Macon County Center North Carolina Cooperative Extension 193 Thomas Heights Rd. Franklin, NC 28734 828/349-2046 September 2014 Sept. Club Dates Sept 8 Sept 9 Sept 12 Archery Team A 5:00 Team B: 6:00 7:30 Needlers Budding Chefs s 6:30 EPICS 4-7pm We need Volunteers for the Macon County Fair We will take in fair exhibits on Tuesday September 16 th from 9 am 9 pm. Please let us know if you can volunteer with us. Come for a couple of hours, come for the day we would love all the 4-H support possible. Sept. 13 Sept 15 Sept 24 Sept 25 Sept 29 Sept 30 EPICS 5 9pm Hoofprints 1pm 4-Leaf Clover Kids Chefs R Us Chess Club Macon 4-H Sharp Shooter 7:00pm Don t forget to bring your items to enter in the fair!! We have some talented artist in 4-H!! Do you have interesting arts and crafts you have made in 4-H, school or at home? We will accept entries from 9 am 9 pm on Tuesday September 16 th. If you need a fair book, please stop by the Extension Office. Contact Information 828-349-2046 Tammara Talley - tammara_talley@ncsu.edu Carol Pitts - carol_pitts@ncsu.edu
Upcoming Activities Come out and see the Lamb Show and support our 4-H Market Lamb Club Members Thursday September 18 th at 6:30pm Conformation and Showmanship Friday September 19 th at 6:30pm Costume Class and Obstacle Course North Carolina Association of County Commissioners hosts 4-H Molly Suminski represented Macon County 4-H at a statewide Conference of NC County Commissioner s Youth Summit. Thanks Molly for being such a good ambassador for Macon County 4-H. Congratulations to our 2014 West District Regional Tournament Shooters Gabrianne Ivey Chandon Ivey 1 st Place Junior Individual Rifle Sporter 1 st Place Sr. Individual Archery Recurve 2 nd Place Junior Individual Archery Recurve 1 st Place Sr. Individual Rifle Open Sight 3 rd Place Junior Overall Air Rifle 1 st Place Sr. Individual Air Pistol 3 rd Place Junior Overall Rifle Sporter 1 st Place Sr. Individual Air Rifle Wish both of these shooters Good Luck at the State Tournament on September 27 th. 2
Club Corner Archery The next archery meeting will be on Monday September 8 th. Both teams will shoot at the Cooperative Extension office range. Team A will shoot from 5:00pm and Team B will shoot from 6:00 7:30pm. Budding Chefs Budding Chefs get your aprons on! It is time to start our fun cooking adventures for fall. Our next meeting will meet one week earlier than usual due to the fair. We will meet on Tuesday September 9 th from 5:00. Chefs R Us Are you ready to cook Chefs? Our next meeting will be one week later than usual due to the fair. We will meet on Wednesday September 24 th from 5:00.. 4-H Chess Club Our next meeting will be on Monday September 29 th from 5:00. This club is for youth ages 9-18 who want to play or learn how to play Chess. For more information, contact Tamara Talley at 349-2046, or Isaac Stiles at 349-0792. Crafters remember to enter your crafts from the past year in the fair. We want the whole county to see what great crafters we have in 4-H. Our next meeting will be one week later than usual due to the fair. We will meet on Thursday September 25 th from 5:00. Macon Hoofprints 4-H Club The Hoofprints Club will meet at the arena on Saturday, September 13 th to practice for the show during the fair. We will meet at 1:00 pm. Unmounted kids are welcome to come and work on their judging skills Please call Kara for more information: 342-3967. ß 3
The Needlers 4-H Club The next Needlers meeting will be on Tuesday September 9 th from 5:00. Needlers, remember to enter your crafts from the past year in the fair. We want the whole county to see what great fiber artist we have in 4-H. Macon 4-H Sharp Shooters The next Sharpshooters meeting will be 7:00-8:30 PM, Tuesday, September 30 th. We will have a regular meeting and then shoot. This club is for youth ages 9-18. Pellet rifles are available or if you have your own pellet rifle, then you are welcome to bring it. If you need more information, then contact Cliff Cyphers at 369-8060. 4-Leaf Clover Kids with Heart Our next meeting will be on Monday September 15 th at the Extension Office from 5:00. A speaker from the Humane Society will talk to our group about safety around dogs. Also, please mark your calendar for our October meeting. We will have another fun art session at Fire and Lights. If you missed making stained glass during Summer Relief or want to experience it again, please call Noreen to sign up. We will meet at Fire and Lights on Monday October 27 th. The cost will be $5.00. Any questions or information, please call Noreen at 369-8060. EPICS Youth Council Congratulations to our new officers for 4-H EPICS. President: Kacie England, Vice-President: Sam Taylor and Secretary: Constantina Barille. We will meet on Friday September 12 th from 4pm 7pm to prepare our Fair Booth. We will meet again on Monday September 15 from 5:00 9:00 to assemble the booth at the fair. Please join us as soon as you can. Here it is September and Fair be on Tuesday September 9 th at barn cleanup day on Saturday plan on having your lamb at the Tuesday September 16 th 4-H Club Time. Our last practice will 6:30. We will also have a September 13 th. Please barn for final weigh in on between 4pm and 8pm. North Carolina State University and North Carolina A&T State University commit themselves to positive action to secure equal opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran s status. In addition, the two Universities welcome all persons without regard to sexual orientation. North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University, US Department of Agriculture and local governments cooperating. Persons with disabilities may request accommodations to participate by contacting the County Extension Director at (828) 349-2046 or fax (828)349-2405, or in person at the Macon County Extension Office at least 10 (ten) days prior to the event. 4
7 14 21 28 4-H Calendar - September 2014 1 Holiday Office Closed 2 3 4 5 8 Archery Team A: -5 Team B: 6 7:30 15 4-Leaf Clover Kids ------------------ EPICS 5-9 9 Needlers Budding Chefs s 6:30 16 Fair Exhibit take in 9am 9pm 10 17 Fair Opens 1:00 11 18 Show 6:30 12 EPICS Work Day 4-7pm 19 Show 6:30 22 23 24 Chefs R Us 25 26 29 Chess Club 30 Sharp Shooters 7:00 pm 6 13 20 27 Barn Clean-up 9:00am State Shooting Sports Tournament 5