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Rexburg, Idaho (brianchristensenmd@gmail.com )

Eastern Idaho Pumpkin Pickin Party was held today. What a nasty day it was. It quit snowing just before the weighoff was to begin and continued to drizzle through the afternoon.
2 State Records were set. Total of 28 entries by 17 growers. 16 personal bests! A testament to the great weather we had this year.
Squash
455.5    Jason Haroldson    - New Idaho State Record Squash,1st year grower
Atantic Giants
1040    Brian Christensen New Idaho State Record-1st Place
876    Brian Christensen        
852.5    Karie Christensen        1st year grower
774.5    Brian Christensen        
744.5    Brian Christensen        
729.5    Steve Hatton        personal best-2nd Place
720    Cliff Warren        personal best-3rd Place
552    Cliff Warren        
449.5    Amber Liggett        personal best
424    Charles Lane        personal best
417    Betty Urquidi        personal best
398.5    Linda Hill        personal best
373    Ray Glad        personal best
329    Betty Urquidi        
328.5    Betty Urquidi        
304    Lloyd Benson        
299    Kent Lenon        1st year grower
282    Linda Hill        
229.5    Lynnett Lenon        1st year grower
228.5    Jack Davis        personal best
226.5    Jeff Danielson        personal best
226.5    Shane Halverson        1st year grower
208.5    Larry Ricks        1st year grower
169    Jeff Danielson        
Exhibition Entries (damaged)
1071    Brian Christensen    DMG
742.5    Steve Hatton        DMG
1016    Brian Christensen    DMG
Jack-O-Lantern
88    Jeff Danielson    Jeff has won this division for the last 5 or 6 years.    

9/30/2007 12:11:55 AM

Pocatello (cliffwarren@yahoo.com)

Thanks Brian, for hosting another great weighoff! And congrats on three fruits above 1000, any one of which would have been a first for our area!

9/30/2007 12:55:13 AM

Sparta, NC

Congrats to everyone

9/30/2007 6:01:11 AM

Austria

congratulations to everyone....nice weight off!

9/30/2007 6:02:29 AM

Congrats Brian and all the others with new pb's !!

9/30/2007 8:20:43 AM

ordinary,VA

Very nice job to all the growers!!
what seed did Brian grow the new State record and his 1071 with?

9/30/2007 9:00:03 AM

sevierville, Tn

Great job everyone.

9/30/2007 9:25:14 AM

Rexburg, Idaho (brianchristensenmd@gmail.com )

1071= 869.5 Calai x self
1040= 1101 Northrup x 869.5 Calai
1016= 857 Christensen x 869.5 Calai

I put a few pics up on my website I will try to get more up but it will be later in the week.
http://www.brianchristensenmd.com/2007_September.html?1191160056268

9/30/2007 9:53:23 AM

Rexburg, Idaho (brianchristensenmd@gmail.com )

Actually I lied about the 1016. I was going by memory
1016= 857 Christensen x 670 Daigle

9/30/2007 9:55:57 AM

Germany (Bavaria)

Hey Brian, three fruits above 1000lbs....great job!
Real orange crosses anyway!
Raimund

9/30/2007 10:49:13 AM

Massillon, Ohio

Brian,...What a great event you put on! Congratulations to all the participants. I especially admire your personal philosophy as stated on the home page of your website! Cheers!!! to one of the "good guys"!

9/30/2007 11:23:26 AM

South Dakota

Congrats everyone!! There goes another record!!

9/30/2007 2:34:18 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Great turnout...some nice numbers...congrats.

9/30/2007 3:21:41 PM

Pocatello (cliffwarren@yahoo.com)

Yes, all three of them were "very orange". I'll be posting pictures to my site when I get around to it... cliffwarren.byethost5.com

9/30/2007 7:58:28 PM

ordinary,VA

Thanks Brian for the info on your crosses..
great job Brian

9/30/2007 9:34:46 PM

Riverton, WY

Congratulations Brian on a new state record & 3 over 1000!!!

9/30/2007 10:56:53 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Is snow on the scales legal? LOL

Congrats to Brian & all of the Idaho growers!

10/1/2007 7:45:27 AM

Belgium Europe

Good job !!

10/1/2007 10:17:59 AM

(rocky) Bonney Lake Wa.

Nice job on the new records

10/1/2007 12:02:09 PM