May 10, 2006

  Volume 4, Number 19

Published in Wake Forest, NC

  Carol Pelosi, Publisher and Editor

 
 
 
 
Archives
Where To Find It
Town Meetings
Club Meetings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Budget hearing, annexations
on Tuesday’s board agenda

The Wake Forest Town Board will open its meeting Tuesday night with a public hearing about the proposed $35.5-million budget for the 2006-07 fiscal year.
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Drought lingers despite rains

Last year’s drought is still with us, even though we had a very rainy Sunday and we may see scattered rain later this week. Click here for the complete story

A WF tradition, the 4th of July
celebration, needs your help

Since 1973, people in Wake Forest have worked to produce the annual Fourth of July celebration with its fireworks and stadium show, children’s parade and events in Holding Park.

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News of the arts
‘Fame’ begins its
Wake Forest run Thursday

Tomorrow, May 11, will be the opening performance of “Fame” by the Wake Forest-Rolesville Art Productions, the drama group at Wake Forest-Rolesville High School.

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Financial column
Fight the ‘no savings’ trend
By Louis Mullinger, Edward Jones

Late last year, something happened in this country that had not occurred since 1933: The nation's personal savings rate went negative.

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Two groups to plead
for town funds

The Wake Forest Cultural Arts Association and the Wake Forest College Birthplace Society plan to ask the town commissioners to reverse Town Manager Mark Williams’ decisions and approve their funding requests in the proposed budget.
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Hoops for WF continues
March madness into May

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
Holding Pool opens May 27

The pool in Holding Park at 133 W. Owen Ave. will open Saturday, May 27, offering open swimming as well as water aerobics classes, swim lessons, lap swim times and parent-child swim times.
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Chamber news
Renovations unveiled May 16

The paint, the carpet, the new furniture – all of the renovations to the Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce office – will be unveiled at noon Tuesday, May 16, with a ribbon-cutting.

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Road Roundup

(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.)Click here for the complete story

 
 
 

 

 

 
 
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