FEARRINGTON HOMEOWNERS 
NEWSLETTER 

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FEARRINGTON VILLAGE COMMUNITY NEWS

New Directory Editors Named

Michael Cotter (542- 4414); e-mail joannenmike@hotmail.com. Michael will edit the print copy and the FHA Newsletter directory additions and corrections.

Forrest Greenslade (545-9743); Fax: same; fcg@forrestgreenslade.com.
Len Kreisman (545-8930); prof3025@nc.rr.com. Forrest and Len will edit the FHA website directory.

They all will work together to coordinate directory information received from block captains and the FHA office to give you an up-to-date printed and website directory.
Our deepest thanks to Norma Reardon and Cynthia Jones for their two years of hard work as directory editors.

- Ed Farnan, FHA President
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Toll-Free Calls To Durham Have Arrived

The FHA Board wishes to thank John Stoller and Al Lebeau for their efforts in convincing the phone companies to enlarge our local calling area to permit toll-free calls to Durham. This service began on June 7.

- FHA Board
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Ducks, Geese and Turtles Thrive

Our eight resident ducks are doing well. The geese have not left, and 24-32 are in one pond or another.

The surprise addition of two "Fearrington/Canadian" goslings was noted in late May. Residents by birth, unfortunately. As big as small chickens when first seen, they are at home in the middle pond in Camden Park. They approach with beaks open and tongues out, just as appealing as the grown-ups!

The Cuyahogas and mallard "Squeaky" on the lower pond in Camden have been joined by two wood ducks, who have been around for several weeks, one with a distinctive crest on the back of its head.

To complete the rural scene, two small turtles have been seen by the feeding station at the lower pond, digging holes and laying eggs, which they push deep into the hole and cover up.

Donald Hicks, R.B. Fitch's man who provides us with duck food, has successfully incubated and hatched one rescued egg. The duckling is apparently of mixed parentage; gray with a black ring around its neck-as close as we have come to a "Beltie Duck!"

- John and Bunny Shillito
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Women's Club Has a Banner Year

2001-2002 has been a really big year for the 200+ members of the Fearrington Women's Club!

Hard work and fantastic support from the residents of the Village have produced fantastic results. The Charitable Fund topped out at $6,000!

Grants are awarded to programs and services benefiting residents of Chatham County. This year awards were approved for:

    Chatham County Agricultural and Industrial Fair Association, for repairs to the Milliken cabin at the county fair grounds.
    Family Violence and Rape Crisis Services, for summer day camp for the children in the families served by the agency.
    UNC Hospitals/Hospice Services, for support for indigent county patients, volunteer training and bereavement support.
    Chatham Education Foundation, for creative teaching grants.
    Triangle Reading Services, for staff training in fund raising.
    Child Care Networks Inc., for upgrade licensing at caregiver locations.
    The Storytime Project, for the reading program by the Fearrington Women's Club members to needy children in licensed day-care centers throughout the county. In May we were able to give each child a personal copy of a storybook-many have never owned a book before this.

Thank you to everyone for making this possible!
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WHAT'S GOING ON IN FEARRINGTON

Attention, Fearrington Children

The Swim and Croquet Club invites all Fearrington children to come to the Gathering Place at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 4, for a performance by Tate the Great, a magician.
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McIntyre's July and August Events

Saturday, July 6, 11 a.m., Gwen Y. Fortune will read from her new novel, Growing Up Nigger Rich.
Saturday, July 13, 11 a.m. Join author Sarah Dessen for a reading from her new novel, This Lullaby. A title by the author must be purchased at McIntyre's for any books to be signed.
Saturday, July 20, 11 a.m., Reynolds Price will read from his new novel, Noble Norfleet.
Saturday, July 27, 11 a.m., Jeffery Beam will read from his new work, What We Have Lost: New & Selected Poems 1977-2001.
Saturday, August 3, 11 a.m., William Price Fox will read from and sign his new book, Wild Blue Yonder.
Saturday, August 24, 11 a.m., Coming of Age: Four Authors for Young Readers. A morning with Eileen Hayes, Luli Gray, Frances Wood and Fearrington resident Louise Hawes. Ms. Hawes will read from her new young-adult novel, Waiting for Christopher.
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The Movie Club Plans Two Showings

