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SOMERS, N.Y. - It has been six years since St. Lukes Episcopal Church held its renowned Harvest Festival and many agree that it has been six years too long.
The festival started at 8:30 on Saturday morning and was held on the church grounds and in adjoining Bailey Park. Cars were still arriving at 4:30 p.m.
The traffic is unbelievable, said organizer Tyra Cole. The vendors are having a banner day. Weve got 71 vendors. Theyre from Glendale, Hopewell Junction, and Poughquag. A lady from New Rochelle is selling paintings. Someone from Valhalla is selling homemade chocolates.
There were seven jewelry booths and each one was unique.
We have handmade jewelry from Sedona, handmade woolen capes, handmade birdhouses, said Cole.
The Somers Girl Scouts had a tag and bake sale and the Cub Scouts had a booth and agreed to be the clean-up detail. The Somers Rotary Club was there. Pumpkins and mums provided fall color and were for sale as well.
One of the goals of the festival was to raise funds to help restore the church, which celebrated its 175th anniversary last year.
The Somers Historical Society is donating a model of the church in honor of Mickey Oliver, Cole explained. Oliver was the town historian for many years and passed away not long ago.
Kizzy, the therapy dog, was there all day, meeting and greeting people on behalf of Canine Companions. Kizzy, a bijon frise, is a Somers resident and the subject of a series of books. Kizzy obligingly autographed books with his paw print.
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