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At the North family Mt. Lebanon, N Y., an industrial exhibition and harvest home gathering took place, consisting of work produced by the family; mostly of recent date, also of old times. Several Brethren and Sisters from other families were present, among whom was Eldress Eliza Ann Taylor, of the Ministry, and to that aged Sister a hearty welcome was given. I am very excited to enjoy the amazing food and wines synonymous with this event! In addition to the exciting Professional Wine Competition, the event also includes an Amateur Wine Competition, Professional Food Competition, and the World Champion Grape Stomp. "It's a community event," Rebold said. "If it's important to the community, people are going to have to come forward to make sure it continues."
Recently harvested crops – cereals, fruits, and vegetables – were shown. The whole harvest home fair was accompanied by singing and readings of poetry and essays. Picture is of Sunday School class taught by Inez Platt about 1888.” Sister Inez was born in 1872 and came to live with the Shakers around 1880.
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Instead, we're powered by donations averaging $25.51. We'd be deeply grateful if you'd join the one in a thousand users that support us financially. Don't plan on parking at Harvest Home Park, because it's crowded and spots get hard to find. Pay attention to the one-way streets, and make sure you are not parked illegally, because police will ticket you and it will cost you $50. Unless you park in front of someone's driveway. Most of the prime viewing spots for the kickoff parade along Harrison Avenue will be staked out with lawn chairs to ensure front row seats long before the parade begins and chairs are already beginning to line the route.
There will be a meeting for anyone interested in helping plan the future of the Harvest Home Fair. Rebold said the association will need new blood with a fresh perspective to help the event continue. He said the Kiwanis are still interested in participating, but the group can't run the show alone anymore. Now Rebold says his group is getting older, and it's time for a new group of younger people in the community to step up and move the annual festival forward. Please don't scroll past this—the Internet Archive is growing rapidly, and we need your help. As an independent nonprofit, we build and maintain all our own systems, but we don’t charge for access, sell user information, or run ads.
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However each member usually puts in the time to make the fair as big of a success as the years prior. An estimated 16,000 man hours is contributed each year to the fair by its committee and their families. Traffic is rough the night of the parade.
It’s almost impossible for someone to visit the fair and not find something that interests them. Click here to view and download event and exhibit application forms.
If you're not going to the parade, avoid Cheviot. Really.
Rebold doesn't want to see the fair end. He said it's a wonderful West Side tradition. But if it's going to survive, it needs a transfusion of younger leadership with fresh ideas and the energy to make them happen.
No parade with empty lawn chairs saving prime viewing space along the Harrison Avenue route. With over 23 Committees, planning begins in early February. Each Kiwanian is expected to donate at least 16 hours during the fair.
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They took over the reigns for the 79th annual fair in 1939. And they've been running it ever since. Generally, the chairs are left alone, but police say they don't take reports if someone makes off with chairs left on the sidewalk to hold your place. The fair is considered a success when “Good People” attend. An estimated crowd of 15-18,000 will be in attendance at the Parade and Fair this year. There is something for everyone here.
This is the 62nd Harvest Home parade and the 25th year Dave Backer is parade chairman. The route is about one mile long and the parade lasts about 2 and a half hours. The parade features nine divisions, and each division will be led by an area high school marching band. Don't expect candy or other items to be thrown along the parade route. Join The Harvest Home Fair Association! Check out the events and exhibits form available for download.
She is known to have attended Shaker school until she was 15 and by 1890 was teaching or assisting in teaching the girls’ school in the summers. In 1892 she became a certified teacher. It is certainly possible that Sister Inez did have a class to bring to see the Harvest Home either in 1888 or in 1891. The presence of both boys and girls in the photograph suggests that it may have been a Sunday school class rather than one of the regular school classes. No more carnival rides or midway games. No horse competitions or 4-H exhibits.
The community contributions included improvements to Harvest Home Park, tornado relief, donations to St. Francis-St. George Hospital, improvements at community parks, playgrounds at community schools, improvements to the Gamble-Nippert YMCA, and a variety of shelters at parks and other gathering spaces. And as the members of that group began to age out, the younger men of the fledgling Kiwanis Club of Cheviot-Westwood stepped in.
If you're not planning to go to the parade or fair, avoid Cheviot and the Bridgetown area near Harrison and Bridgetown on Thursday. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. On behalf of the Harvest Fair Board of Directors, the County of Sonoma, and all the volunteers who work so hard to make this event a success, we thank you for your ongoing support! We look forward to seeing you at the 2022 Harvest Fair and celebrating the very best of Sonoma County’s food and wine offerings.
