The Wake Forest Technology Advisory Board invites area middle school and high school students and their families to the 2020 Wake Forest STEM Saturday networking fair on Saturday, March 28. Celebrating Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, this free family event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 South Brooks Street. Designed to expose students to a variety of STEM career options, STEM Saturday will feature STEM-related exhibits, demonstrations, and hands-on learning activities. Parents can attend a panel discussion with some of our area’s top experts and STEM-related career professionals. Discussion topics include the importance of supporting children’s interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and how to select the appropriate coursework for careers in STEM fields. For young girls in grades three through five, there is an alternative on the same day. Emily Sandberg, a senior at Franklin Academy, will hold a

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will host its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 28, at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Presented by Primrose School of Heritage Wake Forest and Bumgarner & Martin Orthodontics, this free family event will be packed full of crafts, games, prizes and a visit from the Easter Bunny. This year’s Egg Hunt will include over 10,000 eggs containing prizes and candy hidden across four locations for the following age groups: 3 and younger, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12 and special needs. Children ages 3 and younger will hunt for eggs beginning at 10 a.m.; ages 4-6 will begin at 10:20 a.m.; ages 7-9 get underway at 10:40 a.m.; and ages 10-12 commence at 11 a.m. An egg hunt for children with disabilities will begin at 11:30 a.m. A downloadable map of the egg hunt areas is available atwww.wakeforestnc.gov/easter-egg-hunt.aspx. Registration is

The popular beach music band, The Magnificents Band, will headline this year’s final “Rockin’ the Forest” concert on Friday, March 27. The performance gets underway at 7:30 p.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts, 405 S. Brooks St. The Magnificents Band was formed by several students at Walter Williams High School in Burlington NC in 1964. Later becoming Willie T and the Magnificent’s, the band quickly made a name for itself, eventually becoming one of the most sought-after R&B bands on the eastern seaboard. As music styles evolved the band went through several name changes before returning to its original name several years ago. The perfect party band, The Magnificents Band has a wealth of live playing experience in varied styles of music, including Classic Soul, Beach, Motown, Top 40 and dance hits. The band is sure to please any crowd due to its diversity of high energy

The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre welcomes the “Sons of Mystro” on Friday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. Born in South Florida to a Jamaican father and Barbadian mother, Malcolm, 23, and his 20-year old brother, Umoja, learned to play violin through South Florida’s public school system and attended Dillard High School for the Performing Arts. Together, these brothers are Sons of Mystro. Accompanied by a DJ and a drummer, the dynamic duo use their violins to interpret reggae classics, American pop songs and their own creations. Malcolm and Umoja are winners of the Emerging Artist Under 21 Years Old award at IRAWMA (International Reggae and World Music Awards). Their debut recording, “Reggae Strings” is available now wherever music is streamed or sold. Reflecting their Caribbean roots, Sons of Mystro has played The Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival, Legends Easter Fest, One Love Reggae Fest, Reggae Dancehall Awards and graced the same stage with reggae

Join the Wake Forest Historical Association for a panel discussion exploring how community leaders attracted new industries to the town in the 1960s and 1970s on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at 3 p.m.at the Wake Forest Historical Museum. In the 1960s town leaders created the Industrial Development Corporation to encourage corporations to create new jobs in Wake Forest in the wake of Wake Forest College’s relocation to Winston-Salem. In 1964, the New York Company Scovill Schrader Fluid Power Products opened a plant in Wake Forest that promised more than 300 new jobs. The following year, Athey Products Corporation, a manufacturer of earth-moving equipment and later street sweepers, opened a plant and executive offices that employed around 250 people. In 1971, another large corporation, Formex (also called Weavex), a division of Huyck Corporation and manufacturer of paper maker felts, announced that it would build a plant between Wake Forest and Raleigh.

Loose leaf collection service ends Friday, March 13, so the week of March 9 offers Wake Forest residents one last chance (until October) to place loose leaves behind the curb by 7 a.m. on their normal collection day. From Monday, March 16, through Friday, Oct. 2, residents must bag for collection all leaves, pine needles and grass clippings or place them inside a garbage receptacle marked ‘YW’ (yard waste). Residents that currently use a 48-gallon recycling cart can upgrade to a 96-gallon cart and keep the smaller receptacle for yard waste by marking YW on both sides. Similarly, residents that already have a 96-gallon recycling cart can request and obtain a free 48-gallon cart for yard waste. To learn more or request a cart, visithttp://bit.ly/CartRequestForm. Residents are urged to observe the following guidelines to help improve the collection process: Bags may be clear or opaque but must be at least

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department is partnering with GSK and the UNC Morehead Planetarium & Science Center to offer “Science in the Summer” in July for rising second through eighth graders. The free program will be offered at the Alston-Massenburg Center, 416 N. Taylor St., according to the following schedule:   Level 1 – 2ndand 3rd graders; Monday-Friday, July 13-17; 9 a.m.-noon Level 2 – 4thand 5th graders; Monday-Friday, July 13-17; 1-4 pm Level 3 – 6th-8thgraders; Monday-Wednesday, July 20-22; 9 a.m.-noon There is no cost to participate, but due to limited seats in each session, registration is required. The online application is available on the Town’s website athttp://bit.ly/WFScienceinSummer. Completed applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. Thursday, April 30, and may be emailed to Recreation Specialist Garrett Bryant at gbryant@wakeforestnc.gov or delivered/mailed to the Alston-Massenburg Center, 416 N. Taylor St., Wake Forest, NC 27587. GSK Science in the Summer™ program

Are you an active duty or veteran servicewoman?  American Legion Auxiliary Unit #187 would like to honor you at their second annual Salute to Servicewomen! On Sunday, March 29, the Auxiliary will welcome and honor servicewomen during an afternoon reception at the American Legion Post 187 in Wake Forest. If you currently serve or have served in the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard or National Guard, the Auxiliary wants to hear from you.  Please provide your name, address, email address, phone number, branch of service, and the years you served by email to: unit187alaux@gmail.com. You can also drop in at the Auxiliary’s monthly meeting held at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at the Post located at 225 E. Holding Avenue, Wake Forest. #

The Town of Wake Forest is recruiting Adopt-A-Stream volunteers to help keep the town’s streams healthy. The initiative offers residents the opportunity to become involved in an environmental effort that helps protect our natural resources, therefore improving water quality and stream habitats. Allison Snyder, the assistant director of public works, said this week that she would like to attract some more volunteers. “We are getting a good group but we could use a few more.” Anyone with an interest in healthy streams and the outdoors is invited to participate. To adopt a stream, individuals or groups agree to perform one of the following tasks on a section of stream for one year: water quality monitoring; stream clean-up; stream repair and planting; or drain labeling. Water quality monitors make observations and record what they see in their section of stream. Monitors work from a field data sheet and make monthly observations

People of all ages can get free help with filing their federal and state tax returns and electronic filing at the senior centers in Franklinton and Louisburg. And, after the Northern Wake Senior Center opens in February, that free help will be available there. The free help is provided by the AARP Foundation, which was formed over 50 years ago to help anyone seeking professional income tax assistance. Counselors are qualified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and offer this assistance after successfully completing a through written examination and proficiency testing. Individual income tax returns are being prepared at the Franklinton Senior Center, 206 East Mason Street, Franklinton every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and at the Louisburg Senior Center, 127 Shannon Village Shopping Center, Louisburg, Monday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting Feb 2, through April 15, 2020. If you desire assistance please call