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sandwich, fruit and granola in a lunch container

Packing a Safe Nutritious Lunch

With the start of school, many households are faced with planning lunches for the school day. Our young ones are at a higher risk of food borne illnesses and besides making sure the lunch is well…

pizza going into microwave with blue potholders on hands

Microwaves and Kids: Food Safety Tips

September is Food Safety Month. It also is the start of fall and many kids are back in school. It’s a time when they may be fixing afternoon snacks and other foods when an adult is not around. Do you…

Tabernacle Community Garden Work Days

Join us at the Tabernacle Community Garden for one of our garden work days. The garden is located in the backyard of 313 Baldwin Ave, on the property of the East Marion Pentecostal Holiness Church.…

2024 Kathy Norman Memorial Junior Horse Show

It is that time of year again! The Youth Foundation will be hosting the 2024 Kathy Norman Memorial Junior Horse Show this upcoming March 30th (rain date April 6th). It will be held at the McDowell…

Graduation cap with yellow tassel placed atop a rolled US $100 bill.

College Scholarship Opportunities for 2024

Master Gardener℠ Volunteer Association of McDowell County Scholarship We all know college is NOT cheap. College is a commitment for both you and your pocketbook. To help ease the pain, the Master…

Nine cream-cheese toasts in a grid topped with peach, blueberries, kiwi, strawberries, cherries, raspberries

Safe and Healthy Afterschool Snacks

You know you are getting to Fall when you start to see the yellow school buses on the road. With the start of the school year, family can be faced with busy schedules and needs for quick safe snacks…

Group of kids sit together at summer camp

4-Hers Attend Summer Camp

During the week of July 9, eleven McDowell County 4-Hers attended a week-long residential summer camp at Betsy Jeff Penn 4-H Camp in Reidsville. Campers went swimming, horseback riding, canoeing, and…

4-H Livestock Club Meeting

Join us at 6 p.m. on May 4, 2023, at the N.C. Cooperative Extension of McDowell County office located at 60 East Court Street in Marion to learn more about our latest 4-H club opportunity.Youth ages…

2023 Kathy Norman Memorial Junior Horse Show

It is that time of year again! The Youth Foundation will be hosting the 2023 Kathy Norman Memorial Junior Horse Show this upcoming April 22nd. It will be held at the McDowell Bridle & Saddle Club…

It's Fair Time! The NC Mountain State Fair — ferris wheel and tent; Sept 9–18, 2022

Mountain State Fair: Pony Express Dates

The Pony Express Provides Early & Quick Entry for Outlying Counties. Are you a craftsman, artist, seamstress, food preserver, beekeeper, etc…Check out the categories and how to enter onlineOnline…