HILLSBOROUGH -- The 2010 candidate filing period begins at noon on Feb. 8, and ends at noon on Feb. 26, at the Orange County Board of Elections located at 208 South Cameron St. in Hillsborough.
All notices of candidacy, together with the proper filing fee, must be in the possession of the Orange County Board of Elections by noon on Feb. 26. Filing will be open for the following offices: state Senate, state House of Representatives, county commissioner, sheriff, register of deeds, clerk of court and Orange County Board of Education. Notices arriving after that time cannot be accepted.
Filing fees exceeding $50 must be paid with individual check or money order, payable to the "Orange County Board of Elections." Business or corporate checks are not acceptable.
Information on the 2010 election, including filing fees, can be found on the Board of Elections Web site http://www.co.orange.nc.us/elect/ or by contacting the Orange County Board of Elections at 245-2350.
Alermen set retreat Monday
CARRBORO -- The town of Carrboro will hold a Board of Aldermen retreat at the Robert & Pearl Seymour Center, Chapel Hill, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at which a preliminary examination of the 2010-2011 budget will take place.
In addition to the financial update and budget review, aldermen will discuss the Vision 2020 program. Its purpose is to determine:
n What is working?
n What is not working?
n What needs to be adjusted?
According to the town's Web site, the nearly 10-year-old Vision 2020 "is a policy-making document for the Town of Carrboro to use in the planning of its future. It is a caretaking tool, as well, designed to preserve the Town's history and qualities in an atmosphere of desirable growth."
UPS delivers free to troops, vets
CARRBORO -- The UPS store at Carrboro Plaza, 104R N.C. Hwy 54 West, is launching Operation SWAK (Sealed With A Kiss) to deliver Valentine's Day greetings to U.S. troops and veterans. Now through Feb. 14, the store will provide free first-class postage (44 cents) for one-ounce valentines and letters to U.S. military personnel stationed overseas or to veterans in VA hospitals.
"The cards and letters that servicemen and women receive during deployment are morale-boosters that become lifelong keepsakes," said Bill Soeters, The UPS Store owner. "They are a valuable reminder of home for the soldier who receives it."
Eligible mail must be addressed to a specific U.S. serviceman or woman at an assigned APO/FPO address or a specific veteran residing in a VA hospital, and must bear a valid return address.
"This is our fifth year of showing our appreciation and concern for our nation's military personnel who are away from loved ones by sponsoring the Sealed with a Kiss program," said Soeters. In 2008, Operation SWAK resulted in Soeters being named a Hometown Hero through the WCHL Village Pride Award.
Store hours are 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Comics shop hosts signing
CHAPEL HILL -- Chapel Hill Comics will host a signing for the new Afrodisiac hardcover by Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca, the artist and co-creator of Afrodisiac, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Feb. 6.
The store, at 316 W. Franklin St., will be hosting two of the people responsible for Afrodisiac: Rugg and Chris Pitzer.
Rugg and Maruca also worked together on Street Angel, the saga of a 13-year-old skateboarding homeless ninja girl, which is also a Chapel Hill Comics favorite. He also provided the art for PLAIN Janes and Janes in Love, which were written by YA Novelist Cecil Castellucci, as well as the brand new One Model Nation, which was written by Dandy Warhols frontman Courtney Taylor.
Chris Pitzer is the man in charge at Adhouse Books. He's responsible for putting out a wide range of accessible yet unique books. Some of the finest Adhouse books include: Pulphope by Paul Pope, Process Recess I, II, and III by James Jean, Mesmo Delivery by Raphael Grampa, and many more.
