Plumas Arts

Mountain Harvest Festival

Saturday October 18, 2008

IT WAS A GLORIOUS DAY & A GREAT CAUSE

The weather could not have provided a better backdrop for this annual Fall Mountain Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 18th. More than 1,000 people of all ages turned out to enjoy each other, fiery Fall colors, the music, the 6th annual sampling of microbrew beers a silent auction and family fun.

A great time was had by all and the community raised more than $15,000 for Plumas Arts.
Dude Berry from Portola is always one to dress for the occasion. He came to enjoy one of his favorite local events and to add more beer containers to his collection. With several thousand, he may well have of the largest private collections in the North State.
Harmonica legend Norton Buffalo and his band The Knockouts put out a set that was as fiery as the fall colors and as smoking as the late afternoon steel grey skies. The crowd was up and dancing enjoying every minute.
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Plumas County's own Whiskey Dents performed a heartfelt selection of Irish Pub Songs in honor of the Microbrew Beer Tasting at the Mountain Harvest Festival. From left to right, the Dents are: Dan Zemple, Margaret Miles, Ben Harston and Gerry Loughran.
The Akira Tribal Belly Dance Troupe got into the spirit of the season with their afternoon performance at the Mountain Harvest Festival.
At the end of the day at the end of the rainbow people found themselves happy to be part of the attendees that celebrated fine beers, friends and family and the cultural community that turned out to support Plumas Arts.
Auston Linford had his home grown Giant Pumpkins on display at the Mountain Harvest Festival.
Pictured here are Tom Wood, Carol Sheller with Jeff and Tina Obenland.
The Fairgrounds was alive with Fall Color
Steel grey skies and a setting sun made for and extraordinary light show of color
The final salute of the day came from Mother Nature as she offered a rainbow that lasted for nearly half an hour.
Tim Smith and his grandaughter were some of many participants who enjoyed family fun
Jim Graham, Dave Willis, Dan Martynn, Susie Pettingill, Laura Willis, Gia Martynn and Keith Linford are among Happy Beer Tasters of all ages sampled micro brews provided by more than 25 breweries. Keith Linford has coordinated with brewers and brewery owners for this event for the last 6 years.
Kelly Mosinski and fellow participant in the American Valley Harvest Run helped out after the race pouring beer tastings for many happy event-goers
Generations of Gallaghers and Sheehans and their friends come home for this annual Harvest Festival. "People always comment on how this event becomes a homecoming," retells Roxanne Valladao from Plumas Arts. Elementary School Teacher Mary Dovi commented that she enjoys having her former students, now young professionals and parents, come up to her on this day, greet her with an embrace, a thank you and a toast for this wonderful hometown. Kara Rockett, Americorp Worker for the Plumas Corporation Feather River CRM Program, does a different kind of community service as one of the 60 volunteers required to host the much loved Mountain Harvest Festival.
Plumas Arts staff persons Lori Davis, Jane Steidel, Cary Walters and board members work for months preparing for this Fall festival. Many thanks are gratefully offered to the musicians, brewery and winery owners, auction donors, and volunteers as well as Quincy Natural Foods, the Plumas County Fairgrounds, the Feather Bed and the local media - and especially the many hundreds of attendees - who helped to make the event an extraordinary success this year.
PHOTOS BY ROXANNE VALLADAO
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