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Raleighwood Hosts Super Buffet Party
Chesterbrook Academy Open House Sessions January 19, 21
Want to see the Super Bowl on a 35 ft. screen in HD digital projection? Want to listen to Dolby Digital Stadium Surround Sound? Then purchase tickets now at the Raleighwood Movies, Food & Spirits box office – and also enjoy an unlimited hot and cold food buffet throughout the game, featuring pizza, deli platters, chili, hot wings, salads and more. Tickets are $24.95, or $29.95 for preferred seating. Buffet tickets do not include taxes, beverages or desserts. All seating is reserved and numbered. Purchase tickets at 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the theater box office, located at 6609 Falls of Neuse Road in North Raleigh.
Chesterbrook Academy Preschool & Elementary School in North Raleigh plans Open House sessions in January. Combining a rigorous, standards-based curriculum with experiences that develop 21st century skills – such as creativity, collaboration and communication – Chesterbrook provides a technology-rich environment in a convenient location on Strickland Road between Creedmoor and Lead Mine roads. The sessions are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19 and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21.
For more information, call 919-847-0326 or visit raleighwoodmovies.com
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Red Cross Ball Set At NR Country Club Celebrating 100 years of community service to the Triangle, the 26th Annual Triangle Red Cross Ball is planned for Saturday, April 8, at the North Ridge Country Club in North Raleigh. Linda Craft of Linda Craft & Team Realtors and Suzy Beth Sarver of 919 Magazine return for the third consecutive year as Co-Chairs and hosts of one of the biggest annual charity events in the region. Popularly know as a “Party for a Purpose”, attendees can dance the night away while enjoying fine food and cocktails, and bidding on incredible live and silent auction items. American Red Cross of Eastern North Carolina Region supports a number of initiatives each year. Among the recent highlights: • Home Fires: On average the Triangle Red Cross responds every six hours to a home fire affecting families from the Triangle to the Coast, assisting families to take control of their recovery. • Military: Triangle Red Cross gave financial, emotional and training support to military families more than 68.000 times in the Eastern North Carolina Region. • Blood Collection: Local blood donors gave more than 126,070 units of lifesaving blood to help their neighbors survive a crisis, such as cancer and heart-related illnesses. • Volunteers: Triangle Red Cross provided 4,319 volunteers to fulfill its mission in the past year. For additional information on becoming a sponsor or securing tickets, email mira.batchelor@redcross.org, call 919-741-3478, or visit redcross.org/enc. 42
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For information, call 877-959-4181 or visit chesterbrookacademy.com. The campus is at 10200 Strickland Road in North Raleigh.
• The Tilted Kilt sports bar and restaurant has closed its location at 4516 Falls of Neuse Road in North Raleigh. • Former Millbrook High football running back Marcus Marshall plans to transfer from Georgia Tech to James Madison following the 2016 season. • Leesville Road High senior Nevada Mareno finished second at the recent national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships in San Diego. A two-time North Carolina state cross country champion, she has signed to attend Stanford University next year. • Sprouts Farmers Market – a 30,000 sq. ft. food store – anchors the new Olive Park retail center at 9414 Falls of Neuse Road opening in 2017. • Best Buy converted its former retail outlet at 5220 Capital Boulevard in North Raleigh (Towne Square Shopping Center) into an outlet warehouse, featuring products on clearance. The retailer moved its North Raleigh store several months ago to 6280 Capital Boulevard, near Triangle Town Center. • For the 11th consecutive year, Wake County Public School System has the highest number of National Board Certified Teachers in the U.S. Among the teachers receiving the certification: Gretchen Houston, Abbotts Creek Elementary; Annette Pakes, Brassfield Elementary; Christopher Watkins, Carroll Middle; Jessica Uehlin, Lead Mine Elementary; Yvonne Anderson, Cathleen Batten, Angela Browning and Deborah McNally of Leesville Road High; Wendy Edwards, Dail Nixon Midgette, and Mary Lynn Wallace of Millbrook High; Margaret Lumsden of Sanderson High; and Gloria Dragonette, Andrea Lyons, and Andrea Mehlenbacher of Sycamore Creek Elementary.
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JAN/FEB 2017