Board turns down
golf course offer

          After a closed session that lasted almost two hours, the Wake Forest Town Board returned to the meeting room shortly after 11 o’clock Tuesday night and Mayor Vivian Jones announced they had decided not to accept owner Joel Young’s offer for the town to purchase the Wake Forest Golf and Country Club for $2.9 million.
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Republic wants new
contract, not renewal

There was some confusion Tuesday night about what Republic Services, the town’s contractor for garbage and recycling collection, really wanted.
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Wake Union, plaza
plans under review

The long-discussed plans for Wake Union Place, the shopping center that could be built on the site of the former Parker-Hannifin (Schrader) site, are now in the Wake Forest Planning Department being reviewed by Assistant Planning Director Ann Ayers.
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Second economic
summit March 7

Wake Forest’s second economic development forum will be held at The Forks Cafeteria Friday, March 7, from 8 to 9:30 a.m.
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Free Pre-GED/GED
classes offered

If you or someone you know dropped out of school early and wants to earn a GED diploma to get a better job, you or they need to know about the offer of free classes being offered this spring.
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Get a free tree
Saturday, Feb. 23

You can get a free tree seedling – a flowering dogwood, a wild plum, a bald cypress, a chestnut oak or a white ash – Saturday, Feb. 23, when the Wake Forest Urban Forestry Board holds its third annual give-away at town hall.
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Community water
forum Feb. 23

If you are wondering where Wake County’s water will come from in the next few years, how global warming will affect our rainfall and water supplies and what you should be asking community leaders to do now about water, you may find some answers at a free community forum on Feb. 23.
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Chamber offers
wage/hour seminar

The Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce will host a seminar about state and federal wage and hour rules on Tuesday, March 4, at the chamber office.
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Youth ball
registration starts

Registration has begun for Wake Forest Parks and Recreation baseball, softball and T-ball for boys 5 through 17 and girls 5 through 15. It will end Friday, March 7.
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From the library
Falls Lake program
Feb. 21

Local author Janet Steddum will discuss her book, “The Battle for Falls Lake,” on Thursday, Feb. 21, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
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From the chamber:
Auction items needed

Popular auctioneer Jay Hoy will have the microphone during the live auction portion of the March Madness Reverse Raffle and Auction, but he needs items to offer and there will always be space on the tables for items and services in the silent auction.
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Road Roundup

Barnhill Contracting in Tarboro may or may not begin work on March 3 on the final leg of the N.C. 98 bypass from Retail Drive to Thompson Mill Road.
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WakeForestTimes.com

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.

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. To begin advertising, call Editor Carol Pelosi at 556-3409 or send her a note at cwpelosi@aol.com.

Board OKs one,
turns down one

Tuesday night the Wake Forest commissioners considered two small residential infill subdivisions, approving Olde Chestnut Townes but failing to approve Olde Wake Forest
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Board approves
Streetscape

Commissioners did question the parking for the South White Street Streetscape plan, but they unanimously approved it Tuesday night.
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The Growth Rate

Subdivisions in progress: This is an incomplete list but gives readers a taste of the residential building underway in town, which had a population of about 5,700 in 1990. The town’s planning department estimated there were over 25,000 residents in mid-2007. You can calculate 2.6 residents for each dwelling unit. The town has approved 6,592 homes that remain to be built, including these below.
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Slam Jam Youth
3-on-3 tourney

The second Slam Jam Youth 3-on-3 Youth Basketball Tournament will be held Saturday, May 31. It will begin at 11 a.m., but the exact site has not yet been set.
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Win a briny feast
at Lobster Bingo

The Wake Forest Kiwanis Club will again sponsor a family favorite, Lobster Bingo, at The Factory Friday, Feb. 22, beginning at 5 p.m.
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Wakefield garden
symposium March 22

The FFA chapter at Wakefield High School and the FFA Alumni will host a garden symposium Saturday, March 22
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Telephone book
recycling starts

The bins are open and there is no waiting to recycle those 2007 and older telephone books.
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Chamber hosting
SBA express loan lunch

If you are planning to start a small business or already have one, you need to attend a lunch meeting at the Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce where you can learn about a loan program through the federal Small Business Administration – and apply for a loan on the spot.
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Softball registrations
now underway

Registration for a number of softball leagues began early in February.
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Mardi Gras is coming
get tickets now

Billed as the social event of the year, the third annual Renaissance Ball, a Mardi Gras Masquerade, will be held Saturday, Feb. 23, in the Event Gallery at The Cotton Company on South White Street in historic downtown Wake Forest.
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Support for bereaved
parents begun

The Morning Glory Center for Creative Healing will host a Bereaved Parents Support Group beginning Tuesday, March 4, at 7 p.m.
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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.

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The Gazette wants to be where you learn about what is happening in the Wake Forest community.