RE: PGPGA Pennsylvania Pumpkin Bowl Vl Altoona, PA

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I must protest!  

 

I noticed the squash category only has a $100 first prize.  This can be seen in contests across the board.  I realize people are looking for orange, but if I grow a 1000# squash and take it to a weigh-off as the largest fruit, I would be pretty upset if someone with a 900# pumpkin won ten times what I won! (These are fictional numbers for the sake of argument!)

 

Why can’t we set up the prize money for the biggest FRUIT?  Would this truly lead to withdraw of sponsorship for prize money?  Would anyone be terribly hurt by this?  I know it would have eliminated some controversy in Ohio last year. 

 

Why can’t we all just get along?

 

I would appreciate feedback on this idea for myself and other ‘greenies’ on the list.

 

 -Gus

 

-----Original Message-----
From: MHicks4939@aol.com [mailto:MHicks4939@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 1:06 PM
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Subject: PGPGA Pennsylvania Pumpkin Bowl Vl Altoona, PA

 

In a message dated 10/1/01 8:38:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time, rocky.r@cyber-quest.com writes:

Rocky and all,

Altoona registration time is 8am-10am. We will weigh/measure our "smaller" Giant Vegetables starting at 10am. Giant Pumpkin weighing should be underway by 11am.

We are looking forward to a fun day. From what I'm hearing we should have a a lot of nice pumpkins and a good top ten this year.  

I just picked up the plaques this morning and they look great. Here is a listing of our prize schedule.

Pennsylvania Pumpkin Bowl 2001

PUMPKINS
1st.     $1000 plus plaque
2nd    $500 plus plaque
3rd  - $250 plus plaque
4th    $100plus plaque
5th    $100plus plaque
6th-10th  $50 plus plaque
11th-15th  plaque

UGLIEST and PRETTIEST PUMPKIN
Ribbon

SQUASH
1st  $100 plus plaque
2nd  $50 plus plaque
3rd  $25 plus plaque

WATERMELON
1st  $100 plus plaque
2nd  plaque
3rd   plaque

LONG GOURD
1st  $50 plus plaque
2nd  plaque
3rd   plaque

TOMATO
$50 plus plaque
2nd  plaque
3rd   plaque

CANTALOUPE
$50 plus plaque
2nd  plaque
3rd   plaque

CONNECTICUT FIELD PUMPKIN
1st  $25 plus ribbon
2nd  ribbon
3rd  ribbon