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Town — and County — Treasures
Posted by Nancy Oates on October 16, 2017
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Bonnie Hauser
/ October 16, 2017thanks Nancy. Yes is impressive that rural leaders like Bob Nutter, Bob Strayhorn and Gordon Neville have been included as town treasures. And IMO – our distinction lies in the combination of town/rural/university communities. Maybe our treasures will find a way to unify us.
Consider that Norma White, who lives in Little River (the Northeast corner of the county), now has a plaque that honors her as a Carrboro Town Treasure. Its not deliberate – but its pretty strange.
The organizers and board are gracious and interested in looking more closely at this.
Congratulations to all the town treasures.
plurimus
/ October 23, 2017One additional person worthy of mention in this context is Jane Smith Patterson.
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article180022411.html
“Patterson, who lives in Chapel Hill, has been an advocate for equality for women and minorities throughout her life. She is a native of Tabor City and has worked to promote access to technology and broadband communications in rural North Carolina. She served as executive director of the e-NC Authority, an organization with a goal of bringing affordable high-speed Internet access to rural parts of the state.”