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Montoursville, PA

It has been proposed that the Williamsport Area Giant Pumpkin Growers acting as a supporting group of growers to the Pennsylvania Giant Pumpkin Growers plan to hold a Regatta in Williamsport. The tenative plans include effective sponsorship to provide trophies and cash awards for some interesting categories. All subject to be changed or improved upon the categories may include: Winners of races, best dressed pirate in pumpkin, best general looking quality pumpkin boat and best organized boat builder person or group.

The race is proposed to be held on the Susquehanna River in a pool where water speed is less than two niles per hour.

The course will be around markers over aproximately three hundred yards.

The date proposed and very likely to be the final date is Saturday October 11, 2008.

Off loading of commpetitive pumpkins would be between 8AM and 9AM by forklift. Building or finishing of the making will stop at noon. Entry into the water for the start signal of the first race will be at 1PM.

We badly need to hear from growers indicating interest and to help us plan the support needs. Please send E to me or state here on BP your initial interest. We guarentee this to be a 110% fun day. Given your interest we will seriously consider making this an annual event.

We need digital pix from other regatta sites to support our media. We will do our best to generate community and area interest in this event. We are already assured of TV and local coverage. We expect by regatta day to have regional news interest. We will use BP from time to time to present this event as it develops.

Please consider joining us in the first Pennsylvania Regatta.

11/16/2007 11:44:03 AM

Great to see a post from you Doc !!

send me an email with your email addy and I'll send you pics from the Nekoosa Fest Regatta

Dan B

11/16/2007 11:54:01 AM

Montoursville, PA

[email protected] will get to me.

One additional intent: To build an E file and use it for the benefit of all interested.

11/16/2007 12:22:09 PM

Windsor, Nova Scotia Canada

Lots of pics of our regatta on pumpkinregatta.com

Let me know if there is anything I can do to help out.

Maureen

11/16/2007 1:04:51 PM

Windsor, Nova Scotia Canada

Also, if you go to Q104.com there is a YouTube video of our regatta and parade which will give you a little better look.

11/16/2007 1:07:31 PM

Windsor, Nova Scotia Canada

Ooops..........it is Q104.ca

11/16/2007 1:13:51 PM

Montoursville, PA

Well I'll be darned! Lady Moe I was just starting to look around for your footprints in the sand. If you would be so kind to use my E above and send me your telephone # I would finally get to pay my dues with Danny.
...Thank you for the suggestions.

11/16/2007 1:26:42 PM

Paradise Mountain, New York

Great to see you on here Dwaine......

11/16/2007 1:36:29 PM

Ohio

my number one dude from pa!!!!!!!!!!!

11/16/2007 3:19:42 PM

[email protected]

Good to see you back on the blower Dwaine!

11/16/2007 7:05:05 PM

Massachusettts

Dwaine -

I'll send you some pics from the MA Pumpkin Paddle, you can also go to pumpkinpaddle.com for some ideas. Get a good organizing committee, it's a lot of work to pull off on your own. If anyone lives in the New England area, Channel 5's 'Chronicle' (WCVB)is doing a segment on my 2008 regatta on Wednesday, November 21 at 7:30p. Nice to see you posting Dwaine, best of luck.

Craig

11/16/2007 7:53:04 PM

Mill Creek West by god Virginia

doc if this ole hillbily has any luck ide love to give the regatta a go, my wife says im crazy to try due to my health but what the heck you only live once! great to see you post doc god bless you keith

11/16/2007 10:07:31 PM

[email protected]

Your number one from PA Brooks? Man am I hurt.. lol.. If I am going to get beat, glad it is Doc...

11/16/2007 10:50:38 PM

Montoursville, PA

We are open to suggested race categories and your feelings concerning trophies, ribbons and such. Your general comments are important too. Thanks to those who have made suggestions.

Now you can help formulate a start up regatta! Keep on talking.

11/23/2007 1:28:36 PM