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Well irrigation
OK with Raleigh |
There was
concern last week that the City of Raleigh,
which owns the Wake Forest water and sewer
systems, might not allow developers to use well
or pond water for lawn irrigation.
Although the Town of Wake Forest does not have
an official policy, residential developers have
been strongly urged in the last year to use
something other than the potable water in the
town’s water pipes for home irrigation.
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Regional center,
water
conservation on agenda |
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Ross Yeager,
who will be the director for the Northern Wake
Regional Center on East Holding Avenue, will
speak to the Wake Forest Town Board Tuesday
night about the plans for the center. It will
offer a number of county and state services,
including a permanent station for sheriff’s
deputies, and Yeager plans forums and interest
groups to learn what area residents want and/or
need.
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Local farmers,
artists
ready for the market |
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The Wake
Forest Farmers’ Market will open at 8 a.m.
Saturday, April 7, offering local produce, jams,
stained glass, eggs, meat, pastries, flowers,
sauces, plants and cheese.
Almost all of the favorite vendors from prior
years will be there along with newcomers such as
the Sleepy Goat Farm, which will offer artisan
goat cheese, both chevre and hard.
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Horseshoe Farm
friends
want a decision |
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It has
been a year since the master planning committee
for Raleigh Parks unanimously adopted the master
plan for Horseshoe Farm Park, and the Friends of
Horseshoe Farm are wondering why the Raleigh
City Council has not taken any action.
The friends, the people who want to maintain the
area in its natural state, have joined with
others to create the Alliance for Horseshoe Farm
to urge adoption of the master plan adopted by
the committee and its environmental stewardship
recommendations.
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CDC hosts open
house, dedication |
The public
is invited to an open house and dedication for
the W.E.B. DuBois Community Development
Corporation at its new home, 150-A N. White St
The event will begin at 12:30 p.m. Friday, March
30, and will also mark the first anniversary of
the organization.
There will be refreshments, entertainment and
tours.
Director Bettie Murchison said she hopes people
will join them for important announcements about
the new programs they plan for the community.
“This is the celebration for a new beginning for
our agency.”
The CDC was formed last year when Murchison
resigned as director for the DuBois Center.
The new offices are in the building behind the
new CVS building. It began as Lyon’s grocery
store, then grocery stores under other owners
and ended as the housing office for Southeastern
Baptist Theological Seminary. |
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Gardening class
offered by VGCC |
Spring is here, and just in time
Vance-Granville Community College will offer a
gardening class beginning April 5.
Taught by Cheryl Kearns, the class is ideal “for
anyone who wants to spruce up their homes with
beautiful flowers and plants, even if they don’t
have a green thumb,”according to Anthony Pope,
the assistant director for the Franklin County
campus in Louisburg.
Classes will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on
Thursdays from April 5 through May 24, and the
cost is $55.
Kearns, who lives in Youngsville, is a landscape
designer, garden writer, lecturer and
photographer with 15 years of experience. She
will take students on a step-by-step journey to
maintaining a beautiful homeand yard, including
successfully growing plants, soil preparation,
growth habits and plant maintenance.
For more information and to register, call
496-1567. |
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Schools the topic
for second summit |
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The Wake Forest Human Relations
Council plans its second annual Community
Leadership Summit for Thursday, April 26, at the
Wake Forest Elementary School on West Sycamore
Avenue. The program will run from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
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Rolesville
newsletter
now on line |
The second
edition of the Town of Rolesville’s newsletter –
the first one was last fall – is now on line and
available to residents.
You will find it
here. It is full of information about the
projects and growth in town, and of course the
top story is the county’s desire to eliminate
the second duty truck at Rolesville EMS. Town
Manager Matthew Livingston is asking area
residents – Rolesville EMS serves Wake Forest as
well as Rolesville – to call or e-mail the
county commissioners about this. You can find
their e-mail addresses at
www.wakegov.com. |
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Northeast community
meeting Monday |
Residents
in the northeast area of Wake Forest and anyone
interested in the community are invited to a
meeting Monday, April 2, from 7 to 8 p.m. in the
DuBois gym.
Participants will discuss ideas to support the
town’s efforts to revitalize the northeast area.
For more information, call Deloris Bailey at
967-8779. |
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Police DARE
Carnival
offering fun this week |
For five days, Wake Forest police
officers will be handing out food not tickets
and helping people onto carnival rides, not out
of fender-bender wrecks.
The Wake Forest Police Department is sponsoring
a D.A.R.E. Carnival with rides, games and food
that began Wednesday and will continue through
Sunday, April 1.
The carnival will be set up in the parking lot
at the Home Depot on Retail Drive. It will be
open from 4 to 10 p.m. Wednesday through Friday,
from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 6
p.m. Sunday.
Part of the money raised will go to the
department’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education
program, which teaches children and teens about
the importance of making healthy decisions and
remaining drug-free.
The town has also adopted a resolution declaring
April 12 as National D.A.R.E. Day. |
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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
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How to get a notice |
If you are
reading The Wake Forest Gazette but do not
always remember to find it each week, let Editor
Carol Pelosi send you a notice on Wednesday
evenings that the newest edition is online.
Just send her an e-mail at
cwpelosi@aol.com and she will add your name
and e-mail address to her notification list. The
messages are sent as blind copies to respect
your privacy.
