.org to discuss Eat, Pray, Love: One St (above Carrburritos). 105 E Franklin St 933-1455 Havana Nights — Cuban Salsa. Woman’s Search for Everything meditationinchapelhill.org kidzuchildrensmuseum.org 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 10pm. Across Italy, India, and Indonesia 967-1861. Mansion 462, 462 W Franklin St, by Elizabeth Gilbert. Carrboro Tibetan Buddhist Volunteers 967-7913, www.mansion462.net Cybrary. 918-7387. RSVP 55+ Volunteer Pro- Meditation & Mind Training Everything is Illuminated gram — seeks volunteers to Salsa/Mambo — 3rd Saturdays, — Wednesdays, 7:30-9pm in — Contemporary Fiction Book match other volunteers with lesson 8pm, dance 8:30-11pm. $7, July. Piedmont KTC Tibetan 358-4201, [email protected]. Club meets to discuss the Jonathan Illustration by Phil Blank opportunities for public service. Buddhist Meditation Center, 35 Fred Astaire Dance Studio, 4702 Safran Foer novel. August 28, Perkins Drive off Weaver Dairy 968-2056 7pm. Carrboro Cybrary. 918-7387. Garrett Rd, Durham. Road in Chapel Hill across from Meals on Wheels — seeks vol- [email protected] Noticias en breve Timberlyne Shopping Center. unteers to deliver meals and/or Ballroom — 4th & 5th Thursdays, www.piedmontktc.org. 933-2138. bake simple desserts for recipi- 7-9:30pm, $2. 933-8982. Seymour Film Senior Center, 2551 Homestead The Venus Institute — French Advent Lutheran — Summer ents in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro Aniversario de “Los Rayados” Rd, Chapel Hill, 968-2070 w/ English subtitles. July 20, 5pm. Sunday worship 10am. 230 area. 942-2948 Weaver Street El Club de Futbol Mon- CHICLE, third floor,101E Weaver St. Erwin Rd, Chapel Hill. 968-7680. English as a Second Lan- Carrboro DanceJam — free- La cooperativa celebre su terrey “los rayados” de Méxi- adventlutheranch.org guage Conversation Club style dance to an eclectic mix of Politics vigésimo aniversario. Parti- co participe en un partido music. First Fridays. Balanced Move- — seeks volunteers to talk with Orange County Democratic cipe en la celebración y crear amistoso con los Carolina- Outdoor activities ment Studio. 304 W Weaver St, groups of international students Women — Meeting and Discus- su propia marioneta después Railhawks este domingo, el Guided Tours — of the N.C. Fridays from 11:30am-1:30pm. upstairs. Smoke & alcohol free. Call sion July 24, 7:30pm, at the Chapel de ver el show de marionetas. 20 de julio a las 1600h en Botanical Garden’s Plant Collec- University Methodist Church on 968-8776 for more info. Hill Museum. Discussion of taxes Comparte pastel con los em- WakeMed Soccer Park en tions, every Saturday at 10am. Franklin St. 967-1448, harwellja@ w/ guest speaker. All welcome. pleados y otros clientes mien- Cary. Entrada $10-50. Com- Free. Lectures, Discussions prar billeten: 101 Soccer Park bellsouth.net & Open Mics Small is Possible — August tras escuchen a la música ma- Gardening Advice — The Drive, Cary, NC 27511 lunes Open Mic —poetry, music & 14, 7pm. McIntyre’s Fine Books. rimba. Actividades empiezan Orange County Master Garden- Health & Wellness a viernes, 1000-1800h, fin de short fiction. Tuesdays, 7pm, Author Lyle Estill discusses his a las 1430h. El sábado, 19 de ers provide a variety of garden- Cancer support — Weekly semana,1000-1400h o llame Market Street Books & Maps, book Small is Possible: Life in a Local julio, 1430-1730h. Weaver ing and landscaping information. support free of charge for cancer al Ticketmaster 834-4000 (o Southern Village. 933-5111, mar- Economy. 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went to the poetry readings at the recently OBITUARY Regulator many times. She wrote from page 1 wonderful essays and had tremen- Lillian Broox Manis dous insight into how to present Lillian (Lilli) Broox Manis her arguments, support them, and Even with parents and died in a tragic car collision in the convince you of her viewpoint. She car owners observing early morning of July 12, 2008 on really enjoyed writing and consid- them, the students seemed Glenwood Ave in Raleigh, NC. ered it as possible career. She had a relaxed and comfortable She was just one month shy of her web site that she worked on, and with each other as they 18th birthday, and was set to go to it will have her art work, poetry worked together under the Earlham College in Richmond In- and short stories in the near future blazing sun. diana at the end of August. She is (http://www.hxresurrection.net). Rising sophomore Josie survived by her mother, Elizabeth, Lilli was an avid movie fan; her Hollingsworth said, “I used her father, Paul, and her younger favorites being the Indiana Jones to prefer solitary running brother, Cameron, her cat, Millo, series, and all Harrison Ford mov- by far over running with a her maternal grandmother, Lil- ies in particular. She was a big fan group, but in the past sea- lian Hughes Webster, her paternal of the BBC TV series Dr. Who, son with cross country I’ve grandmother, Doris Manis, her and had the whole recent series on found group running to be PHOTo by jordan timpy Members of The Episcopal Church of the Advocate gather Wednesday morning on the front porch of the uncles Mike Webster, Will Web- DVD and enjoyed watching it with much more enjoyable as ster, Luke Manis, Thomas Manis, her family, and then over again and well as challenging. People congregation’s office building on Weaver Street. The church, lead byR everend Lisa Fischbeck, center, recently purchased land on Homestead Road to construct a more permanent place of worship. and her many friends from SAYF, again with her friends. Her musical that do cross country are Duke Young Writer’s Camp, Cha- tastes were diverse, running from known as ‘the loners,’ but pel Hill High School, and her classical to Mojave 3, the Decem- training with the Carrboro ADVOCATe churches wanted a new type of ill citizens to understand their Episcopalian presence in the needs and to participate in ef- many other friends whose lives she berists and the Grateful Dead, to team has proven to be quite from page 1 touched and loved throughout her Indie and more punk genres. the opposite.” Chapel Hill-Carrboro area that forts toward mental health care reflected the unique culture of reform. short life. She was preceded in death Lilli was a great sailboat crew, They were looking for- by her maternal grandfather, Willie racing on 2-person dinghys such ward to next week when 22 The 15-acre site includes a the community. Advocate members are also modest brick house, a small She said the words printed involved with the Orange Coun- Broox Webster and her paternal as 420’s for the RTP High School members of the team will grandfather, Jaye Parke Manis. Sailing team, and on Tanzer 16’s travel to Brevard for camp pond and thick woods. The re- at the bottom of the Advocate’s ty Organizing Committee, an maining $445,000 is to be paid sign — “Compassion, Justice, organization also in its embry- Lilli was born at Johns Hop- with her father and other