Become a Green Thumb and Help Others Too

June 6th, 2008 @ 11:00 AM Concord, NC
Persons interested in becoming award-winning Cabarrus Master Gardener Volunteers (MGV) need to have an email address to receive monthly newsletters, pest alerts and volunteer opportunities. MGV meetings with educational programs are held the first Tuesday of each month, 9:00 a.m. at the NC Cooperative Extension- Cabarrus County Center, 715 Cabarrus Avenue-West, Concord. Participants who begin volunteering, receive the schedule of MGV training classes that will be offered during the winter months for a fee of approximately $60 for the cost of the NC State MGV Manual and durable name tag. Master Gardener Volunteers also meet for a monthly garden tour, restaurant luncheons, and various community activities. Persons interested in learning about gardening, volunteering and becoming a Master Gardener may contact David Goforth, Extension Agent, at david_goforth@ncsu.edu or bhtroutman@cabarruscounty.us or call 704 920-3310.

Event Location
NC Cooperative Extension
Cabarrus County Center
Concord, NC

Contact
David Goforth, Extension
Agent, Horticulture at
(704) 920-3310

Antique Farm Equipment Celebrates Agricultural Heritage

RALEIGH – More than 700 pieces of antique tractors and farm equipment will be on display as part of the Got to be NC Festival June 5- 8 at the N.C.State Fairgrounds. Machines dating back to the 1930s and representing brand names such as Ford, Allis- Chalmers, John Deere, Cub Cadet and Massey Ferguson will be part of the inaugural four-day event.

Many of these tractors will compete in the antique tractor pulls on Saturday and Sunday.

More than 20 clubs from across the state will be showcasing equipment such as tractors, hit-and-miss engines, plows, corn shellers and mowers. In addition, prizes will be awarded for the best tractor equipment display in three different age categories: prior to 1930, 1930-1949 and 1950-1960.

“Being a farmer myself, I am particularly excited to see all of the antique equipment that will be brought in,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “This is shaping up to be one of the largest antique tractor and farm equipment shows in the eastern United States, and it will be a lot of fun to see all of the old names and models on display.”

Participating clubs include Carolina Antique Tractor Pullers Association, Iron Peddlers Antique Power Club, Apple Country Antique Engine & Tractor Association, Pee Dee Antique Power Club and Ford/Fordson Collectors Association.

“The show will be fun and educational for the whole family,” said Pat Short, the festival’s motorsports coordinator. “Adults can reminisce about the equipment they used or grew up with on the farm, while children can learn all about the agricultural heritage of North Carolina.”

In addition to the tractors and equipment on display, the Sandhills Antique Farm Equipment Club from Lillington will run antique farm equipment several times a day to demonstrate how the pieces work and what they were used for. This includes a corn shredder, thrashing machine, hay baler, corn shellers, grist mill, feed mill, tobacco stick cutter and other pieces of belt- driven equipment.

Festival hours will be 3 p.m.-midnight Thursday and Friday, and 10 a.m.-midnight Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free. Tickets to events in the Sam Rand Grandstand will be $5.

The antique tractor and farm equipment show will be open during the festival’s normal operating hours. The festival will also feature a food expo, carnival rides and games, the state barbecue cooking championship and more. For more information, go to www.ncagfest.com.

Pops in the Park@Frank Liske Park, Saturday, June 21

7:30 pm. Enjoy an evening of music performed by the NC Jazz Repertory Orchestra. Bring your lawn chairs and a picnic supper and listen to the live performance. Limited concessions will be available. No cost for admission or parking.

Summer Movie Series - "The Water Horse, Legend of the Deep

6/27/2008
Stars in the Park - Summer Movie Series - Join us for movies and more on CD Lyons Balflield at Les Myers Park on the fourth Friday of the summer months - June July and August. The free outdoor movies have been edited for family viewing. Karaoke, moon bounce, games and activities have been themed around each movie shown and will begin at 7:00 p.m. and the movie will start at 8:45 p.m. Food and refreshments will be available. Don't forget your chairs or blankets to sit on.

Upcoming: Friday 7/25 - "Shrek the Third" and Friday 8/22 - "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End".

Union Street Live

Event Date: May 15, 2008
Union Street Live is a free event held the third Thursday of the Month from May to September. The time is 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on the Historic Courthouse Lawn. Concert performers to be announced at a later date.
Concert dates are:
May 15
June 19
August 21
September 18
Contact: Vickie Weant -
Executive Director Phone: 704-784-4208

"Families Needed"
December 17th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Concord, NC

With children who are patients of Suburban Pediatrics or Cabarrus Pediatrics ages 3-8 years old, for a new research study aimed at childhood obesity. Contact Suburban Pediatrics, 3396 Cloverleaf Parkway, Kannapolis at 704 403-7740 or Cabarrus Pediatrics, 66 Lake Concord Road, NE, Concord at 704 403- 7720 for information regarding the study. The program will be conducted at both locations for families who are income eligible and taught through the Cooperative Extension’s Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program. Families who are income eligible who would like to participate in the free Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program should contact Millie Clark, Adult EFNEP Program Assistant, at 704 920- 3310.

Event Location
Cabarrus County
NC Cooperative Extension- 715
Cabarrus Avenue- West
Concord, NC 28027

Contact
Millie Clark, Adult EFNEP
Program Assistant at
(704) 920-3310

"Successful Communities"

Until - December 17th, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
Concord, NC

Need to improve your neighborhood with a Community Advocate? Contact Minnie Mitchell, Extension Agent, to help work with your neighborhood to provide resources and training for neighborhood-driven issues. She helps neighborhood associations get established by providing training on conflict resolutions, parliamentary procedure, officer development, public speaking and economic literacy. To learn more about this free service for community and rural development, call 704 920- 3310.

Event Location
Cabarrus County
NC Cooperative Extension 715
Cabarrus Avenue-West
Concord, NC 28027

Contact
Minnie Mitchell, Extension
Agent at (704) 920-3310

Movie & Popcorn Night

Come join and watch the latest movie and enjoy some hot popcorn.
No fee
staff supervised
Wednesdays, continual
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Logan Multi-purpose Center
151 Rone Avenue, SW
Rodney Smith, Center Supervisor
704-920-5603

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