Grange Coffee Club Every Tuesday and Thursday, 9am-noon (Thursdays sponsored by Weston Forum) Attention Artists: Show off your work at the Grange Coffee Club this fall. Bring your easel and art, Tues and Thurs, 9-noon.
PONY RIDES FOR ALL OCCASIONS 203-223-1212 914-299-5580 Lori www.runaboutfarm.com runaboutfarm@hotmail.com Also Available: Pony Rides Petting Zoo Riding Lessons Pony Camp Horses Boarded After School Programs Cash PRIZES and RIBBONS will be awarded to exhibitors in ten general departments. GRAND PRIZE of $201.10 for Best in Show PETER S SPIRIT SHOP Weston Shopping Center 203-226-3740 Email: PeterSpiritShop@yahoo.com Family owned since 1974. Owner Larry Vavrek offers Extremely Competitive Pricing Extensive Selection of Fine Wines & Spirits Variety of Beers including the best Micro Brews Friendly Knowledgeable Staff If we don t have it, and it is available in CT, we ll get it. CHEERS to The Norfield Grange!
Norfield Grange No 146 of Weston, Connecticut takes great pleasure in announcing its forty second Annual Agricultural Fair and Exhibit to be held on Grange Property, 12 Good Hill Road, Weston, Connecticut on Sunday, September 11, 2011, between the hours of 10:00am- 3:00pm. Grange General Fair Rules 1. All are invited and welcome to exhibit; Grange membership and/or Weston residency is not required. 2. Every precaution will be taken for the protection of property of all others while on the Fair Grounds; however the Norfield Grange will not be responsible for any loss or damage that may occur to property of any exhibitors or attendees. 3. All exhibits for competition must be in place by 8:30am Sunday, September 11, 2011. Judging is to commence at 9:00am. No exhibits are to be removed before 3:00pm, but must be removed by 4:30pm. 4. An entry fee of $1.00 for each exhibit entered is required and must be submitted with the Entry application. Entries will be accepted on Saturday Sept. 10 th between 2 and 5 pm and Sunday Sept 11 th before 8:30 am. 5. All entries must be the property of the exhibitor and made or grown by the exhibitor during the preceding twelve months. 6. No more than one entry in any one class made by an individual exhibitor. 7. No person shall be a judge in any department or class in which he/she may be and exhibitor. 8. Decisions of the judges are final. No person shall interfere with the judges while in the discharge of their duties. There will be no admittance to Exhibit area during judging. 9. No entry in any department shall receive a best in show ribbon unless deemed worthy by the Judge. 10. To ensure vendor exhibit space, all entry applications must be received by Tuesday, September 6, 2011 along with $25.00 to Norfield Grange, 12 Good Hill Road, Weston Connecticut 06883.
DEPARTMENT A ART NO ENTRIES OF NUMBERED PAINTINGS WILL BE ACCEPTED. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE THE WORK OF THE EXHIBITOR AND MUST BE FRAMED AND WIRED FOR HANGING. EACH EXHIBITOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS/HER WORK. ENTRIES CANNOT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED FOR COMPETITION FOR THE NORFIELD GRANGE FAIR. ART WORK OFFERED FOR SALE MUST BE HUNG AND ATTENDED BY OWNER. TWENTY PERCENT (20%) OF SALES MUST BE DONATED BY EXHIBITOR TO THE GRANGE. A. 1. Oil & Acrylic Painting A. 2. Watercolors A. 3. Drawing and Pen & Ink A. 4. Unlisted Media A. 5. Sculpture