sailors. in preparation for a state kins Hospital in Baltimore Md. She loved the higher winds with meet in Clemmons. The car by closing in April 2010 and the Transformation” — are at the onic stage, working together for church is fundraising for an ad- core of the Advocate’s values, change in areas such as affordable She spent her early years living the spray and wind in her face, wash, which raised $630, in Columbia Md, where she at- and could roll-tack and hike will help pay the transpor- ditional $300,000 for other im- with “Advocate” denoting the housing, reducing the achieve- provements on the site. Holy Spirit. ment gap in the school system tended Young School and Fulton out with the best. She and her tation costs of those trips Elementary. Lilli was talented at brother crewed together at the as well as competitions in The Episcopal Church of the “Radical hospitality” is equal- and environmental racism. Advocate was established by ly important to the Advocate’s “We engage in advocacy for many things, and began playing SAISA Gold Regatta in March, Greensboro and Charlotte viola in third grade, practicing 2008, sailing for Chapel Hill later in the school year. three surrounding Episcopa- purpose, Fischbeck said. The the community — but engaged lian churches: Saint Matthew’s church focuses on community more as individuals with other with her father. After moving to High School. She designed the “Cross country run- Chapel Hill in 1999, she went on logo that appeared on the RTP ning is an efficient way Church in Hillsborough and involvement, like the English as individuals rather than an orga- the Chapel of the Cross and a Second Language classes they nization,” Fischbeck said. “It’s a to play in the McDougle Middle High School sailing shirts and for busy kids to exercise School and Chapel Hill High website. Lilli also participated in — one hour of daily prac- the Church of the Holy Fam- offer Tuesdays and Thursdays different way to support those ily, both in Chapel Hill. Ac- or the collaboration it has with in the community, because ev- School orchestras, and went on the martial arts, earning a Red Belt tice as opposed to the Mozart 250th concert tour in Aus- in Taekwondo. usual two-plus hours of cording to the Advocate’s vicar, Club Nova, where congregation erything we do is based on rela- Rev. Lisa Fischbeck, the three members work with mentally tionships.” tria in 2006. She graduated from Lilli was going to be a freshman other sports,” Josie said. Chapel Hill High School in June, at Earlham college, in Richmond “As much as we’d like to 2008. She has been described by Indiana, to major in art and Asian to set contribution limits for the ter the summer break. Chilton say that the team has all Bill her family and friends as creative, studies. She always wanted to go 2009 town elections, but expires said that if the board decides to different personalities, independent, thoughtful, kind, visit Japan, and had taken 4 years from page 1 60 days prior to the filing start change the ordinance it would it takes a certain breed sensitive, insightful, artistic, tal- of Japanese in high school. for the 2011 elections. In order hold a public hearing, a require- of person to want to run ented, humorous, easy-going and She was loved very much and Since then, Faison, Rep. Ver- for limits to apply to that and ment under town rules. three miles as hard as they beautiful. The family is very grate- is missed by her Mom, Dad and la Insko, the bill’s main sponsor, subsequent elections the board The limit on contributions can and call it fun.” ful for the memories and photos brother Cameron tremendously. and board of aldermen mem- of aldermen will have to approve mirrors similar legislation autho- posted on the Facebook Web- Memorial service for Lilli Contact Valarie Schwartz bers Dan Coleman and Lydia limits prior to each town election. rized for Chapel Hill, but does not site: “Rest In Peace Lilli Manis” will take place on Saturday, July at 923-3746 or valariekays@ Lavelle worked to find language Mayor Mark Chilton said he include that town’s requirement (http://www.facebook.com/group. 19, 2008 at 1 p.m. in the Upper mac.com . agreeable to all parties. expects the board to discuss the that require campaigns to report php?gid=22711931265). School Meeting Hall at the Caro- The measure allows the town legislation once it reconvenes af- the source of donations over $20. Lilli also loved Asian Studies, lina Friends School. The link to the and especially Japanese culture. CFS website which has directions is female leads, and donate the 9:30 a.m. for ages 3-5. $35. When she was just 3, she had her http://www/cfsnc.org/AboutCFS/ Community Briefs proceeds. Half Day Soccer Camp, July first Kimono and fans. She loved directions.htm The exact location 21-24 from 8:30-11:30 a.m. for manga and Japanese movies. Her will be posted on the Facebook site munities to shape the project Church lectures ages 6-12. $95. favorite animals were pandas and (Rest In Peace Lilli Manis), or you Tents of Hope The Community Church of Soccer C.L.A.S.S. (Children owls, and she had a large collection may call Donna Hughes at 932- The United Church of Cha- and reach others to raise aware- ness of the ethnic warfare there, Chapel Hill, Unitarian Uni- Learning Athletic Sports Skills) of owls from around the world. 5832 with questions about the ser- pel Hill will host Tim Nonn, versalist, will present its 2008 for kids and parents. Children She was a talented artist in vice or things that they might do. national coordinator of Tents called genocide by the U.S. State Department. Straley lecture series on Sun- age 4-6 and parents can learn many ways, and worked in char- In lieu of flowers, the family of Hope, an advocacy move- days in July and through Au- the basic skills of soccer. Satur- coal, pencil, watercolors, as well as asks that donations may be made ment for the people of Darfur, gust 10. The lectures start at days, 9 to 10 a.m. from Septem- digital media. Her favorite subjects to the “Lillian Broox Manis Schol- Sudan. Tents of Hope are artis- International sale Internationalist Books and noon with a lunch and end by ber 6 to October 11. The fee is were people, although she also arship Fund”, at Earlham College, tic tents created by congrega- 1:30 p.m. To register for child- $47 per child. drew animals, flowers and land- Alumni and Development Office, tions and other communities as Community Center will be holding a yard sale fundraiser care or for more information Sandlot baseball for ages 9- scapes. She had a tremendous eye 801 National Road West, Rich- focal points for learning about call 929-5983 or 942-5735. 