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ordinary,VA

1st place:Mary Del Popolo 1007
2nd place:Dustin Price 796 (893)
3rd place:Kreig O'Bryant 767 (1178)
4th place:Julie O'Bryant 676
5th place:Mathew Morris 629
6th place:Bert Turner 394
7th place:Dixie Turner 217
8th place:Tom Valentour 216
9th place:Augue Valentour 177
10thplace:M.Gray 163
11thplace:J.Gray 145

Very special thanks goes out to Barry & Robin Shrum and
Apple Valley Scale Company.without Barry & Robin the weigh off would have been a flop..Barry made a special trip late last night to bring us a scale for the weigh off.

Robin kept track of weigh off results and helped with the VGVGA table .

cannot thank you both enough.



how about Dustin Price first year grower right out of the block coming in 2nd place 796 !!!

Tom your 893 did well in Virginia soil



How about Kreig O'Bryant year in year out the best grower in the State.

Sam your 1178 Likes Virginia soil also



I lost by one vote to my good friend Mark Fowler---------

Mark won the best looking MC at the state fair-----not fair i had a bad hair day :)



Mark did a awesome job as MC. without him it would have been one boring time...



very special thanks goes out to Jennifer Ross & Ruth with there outstanding help and support the weigh off went off without a hitch.

9/27/2008 10:04:08 PM

ordinary,VA

Mary had the second 1000lb pumpkin ever grown in Virgina!!
Great Job Mary !!!!

9/27/2008 10:06:01 PM

Sparta, NC

Congrats everyone

9/27/2008 10:18:19 PM

Connecticut, USA

Congrats!!

9/27/2008 10:24:55 PM

Somerset,Ky

Congrats

9/27/2008 11:47:45 PM

Williamsburg,KY

Way to go everyone..Congrats!

9/28/2008 8:54:08 AM

sevierville, Tn

Nice job !

9/28/2008 3:00:10 PM

Glen Allen, VA

Ed (Mr.D&Me) and Mark (hootsdirt) did an awesome job emceeing the event this year. You guys kept the crowd involved & interested between the weighing. Great job!
It was great to meet all of the Virginia growers. My family and I can’t stop talking about how friendly everyone was. We have a great group of growers! Looking forward to next year already.

9/28/2008 7:20:28 PM

Nikiski, Alaska 99635

Congratulations Mary on surpassing the 1000 lb barrier!!!

9/28/2008 9:50:40 PM

Woodstock Va

ED, You and Mark did an excellent job promoting pumpkin growing & getting the crowd involved.Ed also did a great job with the VGVGA table and giving away over 1000 seeds and growing info to the public. Robin and I had a great time. Congrats to all of the Va growers. A special thank you goes out to all involved and the State Fair of Va.

9/29/2008 7:57:58 PM

Farmville, Virginia (mfowler@hsc.edu)

Barry, a BIG thank you goes out to you and Robin also! That scale was awesome and it was a great touch to have Robin writing all weights and names on the board. Thank you!

10/1/2008 5:48:12 PM