RE: PGPGA Pennsylvania Pumpkin Bowl Vl Altoona, PA

It would be nice to have higher cash prizes for everything, however prize
money is not easy to come by and we are very lucky to have enough for the
1K first prize for pumpkin. We also have had a limited amount of squash
entered over the years.
Running a weigh-off is no easy chore, as those of you who have done so are
quite aware. It is difficult to please everyone, but we try our best.

Larry




At 02:40 PM 10/1/01 -0400, you wrote:
>        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 [M*@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: 
> 
>       Altoona weigh off is this saturday, at the Sams Club there.
>Registration 
> is 9, weigh off is 10? Help me out Marv... thanks..     
> 
> Rocky and all, 
> 
>"" Giant Vegetables starting at 10am. Giant Pumpkin weighing should be
>underway by 11am. 
> 
>  
> 
> 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 
>     $1000 plus plaque 
>    $500 plus plaque 
>  - $250 plus plaque 
>   $100plus plaque 
>   $100plus plaque 
>  $50 plus plaque 
>  plaque 
> 
> UGLIEST and PRETTIEST PUMPKIN 
> Ribbon 
> 
> SQUASH 
> $100 plus plaque 
> $50 plus plaque 
> $25 plus plaque 
> 
> WATERMELON 
> $100 plus plaque 
> plaque 
>  plaque 
> 
> LONG GOURD 
> $50 plus plaque 
> plaque 
>  plaque 
> 
> TOMATO 
> $50 plus plaque 
> plaque 
>  plaque 
> 
> CANTALOUPE 
> $50 plus plaque 
> plaque 
>  plaque 
> 
> CONNECTICUT FIELD PUMPKIN 
> $25 plus ribbon 
> ribbon 
> ribbon 
> 
> 
>          

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