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OFFICIAL PROGRAM 81st ANNUAL ARROYO GRANDE HARVEST FESTIVAL

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September 28 & 29, 2018 • Arroyo Grande Harvest FestivalSeptember 28 & 29, 2018 • Arroyo Grande Harvest Festival

THE 81ST ANNUAL ARROYO GRANDE VALLEY HARVEST FESTIVAL IS COMING!

The Harvest Festival is an annual event that began in 1937 and celebrates Arroyo Grande Valley’s agricultural heritage.This year the festival kicks off on Friday afternoon, September 28 at 4 p.m. with the traditional Rotary Fish Fry, Grand Marshal announcement, entertainment, contests, arts, crafts, game and food booths and free movie at the Heritage

Square Park, Rotary Bandstand and tons of fun for the entire family.  The Festival continues on Saturday, September 29.  Those who are entering the Homegrown Fruit, Vegetable and Flower Competition, or the Baking, Pie and Canning Competition can begin bringing in their entries at 8 am.  The Hometown Parade begins at 10 a.m. followed by a fun day of free entertainment, rides, arts, crafts and food booths and lots of old fashioned contests for all ages.  Saturday events include the Diaper Derby, Agricultural Displays, Wheelbarrow Race, Live Music, Pony Rides, Pie Eating Contest, Spelling Bee, and much more!

For more information on all the Harvest Festival activities, contests, vendors, sponsors and more, visit www.agharvestfestival.com.

MOVIE NIGHTFRIDAY, SEPT. 28 SHOW STARTS 7:10PMHEARITAGE SQUARE PARK

FerdinandFerdinand is a young bull who escapes from a training camp in rural Spain after his father never returns from a showdown with a matador. Adopted by a girl who lives on a farm, Ferdinand’s peaceful existence comes crashing down when the authorities return him to his former captors. With help from a wisecracking goat and three hedgehogs, the giant but gentle bovine must find a way to break free before he squares off against El Primero, the famous bullfighter who never loses.

Suggested donation of $1 per adult or 50c per child

Water, popcorn, and snacks available for purchase.

Sponsored by the Suprinski Family for the Arroyo Grande Valley Harvest Festival

FISH FRYFRIDAY, SEPT. 28 (4-7:30PM)SHORT STREET BY GAZEBO

• Enjoy a traditional meal• $12 per person• Live Band• Games• Booths

Bring a lawn chair

and blanket and join us for a FUN FAMILY

EVENT!

HARVEST FESTIVAL GRAND MARSHAL NAMEDBy Mark Diaz

The Arroyo Grande Valley Harvest Festival celebrates the AG community and its rich agricultural history and has been doing so since

1937. In honor of her decades of community service, Pearl Cole was selected to represent the spirit of the festival as Grand Marshal.

Originally from Aberdeen, South Dakota, Cole moved to California in 1941 and came to Arroyo Grande in 1955. She has lived in the Village ever since. Cole says that only a few months after her move to the area she found herself working as the secretary of the festival.

“I would record all the awards that were given, dash home, type them up,” said Cole, “and take them to the Herald Recorder so that they could get them into the newspaper and it would be out in the newspaper the next day.”

This year’s theme for the festival is “Harvesting Happiness,” something Cole says she is accomplishing by devoted her time to helping others. Now, 95-years-old, Cole continues to dedicate her time volunteering and giving back to the community. The nonagenarian said that enlisting time to help others is “food for the soul” and it gives her a wonderful feeling. Last year alone, Cole recorded more than 300 hours of service with Senior Volunteer Services, a local non-profit, and was recognized by the South County Historical Society for years of service to the community.

Currently, Cole spends three days a week at the Central Coast Senior Center (CCSC) an organization she has been involved with since its inception in 1990.

“There’s always some place that you can find to try to make the community in which you live a better place,” said Cole. “I’ve always believed that you need to give back some of what you get. So being at the Senior Center and doing what I’ve done over there has been a very rewarding way of saying thank you for this wonderful community that I have lived in.”

Located at 1580 Railroad St., Oceano, the CCSC serves seniors 50 and over in the 5 Cities area and provides seniors with a place to socialize and stay active. Cole served as president of the center and continues to work on the board of supervisors.

“I’ve been involved with the Senior Center a long time and then eventually, I took over the leadership,” said Cole. “I was president for the Senior Center for a couple of years which was a wonderful experience, I learned a lot, so I’m still active in that.”