12, weekly mornings in July. for light, shape and shadow. Lilli mond, Indiana, 47374, tel (765) and helping war-torn Darfur. on August 9 at 2408 Honey- suckle Road in Chapel Hill. Speakers are members of the Fall baseball for ages 6-15 learned to draw manga both on 983-1313. Tim Nonn will give a sermon, church that have volunteered with a fee of $52 for County paper and on her computer. Arrangements by Walker’s Fu- themed “We are All Connect- The bookstore is accepting do- nations of books, clothes, furni- or done outreach in fields like residents and $91 for those liv- Lilli was a very talented writer. neral Home of Chapel Hill, 120 ed,” on July 27 at 8:45 and 11 the environment, the Orange ing outside the county. She attended Duke Young Writ- W. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, a.m. ture and other household goods and odds and ends at the store. County Organizing Comittee, For more information on er’s Camp for four years, and has NC 27516 (919) 942-3861 The United Church of Cha- race relations and for South any program or to register call many close friends from there. She Condolences may be sent to pel Hill has a Tent of Hope on Call 942-1740 first if you plan to donate large furniture. The America. the Recreation and Parks de- especially liked to write poetry, and www.walkersfuneralservice.com its front lawn, designed and partment at 918-7364. painted by churchgoers. The sale starts early. Youth leagues HAVE AN OPINION ABOUT tent is intended to be symbolic Femme Fest The Carrboro Recreation Coaches needed of the tents used by the millions and Parks Department is spon- The Carrboro Recreation BICYCLING IN AND AROUND of refugees displaced by the vio- From July 22 to 26 The Cave and Mansion 462 will soring and co-sponsoring a and Parks Department is ac- CARRBORO? lence. number of sports opportunities cepting volunteer coach appli- Tents of Hope started in host Femme Fest to benefit the Girls Rock Camp of NC and for kids. Classes and leagues in- cations for youth baseball and 2007 from a partnership be- volve: basketball programs. For infor- We want to hear it. tween churches and Sudan the Rape Crisis Center of Cha-  pel Hill. Each venue will host The Mini-kickers Soccer mation and an application, call advocacy group Dear Sudan. Camp, July 21-24 from 8:30 to 918-7364. 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Community &REE7ORKSHOPS Realty Thursday, July 24 at 7 pm: Real Estate with a Your Second Home and Beyond Real Purpose Saturday, August 2 at 10 am: 201 N. Greensboro 100% Financing Workshop Deadline for early submissions is August 29 Street, Carrboro Call 932-1990 to register Deadline for late submissions is September 22 919.932.1990 CommunityRealtync.com 6 Thursday, JULY 17, 2008 Opinion The Carrboro Citizen for the record Let’s stop Comprehensive sex education makes for healthier kids pretending By Paige Johnson Chris Fitzsimon is right to characterize my opposition to Kissing babies makes for a great photo op when politi- the bullying bill as “having cians are on the campaign trail. Most legislators claim to nothing to do with bullying.” care about children. But what happens when young people (“Standing up for all kids,” are beyond the age of a photo op, when their behavior is less July 10, 2008) The flip side of than cherubic or when their needs run counter to a legisla- this charge is that support for tor’s personal beliefs? the bullying bill has nothing The chasm between what legislators say and what they do to do with bullying either. And is partially to blame for the sad state of children’s well-being therein lies the problem: The in North Carolina. The Annie E. Casey Foundation just primary aim of the bullying released their annual report, Kids Count Data Book, which bill is not to prevent bullying, measures child well-being and ranks states accordingly. but to add sexual orientation to North Carolina came in 38th in the nation for child the list of protected classes rec- well-being. Our low ranking is in large part due to child- ognized by North Carolina. hood poverty and factors often related to poverty, like teen Federal law recognizes sev- pregnancy, inadequate health care and violence. en “protected classes.” Sexual To be fair, children in North Carolina have champions orientation is not one of these in the N.C. legislature. Many work doggedly to improve the classes, although some states economic well being of children and their families by push- and localities treat it as a pro- ing for policies like a living wage and paid sick days so that tected class that, by definition, workers may care for their families. letter to the editor receives “special protection” Many legislators fight for greater access to health care for against discrimination. Setting children and their parents while others champion legislation Small size limits Carrboro High aside the question of whether that will make schools safer by standing up against bullying. sexual orientation should ac- North Carolina has made great strides in child well-be- Your paper’s July 10th article on the reinstatement evitably face in future years, unless more imaginative tually be a protected class, the ing. In 2006, our state ranked 41st in the Kids Count Data of some of the dropped AP courses at Carrboro High ways are found to share the instructional wealth among irony of the bullying bill is Book. To make greater dents in childhood poverty, legisla- School is good news. However, the reintroduction of the district’s three high schools. that it has hindered genuine tors must tackle some of the issues they avoid out of fear of these courses for the coming year does not address To be sure, some solutions have been offered to these dialogue about sexual orien- controversy. the larger issue of the inevitable limitations posed by problems: taking a course at another school or taking tation — precisely because it Take teenage pregnancy for example. National studies a small high school, apparently planned on the model an online course. Students, it is claimed, “can apply to has obscured the issue behind show that 33 percent of girls and 19 percent of boys who of the national “small high school movement” heavily transfer to one of the district’s other high schools.” Well a mask of pious solicitude for drop out of high school do so because they become a parent. funded by the Bill and Me- and good, if the parents “all God’s children.” Protect- The N.C. General Assembly has made clear their commit- linda Gates Foundation. This is a community that is can provide a car and gas ing all God’s children would ment to do something about North Carolina’s alarming If, sadly, enrollment money for transportation, have been better served by high school drop out rate. Nearly one-third of all students numbers are to be the clearly not willing to take because the school system the Senate version of the bill, who start high school in North Carolina do not receive a principal determining will not. That this stand which avoided specifying that diploma. factor in the number and second-best in one of its schools. is clearly discriminatory certain types of children merit A Joint Legislative Commission on Dropout Preven- level of course offerings does not seem to bother extra special protection from tion and High School Graduation was convened to make and