Entries from home canners invited

Home canning has been a longtime tradition in Oconee County households.  The county’s History Museum encourages all home canners to drop off entries for the competition and exhibit planned for the South Carolina Foothills Heritage Fair.  Eligible for entry are pickles, veggies, fruits, jams, jellies, preserves and sauces.  Drop-off locations now through 11 am to 5 pm Saturday, September 17 at the Oconee History Museum in Walhalla, at 123 Brown’s Square Drive; and 2 to 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon, September 18 at the Fairgrounds/FARM Center, 2063 Sandifer Boulevard.