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Some DuBois Center
employees
receive partial paychecks |
Late Tuesday afternoon George C.
Jones Sr., the interim director of the DuBois
Center on North Franklin Street, handed out
paychecks to some of the people who were
employed at the center in February.
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Public hearing about budget
to be held April 18 |
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If you have a
project you think the Town of Wake Forest should
fund or any kind of suggestion about the town’s
budget for the next fiscal year, go to town hall
Tuesday night, April 18, for the public hearing
about the 2006-2007 budget.Click here for the complete story |
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Ranger’s sixth Wildathon
raises cash for Audubon Society |
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Brian Bockhahn, a very active
Falls Lake State Park Ranger, will hold his
sixth 24-hour Wildathon on May 4-5 to raise
money for the New Hope Audubon Society.
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Book collection underway
For May 6 used book sale |
The Friends of the Wake Forest
Public Library need your help in collecting used
and usable books at their collection sites for
the annual used book sale on May 6.
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Hoops for WF continues
March madness into May |
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One of Wake Forest’s most
successful fun-raising and fund-raising events,
Hoops for Wake Forest, will hit the streets for
the 11th year on Saturday, May 20.
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Parks and rec news
Arts/crafts workshops, track
and field meets scheduled |
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Two new workshop series are being
offered this spring by the Wake Forest Parks and
Recreation Department – a workshop about
diabetes (“How to be a Delightful Diabetic”) and
four Thursday workshops featuring different
crafts.
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Recycle those phone books |
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Wake County Solid Waste
Management has begun its annual telephone book
recycling just as residents are receiving
telephone books from six different companies
that operate in the county..Click
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The editor’s
opinion
Some idle thoughts |
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I will vote for the Wake
County school bonds in the fall, but I think
stripping the stadiums from the two high
schools to be included in the bonds,
Heritage High and one not yet named, is a
mistake.
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Road roundup |
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(Road roundup is a standing
feature of the Gazette, designed to keep
people informed about the progress of the
various street and road projects in town.
New projects or updated projects will appear
at the top of each week’s column in blue.)
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Please send information about upcoming
events to
info@wakeforestnc.com
Send your stories to: Editor: Carol Pelosi
CWPelosi@aol.com
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Lennar asking to reapply
now
to build swimming pool |
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Last month the Wake Forest Town
Board, acting on the recommendation of the
planning board, voted three to two to turn down
Lennar Communities of Carolina’s request for a
special use permit for an amenities center,
including a swimming pool, in Thornrose
subdivision on Forestville Road.
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Contests are few for May 2
primary
Precinct 19-03 voters have a
new voting place |
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The Wake Forest residents who
vote at Wake Forest-Rolesville High School in
precinct 19-03 will not cast their ballots in
the gym lobby as they have been doing. Instead,
for the May 2 party primary they will be
directed to enter the gates at Trentini Stadium,
go up the driveway toward the press box and go
into the nearby building to find the election
officials and voting machines.
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Another gospel music
fundraiser
planned for Operation Harvest |
Wake Forest area residents are
invited to enjoy an evening of gospel music and
dinner at The Forks Cafeteria on Sunday, April
23, while they raise money for Operation
Harvest.
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From the chamber
Heritage Golf Club sponsors BAH |
This month’s Business After Hours
will be sponsored by Heritage Golf Club and the
chamber on Thursday, April 20, from 5:30 to 7
p.m. at the club on Heritage Club Avenue.
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News of the arts
Farmers Market now underway |
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The
Wake Forest Farmers Market has begun its fifth
year, selling a variety of home-grown,
home-made, organic and fresh vegetables, meats,
eggs, garlic, breads and other good things like
flowers and pottery.
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Financial column
Don’t ‘reverse’ your mortgage
By Louis Mullinger, Edward
Jones |
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Like many homeowners in this
country, you probably saw your house appreciate
in value quite a bit over the past few years.
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