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• High Falls Fire and Rescue will host their annual Chicken Stew and Classic Car Cruise In on March 6 at the High Falls Elementary School. Chicken stew drive thru open from 3 p.m. until; served in the cafeteria from 4 p.m. until. Classic Car Cruise In begins at 2 p.m., 12 miles north of Carthage on Hwy 22. 910-464-3771.

• On Wednesday, March 10,  purchase anything from the General Store Café, (breakfast, lunch, or dinner) tell your server you are a "fan" of  CARE and 10% of your sale is donated to help the animals of CARE.  

• The  planning for the 2010 West Chatham Relay for Life is on-going. The event is scheduled for April 30 and May 1 at Jordan-Matthews track.  It is not too late to form or join a team.  This can be done by calling Dacia at 742-7307 or Terri at 742-5261.  You can get the beautiful purple bows or purchase the memorial or honorary luminaries and balloons by contacting any committee member or go to the website  www.west chathamrelay.net.  Your support is greatly appreciated.

• The Chatham County Public Health Department will hold a Diabetes Support Group meeting on Monday, March 8 at 5:30 p.m. at Food Lion in Siler City where we will do a grocery store tour. There is no cost. Everyone affected by diabetes is welcome. For more information, call Kelcy Walker at 545-8520. 

• The Executive Board of the Horton High School Alumni Association will meet Sunday March 7, at 3 p.m. at Horton Middle School, Suite 813, Pittsboro. All alumni and friends are invited.

• If interested in giving a child a safe place to grow, become a foster and/or adoptive parent in Chatham County. Call 642-6956 to learn more about these programs.

• The North Carolina Emergency Reserves has opportunities for all who wish to be involved in most aspects of disaster-response. Membership is open to all state citizens age 18 and up. For information on time and place of monthly training meetings in this area, call 919-269-3453 or email ncerpio@yahoo.com.

• The Chatham County Soil and Water Conservation District will meet on Thursday, April 8  at 7:30 p.m. in the conference room downstairs in the Agricultural Building in Pittsboro. This is an open meeting. For additional information, call the office at 542-8240.

• If there are drug problems in the family, Narcotics Anonymous helps. Call 1-800-721-8225 for listing of local meetings.

• The Oakland Precinct of the Chathem County Democratic Party will meet for its Spring Quarter meeting Wednesday, March 10 at 6:30 at the Ag Building in Pittsboro downstairs in the Conference Room.  The program will feature Randy Voller,  George Lucier, and Karl Kachergis.  These three guests will be available after the meeting to answer questions, provide information and chat. This will an opportunity to learn more about what's new and what will be happening in Chatham County during 2010-2011. 

• Thursday, March 11, the League of Women Voters-Orange, Durham and Chatham Counties and the Durham Technical Community College’s Center for Global Learning are co-sponsoring an informational program entitled: “Immigration in N.C.: Where Are We Now?”. A panel of state-wide experts in the area of immigration will present information as it relates to NC and these counties. This will be followed by a brief question/answer opportunity to address specific questions by the audience. The 2-hour event will begin at 10 a.m. in Room 278 (Collins Auditorium) at the main campus of the Durham Technical Community College at 1637 Lawson Street, 919-536-7200). The program is free and the public is invited to attend.

• Parker Homecoming Celebration will be held March 5 and 6 at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center in Sanford, 7 p.m. Friday and 6:30 p.m. Saturday – doors open at 6 p.m. Brian Free & Assurance on Friday, Karen Peck & New River on Saturday, The Harvesters Quartet and Ivan Parker, both nights. General seating tickets available at the Carpenter’s Shop, Broadway Hardware, and Danny Parker at 919-776-4055.