The Town of Wake Forest and Wake Forest Power are joining more than 2,000 not-for-profit utilities in celebrating Public Power Week Oct. 4-10. As part of this annual week-long celebration, the town and Wake Forest Power are offering several special events and activities: Public Power Week Word Search Contest – From now through Wednesday, Oct. 7, Wake Forest Power residential electric customers can enter to win free electricity in October by participating in the Public Power Week Word Search Contest. The winners will be announced during the evening Energy Expo on Thursday, Oct. 8. To download the word search puzzle and registration form, visit the town’s website at wakeforestnc.gov/publicpowerweek_wordsearch.aspx. Customer Appreciation – Public Power Week is also Customer Appreciation Week. As our way of saying “thank you” to our valued customers, town staff will serve popcorn each day in the lobby of town hall, 301 S. Brooks St. Staff will

Area residents are invited to attend the 9th Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremony on Monday, Oct. 5, at 11 a.m. The service will honor James R. Weiss who served his nation in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War and will be held in Centennial Plaza, in front of the Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St. Members of Weiss’ 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. Following the raising of the American flag, the U.S. Navy service flag will be raised in recognition of the military branch in which Weiss served. Both flags will fly in Centennial Plaza throughout October. Photographs and other remembrances of Weiss will be displayed in Centennial Plaza during the ceremony, then in the town hall lobby through the end of October. The

The Wake Forest Civitan Club is once again pre-selling its delicious and plump first crop pecans and other specialty nuts.  A pound bag of shelled pecans is $12.00.  For more information concerning the specialty nuts and/or to place an order, please contact Betty Rothman at 919-435-6115.  Please place your order by October 8, 2015.  

Put on your dancing shoes for an evening of family fun as the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department hosts a Barn Dance on Friday, Oct. 16, from 7-9 p.m. The dance will be held inside the Wake Forest Community House, 133 W. Owen Ave. The event promises fun for the entire family and all ages are welcome. The cost is $5 in advance and $6 at the door. Online registration is available at http://wakeforestnc.recdesk.com/.  To register in person, visit the Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St., or the Flaherty Park Community Center, 1226 N. White St. Area youth and adults are invited to sharpen their square dancing skills in the days leading up to the Barn Dance by taking part in the PRCR’s Modern Western Square Dancing class. These classes are offered weekly at the Community House on Monday evenings from 7-9 p.m. The

Nothing says ‘Happy Fall Y’all’ more than a house decorated with pumpkins and mums.  This year, a local charity wants you to buy your autumn decorations Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2 and 3, on the front lawn of the Wake Forest Historical Museum. The Koinonia Foundation, which is celebrating its 25th year of serving neighbors in need, will host its first annual Fall Into Autumn: Pumpkins, Mums & More event on the museum’s front lawn at 414 North Main Street, Wake Forest. Locally-grown flowers and pumpkins, as well as refreshments, will be available from noon until 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2 , and  8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3. Tommy Killebrew, president of The Koinonia Foundation board, wants the event to be more than a fundraiser for the foundation. “Fall Into Autumn is our way to meet families looking for a few essential fall items and to create

*The Wake Forest Board of Commissioners will hold its mid-year retreat Friday, Sept, 25, beginning at 8 a.m. in the Renaissance Centre on Brooks Street. It is open to the public but those wishing to attend should call or email Town Clerk Deeda Harris in advance, 919-435-9413 or dharris@wakeforestnc.gov. *The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 26, in the Renaissance Plaza in front of the Renaissance Centre. Food, music and farm-fresh meats, vegetables and fruit, all raised within 75 miles. *The Wake Forest Fire Department’s Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Fire Station #1 on Elm Avenue. Voting for directors will begin at 6:30 and end at 7 p.m. All property owners in the Wake Forest Fire District and Wakette Fire District are invited to attend to participate in the election and discussion relating to the progress and activities

Several of the following listings may be out of date; the clubs and organizations may have replaced the contact people. Please help in keeping this list current by sending the names and contact information about the new people to the editor at cwpelosi@aol.com. * American Legion Post 187 meets the second Thursday at 7 p.m. in the American Legion Hall at 225 East Holding Avenue. The dinner begins at 6 p.m. and costs $5. For information and membership, call Commander Dave Goetze at 569-0471 or visit www.alpost187.org. * American Heritage Girls (AHG) meets at 6:30 p.m. at Hope Lutheran Church on Rogers Road on the second and fourth Thursdays. Contact Amy Minor at chrisnamy34@hotmail.com or see the website, www.hopelutheranwf.org. * The General James Moore Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution meets the third Tuesday but does not meet in June, July and August. Call 880-1915 for the location