teacher assignments, Unfortunately, the size of the administration at all. bullying. recommendations. They spent months hearing about the it stands to reason that Carrboro High School is itself As for online courses, Every person on earth is root causes of this problem, including the need for teenage Carrboro High will never they are not available for “a child of God,” deserving of pregnancy prevention, teenage parenting support programs match the wealth of aca- a large part of the problem. all disciplines, and some equal protection under the law. and medically accurate sex education. demic opportunities found have been reported as No one is questioning this fact, Their final report included mention of teenage pregnancy in the other two schools, grossly unsatisfactory. and it is unfortunate that the prevention services and comprehensive sexuality education. simply because they have more students. This unavoid- Much needs to be done if the pressing problem of aca- bullying bill’s primary spon- Unfortunately, when the state House rolled a portion of the able disparity was clearly not foreseen in the planning demic equity is to be resolved among the district’s three sor, Rep. Rick Glazier, chose recommendations into the budget, all mention of teenage of Carrboro High School as a “small high school.” Nor high schools. This is a community that is clearly not will- to frame the debate as being pregnancy prevention was deleted. Additional funds for sup- was the downside of this fact made clear to a communi- ing to take second-best in one of its schools. Unfortunate- about either God or children. porting parenting teenagers were also cut. ty which took redistricting in stride on the assumption ly, the size of Carrboro High School is itself a large part of If we were to be honest about In North Carolina, 53 teenage girls become pregnant that students assigned to the new school would have the problem. Creative, long-term planning will have to be the true intent of the bullying every day. We have the 9th highest rate of teen pregnancy access to the same level of education that they would done to find ways of sharing academic offerings across the bill, though, it would become in the country. Almost thirty-percent of teen pregnancies have received in the other two district high schools. entire system — and the sooner the better! obvious that the school system in North Carolina involve teenagers who are pregnant for That this has not turned out to be so is the core of the William D. Ilgen is a terrible venue for working a second time. Yet, “abstinence until marriage only” is the problem that students are facing this year, and will in- Chapel Hill this question out. standard healthy living curriculum in our schools. The bullying bill, for in- At some point, legislators must grapple with the fact that stance, does not define sexual medically accurate sex education is needed because young orientation or gender identity. people deserve the information necessary to make respon- It’s all on the lists At what point is a teacher or sible, life-saving decisions. administrator supposed to de- Chapel Hill has $229,000 in the bank and has already No one wants teenagers to have sex but many do. If Chris Fitzsimon termine that a child is a homo- given $223,000 to legislative candidates. we’re going to convince more of them to delay having sex, sexual? After he engages in a ho- That might help explain why the absurd break for then we need to be honest with them about the odds they Internal polls and worries about the November mosexual act? How are teachers athletic boosters clubs snuck into the budget a few are up against. We need to engage in difficult conversa- election hang over many of the important debates left to know that? Moreover, don’t years ago remains on the books, costing taxpayers $8 tions that include giving them the skills necessary to say in the General Assembly as lawmakers begin what such acts, whether they be ho- million a year. Or why UNC always seems to do bet- no but also the information necessary to protect them when may be the last week of the legislative session. mosexual or heterosexual, con- ter than other state agencies in the final budget ap- they say yes. Bills to address the role of race in the capital pun- tradict the state’s commitment proved by the House and Senate. Teenagers who have babies are more likely to live in pov- ishment system, protect children from bullying at to abstinence-only sex ed? So, One of the contributors to the UNC-CH PAC is erty. Their children are more likely to live in poverty. Stand- school and make it more difficult for people with a then, is a student to be classi- Fred Mills, a member of the UNC Board of Gover- ing up for the health and well-being of teenagers is never serious mental illness to buy a gun are among the con- fied as a homosexual merely nors, which is not very reassuring about his impartial- going to be as easy as kissing babies. But North Carolina tentious pieces of legislation before House and Senate because he might have certain ity on the Board. will never reach the national rank we aspire to until we face members this week. tendencies that are not being The PAC of the Realtors Association has almost the challenges facing teenagers. The issues have galvanized groups that often in- acted upon? And what about $1 million in the bank ready to give to campaigns. timidate legislators into worrying about retribution at kids who are below the age of It has already given $135,000 to candidates this year. Paige Johnson is the Director of Public Affairs at Planned the polls: the Religious Right, pro-gun groups and the consent, not to mention young The Realtors’ brothers in protecting their profits, the Parenthood of Central North Carolina. state’s district attorneys. children who have no discern- Homebuilders Association, has $390,000 in the bank The groups may not be as powerful in influencing able sexual “orientation” at all? and has already passed on more than $150,000 in the outcome of elections as they claim, but each time Once we begin to ask these campaign contributions. they prevail in a legislative debate the perception of difficult questions, it becomes There are hundreds of important details in the their power grows and then becomes more of a reality apparent that we should leave campaign reports of the PACs and the candidates that as the circle of political fear tightens in a self-fulfill- kids out of this matter alto- voters should know about and understand the context ing prophecy, and the groups’ influence in state policy gether. I am more than willing of, and they are all versions of the same story. becomes more entrenched. to have a debate about whether The reports explain who will have influence in the And there’s an even more powerful predictor of sexual orientation should be a next General Assembly and the next administration in who will really run state government in the next four protected class. But let’s stop editorial Raleigh and