The 14-year-old Florida juvenile who posted a Twitter message saying “I’m shooting up Heritage (expletive)” was arrested last week in Pinellas County, Florida. He may have been a Heritage student last year. He is charged with written threats to kill or do bodily injury, electronic communication. He posted the threat on the Wake http://www.lbwr.org/ambien/ County Public School System’s Twitter feed at 10:44 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, and Heritage administrators notified the Wake Forest Police Department at 8:24 a.m. Wednesday. All three Heritage schools were placed on lockdown as a precaution, but the emergency codes were lifted by noon.

There have been no more sightings of two men in a gray van or SUV who were suspected of trying to lure children into the vehicle – or at least none reported to police. There had been at least three such incidents that the Wake Forest Police Department was investigating when the Gazette reported on a press conference and plea for cooperation in the Jan. 28 issue, but no children were harmed and ran to tell their parents about the encounters. This week the town’s public information officer, Bill Crabtree, said the town was continuing to encourage people to report suspicious activity when they witness it. “We recently created a new page on our website designed to encourage area residents to help prevent crime by reporting suspicious events,” Crabtree said. “The page is located at http://www.wakeforestnc.gov/reporting-suspicious-activity.aspx.” In an unrelated incident but one that occurred in the same January timeframe as

If you are in need of a good laugh or two – or a whole evening that tickles your funny bone – then hurry up to get your tickets for the annual Comedy Night hosted by the Wake Forest Rotary Club and the Wake Forest High School Band Boosters. This year’s event will be held at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre from 6:30 t0 10 p.m. The $30 tickets give each person entry to an evening of laughter, music and food. There will be heavy hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar and live music as well as an auction and raffles. The tickets can be purchased at The Cotton Company, NC Specialty Shop and Green & Wooten Insurance. The proceeds from the event will be equally divided between the two sponsoring organizations. To learn more, go to www.wakeforestcomedynight.com.

Friday night Wake Forest’s historic downtown South White Street will be alive with shops and studios open late and visitors, newcomers and old hands, seeing what they have to offer. There will be free horse and carriage rides, weather permitting, and receptions for featured artists in most of the studios. Maureen Seltzer reported, saying Lauri Arntsen has responded to requests from her fans and will be the featured artist at The Artists Loft, upstairs from the Wake Forest Coffee Company during Art After Hours Friday, February 13th. The venue will come alive with expressive paintings that will coincide perfectly with this month’s Mardi Gras festivities. Arntsen will host encaustic painting demos on Friday night and the next day’s Mardi Gras events. She will also be teaching two workshops at The Artist Loft. The first one is Thursday, Feb. 19 from 6-9 and the second is Feb. 28, 9 – 12

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will host two sessions of a “Valentine’s Princess Boutique & Ball” on Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Wake Forest Community House, 133 W. Owen Ave. The programs are scheduled from 10-11:30 a.m. and 1-2:30 p.m. All Wake Forest-area princesses ages 3-7 are invited to celebrate Valentine’s Day with Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty and come dressed in their favorite princess ball gown. Upon arrival, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty will treat the girls to a mini boutique, including hair, nails and make-up, in preparation for the ball. Parents are invited and encouraged to join their princess during the final 30 minutes of the event as she walks down the red carpet to reveal her princess makeover and enjoy dancing at the ball with Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. The cost is $50 per child but parents are admitted free. Pre-registration is required. To register,