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Board supports
Birthplace
funding request |
Tuesday night the Wake Forest
commissioners agreed to give the Wake Forest
College Birthplace Society up to $110,000 each
year for five years, but they hedged the
commitment with a number of conditions.
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Can Wake Forest
ever attract industry? |
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In 1999, there
were three industries in Wake Forest:
Parker-Hannifin, Athey and Weavexx.
By the close of 2003, there were none, although
the empty buildings remained. The Athey building
has been recreated as The Factory with ice
rinks, shops, a soccer field and restaurants
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Downtown businesses
honor teachers Monday |
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A number of downtown businesses
will honor area teachers Monday with special
sales and giveaways during the first Historic
Wake Forest Teacher Appreciation Day.
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From the chamber
Register now for golf tourney |
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The 14th Annual Chamber Golf
Tournament will be held Tuesday, Sept. 19, at
Heritage Golf Club.
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VFW hosting yard sale
to benefit overseas troops |
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VFW Post 8466 wants all your
slightly used furniture, crock pots, coffee
makers, workout clothes you never quite got to
use, tools, toys and whatever else is cluttering
up your house. Click here for the complete story |
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We welcome . . . |
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The
Wake Forest Gazette welcomes and encourages
readers to send us letters about local issues
and announcements about local events including,
but certainly not limited to, church bazaars,
fund-raising events by local groups, plays,
sports, or dinners.
The Gazette wants to be where you learn about
what is happening in the Wake Forest community. |
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Franklin business expo
to be held Tuesday |
The 2006 Business Expo presented
by Wake Electric, hosted by the Franklin County
Chamber of Commerce and the Youngsville Area
Business Association (YABA), and sponsored by
The Wake Weekly, Franklin Regional Medical
Center, Country 102 and Quick Signs will open
its doors next Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 15, in
the gymnasium at Cedar Creek Middle School.
There is free admission to the expo which will
run from 4 to 8 p.m., and one couple will win
hotel reservations and two adult tickets to
Disney World. There will also be door prizes,
free food and refreshments.
You can call the chamber at 496-3056 or YABA at
556-4026 for more information. |
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Financial column
How to retire well
By Louis Mullinger, Edward
Jones |
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The chances are pretty good that, at one time or
another, you have thought about the ideal
retirement. But have you really considered what
it takes to get there?
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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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Commissioners close
to town hall decision |
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The Wake Forest commissioners had
apparently agreed to hold their closed session
almost at the beginning of Tuesday night’s
regular meeting because they expected to reach a
decision about the town hall site and land
acquisition.
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Rezoning yes,
annexation later |
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While the town board was in
closed session Tuesday night discussing the site
for the new town hall, neighbors in the
Clearspring subdivision on Chalks Road told town
officials about a possible problem with the
annexation petition for the proposed Willfair
subdivision on Rogers Road.
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Good Neighbor Day Sept. 17 |
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One of its goals is to promote
neighborliness and bring together the diverse
groups of people who live in Wake Forest. To
that end, each year the Human Relations Council
hosts Good Neighbor Day, and this year it will
be Sunday, Sept. 17, in Holding Park.
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They are making a list |
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The Wake Forest
commissioners and mayor are making a list,
checking it twice, and preparing to ask several
of you to serve on the steering committee for
the new community or land use plan.
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Food drive Aug. 18 |
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The Wake Forest Civitan Club will
hold its next Food Drive on Friday, Aug. 18, at
Super-Walmart from 4 to 8 p.m. Non-perishable
food items will be collected for Tri-Area
Ministry, and cash donations will also be
welcomed. Please stop by our table and donate to
help us feed the hungry in our area.
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Gazette resumes
advertising |
Publisher and editor Carol Pelosi
has begun selling advertising for The Wake
Forest Gazette.
Sales had ceased last year when she was ill and
had to suspend publication, and the advertising
banners currently at the top of the page are
left over and out of date.
She is offering two simple affordable plans for
businesses who want to advertise. For more
information, call her at 556-3409 or send a
message to cwpelosi@aol.com.
The free online newspaper has a monthly average
of 6,379 individual hits, and Pelosi wants to
thank all her readers. |
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A reader’s opinion
Where are the signs? |
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To the editor:
I have no idea who is responsible for the
generation of the signs on the new portion of
the Wake Forest bypass but whoever it is needs
some additional insight training. The new
intersection is complicated enough without
signage to help. No signs directing people to
the two shopping centers don’t help either. I do
hope more signage is in the offing.
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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.)Click here for the complete story |
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