the next Con- or eight years and who it pretending this legislation has gress in Washington. will be run for, informa- anything to do with “protect- Robert Dickson, Publisher Recent news about tion that is more publicly That’s how the nation’s top ing children.” [email protected] available than ever but the presidential campaigns Kirk Ross, Editor less analyzed by the media diplomats are selected, by how makes the point even more Dr. Jameson Taylor [email protected] than in past years. directly. The New York The Civitas Institute much money they or their Raleigh Susan Dickson, Staff Writer In the past few days Times recently reported [email protected] state and federal candi- friends raised. that Senator Barack dates, political parties, Obama had not been as Taylor Sisk, Contributing Editor and political action com- forthcoming as promised [email protected] letters mittees have filed their required reports with elections about the name of the bundlers to his campaign, the policy Liz Holm, Art Director officials in Raleigh and Washington. people who have raised from $50,000 to $250,000. [email protected] With some exceptions, most of the coverage about the The Obama campaign has since made the names more Letters should be no available and there is a reason to look at them and the simi- Jack Carley, Assistant Editor reports has focused on who is winning the money chase, more than 425 words [email protected] who has raised the most in the last quarter and who has lar big money people for the McCain campaign. in length and must be the most cash in the bank to commercials this summer. Unless things change dramatically, many of the accompanied by the Rich Fowler, Contributing Writer That’s useful information for the horse race. people on the lists will be the next administration’s author’s name, address [email protected] Money still equals credibility in politics, and politi- ambassadors and top political appointees. Forty-nine and contact information. Michelle Langston, Web Designer cal fundraising has much in common with getting of the top fundraisers for President Bush were later ap- We will publish one [email protected] a loan from a bank. The more money you have, the pointed as ambassadors, including former N.C. Com- letter per author per more money you can get. merce Secretary Dave Phillips and his brother Phil. Lucy Butcher, Editorial Intern month. Lengthy letters Not too many years ago before all the campaign re- The News & Observer profiled Winston-Salem written in longhand will Betsy McClelland, Editorial Intern ports were available online, reporters used to flock to businessman Jim Culbertson Sunday, who was re- mysteriously become Catherine Rierson, Editorial Intern the Board of Elections and painstakingly pore through cently named ambassador to the Netherlands after lost. Typed letters are the paper filings, with analyses appearing in the next raising $10 million for Bush in the last eight years. Jordan Timpy, Editorial Intern preferred and email even day’s paper or on that night’s television news. Culbertson tells the N & O that he had repeatedly more so. That said, send advertising The News & Observer’s Under the Dome Blog has told the White House that he didn’t want anything your letters to: provided some details about the reports from the lead- for the money he raised, that instead he would recom- Anne Billings, Office Coordinator ing candidates for governor and U.S. Senate, but not mend his friends. Letters to the [email protected] much has appeared in the papers on or television yet. That’s how the nation’s top diplomats are selected, editor That’s not the fault of political reporters. Most also by how much money they or their friends raised. And Box 248 operations cover the General Assembly as the staffing levels of that’s who will have the most access to the next gover- Carrboro, North traditional outlets continues to shrink. nor, the next Senator and the next General Assembly Carolina 27510 Jacob Mader, Distribution And the news is not just about the candidates. In- too — the people and the companies on the list. Email: editor@ Chuck Morton, Distribution formation is available about the state’s most power- ful political action committees. Citizens for Higher Chris Fitzimon is director of NC Policy Watch. carrborocitizen.com Published Thursdays by Carrboro Citizen, LLC. Education, the PAC of wealthy supporters of UNC- Fax: 919-942-2195 The Carrboro Citizen Commentary Thursday, JULY 17, 2008 7 The Carrboro Branch Library needs all our support

By Mark Chilton of 20-year-veteran Jacquelyn Gist, are Johnny- and Dan Coleman “All Orange County come-latelies on the library issue as compared to the handful of highly engaged citizens whose The normally quiet and perhaps involvement generally precedes our tenure in office. underappreciated Carrboro Branch Library has citizens are constituents Our goal is to join them as leading advocates for been much in the news lately. The controversy the branch library. But all Orange County citizens was precipitated by a 35 percent cut-back Orange of the county are constituents of the county commissioners, and County made to the already minimal hours the those who care about library services must make Carrboro branch is open. commissioners, and those their voices heard. Contact the commissioners and Fortunately, we have a vigilant Friends of the let your concern be known. Carrboro Branch Library organization, which who care about library If you haven’t done so, please join the Friends of raised the alarm. On behalf of the board of Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton (left) and Alderman the Carrboro Branch Library (pick up a membership aldermen, Mayor Chilton wrote to Commissioner Dan Coleman services must make their form at the library) and become active. A small Jacobs. In reply, we learned that the cut-back was group has shouldered the work for a long time and the inadvertent result of the county’s across-the- library combining the collections, staff, and voices heard.” they need your help. board cut in temporary, part-time staff positions services presently located at McDougle Middle We in Carrboro must also make common cause and that funds were being sought to restore School and at the Century Center Cybrary.” The with Chapel Hill. This spring, Mayor Foy asked the library hours. latter recommendation was made in recognition of commissioners for help with the several hundred in the words of writer Ann Herbert, that “libraries Through this controversy, questions have arisen the fact that Carrboro is the largest town in the thousand dollar shortfall in county support to the will get you through times of no money better than as to the long-term plans for the Carrboro Branch state lacking a free-standing library. Chapel Hill library. The best way to reduce this money will get you through times of no libraries.” Library and the role that our citizens and aldermen Since then, members of the board of aldermen, burden on Chapel Hill is to