The Movie Club's July and August showings are as follows:

Sunday, July 14, 7 p.m., at the Gathering Place. Feature film is Shakespeare in Love, starring Judi Dench.
Sunday, August 11, 7 p.m., also at the Gathering Place. Feature film is Howards End, starring Anthony Hopkins.

Questions? Call George Woolfe, 542-4473.
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Fearrington Catholics To Hold Picnic

The Fearrington Catholics are having their First Annual Picnic on Sunday, September 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Swim and Croquet Club. The menu will include barbecue, chicken, hush puppies, cole slaw, baked beans, wine, beer and soft drinks. We'll end with a peach cobbler and iced tea.

Everyone is welcome. The cost is $15 for members and $18 for non-members. Checks should be made out to Fearrington Catholics and placed in the Fearrington Catholics box at the Gathering Place kiosk.

Any questions? Call Terrie Doyle, 542-0271.
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Arts & Crafts Plans Museum Trip

Get ready for a great time! The first trip of the 2002-03 season for the Arts & Crafts group will be on Thursday, October 3, to the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh.

This exhibit promises to be an exciting one. It's called "Art in the Age of Rubens and Rembrandt: 17th Century Dutch and Flemish Culture."

Bring two checks to the Monday, September 9, meeting: one for membership and the other for the trip. Sign up for the trip after the meeting. More details will be available at the meeting.

If you have questions, call Terrie Doyle, 542-0271.
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Galloway Ridge Staff At Farmers Market

The Galloway Ridge staff has a tent in the middle of the Farmers Market each Tuesday, offering "Free Shade and Free Lemonade" to everyone. There is no sales pitch, just an opportunity for us to meet people and shake hands.

- Stan Finch, Marketing Director, Galloway Ridge
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MUSIC NOTES

Music In The Air Resumes in September

Regular outdoor concertgoers will be looking forward to the fall schedule of Music in the Air. For those in our community who have not yet sampled the delights of Music in the Air on the Village Green, why not mark your calendars now to participate in this charming, easy-going event. You have no tickets to buy. Just turn up. We have persuaded some wonderful local musicians to play for free. However, we do "pass the hat" and ask you to contribute to the well being of the artists.

Come with a neighbor or bring a friend from outside Fearrington (we are not exclusive). Some folks bring picnics and beverages; others make reservations at the Market Cafe for dinner before or after the event. Most just dress for the weather, bring a chair and sit back and enjoy.

Our September performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. and run for 45 minutes or so. In October, as the afternoons get cooler, we will switch to 4:30-5:15 p.m. All concerts are on a Thursday.

Thursday, September 5, 7 p.m.- Brown Mountain Lights: Five Triangle music veterans with a love of Americana music from Bluegrass and twangy pop to pure honky tonk. They are regulars at many Piedmont venues. Sounds like lots of fun!
Thursday, September 19, 7 p.m.-The Cyndra Fyore Jazz Quartet. Our many jazz lovers in the community are in for a treat! This is jazz with pizzazz-jammin' jazz, sassy blues, Big Band swing, ballads and Brazilian. Cyndra Fyore is the vibrant, sultry vocalist with a 31/2-octave range.

Watch the FHA website and the next Newsletter for our October and, possibly, November offerings.

