The Wake Forest Woman’s Club was honored Tuesday evening on its 60th anniversary at the beginning of the Wake Forest Town Board’s meeting. Commissioner Liz Simpers, acting as mayor in the absence of Mayor Vivian Jones, read a proclamation as club members watched and then were applauded.
The club has been a community asset since its beginning in 1961, when one of its first civic actions was to hold card parties in the Community House to raise money for the town’s first library. Wake County voters had rejected a county-wide library system; Wake Forest voters who wanted one decided to do it themselves.
Through the years, if there was a good idea that would help the town, everything from picking up roadside trash to the children’s art and games after the Fourth of July Children’s Parade, you have found the Wake Forest Woman’s Club at the forefront, ready to help.
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Wake Forest Fire Department Captain Ian Moffatte was honored as the National Fire Fighter of 2021 at Wake Forest Fire Station #1 at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, August 18. He was nominated for the honor by members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8466.
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If you are wondering about masks, the best suggestion is to wear one when you are in public and particularly when you are in a store or shop or other enclosed place with other people than your family.
The State of North Carolina has dropped its mask mandate. Wake County has just imposed a mask mandate for all unincorporated parts of the county. Raleigh has a mask mandate. Wake Forest has declined to join Wake County because there is no enforcement, but you must wear a mask if you enter the Wake Forest Town Hall.
The delta variant is raging. Local hospital ICUs are full and some are planning to add more beds.
You can catch the virus even if you are vaccinated and pass it on to others. The best guard against catching the virus is wearing a mask when you are outside your home.
We want to see all of you next year.
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