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Macon County 4-H Newsletter
July 2024


4-H Summer Fun in July

We have 5 fun summer activities coming your way this month.
Camp Cook and Play  - Mon. July 8 - Wed. July 10  1:30pm - 4:30pm
Come join our day camp that will focus on learning to cook healthy food, physical activity, the five food groups, kitchen and food safety practices.  We will meet for 3 hours each day from Monday - Wednesday.  This day camp will focus on healthy habits and fun.
Ages 8 - 14.                                                                                       Cost: $15.00
Ag Exploration Day - Thursday July 18                   9:00am - 4:00pm
Come learn about different types of agriculture and farms in Macon County.  We will visit three different Macon County farms that produce food and fiber for our lives.  We will visit a flower and vegetable farm, a livestock farm and an alpaca fiber farm.  Learn all about what our farmers do to raise plants and animals for use in our everyday lives.
Ages: 5-18 (5-6 years old must have a parent accompany them)       Cost: $10.00
Outdoor Exploration: Hike at Joyce Kilmer - July 22  10:00am-4:00pm
We’ll explore the Joyce Kilmer Trail.  This 2 mile trail is not strenuous but we will learn about proper clothing and packing for a long day hike as well as the Leave No Trace principles.  This forest is one of the Nation’s most impressive remnants of old-growth forest. The forest contains magnificent examples of more than 100 tree species, many over 400-years-old, and some more than 20 feet in circumference and 100 feet tall. This 3,800-acre forest was set aside in 1936 as a memorial to the author of the poem “Trees,” Joyce Kilmer.
Ages: 9-18                                                                                           Cost: $5.00
                                                                                      
Visit Highlands Nature Center – July 24                 9:00am - 3:00pm
Calling all nature lovers! Plan to visit the Highlands Nature Center with us to meet live animals, explore their natural history exhibits, and stroll through the adjacent Highlands Botanical Garden. We have such an amazing ecosystem in WNC – come learn about some of its special residents.
 Ages: 5 - 8                                                                                            Cost: $6.00
Leather Craft – July 29                                    1:00pm - 4:00pm       
Come personalize your own leather belt and learn about leather crafting with leather stamping, leather dying and finishing raw leather edges.  Even though this art is thousands of years old, it is still super fun today.
Ages: 8-18                                                                                              Cost: $15
(Older 4-Hers please call Tammara if you would like to be a junior leader for any of these activities)
Summer Heat Livestock Show
July 26 and 27
Macon County Fairgrounds

The WNC Summer Heat livestock show will be on July 26 and July 27 in Franklin at the Fairgrounds. Cattle will show on Friday July 26 and Sheep and Goats will show on July 27.  Great prizes and buckles.

Registration for the show is $30 per animal.
Entries due by July 19th.
Cattle check in will be on Friday from 2:00 - 5:00pm. Show starts at 6:00pm
Saturday check in will be from 7:00am - 9:00am. Goat show will start at 10:00am

Make Sure You Re-enroll

Please make sure you have re-enrolled for 2024.  If you have questions, please call Tammara at 828-349-2046.
Club Corner
Macon Archers

Macon Archers will not meet on July 4th.  We will meet on Thursday July 11th, 18th, and 25th.  First year archers please meet at 5:00pm and advanced archers meet at 6:00pm.  Remember that it is getting hot out there - please bring a water bottle with you.

We are registering now for our West District 4-H Shooting Tournament that will be held on Saturday August 10th.  Please call or email Tammara by July 10th so that we know which competition you are interested in.

The above logo is the t-shirt for this year's tournament: the cost is $15 each.  Please also include your t-shirt request and size with your registration info.
Macon Sharp Shooters

We are also registering rifle shooters for the West District 4-H Shooting Tournament.  Please let your coaches or Tammara know which disciplines you are interested in shooting by July 10th.

Our practice this month will be on Saturday July 13th at 9:00am.  We will also have a mock tournament with Jackson County's shooting team.  We will have fun prizes and a hot dog lunch on Saturday July 20th at 9:00am.  Please bring your chairs and a pop up tent if you would like. 

Budding Chefs and Top Chefs


Our group will take July off but will meet back in August.  Happy 4th of July!  Check out Cook Camp and Play day camp for this month
Sassy Stitchers

Ms. Vicki will have a backpack class for those Advanced Sewing Club members who missed the June activity.  This class will be on Tuesday July 16th from 1 - 4:30.  Please let Ms. Vicki or Tammara know by July 12th if you would like to attend.

Macon 4-H Beekeepers

This month we will meet on Wednesday July 10th and Wednesday July 24th at 5:30.  Our group chose their label design last month and will have a some beautiful honey to sell this fall.  Congratulations to Jacob Shepherd for graduating the program and taking a hive home this month.  We are excited to see what great things you do with your hive.
4-H Market Lamb Club

June was our first month of meetings and we had two practices with Jackson County.  This month we will meet on Thursday July 11th and 25th.  Come at 6:00pm for supper and 7:00 pm for practice.

WHEP (Wildlife Habitat Educational Program)

This month we will go camping on the weekend of July 12-14.  WHEP families please check your email for details and let Tammara know how many people from your family will be joining us.  We will go to lake Hiawassee.
Life Stock Judging Team

The team will go to a Livestock Judging Clinic with other teams from across the district on July 16-17.  We will meet at the Extension Office at 9:00am and ride over in the van.  Please bring water for the day and your lunch. 

 
July Calendar
Summer Fun: Cook Camp and Play    1:30pm - 4:30pm
8 -10
Lamb Practice 6:00pm
11, 25
WHEP Camping
12-14
Advanced Sewing Camp 1:00
16
Summer Fun: Ag Exploration Day 9:00
18
Summer Fun: Highlands Nature Center 9:00
24
Summer Fun: Leather Craft 1:00
24
Macon 4-H Beekeepers
5:30pm
10,24
Macon Archers

11,18, 25
Livestock Judging Clinic for Judging Team
16 -17
Sharp Shooters 9:00am
13 & 20
Summer Fun: Joyce Kilmer 10:00am
22
Summer Heat Livestock Show
26-27
Summer Fun: Stained Glass
31
 
 
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