May is National Preservation Month and the Wake Forest Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) is celebrating by sponsoring a photo-sharing campaign that invites area residents to share their memories and stories about places in Wake Forest that are important to them. “This Place Matters” encourages individuals and groups to take photos of themselves at buildings, residences, landmarks, and other structures in Wake Forest that hold special meaning and submit them by Tuesday, May 31, for posting on the town’s website, Facebook and Instagram pages. Photos of older buildings and structures are especially wanted. To participate, visit wakeforestnc.gov and search “This Place Matters,” then download and print the “This Place Matters” sign. Take a digital photograph of yourself or others holding the sign in front of locations in Wake Forest that matter to you. Email your photographs along with a short explanation of why each place is meaningful to thisplacematters@wakeforestnc.gov. The deadline

For the past 10 years members of the Wake Forest Memorial Post 8466, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., have organized a Spaghetti & Meat Ball Dinner to celebrate Flag Day, June 14. This year’s celebration is the 241st celebration of the nation’s banner. The American flag has served as the national standard since 1775. Over the course of 241 years this symbol of our nation has endured every conflict since the founders established this country. The American flag has preceded servicemen and women as they sought to defend and protect the values that make this country free and independent from all enemies foreign and domestic. This year’s celebrated Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner will be held at the Border Restaurant, 712 North Main Street, Wake Forest, from 4 to 7 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the door or from members of the Post. Tickets are $ 5 each

May is Older Americans Month and the slogan for this year is Blaze a Trail. Rex Mobile Mammography will be at the center Monday, May 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Schedule your appointment now. Zumba has returned to the senior center, which thanks the Town of Wake Forest for providing room at the Flaherty Park Center for two months. Please see the front office and materials there for all the counseling and assistance programs offered through the senior center. There is one-on-one counseling about eligibility and services for older adults and people with disabilities; there is similar counseling for financial care assistance; and beginning on June 8 there will be a veterans representative at the center on the second Wednesday. There will be a Medicaid counselor on site beginning in July and there will also be a workshop about Medicaid. There are new classes in Tai Chi for

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*Music at Midday on Thursday, May 19, for an hour beginning at 12:15 p.m. in Centennial Plaza in front of the Wake Forest Town Hall will feature Justin Fouts. There will be several food and dessert trucks on Brooks Street. *The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be open in Renaissance Plaza on Saturday, May 21, with its regular spring, summer and fall hours, 8 a.m. to noon. *”Monsters, Inc.” will be the feature film for the first of a free monthly outdoor movie series from May through August on Saturday, May 21. Family Movie Nights at Joyner Park will begin the filming at 8:30 p.m. in the park’s amphitheater. See more details in this issue. *The Wake Forest Historical Association will host a presentation about Mitchell Mill State Park from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 22, in the Wake Forest Historical Museum on North Main Street. Everyone is