The monthly American Legion Post 187 famous Pancake Breakfast will be served on Sunday, October 10, 2021 from 8 to 12 a.m. The breakfast is presented every second Sunday of every month at the American Legion Hall, 225 East Holding Avenue, Wake Forest, NC., (Across the street from the Wake Forest Post Office). The breakfast offers a menu of pancakes, several types of sausage (mild and spicy), coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and orange juice. The aspect that has made the offering unique is that customers can eat as much as they care to for one low price. Adults eat for $6.00 per person – Children under 12 for $1.00 and children under 7 eat free. The proceeds from the breakfast are used to assist rehabilitating veterans. #  

Wake Forest Downtown, Inc. and the Town of Wake Forest are issuing a “Call to Artists” through Monday, Nov. 29, for a Downtown Mural Project at https://bit.ly/WFDMuralProject. The goal of the initiative is to attract visitors to downtown through the use of art. To be eligible, artists must reside in Wake Forest or it’s ETJ or be a member of the Wake Forest Guild of Artists and reside in one of the following counties: Wake, Durham, Orange, Franklin, Granville or Johnston. An Artist Selection Committee comprised of arts professionals and representatives of the Town of Wake Forest, the Public Art Commission and Wake Forest Downtown will select the winner who will receive a commission and have their mural displayed on the exterior of a downtown building. For more information, contact Downtown Development Manager Jennifer Herbert at  jherbert@wakeforestnc.gov. #

Fewer than 10 booths remain for the Senior Lifestyle Expo presented by Cadence Living at Wake Forest. If you want to be an exhibitor you must reserve your booth by Friday, Oct. 8. The expo will be held Saturday, Oct. 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre. It will connect seniors and their adult children with organizations and companies that can make their lives better. From health care, assisted and independent living, financial planning, mobility solutions, legal advice, home care and more, there is information and help available for local seniors. #  

The Wake Forest Garden Club in partnership with the Wake Forest Historical Museum will hold an Autumn Plant and Art Festival on Saturday, Oct. 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the museum grounds on North Main Street. Native plants, orchids and bulbs will be for sale, and there will be a 1 p.m. floral demonstration. #  

This Saturday, Oct. 9, the Public Art Commission will host a Community Celebration of the Arts from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.at the Alston-Massenburg Center on North Taylor Street. Crumbstruction will provide the food, a local DJ will provide the music for fun and dancing. There will be a variety of indoor and outdoor arts activities for children of all ages, including rock painting, chalk art, and “do it yourself” kits to assemble on-site or take home. The occasion will also highlight the public art murals and sculptures installed throughout Wake Forest and included in the Virtual Public Art Tour available on the Town website and Town app. The PAC will recognize the talented artists responsible for these works of art during a ceremony at noon in Taylor Street Park. #

The Town of Wake Forest’s annual loose leaf collection program began Monday, Oct. 4, and continues through Friday, March 11, 2022. Residents are reminded that the Town provides bi-monthly loose leaf collection service which calls for crews to service Wake Forest streets twice each month. When preparing leaves and yard waste for collection, residents are urged to follow these guidelines: Rake leaves into piles behind the curb, so they do not interfere with traffic or drainage. Do not mix sticks, rocks, pine cones, limbs or other debris with loose leaves. The Town’s vacuum equipment is only designed to pick up loose leaves. Your cooperation will help prevent mechanical breakdowns and collection delays. Place limbs and brush behind the curb in a pile separate from leaves. Limbs and brush larger than one inch but smaller than six inches in diameter must be no longer than six feet. Limbs and logs larger than

October will soon be here, with cooler weather and changing leaves just around the corner. September has been a busy month in which we fed 2,300 people from 1,000 families.  Thank you to all who have donated, and to our valiant volunteers. Inventory is Down   Donations from our local community garden partners have slowed as the growing season comes to an end. Food donations have picked up since August, but are still slow. This month we’ve had to purchase non-perishables to ensure that we have enough for all. Your donations are more important than ever right now. Click here for a list of needed items. We accept food donations at our office (149 E. Holding Avenue) and at these locations around Wake Forest. You can order via our Amazon wish list and your donations are delivered directly to us. Monetary donations are always accepted at our website. FOOD DRIVE at Chick-fil-A  On Friday, October 28th from 11 a.m. til 7

The Wake Forest Police Department recently named Officer First Class Rob Wilkinson as its 2020 Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Officer of the Year. A specialized law enforcement program, the CIT is a partnership between 17 Wake County law enforcement agencies, Wake County Human Services and the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The initiative is designed to develop a more effective, compassionate and safer approach to interacting with people suffering from a mental illness or developmental disability crisis. The CIT provides 40 hours of specialized training to sworn law enforcement officers. The training helps officers identify individuals in a mental health crisis and utilize effective techniques to deescalate crisis situations. As a result, there are fewer incidents of incarceration of persons with mental illness for misdemeanor charges, and fewer injuries to both officers and individuals with mental illness. In Wake County, more than 500 officers have been certified. “Officer Wilkinson was

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will sponsor a Halloween Boo Bash on Thursday, Oct. 21, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Presented by Capital Chevrolet, the Halloween Boo Bash is a free, family-oriented festival for children ages 12 and younger. This year’s festivities will include a variety of ghostly games and activities, along with free pumpkin giveaways – while supplies last. Costumes are optional, but best costumes will be featured on the Town’s website and social media pages. In addition to Capital Chevrolet, the following local businesses have generously contributed to this year’s Halloween Boo Bash: Triangle Family Dentistry, Passanante’s Home Food Services, Wells Family Dental Group, Elan Dental, and McPherson Family Eye Care. For more information about the Halloween Boo Bash, visit https://bit.ly/WFBooBash. On a related note, the Town of Wake Forest often receives inquiries concerning when families should go trick-or-treating.

The Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a candidates’ forum in the Renaissance Centre on Thursday, Oct. 7, and has invited the two candidates for mayor of Wake Forest and the five candidates for town commissioner. The forum is sponsored by Wake Electric Membership Corporation, The Wake Weekly and the Knightdale-Wake Forest Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The public is invited to this free event that will last from 6 to 8 p.m. Each candidate will have five minutes to state who they are, what their positions are, and why people should vote for them. After each candidate has spoken, there will be a few questions from the moderator. At 7, the candidates will go to their respective tables in the back of the hall so constituents can meet with them one-on-one. The event will wrap up at 8. #