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Thank you, Comet Bounce, for sponsoring FunandFrugal.com!  Please support us by supporting our sponsors!

Comet Bounce Inc. has been serving the Cleveland area for four years. They have the widest selection of inflatables around!! They offer a variety of bouncers as well as rental packages. They can come to your home, church, or place of business and deliver and set up or you can pick it up. Comet Bounce Inc. is committed to providing their customers with clean, safe, and fun inflatable jumpers, bouncy castles, slides, and interactive games. Check them out at cometbounce.com and call 423.544.8420 to book your next event and have “The Best Party in Town”!!  Be sure to tell them you saw them on FunandFrugal.com.

Plus, they are offering exclusive coupons to FunandFrugal.com readers valid through 12.31.10!  Click here or go to FunandFrugal.com/Coupons for the following special offers: $15 off Inflatable Rental Monday – Thursday; Half-Off Concession with Inflatable Rental; Pick Up & Save $40 on a Bouncer or Combo and keep for 48 hours!

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Happy Freebie Friday and Happy Labor Day weekend!  Here’s a few freebies and good deals I rounded up for you.  Don’t forget, the Heather & Hannah Children’s Closet Sale (F&F sponsor) in Cleveland ends Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010, with many items 30% off the last day.  Click here for more info.

Also, The Cleveland Family YMCA is celebrating Friends Month from Sept. 7 to Oct. 16, 2010! Join the Cleveland Family YMCA during Friends Month and pay No Joining Fee, which is a savings of up to $75. The Cleveland Y offers more than 60 group fitness land and aquatic classes weekly, an  indoor and outdoor swimming pool, an indoor and outdoor walking track, more than 85 pieces of cardio equipment, a child-watch nursery, teen center, youth center, racquetball courts, steam room, sauna, two gymnasiums, personal trainers and is open 95.5 hours a week! Come by for a free tour or call 423.476.5573 for more information.  Thank you, Cleveland Family YMCA for sponsoring FunandFrugal.com!

• Sign up for Chili’s email club and get a coupon for free Chips and Queso
• Sign up for Colegate Smile Talk and print $8 in coupons
• Free canvas tote bag from Vista Print (just pay s/h)
• Got football fans in your house?  Join NFL Fantasy Football for free.  Create a custom league and play against your friends.
• Free admission to over 1,000 museums on 9-25-10.  Money Saving Mom has more info here.
• Free lip gloss from Express Sept 8-10 ($7 value) with facebook coupon.  Freebies 4 Mom has details here.
• Free Pampers Dry Max sample from Sam’s Club (you do not have to be a Sam’s member).  Thanks, Money Saving Mom.
• Free 1-yr subscription to Harper’s Bazaar magazine (Thanks, Freebies 4 Mom)
• Free samples of Proportions Dog Food.  (Thanks, Money Saving Mom)
• Free 2011 calendar from WomensHealth.gov (Thanks, Freebies 4 Mom)
• Notable coupons currently available on Coupons.com: $3 off Claritin and Children’s Claritin (great for ragweed season); $.50 off 64 oz Old Orchard juice (doubles to $1 at Bi-Lo, Publix, Kroger); $1 off Listerine Smart Rinse or Agent Cool Blue; and more!

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Congrats to the following randomly-selected winners, who will each receive a pair of admission pins for the Foothills Country Fair, coming to Cleveland Sept. 15-19.  Click here for more info about the fair.  Lots of fun for the whole family you won’t want to miss!

1. Selena B.
2. Juli
3. Sherry F.

I have sent all three winners an email notifying them they won and need a reply within 48 hours or an alternate winner will be selected.  I also gave away two pairs of pins on the FunandFrugal.com Facebook page tonight.  If you’re on facebook, go to Facebook.com/Funandfrugal and “like” it so you can stay informed of future giveaways for Facebook fans.

I’ll give away a few more pairs of pins next week, so if you didn’t win, stay tuned to FunandFrugal.com and our Facebook page for more opportunities to win next week.

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The 7th annual Foothills Country Fair is coming Sept. 15-19, 2010 at the Tri-State Exhibition Center in Cleveland, right off I-75 Exit 20.  The Foothills Country Fair generously provided 9 pair of buttons to be given away to FunandFrugal.com readers!  Below is information about the Fair and all the events happening before and during the Fair.  At the very bottom is information on how to register to win pins!

General Admission: $5 daily or you may purchase a pin for $10 to receive admission for all 4 days. Carnival is an extra charge. Parking is free every day!

Fair Hours:
Wed-Fri: 4 PM – 10 PM
Sat: NOON – 10 PM
Sun: NOON – 6 PM

Enter to win $500 at the Foothills Country Fair, Tri-State Exhibition Center, Sept. 15-19th. Entries available at Food Lion in Cleveland and at the Fair.  Larry Hill Ford is donating prize money for the winning entry drawn at the Fair, Sunday, Sept. 19. This is  a food drive for The Caring Place in Cleveland sponsored by the Fair, Ruritan National and local Ruritan Clubs, Food Lion and Larry Hill Ford. No purchase is necessary but all donated cans will be appreciated by The Caring Place.

Pageants, Mow Down, Demolition Derby, Junior Pro Championship Rodeo, and Centennial Celebrations are just a few of the major events scheduled for the 7th Annual Foothills Country Fair, Sept. 14-19 at Tri-State Exhibition Center, located 1/4 mile west of exit 20 on I-75.  Twelve local Ruritan Clubs combine to offer a “county” fair for the area.

