Saturday, October 4, 2008

The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown


ELK GROVE, California - Elk Grove is keeping up its reputation as home to California's biggest pumpkins -- even if they are coming from north of the border. A massive pumpkin weighing in at 1,536.5 pounds broke the California state record for largest pumpkin at the Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin and Harvest Festival Saturday at the Elk Grove Regional Park.
The super-squash, grown by Jake van Kooten of Port Alberni, Vancouver Island in Canada, almost literally crushed a field of worthy competition, including more than a half-dozen pumpkins that weighed in at over 1,000 pounds, festival organizer Zach Jones said. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Vitamin World