The Chatham News + Record and Our Chatham are pleased to announce that the next “One Chatham” forum will focus on teen mental health in Chatham County. The event, scheduled for 7-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, will be a follow-up to the release of “The Age of Anxiety,” the first season of the new podcast “The Chatcast.” Episodes of the 10-part series, which was released on December 13, 2019, have been listened to more than 500 times since release day. The forum will be held in the Holmes Meeting Room at the Chatham Community Library in Pittsboro. Four panelists are already scheduled to attend: • Chatham Charter School sophomore Abigail Holmes, 15, who was featured prominently in the podcast • Wilder Horner, social work supervisor with the Chatham County Department of Social Services • George Greger-Holt, community outreach coordinator of Chatham Drug Free • Tracy Fowler, executive director of student support services with Chatham County Schools Read more about the event..

Join Adcock and Associates for Octoberfest in January, held in Depot Park, Sanford.

Celebrate National Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day with us on Saturday, February 1st! Wear your pajamas and indulge with our speciality ice cream for breakfast menu! Enjoy our standard menu plus waffles, pancakes and donuts with ice cream! Sales are donated to the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University benefitting Angels Among Us- Team TumorNators!

Get your puppy's toenails trimmed! (Grown dogs, too.) First Saturday, every month, 11-1. $12 cash, please.

Is volunteering on your New Year's Resolution list? We can help! Outreach volunteers are the face of Habitat for Humanity across Chatham County. They represent Chatham Habitat at community events like the Siler City Spring Chicken Festival and Pittsboro Street Fair, and can assist with presentations to community groups. This training is open to volunteers of all ages, and will teach you everything you need to know about Chatham Habitat. After, you will be qualified to represent Habitat at events around the community, and sign up for unique and exciting volunteer opportunities! Sign up page: events.chathamhabitat.volunteerhub.com. Snacks will be provided, and space is limited. We hope to see you there.

Do you love beer? Find out how your favorite beer is made from the Brewers who make it! Every first Saturday of the month at 2:00 pm in Pittsboro. Call and reserve your spot today! *Closed toed shoes required and safety glasses will be provided

Eric Sommer and Alice Osborn, Blues & More from championship guitarist songwriter Eric and Edgy Folk with a historical story from Alice. www.ericsommer.com;

Wednesday's speaker is: Jeff Jones, Pittsboro's Planning Director, who will talk about plans for bicycle and pedestrian transportation. Jeff presented the Pittsboro Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. Highlights: There are no cliff notes for the plan. You need to go on-line and skim it to find the parts that will affect you. And the changes the plan envisions WILL affect how your customers will drive to parking and then walk to your business. The changes in the plan will affect how your customers/visitors will be able to bike to your location. You need to review the part of the plan that will affect your business location and, if you live in the greater Pittsboro metropolitan area, how the plan will affect where you live. Your comments (and you should have some) can be sent to: Jeff Jones at jjones@pittsboronc.gov. Jeff talked about sidewalks at various locations around town and the widening of Hillsboro and the changes in the circle. Jeff did a great job! Wednesday February 12, 9 am Pittsboro Roadhouse (in the back)

Carolina Tiger Rescue will be at Pittsboro Pet Supply February 22, 2020, 11am-2pm for an education booth. They will have information on the rescue, and bio facts including skulls and pelts. They will also answer any question on how you can help and Volunteer.

The Facebook LIVE Sale is Back! New Horizons Downtown Note sale times are 6:15-7:15 pm. Join me (Mary) and Liz as we offer some AMAZING deals on some of our best brands from both stores! We are also going to give a secret code for in-store shopping AND we are going to raffle off a free pair of shoes at the end of the live sale! Less

At the Pittsboro Roadhouse.

Join us on February 14th from 4-7 PM as Elsa and Anna visit Maple View Farm Ice Cream for Valentine's Day! Each your favorite FROZEN dessert with the characters! Take pictures, enjoy the meet and greet and indulge with delicious farm fresh ice cream.! We will have a special frozen themed menu! A % of all sales will be donated to the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke - Team TumorNators Angels Among Us 2020! Come Celebrate with Us!

Sat Date: 2/22/2020 From: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm This four hour seminar will be an open exploration into what we really are, the nature of reality, free will (or its non-existence), and how the transformative power of presence allows us to relax into the natural flow of our life. There will be several sessions of meditation, plus several short breaks. Available on ZOOM: Please email us for the link after you register. Preregistration by February 14 is required. Facilitated by Tom Thompson - a teacher of Conscious Living since 1971. (Conscious Living is based mostly on Transpersonal Psychology, the Human Potential Movement, and the All Inclusive Tantrik Teachings of Kashmir, )

The Chatham County Historical Association invites you to join us for a program on The Changing Language of Chatham County. Come hear what the study team from the Language and Life Project at NC State has learned so far from their interviews with your Chatham County friends and neighbors. How is Chatham’s language changing? Is there a distinctive “Chatham” way of talking? The project is ongoing—so, what’s next? Everyone is invited to the free program. Sunday, 23 February 2020, 2:00 pm Historic Chatham County Courthouse in Pittsboro. More info: https://chathamhistory.org Chatham County Historical Association PO Box 93 Pittsboro, NC 27312 history@chathamhistory.org

Join the members of the Chatham Historical Society for a presentation and reports about their activities.