complete the free- Libraries across the country are increasingly can play in ensuring their expedited realization. most recently Mayor Chilton and Alderman Randee standing southwest library in Carrboro. Thousands cognizant of their role in helping provide resources In North Carolina, county library systems are Haven-O’Donnell, have continued to meet with to the west of Chapel Hill will be less likely to drive on a wide range of topics including housing, food, the norm. There are 51 county libraries, 15 regional the county commissioners on developing a plan for to the Chapel Hill Public Library when they will financial literacy, parenting, health, aging, senior (multi-county libraries) and only nine municipal library needs. The commissioners have allocated be able to get comparable services closer to home. services and legal aid. A big part of that is providing libraries (including Chapel Hill). These 75 libraries $2.7 million in their future Capital Investment The board of aldermen will continue to stay the Internet access and assistance to help patrons operate over 300 branch libraries across the state. Plan for developing a library. Chilton and Haven- engaged in this issue. We urge you to do so as well. access needed, up-to-date information. Orange In October 2004, the county commissioners O’Donnell are advising them of sites appropriate And, please, let us know your concerns or ideas. County has long held a high standard in the received a report on library services. It for redevelopment and of new developments in the provisioning of social services, and library services recommended a new central county library, now pipeline. A site has yet to be identified. Mark Chilton is the mayor of Carrboro. Dan Cole- are increasingly part and parcel of that mission. under development as part of the Gateway Center We applaud the commissioners for their man is a member of the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. Most of the aldermen, with the exception in Hillsborough, and a “southwest regional branch commitment to library services and for recognizing, A bumpy ride to a freestanding library Library criticisms inaccurate 40 hours per week of volunteer Jake Lehrer the county seat. That library is and intern assistance. These Margot Malachowski “I think the “The needs north the lifeblood of three branches: nWhen a Orange County dedicated individuals currently Im a compelled to respond Carrboro Branch, the Cybrary Official referred to the Carrboro citizens of number 13, all of whom devote of Hillsborough to the numerous inaccuracies and Cedar Grove Branch. Library as the ‘Carrboro Country between two to six hours of southwest Orange regarding Orange County are great... This Attacks against the Main Club’ in 1997, I knew our path to service a week. This doesn’t count County deserve Public Libraries printed in local is a population Library to gain advantage for the a freestanding library in Carrboro the many hours donated by newspapers. southern part of the county are would indeed be bumpy. Though better library Friends of the Carrboro Library: without wireless I understand that the residents counterproductive. our public-service hours have(or Nerys Levy, Mary-Frances service, and the of Carrboro are upset by the access available in I am discouraged that should I say ‘had’) increased Eldridge, Dolly Triantafillou, recent cuts to the branch library. residents of Carrboro belittle the from 19 hours per week to 26 36 percent cut Martha Tyson, Linda Browner, restaurants, coffee These cuts are not a hit directed needs of the northern part of the by 2008 and our circulation had Karla Reed, Heidi Perry, and in the Carrboro solely at the Carrboro Branch as shops and public county based upon the size of the quadrupled during that time, no Alexandra Brown. Our library implied. BOCC’s Barry Jacobs population. The needs north of permanent staff positions have Library hours couldn’t function without these spaces; without publicly stated that the cuts are Hillsborough are great, especially been funded for the Carrboro wonderful people, and I am this fiscal year is a result of county-wide action to access to other during the difficult economic Library in over 10 years. Even indebted to their selflessness. reduce temporary worker funds. times that Evelyn Daniel with our dramatic increase in an affront that I think the citizens of libraries, bookshops I doubt that the library referred to. This is a population hours and circulation, no increase southwest Orange County should not be director called for an imbalance and children’s without wireless access available in permanent personnel has deserve better library service, in operating hours in an overt in restaurants, coffee shops and ever been realized. My requests tolerated.” and the 36% cut in the Carrboro museums.” effort to reduce services to public spaces; without access to for additional staff have been Library hours this fiscal year Carrboro as implied. Based other libraries, bookshops and ignored by library administration is an affront that should not is not accurate. The Hispanic upon my years (2004-2007) of children’s museums. for over a decade. 1.67 full-time employees, a be tolerated. Please make your Outreach position originated reporting to Brenda Stephens, I David Hart of The Chapel How has the library survived, number similar to other Orange voices heard. as a grant-funded position. am certain that she empowered Hill News notes that, “The growing in service hours and County branches, but our When the grant monies ended, each branch manager to make population of Carrboro and its circulation so substantially, circulation figures are 10 times Jake Lehrer will resign as direc- this position was paid for by decisions about how to handle outlying region is more than without any corresponding higher than either the Cedar tor of the Carrboro Branch Library funds for temporary workers. the system-wide cuts. It is very sufficient to support a fully increase in permanent staff? The Grove Library or the Cybrary, in September. He has worked in There were no funds earmarked likely that the manager of the functioning library.” I have no answer is, simply, through the and our collection outstrips county libraries since 1984 and the for Hispanic Outreach. The Carrboro Branch made the doubt that the population would consistent use of volunteers and both branches by a multiple of Carrboro branch since 1996. bilingual staff member who spent decision to close on Mondays use a library, but clearly neither unpaid library interns. Currently 20. Carrboro Branch Library time providing outreach to the whereas the managers of the Orange County nor the Town of the Carrboro Library employs operates with approximately Spanish-speaking community Main Library and other branches Carrboro can financially support left her position in 2007 to made different decisions. a fully functioning library in accept another job. Her position LIBRARY he said. However: “It’s not some- Linda