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Town board, fire
department meet Tuesday |
The Wake
Forest town commissioners and the board of
directors of the Wake Forest Fire Department
will hold a joint meeting Tuesday, June 12, at 7
p.m. in town hall to discuss the fire
department’s needs.
Fire Chief Jerry Swift requested $2.9 million in
the budget for the 2007-2008 fiscal year to
cover the costs of 21 new positions and pay for
a $600,000 pumper/ladder truck for the planned
Forestville Road fire station.
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Reservoir land
rezoned
Neighbors plead for no action
until erosion problem solved |
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A request
to change the zoning for 87 acres in five
different areas of the land west of the Wake
Forest reservoir owned by the Ammons family
seemed headed for approval without much
controversy Tuesday night until Deborah Proctor
went to the podium.
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Filing begins July
6
for WF town seats |
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This is
just a reminder to local political hopefuls. The
filing period for the three Wake Forest Town
Board seats that will be vacant this year begins
at noon Friday, July 6, and ends at noon Friday,
July 20.
There is already one announced candidate, Rob
Bridges, who served on the board from 2001
through 2005.
It is a cheap thrill, at least at first. The
filing fee is only $15. The expenses come later,
though Bridges, after his defeat, was quick to
say a lot of money does not assure election.
Successful candidates Frank Drake and Margaret
Stinnett each raised less than $7,000 while
Bridges raised $23,700.
If you are interested, you can file with either
Town Clerk Joyce Wilson, MMC, at town hall or go
to the Wake County Board of Elections in
Raleigh. |
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Lightning sparked
a busy afternoon |
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The
lightning that accompanied the remnants of
Tropical Storm Barry Sunday afternoon hit four
Wake Forest homes and sent firefighters and
police officers scrambling.
The first alarm about a lightning strike was for
the house at 612 Middle Bridge Road in the
Deacon’s Ridge subdivision owned by Sean and
Natalie Lynch. Both Station #1 and Station #2
responded and found, as Chief Jerry Swift said,
that lightning had come into the house damaging
some electronic devices.
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Wake Forest
honored veterans |
Residents
of the Wake Forest area paused on May 28,
Memorial Day, to remember those who paid the
ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy
today.
There was a large crowd at the Wake Forest
Veterans’ Memorial in Heritage. The event was
sponsored by American Legion Post 187, and Vice
Commander Rich Heroux conducted the program.
The Rev. Jim Dyer, a helicopter pilot in
Vietnam, gave the opening prayer. Afterward,
everyone stood silently for the playing of
“Taps” by a trumpeter behind the memorial to
honor those who died while serving their
country.
Tim Neubauer, commander of the American Legion;
Claude Snyder, commander of VFW Post 8466;
Gerald Dangler, commander of Marine Corps
Detachment 1257; and Sara Powell, regent of the
General James Moore Chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, made short remarks.
Powell reminded everyone that “freedom is not
free.”
North Carolina Senator Neal Hunt was the keynote
speaker.
Heroux thanked everyone for attending and
reminded them that they could purchase bricks to
honor friends and family members who have served
in the military. Money from the sales is used to
maintain the memorial. |
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Summer food program
begins June 11 |
The Faith
Tabernacle United Holy Church will sponsor its
second summer food program for school-age
children beginning June 11.
The church, which is at 741 E. Juniper Ave.,
will operate the program for four weeks, from
June 11 through July 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
each weekday. Pastor Eula Coleman will be the
site supervisor, and she is doing this with the
help of the Wake County Public School System.
To register their children, parents should call
the church at 556-0322 or 220-1239. The
information they should be prepared to give
includes whether the children attended school in
2006-2007, their Social Security numbers, names
and addresses and whether their children were
approved to receive free or reduced-price meals
from the Wake County Public School System this
school year.
Coleman also said parents are encouraged to
participate in the program if they have the
time. |
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Library news
Planned renovations
on hold for bond issue |
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The Wake County
Library System had planned to close the Wake
Forest Library for a month or more this summer
to paint, install new carpet and make other
needed improvements at the 10-year-old library,
but those plans are on hold now because county
residents will be asked to approve a library
bond issue this fall, Branch Manager Yvonne
Allen said last week.
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Youth can apply
now for new board |
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Area high school students who are interested in
serving on the newly-formed Youth Advisory Board
during the 1007-2008 school year may apply now
on applications available both at the Wake
Forest Town Hall and at the town’s web site.
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Still time to help
with WF’s Fourth |
If you
missed this week’s meeting of the Wake Forest
Fourth of July Committee, there is still time to
volunteer to help with one of the town’s
signature events, one that has been going on
since 1973.
Chairman Rhonda Alderman and her band of loyal
helpers need more hands for the events that
begin Tuesday, July 3, with the stadium and
fireworks show in Trentini Stadium, continues
the following morning with the popular
children’s parade along shady North Main Street
and ends that afternoon with games and art for
young and old in Holding Park.
You can reach Alderman at
fireworklady@aol.com or on her cell phone,
812-9121. |
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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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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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Please send information about upcoming
events to
info@wakeforestnc.com
Send your stories to: Editor: Carol Pelosi
CWPelosi@aol.com
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Planners to
firemen:
talk to neighbors |
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After a
number of neighbors along Forestville Road and
in Thornrose subdivision said they did not want
a fire station near them, the Wake Forest
Planning Board voted six to three to require
Chief Jerry Swift and the directors of the Wake
Forest Fire Department meet with the affected
neighbors before the planning board makes a
recommendation to the town board.