RETURNING!!!  Paradise Amusement Carnival

NEW!!! Petco and PALS will be hosting 3 different dog races.  Entry fee will be $5 per dog per event with proceeds going to PALS.
Saturday, 1 pm. Sept. 18,  Chihuahua Races; Sept 18,Saturday, 6 pm, Dachshund Races, and Small dogs like Yorkies and mixed breeds will begin at 1 pm on Sunday, Sept 19.  Applications will be available at Petco on Keith St. in Cleveland and at the fair.

Fair pageants begin on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at Tri-State for ages 13-20 in the Fairest of the Fair pageants. Thursday night, Sept. 16, the pageants for girls 5-12 will begin at 6 pm at the fair grounds. Baby Pageant at noon Saturday, Sept. 18 (NOTE: deadline to register for Baby Pageant is Sat. Sept. 11) children 0-4 will be featured on stage. Applications are available at Baby Place, Woopfm station, A Classy Affair, and may be downloaded at www.foothillscountryfair.org or for more information, call 423-339-1989 or 423-284-7286.

4-H in Tennessee, Boy Scouts of USA, Moon Pie, and Whirlpool will be recognized for 100 years of organization and Little Debbie for their 50 years of business. Displays, exhibits, and special events will be featured through out the week for these organizations and companies.

Farm Day, Thursday, Sept. 16, 4 pm–10 pm.  All children 12 and under receive FREE admission on Farm Day. Sponsored by FFA at BCHS.

Cultural Arts entries are open to the public.  All work must be original and made by the entrant within the past 12 months. Only one entry per category per person. Entries must be brought to the Tri-State Exhibition Center between 3-7 pm on Tuesday, Sept. 14. Judging will be on Wed. and entries should be picked up between 4-6 pm.  Premiums will be paid at 5 pm.

Fair Highlights:

• Carnival by Paradise Amusements, starts Wed.—Sun.  Sept. 15-19

• MowDown, Friday night, Sept. 17

• Rodeo Saturday and Sunday begins early until ?

• Demolition Derby Sat. Sept. 18  7 pm

• Cleveland Cowboy Church will be held Sunday, 10:30 am.

• Open Poultry Show sponsored and conducted by the Southeastern Tennessee Showbird Club.

• Petting Zoo

• Canine Culture Fest by PALS

• Bring a canned food item for The Caring Place and register to win $500 donated by Larry Hill Ford

• Visit the Exhibit Hall for cultural arts/garden/field crops, PickTNProducts, 4-H exhibits, and much more

• Vendors for food, crafts, information, etc.

• Petco Dog Races for PALS, Saturday and Sunday

• Ocoee Middle Dance Team

Other events and activities are being added daily!!  Visit www.foothillscountryfair.org for more information!

If you would like a chance to win one of nine pairs of admission pins to the Foothills County Fair, listen up!  I will draw a few winners this week and a few winners next week.  You can register to win by leaving a comment below this post.  (No email entries please.)  I’ll also give a pair away on the FunandFrugal.com Facebook page, so if you have not “liked” the F&F Facebook page yet, you can do so by going to Facebook.com/FunandFrugal.  I’ll post instructions on the Facebook page soon on how you can register over there.  I’ll have more opportunities to win next week as well.

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Several readers posted classified ads last week successfully, so I thought we’d try it again this week and I picked Wednesday to be the day to offer this opportunity once a week.  Please read the guidelines below on what you can list in a comment.   If you listed a classified ad last week and would like to list it again, you are welcome to leave a comment again each week with your ad.  (Please do not email me your classified listing.)

Examples of items you could list include: homes, cars, furniture, baby equipment, and services needed (landscaping, housecleaning, babysitting, etc.). This would also be a great place to list yard sales and share fund-raising information for schools and other organizations, such as events and items for sale. I may have to tweak the rules as we go to keep it fun and fair. This is not a place to advertise a business since businesses that advertise on FunandFrugal.com are paid sponsors and it would not be fair to them. Please email me at gloria {at} funandfrugal {dot} com if you own a business (including home-based/network-marketing companies, such as Mary Kay) for more information about affordable advertising rates.

If the weekly Classifieds post works like it should, you can get in the habit of checking the Classifieds category on FunandFrugal.com frequently to see if other readers have left comments with new listing of items for sale or looking to buy. The CLASSIFIEDS category can be found just below the FunandFrugal.com swirl logo, to the right of FUN EVENTS, FRUGAL FINDS, RESTAURANT DEALS, OTHER.

Here’s how to list an ad: leave a comment below this post and in the Name box, put your name; in the Mail box put your email address (will not be displayed with your comment-only I can see that); and in the big box at the bottom, type your ad and include your phone number and email address, but your email address entered here will appear in the comment for all to see, so enter it with spaces and brackets like mine–gloria {at} funandfrugal {dot} com, otherwise your email address will be susceptible to “spam bots” obtaining your email address.

At this time, local classifieds may be listed by FunandFrugal.com readers in Cleveland, Athens, Chattanooga, (Bradley, Polk, McMinn, Rhea and Hamilton counties) and North Georgia, and surrounding areas. If you are receiving this by email and do not know how to leave a comment, click here and it will take you to this post on FunandFrugal.com. Scroll to the bottom and you will see the boxes to “Leave a Reply” (aka comment).

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