Birthday Bash at Booth
Celebrate our nation’s birthday in the Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park as the U.S. Army Band joins the N.C. Symphony for Cary’s biggest Independence Day celebration ever.
It’s free and open to everyone.
Gates open at 3 p.m. Enjoy the beautiful setting as Applause! Cary Youth Theatre’s trouping company performs “We The People” at 3:30 p.m. The U.S. Army Band continues the patriotic theme. The N.C. Symphony follows.
New features this year include:
Family Fun Zone – Featuring food, games, George Washington’s Trading Post (everything’s a dollar) and fun for kids of all ages.
Support Our Troops Station – Write a note to a United States military service member stationed overseas this July 4. We’ll provide the postcards. Bring a quarter to cover postage.
Indy Model Boat Regatta – This is held on beautiful Symphony Lake. Watch the regatta and see who wins the first Sprit of Cary award. The regatta starts at 4 p.m.
Ice Cream Eating Contest – This is brought to you by Lumpy’s Ice Cream. Think you can eat the most ice cream, the fastest? Prizes will be awarded.
Cap off your celebration with the Triangle’s largest and most exciting fireworks display.
Tarps, blankets and chairs are welcome. Staking and tents are not permitted.
Call (919) 469-4061 for more information on our celebration of Independence Day.
Unmasking Rabies in Wildlife
A raccoon that our Animal Control officers suspect was rabid bit a girl on the arm last month in a small private playground in central Cary.
The incident happened three years after the last confirmed case of rabies in Cary.
The girl was sitting near a creek about 4 p.m. when another child noticed the raccoon. The raccoon snarled as it ran up to the girl, bit her, and ran away.
Shots to prevent rabies were recommended for the child.
Keep your family safe by learning from this experience. Steer clear of wild animals.
Rabies cases frequently involve raccoons, foxes and bats. Healthy raccoons and foxes typically try to avoid you. Be especially wary of those that stagger, look sickly or behave unusually.
If you suspect rabies in an animal, stay a safe distance away and call Animal Control at (919) 319-4517. Also call about bats found in the living area (not the garage or attic) of your home.
Remember to keep your dog’s and cat’s rabies vaccination current. It’s the law in North Carolina.
For more, see Animal
Control under Site Index on our Web site,
www.townofcary.org.
For your safety, Cary firefighters suggest leaving fireworks to the experts as you celebrate Independence Day.
Don’t let kids play with fireworks. Only light fireworks on a smooth, flat surface, away from what could easily catch fire. Never try to relight fireworks.
Legal fireworks
include sparklers and items that do not explode, spin or fly through the air.
Call (919) 469-4056 for details.
Kid Call for Fall Basketball
Fall Youth Basketball Leagues: Co-ed - 6 & 7; Boys Pee Wee - 8 & 9; Girls Pee Wee - 8 & 9 (ages as of Oct. 15, 2005; birth certificate must be submitted with registration for 6-year-olds)
Fees: Cary residents $30; non-residents $50
Registration Dates: Mail-in only: July 5-8 - Cary residents, also non-residents returning to same league; Mail In & Walk In - July 11-16 for all Cary residents, also non-residents returning to same league. Walk In Only - July 18-23 - All Cary residents; all non-residents.
Registration Forms: Available after June 27. Call the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department at (919) 469-4062 for more information.
Bud Bits
Hsinchu, Taiwan, one of Cary’s four sister cities, has donated subscriptions for seven magazines to the Cary Public Library and to Eva Perry Regional Library.
The Hsinchu City Library is also sending a gift of 68 bilingual children’s books.
Cary has again this year been designated as a bicycle friendly community by the League of American Bicyclists. The award is only presented to communities that have demonstrated remarkable commitment to bicycling.
Get details on Town of Cary services anytime using a touch tone phone with our 24-Hour Town Hall service. For details and a listing, call (919) 319-4500.
Clicking for Culture
There’s a new, easy way to find out about cultural happenings in the Cary area.
Visit www.carynow.com. It’s an ever-changing and easy-to-use resource for everything cultural.
