CUMBERLAND
County Fair Runs Sept. 12-22
The inaugural Youth Citizens' Academy graduates are, from left,
(front row) Isaiah Newell, Quentin Fulks, Alizdair Ray, Zander
Kreiling, Mordecai Murray, (second row) A.J. McCain, JaKayla
Townsend, Missy Townsend, Janessa Faison, Jonathan
Murray, William Kreiling, (back row) Breanna Mack, David
Abdo and Kezien Hall. Also pictured are Cumberland County
Commissioners Charles Evans, Billy King, Jeannette Council,
County Manager James Martin and Clerk to the Board Candice
White.
Youth Citizens' Academy Honored
The first class of the Cumberland County Youth Citizens' Academy
was honored by the Cumberland Board of Commissioners at the Aug.
19 board meeting. The academy was coordinated by the Cooperative
Extension's 4-H Youth Development program and modeled after the
Cumberland County Citizens' Academy. It included presentations by
various departments and field trips to such county sites as the Solid
Waste landfill, Animal Control, the Sheriff 's Training Center, Crown
Coliseum and the Courthouse. The program's goal is to help young
people learn about county government and its various functions.
The Youth Citizens' Academy is expected to become an annual
summer program. For more information about 4-H, call 321-6860 or go
to www.cumberland.ces.ncsu.edu.
It's time for
the annual
Cumberland
County Fair,
which runs Sept.
12-22 at the
Crown Center
Complex. The fair
will feature fun for
the whole family.
Gates will open
at 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday
and 1 p.m. Saturday The Cumberland County Fair takes place
Sept. 12-22 at the Crown Center Complex.
and Sunday.
You can buy
advance tickets for $10, good for Monday through Thursday, at the
Cooperative Extension office at 301 East Mountain Dr., the Crown
Center box office and Kangaroo convenience stores.
Advance tickets include coupon books for fair vendors and unlimited
carnival rides and entertainment. Admission at the gate will cost $12.
Fair admission on Friday, Saturday and Sunday will cost $5. Carnival
ride tickets and wristbands will be available for purchase separately on
those days. Children under 2 years old will be admitted for free.
A dollar from every advance ticket purchased from the Cooperative
Extension office will go toward supporting the 4-H Youth
Development program.
Senior Citizens Day is Sept. 19 and anyone age 50 and older is
admitted for free from 1-5 p.m.
Competitive exhibit entries will be accepted Sept. 9-10 from 9 a.m.
to 7 p.m. Livestock and poultry entries will be accepted Sept. 11 from
2-8 p.m. and Sept. 12 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Call 321-6860 for more
information.
For a complete list of schedules, events, competitions and
exhibitions, go to www.cumberlandcountyfair.org.
www.co.cumberland.nc.us
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