For more information, call Kaye Smith at the University of Tennessee Extension Office - Bradley County Office

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or Donna Leamon at Tri-State Exhibition Center

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Drop Off:  Tuesday,  May 15   between 3:00 pm & 7:00 pm

                            Tri-State Exhibition Center - Meeting Facility

Judging:   Wednesday, May 16

Display:     Thursday - Sunday, May 17 - 20

Pick Up:     between 4pm & 6:30 pm May 20

Ribbons to be awarded in all categories. 

Premiums to be paid only where designated ( $ ) as follows:

First Place:  $4.00  Second Place:  $2.00  Third Place:  $1.00

If you love to cook, paint, draw, sew or anything else that resembles creativity,

the Foothills Country Fair wants you.  Entries for categories such as art works, handcrafted articles, and baked and canned goods will be accepted.  This event is open to the public (not limited to 4-H members).  All work must be original, made by the entrant and completed  within the past 12 months (as long as the exhibit still fits within the other guidelines).  Entries are to be taken to Tri-State Exhibition Center’s new Hospitality Room.  This will allow Quilts, fabric items, photos and art work to be displayed in a protected environment.

This event is open to the public

(not limited to 4-H members).

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Age categories are:

Grades 4-5, 6-8, 9-12

Youth aged 18 - still in high school, should enter

youth categories for grades 9-12.

Youth categories include photography (all color), eggs (best dozen), food (baking), art works and handcrafted articles.   Choices under each of these are listed below.

The adult categories (all those out of high school) are the same as youth

with the addition of canning.    One jar per category per contestant accepted.

Ribbons will be awarded in all categories, and premiums (cash awards)

will be paid as follows:

First place, $4; second place $2; and third place $1.

FOOD:  BAKING  Biscuits, Cornmeal Muffins (3),Bread (quick loaf)

ART WORKS:  Pencil/Ink drawing, Paint mediums (water, oil, etc.), Marker/Crayon drawing, Other

HANDCRAFTED ARTICLES:  Crocheted item, Knitted item (hand), Wood Bird house, Bat house (unpainted), Sculpture (any media), Other Handicraft work, Scrapbook Page

ADULT CATEGORIES

Adult Age Group:  18 & up  Youth aged 18 and up who are still enrolled in high school will enter the youth categories for grades 9 - 12

PHOTOGRAPHY-ALL COLOR:  Animals, People, Landscape, Still Life

CLOTHING - MACHINE SEWN:  Shirt or Blouse, Shorts, Pants, Skirt, School wear

Child's Garment    1.Special Occasion 2.Play Clothes  3.Costumes  4.Smocking  5.School Clothes    6.Other...child's garment

HANDCRAFTED ARTICLES:  $Cross-stitched or Embroidered item, $Crocheted item, $Knitted item (hand), Stuffed animal, $Quilt (handmade) (hand pieced or hand quilted), $Quilt (machine quilted) (may be hand or machine pieced), Other handicraft, other quilted item, scrapbook page

FOOD:  BAKING

CAKES, PIES, & COOKIES:  $Cupcakes (3), $Brownies (3),  $Cookies (3),  $Fudge or other candy

BREADS: $Cornmeal muffins (3), $Fruit muffins (3), $Quick bread - any flavor, $Yeast bread loaf,

FOOD - CANNING: (Only one jar per category per contestant) $Green Beans, $Peppers, $Pinto Beans, $Squash, $Tomatoes, $Turnip Greens, $Other canned vegetable, $Kraut, $Beets $Cucumber pickles, $Okra - pickled, $Other pickled item, $Pears, $Apple sauce, $Blackberries, $Peaches, $Fruit butter, $Juice, $Any Relish / Chow Chow, $Any Jelly, $Any Jam, $Any Preserves, $Salsa

Piggy Bank Pageant 

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Grades K ~ 5

display only - no premium

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