The Daily Press published one last Sunday, a 420-pounder grown up on Dave Wood Road. A big ‘un, for sure, unless you compare it to the 1,658 pounder that won the top prize at the Half Moon Bay, Calif., World Champion Pumpkin Weigh Off. The world record is 1,725 pounds, a big one that won a few weeks ago in a similar competition sponsored by Safeway in Ohio. First prize in the “Super Bowl of competitive pumpkin weigh-offs” – in Half Moon Bay, Calif. — was $9,948, which will likely pay for some fuel for Don Young, the winner, who drove the specimen all the way from Des Moines.
Half Moon Bay, one of the nicest places I’ve ever visited, hosts annually an arts festival to coincide with its pumpkin festival. Sort of like that “corn festival” we hear about up the road annually, except without all the California coastal fog.
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Of pumpkins…..
The Olathe Fire Department will have its 7th annual Punkin’ Chunkin’ tomorrow (Saturday) starting at 10 a.m. It’ll be at the DeVries Buffalo Ranch. (Highway 50 north, between mile markers 85-86.)
There will be contests, food and of course, flying pumpkins smashing into things.
Info: 323-6559; 323-5116.
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The Daily Press every other year sponsors the “Taste of Home Cooking School.” This year, it’s Nov. 10 at the Montrose Pavilion. Tickets are still the same price as last year — $10. There will be exhibits, lots of giveaways and of course, cooking instruction. This year’s theme: fall comfort classic and seasoned shortcuts. Tickets are available at the Daily Press and the Montrose Pavilion.
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Support live music in Montrose…..
From tossing pumpkins on Saturday, to the season debut of the Valley Symphony Orchestra, on Sunday (3 p.m.) at the Montrose Pavilion. Tickets available at the door, or at DeVinny Jewelers, Homer L. Sims Agency.
The music of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms will be featured, and will have solos by violinists Debra TenNapel and Kenneth W. Todd. Ms. TenNapel is the VSO’s concertmaster. The VSO is celebrating its 39th season.
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Coming Sunday in your Daily Press……
• Our fall edition of Destination Montrose magazine will be inside Sunday’s editions. Good stuff, this. Good features on “our” national park, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, celebrating 10 years as a national park, the Gunnison Tunnel centennial anniversary and much more.
• Also coming Sunday as our weekly Focus feature is a story by Lifestyles editor Elaine Hale Jones regarding the 80 years in the local entertainment business, the Fox Theatre. William Woody will have photos of the Fox/Penthouse/Little Theatre, the place where romances have been hatched and audiences affected by drama and laughter.
• Our weekly Sunday COUPON section, filled with a slew of local savings.
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An immigrant went to the DMV to apply for his driver’s license. He had to take an eye sight test. The optician held up to him a card with the letters: C Z W I X N O S T A C Z.
“Can you read this?” the optician asked.
“Read it?” he replied, “Heck, I know the guy.”
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Shop Montrose, this weekend!
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