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Old tree gets the
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Commissioner Frank Drake pleaded
for the 30-inch post oak, saying it had survived
Floyd, Fran, Hazel, probably World War I, but
the Wake Forest Town Board voted 3 to 2 Tuesday
night to allow Village Family Care to cut it
down to make way for their new office in
Heritage Professional Park on Rogers Road.
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CPC recommends Holding
Village to town board |
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By a 3 to 1 vote
with Commissioner Frank Drake voting no, the
Wake Forest Comprehensive Planning Committee
agreed Tuesday morning to send the plans for
Holding Village to the town board, which will
have to make a decision about additional water
from Raleigh to serve the planned businesses and
1,231 homes.
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Wake Forest artists invite
visitors to their studios |
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The weekend of Oct. 7 and 8 will again prove
that the Wake Forest area has become a center
for art and artists.
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Notes from around town |
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Burkenstocks has closed. Yes,
there have been rumors of its imminent close for
the last two or three years, but this time it is
for real. Chef Jeff Dowdle, who operated
Burkenstocks, is now the chef at the Heritage
Golf Club, which is open to the public.
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Sign up for EMS now |
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By now, Wake County residents
should have received a form that will save them
money on costly ambulance bills, whether they
are transported by the six private rescue squads
in the county or by the county-wide EMS.
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Parks and rec news
Sign up now for State Fair trip |
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The Wake Forest Parks and
Recreation Department offers programs for all
ages and a variety of interests. The following
are part of the department’s lineup for this
fall.
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From the chamber
BAH in Wakefield Thursday |
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This month’s Business After Hours
will be hosted by Carolina Pediatric Dentistry
at 2800 Wakefield Pines Drive, Suite 110. The
event runs from 5:30 to 7 p.m., and all chamber
members are invited. Bring a business card for
the raffle.
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Chief bringing fire truck
to cool off 4-Alarm Chili |
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Wake Forest Fire Chief Jerry
Swift and chefs from Station #1 and Station #2
will compete at the first Four-Alarm Chili
Cook-off at the Wake Forest Farmers’ Market on
Sept. 23, and they will bring along a fire truck
to put out any chili fires.
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From the chamber
School bond survey mailed |
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The Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce has mailed a
survey to its members, asking for their views on
the $970-million school bond that will be on the
Nov. 7 ballot.
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Cook’s corner
Pear, red onion gratin |
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(It seems like a good idea to share this one,
which makes an excellent side dish for ham,
sausage or any roasted meat. This comes straight
from the October/November issue of “Eating
Well,” with some additions.)
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Gazette resumes
advertising |
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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. The rotating
banner costs $75 a month, and the listing in the
business index costs $25 a month. For details,
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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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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Board finds agreement
on tree-trimming |
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Tuesday night a potentially
confrontational discussion about the town’s
tree-trimming practices turned into a discussion
about the best ways to tell town residents about
the need to trim trees and keep trees, shrubs
and ornamental grasses away from the pad-mounted
transformers for underground electric service.
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Board agrees to stop
paying utility bills |
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The town will no longer pay the
water, sewer and electric bills for the gym at
the DuBois Center owned by the National Alumni
Association of DuBois High School and the Calvin
Jones House owned by the Wake Forest College
Birthplace Society.
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Moody’s ups town’s
rating by 2 steps |
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A national credit rating agency,
Moody’s, yesterday improved the rating for the
Town of Wake Forest by two steps, taking it from
A2 to Aa3, an action that was announced at the
beginning of Tuesday night’s town board meeting.
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Get a head start on
Christmas |
Christmas? It still feels like
summer some days. Christmas is three months
away.
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Three to get free power
for a month |
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To celebrate Public Power Week
Oct. 1 through 7, the Town of Wake Forest will
give some of it away.
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At the library
Twilight Tales return |
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Stories and activities for
children and parents – Twilight Tales at the
Wake Forest Public Library – will return on
Thursday, Sept. 21, with a Back to School Bash.
Participants will enjoy old-fashioned classroom
games, school-theme crafts and stories about
teachers and school.
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Oct. 13 last day to
register to vote |
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If you plan to
vote in the Nov. 7 general election – and the
editor’s opinion is that if young men and women
have fought and are still fighting and dying for
our freedoms, then we can at least vote – you
have until the end of day Friday, Oct. 13, to
register, change your party affiliation or
change your address.
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Artists, sponsors solicited
for Autumn Arts Festival |
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The third Autumn Arts Festival
will be held in Wake Forest this fall on
Saturday, Oct. 14, and the underwriting
organizations, the Downtown Revitalization
Corporation and the Wake Forest Cultural Arts
Association, hope to attract people from
throughout the Triangle as well as from this
area.
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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.
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We welcome . . . |
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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Financial column
Helping senior women retire
By Louis Mullinger, Edward
Jones |
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If you are a senior woman, you
need to be diligent in managing your financial
resources to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle in
retirement. Fortunately, by planning ahead and
making the right moves, you can help alleviate
any inequalities that may exist between you and
the men of the world.
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