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Summer 2014
Rutherford County Extension / Lane Agri-Park 615-898-7710
315 John R Rice Blvd. Suite 101 Murfreesboro, TN 37129 Pat Whitaker, Extension Agent Email: [email protected]
Rutherford County fce NEWSLETTER
FCE Cultural Arts Wednesday, June 11
Come show off your skills! Check the list of items in your yearbook eligible for entry,
New location this year! Community Center Classroom 8:30—9:30 Registration of items
9:45—11:00 Judging 11:00—1:30 Viewing
1:30—2:00 Pick up items
Calling all CARD MAKERS... Rutherford County fce is adding a new category. Enter and be the first to win! Qualifications to enter: Must be card makers own work. Card must be legal post office size.
Remember, this is not scrapbooking. Four cards make one set. One set per
entry, one entry per person. Entries are for County competition only.
No regional contest.
Dairy Day Wednesday, June 11
9:00—1:00 Livestock Barn & Community Center
Almaville will be making butter for sampling Better Living will have art activities for youth
Come out and bring your grandchildren to this free event. Free dairy product samples, hay rides, Little Acres Farm, animals to pet, games to play. Learn about the source of dairy products
There will be lots & lots of live dairy cows!
Flower & Garden Show
& Fashion Review
Friday, July 25 Community Center (Small Side)
8:30—9:30 Receiving Entries
9:45—10:30 Judging
10:30—11:00 Viewing
11:00 Pick Up
Welcome
new members
Judy Eaton
Blackman fce
JoAnn Tanner
Almaville
Sherry Craddock
Almaville
Misty Layne-Watkins will have a class at 9:00 on July 25th in the classroom. While you are waiting, stop in and learn how to “Eat Well, Spend Less” , then visit the Farmers Market.
4H 4K Thank you for your generous
support as the premier sponsor
(one of three).
Where were our fce club walkers this year? Pat was your only representative!
Get ready for next year— start walking &
commit to participating!
Getting Ready to Go
A Leader presentation for this
session on making your final
plans should be coming to
your club soon. Pat will be surveying fce
members again in late fall to see if our
percentage has gone up on those who have
their final plans and wishes made. Copies of
What My Family Should Know were picked
up for members who joined since we
presented a similar program 2 years ago.
Eleven entries for
Creative Writing this year!
Congratulations to our Creative
writers for submitting eleven
entries this year:
Miki Smith / Almaviile
Eunice Sorrel / Better Living
Martha Clement / Almaville
Leadership Retreat on TN Tech campus was a blast! Attending were:
Sarah Zapotocky, Mary Sue Young, Pam Sites, Linda Parker, Jane Jackson, Frances McDonald, Jane Mitchell, Barbara Brite, Pat Rowland, & Annette Balch
4th Annual
Quilts in the
Boro 2014
Aug 15-16,
2014
9am—5pm
Admission $5
Community
Center
Quilt Exhibit and Competition with
Cash Prizes for Viewers Choice
Go to www.quilting ees.org to
download rules & entry forms.
Entry forms are due by June 30,
2014
Free demos throughout the day
Vendors & The Bees General Store
Bed Turning each day
Silent Auction & Door Prizes
If you are interested in participating
in the Bed Turning, entry form is on
website:
w w w . q u i l t i n g b e e s . o r g / p a g e s /
quiltsintheboro2014. Quilts may be
taken to Northfield St. Marks
Methodist on any 2nd Thursday of the
month from 10am ‘till 1pm. no later
than July 25th. See Carmen Smithen
or Pat Curtis.
Rutherford County
BEST of the BEST
Tony Richards of Almaville is our county
nominee for 2014
Congratulations to Tony for being such
a shining star for fce!
Are you receiving the Rutherford County Extension Newsletter every month? It’s an easy way to keep up with programs and events being held at Lane Agri-Park. Call 898-7710 or email [email protected] to be added to the email list. We can only send via e-mail at this time.
Apron Memories was the keynote address by Belinda Letto, Coffee County Extension agent. Letto gave a visual history of aprons through the decades. Aprons have surged in popularity in recent years causing people to dig back in the cedar chest to find those valued aprons of historic value.
2014 Recognition Day
This years recognition day was very successful. Table decorations were awarded by Wilson Bank & Trust to: 3rd Place Table #8 Rockvale 2nd Place Table #5 Better Living 1st Place Table #7 Rockvale
Outstanding Club Awards (by Farm Bureau) 3rd Place: Blackman 2nd Place: Northridge 1st Place: Almaville
Tour the
Rutherford County
Quilt Trail Friday, August 15, 2014
Cost $25.00
(includes transportation) Lunch by Carolyn’s Creations at Cripple Creek
Presbyterian Church. A Cemetery Tour will follow
lunch.
Depart 9:00 from Lane AgriPark Community
Center (by van). Return approx. 4:00pm
Tour includes Quilt Blocks on Bradyville Pike,
Cripple Creek, Ferrell Hollow and Burks Hollow
Road.
Shopping stops at Ferrell Hollow Farms, Brown
Family Fiber & Iron Works and Readyville Mill.
Reservations and payment required in advance
since space is limited.
Make payment to RCES and mail to Rutherford
County Extension office 315 John R. Rice Blvd.,
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Visit web site at http://rutherfordquilts.org/
Programs in agriculture and natural resources, 4-H youth development, family and consumer sciences, and
resource development. University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, U. S. Department of Agriculture and
county governments cooperating UT Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment
utextension.tennessee.edu/rutherford
2014 Recognition Day
Town & Country fce
Eagleville fce
Northridge fce
