Harvest Fair Update
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Welcome to the HARVEST FAIR,
One of the 101 Best Cowboy Gatherin's
in America!!
That's right pardner! American Cowboy Magazine has included the HARVEST FAIR in their annual list for the last several years. The Harvest Fair has been recognized as one of the top Western Events in America. Events on the list are described as "Cant miss western events" and "the best western fairs and festivals." The Harvest Fair was one of only a few events listed from California.
We are truly proud of this great honor and would like to thank all of the entertainers, old west re-enactors, vendors, sponsors, volunteers, contributors and supporters who have helped the Harvest Fair to be the great Old West event that it is! Find out why the Harvest Fair has been named to this list of “101 Can’t Miss Western Events.” Come on out to the Harvest Fair on Nov. 1,2 and 8,9 2008!!!
HARVEST FAIR!!
HERE COME THE COWBOYS AND INDIANS!!
The cowboys will be trailin’ their herds into town from Texas, Arizona, Fallbrook, San Juan Capistrano, and who knows where else. They’ll be startin’ to set up camp at the Harvest Fair in San Bernardino, California.
The Desert Guns will be ridin’ into the valley and lookin for some land for their tents. Tombstone Ed is expectin’ to set up his camp and is hopin’ to do a little minin’. He had good luck in Southern Arizona and hopes for the same here. Rumor has it that the notorious Cross Creek Cowboys will be trailin’ a herd into town soon and settin up camp. Pistols’ n Petticoats will be building a town!! They don’t mess around with tents. Pistols n’ Petticoats are the host Old West Posse.
Blood Creek is due in this year too. They got way laid down the road but are expected to be here. The Mohave Muleskinners will be ridin’ down the Cajon Pass. The W.E.ST. Rough Riders are bringin’ a military detachment. Rumor has it (again) that they rode with Teddy Roosevelt at San Juan Hill and have some stories to tell. They’ll be ramrodn’ the Veteran’s Day Parade and Ceremony. Code of the West is also expected to ride in when they get around to it. Some of the Native Americans will be comin’ in, settin’ up a village and doin’ some tradin.’ Old man Riley said he’s gonna build a log cabin at the Harvest Fair, and sell it!! Any takers??
The Border Renegades, Jack’s Posse, Nat Love, Tony Dorty, Deacon Leonne, Gunfighters For Hire, the Old West Reckoners, and the Pioneertown Posse, have all been rumored to be headin’ in this direction.
“Keepers of the Ways” will be settin’ up their Indian village. Choctaw, Quapaw, Shawnee, Cherokee and Lakota will all be represented. Basket Moon, Bear, Light Eagle, Red Weasel and Dancing Elk will be doing beadwork, basket making, flint knapping and story telling about the Native American way of life. They are trying to keep their ways from dyin’ out.
And ya know once the cowboys, miners and Indians get in, the old west sutlers won’t be far behind. The Harvest Fair is gonna have more mercantile than ever before. Some of the merchants that have showed up in the past include: the Cloak Drummer, the Traditional General Store, Beaver Dick with Hanson’s Leather and Supply. And there’s always gonna be some nice foo feraws for the ladies. Some other merchants have been Purple Clover with fancy soaps and potions, Victorian Designs by Lily and Alter Years with more fancy stuff for the ladies. The Grand Victorian and Frontier Design have been hemin’ & hawin’ about comin’(no pun intended). If’n they git around to it, they’ll be here too.
The Buckskin BBQ, Santoya’s Cantine, Golden Palace Chinese BBQ, and Bob’s Roasted Corn are some of the businesses will be cookin up old west style vittles at the Harvest Fair!!
Once things get settled down, Law Dogs n’ Ladies and the Earps are expected to roll into town. They ain’t much for cattle or minin’. They’ve never been accused of havin’ calluses on their hands. Some people say they just like to fleece the cowboys. Those Earps call themselves entrepreneurs, whatever that means. We know that they frequent the gamblin’ halls and saloons and try to separate the hardworkin’ cowboys and miners from their money.
I must say, from what we’ve heard, they’re pretty good at it. Some folks say the Earps are just ambitious. You folks are gonna have to come on down to the Harvest Fair and judge ‘em for yerself.
And some folks are sayin’ that Doc Holiday is gonna meet up with the Earps here at the Harvest Fair. If that’s true ya’ll better hold onto yer wallets and purses.
So Ransom, Dinky and Pearl, Kat and Fancy, Sagebrush, Sonora, Muleskinner Jim, Lucky, Capn’ Ball, Smokey Jack, Wyatt, Doc and Kate, Lou, Slim, Poker Alice, Buffalo, Dyna Moe, Dangerous Dan, and all you other varmints, cowboys, cowgirls, miners, bankers, dance hall ladies, school teachers, in-laws and outlaws….
GET READY FOR THE 28TH ANNUAL HARVEST FAIR!!!
Dust off yer’ boots, put on yer hat and Git on down to the Harvest Fair for the best rip-roarin’ time ever!!
SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS NOV. 1,2 & 8, 9, 2008
FROM 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M. EACH DAY.
ANTIQUE CAR SHOW ON SATURDAY NOV. 1
CHILI COOK OFF ON SUNDAY NOV. 2
VETERAN’S DAY PARADE & CEREMONY SUNDAY NOV. 9
CAMPFIRE DINNER SATURDAY NIGHTS 6:00 P.M.
BBQ chicken & ribs, biscuits, corn on the cob, cowboy beans, cole slaw & apple cobbler!! Tickets are $10 in advance at the Buckskin BBQ and $15 at the door.
TAKE A TRIP BACK TO THE OLD WEST AT THE HARVEST FAIR!!
"WE’RE GONNA BUILD AN OLD WEST BOOM TOWN FOR YA!
…AT THE HARVEST FAIR!"
SEE AND HEAR LIVE COUNTRY MUSIC, WESTERN MUSIC, OLD WEST SHOWS, CRAFTS, CHUCKWAGON COOKIN’ FOLKLORICO DANCERS, AND OLD WEST SUTLERS.
EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO DRESS "OLD WEST" OR COUNTRY-WESTERN.
The Harvest Fair is a benefit for the C.I.D. (Center For Individual Development) C.I.D. is a regional recreation center for people with disabilities their families and friends.
For further information, hitch up to our website at http://www.harvestfair.net/ or call (909) 384-5426.
PLEASE TELEGRAPH THIS, SMOKE SIGNAL IT, OR EMAIL THIS
TO ANYONE THAT LIKES THE OLD WEST, COUNTRY MUSIC, WESTERN MUSIC OR OLD TIME MUSIC.
Ken Joswiak
Aka Tombstone Ed
Harvest Fair Ramrod
Aka C.I.D. Manager
C.I.D. -Center for Individual Development-
City of San Bernardino
Parks, Recreation & Community Services Dept
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