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Macon County 4-H Newsletter
September 2023


















What you want to know about the Macon County Fair

  • We need 4-H volunteers to help put up the 4-H fair booth on Monday September 18th from 4-6pm
  • Arts, crafts and garden items can be brought on Tuesday Sept. 19th from 9am - 8pm.  Look at the link below for a list of items you can enter.
  • Chickens and rabbits can be entered on Tuesday (19th) from 9am-8pm
  • Goats can be brought to the arena and housed in the pens all week (check in Tuesday)  or can show out of the trailer for one day.  If you are coming one day, then you check in Wednesday Sept. 20th
  • The Market Lamb show will be Thursday Sept 21st
  • Hogs will show Friday Sept 22nd
  • Cattle will show Saturday Sept. 23rd
  • All exhibits can be picked up Sunday Sept 24th from 2-5pm

Rules and information about exhibits click here: Fair Guidelines
Make Sure You Re-enroll

Please make sure you have re-enrolled for 2023.  If you have questions, please call Tammara at 828-349-2046.
Club Corner
Macon Mountain Goats 4-H Club

Macon Mountain Goats raised $600 dollars for our community project Hot Mess Horse and Animal Rescue.  MMG will meet this Tuesday 9/5 6 pm to practice for upcoming shows.

Mountain State Fair will be this weekend 9/8 thru 9/10 in Asheville, and we have 5 to 6 members that will be showing goats.  Let’s wish them luck!

The Macon County Fair Show will be on the Sept. 20th. You can check in your goat on Tuesday evening or on Wednesday.  That there's a costume class and obstacle class as well as breed class and showmanship.

Please watch our Facebook page for updates on show practice for the fair.

Macon Archers

Congratulation to all of Macon County's competitors at the West Region 4-H Shooting Sports Tournament. Our team had 6 competitors qualify to go on to state competition in September. Let's give an extra cheer to Wesley Merrit for placing 3rd in Junior Recurve, Camille Jordan for placing 2nd in Senior Recurve and to Gavin Tweed for placing 3rd in Senior Compound
Macon Sharp Shooters

This month we will shoot on Saturday September 16th at 9:00am.  Congratulations to our shooters that competed at the West District 4-H Shooting Tournament:
Jackson Cabe
Elijah Huff
Wesley Merritt
Camille Jordan
Budding Chefs and Top Chefs


Top Chefs will meet on Tuesday September 12th and Budding Chefs will meet on Wednesday September 13th.  Both groups will meet at 3:45.  Bring your creativity and cutting ability.  We will start this fall of with homemade pizza!
Sassy Stitchers

Our stitchers are gearing up for a great fall.  In August, we visited the Sassy Stitches quilting show and saw how they used their long arm quilter and learned about different styles of fabric.  We have three groups of sewers meeting:
-The 3:45 Beginners group will meet on the 1st and 2nd Thursday of each month
-The 2:00 Beginners group will meet on the 3rd and 4th Thursday of each month
                                            - The Advanced group will meet on the 3rd and 4th              
                                               Thursdays of each month at 3:45

4-H Market Lamb Club

It is show time.  Macon County lambs will show at the Mountain State Fair on September 9th and 10th.  Our show at the Macon County Fair will be Thursday September 21st and we will show at Haywood County Fair on September 29th.

Macon 4-H Beekeepers

It time to get your honey!  Each year our Macon 4-H Beekeepers sell honey to raise money for their hives.  They make great gifts for your family and friends (or for yourself)! The cost is $15 and goes directly to our Beekeeper club.  Get yours while they last.

Our group will meet Wednesday September 6 at the bee-yard.  Please park up at the top of the field.

WHEP (Wildlife Habitat Educational Program)

Our WHEP group explored compases and the tiny world in August.  We followed our cardinal and ordinal directions on a treasure hunt one week.  We were also able to look at the micro-world with microscopes one afternoon.  If you love outdoors, wildlife and nature - please come give our group a try.  Our September meetings will be on Tuesday September 12th and September 26th at 5:30pm
 
September Calendar
Macon 4-H Beekeepers 5:30
6
Top Chefs 3:45
12
Macon Archers 5:00/6:00pm
7,14,21, 28
Sassy Stitchers - Beginners Group 2:00pm
21, 28
Sassy Stitchers - Advanced Group 3:45pm
21, 28
Macon Mountain Goats Show Dates
9, 10, 20
Sassy Stitchers - Beginners Group 3:45pm
7, 14
Budding Chefs 3:34
13
Sharp Shooters 9:00am
16
Market Lamb Show Dates

9, 10, 21, 29
WHEP
12, 26
State Shooting Tournament
30
 
 
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