Tuesday night, during a short meeting, the Wake Forest Town Board commended Transportation Engineer Eric Keravuori, who is retiring after more than 22 years of service, and agreed to preserve a family cemetery. They also approved all three items on the planning agenda. Keravuori was hired as an engineer in the public utilities/water-sewer district on Oct. 28, 1996, reclassified as the town engineer in the new engineering department in 2000 and again reclassified as the transportation engineer in 2018. He was not present Tuesday night. The family cemetery is part of a tidying-up process for Olde Mill Stream subdivision by Mill Creek Associates and Ellerbee Creek Partnership in which the town accepting three small parcels for open space while rejecting the third, which is not accessible. The cemetery, .05 acre, is close to the historic Battle-Purnell House and is associated with it because of the Scholar family with members buried

The North Carolina Symphony will present a free Music Discovery & Instrument Zoo on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 10 a.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts, 405 Brooks Street. Geared for preschool and elementary age children and their families, this hands-on musical activity will feature NC Symphony musician Rachel Niketopoulos reading a children’s book followed by an interactive demonstration of orchestra instruments. Attendees will learn how the horn instruments of the orchestra make their sounds and hear examples of classical and popular music composed for horns. Afterwards, audience members will have the opportunity to try their favorite instrument in the instrument zoo. This Music Discovery program is sponsored by PNC’s Grow Up Great initiative, promoting literacy and arts education for preschoolers and their families. For more information, visit www.wakeforestrencen.org/event/music-discovery-instrument-zoo<http://www.wakeforestrencen.org/event/music-discovery-instrument-zoo> or contact Renaissance Centre Specialist Debra Horton at 919-435-9566 or dhorton@wakeforestnc.gov<mailto:dhorton@wakeforestnc.gov>.

The annual meeting for the B.W. Wells Association will be held Sunday, Oct. 21, at the Wells homestead, 2231 Bent Road. Take NC 98 to Stony Hill Road, drive north until you reach the Stony Hill Baptist Church, take a left onto Bud Morris Road, take the second left which is Bent Road and follow it until you fetch up in the driveway and yard at the Wells homestead. The association invites newcomers and nonmembers to the annual meeting where they can have a delicious lunch of barbecued pork, hear an outstanding speaker, visit the homestead and learn about the association. Visitors can arrive any time after 11 a.m., and lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. The annual meeting with President Sanford Bailey presiding will begin about 1:30 p.m. with his report followed by the election of directors. The guest speaker is Charles Flink, president of Greenways Inc., a

The family-friendly 5K Gobbler’s Run through Wake Forest will start off at 8 a.m. from the Wake Forest Boys & Girls Club on South Wingate Street on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22. The 3.1-mile loop is an easy stroll through downtown and historic Wake Forest. Push your kids or bring your dog – strollers and pets are welcome. You’ll get a race T-shirt and be able to eat more turkey without the guilt! The course is mostly flat and there will be a water stop at the half-way point on North Main Street. The Jim Allen Group is presenting this year’s race – and along with the families there are serious racers who will be competing. You can find all the details if you go to http://gobblersrun.itsyourrace.com/event. There is still the early bird registration fee, $20, in effect for those 16 and older until Oct. 31. Registration from Nov. 1 to

The Magic Piper will kick off the 2018-2019 Rockin’ the Forest music series on Friday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts on Brooks Street. One of the most popular party bands in the area,The Magic Pipers Band is an energetic three-piece band that plays all the hits from the 70s, 80s, 90s and today. Whether its beach, funk, R&B or rock n roll, they perform it live – without any pre-recorded tracks. Advance tickets are $10 each plus tax and can be purchased online with a Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover credit card at www.wakeforestrencen.org/event/rockin-forest<https://www.wakeforestrencen.org/event/rockin-forest>. Advance tickets may also be purchased with cash, check or credit card at the Renaissance Centre Box Office, 405 S. Brooks St. On the day of the concert tickets can be purchased at the door. Assembling some of the top musical acts in our area, the