Spring, when people are planting gardens, shrubs and trees, seems an appropriate time to remind ourselves of the wrong ways to plant and nurture our new trees. Remember that trees growing in the public rights-of-way or in the street tree easements belong to the town. Those include the crape myrtles on both sides of South Main Street, all the trees and bushes in the North Main Street median and all trees growing between any street and the sidewalk. Check with the Wake Forest Planning Department if in doubt. Wrong plant The best way to develop a low maintenance, healthy landscape is to match plant requirements to site conditions. Choose plants that do well under the conditions you have. Many landscape problems are caused by environmental conditions that stress plants and make them more susceptible to injury. Consider disease- and insect-resistant cultivars when choosing new plants. Planting too deep or too

Former Downtown Development Director and current Strategic Performance Manager Lisa Hayes was recognized Thursday as a North Carolina Main Street Champion during the 2022 NC Main Street Awards Conference. Hayes was one of 33 individuals and organizations from across the state to receive the honor in recognition of their commitment to downtown revitalization. This year’s group of Main Street Champions brings the total number to 837 since champions were first named in 1980. Other recent Wake Forest Main Street Champions include the Wake Forest Garden Club, Doug Pearce, Carter Harrell, James Warren, and Wake Forest Downtown, Inc. “Main Street Champions are the key to success in downtown revitalization,” said Liz Parham, Director of the N.C. Main Street & Rural Planning Center at Commerce. “They possess courage to move downtown forward; they fight for positive change and do that with creativity and innovation; and they actively get things done, while staying

The Town of Wake Forest and the Local Government Federal Credit Union will co-sponsor a drive-thru paper shredding event on Monday, April 18, from noon-4 p.m. – or until the two paper shredding trucks are full. Free and open to the public, the shred event will take place rain or shine in the parking lot of the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre, 405 S. Brooks St. The occasion will offer area residents and businesses the opportunity to protect themselves from identity theft and dispose of confidential documents in an environmentally responsible manner. All paper will be shredded on-site, then recycled. Participants are urged to help reduce contamination by removing all non-paper materials in advance, such as plastic binders, plastic folders, and metal tabs. In addition, items that can damage the equipment will not be accepted, such as wet or moist paper, hanging file folders, books (hardback or paperback), credit cards, photographs, film, DVDs,

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will host its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 9, at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Presented by Primrose School of Heritage Wake Forest and Bumgarner & Martin Orthodontics, the 2022 Egg Hunt will include over 10,000 eggs containing prizes and candy hidden across four locations for ages 3 and younger, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12. The occasion will also feature an egg hunt for children with disabilities and a visit from the Easter Bunny. 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., while the egg hunt for children with disabilities will begin at 11:15 a.m. A downloadable map of the egg hunt areas is available at http://bit.ly/WFEasterEggHunt. Registration is not required for the

Lisa Oakley, glass blower and second-generation owner of Cedar Creek Gallery in Creedmoor, has blown 55 exquisite glass Spring Eggs. Five will be auctioned to the top 5 bidders and the remaining 50 will be raffled. All proceeds will be donated to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. Last year, Cedar Creek Gallery and its loyal community donated $20,000. This year, we are looking for additional recognition of this event, with your help, to feed even more families. Winners will be announced on Sunday, April 10. * * * * The Wake Forest Historical Association will host a drop-in social event from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 27, at the Wake Forest Historical Museum at 414 North Main Street. There will be information about the B.W. Wells Association and Ryan Keith has assembled a video about a popular music group, the Vandals. It will be a good time to reminisce. *