Sadly, The Flower Bin has announced that we will not be hosting the Great Pumpkin Contest.
The Great Pumpkin Contest was always
a highlight of the season. Each year, on a Saturday in early October,
contestants and spectators alike would converge on The Flower Bin to
participate and witness the annual Great Pumpkin Contest.
Sometimes pumpkins would
arrive in the back of station wagons and sometimes on pallets in the back of
pickups. Sometimes, contestants would move their own pumpkins on
a cart or
wagon.
Often it took a forklift to pickup the pumpkin and move it to the
staging area.
No matter. Each pumpkin was carefully registered, measured and
documented.
Lining up the pumpkins in the staging area gave everyone a chance
to look at each entrant.
Usually the contest started with the smallest pumpkin
and progressed to the largest.
Emcee and Flower Bin owner Don Weakland would
signal that he was ready to begin.
Each pumpkin was placed on the digital scale
and carefully weighed. The weight was recorded on each pumpkin and the contest
proceeded until every pumpkin had been weighed. There were many "oohs and
aahs" from the audience as each pumpkin was presented.
Once the weigh in
was complete, it was time to hand out the awards.
One by one, each contestant
was called to come up and receive their certificate.
Top three winners in
Children's division and
Adult division received ribbons in addition to
certificates.
There were pictures taken and monetary prizes awarded for the
biggest pumpkins.
The weather was generally good for each of the contests and
people enjoyed gathering and discussing pumpkins and gardening in general.
After the contest, the big winner was left on display for all to visit and
enjoy.
We thank everyone for their support for and participation in the Great
Pumpkin Contests we've held over the years.
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