centennial

Do you have a blank space on one of your walls just screaming out for a green vertical banner? Are you one of those obsessive flag people who hangs a new flag for every holiday or season?

If so, the town has a deal for you.

For just $20, area residents can buy one of the green banners that adorned the light poles around the downtown area for the past year in honor of the town's centennial celebration. The banners read: "Wake Forest Centennial 1909-2009".

In turn, the town will donate the entire proceeds to Project H.O.P.E. (Helping Others by Providing Electricity), which is a town-created fund to help residents pay their utility bill.

The banners can be purchased at Town Hall, 401 E. Elm Street. Cash, check, Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Call town information officer Bill Crabtree at 554-6196 for more information.

One of the top events of the year in town is always the fireworks display to celebrate Independence Day. This year, special programming is being added to honor the town's centennial celebration.

Volunteer singers are welcome to join the Wake Forest Singers and Wake Forest Baptist Church Choir during the Centennial Fireworks Celebration at Wake Forest-Rolesville High School's Trentini Stadium on Friday, July 3.

The deadline to purchase a brick paver for the Centennial Plaza at the new Wake Forest Town Hall site has been extended to June 19.

Storytellers Bookstore and Alphabet Soup in downtown Wake Forest are sponsoring a poetry contest to help celebrate the town's centennial.

The deadline to purchase a 4x8-inch brick that will be installed in Centennial Plaza, which will be part of the new Town Hall which is under construction.