Contacts: Carolyn Curtis and Carolyn Gelderman, music_in_the_air @hotmail.com.
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Village VoicesTune Up For New Season

The Village Voices, Fearrington's own women's singing group, is preparing for the coming season with a new executive board. The members are Joan Cowan, president; Carol Girton, vice president; Loretta Gilson, secretary; Sandy Kelley, treasurer; Cathy Hummel, membership; Barbara Wagner, librarian; Virginia Childress and Ellie Davidson, social; Madge Briggs, publicity; Sally Bird, historian, and Marilyn Worth, fundraising. Our director is Bob Lawton and the accompanist is Dan Hadley.

Who is our new president?

Joan Cowan really had four different careers as an adult. After graduation from Boston University, Joan moved to New York City to work for United Airlines. After three years, she went to Chicago to join her family and worked for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as chief of reservations. In another three years she met and married her husband, Jack. Thus started her third career as a homemaker and mother of three daughters. However, when her youngest child started kindergarten, Joan decided to return to school to become certified as a teacher. Her last professional job was as a seventh- and eighth-grade language arts teacher of gifted children and drama coach. During this time she was nominated as a Master Teacher for the state of Illinois.

With all of this, music has been a major part of her life. Both her parents were accomplished musicians, and consequently, Joan started singing in choirs at the age of 5 and continued to sing in choruses and do solo work. Jack sings with the Harmony Grits and she is a charter member of the Village Voices.

The success of our new season will be determined by all the women's voices in the village who join us for our rehearsals and holiday and spring concerts. Be sure to mark your calendar for the first rehearsal, Monday, September 9, from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. at the Gathering Place. Have a terrific summer and keep that singing voice ready for September 9.
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Fearrington Concert Series Announces New Season

Subscribers to the Fearrington Concert Series will find familiar and new groups in performance for the 2002-2003 season.

The schedule is as follows:

September 29: Chirusca Trio featuring Hsiao-mei Ku, violinist with the Ciompi Quartet, Leonid Zilper, cellist with the North Carolina Symphony, and Rey Kilburn, pianist and artist-teacher at Ball State University.
October 27: The Mountain Chamber Players. This highly regarded trio from Brevard College in their first concert at Fearrington, consists of Rita Hayes, flute/piccolo; David Kirby, clarinet/saxophone, and Katherine Palmer, piano.
February 2: The Pritchard-McCallum Duo. Eric Pritchard, first violinist with the Ciompi Quartet, and Greg McCallum, a pianist well known and loved by Fearrington concertgoers.
March 23: The Carolina Brass. A return visit by this talented group of six horn players.
May 18: Young Artists from the North Carolina School of the Arts.

The Fearrington Concert Series is a subscription series. Subscription notices for the new season have been sent to current subscribers and new residents. Current subscribers are guaranteed a seat only if they respond by July 15. Others who wish to subscribe may apply to Joan Rimer by mail (521 Fearrington Post). The cost is $40 per person.
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WHAT'S GOING ON OUTSIDE FEARRINGTON

Shared Learning Open To New Members

Come and join our organization of active seniors who never want to stop experiencing and learning.

The new fall semester begins on Monday, September 9. Classes will include a study of India, Then and Now; a look at Afghanistan, history, literature, how to listen to and understand opera, Spanish, French, a weekly discussion of the news, a monthly guest lecture and many more classes.

Members can select as many or as few classes as they wish. The classes meet on weekday mornings at the Church of the Reconciliation at the corner of Elliott and Old Oxford roads in Chapel Hill. Tuition is only $40 for the entire year (including both the Fall 2002 and Spring 2003 Semesters).

For further information and a copy of our next newsletter describing each of the fall classes, please call Bob Gilson (545-2943) or Larry Nielson (967-3572). We hope to see you at Shared Learning in September.
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Friends of the Library To Salute New York

Please reserve Friday, September 13, from 7:30-9:30 p.m. On this date, The Friends of the Pittsboro Library are having an Opening at the library to salute the vitality of New York, New York; to commemorate 9/11 and to look to the future.

