The Houston County Fair is right around the corner!!

September 23-25, 2010

Join us again this year for a great line up of fun!

Thursday: Things kick off with an opening ceremony and the Fairest Baby Contest.
Come hear our High School Band & the Youth Chorus Perform & more.

Friday: Kids Rodeo, Log Sawing, Fairest of Fair & Street Truck Pull to only mention a few events.

Saturday: A day full of fun! Archery Contest, Demonstrations, Livestock shows, Corn Hole, Shutter Bug, 5K & Legacy Concert & ................

This only a brief overview of events, there'll be CARNIVAL RIDES, exhibits, demonstrations, music, great food & more.

Click this link for a copy of the Fair Exhibit Book.-- * we have worked hard to make this as complete as possible, but a few things may be absent or incorrect.

Exhibit Entries are taken on Wednesday, Sept. 22.

5K : TShirt guarantee deadline is Sept 10th, but you can still register day of race!

If you have questions email us at info@houstoncofair.com

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Next Historical Society meeting will be Sept. 14th, 2:00 at Erin City Hall.

Our speaker will be Ken Wallace, and his subject will be "The Potato"! Every one is invited.

The October field trip to the center of the Well's Creek Basin, is scheduled for Oct. 16th at 10AM. We will meet at the Wells Creek Basin Historical Marker. Mr. Berwin would like some idea of how many people are coming.

As part of Tennessee’s commemoration of the 150^th anniversary of the Civil War, the Tennessee State Library and Archives, in cooperation with the Tennessee State Museum, is sending teams of archivists and conservators to communities across the state to record and digitize Civil War memorabilia owned by local residents for a new exhibit. These teams will scan or take digital photographs of the materials, some of which will be featured in an upcoming exhibit, “Looking Back: The Civil War in Tennessee.”

Lindsey Wesson created a terrific 3-minute video, available here - http://tn.gov/tsla/cwtn/index.htm - that provides a behind the scenes look at what happens at these events. Please watch the video and share it with people in your community who might have photographs, documents or other artifacts to bring in when the Looking Back team visits your county.

That website also has links to more information about the Looking Back project, including eligibility guidelines, event photos, a press release and publicity flyers. Some items from the first five visits have already been posted online! Just click the ‘Documents, Photographs and Artifacts’ link to explore.

Thus far, teams have visited Maury, Blount, Benton, Montgomery, Davidson and Rutherford Counties and will be in Henderson County on August 27^th. TSLA plans to send teams to all 95 counties.

Please help us find people with fascinating Civil War memorabilia to share and invite them to participate.  People from every county are contributing to a fascinating online exhibit commemorating the Civil War in Tennessee – and we want everyone to know about it!

Genny Carter
Public Relations and Data Coordinator

Tennessee State Library and Archives
403 Seventh Avenue North

Nashville, TN 37243
615.532.4601
genny.carter@tn.gov

Houston Co. Arts Council - Fall 2010 Class Offerings

Houston Co. Arts Council is pleased to once again offer music and dance classes, lessons and workshops with professional instructors.

Fall 2010 Dance classes will begin Tuesday, September 14^th, at the HCAC downtown building in Erin. (There is a tentative schedule conflict which may push the start of dance classes to September 21^st.     Students will know before the semester begins.)

Fall 2010 Voice lessons will begin September 14^th.  Voice lessons are offered on Tuesdays 4:30pm-9:00pm and Thursdays 4:30pm-9:00pm (if needed).

Fall 2010 Piano Lessons started Monday, August 23^rd, but there are still slots available.

Class prices will depend on the number of students per class.  (See fee schedule below.)  Each class must have the minimum number of students (4) in order to make. 

Class sign-up deadline: September 21^st  

Please sign up by calling 931-289-ARTS (2787) or e-mail hcartscouncil@peoplestel.net

Please specify which class(es) you plan to take. Be sure to leave contact information.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Just in time to show your IRISH PRIDE new Irish wearables have arrived at the Library.
Stop by the Library to shop for these unique, one of kind items you won't find anywhere else!

Hand Made by Nina Finley you will have a new hat just in time to show your Irish Pride at the opening of football season.  Proceeds from the sales goes to the Friends of the Library.

The planning is underway for the next Leadership Houston County class. Johnny Baggett will be the coordinator this year. Please recommend individuals you feel should be included in the class. The opening retreat is September 17th & 18th at the Shamrock Club.  Applications are available at Erin City Hall and Heritage Bank.  You are the best source for recruiting the next class.  Talk it up and if you need me to help just let me know.  

We will be having a planning meeting on August 17th to discuss this years class. Please contact Allen, Johnny, or myself with any candidate recommendations.

Allen McCampbell 931-764-0033 - amccampb@bellsouth.net
Johnny Baggett 931-289-5000 - johnny.baggett@bankwithheritage.com
Brianne Wyatt 931-289-4224 - brianne.wyatt@regions.com

I want to THANK everyone for their continued support and dedication to the Leadership Houston County program!

A PRINTABLE APPLICATION will be availble online soon.