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| Prize winning SQUASH |
It's a prize-winning squash!
Kirkland resident Geoff Gould poses with his record-setting squash, grown on his Skagit Valley property.
It weighed in at 1216.5 pounds - a state record.
The contest has become an annual event at Central Market Shoreline, in Shoreline Place.
As for the pumpkins...
- Gerry and Dani Gadberry had the winning pumpkin at 1454 lbs.
- Cindy Tobeck was 2nd at 1404 lbs.
- Lee Roof was 3rd at 1379.5 lbs.
- 4th was Jeff Uhlmeyer at 1321.5 lbs and
- 5th Dick Kilburn at 1283 lbs.
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| Photo by Wayne Pridemore |
Bringing these behemoths in safely and weighing them is quite a procedure. It involves straps, chains, hoists, and a lot of TLC.
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| Photo by Wayne Pridemore |
It makes the Cinderella story a little more plausible when you see these guys.
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| Photo by Wayne Pridemore |
Monte Wetzil of Puyallup is proud of his 748 pound product. There is a northwest club for those who grow giant vegetables - Pacific Northwest Giant Pumpkin Growers
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