Lace up your walking shoes because the annual walking tour of the historic Wake Forest Cemetery is planned for Saturday, May 13, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It is free, and parents are encouraged to bring their children for a first-hand experience in town history. The special feature of the tour are the docents – family members and volunteers – who are stationed at several gravesites where they talk about the people buried there and their importance in the town when they lived. Also Frank Powell and other members of the local chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans will be there in uniform and talking about the men and boys who went into battle during the Civil War. And sometimes they bring authentic guns, even a small cannon, but that is not a promise. There will also be women in 1860-era dresses and hats, and Scottish bagpipe players

The Wake Forest Police Department invites area residents to join them in the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics of North Carolina on Saturday, May 13. The event is open to the first 100 people to register. Registration will be offered on the day of the race from 8 to 8:45 a.m. at Walmart, 2114 S. Main St. After registering, participants will be transported by shuttle to Publix, 1040 Forestville Road. The 2.3 mile run will begin at 9 a.m. at Publix and end at Walmart. The registration fee is $30 and includes a 2017 SONC Torch Run T-shirt. The registration fee will be waived for all public safety personnel, but donations will be accepted. For more information, to purchase a 2017 Law Enforcement Torch Run T-shirt or hat or make a tax-deductible donation, contact Officer J. McArthur at 919-554-6150 or jmcarthur@wakeforestnc.gov.

Area residents are invited to attend the 18th Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremony on Monday, May 1, at 11 a.m. The program will take place in Centennial Plaza in front of the Wake Forest Town Hall at South Brooks Street. The May 1 service will honor Thomas Walters, who served his nation in the U.S. Army. Members of Walters’ family will 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. Army service flag will be raised in recognition of the military branch in which Walters served. Both flags will fly in Centennial Plaza throughout April. Photographs and other remembrances of Walters will also be displayed in Centennial Plaza during the ceremony, then in the Town Hall lobby through the end of May. Presented by several local veterans’ organizations to honor the

The Wake Forest Children’s Choir is inviting area residents to a special spring concert, “O, Colored Earth,” on Tuesday, May 2, at 6 p.m. The performance will take place at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts, 405 S. Brooks St. Comprised of children of all racial, cultural, religious and economic backgrounds, the Wake Forest Children’s Choir will present an evening of favorite songs under the direction of Kasie Ryan Brooks and Kimberly Przbyl. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.wakeforestrencen.org or call the box office at 919-435-9458.

Suicide Blonde, an ‘80’s cover band, will play for a concert to benefit the nonprofit CHERUBS-CDH on Friday, June 9, from 9 p.m. to midnight at the Renaissance Centre for the Arts on Brooks Street Tickets are $10 before the event, available through EventBrite, and $15 at the door. CHERUBS-CDH is based in Wake Forest and was formed in 1995 by two parents to make the public aware of the prevalence of CDH, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, in babies – one in every 2,500 births – and support research in the treatment of the lung condition. There are 1,600 cases in the U.S. every year, and the cause is currently unknown. The diaphragm is formed in the first trimester of pregnancy and controls the lungs’ ability to inhale and exhale. CDH occurs when the diaphragm fails to form or to close totally and an opening allows abdominal organs into the chest

There are still a few openings for volunteers for Meet in the Street on May 6. Can you help out for a few hours? The areas where volunteers are most needed are vendor unloading from 6 to 8 a.m., handicapped parking monitor with various shifts from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., street anchor with various shifts from noon to 5 p.m., breakdown and vendor loading from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Sam’s Club park and ride with several shifts from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and bus drop-off volunteer with again several shifts from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please send a note to sherry@wakeforestchamber.org with your interest and availability. Chamber members and non-members are welcome as volunteers. * * * * If your office needs a notary, you can send an employee to the next notary public class which will be held Friday, May 19, from 9 a.m. to 4

Remember to circle May 18 on your calendar for something called the Scam Jam Event at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre hosted by Resources for Seniors and the senior center, Triangle Family Services, the Renaissance Centre and the Town of Wake Forest. Note: You will find out about it and how to register for the free event in the article in this issue. Whether you are new or an old hand at the senior center, you should check the calendar regularly because of all the offerings which change with each season. The free health screenings and blood pressure checks are provided at 9:30 a.m. each Monday by a variety of local businesses, which are the Franklin Manor, Stay at Home Senior Care and Dr. Casey Baldwin, a pharmacist. Please see the front office and materials there for all the counseling and assistance programs offered through the senior center. There is

*The Wake Forest Farmers Market  will be held in Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street Saturday, April 29, with its summer hours, 8 a.m. to noon. See the market’s 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