For this Opening, a donation of $10 is suggested so that this event can help increase the library's programming for the children of Chatham County. The mission of the 2002-2003 Friends Board is "The Year of the Child."
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Other Library Activities

From mid-September through October, The Friends Art Gallery Show will feature New York. Should you have photographs, paintings, etchings or multimedia work that you feel would be appropriate for this show, please call Claire Levitt, 542-4494; Anne Granath, 933-7664, or Emily Halpern, 542-7139.

On Thursday, September 26, at 7:30 p.m., Alvin Schultzberg will give a talk titled "Celebrating New York." Anyone who has heard Mr. Schultzberg knows that he is an expert on the city's music, culture and history.

Don't forget to view the current show at the library, featuring the Chatham County Dispute Settlement Poster Project created by four elementary schools (Silk Hope, Moncure, Bonlee and Perry Harrison).

Over the summer, The Friends Gallery is also featuring two quilts-one created by a second-grade class at Pittsboro Elementary School and the other quilt by a second-grade class at Silk Hope Elementary.

Library Art Gallery shows are open to the public during library hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

The Pittsboro summer reading program for children, organized by the staff and financed by The Friends, will run every Friday at 11 a.m. through July 26.
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From Habitat: Yes, Please! And No, Thank You

Fearrington folks have always been exceedingly generous when it comes to supporting Chatham Habitat for Humanity. They volunteer as builders, as workers at the Home Store, and as donors to that store. But lately there has been some confusion about what type of items the Home Store can and cannot accept for resale. We hope the following list will be helpful to all you Fearringtonians who've recently cleaned out your attics and garages.

The Chatham Habitat Home Store sells household items, big and small. It needs donations of everything from kitchen utensils to end tables. If you've decided to replace your couch, we'll happily accept the old one. If you just received a new power tool for Father's Day, we'll snap up that old drill or saw or whatever. We love everything from comforters to computers, from lawn mowers to luggage. If you have large items, or lots of boxes, the Home Store will send its truck to your home to pick them up.

The Home Store cannot accept any of the following:

    Clothing. We do not sell clothing. Please give this to the PTA re-sale store.
    Electronic devices or appliances that need any repair. (We do not have the personnel, time, or resources to fix balky machines.) All clocks, computers, microwaves, washers etc. must be in good working order.
    Furniture that is broken, stained, or has ripped upholstery. Cabinets without doors or hardware. Wall ovens, gas stoves, gas dryers, gas refrigerators. (We can't test these in our store.)
    Sofa beds. (It is illegal to sell used mattresses in North Carolina, and sofa beds aren't functional without them.)
    Used toilets. Sinks with chips, stains, or rust.
    Chipped glassware, dishes etc. Stained or ripped linens.

The Home Store tries to offer clean, serviceable merchandise to its customers for a fair price. So we really appreciate folks who screen their donations before calling for a pick-up. It saves us time and trips to the dump.

Beginning in July, the Home Store will have new hours of operation: Wednesday-Friday, noon to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

If you have any questions about an item you're thinking of donating, please give the store a call at 542-0788.

And again-thank you, Fearrington, for your generosity to Habitat.
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VOLUNTEERS

Volunteers Needed for Deer Census

At its June meeting, the FHA Board voted to develop a plan to thin the deer herd. Volunteers who are familiar with the activity of the deer are asked to volunteer to assist in the census. Please contact Jay Olson, 542-7294, after July 4.
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Ackland Museum Seeks Volunteers

The Ackland Art Museum at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is recruiting volunteers for its gallery teacher program. Volunteer gallery teachers (docents) receive extensive training about the Ackland's diverse collection of paintings, sculpture and works of art on paper, and how to teach about them based on the needs of kindergarten-12th-grade students. Volunteers must be available for training sessions on Tuesdays between 10 a.m. and noon. After preliminary training, they will commit to teach on mornings or afternoons, Wednesday-Friday, each week during the school year, September-May. A desire to work with people, especially young children and adolescents, and to learn about art is the primary requirement. Good communication skills, teaching experience or knowledge about disabilities are always helpful.