Browner, on behalf Carrboro. If that was possible, “They think of was not eliminated as implied. thing that can just change over- of the Friends of the Carrboro all the ugly arguments would be from page 1 The Friends of the Carrboro Carrboro as a night; it’s government.” Branch, comments that the moot. Branch persist in referring to The Carrboro Branch Library 2007-2008 budgetary cuts Funding for temporary em- privileged portion the library in Hillsborough as a is open Tuesday through Thurs- “effectively removed the Spanish- Margot Malachowski is a ployees was reduced by about 28 branch. It is not. It is the Main of the county that day from 5 to 8 p.m., Saturday speaking outreach position from former manager of the Cybrary and percent at the Central Library. Library of Orange County, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sun- the library.” This comment is Carrboro resident. According to county officials, doesn’t deserve located in the historic district of day from 1 to 5 p.m. certainly inflammatory, but it this year’s county budget was what the rest of the particularly tight because the county is scheduled to open 11 county deserves,” new facilities, plus debt service they should have called payments on past projects are — Jake Lehrer, higher than in yeas past. Branch Manager, Walker Brown. According to Lehrer, 65 per- Carrboro Branch cent of the Carrboro Library staff Library roofing and are temporary or part time, so the arChiteCtural county’s cuts to temporary staffing were especially hard on the library. Sheet Metal “I felt that the only way that The Carrboro Branch Li- the commissioners and Orange brary has about 5,000 registered Walker BroWn Co. County would understand what borrowers and circulates about roofS that Stand the teStS of tiMe that does to us was to close the 5,000 books per month. doors,” he said. Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin n.C general Contracting Lehrer, who recently an- Foy requested additional library license #35623 nounced that he will resign his funding from the county com- missioners this year, citing sta- [email protected] position Sept. 1, said he feels that po box 187 • carrboro nc 27510 tistics that about 40 percent of the Carrboro Branch Library has phone 942-0776 • fax 942-0729 been consistently neglected by the library’s patrons are residents Orange County Library admin- of Orange County outside of True CrafTsmen SBJOXBUFS!DBUDINFOU istration and government. Chapel Hill. The Chapel Hill A Full-service Exterior business “I think Orange County in Library is only partially funded Decks Restored TZTUFNT!JOTUBMMFE general has a chip on its shoul- by the county – about 11 percent Washed, Sanded, Sealed 361.3611!HBMMPO!UBOLT-!OFX!BOE!SFDZDMFE der about Carrboro,” he said. “I – and most of its funding comes Houses IBOEZ!FMFDUSJD!QVNQT!BWBJMBCMF/ Power Washed, Gutters Cleaned Wednesday think they think of Carrboro as a from the town. Orange County Board of Com- True Craftsmen Copy Special! privileged portion of the county Installation, All Types Siding !!!QJFENPOU!!FOWJSPONFOUBM Color: 35¢ that doesn’t deserve what the rest missioners Chair Barry Jacobs said Roofing, Windows, Decks !!!!!!!!!!!!!MBOETDBQJOH!BOE!EFTJHO BW: 5¢ of the county deserves … just as he expects the hours will be rein- Repair Work As Well  they view Chapel Hill.” stated at the Carrboro Branch Li- Planting & Flower Beds MBOETDBQF!EFTJHO!BOE!JOTUBMMBUJPO!¦!EFFS!GFODF!JOTUBMMBUJPO Email it: Installed & Maintained Lehrer said the recent fund- brary, adding that he understood ¦!Jowbtjwf!fypujd!qftu!qmbou!dpouspm!¦ [email protected] We’ll print it out! ing cuts were the “tipping point” the concerns of residents regard- Contact John Barrett 919-619-8315/919-420-5013 Nbuuifx!!qipof;!:71.7967!!!!!!!!fnbjm;!bsotcfshfsAnjoetqsjoh/dpn for his decision to resign. He has ing the reduced hours. • UPS & Freight Shipping served as director of the Carrboro “We want to provide quality • Custom Packaging Branch Library since 1996 and has library services to everybody,” he • Mailbox & Postal Services worked with the Orange County said. “We have a system that is • Color & BW Printing Library system since 1984. kind of distorted because Chapel • eBay Power Seller “Here we are trying to serve Hill has been so great about sup- • Moving Supplies 20,000 people, now open 17 porting its library.” Stay tuned. • Passport Photos hours a week,” he said. Jacobs said he anticipates an- • Notary Services Lehrer added that he has to other tight county budget next carrborocitizen.com • Business Cards come to the library on the days it year, and that the county needs Carrboro Plaza Shopping Center is closed just to empty the book to figure out a way to better fund MoN-FRI 8-6:30 • SAT 10-5 drop, which gets clogged with its libraries. books. “The reality is we need help,” 919-918-7161 ©2003 United Parcel Service, Inc. 8 Thursday, JULY 17, 2008 Land & Table The Carrboro Citizen

Saturdays: 7 a.m. - Noon Wednesdays: 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. Community Briefs Check out what’s at the Carrboro NCBG August Events Carrboro Farmers’ M a r k e t The North Carolina Botanical Garden will host several Year-Round Farmers’ Market events for the public in August. Annual Tomato Day Just to name a few. . . On August 2, enjoy a workshop, “Local Flora: Summer,” Saturday July 26, 2008 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. An instructor will give classroom Blueberries, tomatoes, corn, cantaloupe, watermelons, peaches, lectures and lead explorations to teach about a variety of local 8:30 AM until the ‘maters run out blackberries, zucchini, yellow squash, peppers, cucumbers, basil, habitats and the summer’s woody and herbaceous plants. Come find us under the gazebo that morning and explore many onions, garlic, pole beans, beets, potatoes, chard, fennel, vegetable On August 9, the Garden will host “Knowing and Growing varieties of both slicing and cherry tomatoes grown by our vendors. and flower starters, sunflowers, lizianthus, snap dragons, sunflowers, Carnivorous Plants” from 1 to 3 p.m. Staff will teach about the zinnias, lilies, campanula, and conditions that support southeastern pitcher plants and how to many more flowers, baked goods grow them. Participants will create and take home a portable (including vegan and gluten free bog garden. There is a fee of $60, or $55 for Garden members to options), breads, jams, wines, grass fed beef, pastured pay for the take-home garden. pork, pastured chicken, On August 16, trained tour guides will offer a tour of Coker grass fed lamb, buffalo, Arboretum from 11 a.m. to noon and speak on the history of sausage, chorizo, the arboretum. ground bison, raw milk cheeses, smoked cheeses, Environmental meeting goat cheese, jams, jellies, The Carrboro town hall will host a community forum July 29 pottery, hats, rugs and more! at 7 p.m. entitled “Environmental Issues in the 2008 Elections.” The event is sponsored by the Town Hall and OWASA precincts