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Never heard of Parkour? It is the physical discipline of training to overcome any obstacle within one's path by adapting one's movements to the environment. It is non-competitive, great exercise and incredibly fun.

Wake Forest Parkour is holding a Parkour Class at The Tumble Gym in The Factory, instructed by WFP’s Stephen Carr. This class will focus on foundational parkour techniques. People of all skill levels are welcome to come!

Friday, May 7th, 2010

7:30pm – 8:30pm

$10 a person

Ages 13 and Up

Please register at wakeforestparkour.com

The friends and supporters of Wake Forest resident Karen Estes are joining forces to help raise money to assist her battle with a brain tumor. They are hosting a charity golf tournament and benefit in her honor on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 9 a.m. at the Wil-Mar Country Club.

Almost exactly a year ago, Karen Estes was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Shortly after being diagnosed, she began treatment at Duke Medical Center. Karen had major surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible followed by six and half weeks of radiation and 4 rounds of chemo.

Following each round of chemo Karen was required to stay in Durham for several weeks to be near the hospital until her counts were healthy enough to return home. Karen is currently on numerous prescriptions including an oral chemo to continue to fight this ugly word we all know as cancer. As you can imagine, the costs associated with her medical care have risen to astronomical levels.

If you've ever been at the RBC Center to watch a Carolina Hurricanes or NC State basketball game and wondered what goes into powering the scoreboard and screen over center ice and the "ribbon" that runs around the arena just below the balcony seats, then check out Canes Vision HD ( @CVHD ). It's a blog by Stephen R., a Wake Forest resident, who has been chronicling the changes to the RBC Center's in-house communication systems.

If you hadn't heard, the scoreboard and monitor display (there's probably a better term for it) over center ice was was replaced this summer along with major server upgrades.

This blog will most likely interest any 'Canes fan, but it will also be cool for "geeks" who can get detailed looks at the guts of the video, graphics, and sound operations of the RBC Center. There's tons of photos going back to the beginning of this project. It's definitely one worth bookmarking or adding to your RSS reader.

The Polar Ice House at the Factory is offering a buy one get one free admission any day the outside temperature rises above 95 degrees. Thanks for Sue Stock at her Taking Stock blog on the News & Observer Web site for pointing this one out.

The town's public swimming pool at Holding Park opened for weekend swimming last month, but will open on Monday, June 15 for weekday swimming as well. This includes special times for lap swimming and parent-toddler swimming.