2012 Kaufman County fair set for April 3-7
Special to The Monitor
KAUFMAN– The 2012 Kaufman County Fair will take place April
3-7, at the Kaufman County Fairgrounds.
The fair is open to all residents of Kaufman County and
those that attend school in the county. All divisions of the
fair will be judged according to the following categories:
• Adults: 19 years and older (out of high school).
• Seniors: 14-18 years of age.
• Intermediate: 11-13 years of age.
• Juniors: 8-10 years of age.
• Children: 7 years old and under.
Non-food items will be checked into the Fair from 1-6 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, March 30 – 31, at women’s building at
the fairgrounds. They will then be judged April 1.
Food items will be checked in 1-6 p.m. Monday, April 2, and
will be judged April 3.
Public viewing of entries will take place at 3 p.m. Tuesday,
April 3, and 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, April 4-7.
Early entry deadline is March 23 and creative talent late
entry deadline is March 29.
Entry fees are $3 per entry March 29-31. Art entry fees are
$5 per entry. Talent entry items, will be in the following
categories:
• Art Work
• Foods (decorated foods, canned foods: pickled products,
vegetables, fruits, salsa, jams and jellies, baked goods,
etc.)
• Clothing
• Photography
• Horticulture
The Kaufman County Fairgrounds is located at S. Hwy. 34 in
Kaufman.
For entry forms and rules, go to
http://kaufman-tx@tamu.edu. Click on the county
fair link for talent entry forms.
For a copy of the complete rules, contact Jackie Robertson
at 2471 N. St. Hwy. 34, Kaufman, TX. 75142, (972) 932-9069
or go to
http://kaufman-tx.tamu.edu.
Storm safety program set for March 27
Special to The Monitor
ATHENS–The National Weather Service (NWS) in Fort Worth is
holding a SKYWARN severe weather program from 7-9 p.m.,
Tuesday, March 27. The free program is open to the public
and will be held at the Henderson County Senior Citizens
Building in Athens.
The two-hour presentation will discuss thunderstorm
information and behavior, severe weather production and
features associated with severe storms.
Nonthreatening clues often mistaken for major signs will
also be discussed as well as steps for keeping families safe
during a thunderstorm and spotter operations and reporting
procedures.
The program also includes a 30-minute video of storm clips.
“We have quite a bit of new material for this year’s spotter
training program,” Fort Worth NWS Warning coordination
meteorologist Mark Fox said.
“We’ll show some behind-the-scenes activity from last year’s
severe weather operations and will show how and why severe
weather reports from spotters are so essential,” Fox added.
“By coming to this program, you will learn a lot about
thunderstorms,” Fox said.
“Even if you don’t become an active storm spotter, you will
learn about how storms work and the visual clues you can
identify when storms are in your area.”
A discussion on severe weather safety tips will better
prepare you and your family for the threats that storms
pose, Fox added.
In 2011 northern and central Texas experienced more than 44
recorded tornadoes.
The Henderson County severe weather program is one of more
than 60 classes the Fort Worth NWS will conduct between
January and March.
The National Weather Service provides forecasts, warnings
and weather services for 46 counties in north Texas.
The Henderson County Senior Citizens Building is located at
3356 SH 31 East in Athens.
For more information, go to
www.weather.gov/fortworth.
Come Adopt
Us At
The Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake |
|
 We
have many animals at the
Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake
in Seven Points
in dire need of a good home.
Please call or stop by the Humane Society today
and rescue one of these forgotten animals.
The Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake
is located on
10220 County Road 2403 in Seven Points.
For more information, please call
(903) 432-3422 after 11 a.m.
We are closed on Wednesday. |
|
For further
information visit our website at
petfinder.com |
