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Remember to
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The
vote next Tuesday, Oct. 9, will be an important one for Wake County, but if
past off-year elections are a guide very few people will make the decisions
about bonds for libraries, green space and Wake Tech.
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What do you know
about town business? |
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This
is the fifth week The Wake Forest Gazette has posed questions for the seven
candidates for the three town board seats. The questions will continue through
the Nov. 1 issue.
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The Growth Rate
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This week Wake Forest
planner Ann Ayers shared a list of the developments and projects she is
reviewing.
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Fire chief worries
about water supply
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“I
am very concerned about the water supply situation,” Wake Forest Fire Chief
Jerry Swift said this week, but the City of Raleigh, which owns the town’s
water system, has refused thus far to ban outdoor watering and car washing to
stretch the available water.
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Fire board election
breaks tradition
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Members
of the Wake Forest Fire Department have traditionally been firemen, former
firemen or men with close ties to the department.
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Wandrack wins again
for Station #2
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Once
more, it was Bill Wandrack stirring up the best chili in Saturday’s second
annual Four-Alarm Chili Cook-Off at the Wake Forest Farmers’ Market, and once
again Wake Forest Fire Department’s Station #2 will receive the proceeds from
the raffles and other market fund-raisers.
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Museum groundbreaking
Sunday, Oct. 14
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As
part of its annual meeting, the Wake Forest College Birthplace Society will
break turn the first shovels of dirt for the long-awaited museum annex
building.
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VFW plans
BBQ fund-raiser
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Wake Forest VFW Post 8466 will host
a barbeque fundraiser Saturday, Oct. 20, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the lawn at
the Wake Forest College Birthplace (the Calvin Jones House) on North Main
Street.
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Fourth chairman
calls it a great year
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Rhonda Alderman, the longstanding
chairman of the Wake Forest Fourth of July Committee, said this week, “We had a
GREAT year! We made enough to cover all of our costs (around $28,000) and have
some in reserve (probably $2,000)! Very good feeling!”
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Now linked to
WakeForestTimes.com
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The Wake Forest Gazette and the WakeForestTimes.com, a new web-based information source for the Wake Forest area, have agreed to a mutually beneficial association. You will soon find a link to the WakeForestTimes.com site on the Gazette and there is a link to the Gazette on WakeForestTimes.com. Editor Carol Pelosi will be writing for WakeForestTimes.com and in return, in the future, will have support for the Gazette web site. There will also be opportunities for advertising on both.
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How to advertise
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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. To begin
advertising, call Editor Carol Pelosi at 556-3409 or send her a note at cwpelosi@aol.com.
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How to get a notice
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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.
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We welcome . . .
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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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2 chances to learn
about candidates |
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A
majority of the Wake Forest town commissioners will be elected on Nov. 6,
making this an important election.
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Campaign news |
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Town
board candidate Rob Bridges has a campaign web site you can find at robbridges.org that provides
background information and includes a video in which he explains his view of
town issues. It also has contact information for town residents to tell him
about their concerns. You can also reach him at info@robbridges.org. |
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WF Golf Club
sold again, maybe |
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Owner Joel Young has again told his employees and the membership
of the Wake Forest Golf and Country Club that the club is closing and is being
sold.
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Franklin Street now
a construction zone
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Silt
fences, orange and white barrels and surveying crews are this week’s signs that
Franklin Street between Wait Avenue (N.C. 98) and the East Holding Avenue is a
construction zone.
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Two presentations,
two reactions
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Mayor
Vivian Jones responded in strikingly different ways Tuesday night to the two
presentations on the town board’s work session agenda.
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Initial DuBois ideas
revealed Monday
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Monday,
Oct. 8, the students from N.C. State’s Downtown Design Studios will show
Northeast area residents and interested people how they visualize the
renovation of the DuBois campus.
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What's In A Name?'
runs thru Saturday
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The
Theatre Maniacs first production, a musical revue called “What’s In A Name?,”
opens Thursday, Oct. 4, and runs through Saturday at Franklin Academy, 1127
Chalks Road.
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Art will fill
WF Oct. 13
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More
than 30 local artists and several area musicians will have their talents on
display Saturday, Oct. 13, for the fourth annual Autumn Arts Festival.
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Mill Village celebration
set for Nov. 3
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It will time to renew friendships,
to contemplate the past, to celebrate the present and future. It will be the
centennial celebration for the Royall Mills village.
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Sponsor a tree
for a family
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Wake
Forest Baptist Church is working with the 82nd Airborne Division at
Fort Bragg to provide a Christmas tree for those families whose spouses are
serving in the Persian Gulf.
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Pull tabs
to help families
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The Wake Forest American Legion Post 187 is continuing to raise funds to help families who live at the Durham Ronald McDonald House while their children are treated at Duke Hospital.
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Road Roundup (Update)
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A reader asked who she should call about adjusting the
lights at the intersection of the N.C. 98 bypass and Capital Boulevard. She
goes to work about 5 a.m. and finds that the traffic signals there have not
been turning green for an advanced left turn. This has forced drivers to turn
left on red, she said.
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