The board of directors for the Friends of Wake Forest Public Library sent out a plea this week for people to volunteer for vacant positions. You may be interested; if so, read on. “The Friends of the Wake Forest Library Board of Directors would like to extend an invitation to any who might be interested in giving back to the community in the area of our local library. The board is in need of members to fill positions that have become vacant due to retiring directors. Without filling these positions, the future of the Friends is at stake. We need you! “The Friends have done so much for the library and its patrons over the years. Through their efforts and with the support of the community, our library has been the recipient of many gifts: furniture, an iPad and an iPod, an Apple TV and large screen TV, art work,

The Town of Wake Forest has just installed a new web-based program that will enable residents to report quality of life issues and request town services through an online and mobile interface. Powered by SeeClickFix, the place-based reporting platform encourages greater civic participation by allowing residents to document neighborhood concerns and improvements alike, ranging from damaged sidewalks and potholes to graffiti and malfunctioning traffic signals. “This is another way the Town of Wake Forest is working to manage and foster a safe and vibrant community,” Town Manager Mark Williams said. “We believe our partnership with SeeClickFix emphasizes the importance we place on communicating with our citizens and responding to their concerns in an efficient and public manner.” With the online and mobile reporting platform, residents can report quality-of-life concerns through service request categories via the Town of Wake Forest website and the town’s app. When submitting issues via mobile app,

Wake Forest Power is offering customers the chance to help protect the environment and save time and money through its paperless billing option. Customers who sign up for the free e-billing service receive an email notification whenever their electric bill is ready to be viewed on the town’s website. Customers who receive their bills through email enjoy greater convenience and enhanced security, while also reducing clutter and helping the environment. The convenience factor is magnified when customers combine e-billing with the town’s online bill pay service. Besides the added convenience, customers who pay online also save money because they don’t have to pay for stamps, envelopes or checks. “Using the e-bill payment option is the green, environmentally-friendly way to go,” Customer Service Supervisor Andrew Brown said. “Through this free service our customers can view and pay their electric bills entirely online, thereby eliminating paper bills, envelopes and postage stamps.” By

The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre will host a First Friday Flix on Friday, June 6, at 7 p.m. that’s sure to be a ‘hit’ with baseball fans. Due to the terms and conditions outlined in its agreement with the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation, the Renaissance Centre is not permitted to publicize the title of each month’s film. However, here’s a hint about the June 6 movie: it’s a 2013 American biographical sports film about the racial integration of Major League Baseball. The movie title is the natural number immediately following 41 and directly preceding 43. The film is rated PG-13. To obtain the title of this movie and future films offered at the Renaissance Centre, sign up for E-News at www.wakeforestnc.gov/enews.aspx or call the Special Events Hotline at 919-435-9428. First Friday Flix movie screenings are free and open to the public. Concessions, including popcorn and soft drinks, are available for

Car shows are popular, but when you combine a free classic and antique car show with the opportunity to help area charities, people will flock to be a part of it. It will all be happening from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the heart of historic downtown Wake Forest on Saturday, June 14, which also happens to be Flag Day. It seems appropriate. Admission to the show on South White Street is free and open to everyone. Those wishing to enter a vehicle in the show can register on the day of the event between 8 and 11 a.m., and the cost is $20 per vehicle. On display will be muscle cards, sports cars, pony cars, classic and antique autos, street rods and trucks. There will also be a “Take-Apart-T” Model T disassembly and reassembly demonstration, and the Leith Kia Monster Truck will be on display – Chris Leith