DEPARTMENT B PHOTOGRAPHY AMATEURS ONLY. PRINTS SHOULD BE 5 X 7 TO 16 X 20. PHOTOS MUST BE SUITABLY MOUNTED AND READY FOR HANGING. ENTRIES CANNOT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED FOR COMPETITION FOR THE NORFIELD GRANGE FAIR. ONLY ONE ENTRY PER PERSON PER CLASS. BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY B. 1. People B. 2. Animals B. 3. Other subjects/miscellaneous COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY B. 4. People B. 5. Animals B. 6. Other subjects/ Miscellaneous
DEPARTMENT C CRAFTS ENTRIES MUST BE THE ORIGINAL WORK OF THE EXHIBITOR AND COMPLETED WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS. ALL ENTRIES WILL BE JUDGED ON THE BASIS OF CREATIVITY, DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY AND WORKMANSHIP. ONLY ONE ENTRY PER PERSON PER CLASS. KITS ARE ALLOWED. CRAFTS C. 1. Models C. 2. Wood Working C. 3. Decoupage C. 4. Decorative painting C. 5. Paper craft C. 6. Bead Craft C. 7. Holiday Decoration C. 8. Dry Flowers or Herbs C. 9. Miscellaneous Craft
DEPARTMENT D BAKED GOODS NO COMMERCIAL MIXES WILL BE ACCEPTED..JUDGING WILL BE BASED ON APPEARANCE, FLAVOR AND TEXTURE.ONLY ONE ENTRY PER PERSON PER CLASS. ALL ENTRIES BECOME THE PROPERTY OF THE NORFIELD GRANGE AND WILL BE SOLD AT THE FAIR. BAKED GOODS D. 1. Variety Breads D. 2. Plain Yeast Breads D. 3. Plain Quick Bread D. 4. Cake (Iced or plain) D. 5. Coffee Cake D. 6. Decorated Cake D. 7. Cup Cakes (½ dozen) D. 8. Pies D. 9. Bar cookies D. 10. Brownies D. 11. Cookies D. 12. Candy
DEPARTMENT E CANNED GOODS/PRESERVES ALL EXHIBITS MUST HAVE BEEN PROCESSED WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE FAIR. NO PARAFIN IS TO BE USED ON JELLIES, JAMS OR CANNED GOODS. E. 1. Can Goods E. 2. Jams E. 3. Jellies E. 4. Relishes & Salsas E. 5. Fruits E. 6. Miscellaneous isele Workman Tyler Hairstylist & Eyelash Extensionist Behind the chair at the D. Joseph Salon 456 Main Avenue, rte 7 Norwalk, CT 06883 Specializes in hair extensions, hair color, relaxers and re-texturizers Certified Keratin Complex Smoothing Therapy Stylist Certified Novalash Eyelash Extensionist www.giseletotalhair.com (203)858-1435 Book Appointments Online
DEPARTMENT F VEGETABLES & FRUITS ALL ENTRIES MUST BE GROWN BY THE EXHIBITOR. VEGETABLES & FRUITS WILL BE JUDGED BY SIZE AND APPEARANCE. VEGETABLES SHOULD BE TENDER AND A GOOD COLOR. ALL ITEMS IN THIS DEPARTMENT WILL BE SOLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GRANGE. F. 1. Beans (submit 3) F. 2. Root Vegetables (submit 3) F. 3. Vine Vegetables F. 4. Collection of 3 Vegetables F. 5. Collection of 5 Vegetables 5 fruits and vegetables every day! Village Pediatrics www.villagepedi.com (203) 221-7337 156 Kings Hwy North, Westport, CT 06880 Dr. Jenn Gruen, Dr. Nikki Gorman, Dr. Robin Abramowicz
