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 to 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

Washed out over the weekend, Koinonia has rescheduled its sale of mums, pumpkins and other fall decorations, and the sale began Tuesday of this week and will continue through Thursday. The sale will be on the grounds of the Wake Forest Historical Museum at 414 North Main Street, and the hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, and 9 a.m. until the mums and other items are all gone or 8 p.m. The foundation is a Christian based organization founded 25 years ago from a Sunday School Class in WFBC to raise money and keep money on hand for those less fortunate who may need a little help with medical bills, utilities, food, appliances, clothing, etc.  They also contribute to other organizations such as Backpack Buddies, Hospice, ChurchNet, Tri-Area Ministries, Meals on Wheels, and SafeSpace, just to name a few.  This is the first annual Fall into Autumn event

All of Wake Forest’s 13 advisory board will have openings this fall as current members’ terms of office end. You can make a difference in our community by applying for one of the many upcoming vacancies on the town’s advisory boards. The boards were established to give citizens input into what happens in the community and to advise the Board of Commissioners on matters that affect citizens and their town government. Applications are being accepted through Wednesday, Oct. 21, for appointments to the following boards and commissions: Board of Adjustment Cemetery Cultural Resources Design Review Greenway Historic Preservation Human Relations Council Planning Public Art Recreation Senior Center Technology Urban Forestry Only residents who live in Wake Forest or within its extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ) are eligible to fill seats on the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment. Candidates for the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) must reside in the Historic District, in

The Wake Forest Inspections Department permitted 46 homes during August – 35 single-family houses and 11 townhouses. The department’s inspectors also visited the fit-ups for new businesses: Orange Theory Fitness at 12646 Capital Boulevard and a U-Haul showroom at 9701 Capital Boulevard. Pre-occupancy inspections were made for Gooey’s American Grille at 950 Gateway Commons Circle, Southern Love Studios at 1318 South Main Street, AMC Sales at 527 South White Street, Virgilio’s Premium Vinegars, Oils & Edibles at 1839 South Main Street,, and Inpax Shipping Solutions at 2820 Superior Drive. Wilson Parker Homes will build six townhouses from 432 to 446 Retreat Lane in the Richland Hills subdivision in the Richland Creek basin, and Dan Ryan Builders will build five townhouses also in the Richland Hills subdivision. Together the builders paid $54,623.75 for the permits; the houses will add an estimated $801,831 to the Wake Forest tax base. The single-family homes

*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 10, in the Renaissance Plaza in front of the Renaissance Centre. Food, music and farm-fresh meats, vegetables and fruit, all raised within 75 miles. *Public Power Week will be celebrated in Wake Forest the entire week of Oct. 4-10. Please see the article in this week’s issue to learn about all the activities and free stuff available. *A Candidates Forum for the five people running for three seats on the Wake Forest Town Board will be held Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the second-floor board meeting room in Wake Forest Town Hall on Brooks Street. Jointly sponsored by the Town of Wake Forest and the Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce, the questions for the candidates will be prepared by the chamber’s Government Affairs Committee. *A Meet and Greet for the

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 919-880-1915 for the location