East Raleigh

Enjoy dinner out with friends or family and save on early holiday shopping, all while also helping Alliance Medical Ministry!!

A few North Hills merchants are offering shopping/dining discounts or a percentage of sales back to AMM for shoppers/diners who present the attached flyer at the time of purchase. The shopping days are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this coming week – November 17, 18 and 19. See the flyer for more specific details.

This is a great opportunity to get into the holiday spirit and help our neighbors in need. Please forward the flyer to your friends so they can save and Alliance can help the working uninsured. The flyer can also be printed from our blog on our website.

Thank you!

Loree Idol

Cyclocross came to Raleigh Sunday when Lions Park hosted The North Carolina Cyclocross Series. With more than 209 pre-registered racers and fantastic racing weather, this event was a big success.

This was the first cyclocross I attended and I didn’t know what to expect. It took me a little time to find a spot along the course where I could capture some of the action with my camera. After circling the park and navigating around the racing course, I settled on a spot just up from the tennis courts. It turned out to be the perfect location as the course looped back and forth right in front of me.
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A scammer with a long history of fraud is roaming East Raleigh neighborhoods, looking for unsuspecting neighbors to give him cash. Kevin Edward Ross was arrested by Raleigh Police in June 2009 for obtaining property by false pretenses and is now allegedly continuing his scam.
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Update 20 Oct 2009: Wiley is now part of a “rescue” program, so the immediate need has passed. Thanks for your interest!

From Ashlyn:

Wiley is a 4 year old female. She’s house-broken, knows a few basic commands like sit and down, and is good with other dogs. She’s very energetic, so would do best living with someone who likes to walk or run. She’s had all her shots, is heartworm-negative, and has a microchip.

I rescued her from a neighbor who had abandoned her. She’s just too energetic for my 15 year old dog with cancer.

If you are interested, call Ashlyn at 919-741-4748 or email, ashbshaw at nc dot rr dot com.

If you’ve ever wondered how a home burglary takes place now you can watch one on YouTube.

An Atlanta family, having been burglarized before, set up a surveillance system and on Friday was burglarized again. Fortunately, they caught it all on video and posted it on YouTube, which quickly led to an arrest warrant.

This is a fascinating look at how a B&E happens. The whole episode takes mere minutes, and usually starts with a knock on the door. The burglars were inside less than a minute (less than most alarm entry delays) and then they were gone. The dog didn’t even faze them.

Got those strikeplate screws replaced yet?