Because the Ackland's programs serve a diverse population of Triangle residents, the museum values a teaching staff that reflects this diversity, thereby enhancing the experience of all visitors. Men and women from a variety of cultural, racial and ethnic backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including bilingual speakers and people with special interest in or knowledge of art and cultures of Asia and Africa.
For more information, please call Leslie Balkany at 962-3342, Beth Shaw McGuire at 962-0479 or the museum's TTY line at 962-0837.
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HEALTH AND FITNESS NEWS

FEARRINGTON CARES NEWS

Fall Programs

Fall programming is under way. Norm Talner is planning medical lectures for Wednesday, October 16, in the evening and Thursday, November 14, at 4:30 p.m.
The next Red Cross blood drive will be the morning of Wednesday, October 23, chaired again by Betty Lou Cobb.

A 55-Alive class will be conducted by Joe Geoghegan on Thursday, October 3, and Friday, October 4, and CPR will be offered the afternoon of Thursday, December 5.

In addition, with input from the Educational Task Force (see below), other seminars and classes will be offered depending on available space.
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Discussion Group Results

(A few highlights from the meetings held in June)

Suggestions from Educational Services task force (Norm Talner, Chair)

    Increase visibility of Fearrington Cares
    New pamphlet to all homes
    Inform area clinics and physicians about Fearrington Cares
    Develop a website linked to the FHA website
    Produce spring and fall newsletters with in-depth information
    Provide more lectures/seminars/classes-specific issues that can grow into support groups, for example:
    Wellness issues (nutrition, safe exercising)
    Alcohol/substance abuse
    Age-related depression
    Services available to caregivers

Suggestions from Health Services task force (Jack Farley, Chair)

    Critical issues: privacy for clients and nurse, communications, image
    Develop volunteer corps to provide administrative staffing (like FHA)- result: better use of nurse's time
    Make better use of resident expertise in developing/providing services (advisory board of resident health care professionals)
    Offer new services through screening clinics (podiatrist, pharmacist, bone density, fitness assessments)
     Organize neighborhood focus groups to identify needs and reach residents

Home Services (Merv Shumate, Chair)

    Re-define handyman duties and limits to services they can provide
    Develop a list of outside service providers (for jobs beyond volunteer scope)
    Develop a corps of volunteers willing to provide expanded transportation services
    Train interested volunteers in caregiver relief; tap into other community services
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A True Story

One of our residents recently discovered a well-imbedded tick after a tennis game. Not wanting to tackle the job himself, he paid a visit to our nurse, Bertha Williams, remembering that she provides this service. Unfortunately, Bertha was out of the office due to a death in the family.

He decided his next best option was the Chatham Crossing Medical Clinic.

When he arrived, he found a full waiting room. Would he come back that afternoon? NO! An exception was made, and he was taken care of. Paperwork followed...and will continue...until all insurance companies and Medicare are informed and in agreement, and two months from now his bill will be sent and payment made.

A small illustration of the value of having a nurse on site.
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OTHER HEALTH AND FITNESS NEWS

Yoga Class Meets Wednesdays

This is a great time to put the mind at rest and let the body take over. That, and a group of friendly, caring, people, can help you over the bumpy ride ahead. We meet on Wednesdays, at the Gathering Place, 8:15 to 9:30 a.m.
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Support Group Forming

A group of Fearrington residents wants to start a support group for people who have Peripheral Neuropathy. If you are interested in joining this group, please contact Vera Reece at breece@mindspring.com or call me at 542-7272 to let me know how many are interested and I will set up a date and time.

- Vera Reece
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BOARD BRIEFINGS

June FHA Board Meeting Report

President Ed Farnan called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. on June 4. Walter Koehler, treasurer, presented his monthly report. He stated that the budget was on track. The liquid assets are $133,594, as compared to $119,127 one year ago.

