A limited number of tickets are available for the sixth annual Purple Heart Dinner on Saturday, Aug. 9, at 5:30 p.m., at Wake Forest Presbyterian Church. The host, the Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation, invites the public to help honor military veterans wounded in battle. In addition to Purple Heart Medal recipients and their families, the dinner is open to all veterans, military families and the public. This year’s keynote speaker is retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jerry R. Curry. A decorated combat veteran, Army aviator, paratrooper and Ranger, Curry served in Korea and Vietnam. After his 34-year military career, Curry served as Military Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense in the Carter Administration, as acting press secretary to the Secretary of Defense in the Reagan Administration, and administrator of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the first Bush Administration. Curry is the author of two books, most recently “From Private

Last Saturday was soggy; this coming Saturday promises even more rain if the weathermen are correct. But nothing stops the loyal vendors and customers at the Wake Forest Farmers Market which is open every Saturday in the spring, summer and fall. There are questions for the coming Saturday. Will there still be some blueberries and blackberries? Will there be sweet corn? You can bet there will be tomatoes and mini-greens, some kale, some black-eyed peas, lots of squash, peppers, potatoes, beans and carrots. There will still be lots of meat in many cuts and preparations – beef, pork, chicken, turkey, lamb and rabbit – along with eggs. You can get fresh-roasted coffee, honey, sweet buns, cookies, Danish, cakes, muffins, empanadas, and a range of gluten-free baked goods. Take home a bouquet or two of fresh cut flowers. Pick up a Saturday night supper of pasta and your choice of sauce.

The annual yard sale and bake sale at the Northern Wake Senior Center on East Holding Avenue will be held Friday, Aug. 8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 9, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. All donations are welcome, but no clothes please, and they will be accepted beginning Thursday, Aug. 7. All the proceeds benefit the senior center, where the building is owned and maintained by the Town of Wake Forest and the programming and staffing is provided by Resources for Seniors. Drop by to find a bargain or the dessert for dinner and help an organization which helps many in our community. Did you know the senior center was built and donated to the town by a group of older people in Wake Forest who saw a need and began holding bake sales, even a day-long festival, to raise the money to buy the

Beginning Monday, Aug. 11, at 10:30 a.m., the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre will host free family-friendly movie showings on the second Monday morning of each month. Flix4kidz will show only G or PG-rated children’s and family films. Concessions, including popcorn and soft drinks, will be available for purchase. The film featured on Aug. 11 will be ‘The Lego Movie’ – a 2014 computer animated adventure comedy featuring the voices of Christ Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman. Flix4kidz movie screenings are free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov/flix4kidz.aspx or contact Renaissance Centre Manager Pamela Stevens at 919-435-9566.  

On Tuesday, Aug. 12, community volunteers will host a rally for team captains for Wake Forest’s CROP Walk for Hunger 2014. Local churches, businesses, and charity organizations are encouraged to send a representative to the 6 p.m. rally at Heritage Baptist Church at 230 Capcom Avenue. Pizza, dessert, and beverages will be provided. Participants will learn facts and strategies for leading their teams for the Wake Forest CROP Hunger Walk to be held Sunday, Sept. 28. CROP Hunger Walks are community-wide events sponsored by Church World Service and organized by local volunteers to raise funds to end hunger. In our community Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry will receive a share of the money raised as well as all non-perishable food items that the walkers will donate on walk day. RSVP for the Aug. 12 rally to Mary Catherine Hinds, mhinds@cwsglobal.org or call CWS CROP, (919)-571-3800. Details about the September 28 walk