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Holding Village
decision
delayed a month |
Tuesday
night at close to 11 o’clock the Wake Forest
Planning Board voted to delay a recommendation
about the Holding Village project until its
meeting May 1.
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Neighbors support
North Main B&B |
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Generally when
a crowd of neighbors fill the chairs at town
hall for a rezoning or special use, the evening
can become long and clamorous as they object to
the request.
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When lower water
rates
an iffy question |
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Deputy
Town Manager Roe O’Donnell led off a discussion
about water conservation measures Tuesday
afternoon by taking the town commissioners and
mayor through a series of possible problems –
times when demand for water and/or sewer exceeds
what is available under the merger contract with
the City of Raleigh.
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What is your
vision for WF? |
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All town
residents and everyone with an interest in the
town are invited to a special town meeting
Thursday, April 19, to discuss the Wake Forest
Community Plan, which will be a blueprint for
the town commissioners and advisory groups as
they make future decisions about growth and the
town’s resources.
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It must be spring;
here come Six Sundays |
For the
16th spring, the Wake Forest Cultural Arts
Association will present the concert series Six
Sundays in Spring.
These are free, family- and neighbor-friendly
concerts on the lawn at the Wake Forest College
Birthplace (the Calvin Jones House) on North
Main Street. People bring picnics, lawn chairs,
blankets, dogs, Frisbees and balloons and have a
rollicking time listening to good music, talking
to their neighbors, eating, playing with
children and dogs and soaking up the ambiance of
a small-town Sunday afternoon event. It runs
from 5 to 7 p.m.
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Neuse River
Clean-up
is April 14 |
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Get
out your waders, boots, gloves and canoes! April
14 is the day to hit the water and the banks to
clean up the Neuse – once again, to be sure, but
maybe, someday all the trash-throwers will tune
into the message.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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Board agrees on
toilet
flappers, grass seed |
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Tuesday afternoon the Wake Forest Town Board
went through the list of possible water
conservation measures for the third time and
finally appeared to agree that the town should
focus on five measures:
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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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CDC dedicates
office,
describes its future |
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The W.E.B.
DuBois Community Development Corporation
dedicated its new office complex in the former
Lyon’s grocery store-seminary housing office on
North White Street Friday, and director Bettie
Murchison offered a vision for the future which
includes everything from re-establishing the
food and clothing pantries to trips to Kenya
this summer.
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Residential
building
starts are slow |
In March,
the Wake Forest Planning Department issued
building permits for 49 single-family homes and
16 townhouses.
The two previous months were similarly slower
than in previous years with 27 permits in
January and 44 in February.
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Around the
studios
Art After Hours April 13 |
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Two local
studios are again planning special exhibits for
Art After Hours, the second Friday of the month
when shops, studios and galleries stay open
late. This month the event will be April 13 from
6 to 9 p.m.
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From the
chamber
Volunteers needed for Meet |
The Wake
Forest Chamber of Commerce is looking for a lot
of volunteers to help with the town’s largest
event, Meet in the Street, on Saturday, May 5.
The arts and crafts carnival always attracts at
least 10,000 visitors, and the chamber needs
people to direct traffic, work at the food
courts, set up the booths and clean up
afterward. Call 556-1519 and ask for Tresa Jalot,
who has taken on the job as acting executive
director since Mark Fleming left for a position
for N.C. Free.
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April’s Business After Hours will be Thursday,
April 19, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Heritage
Golf Club at 1250 Heritage Club Ave. |
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Bunnies and blooms
at Saturday’s market |
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Saturday’s
opening day at the Wake Forest Farmers’ Market
will have an Easter theme with blooming flowers
for Easter, an Easter treasure hunt, bunnies to
pet, and gifts and treats for Easter.
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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
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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.
That idea is the starting point behind the
town’s first Wake Forest Youth Forum that will
be held Saturday, April 14, from 9 a.m. to noon
at the Flaherty Park Community Center on North
White Street.
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Schools the topic
for second summit |
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.
Education and schools were two of the areas of
concern that were raised during the first
summit.
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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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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
A financial spring cleaning
By Louis Mullinger, Edward
Jones (Financial planning) |
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Now
that April is here, you might decide to spruce
up your home, both inside and out. But you also
may want to do a little spring cleaning to help
keep your financial house in order.
What steps should you take to tidy up your
financial situation? Actually, some of the moves
are the same as those you use to reinvigorate
your house and yard. Consider the following:
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