DEPARTMENT G FLOWERS ALL ENTRIES MUST BE GROWN, KEPT OR SELECTED FROM THE WILD BY THE EXHIBITOR. ALL ITEMS IN THIS DEPARTMENT WILL BE SOLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GRANGE EXCEPT FOR THE CONTAINERS. CONTAINERS WILL NOT BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN JUDGED. NO ARTIFICIAL MATERIALS ALLOWED IN ARRANGEMENTS. G. 1. Growing Herb G. 2. Single Flower or Spike of Annual G. 3. Single Flower of Spike of Perennial G. 4. Table Centerpiece G. 5. Flowering Plant in Pot G. 6. Non Flowering Plant in Pot G. 7. Wild Flower Cut Flower Arrangement G. 8. Cut Flower Arrangement
DEPARTMENT H EGGS SUBMITTED EGGS FOR JUDGING MUST COME FROM BIRDS OWNED AND CARED FOR BY THE EXHIBITOR. PLEASE SUBMIT 3. H. 1. Chicken Eggs H. 2. Duck Eggs H. 3. Turkey Eggs H. 4. Goose Eggs H. 5. Eggs from any other bird The Weston DTC congratulates the Norfield Grange of Weston and wishes great success for the 2011 Fair
DEPARTMENT I SEWING & NEEDLEWORK ENTRIES MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE EXHIBITOR WITHIN 12 MONTHS PRECEDING THE FAIR. ENTRIES WILL BE JUDGED ON DESIGN, WORKMANSHIP, GENERAL APPEARANCE, CREATIVITY, AND HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY BEEN SUBMITTED FOR COMPETITION FOR THE NORFIELD GRANGE FAIR. I. 1. Clothing I. 2. Quilts I. 3. Hand knitting I. 4. Crocheting I. 5. Embroidery I. 6. Needlepoint (6x8 or smaller ) I. 7. Counted Cross Stitch To our Weston Grange: With sincere thanks for all you do for our community, The Weston Republican Town Committee www.westonrtc.org Please join us back at The Grange on October 1 st for a fall celebration. Visit our website for details. Paid for by the Weston Republican Town Committee; Woody Bliss, Treasurer
DEPARTMENT J HOMEMADE SPIRITS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS INCLUDE WINES AND BEERS. SUBMITTED WINES AND BEERS MUST HAVE BEEN PREPARED BY THE EXHIBITOR. ONLY LABELED ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR JUDGING. FOLLOWING THE JUDGING, NO ENTRY WILL BE HELD FOR SALE. ONE BOTTLE IS TO BE SUBMITTED FOR JUDGING. J. 1. Lager J. 2. Ale J. 3. Red Wine or White - made from grapes J. 4. Specialty Wines- made from other fruit J. 5. Fruit Cordial or Liqueur
NORTHFIELD GRANGE FAIR EXHIBIT & VENDOR ENTRY BLANK CLASS ARTICLE FEE TOTAL ENTRY FEE $ Name of Exhibitor Address Telephone: I understand the Norfield Grange is not responsible for any loss or damage from any cause of the articles submitted and will conform to the Rules of the Norfield Grange Fair Committee. Signature
NORFIELD GRANGE CALENDAR 2011 2012 OCTOBER 11 BUSINESS MEETING, VOTING FUNDS & PROJECTS SAT, OCTOBER 29 PUMPKIN CARVING & HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY NOVEMBER 8 APPLE FESTIVAL HARVEST, NEIGHBORS OPEN HOUSE NOVEMBER 29 CHRISTMAS DECORATING AND TREE TRIMMING DECEMBER 13 CHRISTMAS PARTY BUFFET SUPPER & COOKIE EXCHANGE JANUARY 10 KEEPING WARM FOR THE WINTER (SEWING & QUILTING EVENING) FEBRUARY 14 SWEETS & TREATS VALENTINES MARCH 13 GOING GREEN & ST. PATRICKS (REUSE, RENEW, RECYCLE) APRIL 10 SPRING FLING OPEN HOUSE NEIGHBORS NIGHT SAT, MAY 5 KENTUCKY DERBY VIEWING AND PARTY MAY 8 BLOOMING OF SPRING & THE GARDEN TALENT EVENING JUNE 12 ELECTION OF OFFICERS, INITIATION & AWARDS JULY 10 STARS, STRIPES AND SONGS AUGUST 14 SUMMER PICNIC SUN, SEPTEMBER 9 NORFIELD ANNUAL GRANGE FAIR & MARKET
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