RE: Illinois weigh offs

Deb and Shazzy,
Looks like a two hour drive, well 2.5 in the Ford plus flatbed. Indiana's
weigh-off is Sep. 26. If I can keep them good till October, The family and I
will see you there! The only thing that may get in the way is bean harvest.
You have to take them when you can and that comes first...unfortunately.

One question Shazzy:
Our weigh-off is the week before, west of Plymouth, IN. Could there be a way
to haul our fruits to Homer Glenn from there a week early? That would save
me a trip back to Warsaw, IN. a load, unload, then load again. I understand
we would be asking for storage for a week.
Great Site! The kids would have a ball!


Steve Haberman


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From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
Shazzyshaz@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 10:02 AM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Re: Illinois weigh offs

I do Debbie. The MONSTERS OF THE MIDWAY WEIGH OFF at Bengston's  Farm in 
Homer Glen, IL will be held Sunday Oct. 3rd.  George  Janowiak, myself, and 
all other Illinois Giant Pumpkin Growers Association  members are running
this 
GPC event along with those who are willing to  lend a hand that day. Things 
like measuring pumpkins, helping to number them in  order, judging for 
cavity breaching splits or holes, keeping the little things  in line that
pop up 
all day and such. Or just come and sit back and enjoy.  We should have 
plenty of people to help, but more help is always  welcome for those wanting
to 
get into the mix and get involved. I would  encourage that because it will 
get us all a chance to get to know each  other better for the newbies. We 
will have the muscle for the  lifting and moving crew so no one has to break
a 
sweat unless they  want to. There will also be plenty to do that day at the 
farm besides just  watching the weigh off...especially if you have kids. 
Here is Bengston's site on  line. I grew up in Homer Glen and now live in 
Joliet. Dave and Dan Bengston  are great guys and they run nothing but a top

notch show. Our effort and there  effort will kick off this innagural weigh
off 
into a good time for all for many  years to come. Those wishing to just 
watch the weigh off and/or enter their  pumpkins to be weighed will not be 
charged full entry fee to the farm. To see  all these cool attractions
listed in 
the site below, an entry fee will be  charged by the Bengston's.
 
_www.pumpkinfarm.com_ (http://www.pumpkinfarm.com) 
 
For those who want to come in from out of town to compete or just watch the 
 show, we are going to work with one of the local Joliet casino's to get 
some  possible discount rates on rooms and have them ensure us of guarded 
parking  areas for pumpkin security while you take in some gambling, dining,
and 
 entertainment.
 
 
Prize structure will 5000 for first and something along this lines.  

1.5000
2.3000
3.1500
4. 800
5. 400
6. 300
7. 200
8. 100
9. 75
10. 50
 
Prettiest pumpkin and ugliest pumpkin win 100 bucks each too to be voted by 
 the growers.
We encourage everyone from the area to bring a pumpkin they have grown and  
weigh it to feel the excitement of the pumpkin hitting the scale and the  
anticipation of the results. From the smallest to the biggest...they are all

our  pride and joys. It has been a tough year on many, but we encourage you 
to bring  something to the scale no matter what and share your stories. It 
is a great way  to participate, have fun, learn, and get more involved too.
 
Anyone with questions can call me on my cell at 815 483 5552 as the event  
draws closer. We will post more info on Bigpumpkins.com with directions,  
entering times,  unloading, etc. 
 
For out of staters, we are hoping the prize structure will encourage those  
from all around the Midwest and beyond to help make this event as fun as  
possible. We are hoping to draw growers from Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana,  
Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and beyond. It would be great having a  
Midwest Event that unites many of the best growers from the Midwest and
beyond.  
That is the reason the event is being held on a open Sunday so more growers

can attend. The more the merrier is our take and hope to see a great 
turnout for  what should be a blast.
 
Hope to see you there Debbie along with all the other growers out there.  
Come help us kick off this innagural event in a big, big way.
 
Jeff Shenoha
"shazzy" on bigpumpkins.com

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