-----Original Message-----
From:
David Stelts <d*@worldnet.att.net>
To:
pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date:
Thursday, January 18, 2001 9:55 AM
Subject: The Buckeye
Polinator 1140#
To my fellow pumpkin growers,
I have stayed quietly on the
side lines reading your entries on this pumpkin web page for 2 months I feel
now that the last major contest is done it is time for me to break out &
say a few things.First the Hera thing was about the most tasteless under
handed ploy I have ever heard of, I will refer to you as "it" (I
am not sure if "it" is a guy or girl) because now that H.M.B. is
over you "it" never had a pumpkin anyway (congratulations to Kirk
Mombert on your 940#er it looked beautiful) don't you realize nothing you
say or do will ever stop the P.N.W.G.P.G. from coming to H.M.B.? Next is the
question of why I passed up $25,000 in New York, $5 per pound and a new Ford
truck in California. I must admit I pursued taking my pumpkin to H.M.B.
California but I asked my father for advice. He said, "Remember who
brought you to the dance." When I started growing giant pumpkins I had
no idea of what money I could earn, or what prizes I could win. I grew them
because I enjoyed the people in our group and the competition of weigh-off
day. If it were not for these people, I would have had no chance to grow a
world-record pumpkin. It would be far too self-centered of me to take my
pumpkin elsewhere for greater rewards. How could I take my pumpkin
elsewhere when so many people stood behind me and helped me obtain this
lofty mark, to turn my back on them for personal gain? I would like to thank
all my friends in North America who have offered advice and encouragement,
and the biggest thank-you to the people who make up the best group of them
all, the Ohio Valley Pumpkin Growers. A very special thank-you to Tim, Al,
Dick, Ron, and Jack for having the insight in forming the group. If you
think I am biased, you are correct, but if you had anything to do with our
group, you would agree. One last thank-you to the G.P.C. and Hugh Wiberg and
the steering committee for operating the best-run pumpkin organization in
the world. I am proud to say I am a member.
The new world record holder,
Dave Stelts, 1140 lbs.
& the O.V.G.P.G.
