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Money did not
determine
town’s November election |
“This should be
dead-clear proof that money does not win
elections,” former Wake Forest Commissioner Rob
Bridges said this week about November’s results.
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Work gets underway
for new land use plan |
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Your
Wake Forest commissioners like the following
aspects of town growth in the past five years:
new friends and families, the N.C. 98 bypass,
the newly-planted trees, more places to buy
hamburgers, steak and baked potatoes, the
diverse people who have moved in and the new
restaurants, shops and choices in shopping.
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Wake’s new voting machines
will cost $3.2 million plus |
The
Wake County Board of Education has selected
voting machines, software and ancillary
equipment to be used for the May 2 party primary
and afterward. It comes with a price tag of $3.2
million and change.
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Town will do energy audits |
Beginning
today, the Town of Wake Forest will provide free
residential energy audits to its qualifying
electric customers.
The town created the program to help its electric
customers find ways they can save energy and cut
their bills.
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Tickets now on sale
for March 4 art auction |
The $10 tickets are now on sale
for the live auction of donated art – and other
items – that will benefit the DuBois Center
School of the Arts.
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Heritage Day at Rock Cliff
Farm
offers varied family fun |
The
B.W. Wells Association will again open Rock
Cliff Farm off Stony Hill Road for a full day of
tours, games and exhibits at the retirement home
of North Carolina’s pioneer ecologist and early
botanist.
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Financial column
Don’t emulate Punxsutawney Phil
By Louis Mullinger, Edward
Jones |
This week the spotlight is on Punxsutawney Phil,
the world's most famous groundhog. As the
folklore goes, if Phil sees his shadow, he
anticipates six more weeks of bad weather and
retreats underground. If the day is cloudy, he
thinks it's spring and stays above ground.
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events to
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Send your stories to: Editor: Carol Pelosi
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2006 starts with a bang
for single-family homes |
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A new
record of 66 building permits for single-family
homes was set in January. In January of 2005 49
permits for single-family homes were approved,
and in January of 2004 37 were approved.
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Auto dealership,
neighborhood
business near bypass on agenda |
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Tuesday night,
Feb. 7, the Wake Forest Planning and Town boards
will hold public hearings about two commercial
requests.
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Filing begins Feb. 13
for sheriff, state, local seats |
Filing for the party primaries in
May will begin a week from Monday, Feb. 13.
Democrats and Republicans will file for the
local offices of sheriff and clerk of superior
court as well as four seats on the Wake County
Board of Commissioners. On the state level,
candidates will file for seats in the North
Carolina Senate and House of Representatives.
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Anniversary to be
celebrated |
The members of Evans Grove
Missionary Baptist Church of Wake Forest will
celebrate the first anniversary of the Rev.
Willie C. Mosley’s pastorate on Sunday, Feb. 12,
at 3:30 p.m.
The church is located at 12700 Creedmoor
Road in Wake Forest, and the church telephone is
870-8874 |
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Kiwanis offers a fishy
family
fund-raiser: lobster bingo |
The
entire family is invited to a fish-based
fund-raiser the Wake Forest Kiwanis Club will
sponsor Saturday, March 4, at The Factory.
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From
the chamber
Two galas and some history |
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The Wake Forest Area Chamber of
Commerce is planning some entertaining events in
the next month – a salute to business women and
the reverse raffle – as well as a lesson about
Wake Forest history.
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Insurance column
Will you have insurance?
By William D. Smith, John
Hancock |
Will
your life insurance be there when you need it?
Term life insurance, the most common form of
life insurance, expires after a set period of
time. If you die during the term of coverage,
your beneficiary receives a death benefit. If
you die after the term expires, your beneficiary
receives nothing.
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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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