DURHAM -- The Durham County Library will host a Durham Reads Together 2009 discussion, "Healthcare in Hayti," at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Stanford L. Warren Library, 1201 Fayetteville St.
It is free and open to the public.
Special guests Spencie Love, author of "One Blood: The Death and Resurrection of Charles R. Drew," Margaret K. Goodwin, former director of radiology and laboratory services at what is now Lincoln Community Health Center, and Andre Vann, instructor of public history at N.C. Central University, for a discussion about health care in the Hayti district and notable African-American figures in Durham's medical history.
The Durham Reads Together 2009 book selection is "Something for the Pain" by Durham physician Paul Austina first-person account of the life of an ER doctor.
For more information and a complete listing of Durham Reads Together 2009 events, visit www.durhamcountylibrary.org/drt or call Marian Fragola at (919) 560-0268.
City to study watershed
DURHAM -- Beginning Monday, residents who live in the Third Fork Creek Watershed may see scientists and field crews in orange vests walking along the creek as the city launches a study aimed at revitalizing the health of this creek and its surrounding areas.
The city's Stormwater Services Division with the Department of Public Works has contracted with Tetra Tech, an engineering firm, to complete a study and assessment of Third Fork Creek and its watershed within the city limits.
According to Dave Brown, project manager with the city's Stormwater Services Division, the analysis will help the city prioritize and implement watershed improvement projects aimed at cleaning up and revitalizing Third Fork Creek, which flows into New Hope Creek and Jordan Lake.
Over the next two months, residents living in the assessment area -- which encompasses approximately 39 miles of streams in the watershed -- may see field crews in orange vests with identifying credentials walking through neighborhoods and along streams in the watershed. These crews will present their credentials upon request.
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