Our Town T O W N o f WA K E F O R E S T Holding Park Pool offers open swim The Town’s 50-meter swimming pool is open to the public weekdays from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and weekends from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. The fee is $1 (ages 2 & younger), $3 (ages 3-12), and $4 (ages 13 & older). Lap swim passes and parent/toddler swim passes are available. Holding Park Pool is located at 133 W. Owen Ave. The pool is open daily through Sunday, August 26, after which it will close until next summer. For more information, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov/ parksrecreation.aspx or call (919) 435-9560. ■ ■ ■
Receive notice of game cancellations on your smartphone
Residents that download the Town of Wake Forest app can receive athletic game cancellation notices on their smartphones. To download the app, search for “Town of Wake Forest” on iTunes, in the iPhone app store, or in Google Play. For more information about the Town of Wake Forest app, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov/app.aspx.
Fourth of July Celebration Fireworks, games, a parade and live entertainment await you July 3-4
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ow in its 40th year, Wake Forest’s Fourth of July celebration serves up two daysworth of fun and excitement. The Independence Day event is organized and produced by the all-volunteer Fourth of July Planning Committee. Activities are
funded by gate receipts from the previous year’s celebration, along with the generous contributions of area businesses and the Town of Wake Forest. For maps and details about each of the events, visit www. wakeforestnc.gov/july4.aspx.
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Fireworks
Spectacular Tues., July 3; gates open at 5 pm Heritage High School 1150 Forestville Rd. Live performances by the Band of Oz, Don Carrington’s parachute team, a spectacular fireworks show and more! Picnic baskets are permitted. Please note: No alcoholic beverages, smoking or pets permitted on the school campus. Admission is $5 per person. Children ages six and under are admitted free.
Children’s Parade
Wed., July 4; 10:30 am North Main Street to Holding Park Parade lineup begins at 10 a.m. at the intersection of North Main Street and West Juniper Avenue. All area youngsters are invited to hop on their bicycles or be pulled in a wagon as part of the parade. No registration is required. Free.
and Art-in-the-Park Games-in-the-Park Wed., July 4; 11 am Holding Park, 133 W. Owen Ave. Join in games including sack races, watermelon seed spitting contest, a pie eating contest and arts and crafts activities. Wake Forest police will offer a K-9 unit demonstration, while the Wake Forest Fire Department will have a fire truck on display. Free.