The man called Nature’s Champion, Dr. B.W. Wells, spent his retirement years with his wife on an old farm he renamed Rockcliff Farm perched above Zeagle’s Rock on a bend in the Neuse River, and thanks to his students, friends and those who admire him, the farm remains an oasis even today. Once a year the B.W. Wells Association opens the gates and invites families and individuals to spend the day learning about 19th Century farming techniques and hiking through the several trails. This year Heritage Day will be held Saturday, March 28, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be guided hikes about geology, ecology, wild flowers, Capital Trees and birding. Children will learn how to build a baseball or a kite. The farm is at 1620 Bent Road. Take N.C. 98 to Stony Hill Road, go north on Stony Hill until you reach Stony Hill Baptist Church

It is time to clean out your bookshelves and share those books you enjoyed to make room for more. It is the annual used book sale sponsored by the Friends of Wake Forest Library. The sale will be held Saturday, May 2, in the Ledford Center at 120 South Wingate Street on the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary campus. Everyone is invited to shop from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., but Friends members can begin shopping at 8 a.m. Memberships, as low as $5 for an individual, will be available at the door from 8 a.m. and throughout the day. Please no credit cards; cash or checks only for the sale and memberships. The collection bins have been placed in 15 handy collection sites around town. Please donate recently published hardcover and paperback books in good condition as well as CDs and DVDs that are in playable and good condition are

The public is invited to attend the 3rd Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremony on Monday, April 6, at 11 a.m. The service will be held in Centennial Plaza, in front of the Wake Forest Town Hall on Brooks Street to honor Roger “Marvin” Hockaday who served his nation in the U.S. Army during World War I. Members of Hockaday’s family have been invited to participate in the ceremony which will include patriotic songs, special remarks, a memorial wreath laying and the ceremonial flag-raising by members of the Wake Forest High School JROTC. After raising the American flag, the JROTC will raise the U.S. Army service flag in recognition of the military branch in which Hockaday served. Both flags will fly in Centennial Plaza throughout April. Photographs and other remembrances of Hockaday will be displayed in Centennial Plaza during the ceremony, then in the town hall lobby through the end of

The third annual Wake Forest Charity Car Show will take place Father’s Day weekend on Saturday, June 20, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in historic downtown Wake Forest. The all-volunteer event, presented by Wake Forest Downtown, Inc. showcases classic and antique automobiles including, custom, muscle, sports, pony, classics, street rods and custom trucks. Classic car hobbyists and enthusiasts will enjoy free admission, live music, food trucks, Model T assembly demonstration, door prizes, 50/50 raffle and of course, classic and unique cars. One hundred percent of the show’s proceeds will benefit local organizations, including the Wake Forest Boys & Girls Club, Purple Heart Foundation of North Carolina and Miracle League of the Triangle. “The Wake Forest Charity Car Show has become a popular event for couples and families,” says Michael Johnson, chair of WFD. “South White Street is lined with classic and antique cars and people get a glimpse

In February the Wake Forest Inspections Department issued permits for 29 single-family homes and for 13 buildings in the future Capital Creek Apartments on Rogers Road that will have 214 apartment units when phase one is completed. The Gazette includes single-family houses, townhouses, apartment units and mobile homes as homes. One of the Capital Creek permits was for the amenities center at 6,526 sq. ft. with $275,573.37 in fees and $280,006 in improvement value. The other 12 permits were for apartment buildings of different sizes. The total the builder, C.F. Evans Construction, paid in fees was $412,764 and the combined improvement value was estimated at $11,297,497. Capital Creek was approved in September of 2012 for 315 units on 21.79 acres at the corner of Rogers Road Heritage Branch Road with one entrance/exit on Rogers and another on Heritage Branch. The new streets in the complex are Capital Creek Drive and

The website for the Wake Forest Farmers Market has been update with a really good look and lots of information. See it at www.wakeforestfarmersmarket.org. And, with spring weather finally here, there are more vendors who will be at the market from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 14, in Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street. The lineup includes Triple B Farm with its grass-fed beef, pork, lamb and chicken as well as bacon, sausage, brats and more. Brogden’s Produce will be selling both white and red sweet potatoes as well as spinach and kale. There is a new vendor, Bolling Fog Farm, and its owner, Jennifer Myers will sell chicken eggs and team up with Chickcharney Farm to sell micro greens, pet grass and wheat grass. Walk Ahead Farms will have chicken and duck eggs (pre-orders recommended) along with different cuts of chicken, duck, turkey, goat, rabbit and pork. Try

Work to rebuild the bridge on Purnell Road over Horse Creek has begun after a significant delay from the announced start date of Feb. 23 because of the snow and ice as well as utility relocations. It will take 120 days for the work to be done with an end date in July. The detour if you need to get on Purnell Road is Capital Boulevard to Jenkins Road and Thompson Mill. You can also take N.C. 98 to Thompson Mill to reach Purnell Asplundth tree company had crews on West Oak this week removing trees along and near Richland Creek in anticipation of the bridge replacement there which was scheduled for replacement from July through December. The next replacement bridge will be on Forestville Road beginning in April and running through August. The final bridge replacement will be on Rogers Road from March through August of 2016, although the

*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be open in Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 21. *The Reverse Raffle sponsored by the Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce will be held Friday, March 20, at the Renaissance Center on Brooks Street. *The annual Arbor Day Celebration will be held Saturday, March 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at E. Carroll Joyner Park on Harris Road. As many as 1,600 tree seedlings – blackgum, wax myrtle, yellow poplar and mockernut hickory – will be given away free to town residents. There will be an Arbor Day Expo with information about trees, gardening and the environment, and at 11a.m. the Urban Forestry Board will announce the winners of the Green Medal Awards of Excellence. The town should receive the Tree City USA designation for the 36th year. *The African Children’s Choir will perform Wednesday,