{"id":109160,"date":"2015-09-30T23:05:15","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T05:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/celebrate-harvest-festival-in-dolores\/"},"modified":"2015-09-30T23:05:15","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T05:05:15","slug":"celebrate-harvest-festival-in-dolores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/celebrate-harvest-festival-in-dolores\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Harvest Festival in Dolores"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Lisa and Guyrene Ward set up their booth for Mammy\u2019s Jam at the Dolores Harvest Fest in 2013.<\/span>Sam Green\/The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

A bounty of fresh fruits, veggies, pies, bread, jam, honey, and candied apples will greet visitors of the third annual Harvest Festival in Dolores on Saturday, Oct. 10.<\/p>\n

There will also be a treasure trove of artwork and crafts for sale \u2013 from custom leatherworks and weavings, to homemade jewelry, books by local authors, and custom paintings.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew this year is live music by the Tomlynns, a local husband-and-wife duo who sing harmony and play the ukulele and guitar,\u201d said organizer Rocky Moss, of the Dolores Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n

The free event is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Flanders Park. The Tomlynns will play noon to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

Hamburgers and brats will be cooked up by My Lady of Victory Catholic Church. And the Dolores Booster Club will be selling its famous bread bowls full of fresh chili stew as part of a fundraiser.<\/p>\n

A record 27 vendors have signed up for the event so far, and there\u2019s room for more, said organizer Ruby Gonzalez, who came up with the idea for a new Dolores festival after her sister held a similar harvest festival in Monte Vista.<\/p>\n

\u201cOurs is getting quite big, and attracts hunters in the area and people driving through touring the fall colors,\u201d she said. \u201cVendors love it because there\u2019s no fee.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vendors will arrive from Farmington, Grand Junction, Pagosa Springs, Yuma, Ariz., and Blanding, Utah.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a fun atmosphere with a lot to offer,\u201d said local artist Valerie LeRoy. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of fresh produce from area farms, and you get to see locally made artwork.\u201d<\/p>\n

She makes hand-woven cotton towels, and hand-woven textiles made from recycled bags. Nearby will be Yuma sewing artist Debbie Honaker, who makes wall hangings, place mats, quilts and dyed T-shirts with pockets.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy grandmother taught me how to sew when I was 8, and I\u2019ve never stopped,\u201d she said. \u201cShe was a painter, and working with different fabrics is kind of similar, but more abstract.\u201d<\/p>\n

John Kelly will be there selling his leatherworks, and Sumner Peterson will have a booth tempting the crowd with caramel apples from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll have 12 varieties and flavors, ones for kids and ones for adults for the kid inside them,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cIt\u2019s a perfect celebration of fall.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heather Raisor, of Blanding, makes aprons out of Blue Bird flower sacks, and she\u2019ll be selling novels by her husband, JD Raisor, an author.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe writes fantasy novels,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s our first time for the event and we\u2019re looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

To sign up for free vending, stop by the Dolores Chamber of Commerce, or call Ruby at (970) 882-7717.<\/p>\n

jmimiaga@the-journal.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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