All the schedules, performances, exhibits and special offers are in one place.
Get ticket information and directions to events. Find out what restaurants are nearby as well as hotels to put up friends who are coming from out of town.
Cultural
organizations, the Cary Chamber of Commerce and the Town are working with the
Greater Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau to compile this information for
you. We think it will encourage visitors to support our businesses.
Adult Fall Softball – Coed, Men’s Open, Modified & Church
Registration: July 11-14 Team Fee: $425 for Coed, Men’s Open & Church; $450 for Modified. (Add $20 for each non-resident team member)
Adult Fall Volleyball - Coed, Men’s & Women’s Registration: Aug. 1-4 Team Fee: $215; add $20 for each non-resident team member
Men’s Open Fall Basketball - Registration: Aug. 22-25 Team Fee: $450; add $20
for each non-resident team member
If you would like to participate, but do not have a team, please call us at (919) 469-4062. We’ll add you to the list of individuals who are interested in participating. Teams often need more players and may draw from this list.
Thief Relief – Locking Out Larceny
Even though we live in the safest city in the Southeast, we’re not immune to crime. Our police officers offer advice on making your home uninviting to thieves.
Thieves usually gain entry through unlocked doors and windows. Use a sturdy dead bolt lock. And remember, a strong lock isn’t much good if it’s on a flimsy door. Doors should be installed tightly in the door frame, and any gaps should be filled by installing weather stripping.
Never hide a key outside.
Sliding glass doors should have an extra, commercially-installed lock on them. You can also put a thick wood board or dowel in the door track. Secure double hung windows with the pin method or by using a key lock.
Have lights at all entrances. Light up the driveway. Leave some lights on or use a timer when you’re away.
Keep photos,
descriptions, and serial numbers of valuables. Engrave them with your driver’s
license number if possible. For more crime prevention tips, call (919)
469-4324.
An Eye for an Eye
It’s hurricane season.
Begin your storm watch with a look at our Severe Weather page online. Find fact
sheets, disaster response resources and more.
Soak Cycle for the Lawn
Please don’t drown the ground when watering this summer.
Almost all our turf and landscape plants grow best in a combination that is half soil, a fourth water and a fourth air. Over-watering prevents roots from getting enough oxygen for optimum health. It causes 80 percent of plant problems.
The cycle and soak method prevents water waste and allows water time to seep in the ground. Save yourself money and help us use a precious natural resource as efficiently as possible.
For more conservation
tips and our water waste ordinance, click on the H20 icon on the home page of
www.townofcary.org.
Grand Ole Opry Featuring Ricky Scaggs
Saturday, July 2, 8 p.m. at the Koka Booth
Amphitheatre in Regency Park. Tickets and details at (919) 462-2025.
Independence Eve Concert
with the Cary Town Band
Saturday, July 3, 7
p.m. at Sertoma Amphitheatre in Bond Park. (free event) Details at (919)
467-7336.
Festival Ritmo Latino
Sunday, July 10, 2-8 p.m. at Booth Amphitheatre.
Tickets and more information at (919) 462-2025. (Kids under 12 admitted free.)
Triangle
Tuba Ensemble
Saturday, July 23, 6 p.m. at Sertoma Amphitheatre in Bond
Park. Details: (919) 349-7443
July Exhibits
“Here and There” oils and pen & inks by Merrily
Stickland at Jordan Hall Arts Center.
“On the Road Again... An Exhibit of Creative Transportation Design” opens July
15 at Herb Young Community Center.
NC Symphony’s Summerfest
Saturday evenings
through July 23 at Booth Amphitheatre in Regency Park. Details and tickets at
(919) 462-2025. (Kids 12 and under admitted free.)
Inundation Calculation
Is your property in the federal flood hazard area? Updated maps for the Cape Fear portion of Cary (west of N.C. 55) are here.
Flood zones determine whether you must have flood insurance.
Appeals to proposed flood elevations can be submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency until about July 15.
Arrange to review the maps by calling us at (919) 469-4030.