New terms for members of the town’s advisory boards begin in January after appointment in December, and you can apply now for a seat on one or up to three of the boards listed below. Applications will be accepted through Thursday, Oct. 31, for appointment to the following volunteer commissions:   Board of Adjustment Cemetery Cultural Resources Design Review Greenway Historic Preservation Human Relations Planning Public Art Recreation Senior Center Technology Urban Forestry Residents may apply for up to three advisory boards. Current advisory board members are not required to re-apply. Instead, they should notify Executive Assistant Cathi Pope at 919-435-9467. Only residents who live in Wake Forest or within its extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ) are eligible to fill seats on the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment. Candidates for the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) must reside in the Historic District, in Wake Forest, or within its ETJ. Professionals with historic preservation expertise

The Town of Wake Forest is introducing a new educational series for residents interested in learning about lawn care, landscaping, plants and trees. The new Lawn & Landscape Series is comprised of Lawn Care 101 workshops offered by the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department and Tree Talk seminars hosted by the Urban Forestry Board. The first two workshops have been held. The 2019 Lawn & Landscape Series concludes Thursday, Oct. 24, with Proper Tree Care. Led by Urban Forester Luke Devores, this free class will offer useful tips on proper planting techniques, tree identification, pruning, fertilization and more. The session is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Ground Floor Meeting Room of the Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St. The room is most easily accessed via the facility’s Taylor Street entrance. The class is free, but space is limited, so registration is required. To register, go to

The Wake Forest Civitan Club is selling its 16-ounce bags of “fresh off the tree” shelled pecans for $12 per bag. Specialty “gift-bagged” nuts such as pecan logs, chocolate covered pecans, and cashews, just to name a few, are also available. The prices for these range from $5 to $9.  Gift tins of assorted nuts are available at $22.00 each. To place an order by October 8th or for any questions call Betty at 919-435-6115.  

The Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation and the Town of Wake Forest are pleased to introduce “The Wall That Heals in Wake Forest Commemorative Photo Book,” a treasure trove of pictures recording The Wall’s 2018 visit to Wake Forest. This beautiful 8.5″ x 11″ hardcover limited-edition volume is now on sale for $47.50 (price includes tax and shipping). Throughout the pages of this book, you can relive The Wall That Heals’ unforgettable stay in our community through hundreds of poignant photos submitted by amateur and professional photographers alike. From Oct. 18 to Oct. 21, 2018, the Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation and the Town of Wake Forest hosted the replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at E. Carroll Joyner Park. Over those four days, approximately 20,000 people from across North Carolina and beyond visited the park to pay their respects to the more than 58,000 men and women who made

The Wake Forest Police Department is now accepting monetary donations through Saturday, Nov. 23, as part of its 13th Annual Turkey Drive. Area residents can support this worthy cause by submitting online donations via PayPal at http://bit.ly/2019TurkeyDrive. Cash and checks written to the Wake Forest Police Department are also accepted. Anyone wishing to contribute cash or a check to this year’s Turkey Drive should contact Det. M.W. Sattler at 919-795-7270 or msattler@wakeforestnc.gov<mailto:msattler@wakeforestnc.gov>. All monetary donations will be used to purchase additional turkeys. On Saturday, Nov. 23, the police department will accept monetary donations and donations of frozen turkeys at the Wake Forest Police Department Main Station, 225 South Taylor Street, from 9 a.m. until noon. Police officers and staff will distribute the turkeys while they last on Monday, Nov. 25, from 9 to 11 a.m., at the Wake Forest Community House, 133 West Owen Avenue. Det. Sattler organized the police department’s first

The Jim Allen Group presents the 14th Annual Gobbler’s Run 5K on November 28. With all proceeds benefiting the Wake Forest Boys & Girls Club, this family-friendly Thanksgiving Day event is a great way to bring families together and support the community. 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 5K race will start and finish at the Boys & Girls Club at 325 South Wingate Street in Wake Forest. The course is mostly flat, looping through the historic residential and business districts. There will be one water stop at the half-way point located on North Main Street. You can view a course map on our website. The Gobbler’s Run is capped at 2,300 runners this year.  Register early

The Wake Forest Police Department has scheduled its next Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) class for Tuesday, Oct. 29. The session will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. inside the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre at 405 South Brooks Street. There is no cost to participate, but registration is required at http://bit.ly/WFPD_CRASE. Class size is limited to the first 100 people to register. Please note: Every participant must register individually – one person per form. On the evening of the class, attendees may be required to show proof of registration prior to entering the Renaissance Centre. 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

The Wake Forest Rise Against Hunger event will be held Saturday, Oct. 26, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Wake Forest United Methodist Church. Organizers say the volunteers will pack about 55,000 meals. The organizers will start setting up at 8 a.m. and volunteers are asked to check in between 9:30 and 10 before the approximately two hours it will take to pack the food and clean up afterward. The organizers said, “We request that all participants bring canned food as a donation to Hope House, the food pantry for Friendship Chapel Baptist Church. “We are requiring all participants to register for the event as we are expecting participants from more than 20 organizations as well as the general public.  We have capped the number of volunteers for meal packing at 250.  Please find below the link for registration.  You can make a single entry and then adjust the

The Growth Rate Updated September 25, 2019 Northern Wake Senior Center will be completed sometime in September, it now appears. The network cabling has been installed, and AirFiber is scheduled to install in September. The reconstruction is adding 9,000 square feet plus renovations throughout the original center on East Holding Avenue. There will be a new entrance to the building, an expanded parking lot and a new parking lot entrance on the extension of Brooks Street which has finally connected Elm Avenue to East Holding. Among the new features will be an addition to the exercise room, a new roof and a new multipurpose room. Focus Design Builders has the $3.9 million contract and the target date for completion is May 1, 2019. Focus Design won the contract because it promised to complete the work within 269 days – nine months – when the other bidders’ numbers were 300 to

The Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Sporting Clays Tournament and Oyster Roast will be held from noon to 5 p.m. on Nov. 7 at Rose Hill Plantation. Entrance fees are $125 for participants, $30 for spectators. Check with the chamber for more details. * * * * The Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a forum and a meet and greet for the seven candidates running for the three seats on the Wake Forest Town Board. The event will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre. It is free and open to the public. Each candidate will give a short presentation. We will then have a moderated question and answer period after which the candidates will go to their assigned tables and voter will circulate, speaking to candidates. #