Synchro team and library stories

After receiving about a dozen phone calls yesterday, we've built a list of 20+ stories we will be trying to put together in the coming weeks.

Among them will be a story about the Triangle SportsPlex's non-adult synchro skating team, which placed fourth at the Eastern Sectionals last week in New Jersey and will compete for the national championship in early March. Look for that story in one of the next few issues, complete with photos and more information about the sport (which sounds like something at which I would be terrible, given my track record with balance).

Also, I spoke with new county library director Lucinda Munger this morning. I am sitting down with her in a few weeks (not surprisingly, with a new library building coming, she's a busy person) to discuss the progress of the new facility. We'll also address the state of the North Carolina Room, about which many letter-writers have expressed their concern. Munger said that it is not disappearing in June, despite what she says she has been hearing around the community.

Munger also said that the new Margaret Lane facility will likely be completed in the late summer or early fall, and the move-in date is still up in the air. We'll have more for you in coming issues.

Again, we have been inundated with great stories coming out of the community, and we want to hear even more. If you want to share something, drop us a line or three at editorial@newsoforange.com.