The Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Reverse Raffle will be held Friday, March 20, 2015, from 6 – 10 p.m. at The Renaissance Center, 405 S. Brooks Street in historic downtown Wake Forest. Tickets cost $125 each and admit two people to the drawing party. The last ticket to be drawn will win $10,000! This year’s event, sponsored by Focus Design Builders LLC, takes place during March Madness and will have a fun sports theme. Basketball games will be broadcast live on televisions provided by CenturyLink. Come dressed in your favorite team colors or jerseys, and enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres, drinks, a 50/50 raffle sponsored by KB Home, and live and silent auctions featuring vacation packages, spa services, and more. Tickets may be purchased at the Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce, located at 350 S. White Street; by calling the Chamber at (919) 556-1519; or from any

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The Wake Forest Farmers Market vegetable vendors have been trying – last week there was fresh spinach and scallions, among other winter vegetables – but the snow, freezing rain and sleet from Monday night through Tuesday plus overnight temperatures in the single digits and the possibility of another wintry blast Saturday probably will defeat all their efforts. However, you can count on a variety of meats, honey and honey products, baked goods, cheese and other local raised/produced items from a number of vendors when you visit the market in the Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 21. Eggs are possible though they are always chancy in the winter; hens are not fond of short cold days. Walk Ahead Farms, which could not offer its bacon last week because of a labeling issue at the processor, is expected to have it this week along with

*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be open in Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 21. *Because of the inclement weather on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 16 and 17, the 2015 State of the Town Dinner and Address hosted by the Wake Forest Rotary Club has been delayed until Monday, Feb. 23, at 6 p.m. It will be held in the Renaissance Centre on Brooks Street; the $15 tickets may still be available. Those who want to hear the address without the dinner should arrive between 6:30 and 6:45 p.m. as the address is planned to begin between 6:45 and 7 p.m. *Exploring the History of Wake Forest: a special Writer’s Night in the Forest will be held Thursday, Feb. 26, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Renaissance Centre and will feature local historians and people who remember significant town milestones. The