Re: GPC does not promote this sport
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- Subject: Re: GPC does not promote this sport
- From: J* D* B*
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 22:08:54 -0800
Hi Chris
In order to get an answer from Hugh you will have to write him. He is
not on the internet to my knowledge.
Jack
SURGEON FISHIN' PUMPKINS ARE ORANGE
breckenridge@localaccess.com
http://www.owt.com/users/jdixon/jack.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris R Wilbers <nevus@ideasign.com>
To: GBPUMPKIN@aol.com <GBPUMPKIN@aol.com>
Cc: Pumpkin Mailing List <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Sunday, November 22, 1998 9:56 PM
Subject: Re: GPC does not promote this sport
>George,
>
>Thanks for your offer. I am interested what Hugh Wiberg might have to
>say, and I would be happy to post his response.
>
>What do you think? Would you happen to be on the GPC steering
>committee?
>
>By the way, I hope this post will NOT be seen as an attempt to "slam"
>the GPC, nor to pit one pumpkin group versus another. I just ran
>acrosss this old posting and realized how much it applied to our recent
>small weigh-off. I am NOT "anti-GPC" in any way, but it is costly for
>us to be part of it as a small weigh-off.
>
>--Chris W.
>
>--------------------------------
>
>GBPUMPKIN@aol.com wrote:
>>
>> In a message dated 11/22/98 3:37:03 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>> nevus@ideasign.com writes:
>>
>> << Subj: Re: GPC does not promote this sport
>> Date: 11/22/98 3:37:03 AM Eastern Standard Time
>> From: nevus@ideasign.com (Chris R Wilbers)
>> Sender: owner-pumpkins@mallorn.com
>> Reply-to: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>> To: Pumkinguy@aol.com (Wayne Hackney), pumpkins@mallorn.com
>> CC: nevus@ideasign.com
>>
>> Dear Wayne,
>>
>> This is a response to a REALLY old post (7/6/98), but I was wondering
>> when you think these lower site fees might kick in. This year in Sioux
>> Falls each of the 4 major participants in our GPC sanctioned weigh-off
>> kicked in $125 to make up that fee. We have been hoping that by being
>> sacntioned we'll attract more entries. Not working yet. We may have to
>> drop sanctioning entirely or switch to the WPC which has sanctioned a
>> nearby small event in Iowa for no fee. Has the GPC ever considered
>> lower fees for smaller events like ours, or maybe having a "per entrant"
>> fee instead of a "per site" fee? $10 - 20 per entrant would pay for
>> plaques and prize money I'm sure, and each site would bear a cost load
>> proportionate to its size. You know, small sites like ours that have
>> little chance of national prize money feel frustrated -- I mean the GPC
>> doesn't even provide a cheap ribbon for 2nd or 3rd place! After kicking
>> in that $125 I've got to go buy my own ribbon if I want one -- geez! :-)
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Chris Wilbers
>> Sioux Falls, SD
>>
>> ------- >>
>> Haven't seen Wayne on-line for a while, I could Fax a copy to Hugh. Let
me
>> know if you want me to.
>>
>> George
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Chris Wilbers
>Sioux Falls, SD
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