On Saturday April 21, the love of art and animals will come together when the Apex Arts Council hosts the Artists for Animals Faire, where about 150 artists are expected to present their work in support of three Triangle animal rescue groups.
Published: Apr. 17, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Preschool students at Primrose School at The Park help to combat hunger each year by fundraising, collecting cans, and earning money through chores to donate to area food banks.
Published: Apr. 17, 2012 3:03 PM | Full story
Aaron Schnoor, seventh-grade homeschooled son of Joel Schnoor and Michelle Barry of Apex, will be honored by the Grannie Annie Family Story Celebration with the publication of his story “Uncle Tom’s Rocket” in the seventh annual Grannie Annie anthologies, to be released in May.
Published: Apr. 24, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Several area students were honored for their art skills in the 2012 Scholastic Art Awards.
Published: Apr. 21, 2012 5:00 PM | Full story
Two Cary Girl Scouts have received Silver Awards, the second highest achievement in Girl Scouting.
Published: Apr. 14, 2012 4:00 PM | Full story
Q&A: Willow Spring resident wins a Caribbean cruise and $3,000 from sponsors of mobile phone app that lets participants track their volunteer hours.
Published: Apr. 14, 2012 4:00 PM | Full story
Who’s Got Game: Battling mud, heat, humidity, thunder, lightning, rain and blisters, nearly 250 ultramarathon runners tackled the hilly trails March 31 in William B. Umstead State Park, testing their physical endurance and realizing longtime goals.
Published: Apr. 14, 2012 4:00 PM | Full story
Apex resident Bradford Ingersoll was one of six students honored for academic excellence by Wake Technical Community College with the 2012 President’s Award for Excellence.
Published: Apr. 17, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
The fifth annual Joey O Bocce Classic will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 29 at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh. For the past several years, the O’Connell family of Cary, with the help of the community, has raised money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation through the tournament. This year, the community hopes to raise more than $50,000. Deadline to register for a team is Saturday, April 14. To register, visit www.joeyobocceclassic.org.
Published: Apr. 10, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Cary resident Andrew Ladner, founder and executive director of the U.S. Veterans Corps, was appointed State Commissioner of Military Volunteerism on March 29 because of his commitment to helping both the military and civilian communities.
Published: Apr. 10, 2012 2:18 PM | Full story
Four Cary Girl Scouts have recently received the Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting.
Published: Apr. 7, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Friends organize the Ninja Challenge, a 5K obstacle race to raise money for the Triangle Area Red Cross in honor of Karl Besas, a UNC-Chapel Hill graduate who drowned in 2010.
Published: Apr. 3, 2012 6:36 PM | Full story
Cary Medicine Drop called a success. Local Girl Scouts receive Gold Awards.
Published: Apr. 3, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
American Heritage Girls, a faith-based all-girl Scouting organization, chartered another troop in Cary recently, the fourth in Wake County to open in the last two years.
Published: Apr. 3, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Farmers markets in Cary and Apex open Saturday, April 7.
Published: Mar. 31, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
The annual Wake County Public Library book sale at the State Fairgrounds offers more than 450,000 titles for no more than $4 each.
Published: Mar. 30, 2012 9:59 AM | Full story
Strangers from across the country have banded together to support a 12-year-old Cary boy who had his cash stolen when he was fundraising to bring his wheelchair basketball team to his elementary school.
Published: Mar. 27, 2012 6:16 PM | Full story
Preview: Here is a list of local town events this weekend to celebrate Easter:
Published: Mar. 27, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Athens Drive High School student Leah Jamison, Panther Creek High School student Kelsey Winchester and Taylor Waters of Cary are noteworthy. The Apex Arts Council is seeking artists for its Artists for Animals Faire in April.
Published: Mar. 27, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Mishal PB of Apex, Ami Patel and Stephanie Kelley of Cary, and Noah McCreary of Fuquay-Varina are noteworthy.
Published: Mar. 24, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Q&A: Jared Masker started out as a volunteer firefighter when he was in high school, then continued to volunteer throughout college. By then he had decided firefighting would make a good career.
Published: Mar. 17, 2012 9:04 PM | Full story
A Cary boy, who is recovering from bone cancer, is taking a Make-a-Wish trip to Hasbro headquarters to see his own Transformer design brought to life.
Published: Mar. 17, 2012 9:01 PM | Full story
Parent Pathways: I guess you know you’re getting a little older when you start contemplating youthful fashion trends instead of embracing them. There’s no better place to take it all in than from a bench at the mall or flea market. Below, a few trends I really don’t understand.
Published: Mar. 17, 2012 8:48 PM | Full story
Apex student wins spelling bee and elementary school takes donations for SCPA. N.C. State University seeking participants for focus group and N.C. Symphony takes applications for competition.
Published: Mar. 20, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Jack Hatcher of Cary and Alex Gay of Apex are noteworthy. Korean War veterans sought and local elementary schools participate in festival.
Published: Mar. 17, 2012 8:35 PM | Full story
Of all the props one might employ when striving to interest young girls in science, Laura Bottomley prefers a shoe.
Published: Mar. 13, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Education Matters: Dawn Harrison was named North Carolina Teacher of the Year for Family and Consumer Sciences.
Published: Mar. 13, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
The public is invited to help identify North Carolina’s “Great Main Streets.” The N.C. Chapter of the American Planning Association is holding its first Great Places in North Carolina contest, which will allow residents to nominate a street they appreciate for a People’s Choice award.
Published: Mar. 13, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Because of her work promoting consumer science and the Extension Service, Ada Dalla-Pozza was recently awarded the 2011 N.C. State University Alumni Association Award of Merit.
Published: Mar. 12, 2012 5:39 PM | Full story
These are current and special events for local groups. Find a list of area clubs at www.carynews.com/106/story/3874.html. Send news from your club to carynews@newsobserver.com or FAX to 919-460-6034. (Submitting material grants unlimited copyright usage to The Cary News and the Southwest Wake News.)
Published: Mar. 10, 2012 6:35 PM | Full story
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