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Apple Hill. CA.

weigh off.

http://www.sacbee.com/1071/gallery/1289176.html

10/5/2008 10:46:12 AM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Congrats to Jake Van Kooten, he has a nice smile. One awesome pumpkin.

10/5/2008 10:54:55 AM

montgomery,AL

Video and article at drudge report.com.

10/5/2008 11:28:56 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

http://www.news10.net/news/story.aspx?storyid=48667

10/5/2008 11:34:10 AM

seattle

Interesting how the AP article states he "breaks the State record", but I feel it should be grown in the State to be a record. My opinion.. :)

10/5/2008 1:48:32 PM

Pocatello ([email protected])

Yeah, you never can trust the media on these things. Just use it as a guideline.

The local paper came out to do a story on me. I appreciated the notoriety for giant pumpkin growing in general, but as I read the actual story they put out, I was shocked at how incorrect it was. I examined that one story and counted 21 "statements of fact", within it. About three-fourths of them were just plain untrue. They even quoted me, as saying something I know for a fact I never said. At the moment I can't remember what it was, but it was simply something I would never say.

I believe, in the case of this situation in Elk Grove, it should say that it's a new Elk Grove record, not a California state record. But us giant pumpkin growers are the only one's who will care, and in the long run we'll set the record straight.

Great job Jake and everyone else!

10/5/2008 3:41:58 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Here I have it easier, I write the article, edit the pictures, email them to the paper, and they publish them. DIY news coverage.... I seen that, rather a mess they did.

10/5/2008 8:01:52 PM

Santa Rosa California

my pictures

http://s37.photobucket.com/albums/e82/scbbbc/?action=view&current=HPIM1321.jpg

10/5/2008 9:15:26 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

Nice pics Nick! For you color lovers, there's a couple of pics of pumpkin 47....it had awesome color...red/orange. If anyone knows what seed grew that beauty, I'd like to know.

10/6/2008 1:59:26 PM