Pittsboro Journal

Take to the rocks in Joshua Tree National Park
Summit Daily News
Retired travel journalist Carolyn Schwartz calls both Frisco and Pittsboro, NC, “home.” From a vantage point atop a stack of angular boulders hundreds of feet above the serpentine main park road, we look out at a landscape of muted golds and browns, ...

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Politics stall request for blackberry promotion
The Packer
Things proceeded as normal with Lineberger, past president of the Pittsboro, NC-based North American Raspberry & Blackberry Association, presenting the benefits of forming such a group. Then the issue of the Christmas tree tax surfaced.

Six from NC among greatest All-Americans
News & Observer
BY TIM STEVENS - tstevens@newsobserver.com Five former North Carolina high school boys' basketball players are among the 35 Greatest McDonald's All-Americans. The list was released by game organizers in celebration of the 35th Anniversary of the ...

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in North Carolina (Jan. 29)
Targeted News Service (subscription)
29 -- Ericsson, Stockholm, Sweden, has been assigned a patent (8102950) developed by Paul Wilkinson Dent, Pittsboro, NC, and Gregory E. Bottomley, Cary, NC, for a "method and apparatus for efficient multi-symbol detection." The abstract of the patent ...

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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in North Carolina (Jan. 28)
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The co-inventors are Nicholas B. Duck, Apex, NC, Todd K. Hinson, Rougemont, NC, Vadim Beilinson, Cary, NC, Laura Cooper Schouten, Pittsboro, NC, and Daniel John Tomso, Bahama, NC The abstract of the patent published by the US Patent and Trademark ...

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CaryCitizen
A Short Drive from Cary: Top 5 Things to Do in Chatham County
CaryCitizen
Pittsboro, NC – Whether you call Chatham County home or are just visiting, you'll find plenty to do and see. From crusty pizza to hot air ballooning, biking, hiking and antiquing, here are my Top 5 Things To Do In Chatham County.

Chatham Journal Weekly
Do not be afraid to fill an empty building with children learning
Chatham Journal Weekly
By Sherry Beck Pittsboro, NC - I have been a reader of the Chatlist for about eight years. I also own a small business here in Pittsboro. I don't understand why some people are so afraid of anything changing in town. When the Piggly Wiggly opened after ...

Worcester 'visionary' to lead Pentucket schools
The Daily News of Newburyport
Other finalists included Brooke Clenchy of Winchendon, Justin Bartholomew of Pittsboro, NC, and Richard Langlois of Saugus. And further changes in district leadership may be on the horizon, according to Michael Gilbert, the consultant from the ...

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Calling all chocolate cake and cheesecake bakers to the Council on Aging's ...
Chatham Journal Weekly
By Megan Coggins Pittsboro, NC - Chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate is always the theme for the Council on Aging's 24th Annual Chocolate Cake and Cheesecake Bake-Off and this year will be no different. This mouth-watering event has been ...

GREENSBORO, NC (WGHP)—
My Fox 8
Greensboro will join other big cities with their own currency such as Philadelphia, Seattle, Washington, DC and New Orleans. In North Carolina, Pittsboro, southwest of Raleigh, has the Plenty. The constitution bans governments from making coins, ...

President Obama touts NC's tourism efforts
NBC17.com
No matter where they're coming from, tourists make North Carolina the sixth most visited state in the country. About a third of tourism in North Carolina is generated by people who live in the state, Minges said. Mary Rizkalla, who lives in Pittsboro ...

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NBC 17 looks at North Carolina, Triangle tourism
NBC17.com
No matter where they're coming from, tourists make North Carolina the sixth most visited state in the country. About a third of tourism in North Carolina is generated by people who live in the state, Minges said. Mary Rizkalla, who lives in Pittsboro ...

LAVIN, MARVIN
Cleveland Jewish News
Marvin B. Lavin, a resident of Galloway Ridge, Pittsboro, NC, died Nov. 10, 2011, at age 88. Born on June 11, 1923, to Rachel and Benjamin Lavin, he grew up in Cleveland and graduated from Collinwood High School. Mr. Lavin served in the US Army for ...

Third Annual Shamrock Run for Hope seeks volunteers
Chatham Journal Weekly
By Marion Haywood Pittsboro, NC - The Third Annual Shamrock Run for Hope, hosted by the Pittsboro Relay for Life is scheduled for March 17, 2012. This 5K & 10K run in Pittsboro is followed by a breakfast for participants (included in registration, ...

A reply to the “Sustainable Capitalism” Manifesto
Chatham Journal Weekly
Pittsboro, NC - Sustainable has become the new king's clothing in the American marketplace of mentality. The buzzword was invented by the people whose minds were shaped by the 1950's sales concept that “new” was better. Decades of marketing influence ...

Chatham Journal Weekly
Chatham County charity rook tournament this weekend
Chatham Journal Weekly
Pittsboro, NC - Ebenezer United Methodist Church will host the First Annual Chatham County Charity Rook Tournament On Friday, January 13 and Saturday January 14. The first round will be played on Friday night beginning at 7 pm.

Blackberry industry seeks research, promotion board
TheGrower
Ervin Lineberger, past president of the Pittsboro, NC-based North American Raspberry & Blackberry Association and owner of Killdeer Farm, Kings Mountain, NC, said a 25-member working group of blackberry growers and marketers discussed the move with 10 ...

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Blackberry industry seeks research, promotion board
The Packer
Ervin Lineberger, past president of the Pittsboro, NC-based North American Raspberry & Blackberry Association and owner of Killdeer Farm, Kings Mountain, NC, said a 25-member working group of blackberry growers and marketers discussed the move with 10 ...

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Blackberry industry seeks research, promotion board
The Packer
Ervin Lineberger, past president of the Pittsboro, NC-based North American Raspberry & Blackberry Association and owner of Killdeer Farm, Kings Mountain, NC, said a 25-member working group of blackberry growers and marketers discussed the move with 10 ...

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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in North Carolina (Jan. 9)
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8 -- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Stockholm, Sweden, has been assigned a patent (8090320) developed by Paul Wilkinson Dent, Pittsboro, NC, and Sven Mattisson, Bjarred, Sweden, for a "strong signal tolerant OFDM receiver and receiving methods.

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