Following several months of discussing the position and soliciting applicants, President Farnan moved that the FHA Board appoint Len Kreisman as the historian for the Fearrington Homeowners Association for an initial period of three years, effective immediately. The historian will report to the board periodically on his progress as outlined in a job description being developed by the board and Len. He will recruit and supervise those volunteers that are willing to contribute to the writing of our history. The motion was seconded and approved, and Len was introduced.

President Farnan provided an update on the Briar Chapel project. He stated that the Chatham County commissioners had turned down the proposal and were considering a moratorium on large developments for 6-12 months. The commissioners appointed a committee appointed to develop an ordinance for "compact community"' developments. Larry Hicks will be the chairman.

Jay Olson, board member, reported on the progress of plans to control the deer problem. He reported he has received mostly positive responses to the idea of a limited deer kill using bow and arrow by "Hunters for the Hungry." He moved that the FHA board develop a plan to thin the herd, under the leadership of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. The plan will be reviewed and discussed before implementation.

The board and guests discussed the motion at length making the following points:

    Did the board know that bow and arrows might only wound deer and cause unnecessary suffering?
    A question was raised about safety to residents, and Farnan responded that the hunting would be done on undeveloped land.
    A resident asked if neighborhoods could organize and volunteer their land for hunting.
    A resident stated his opposition to killing the deer. He stated people knew the deer were here when they bought here. Why not use barriers or plant different plants?
    A question was raised about creating a deer park and feeding the deer there, thus keeping them away from the homes.
    Another resident suggested we follow the advice of the state biologist and do a deer census and investigate their trails and habits. He also stated we needed a more sophisticated measure of the opinion of the residents than just how many people had contacted Jay Olson.
    A board member suggested a survey with block captains or a ballot in the newsletter. We should wait to do this until the plan is fully developed.
    A resident stated his support to develop a plan because of damage and that deer were a source of disease.
    Another resident stated he was opposed to killing deer. He has lived here for 18 years and has enjoyed the deer in the forest behind his land. He is concerned that a neighbor is shooting a BB gun at the deer, which is illegal and dangerous.

Following lengthy discussion, Ed Farnan called the question and the motion was carried.

Board members presented their committee reports.

    Joyce Berg, chair of the Gathering Place, reported that groups had been informed about the requirement to obtain instruction in the use of the audio-visual equipment. On May 20, five groups attended a session with Lee Caldwell. Six groups did not attend and nine groups were excused, as they do not use the equipment. Another session will be scheduled. Refinishing the floor in the main room is being investigated.

    Jay Olson and Ed Farnan, presenting the Grounds and Facilities report, reported that the state Department of Transportation was notified that grass was blocking the view at some intersections. DOT will cut the grass. House No. 679 has standing water at the beginning of the driveway. Robert Flynn will install a French drain in the near future. A water main leak was reported on Windstone and the Chatham County Water Department was notified. Fire hydrant painting has been completed in some neighborhoods and is progressing in others.

    The FHA Office expects a new copy machine to arrive in two weeks.

    County Liaison Chair Al Lebeau presented his report.
         Toll-free dialing to Durham began June 7. The county budget is on track for 2002-3, with a 0.8% increase for a previously planned new school item and reductions in other line items. No tax increase is planned.
        The Moncure industrial area has been noted by NC State engineering students to have high emissions, which, however, do meet permits. CP&L plans to install scrubbers on stacks.
        The Old Place Restaurant in Moncure is closed permanently due to well water contamination. A proposal for Amberly, an additional large development in Wake and Chatham counties has been presented to the county commissioners.

Resident input: A resident commented that waiting a month to approve and distribute the minutes of the board meetings was too long to be useful to residents. Farnan proposed that we edit the minutes and distribute them as "unapproved" as soon as possible after the meetings. The approved minutes will be filed.

The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 2, at 7 p.m. There will be no August meeting.