of the Orange County Democratic Party. Daniel Whittle, staff attorney at the North Carolina Office of the Environmental Defense Fund, will lead the forum and discuss key local and national environmental issues, including Duke Energy’s Cliff- side coal plant, offshore drilling and global warming. For more information see www.owasadems.org. Tomato tasting The Carrboro Farmers’ Market will host its Annual Tomato Day July 26, starting at 8:30 a.m. under the gazebo. You can try different varieties of local tomatoes. Come early to make sure you get a taste! Happy 20, WSM Weaver Street Market will hold its 20th Anniversary Cel- ebration July 19 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Southern Village location. Live music and entertainment will be provided with birthday cake and balloons. Local book talk McIntyre’s Fine Books in Fearrtington Village will host Dr. Lyle Estill to discuss his book Small is Possible: Life in a Local Economye . Th book focuses on true stories of practical solutions to national and international problems from Chatham County. Estill is a president of Piedmont Biofuels and lives in Moncure, North Carolina. Jordan Lake Arts & Music Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5 for the first of the season Jordan Lake Arts & Music Festival. Seventeen of North Carolina’s finest musicians and art- ists will be featured, including the Steep Canyon Rangers, The John Brown Quintet, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty, Big Fat Gap and The Urban Sophisticates. Arts and crafts will be on exhibit the whole weekend and food for every palette will be available — bring your instruments too, because there’ll be lots of opportunities for jamming. To help raise awareness of water pollution, there will be sev- eral environmental agencies, the Sierra Club and the Haw River Assembly. High levels of pollution from wastewater plants and from runoff that causes algal blooms and extreme chemical con- ditions all affect Jordan Lake—these agencies will offer infor- mation, accept donations and volunteers. Gates open at 9 a.m. on Saturday Oct. 4, and will close that Free Fridays evening at 7:30p.m. They will reopen the following morning, OWASA will waive the fee for boat users on University Lake on Fridays from July 18 to August 15. There is still a fee for Oct. 5, with the same schedule. Camping at the local campsites renting an electric trolling motor. For a waiver, bring in a recent bill to prove you are an OWASA customer. If you have OWA- around Jordan Lake is encouraged. For Further information on SA service but not a bill, bring identification that can confirm your address. University Lake is open Friday through Monday campsites, music schedule and band bios, visit: www.jordan- from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call OWASA at 942-5790 for more information. lakefarm.org.

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Don’t even think about Following the River trying to dig a plant for your own garden. And you are not going to find it in a garden center. Un- less you are fortunate enough to find some plants growing naturally beneath some of your oak trees, the best way to procure one of these is to collect seed and sow directly beneath your oak trees. Regrettably, my landscape contains no oaks, so I’ll have to be satisfied with enjoying these handsome peren- nials in the wild. Aureolaria virginica is the most common eNO Although the goal of com- the land in private hands,” she of several species and pleting the state park finally said. Conservation easements though it occurs in dry from page 1 seems within reach, getting there restrict development on the oak woods throughout hasn’t been easy, Jordan said. land, but landowners maintain the state, one doesn’t “That’s one of the things “Land is really expensive,” ownership of land within the that’s so nice about the state she said. “That’s our biggest easements. run into it very often, park – Here you are in the perhaps because we are challenge.” “I think a lot of people, es- middle of quite an urban area, Jordan said the association pecially people who have land seldom walking around and you can get a real wilder- works with landowners to pro- in their family for generations, these woods during high ness feel,” Jordan said. vide them with financial in- would love to see it protected,” summer. I haven’t seen The park’s rangers lead centives to sell or donate their Jordan said. However: “This is Aureolarias in flower various activities every week- land. In areas around the Eno where people have their invest- for several years; just end, including hikes, canoe that aren’t in the state park, ments, and so we’re directly haven’t been in the right and kayak trips and bug-find- the association also works competing with developers and ing trips. with landowners who are in- others for development of the places at the right time! Once the missing links in The population up near terested in obtaining conser- property.” the park are completed, Jor- vation easements to protect Timberlyne is one of the dan said, the association plans their land, Jordan said. For more information, visit largest I’ve ever seen, to add equestrian trails to the “That’s a great conserva- enoriver.org. and those vivid yellow, park as well. tion tool because it does keep waxy-textured, one-to- two-inch-long flowers light up that shady oak x Water Watch Wednesday, july 16 x roadside. photo by Ken Moore LAKE LEVELS They flower more The roadside population of Aureolaria up near Timberlyne is iUn versity Lake: 1’ 2.25” below full vigorously where they particularly showy. Cane Creek Reservoir: 4’ 6.4” below full receive significant sun- light beneath the canopy ered butterfly group. My nothing false about this PER CIPITATION THIS MONTH [ tip]: hunch is that our local plant. Rather than call J ones Ferry Water Treatment Plant: 5.25” of the host oaks. So look Cane Creek Reservoir: 1.54” for them in forest open- Aureolaria is also a host it by either of the com- Leave lower branches on ings and edges exposed plant. If you’re fortunate mon names, I suggest C UstoMER WATER DEMAND trees and shrubs and allow to sunlight for part of enough to have some you call it Aureolaria. Say Past 7 days (average): 8.594 million gallons leaf litter to accumulate on Past 30 days (average): 9.001 million gallons the day. under your oaks, or it out loud. It rolls off top of the soil. This keeps discover them on your your tongue so easily Several Aureolaria E stimated Water Supply remaining : the soil cooler and reduces walks, linger a bit. A and your friends and species are host plants 314 days worth (about 10 months), based on average demand evaporation. for the larvae of the sighting of the Baltimore neighbors will be might- in the last 30 days and assuming no further rainfall. Baltimore butterfly, a will be worth the wait. ily impressed! source : OWAsa member of the check- There is definitely

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