Cars draw them in to help local charities

The 2017 Wake Forest Charity Car Show is all about cars and vehicles of all types, but it is really about providing help to local charities – having fun while doing good. It takes place this Saturday, June 17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. along South White Street in Wake Forest’s historic downtown. It is free, family-friendly and fun. Presented by Grand Sponsor Chris Leith Dodge/Ram, the exhibit will showcase vehicles of all makes and models, including muscle cars, sports cars, pony cars, classic and antique autos, street rods and trucks. The car show will also feature a ‘Take-Apart-T’ Model T assembly demonstration, the Leith Kia Monster Truck on display, and the Wake Forest Fire Department’s Jaws of Life demonstration. Raffle tickets to win a gift certificate for a new set of tires valued up to $800, courtesy of Chris Leith Dodge/Ram are $5 each or five for $20

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Celebrate Juneteenth this Saturday

The Northeast Community Coalition will host a Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 17, beginning at 10 a.m. Juneteenth? It is the oldest known celebration marking the end of slavery in the United States. Although President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation took effect on Jan. 1, 1863, affecting all slaves in the Confederate States of America, it was not until June of 1865 that word reached Galveston Island, Texas, and U.S. General Gordon Granger read aloud General Order No. 3, announcing total emancipation of slaves, leading to a celebration. Today Juneteenth celebrates African American freedom and achievement while encouraging continuous self-development and respect for all cultures. Wake Forest’s celebration will begin at 10 a.m. in the Taylor Street Park with a meet-and-greet event followed by a Freedom Parade that will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Olive Branch Baptist Church and end at the Taylor Street Park. There will be events throughout the

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North Avenue on town board agenda

The contentious plan by the Town of Wake Forest to narrow North Avenue to two lanes with no parking by placing a sidewalk on what is now the eastbound lane will be heard during next Tuesday’s town board meeting. It is listed under Presentations as a discussion of the North Avenue/Stadium Drive projects, which could mean the commissioners can take action. Marty Ludas, one of the two property owners affected by plan, has talked with each town board member in the past few weeks, showing them on the ground and with pictures how the street would be changed under the present plan. A question that has never been answered is why the plan calls for a sidewalk to be installed over a current travel lane in the street rather than simply continued in a straight line on the grassy area just outside the seminary’s historic stone wall. Ludas said this

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Opinion: Who is protecting us?

I follow the news and am more than concerned about the U.S. Senate Republican’s apparent plan to destroy the country’s healthcare system and a large part of its economy – taking away healthcare from millions in order to give an enormous tax brake to the most wealthy. I wonder if President Trump will fire or attempt to fire Robert Mueller III, the special counsel for the Russia investigation, and worry that there will be no one and no investigation to really determine if Trump and his various buddies did connive with the Russians. But these concerns and worries pale before my growing fear that no one is undertaking the task of making sure our election system is strong enough, safe-guarded enough, to fend off current and future attacks. If Russian operatives or their allies were able to get into the databases and voter rolls for 39 states over the last

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Sculptures will dress up downtown

Later this summer seven colorful sculptures will be placed throughout in downtown locations including the Wake Forest Town Hall campus, at the Renaissance Centre, and in Miller Park, Holding Park and in the Depot Parking Lot. Experienced artists and artist teams across North Carolina and beyond were invited to apply for Sculpture Wake Forest. An artist selection committee made up of arts professionals and representatives of the Town of Wake Forest and its Public Art Commission selected the following seven works for the show (the display location for each sculpture is shown in parenthesis): Oak Leaf Horizon, by Jim Gallucci (Town Hall campus, 301 Brooks Street) Popsicle, by CR Gray (Depot Parking Lot, 110 South White Street) Mountain Landscape, by Hanna Jubran (Town Hall campus, east side of Taylor Street and Elm Avenue) Transformation 2, by Ray Katz (Town Hall campus, vicinity of Owen Avenue and Taylor Street) Waco Sunset,

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An apology

In the article about proposed new town employee benefits in the June 7 issue of the Gazette, the editor misheard Commissioner Greg Harrington and was mistaken in his quote. He really said, “The one I like the least is the floating holiday.” We apologize for the mistake.

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‘Curious Savage’ staged this weekend and next

Forest Moon Theater will present “The Curious Savage” Friday through Sunday, June 16, 17 and 18, and again the following weekend, June 23 through 25, at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 Brooks Street. The warm comedy is about sanatorium patients who are saner than people in the outside world. Her children have institutionalized in an attempt to get their hands on the family fortune, but Mrs. Savage has the last laugh. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Advance tickets are $15 plus tax for adults and $13 plus tax for students and seniors. At the door, tickets are $18 plus tax for adults and $16 plus tax for students and seniors. For more information, visit www.wakeforestrencen.org or call the Renaissance Centre Box Office at 919-435-9458.

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Get discount tickets for the Fourth

From now through the Fourth, people can buy discount tickets online and in local stores for the usually sold out stadium show and fireworks display. The $5 tickets are available at five for $20 at Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce, 305 South White Street The Wake Forest Weekly, 229 East Owen Avenue Aloha Tan, 12223 Hampton Way Drive All About Hair & Nails, 12223 Hampton Way Drive Town & Country Hardware at Gateway Commons, 910 Gateway Commons Circle NC General Stores, 150 South White Street For Old Times Sake Antiques, 223 South White Street Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 Brooks Street. Print out the ticket at home and redeem it on Monday, July 3, for a wristband at the red tent near the main gate at Wake Forest High School’s Trentini Stadium, the site for the stadium show and fireworks display. This will be the 44th year a group

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Do you have good neighbors?

Do you know someone, an adult or a youth, who is always ready to quietly help others in your neighborhood or club? You can recognize their efforts by nominating him or her or them for the eighth annual Good Neighbor of the Year Awards. The awards are presented by Mayor Vivian Jones during the town’s Good Neighbor Day which this year will be Saturday, Sept. 16, from 1 to 4 p.m. at E. Carroll Joyner Park. The Human Relations Council sponsors the event which features fun, food and fellowship, and all town residents are invited. You can get a nomination form at the Wake Forest Town Hall on Brooks Street or download it at www.wakeforestnc.gov/goodneighborday.aspx. Mail them to the Town of Wake Forest, c/o Virginia Jones, 301 Brooks Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587 or email to hrc@wakeforestnc.gov or fax them to 919-435-9497. They must be received by 5 p.m. Thursday,

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New social club for special needs adults

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Resources Department is introducing a monthly social club in June for special needs residents in our community ages 15 and older. Beginning Thursday, June 22, the department will host Club Connect on the fourth Thursday of each month from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Alston-Massenburg Center on North Taylor Street. “We’re inviting the members of our special needs community to join us once a month for socialization, activities and fun,” said Specialized Programs Recreation Specialist Kelly Schurtz. Attendees will have the opportunity to socialize with peers, play games, be creative, and plan activities based on input from the group. There is no fee, but participants must be able to perform self-care routines independently. They may also bring a buddy. For more information, contact Schurtz at 919-556-7093 or kschurtz@wakeforestnc.gov

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