Events at Eva Perry Library The following programs are being offered at the Eva Perry Regional Library in Apex. nLearn how to "Choose Your Perfect Puppy" at Eva Perry Regional Library on Thursday, October 7 at 7 p.m. Dog breeder and exhibitor Catherine Armitage will speak about how to determine what your needs are, characteristics of various dog breeds, and choosing the perfect puppy for you or your family. Please join us by calling 387-2100 to sign up for this special program or sign up at the Adult Services desk at the library. nEva Perry Library's morning book discussion on October 13 at 10 a.m. will focus on Leif Enger's So Brave, Young, and Handsome. In 1915 Minnesota, novelist Monte Becket has lost his sense of purpose, but when he befriends outlaw Glendon Hale, he becomes inspired and embarks for the unruly West with his fugitive guide. Please call 387-2100 to sign up and obtain a copy at the Eva Perry Adult Services desk. nEva Perry Library's newest book discussion group, Afternoon Classics, meets Tuesday, October 19 at 1:15 p.m. and will discuss To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Don't miss this chance to revisit this book on its 50th anniversary. Please call 387-2100 to register. Copies of the book are available at the Adult Services desk. nPerry Library's evening book group meets Tuesday, October 26 at 7 p.m. to discuss Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer, in which the author describes his spring 1996 trek to Mt. Everest, a disastrous expedition that claimed the lives of eight climbers, and explains why he survived. Sign up at 387-2100 and pick up a copy of this title at the Adult Services desk.

Charity Golf Tourney With more than 163 million orphans around the world, Bethany Christian Services, the nation’s largest adoption agency, is dedicated to finding loving homes for children. To that end, the non-profit organization’s branch in Raleigh is hosting its fifth annual Bethany Open – a local golf event raising money to assist with infant and older child adoption services, counseling for women facing unplanned pregnancies, and support for couples struggling with infertility – on Monday, October 11 at beautiful Devil’s Ridge Golf Club in Holly Springs. Corporate and individual teams are welcome at the Bethany Open. Great prizes will be awarded to the first-, second- and third-place teams, as well as to the longest drive, closest-to-the-pin, and closest-to-the-line. Entry is $75 per person, which includes a round of golf, free use of driving range, golf cart, goodie bag, continental breakfast and catered lunch. Pastors and associate pastors play for free. Check in for the Bethany Open is 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. on October 11, with a shotgun start scheduled for 8:30 a.m. For more information on the event or how to make a donation to combat the world orphan crisis, please contact Bethany’s Raleigh office at 919-510-9511.

‘Day in Downtown’ Fuquay-Varina The Fuquay-Varina Chamber of Commerce’s 8th annual Day in Downtown street festival will again feature a number of family-oriented contests for all ages. The event will be held Saturday, October 30 on Main Street in Historic Downtown Fuquay. There will be three contests held this year that will be open to the public. They are costume contest, pumpking carving contest, pumpkin pie contest, and Search the Quay. For more information, call the Chamber at 552-4947. Registration forms for all four contests can be found on the Chamber’s website at www.fuquay-varina. com.

Recovery International Non-profit support group offers self-help for stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and fear. Weekly meetings are held at Crosspointe Church, 6911 Carpenter Fire Station Rd in Cary on Monday nights from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, call 919-886-7768 or see lowselfhelpsystems.org

Join Cub Scouts Boys in 1st-5th grade can join Cub Scouts at any time! Learn outdoor and life skills, explore interests, build character, grow future leaders, and make friends. Visit Cub Scout Pack 312 of Apex at http://www.pack312.org and e-mail questions. nApex Cub Scout Pack still has room for Scouts 7 years old or in the second grade. We meet at Olive Chapel Baptist Church Tuesday nights at 7:00. For a free Pack Calendar of events and parents guide contact Sheldon Long, Cub Master Pack 205, at 270-9271 or at sheldonlong@nc.rr.com

Apex Leads Group Apex Leads Group meets every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., at Carrabba's Italian Grille located at Haddon Hall, Apex, 27502. Free for all first time visitors and $3 for each visit thereafter. To learn more about building business through local networking, please contact Shelly Lammon at lammon@townplanner.com or at 919-342-5993. The Apex Leads Group offers a unique, non industry exclusive atmosphere in which to meet local business professionals, share knowledge and information, and build business relationships. To learn more about the Apex Leads Group and its activities in the business community visit www.apex leads group.com

Apex American Legion Post 124 Apex-American Legion Post 124 meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Perkins Family Restaurant, US Hwy. 64 West. For information contact: Patricia Harris (919) 413-1123 (c), sgtpattycak @aol.com or Clifton Morgan at 387-4705 or cmorgan7 @nc.rr.com. or Mike Sayers at 367-9445 or msayers@fcitowers.com All eligible veterans welcome.

Kiwanis Club The Kiwanis Club of Apex meets every Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. on the second floor of Anna’s Pizzeria in downtown Apex. For more information please contact Betty Gentle-Obremski at 859-5810 or bgentle627@aol.com

Apex Rotary Club Apex Rotary Club meets every Thursday at 12:30 p.m., at Carrabas Grill, Haddon Hall Drive, Apex. The Rotary Club is an International and local service club that sponsors both community and International programs. They sponsor the annual Kyle Byrd Auto Show, Annual Peakfest Pancake Breakfast and the Annual Apex Christmas Parade. If you would like more information on Apex Rotary's membership and activities, call Karen Byrd, Chair of Membership, at 387-1040.

Apex Lions Club The Apex Lions Club meets on the first and third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the C.C. Jones Building, Holleman Street, Apex. Call 362-5876 for more information.