More things not in print; what's upcoming

An addendum to a post I made a few weeks ago — the blue and yellow button on the front page of the Web site (www.newsoforange.com) will link you to our MyNewsPhotos page, which is a place we can post pictures from events we've covered and other stock footage from stories that have run. It allows us to show a wider range of images from events and, if you like them, you can purchase professionally printed copies. I am in the midst of uploading several weeks' worth of photos, so there will be many more images online by the end of this week.

Here's an item not in print in this week's edition — cheap rabies shots this weekend, courtesy of Orange County's animal services department:

Orange County's Animal Services Department is offering $5 rabies vaccination clinics in April and May to ensure that cats and dogs are current on their vaccinations. Authorized by North Carolina State law, such clinics provide pet owners with substantial savings on rabies vaccinations.
The next clinic will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at Orange County's Animal
Shelter, 1081 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Chapel Hill. This clinic
is for 1-year rabies vaccinations only.
The vaccination fee must be paid in cash. Owners wishing to receive a 3-year vaccination should bring their pet's most recent vaccination certificate. Dogs must be on leashes and cats must be in carriers. Animals that may be nervous or unsettled should be kept in a vehicle for their vaccination. Call 245-2075 for further information about the clinic.

This week, I am hopefully going to finish some stories I am have been holding on for a few weeks because the story load has exceeded our space. Among them:

• Local architect Tim Watson wants to spread the use of eco-restorative design on homes and businesses, and he also wants to certify young people for the green job revolution. Read more about his vision next week.

• The ongoing discussion on what, if anything, the town of Hillsborough should charge event organizers for town services has been put off for another year. Town officials are mulling a hotel occupancy tax to help them earn some money from all of the visitors coming to town.

• Orange County has some of the cleanest air in the state, according to the American Lung Association. More on that next week, too.

One final thing: We occasionally host local class trips or Boy Scout troops at the office and show them what we do here. Since our design is done electronically and our press is located off-site, there aren't any fresh-off-the-press paper hats I remember from when I was younger.

Anyways, I told a group from yesterday, all from New Hope Elementary, that we would put their picture online. Also, somebody (I'm assuming it was a Scout) left us a great stick figure ninja drawing. Thanks for that.