Decorating contest
will be judged on Wed. Oct 1, 2008. Entries due by Tues, Sept
29.
Events Summary
Rules and Regs
for Big Pumpkin
Competition
2007
Sponsors
2007 Photos
Big
Car Show . Call Advance Auto Parts in Jamestown, TN. 931-879-1028.
Motorcycle Show
Call Dale Cox for info.
931-879-4971
Pumpkin Run
More info Call
Allardt City Hall
931-879-7125
"Barney" and "Gomer"
entertained the crowds with Mayberry Memories at the 2005 and
2006 festivals.
A big parade down the center of Allardt
is an annual high point of the festival.
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Crafts and Food Vendors
make plans now for 2008 Festival
Deadline for entries is
Sept. 15, 2008
Call for details and application
form. 931-879-7125.
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Country Music/Bluegrass
star Sierra Hull will headline the 2008 Pumpkin Festival entertainment
with a show at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, also featuring the Highway
111 Band
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16th Annual Allardt Pumpkin Weigh-off
breaks previous records
Billy Burton of Nancy, KY , wins Oct. 6, 2007, pumpkin weigh-off with
his entry weighing 1,112 lbs., the largest ever weighed
in Allardt, breaking last year's record.
(Burton's pumpkin set a new Kentucky state record
when it was previously weighed and certified at 1,126 lbs.)
photo by Sandra Turner
2nd place --Christopher Kent, Sevierville, TN -- 962 lbs.
3rd place -- John VanHook, Somerset, KY -- 881 lbs.
4th place -- Dwayne Poter of Dungannan, VA -- 688 lbs.
Prettiest Pumpkin -- Gail Newsom, Pinnacle, NC
Giant Squash
1st place -- Gary Volkenand, Allardt, TN -- 493 lbs.
2nd place -- Dave Franks, Maynardville, TN -- 442 lbs.
3rd place -- Gail Newsome, Pinnacle, NC -- 433 lbs.
4th place -- Betty Franks, Maynardville, TN -- 408 lbs.
Watermelon
shared 1st place -- Freddie Burcham , Ashland City, and son Matthew
of Pleasant View, TN, each weighing in a watermelon at 209 lbs.
3rd place -- Eric Burcham -- 208 lbs.
4th place -- Gail Newsom, Pinnacle, NC -- 200 lbs.
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2006 Weigh-off
Pumpkins
1st Place - Lawrence County 4-H Club, Lawrenceburg, TN -- 1,051 lbs.
Allardt Weigh-off Record Breaker and state record pumpkin
(Same pumpkin set Tennessee State Record 9/6/6 at 1,078 lbs.)
Wendell Smith , Ext. Agent with 4-H Club members Tori Bryant
and John Calvin Bryant
2nd place --Christopher Kent, Sevierville, TN -- 907.5 lbs.
3rd place -- Richard Crumb, Dunagan, VA -- 878 lbs.
Prettiest Pumpkin -- Lawrence County 4-H Club, Lawrenceburg, TN
Green Squash
1st Place -- Gary Volkenand of Allardt, TN -- 759 lbs.
2nd Place -- Forrest Yancy, Helenwood, TN -- 444.5 lbs.
3rd Place -- Gale Newsom, King, NC -- 161.5 lbs.
Watermelon
1st Place -- Ronald Bowers, Smithville, TN -- 173.5 lbs.
2nd Place -- Wendell Smith, Lawrenceburg, Tn -- 171.5 lbs.
3rd Place -- Joshua Bowers, Smithville, TN -- 169 lbs.
photos by Bill Bowden, Fentress Courier
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2005 Weigh-off Winners
photo by Bill Bowden
of the Fentress Courier
Wallace Simmons of Canton, NC, broke the previous festival record
with a pumpkin weighing 854 lbs.
Gary Volkenand of Allardt broke the Tennessee state record
with his second place pumpkin weighing 841 lbs.
Chris Kent of Sevierville, Tenn., placed third with his 789 lb. pumpkin,
making him state record holder for only 15 minutes until
the Volkenand pumpkin was weighed in.
The late Jim Asberry of Allardt held the previous Tennessee state record of 716.5 lbs.
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Green Squash
photo by Bill Bowden
of the Fentress Courier
Gary Volkenand of Allardt ............... 699 lbs.
Gail Newsom of Pinnacle, NC ...........137 lbs.
Watermelons
Freddie Burcham, Ashland City, TN -- 229 lbs.
Sharon Burcham, Ashland City, TN -- 196.5 lbs.
Eric Burcham, Ashland City, TN -- 194 lbs.
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2004
Weigh-off Winners
Pumpkin Winners
Wallace Simmons, Canton, NC __ 852 lbs.
Gail Newsom, Pinnacle, NC -- 820 lbs
Mary Lou Volkenand, Allardt, Tn -- 680 lbs.
Giant Squash
Kamea Bree and Scott Burke of Robbins, TN -- 565 lbs.
Easton Burke of Robbins, TN -- 363 lbs.
Ariel Burke of Robbins, TN -- 331 lbs.
Watermelons
Freddie Burcham, Ashland City, TN -- 188 lbs.
Sharon Burcham, Ashland City, TN -- 175 lbs.
Eric Burcham, Ashland City, TN -- 162 lbs.
Largest pumpkin ever weighed in Allardt (until 2005)was
this 852-lb. winner of 2004 weighoff. Wallace Simmons and family
from Canton, NC.
Photo by Bill Bowden,
Fentress Courier
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2003 First Place
Winners
2003 winning pumpkin was 817 pounds,
grown by Wallace Simmons of Canton, NC.
First place watermelon was 213 pounds,
grown by the Bertram family of Ashland City, Tenn.
First place green squash was 590 pounds,
grown by Gail Newson of Pinnacle, NC.
Total of 24 giant pumpkins entered
in the 2003 weigh-off.
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Oct. 5, 2002, weigh-off winner
Steve Cline of Bluefield, West Virginia, with a pumpkin weighing
790 lbs., a West Virginia state record.
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1999 Big Pumpkin Winner,
823 lbs.,
grown by John Robinette
of Duffield, Virginia
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photos by Bill Bowden, Fentress Courier
The year 2001's top honors went to
Gail Newson of King, NC, for his 566-pound giant pumpkin.
Also Joe Miley of Odon, Indiana,
took first place in the Giant Green Squash category for his entry
of 578 pounds.
The year 2000's top honors went to
Mary Simmons of Canton, NC, for her 755-pound giant pumpkin.
Crafts and Food Vendors make plans now for 2008 Festival
Deadline for entries is Sept. 15,
2008
Call for details and application
form. 931-879-7125.
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