SING-WF.com, the Senior Information & Networking Group of Wake Forest, will hold its first group meeting Friday, Oct. 30, from 9 to 10 a.m. Wake Forest Town Manager Kip Padgett will talk about the existing and future plans which impact the senior industry and population. The meeting will be at Carillon Assisted Living, 3218 Heritage Trade Drive. To register, which is required, go to info@sing-wf.com or call 919-556-3706.
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Area residents are invited to enjoy the vibrant reds, oranges and yellows of autumn while also learning about native trees during two “Fall Foliage Tours” on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. Urban Forestry Coordinator Jennifer Rall will offer the free, one-hour tours at 10 a.m. and again at 2 p.m.
Parents and children of all ages are welcome and no registration is required. Anyone interested in participating is encouraged to meet at the information kiosk located adjacent to the Joyner Park parking lot.
For more information, contact the Wake Forest Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department at 919-435-9560.
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Jeepers! Now Publix is leasing space and will open a grocery store in Apex that will open next year. Cary, Wake Forest, now Apex – I guess Rolesville, Zebulon and Holly Springs are next.
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The Gazette editor is predicting a very small turnout for the Nov. 3 town election based on past history. Why not try to prove her wrong and go to vote, taking along all your family and friends.
There is a growing effort to make registering to vote something you have to opt out of instead of registering individually. States here are beginning to register people as they apply for new or renewal driver licenses.
We could copy Australia where enrolling to vote is mandatory and so is voting in national elections and for state and territorial legislatures. There are fines, though there are ways to correct the mistake and dodge the fines. But if we copy Australia about voting we might begin to copy its treatment of guns, which for the most part were banned after a horrific shooting massacre in Tasmania. But that would never happen here.
