About Oconee County, GA

This misty morning we stopped by the Clarke-Oconee Cattlemen sponsored Youth Livestock Show held at Heritage Park in Oconee Co. Participants were from several surrounding counties.

Lamb Show

My girls grew up showing Holstein cattle, and believe me, there is a lot of work involved in getting one ready to show like this Holstein heifer is.

They must be trained to lead and set their feet, washed, clipped, brushed, tails combed, hoofs polished before they are ready to show.

There is a somewhat different approach to preparing the beef animals. Besides halter breaking,

their hair is fluffed to make them look as muscular and "beefy" as possible.

This showman is doing a good job preparing his beef heifer.

These market hogs are resting up for their class later in the day.

There was also a poultry show. This young man was showing me his chicken. (Pardon me, I can't remember the chicken breeds).

This chicken seemed to be posing for me.

Getting a little snack before being judged.

This breed of chicken had a French name - sorry I can't remember

These 4-H and FFA members learn a lot from exhibiting their animals. They work hard to feed and care for them, training and preparing them for the shows. They make friends from all around the state and sometimes country while on the show circuit. A number of them have their own businesses breeding, raising and growing out livestock.

The Clarke-Oconee Cattlemen's Assoc. sponsor this small local show, to enable the exhibitors to be ready for the larger county, state and national fairs where they will soon be showing.

It's been awhile since my girls have shown, but this morning I sure had "show fever" again.

The 14 annual Bogart Fall Festival will be held Saturday on Main Street in Bogart. Beginning with the openiing ceremony at 9:00 a.m. there will be a Celebrate Bogart Parade.

From 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. there will be art and crafts and food vendors offering items for sale. The Bogart Citizen of the Year and Little Miss and Mr. Bogart will be announced at noon.

There will also be a classic car show and a number of entertainment events will be provided. In addition, there are a number of activities for children including pony rides, petting zoo, moon walk, train rides and lots more. Don't miss it!

This weekend (September 26 & 27) come to the Athens -Oconee Greek Festival at St. Philothea Greek Orthodox Church. They feature lots of Greek food, jewelry & gifts, live music, Greek dancing, iconography lectures and more events for children. We went last year and had a great time, especially enjoying the wonderful food and dancing. The entrance fee is $3.00 and just $1.00 for seniors and students w/ ID. Also, if you come with your UGA football ticket for the Sept 26 game, entry is FREE! for more information, visit www.stphilothea.ga.goarch.org.

In Watkinsville, GA, for the week ending Sep 20, 2009 the real estate market looks like this:

There are 539 active listings of which 283 are residential, 12 are farm and land. The total listings are down 2 from the previous reporting period, residential listings are up 1 while farm and land listings are down 1 for the reporting period.

There are 33 listings under contract, down 1 from the previous period.

During the week of Sep 14 - Sep. 20, 2009 there were 2 closed residential transactions and 1 closed farm and land sale, in Watkinsville, Ga. This is up 3 closed transactions from the previous week.

For more information on Watkinsville, GA or if you are interested in buying or selling your home there, please call me at 706-207-5290. Or you can click here to email me with your inquiries. To search for homes in Watkinsville, please visit my website www.theathensrealestatepage.com.

Note: All data is taken from the Athens Area Association of Realtors MLS system and accurate as of one day after the reporting period.

In Oconee County, GA, for the week ending Sep 20, 2009 the real estate market looks like this:

There are 846 active listings of which 436 are residential, 24 are farm and land. The total number of listings is down 3 the previous report.

There were 62 listings under contract at the end of the reporting period, down 1 from the previous week.

During the week of Sep. 14 - Sep. 20, 2009, there were 2 closed residential sales in Oconee County, Ga, and 1 closed farm and land sale. This is 2 more closed transactions from the previous report.

For more information on Oconee County, GA or if you are interested in buying or selling your home there, please call me at 706-207-5290. Or you can click here to email me with your inquiries. To search for homes in Oconee County please visit my website www.theathensrealestatepage.com.

Note: All data is taken from the Athens Area Association of Realtors MLS system and accurate as of one day after the reporting period.