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Prepare your fair entries
The Cabarrus County Fair will take place Septem-
ber 6–14 at the Cabarrus Arena & Events Center.
Now is the time to select your categories and pre-
pare your entries for the local Competitive Exhibits.
To get started, visit http://
www.cabarruscountyfair.
com. Click on the Com-
petitions tab and look for
Competitive Exhibits.
From there, you can
view the Full 2019 Fair
Catalog. Fair catego-
ries include Field Crops, Horticulture, Miscella-
neous Ag Products, Youth Divisions, Educational
Booths, Food Preservation, Baked Goods, Home
Sewing, Needlework, Crafts, Flowers, Home Arts
and Photography.
Entries and W-9 forms are due by noon on
Wednesday, August 21 (Some agricultural cate-
gories have an extended deadline; read the depart-
ment page carefully). Entries must be dropped
off on Tuesday, September 3 from 2 to 7 p.m. and
Wednesday, September 4 from 4 to 7 p.m.
SilverArts showcases
local talent
Twenty performing acts took the stage on April
16 for the Cheerleader Showcase and Silver-
Arts Follies competition of the Cabarrus County
Senior Games.
The Cabarrus County Sparks won Best of Show
in the Cheerleader Showcase and vocal soloist
Lynn Fink won Best of Show for her rendition
of “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” The Sparks and
Fink will represent Cabarrus County Senior
Games at the statewide competition in Raleigh
this September.
The SilverArts program encourages and recog-
nizes creative potential and accomplishment as
part of a philosophy to keep seniors healthy, active
and involved. For more information on the Cabar-
rus County Senior Games, call 704-920-3484.
Helpful tips:
• You can only enter one item into each category.
• Competitive exhibit entry items should be cre-
ated between September 8, 2018 and August
21, 2019.
• Contestants who place must submit a W-9 tax
form in order to claim their prize money. If
you prefer NOT to fill out a form, you will still
receive a ribbon. Please note the missing W-9
on your entry form.
• Select one method for sending in your paper-
work. Using more than one method could result
in duplication and disqualification of your entry.
For more information, visit the Cabarrus County
Fair website or call the Fair Office at 704-786-7221.
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JOURNEYS Summer 2019
TOP: Lynn
Fink won Best in Show for her vocal solo
at the 2019 SilverArt Follies. BOTTOM: The Cabarrus
County Sparks took home another W-I-N in the 2019
SilverArts Cheerleader Showcase.