The Wake Forest Historic Preservation Commission and the Wake Forest Woman’s Club will present their biennial Christmas Historic Home Tour on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 1 to 7 p.m. – rain or shine. Offered only in even-numbered years, the Christmas Historic Home Tour is a self-guided tour featuring several Wake Forest homes and other properties decorated for the holidays and open for viewing. This year’s event will also offer wonderful Christmas music and more. Advance tickets will go on sale for $20 (price includes tax) beginning Monday, Oct. 1. Tickets will be available for purchase online at www.wakeforestnc.gov/christmashometour.aspx<http://www.wakeforestnc.gov/christmashometour.aspx> and at several area locations. Those locations will be available on the website, https://www.wakeforestnc.gov/christmashometour.aspx, next Monday. Tickets are limited to a total of 2,000 to ensure the best possible experience for everyone and will not be available for purchase on the day of the tour. Well-mannered children under the age of 12

The Wake Forest Police Department has scheduled a third Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events class on Monday, Oct. 22, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The session will take place inside the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre at 405 Brooks Street. Led by Wake Forest Police Lt. L. Danforth, the session will teach participants what to do if confronted with an active shooter event. Designed and built on the Avoid, Deny, Defend (ADD) strategy developed by the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University, the class will provide strategies, guidance and a proven plan for surviving an active shooter event. Topics will include the history and prevalence of active shooter events, civilian response options, medical issues and considerations for conducting drills. There is no cost to participate, but registration is required at www.wakeforestnc.gov/civilian-response-to-active-shooter-events.aspx<https://www.wakeforestnc.gov/civilian-response-to-active-shooter-events.aspx>. Class size is limited to the first 100 people to register. Please note:

The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre will host a Halloween First Friday Fright Night double feature on Friday, Oct. 5, as part of its First Friday Flix movie series. The event gets underway at 7 p.m. with “Hocus Pocus” (PG), followed by “The Silence of the Lambs” (R) at 8:45 p.m. The Renaissance Centre hosts First Friday Flix on the first Friday evening of each month. Free and open to the public, these movie screenings feature a variety of film favorites and genres, including comedies, dramas, thrillers and more, often with a seasonal or historical theme. Concessions, including popcorn and soft drinks, are available for purchase. The Renaissance Centre is located at 405 S. Brooks St. For more information, visit www.wakeforestrencen.org<http://www.wakeforestrencen.org> or call the Renaissance Centre Box Office at 919-435-9458.

Horace Macon, who served his nation in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and the Korean War will be honored Monday, Oct. 1, at 11 a.m. during the 30th Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Ceremony in Centennial Plaza in front of the Wake Forest Town Hall at 301 Brooks Street. Area residents are invited to attend the ceremony, which will conclude the flag-raising ceremonies for the year. Members of Macon’s family will participate in the ceremony, which will include patriotic songs, special remarks, a memorial wreath laying and the ceremonial flag-raising. After raising the American flag, the Wake Forest Fire Department Honor Guard will raise the U.S. Army service flag in recognition of the military branch in which Macon served. Both flags will fly in Centennial Plaza throughout October. Photographs and other remembrances of Macon will also be displayed in Centennial Plaza during the ceremony, then in the

“Incredibly life changing!” “I learned the answers to questions I didn’t even know I needed to ask.” These are among the comments by participants in Wake Forest Presbyterian Church’s dementia caregiver class. Now this class has received formal recognition through its affiliation with the UNC Memory Disorders Program as well as the Lewy Body Dementia Association. This affiliation happened because of an invitation by Dr. Daniel Kaufer, Director of UNC Memory Disorders Program, as part of the LBDA Research Center of Excellence award granted to UNC. Thirty-three physicians at 24 prestigious universities and research hospitals have received this honor, as you can see in this link:  https://www.lbda.org/rcoecenters. “We look forward to expanding our collaborative efforts with Pat Snyder and all of the great work she does for patients and families who are engaging Lewy body dementia,” said Dr. Kaufer, who is also Chief of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology at UNC.