Cole will officially be recognized at the beginning of the festival on Sept. 28, and she will ride in the parade the following day. The procession begins at 10 a.m. The parade starts at the intersection of Traffic Way at Branch Street and will move East on Branch St. through the Village of Arroyo Grande to Mason St. turns right and continues to Poole St. and then disburse. There will be plenty of viewing areas on both sides of the street on Mason Street all the way to Poole and on Branch Street.

Pearl Cole named Grand Marshal of the Arroyo Grande Valley Havest Festival. Photo by Vivian Krug Cotton

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July1ST AJM BAND

8TH DRIVE-IN ROMEOS15TH COCKTAIL SHORTLY22ND BYROM BROTHERS

29TH SCRATCH

August5TH CRITICAL MASS12TH STEPPIN’ OUT

19TH MUD ON THE TIRE

25TH / 26TH STONE SOUP MUSIC FESTIVAL, FOOD & STREET FAIRE

September2ND UNFINISHED BUSINESS

9TH LIVEWIRE16TH BURNING JAMES & THE FUNKY FLAMES

23RD BRASS FACTORY30TH BACK BAY BETTY

4:00 PM81st Annual Arroyo Grande Harvest Festival begins

4:00-7:00PMBoy Scout demonstrations @Heritage Square Park

4:00-5:00PM Akuusa @Centennial Gazebo

4:00–7:30PM Fish Fry @ Olohan Alley

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28Activities in and around Centennial Park or Olohan Alley and

from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm unless noted otherwise.

5:00 PM Opening Ceremonies (Flag presentation, Pledge, National Anthem) @Centennial GazeboIntroduction of the Grand Marshal, Scarecrow contest winners @Centennial Gazebo

6:00-8:00PM Juke Joint Jammers @Centennial Gazebo

7:30 PMMovie Night- Ferdinand @Heritage Square Park

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MAJOR SPONSORSArroyo Grande Valley KiwanisRabobankLynn Compton 4th District SupervisorCity Of Arroyo GrandeArroyo Grande RotaryPacific Premier Bank

BANNER SPONSORSKlondike PizzaDoc Burnsteins Ice Cream ParlorThe Storton FamilyRiley and RileyEC Loomis Insurance AssociatesTalley FarmsMullahey FordBarcellos Construction

Jaffa CafeRiley & Riley InsuranceThe Perrin FamilyHeacock TrailersFrobb Properties/Robby GussmanCentral Coast Realty GroupLemos Feed & Pet SupplyPalo Mesa PizzaSam Cotton & Vivian Krug CottonSports DugOut AG

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:

MEDIA SPONSORSKSBY-TV , CW5, Simply Clear Marketing, The Coast News

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PARADE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 @ 10AM

Parade Participants:

• Paul Rainey• Paulding Middle School Marching Band and

Colorguard• Rabobank Major Sponsor Banner• Re-elect Mayor Jim Hill• Rutiz Family Farms• San Luis Ambulance• San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Posse• Stacy Meko & Chad Robertson for Lucia Mar School

Board

• Studio of Performing Arts• The Pit Martial Arts and Fitness• Toastmasters• Trust Automation - Craig Von Ilten• Trust Automation - Kalvin kelley• Twila and Ken Arritt, Realtors• United Mustangs of America• West Coast Rocky Mt. Horse Club• Women’s Club of Arroyo Grande

• 2018 Grand Marshal - Pearl Cole• Arroyo Grande Chevrolet• Arroyo Grande City Council• Arroyo Grande High School FIRST Team 1388 Eagle

Robotics• Arroyo Grande High School Marching Band &

Colorguard• Arroyo Grande Kiwanian Outgoing President• Arroyo Grande Lion’s Club Major Sponsor Banner• Arroyo Grande Police Dept• Arroyo Grande Rotary Club Major Sponsor Banner• Arroyo Grande Valley Kiwanis Major Sponsor

Banner• Arroyo Grande Youth Rugby Club• Ballooney the Clown• BanjerDan• Basin Street Regulars• Bill Ostrander for Assembly 2018• Boy Scout Troop 413 Color Guard• Boys & Girls Club of South San Luis Obispo• Burke & Pace Lumber• Camp Natoma - Camp Fire Central Coast• Caren Ray For Mayor• Central Coast Vietnam Veterans of America,

