The Wake Forest Optimist Club presents the first annual Kars for Kids Charity Car Show. The charity car show will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Market of Wake Forest shopping center located at Business 98 and Capitol Boulevard. This is a fun family-friendly event and admission is free to spectators. Antique, Pony, Trucks, Muscle, Rods, and Custom Cars and Trucks will be on display. Everything from mild to wild – vintage to modern. The Grand Sponsor of Kars for Kids is Ted Wilder Agency State Farm Insurance. Mr. Wilder is also an avid antique car enthusiast and collector. Gold Sponsors are Wegmans, Wake Forest Partners Group, Zapolski Real Estate Property Management Company, Johnson Hyundai, Charlie’s Kabobs, and Sam’s Express Car Wash. Silver Sponsors are Fidelity Bank, PIC Publications, Lumpy’s Ice Cream and State Farm Insurance – Wesley Wilder. Admission is

On Sept. 4 back in 2003 This is the fourth in what is hoped is a regular feature about Wake Forest in 2003 when the Wake Forest Gazette began publication. The fate of the proposed annex for the Wake Forest College Birthplace Museum now rests in Wake County Superior Court. (Editor’s note: The annex would become the Wake Forest Historical Museum) Nancy Bates said Tuesday that she and her husband, Don, had filed an appeal to the Wake Forest Board of Adjustment’s decision to uphold the Historic Preservation Commission’s grant of a certificate of appropriateness for the 10,000-square-foot building. Although the Bates are the appellants of record, other North Main Street neighbors are helping with the costs of the legal action. Robert Hornik, an attorney with the Brough Law Firm in Chapel Hill who represents the Wake Forest Historic District Citizens’ Group, said he mailed the appeal Thursday. The appeal

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will close Holding Park Aquatic Center for the season at 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12. Until then, the aquatic center will operate according to the following schedule:   Weekdays, 5-8 p.m. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-Noon; 1-4 p.m.; 5-8 p.m. Sundays, 1-4 p.m.; 5-8 p.m. Labor Day, 9 a.m.-Noon; 1-4 p.m.; 5-8 p.m.   Taylor Street Park Sprayground will remain open through Sunday, Sept. 26. Located at 133 W. Owen Avenue, Holding Park Aquatic Center features a six-lane, 25-yard lap pool, two water slides with plunge pool and children’s pool with water play. Open during the summer months, the facility offers swimming to the public, as well as swim lessons. Open swim times are scheduled in three-hour blocks, with one hour in-between to allow staff to clean and sanitize the facility, including deck chairs, door handles, hand rails and other high-touch areas. A maximum of 160

Save the date for Wake Forest Virtual CROP Hunger Walk, Sunday, September 26, 2021, beginning at 2 p.m. Register online to walk and/or donate: https://events.crophungerwalk.org/2021/event/wakeforestnc Following last year’s format that worked so well, this year’s walking events will have do-it-yourself themes, with the individuals and teams having the option to plan their own routes. Our vision is for people to stay safe on September 26 while they celebrate their own successes of supporting the missions of CROP Hunger Walk.  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.  Stay connected with others who are walking to show support for our most vulnerable neighbors, both near and far. Last year the community’s generous walkers, their families, and their friends raised a record-breaking $17,000 for this worthy outreach. The event’s generosity goal this year is $20,000. 

The Town of Wake Forest will host a Northeast Community Plan Open House on Thursday, Sept. 9, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. outdoors on the grounds of the DuBois Campus, 518 N. Taylor St. The event will give residents, business owners and stakeholders the opportunity to share their thoughts and opinions on the proposed update to the Northeast Community Plan. The session will have an informal, open house-style format, so there will not be a formal presentation. Attendees may arrive any time between 4:30-6:30 p.m. to view displays about the plan, ask questions and share comments. A boxed meal will be provided by The Forks. Due to COVID-19, attendees may wish to wear a mask. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be moved indoors where masks will be required. Community input is the cornerstone of the Northeast Community Plan, which will recommend policies and actions responding to current and future community needs.