Apex News

For some, the dream is out of reach. A ministry of Apex United Methodist Church, The Prom Shoppe is a one-day event.

To cover the costs, town leaders are considering a bond issue. Apex staff also suggested the idea of creating a stormwater fee paid by businesses and residents.

The Morrisville Fire Rescue Department offers free CPR and automatic external defibrillator certification classes for Morrisville residents from 7-10 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at Station 1, 200 Town Hall Drive.

The Southern Wake Republican Club meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at Bentwinds Country Club, 6536 Dornoch Place, Fuquay-Varina.

Cary will host worship services throughout Lent at 117 S. Academy St., Cary. For the schedule and details, go to www.fumc-cary.org/Lent .

Cary's Kite Festival will begin at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at Fred G. Bond Metro Park, 801 High House Road.

Annie Poe was chosen by the Cary Senior XYZ Club as the group's Queen of Valentine's Day.

Fight the Bite, a free program about preventing diseases like Rocky Mountain spotted fever from animal and insect bites, will start at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at Eva Perry Regional Library, 2100 Shepherd's Vineyard Drive, Apex.

He had just received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, one of the highest honors a North Carolina resident can receive from the governor.

"We definitely appreciate Apex's enthusiasm, but we're focused on the 34 cities we announced two weeks ago for now," said spokeswoman Jenna Wandres.

The SAT will change in 2016, in time for this year's freshman class. The impact won't be measured with any integrity for several years.

Cary will host worship services throughout Lent at 117 S. Academy St., Cary. For the schedule and details, go to www.fumc-cary.org/Lent .

Cary's free Kite Festival is at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at Fred G. Bond Metro Park, 801 High House Road.

Founders Day at Apex School of Theology DURHAM -- Apex School of Theology will celebrate the 19th annual Founders Day at 10 a.m. Saturday at the school, 1701 T.W. Alexander Drive in Durham.

Dr. Garry Crites of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Duke University will speak with the Cary Newcomers Club from 9:15-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, in the lower level of Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church, 200 High Meadow Drive.

White Plains United Methodist Church will host a service for Ash Wednesday at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, in the church's sanctuary, 313 SE Maynard Road, Cary.

Cary Presbyterian Church will host a seminar for ages 50 and older or people with parents older than 50 on long-term care types, costs and insurance from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 2, at 614 Griffis St., Cary.

Several dozen people attended the Founders Day Celebration hosted by the Apex Downtown Business Association on Saturday.

"It's just fun," said Patty Geiger, owner of studioVIBE. "The inversions are so great for the body.

Brian Eisner, left, lead pastor for Northwest Community Church in Cary, and Joel Tillotson, an elder for the church, discuss the congregation's plan to build a facility near the American Tobacco Trail.