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Concrete plant OKed
despite objections |
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The
president of MacLeod Construction promised a
fully-enclosed concrete plant using water
reclamation, rotary vibrators to keep noise
levels low, and 99.9 percent dust collection,
but the business owners in Wake Forest Business
Park strongly opposed the plant Tuesday night.
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No speakers, but
petition binds board |
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Eleven homeowners along Coram Fields Road in
Olde Mill Stream subdivision have forced a
three-fourths vote by the five Wake Forest
commissioners to approve The Meadows subdivision
on North Main Street.
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The Growth Rate |
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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House fires
underline
need for trucks, men |
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Volatile materials left in the hot afternoon sun
next to an LP gas tank and close to a wall with
vinyl siding sparked a fire in The Village at
Rolesville subdivision Friday that left two
houses destroyed, two others heavily damaged.
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Know of Hope Farm? |
A request
for information about someone’s family farm has
come to the Gazette by way of a woman who
records Wake County’s cemeteries.
She says a Mapquest search shows a Hope Farm in
the Wake Forest area. The family name was
Shellem.
If you know of a Hope Farm anywhere near Wake
Forest, please call the editor, Carol Pelosi, at
556-3409 or send an e-mail to
cwpelosi@aol.com. |
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New
produce vendors
at Saturday’s Market |
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Two new
produce vendors will join the group in the South
White parking lot for Saturday’s Wake Forest
Farmers’ Market, several vendors will be
offering green beans, Shiloh Farms is sending
free-range organic eggs, and Terri Wilkinson
will have blueberry pies.
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We’re scoring
95 percent |
We deserve
a pat on the back for our high score in the
recycling contest.
Ninety-five percent of the 6,700 households in
Wake Forest recycle their newspapers, junk mail,
regular paper, plastic, cardboard, glass and
cans.
“We’re the highest community in Wake County as
far as percentage of participation,” Mayor
Vivian Jones said last week.
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Local artists to
show wares
at the Larkspur Party |
Just as
they have for 11 years, Frances and Holly
Alvarino will open their gardens for the
Larkspur Party, and several Wake Forest artists
will be among the 24 showing and selling their
work.
This year’s party is on Saturday, June 9, and
Sunday, June 10.
Those local artists are Beth Jimenez and Amelia
Lane, who will be showing their decorative
concrete leaves; Deb Leonard, showing her Wise
Old Birds for your garden; John Martin and Jeff
Bottoms, who will be showing and selling garden
plants; Jean McCamy with her mosaics and vessels
for garden and home; master wood-turner Bill
Wallace with a variety of pieces; and Janet
Wallace showing her basketry.
The gardens are at 6401 Litchford Road in
Raleigh (just north of its intersection with Old
Wake Forest Road), and they will be open from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday. |
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Music, dance and
carriage rides Friday night |
The
Freddie Green Trio will serve up jazz and blues
at the South White Street Gazebo from 6:30 to 9
p.m., the Jubilee Dance School students will
perform from 6 to 6:30 p.m. in the parking lot,
local artists will set up their easels along
South White Street, and you can hear and watch
it all from a horse-drawn carriage. And its all
free.
Friday night’s Art After Hours will offer a
collage of events and experiences, including art
shows at two local studios.
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From the
chamber
Jalot resigns from WF chamber |
Tresa
Jalot, the deputy director of the Wake Forest
Chamber of Commerce, has submitted her
resignation. Her last day will be June 21.
Jalot has been serving as the interim executive
director since Mark Fleming left that position
in March to become the vice president of NCFREE
in Raleigh.
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Wake EMC awards
nine scholarships |
Wake
Electric Membership Corporation, which serves
residential and commercial customers in all or
part of seven counties, has awarded scholarships
to nine graduating seniors who will attend
college in the fall.
The Fred M. Alford Memorial Scholarship of
$1,500 was given to Amanda Mae Howard of
Kittrell, who graduated from Southern Vance High
School.
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WIN group helps
business women |
A group of
business women in Wake Forest meets each
Wednesday at 8 a.m. at the Village Deli on South
Main Street to share referrals, exchange
marketing ideas and discuss business
opportunities.
Women In Networking (WIN) welcomes other area
business women who want to improve their
businesses.
“Women In Networking offers a unique avenue for
learning about our local businesses and how we
can help one another succeed,” Sherry Burchett,
who represents the Triangle Insurance Group,
said.
Michele Ledo, who heads her own law firm, said,
“Being relatively new to the area, becoming a
member of WIN has been an easy and fun way to
get to know other women business owners in the
area which, in turn, has resulted in many
referrals.”
For more information about WIN, e-mail Jodie
Riggs at
careerresults@earthlink.net. |
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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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Financial column
Investment tips for newlyweds
By Louis Mullinger, Edward
Jones (Financial planning) |
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It's June,
a popular month for weddings. If you are getting
married this month, you have a lot to think
about: a rehearsal, a ceremony, a reception,
possibly a honeymoon. But most important of all,
you have the anticipation of starting a new life
together. To help make that life a happy one,
you and your new spouse will need to communicate
with each other on all types of issues, and one
of the most important of those issues is your
joint financial situation.
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