Chapter 982• Chameleon Style• Children’s Resource Network of the Central Coast• City of Arroyo Grande Major Sponsor Banner• Coalition to Protect SLO County - Yes on measure G• Coastal Christian School• Coastal Dance and Music Academy• Coleen Kubel Candidate for AG City Council• Cub Scout Pack 13• Cub Scout Pack 425• Dellos Performing Arts Center• Doc Burnstein’s Ice Cream Lab• Ernest Bankston• Five cities Baseball• Five Cities Fire Authority• Grace 5 Cities Church• Happy Time Cooperative Preschool• Jacquelin Soto and the Soto Family• JB Dewar Tractor Education Program• Jeff Lee for Grover Beach Mayor• Jimmy Paulding for Arroyo Grande City Council• Kieth Storton For City Council - 2018• Kiwanis Key Club of Nipomo High School• Lynn Compton 4th District Supervisor• Lynn Compton Supervisor Major Sponsor Banner• Mesa Middle School Cheerleading• Miner’s Ace Hardware Drill Team• Nipomo High School Theater Company• Pacific Flips Gymnastics• Pacific Premier Bank Major Sponsorship Banner

8:00 AM-NoonTeri Kelley’s Bake-Off Baking & Canned food drop off @ Heritage House

10:00 AMParade begins @Branch Street

10 AM-1PMHomegrown fruit, vegetable, flower displays and contests @AG Pavilion

10 AM-4PM Veggie Decorating by Rutiz Farms @AG Pavilion

10 AM-4PMTree Grafting Demonstrations @AG Pavilion

10 AM-4PMFFA Farm Animals and demonstrations@AG Pavilion

11AM- 4PMCaliKids Fitness Ninja Skills Course@Heritage Square Park

11:30AM-4PM Critical Mass @Centennial Gazebo

11:30AM-3PMMcKinley Brothers @IOOF Stage

11:45 AMDiaper Derby Registration @Rotary Bandstand

12:00 PMDiaper Derby Begins @Rotary Bandstand

1:00-4:00 PMSpelling Bee @Santa Manuela SchoolH.

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1:00 PMPony rides + Egg toss @IOOF Stage

1:00-1:30 PMLucia Mar Children’s Choir @Rotary Bandstand

1:00 PMWheelbarrow Race @Nelson Street

1:30 PMBake-Off judging @Heritage House

1:45 PMPie Eating Contest registration @Centennial Park

2:00 PMPie Eating Contest @Centennial Park

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29Activities in and around Centennial Park or Olohan Alley and from 10:00 am and 4:00 pm unless noted otherwise.

2:00 PMBoard Races @Heritage Square Park

1:30-2:30 PMStudio of Performing Arts @Rotary Bandstand

2:30-3:00 PMLucia Mar Children’s Choir @Rotary Bandstand

3:00 PMAll contest winners announced @Centennial Park

3:00-4:00 PM Coastal Youth Theatre @Rotary Bandstand

3:00-4:00 PMJudith & Krewe @IOOF Stage

4:00 PMFestival Ends!

EVENTS

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Photos by Vivian Krug Cotton

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Photo by Vivian Krug Cotton

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BOOTH VENDOR

FOOD BOOTHS136 All Event Corn Roasting147-149 Arroyo Grande Lions-Tri-Tip Sandwiches, etc Friday night only-AG Rotary Fish Fry-Short St139 Central Coast Assembly-Cotton Candy-drinks14 Cliff and Jan’s Kettle Corn53 D and D-Super Nachos, tacos, fruit cups/drinks etc.142 Doc Burnstein’s Ice Cream144-146 Kiwanis BBQ130 Oh, SLO Good-Caramels, etc15 Steve’s Shaved Ice14 Womens Club of AG-decorate yourself cookies

POLITICAL30 City of AG31-33 City of AG-PD27 Caren Ray39 Coleen Kubel40 Jim Hill45 Jimmy Paulding19 John Mack23 Keith Storton28 No on G21 Republican Party of SLO19 Terry Fowler Payne

2018 HARVEST FESTIVAL MAP

BUTTON LOCATIONSAndreini’sArroyo Grande KiwanisBurdine PrintingChambers of Commerce Visitor CenterCity HallDoc Burnstein’sPacific Premier BankRabobankRecreation Services OfficeSLOCO Data and PrintingSports Dugout

