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:
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,
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
