Senior Center this week

Irish or just like to wear the green? You will want to party at the St. Patrick’s Day covered dish social on Friday, March 17, from 10 a.m. to noon. There will be fun and entertainment. Bring a dish to share. Please sign up by March 14. Milton’s Pizza & Pasta in Wakefield will host a special night on Tuesday, April 4, from 4 to 10 p.m. where 10 to 20 percent of the sales will benefit the Northern Wake Senior Center. This special fund-raising was arranged by the Friends of the Northern Wake Senior Center. Bring all your family and friends. You can eat in or take out. Circle Tuesday, March 28, on your calendar. It’s the date for the 2017 Senior Lifestyle Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Richland Creek Community Church on Burlington Mills Road. There will be prizes and giveaways, food, health screenings and

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Calendar

*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be held in Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street Saturday, March 18, from 10 a.m. to noon. See its Facebook page for vendors. *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. every Monday night. All profits support the club’s projects for children. Visit www.wakeforestbingo.com for more information. *Overeaters Anonymous meets on Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Wake Forest United Methodist Church, 905 South Main Street. Enter through the back by the office. No dues, fees or weigh-ins. Everyone welcome! Contact Jennifer at 928-225-5236. *Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry at 149 East Holding Avenue is open Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for food distribution and serves about 700 families in Wake Forest, Youngsville, Rolesville and their surrounding areas. Call 919-556-7144 for information about receiving food, volunteering and

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Club meetings

* 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 and time. * The Kiwanis Club of Wake Forest meets at The Forks Cafeteria every Thursday at 7:15 a.m. There are speakers at each meeting except the first meeting of the month, which is devoted to business. Call Thomas Walters at 919-606-9108 or

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Obituaries

Robert Joseph ‘Bob’ Keller Wake Forest Robert Joseph “Bob” Keller, 82, of Wake Forest passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017, at the Hock Family Pavilion. He was born on March 19, 1934 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Edwin J. Keller and Mary “Mayme” Gibbons Keller. Mr. Keller was a veteran of the United States Army and retired from Philips Healthcare after 40 years of service. Bob also was an avid lifelong Cleveland Indians fan. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who will be greatly missed. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday morning, March 14, 2017, at Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church. A celebration of Bob’s life will also be held in Cleveland, Ohio at a later date. Mr. Keller is survived by his wife of 60 years, Edythe “Edy” Giblin Keller; children, Connie Zupancic and husband, Robert, of Wake Forest, Karen Gilbert and

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