BOOTH VENDOR

NON PROFITS51-52 A.G High School Tech Theater-Dunk Tank48-49 Boys and Girls Club -cow pie game36-37 Branch Elementary-Pumpkins!22 BSA Troop 413 -Confetti Eggs44 Campfire- Pumpkin Ring47 5 cities Relay for life20 Friends of the AG Library -book gamesNear Swinging Bridge-Landmark Missionary Baptist-Water24 Paulding Middle School Band-Musical Petting Zoo18 Sam Jeffers Childhood Cancer Foundation26 Tree Guild/We Love AG-Facepainting46 Wilshire Community Service-info ARTS/CRAFTS-OTHER124-125 AG Rotary Foundation -Mustang103 Big Ditch Designs-pottery121 Calif Writers Club117 Central Coast Baptist Church-diaper changing25 Central Coast Kenpo Karate119 Clark Center107 Colorstreet106 Crafts by Darrell and Nancy-toys125 Damsel in Defense151 Darla155 Dot Dot Smile-kids clothes112 Do Terra Essential oils112 Emotions Photography by Vivian Krug Cotton105 Galleryware-129 Gemuine152 Hive157 James D-Photography123 Jenna Elizabeth Johnson-Author113 JoJo’s Candles114 Lavender Oaks Farm-lavender stuffEnd Olahan Alley -Lu La Roe Robbins154 Material Girls -crafts150 Metamorphasis-Butterflies156 Mustycraft-crafts -fabrics121 PELE Publications131 Photon Bros115 Roost- Birdhouses120 Slo Living Designs-wine barrel furniture135 Tallulah’s Threads135 Wonderland Garden Art111 Zebley -crafts

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THE HIVE 119 Branch St.

BANK OF THE SIERRA 1360 E Grand Ave.

PHANTOM RIVERS WINE 211 E Branch St.

EC LOOMIS & SONS INSURANCE ASSOC.220 Traffic Way

BRANCH STREET DELI 203 E Branch St.

BRISCO’S MILL & LUMBER 1005 El Camino Real

KLONDIKE PIZZA 104 Bridge St.

CLARK CENTER 487 Fair Oaks Ave.

TRADER JOE’S 955 Rancho Pkwy.

JAMES R MURPHY JR. ATTORNEY AT LAW 221 E Branch St.

WYNDHAM RESIDENCE 222 S Elm St.

BURKE & PACE 971 Bennett Ave.

SALON 132 132 Branch St.

COAST HILLS CREDIT UNION 1580 W Branch St. THE VILLAGE SALON 115 E Branch St.

CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE300 Branch St.

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HOMEGROWN CONTESTVEGETABLES, FLOWERS & FRUIT

It’s time to harvest and cut those flowers and vegetables and bring them down to the 81st Annual Arroyo Grande Valley Harvest Festival. These traditional contests from the early days of the Harvest Festival have returned for 2018 and everyone is invited to participate.In 1976 the Burpee Seed Company issued a catalogue commemorating their 100th Anniversary by featuring a reproduction of their 1888 seed catalogue.Arroyo Grande Farmers were featured in the catalogue be-cause they won many cash prizes for their outstanding vegeta-bles and flowers. “At the turn of the century the prolific soils in Arroyo Grande Valley pro-duced prize winning bumper crops of cabbages, carrots, beans, peas, pumpkins, onions, flowers and other crops,” local Historian Doris Olsen wrote in the Santa Maria Times. “The local farmers won so many cash awards that they boasted they were the only valley in the world by reason of its prolific soil to be barred from the national seed contest.” (The Arroyo Grande Farmers were banned to participate so others would have a chance to win, however they were given a lifetime achievement award.)But…. You are not barred from the growing contests!All ages are encouraged to join in and compete by bringing in their vegetables, fruits, flowers, you name it, to be judged by the Visitors to the AG Pavilion who will vote for their favorite entry. Votes will be tallied at 1pm and winners announced shortly thereafter. Please return to the contest area to retrieve your entry and award (if applicable). Un-claimed entries will be disposed of by 3pm.We have the Greatest Soil in the World, so let’s see what we can grow!Sign up forms available at the festival, or on our website.

BAKING COMPETITIONIt’s time to get out those aprons and dust off those cookbooks for the Annual Teri Kelley Bake Off & Canning Competition! This year’s competition includes Country Can-ning (veggies), Country Canning (Sweet Jams, Jellies and Preserves), Autumn Pie Review (any type of pie other than apple), Apple Pie, Fall Breads, Cookies, Ice Cream Maker’s Delight, and Harvest Gone Wild where you can use your imagination incorporating the sugar and spice of the season with cinnamon rolls, candy, fudge, rice crispy treats, you name it! 

Entries must be delivered to the Heritage House Gardens on Mason Street on September 24th between 7:30am to 12 noon. More information and entry forms also available on the festival website at www.agharvestfestival. com.  Entry is free, enter as much as you like.  There are great cash and gift prizes!

CONTESTS

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