It is voting season in Wake County and across North Carolina. How do you plan to vote? You have three options, all available to everyone: voting by mail from now through late October, voting during early voting in October or voting on Election Day, Nov. 3. North Carolina is generous with its voting availability, giving us 17 days of early voting plus 51 days in which you can receive, fill out and return mail-in (absentee) ballots. Boards of elections received requests for ballots all during August then began mailing the requested ballots on Friday, Sept. 4. You can find all the information you need by going to www.readytovote.com, the Wake County Board of Elections website, but here is a synopsis. Let’s take the ways to vote in reverse. To vote on Election Day you have to know your polling places, the place you vote, and it is listed on your

The Wake Forest Community Council is seeking award nominations of local individuals and organizations that have contributed exemplary volunteer efforts to our community. Nominations are due by noon on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, and may be completed and submitted online at http://tiny.cc/pvkucz. Those submitting the online form will receive a confirmation upon receipt. Those choosing not to complete/submit the online form may pick up a hard copy at the entrance of The Forks Cafeteria & Catering at 339 South Brooks Street in downtown Wake Forest. Completed forms must be dropped off before the Oct. 21 deadline at the Wake Forest Town Hall front desk at 301 South Brooks Street or mailed to Wake Forest Community Council, PO Box 1003, Wake Forest, NC 27588. Face coverings are required, and visitors are asked to check the town website for lobby hours as they may vary. Award recipients will be honored regardless of the pandemic, either during a

Although the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre remains closed and in-person events suspended due to COVID-19, the arts venue continues to offer free online visual and performing arts experiences you can enjoy from the comfort of your home. Grey Seal Puppets’ presentation of “Salsa Cinderella” will be streamed via the Renaissance Centre Facebook page on Wednesday, September 30, at 11 a.m. The following day it will be made available on the Renaissance Centre website. Experience this timeless classic re-told with Latin American flavor! An original musical score by Charlotte composer John Alexander will have you fighting the urge to mambo in your living room. A dazzling array of rod puppets and shadow puppets all join in the quest to find the foot that fits a simple sandal. This show is sure to delight the salsa fan in everyone! This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, www.arts.gov. To learn more about the Renaissance Centre,

It isn’t too late to register for the fourth annual American Legion Post 187 Legionnaire Golf Tournament. The tournament will be held at the Brevofield Golf Links October 19, 2020 with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. A rain date has been planned for October 20, 2020. According to Tournament Director Mike Janssen, “This year we are only seeking corporate sponsors. We will use last year’s hole sponsors as a courtesy to last year’s sponsors.” Individual entry fee is $60 and teams of four entry fee will be $225 before October 1, 2020; after Oct 1 individual fees will be $70 and teams $250. Overall winner of the tournament will receive a 40-inch color smart television with a complete wall mounting bracket. A putting challenge will be part of the tournament conducted at the end of the round and the winner will receive $100. The golfer who gets a hole in one

This year’s Wake Forest CROP Hunger Walk will be on Sunday, Sept. 27, as usual, but it will be unusual in being a virtual event. This year’s walking events will have do-it-yourself themes, with the individuals and teams having the option to plan their own routes. Suggestions for where to walk are the greenways, parks, neighborhoods, parking lots, neighborhoods, or at home. We encourage walkers to share their participation with social media. We will celebrate our common goal of Ending Hunger One Step at a Time. Experience the joy that comes with helping others.  Walk. Give. Save the world. On September 27 Tri-Area Ministry (149 E. Holding Ave.) will have on-site volunteers for donations of food from 1 to 2 p.m. and from 3 to 4 p.m. #EndHungerNow, #virtualcrophungerwalk,  www.facebook.com/wakeforestcrophungerwalk Contact:  Maggie Andersen, Wake Forest CROP Hunger Walk Coordinator wakeforestcrophungerwalk@gmail.com 919-605-7463

Many residents to see trash, recycling and yard waste changed in October The Town of Wake Forest and Republic Services have coordinated trash, recycling and yard waste collection re-routes that beginning Monday, Oct. 5, will shift collection days for many residents in the following neighborhoods:   Adams Ridge Bowling Green Cardinal Hills Crenshaw Hall Crenshaw Manor Deacons Ridge Downtown Wake Forest Edgeford Parks Everly Forest Mill Green Acres Heath Ridge Village Heritage Holding Village Home Garden Homestead at heritage Mangum North Hampton Oakwood Estates Retreat at Renaissance Richland Hills Stonegate Not every street in these neighborhoods will be impacted. Affected residents will receive a postcard in the mail and decal on their rollout trash cart that reads “Your Solid Waste Service Day is Changing.” The information pieces will identify the resident’s new trash, recycling and yard waste collection days. The revised collection schedule is in response to the significant growth

Visitors will be able to see the Smithsonian traveling exhibit The Wake Forest Historical Museum, closed for six months, opened for visitors, 10 at a time, on Sept. 15. The museum has been short-staffed since Assistant Director Jennifer Smart left, the remaining staff is just unpacking and installing Water/Ways, the Smithsonian traveling exhibit which will remain until Oct. 10, and the museum also needs a thorough cleaning. Executive Director Ed Morris said that the museum will be open its usual hours: Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. but closed from 12 to 1 p.m. for lunch. It is also open Sunday afternoons from 2 to 5 p.m. The museum will continue its virtual book club and talks by experts that will explore the cultural, social and spiritual significance of water in our community. Those are: *Virtual book club, The Waterman’s Song, with special guest and author David

Wake Forest Power is reminding residential customers of a simple, yet effective way they can help neighbors struggling to pay electric bills due to COVID-19 or other financial hardships. Helping Others by Providing Electricity or H.O.P.E. is an initiative offered by the Town of Wake Forest designed to help financially disadvantaged electric customers pay their utility bills. The program is funded by the generous donations of Wake Forest Power customers and administered through a partnership between the Town and ChurchNet, a local non-profit organization assisting area people in need. WFP now offers three ways for customers to contribute to H.O.P.E. online: Round up your bill to the next dollar. For example, a bill of $73.46 would become $74.00. Individually, this is pretty small change; on average, participants will contribute around six dollars annually to the program. Make a recurring contribution with your monthly utility payment. For your convenience, the Town of Wake

The Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Knightdale-Wake Forest Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will host a virtual Candidates Forum on Oct. 13 from 7 to 8 p.m. Please register at htttps://tinyurl.com/2020candidates forum. Candidates in the 2020 election who represent the Wake Forest area have been invited to participate. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions and hear from the candidates who participate. Submit questions in advance by sending an email to Chamber President Ann Welton – ann@wakeforestchamber.org. * * * * Registration is now open for the annual Sporting Clays Tournament which is presented by B&W Hardware and will be held Nov. 5 at Rose Hill Plantation in Nashville. Both chamber members and nonmembers are invited; prizes will be given to the top shooters and teams. All levels of shooters are invited – newbie, beginner or advanced shooter – and whatever your expertise,