|
|
|
Break out the flags
and
celebrate WF’s Fourth |
|
Do you have some flags to wave or
display? Have you planned your red, white and
blue outfits? Are you ready for some spectacular
Fourth of July fireworks and fun in Wake Forest
next Monday and Tuesday?
Click
here for the complete story |
|
Grant would protect Neuse,
add green space to town |
|
Last week the
Wake Forest commissioners agreed Parks and
Recreation Director Susan Simpson could proceed
with plans to buy 70 acres on the north side of
the Neuse River.
Click here for the complete story |
|
Have a picnic Saturday
at the WF Farmers’ Market |
|
Do not eat breakfast before you
go to the Wake Forest Farmers’ Market Saturday,
July 1, because you will be too full to enjoy
all the goodies at the Picnic at the Market.
Click here for the complete story |
|
To help, get on Susan’s
list |
|
If you are a person or a business
that likes to give without fanfare and knowing
your gift helps directly, you might want to get
on Susan Simpson’s list. Click here for the complete story |
|
Learn about the town |
|
If you are new – or even somewhat old – to town
and want to know more about its history, its
institutions, its volunteer opportunities and
who moves what, you need to sign up for
Leadership Wake Forest offered by the Wake
Forest Chamber of Commerce. Go to
http://www.wakeforestchamber.
org/events_dtl.asp?id=14 for more
information and sign up before Aug. 15. |
|
Two openings on HRC |
|
Two
members have resigned from the Wake Forest Human
Relations Council, and on Aug. 15 the town board
will appoint two people to serve out those
unexpired terms. Click here for the complete story |
|
Keep costs down
while temperatures rise |
With temperatures hovering in
the upper 80s and 90s, Town of Wake Forest
electric customers can save money and energy
by implementing a few, simple energy-saving
tips.
Click here for the complete story |
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
Please send information about upcoming
events to
info@wakeforestnc.com
Send your stories to: Editor: Carol Pelosi
CWPelosi@aol.com
|
|
|
|
|
Rolesville, Wake Forest
fastest growing towns in NC |
|
You may or may not consider the
designations as welcome, but a report last week
by the U. S. Census confirmed what residents
already know. Rolesville and Wake Forest grew
the fastest – in terms of percent – between July
1, 2004 and July 1, 2005 of any towns in North
Carolina.
Click
here for the complete story
|
|
Help downtown
by writing a letter |
|
Do you want Wake Forest’s
historic downtown area to thrive and prosper? Do
you support the Renaissance Plan’s vision for
downtown?
Click here for the complete story |
|
Snippets
Town to help Cultural Arts |
|
Mayor Vivian Jones, Town Manager
Mark Williams and Parks and Recreation Director
Susan Simpson have worked out an arrangement
with the Wake Forest Cultural Arts Association
to give the group the technical help it needs.
Click here for the complete story |
|
Murchison wins Volvo award |
Bettie Murchison, the director of
the W.E.B. DuBois Community Development
Corporation, was recently informed she was a
semifinalist in this year’s Volvo for Life
search for and celebration of everyday heroes.
Click here for the complete story |
|
Horseshoe Farm Park plan |
|
The City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and
Greenway Advisory Board will hold a special
meeting Thursday, June 29, at 5:30 p.m. in the
city council chambers – the second floor of the
Raleigh Municipal Building at 222 W. Hargett St.
– to hear public input about the Horseshoe Farm
master plan.
Click here for the complete story |
|
Financial column
Avoid investment scams
By Louis Mullinger, Edward Jones |
|
It is unfortunate but true that
unscrupulous people and companies do try to take
advantage of unsuspecting investors. The
Internet has made it a lot easier for these
predators to reach a mass audience. To avoid
potential rip-offs, you need to be vigilant, and
you need to ask questions, lots of them.
Click here for the complete story |
|
|
|
|