The free online newspaper had a monthly average
of 7,645 hits from individual computers for
September through December, 260 a day in
December. The editor thanks all her readers. |
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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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The Growth Rate |
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If you
have questions about what is being built where,
please call 556-3409 or send a note to
cwpelosi@aol.com
and we will try to answer it.
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Holding Village,
bed
and breakfast on agenda |
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Tuesday
night the Wake Forest planning board members and
the town commissioners will hear comments from
area residents about a big plan – the 256-acre,
1,300-home traditional neighborhood proposal for
part of the former Holding farm – and a request
for just one house – a permit to operate a bed
and breakfast on North Main Street.
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HerbFest to offer
sustainable horticulture |
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The eighth
HerbFest will draw visitors to downtown Wake
Forest the weekend of April 20-22, and this year
gardeners can purchase eco-friendly plants that
are raised using beneficial soil microbes,
organically-based fertilizer and non-harmful
pest and disease treatments.
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Rabies clinic set
for April 30 |
The Wake
County Animal Care, Control and Adoption Center
will be in Wake Forest Monday, April 30, from 5
to 7 p.m. They will be set up in the parking lot
of the old Winn-Dixie in the Wake Forest Plaza
at 409 Brooks Street.
North Carolina law requires all dogs and cats to
have a rabies vaccination at four months, and
the failure to vaccinate your pet is a fineable
crime. Licensed veterinarians will administer
the shots.
The charge is $5 for each cat, dog and ferret
vaccinated. The first vaccination is good for
one year, and the booster shots thereafter are
good for three years. You must bring a written
proof of the earlier vaccination for the
three-year shot.
Your pet must be restrained by a leash, carrier
or other device. |
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Garden tour
tickets on sale |
The Wake
Forest Garden Club will host its biennial tour
of area gardens – The Secret Life of Gardeners …
Look and Learn – the weekend of May 19 and 20,
and pre-event tickets are now on sale.
The tickets sold before the event are $8 each;
they will be $10 the days of the tour.
Garden club members have tickets, and they are
also for sale at the Wake Forest Chamber of
Commerce, The Purple Poppy, NC Specialty Shops,
Wake Forest Auto Spa, The Lighthouse Candles and
Gifts, all in Wake Forest, and The Ink Spot in
Raleigh.
The ticket is a brochure listing the gardens
that includes a map of how to find them. |
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First WF Youth
Forum April 14 |
They will
be the voters, the homeowners, the parents and
the business people of the future. Maybe they
should have a voice in their future now.
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From the library
Friends annual meeting April 15 |
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The
Friends of the Wake Forest Public Library will
hold their annual meeting Sunday, April 15, at 2
p.m. in the courtroom at the Wake Forest Police
Department on East Owen Avenue next to town
hall. Current members and those interested in
becoming members are encouraged to attend.
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VGCC offers
spring golf course |
It is spring, and many a man’s –
and woman’s – fancy turns to golf.
Vance-Granville Community College is counting on
that, and on the desire of many to learn how to
play and play better. The college is offering an
eight week course for golf beginners.
It will be taught at Bull Creek Golf and Country
Club in Louisburg every Monday from April 2
through May 21 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Golf pro Bryan Marshburn will teach the basic
golfing techniques. The cost of the course is
$75 per person plus a golf ball fee.
To find out more or to register, call the
Franklin County campus at 496-1567. |
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Save money, energy
Wake Electric says |
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If all
30,000 of Wake Electric Membership Corporation’s
members purchased and used six energy efficient
light bulbs (known as compact fluorescent lamps
or CFLs), the savings could be major. In fact,
over the life of the bulbs, consumers could save
as much $276 on their light bill and in total
could save about $8.2 million over time.
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Artists wanted! |
The Wake
Forest Area Artists’ Studio Tour is seeking
local artists who will open their studios and
share their art during the 2007 tour.
It will be held on two weekends – Sept. 15 and
16 and Sept. 22 and 23. The opening reception,
where an example of each participating artist’s
work is displayed, will be held Friday, Sept.
14.
The deadline to submit applications is May 14.
Those applying will have their work juried on
May 17.
The tour began in 1995 and is an annual event
designed to provide the public with an
opportunity to observe the artistic process and
support local artists. You can find more about
the tour at
www.artistsstudiotour.com. Call Lauri
Arntsen at 556-2147 or Robin Hendricks at
617-9269 for more information. |
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B.W. Wells Heritage
Day this weekend |
It’s
free, it’s fun for the entire family, it’s close
by, and it’s Heritage Day at Rock Cliff Farm.
Rock Cliff Farm on Bent Road in the Stony Hill
area is one of the area’s hidden jewels, a
refuge for wildflowers and rare trees for the
area, a geologist’s treasure trove.
It has been a working farm. For years it was the
retirement home of Dr. B.W. Wells, a pioneer
ecologist and early botanist who taught botany
at North Carolina State University for many
years.
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How to advertise |
You can
now advertise your business or service in The
Wake Forest Gazette at a reasonable cost.
A rotating banner at the top of each page costs
$75 a month, and a listing in the business index
costs $25 a month. To begin advertising, call
Editor Carol Pelosi at 556-3409 or send her a
note at
cwpelosi@aol.com. |
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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
Choosing a financial advisor
By Louis Mullinger, Edward
Jones (Financial planning) |
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If you
are like most people, you have a variety of
financial goals: college for your children, a
comfortable retirement, a vacation home and so
on. You might be able to achieve all these goals
on your own, but you will likely find it a lot
easier if you get a little help from a financial
advisor.
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