- Mary Hammond, FHA Secretary
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FHA Notes

Historian Seeks Early Records

I have accepted the post of historian for the FHA and so I am especially interested in any material about the earliest years at Fearrington. If some of the original residents are around, I would appreciate any material they may have and of course would be interested in interviewing them about their experiences in those early years. Feel free to e-mail me (prof3025@nc.rr.com) or call (545-8930). Thanks for any help you can give me. If there is any written material you would like to give me, there is a basket at 885 Ashton.
- Len Kreisman
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FHA Board To Post Meeting Minutes Earlier

At a recent FHA Board meeting, a resident pointed out that by the time the minutes of the meeting are approved and posted, the information is no longer useful. The board agreed. Consequently, the board has decided to distribute minutes of the meetings prior to approval. They should appear in the kiosks and on the Web within one week of the meeting.

- Mary Hammond, FHA Secretary
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Audio-Visual Equipment Training Required

The Gathering Place has purchased new audio-visual equipment and the FHA Board has determined that groups using the equipment must send a representative for training. One session was held in May. Groups that have not sent a representative should contract Joyce Berg to schedule a session prior to using the equipment again in the fall.

- Mary Hammond, FHA Secretary
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FEARRINGTONIANS IN THE NEWS

Frank and Louise Chut

Frank and Louise Chut have been appointed to the National Advisory Committee for the Duke Children's Hospital. "We have taken the Children's Hospital as our special place and we are both working to support all they do there," Louise says.

They also have made the Louise C. Chut, Ph.D., M.P.H., Endowment for the Study of Aging and Human Development to the Center for Aging at Duke. This followed Louise's year as a senior leader at the center. The endowment will provide Duke students with educational experiences related to aging.

Before retiring to North Carolina from New Jersey, Frank was a food and drug attorney at Schering Plough Corp. and Louise was a health educator at Kean College.
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Chuck and Jane Hauser

Chuck and Jane Hauser recently attended the annual reunion of the Army Field Artillery Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill, Okla. Chuck was inducted into the OCS Hall of Fame for his long and distinguished service.

During the early stages of the Korean War, he enlisted in the Army and took basic training with the 8th Infantry at Fort Jackson, S.C. He then went to Artillery Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill, where he graduated in 1952 as a second lieutenant. He was sent to Korea, where he served as a forward observer for the 15th Field Artillery of the 2nd Division. He was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.

After his active duty in Korea, he returned to UNC-Chapel Hill, where he graduated in 1954. He remained in the Active Reserve, attaining the rank of full colonel.

More than 600 people attended the dinner at which the Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held, many of them being Chuck's fellow graduates of 1952, who were celebrating their 50th anniversary.
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Murry Handler

Murry Handler is one of a group of artists whose works are displayed at the North Carolina Legislature Building in Raleigh. His works hang in Rep. Ellie Kinnaird's offices. On June 10, a reception was held for the 10 participating artists and the state legislators formally recognized the artists on the floor of the chamber.

Murry is having a busy creative period. He is a member of the Fearrington Writers Group and has a short story and poem in the June issue of the Urban Hiker.
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Fund Benefits Covington Family

John Covington, friend, long time remodeler and tireless handyperson for Fearringtonians, is recuperating from colon cancer surgery he underwent in late May. John does not have health insurance and underwent heart surgery at UNC Hospitals three years ago.

Friends in Fearrington have set up a fund at Fearrington CCB for John and his wife, Tina. Checks can be made out to the John Covington Fund and left at the bank.
John and Tina extend their thanks:

"Our hearts are filled with appreciation for all the people in Fearrington who have shown their concern before, during and after John's colon surgery. So many of you have sent cards and notes, made calls and took time to visit. Some prepared and delivered food to our home. Words will not express the gratitude we feel, as again you started a fund for John. We thank God for each of you and all you have done."

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FEARRINGTON MONTHLY CALENDAR

FEARRINGTON CARES CALENDAR