Hello neighbor.
Shelburne Grange Fair Committee is reminding us that it’s time to start thinking about the Shelburne Grange Fair – and for that matter, all of the other upcoming fairs. It’s not too early. Fair season will be here before we know it.
Are you planting seedlings, tending that favorite house plant or putting seeds in the ground in anticipation of a big, award-winning pumpkin? Keep the Shelburne Grange Fair in mind.
If you’d like to enter something – or know that you’ll want to – visit: www.shelburnegrange.org and click the link to the fair.
If you don’t have a green thumb, that’s OK. You can enter any contest from baking to canning to stewing. There are contests for artwork, photography and even a LEGO category.
Entrants can be any age and you don’t have to be a Grange member to enter.
This year’s fair will be held on Aug. 27. It’s the fair’s 70th anniversary, so the committee is planning a big celebration. There will be lots of favorites returning, and few new things.
Exhibits will begin arriving on Aug. 25 and 26, and you’ll be able to get your pre-fair barbecue tickets at a reduced rate. The fair is held at Fellowship Hall in Shelburne Center.
Mark your calendars!
Have a great weekend and see you Tuesday.
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GOLFERS ARE NEEDED for the Swing for the Kids Golf Tournament that will be held June 25 at Northfield Golf Course. The tournament will benefit Northfield Elementary School’s Playground Improvement Project. The four-scramble, best ball tournament begins at 9 a.m. Entry fee is $75 per golfer. For an entry form or more information, visit: www.nespto.org or call Cheryl George at 413-522-0576. You can also email: northfieldelementarypto@gmail.com.
GRISWOLD MEMORIAL LIBRARY PUBLIC FORUM in Colrain will be held at the library on Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Betty Johnson, library director and trustee, will share results from a townwide survey and discuss the community’s vision for the future of the library, including ideas for expansion.
FRANKLIN COUNTY STAMP CLUB will hold its monthly meeting on Monday at 1 p.m. in the Mill House on Wells Street. All ages of stamp collectors are invited. The club would love to welcome younger members.
IT’S A HAIRY SITUATION! There is a beard- and goatee-growing contest happening for Conway’s 250th anniversary this year. Go to the Conway Firehouse on June 18 at 6 p.m. – clean shaven. Judging will happen a year later at the 250th. Categories to be judged include “best era (old school,” “best era (2017),” “best father-son,” “longest,” “best effort” and “best overall.”
MOHAWK TRAIL CONCERTS will present the keyboard music of J.S. Bach performed by Sally Pinkas on piano and Gregory Hayes on harpsichord on June 17 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Federated Church on Route 2 in Charlemont. Tickets ($23) are available online at: www.mohawktrailconcerts.org . Children under 16 years old are free.
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