Participants in the 11th annual Gobblers Run, a 5K family event through historic downtown Wake Forest, will step out at 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 24, Thanksgiving Day. Everyone in the family down to the toddler in a stroller and the dog on a leash can be part of the race which begins and ends at the Wake Forest Boys & Girls Club on South Wingate Street. That is fitting because the proceeds from each race are donated each year to the club, $255,000 and counting. Sponsors, volunteers and runners are needed; go to www.gobblersrun.com to join the many others who make this one of Wake Forest’s signature events.  

This week Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce President Ann Welton sent out a message to all chamber members and area voters urging them to contribute and to vote yes for the half-cent sales tax that will make possible the Wake County Transit Plan. “No matter which side of the fence you are on, there is a local issue that will be on the ballot that affects all of us in Wake County. The Wake County Transit Plan Referendum will, if passed, add a ½ cent to the sales tax which will enable the implementation of the Transit Plan. The plan will bring modern public transportation to our county and town, which in turn will benefit employers and residents. If the referendum passes, we will get: An all-day, every-day transit route from Downtown Wake Forest to Raleigh and back, Express rush hour routes from both Rolesville and Wake Forest to

The weather is, thankfully, getting cooler, the days shorter, and our thoughts turn to heartier meals, pumpkins, squash, butter beans and black-eyed peas. You can find those and more at the Wake Forest Farmers Market in the Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. Vendors will have the fixings for those seasonal meals – they offer many varieties and cuts of meat including beef, chicken, pork, goat, lamb, turkey and rabbit – along with eggs, seafood, breads and baked goods, fair trade coffee, chocolate, fresh cut and dried flowers, perennial and annual plants and herbs, jewelry, baskets, wood products, soaps, lotions, and dog treats. Go to www.wakeforestmarket.org or https://www.facebook.com/wakeforestfm/ to check all of this week’s vendors.

A Parkinson’s support group is a new program at the center, and the next meeting will be Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 1 p.m. This is sponsored by both the Northern Wake Senior Center-Resources for Seniors and the Wake County Northern Regional Center across East Holding Avenue from the center. The Parkinson’s support group will meet on Oct. 5 at the Northern Regional Center, on Nov. 2 at the Northern Wake Senior Center because of early voting at the Northern Regional Center, and on Dec. 7 at the Northern Regional Center. The meeting time will always be 1 p.m. Also, the ongoing caregiver and grief support group hosted by Heartland Hospice at the senior center will meet Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 2:30 p.m. A new legal aid one-on-one counseling program will be at the center from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Sept. 29. Appointments are required and limited; call the center

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*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be open in the Renaissance Plaza parking lot on Saturday, Sept. 24, with its regular spring, summer and fall hours, 8 a.m. to noon. *Monday Night Bingo at The Factory is hosted by the Wake Forest Kiwanis Club in the Mill Room from 7 to 9:30 p.m. All profits support the club’s projects for children. Visit www.wakeforestbingo.com for more information. *National Night Out is Monday, Oct. 3, and the Wake Forest Police Department plans a party from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street. See details in the article in this week’s issue. *The Class of 1955 at Wake Forest High School will hold its 61st class reunion Friday, Oct. 14, at noon at The Forks Cafeteria. *Storytelling Pajama Night featuring award-winning storyteller Donna Washington will welcome children of all ages to the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre Friday, Oct. 14,

Traditional-calendar schools are back in session and every club and organization in Wake Forest is gearing up for the fall, winter and spring events. Please check your organization for accuracy. If there should be changes, please send the correct information 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