RE: SPGA Update

Might I suggest Halloween as the cut-off date. 

I believe the first weekend in October was set as the 'official'
weigh-off date because of the climate in many of the northern
competitor's latitudes. This is usually about the time of the first
frost for many areas and the subsequent demise of everyone's garden. In
the southern areas, we have a much longer growing season. Let's take
advantage of it and coincide our activities with the ultimate pumpkin
event, "Halloween"!



> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Mills, Joe [SMTP:MillsJ@doaks.org]
> Sent:	Friday, February 06, 1998 10:09 AM
> To:	'pumpkins@mallorn.com'
> Subject:	SPGA Update
> 
> I have spoken to the coordinators of all five weigh-off sites to be
> directly included in the "Southern Cup" competition,
> 
> Ron Johnson, Moorseville, NC
> George Killgore, Allardt, TN
> Billy Meadows, WV
> Ed Weeks, Raleigh, NC
> Marv Meisner, Altoona, PA
> 
> - and they have assured me co-operation in getting weigh-off results
> to
> me to help in determining the champion. I have decided to simply state
> as the rules that if your pumpkin is officially weigh-off at any of
> these sites, having passed their own set of rules, then you are in the
> hunt for the cup. If you have weighed your pumpkin elsewhere you must
> bring that to my attention yourself. I have yet to decide on the time
> restrictions in getting me weights. At some point we will have to
> determine the winner and have their name etched on the cup after which
> the competition is closed (even if we find a bigger pumpkin.) If you
> weigh-off in a fashion other then a official site we ask that it be
> with
> a county Extension office. I would like documentation in the form of a
> photograph and 
> a letter signed by the county agent stating that the pumpkin was in
> good
> shape and that it weighed the amount stated. This information could be
> faxed to me. I will give detailed information on this later. Does
> anyone
> have any objections to this set of rules so far?
> 
> I have also asked these site coordinators for pumpkin records of past
> weigh-offs in order to construct an all-time top l00 list of southern
> pumpkins. If anyone has any information on officially weighed southern
> pumpkins please get it to me.
> Joe Mills
> 29l3 Harrison Rd.
> Falls Church, VA 22042
> 
> Its getting exciting. This cup is extremely beautiful! Let's all do
> our
> best!
> 
> Joe Mills, SPGA
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