Re: Des Moines, WA Oct. 16 weigoff results
Brett once more rises from the ashes.........................
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> From: Michalec, Chris <cmicha@chmc.org>
> To: 'Pumpkins' <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
> Subject: Des Moines, WA Oct. 16 weigoff results
> Date: Monday, October 18, 1999 4:53 PM
>
> This turned out to be a nice little weighoff with some fairly large
pumpkins
> for the numbers that were there and the type of growing season that we
had
> in the Northwest. If you are a Northwest grower and passed on this event
> you missed out. They paid to ten places and only had 14 "Official"
entries.
> Two were weighed and then withdrawn from competition.
> Checking in with the largest pumpkin of the day and also one of the
> prettiest with a nice orange color and fairly smooth skin was Brett
Hester
> with a personal best and his first pumpkin over 800 lbs. Heres the
> rankings.
>
> 1. Brett Hester 850.5
> 2. Joel Holland 733
> 3. Steve Radich 727
> 4. Lincoln Mettler 701
> 5. Sherry LaRue 651
> 6. Geoff Gould 650
> 7. Geneva Emmons 605
> 8. Jack LaRue 564
> 9. R. Hepler 508
> 10. Chris Michalec 328
> 11. Vern Lawrence 255 (Winner of the Beast award)
> 12. Kathy Mettler 233
> 13. Aaron Krogh 225
> 14. J. Breland 202 ( Winner of the Beauty award)
>
> The Beast that Vern brought was truly one of the ugliest pumpkins I have
> ever had the misfortune to see. It appeared as if it had been dredged
from
> the bottom of Puget Sound. It's skin looked diseased and it had growths
on
> it that more than vaguely resemble barnacles. It was very appropriate
for a
> "Haunted House" weighoff site. This was a really nice event considering
it
> was put together on very short notice, only three weeks. It could have
> benefited from a bit more advertising and exposure, but they have a whole
> year to work on putting together the next one. This site has a lot of
> potential with enthusiastic sponsors.
>
> Chris Michalec
> Covington, WA
>
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