‘California Suite’ offered over two weekends

Forest Moon Theater will present “California Suite” Sept. 15 through 17 and 22 through 24 at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts on Brooks Street. Friday and Saturday show times are 7:30 p.m.; Sunday show time is 3 p.m. If the walls in room 203 of the Beverly Hills Hotel could talk, these are four comic stories they would tell of couples who crossed the threshold. Confrontations over custody, sexual orientation, infidelity, and disastrous vacations are all material for Neil Simon’s incisive humor. Wrap up your summer with this trip to comedy in California. Please note: This production, contains adult situations and strong language. It is recommended for mature audiences only. Advance tickets are $15 plus tax for adults and $13 plus tax for students and seniors. These prices reflect a savings of $3 per adult and student/senior “day of” admission tickets. For more information, visit www.wakeforestrencen.org or

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Wake Up Wake Forest features transit

If you’re interested in learning more about the Wake County Transit Plan and its potential impact on the local business community, then don’t miss the upcoming session of “Wake Up Wake Forest.” The Town of Wake Forest and the Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce will present the third in the series of morning information seminars on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at 7:30 a.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 Brooks Street. Regional Transportation Alliance Executive Director Joe Milazzo will discuss the Wake County Transit Plan with a special emphasis on the initiative’s impact from a regional business community perspective. All area residents are invited to attend, including both chamber and non-chamber members. Tickets are $10 each (plus tax), including breakfast, and available for purchase online at www.wakeforestnc.gov/wake-up-wake-forest.aspx. Wake Up Wake Forest is offered through a partnership between the Town of Wake Forest and the Wake Forest Area Chamber of

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News about the chamber

Granite Falls Swim and Athletic Club at 800 Granite Falls Boulevard in Rolesville will be the host for this month’s Business After Hours, Thursday, Sept. 21, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. * * * * The Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce is asking for volunteers – about 50 of them – for the Business Expo on Tuesday, Sept 19, from 3 to 7 p.m. at Richland Creek Community Church on Burlington Mills Road presented by CenturyLink. The volunteers, including high school students, are needed during the event and the day before for set-up. Go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4baaab2fa7fc1-20171 to sign up. Also, only five booths are available: two standard, one premium, one bronze and one silver. All the food booths are sold out. Go to https://wakeforestchamber.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2017-Expo-Booth-Registration-Packet.pdf to register. * * * * The Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce will host its 2017 Golf Tournament at the Hasentree Golf Club on

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Senior center this week

The Resources for Seniors staff at the Northern Wake Senior Center has begun moving its programs and classes out into the community, and Miranda Strider-Allen had this message for the community this week. “The Northern Wake Senior Center will begin offering classes and services this month at locations around Wake Forest. With the help of The Town of Wake Forest Parks and Recreation, The Renaissance Center, Northern Regional Center, Brookdale of Wake Forest, Carillon Assisted Living of Wake Forest, The Lodge of Wake Forest, and the American Legion, many of our programs have been relocated.” [The list of locations also includes the Wake Forest Community House and the community center at Flaherty Park and Wake Forest Presbyterian Church.] “We have more businesses willing to help us during the time we are out of the building and we will continue updating everyone with new programs and services and with time-lines of

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Calendar

*The Wake Forest Farmers Market will be held in Renaissance Plaza on Brooks Street Saturday, Sept. 9, from 8 a.m. to noon and will host the Pottery and Craft Market. See the market’s Facebook page for vendors for the market and later for the Pottery and Craft market. *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. *Tri-Area Ministry Food Pantry at 149 East Holding Avenue is now open from 9 to 11 a.m. every third Saturday along with its regular hours on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for food distribution. It serves about 700 families in Wake Forest, Youngsville, Rolesville and their surrounding areas. Call 919-556-7144 for information about receiving food, volunteering and donations. You

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Obituaries

John Edward Ott Wake Forest Nothing of God dies when a man of God dies.” John (Hank) Edward Ott, a beloved man of few words but great faith, who set an example by his deeds and worked hard and prayed even harder, met his Savior, Jesus, face to face on August 28, 2017.  Born on March 30, 1925, he was 92 years old Hank kept his marriage vows, loving, honoring, providing for and taking care of his wife of 68 years, Audrey Gall Ott. Together they lived most of their lives on Cabbage Hill in Etna, Pennsylvania, where they raised their two cherished daughters, Leslie (Roger) Griffith and Jody (Rich) Coombs.  He adored his two grandsons, Brandon and Garrett, and wholeheartedly welcomed their wives, Jessica and Natalie, into the family.  He treasured his great-granddaughters, Annie, Rachel, and Penelope. Hank and Audrey spent 10 happy years living at Willowbrook Christian Village

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