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Fire board will ask
town for $2.9 million |
Thursday night the Wake Forest
Fire Department board of directors approved a
$3.6 million budget for fiscal 2007-2008, an
increase of 42 percent over the present year.
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WF chamber head
submits resignation |
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Mark Fleming, who has led the
Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce for eight years
during a time of tremendous growth for both the
organization and the town, announced Tuesday he
is leaving to become the executive vice
president NCFREE in Raleigh. His last day will
be Friday, March 23.
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Wake Forest FD donates
pumper to Brassfield FD |
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Brassfield Fire Department, which
covers the southern end of Granville County, is
a department in need, and last Thursday their
fellow firefighters in Wake Forest met part of
it.
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Neuse River Foundation
wins conservation award |
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The Neuse River Foundation, which
strives to protect the river from its headwaters
until it empties into the Pamlico Sound, was
named the Conservation Organization of the Year
Saturday by the North Carolina Wildlife
Federation.
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In the studios
Allen Montague opens gallery |
Raleigh artist Allen Montague opened his
Collector’s Gallery at 216 E. Jones Ave. last
week with a reception during Friday evening’s
Art After Hours.
The small house next to The Sunflower Studio has
been decorated in his individual style and
filled with a selection of his works in several
media. He is offering discounts on framed prints
and originals, custom framing, workshops and
signed prints through the end of March.
Go to
www.allenmontague.com for a schedule of
child and adult classes as well as more
information about his art and offerings. |
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Basketball free throw
contest updated |
There were some errors in the
information submitted earlier for the annual
Knights of Columbus free throw competition. The
following information is correct.
The free throw contest, designed to be fun and
entertaining for boys and girls ages 10 through
14, will be held Saturday, Feb. 17, from 1 to 4
p.m. at The Grand Slam Sports Center in The
Factory on South Main Street.
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Seedling giveaway
set for March 10 |
The annual giveaway of tree
seedlings by the town’s Urban Forestry Board
will be Saturday, March 10, at town hall.
The forestry board is also making plans for the
annual Arbor Day Celebration on March 27 at the
Community House on West Owen Avenue. During
their January meeting, board members selected
the winners of the poster contest.
In other projects, the board and its staff
liaison Potts are overseeing a number of
tree-plantings: along the new sidewalks on
Stadium Drive and North Allen Road, complete the
plantings at Paschal Golf Course, along the
street to Lowe’s Home Improvement, moving trees
along Retail Drive from underneath utility
lines, along Star Road from the former Chris
Leith site to the current site, additional
plantings at the Capital Boulevard and South
Main intersection and at the Capital Boulevard
and Durham Road intersection, more plantings in
the downtown parking lots and along the N.C. 98
bypass. |
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From the library
Gardening program in February |
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Three local Wake County Master
Gardener Volunteers – Liz Ford, Hugh Nourse and
John Pelosi – will be at the Wake Forest Library
Wednesday, Feb. 21, to share some gardening
expertise about the warming climate and other
topics and answer questions.
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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. Click here for the complete story |
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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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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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Please send information about upcoming
events to
info@wakeforestnc.com
Send your stories to: Editor: Carol Pelosi
CWPelosi@aol.com
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Sidewalk or wider
South Main? |
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Tuesday night the Wake Forest
commissioners will have to decide whether to
spend about $1.1 million to widen the two-lane
portion of South Main Street to three lanes or
build a sidewalk along North White Street.
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Town hall plan
passes muster |
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Some really liked the concept of
the future town hall, some had questions and
some wanted to be sure the refined plan would
include architectural details to tie the
building to downtown buildings.
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It takes more water
for bigger house fires |
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Two large houses in subdivisions
outside the Wake Forest town limits have been
destroyed by fire in less than a year: the house
on Welcome Drive in Waterfall subdivision in
March of 2006 and the very recent fire in the
house on Mica Mine Lane.
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Lobster Bingo
returns March 2 |
The Wake Forest Kiwanis Club will
repeat its wildly successful night of Lobster
Bingo on Friday, March 2, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at
The Factory.
Admission is free and refreshments will be
served. Bring the whole family for an evening of
fun, President Peter Kima said.
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Watch out for
fake $50 bills |
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The United States Secret Service
has asked the Wake Forest Police Department and
area merchants to be alert for counterfeit $50
bills that are circulating in the Raleigh-Wake
County area.
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2nd Renaissance Ball
planned for Feb. 17 |
Last year’s was such a success,
they had to do it again. The second Renaissance
Ball will be held Saturday, Feb. 17, in the
Event Gallery at The Cotton Company.
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From the chamber
Learn about growth March 1st |
The Wake Forest Chamber of
Commerce and the Downtown Revitalization
Corporation have teamed up to present the 2007
Greater Wake Forest Economic Summit on Thursday,
March 1.
The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the Mill
Room at The Factory and end at noon.
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Parks and rec news
Baseball registration begins |
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Registration for the spring youth
baseball program for boys 11 through 17 begins
Monday, Feb. 19, and runs through March 9.
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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 . . . |
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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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Financial column
Which IRA?
By Louis Mullinger, Edward
Jones (Financial planning) |
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An IRA is certainly a great way
to save money for retirement. But which IRA is
right for you, traditional or Roth? As is often
the case in the investment world, there's no one
right answer for everyone. The more you know
before making a choice, the better off you will
be.
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