Pacific Northwest Giant Pumpkin Grower's We would like to invite you and your family to become members of the Pacific northwest Giant pumpkin growers (PNWGPG). Our organization is dedicated to creating goodwill and friendship through the fascinating sport/hobby of growing Giant Pumpkins As a member of the PNWGPG, you will receive at least 3 newsletters each year with helpful and informative articles relative to growing the "big ones". Club activities presently include a late winter/early spring growers meeting complete with seed raffle, and we have two Giant Pumpkin competitions to round out the schedule.

WELCOME

_{The Northwest site of the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off, which currently has 21 sites in North America, is held on the first Saturday of October at Remlinger Farms in Carnation, WA. Our second club event is called The All Northwest Giant Pumpkin Championship, and is held on the last Saturday in October before Halloween at the SuperMall of the Northwest in Auburn, WA. We are currently looking at and Oregon site for an independent weigh-off site in the future. Also, there are many other local events at County and State fairs, nurseries, etc., across the Northwest.}

_{The vast number of growers in our pumpkin club do their best to help and encourage new growers. Our wish is for you to become a part of what is truly an enjoyable sport/hobby.}

_Membership

_{Pacific Northwest Giant Pumpkin Grower's will provide the following base on the type of subscription.}

Newsletters only	$15 (3 per yr., meetings, seminars)
Single member	$20 (includes above),1 giant pumpkin entry at weigh-off, and may enter in all other veggie classes, and automatically will be a member of the "Great Pumpkin Commonwealth" (International organization)
Family membership	$35 (the above) except; 2 giant pumpkins may be entered in the weigh-off and 2 entries per family in all other veggie classes

_{The annual membership year starts Jan.1,1999 ending Dec.31.1999 The first newsletter for this yr. will be mailed out early April. The letters contain growing tips, stories from fellow growers, meeting notices, upcoming events, Weigh-Off Rules, and other tidbits. (photo's too!) We welcome you to join us.}

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Submit your membership to:

_{Pacific Northwest Giant Pumpkin Grower's
(PNWGPG)
P.O. BOX 261
TENINO,WASH. 98589}

_{Good Luck to all fellow growers this year.}

_{1997 Remlinger Farms PNWGPG Results}

_{Enclosed is the application form for submitting your weigh off pumpkin. Also the rules.}

_{For visiting this page, we would like to provide some information on growing pumpkins. Come and see what a past world record champion has to say}

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_CONTEST

_{Date: Saturday, October 2, 1999 Time:
7:00am registration begins
10:00 a.m. weigh-in begins}

_{Place: Remlinger Farms Carnation, WA}

_{Growers are responsible for bringing their entries to the weigh-off site before 10:00 a.m. Weigh-off teams will assist the transportation of entries to the stage by forklift. All entries will be handled with care.}

_{CATEGORIES AND AWARDS (Remlinger Farms WEIGH - OFF)}

Plump Pumpkins (by weight)			Super Squash (by weight)
First Place	1000		200
Second Place	500		75
Third Place	250		35
Fourth Place	150
Fifth Place	90
Sixth - Tenth Place	100

Largest Other Vegetable (judges choice)			Junior Harvest Pumpkin		Novice - Heaviest Pumpkin)
First Place	50		50		50
Second Place			30
Thrid Place			20

_{Prize money for pumpkins is offered by Remlinger Farms and PNWGPG. All other entries comes from the PNWGPG.}

_{HOW TO FIND US:}

_{From Eastbound 520}

_{Take the Redmond-Fall City exit. At the end of the exit turn right onto Highway 202 (Redmond-Fall City Road) Head east toward Fall City. Nine miles from Redmond there will be a blue tourist activity sign directing you to take a left hand turn onto Tolt Hill Road. Tolt Hill road dead-ends at the Farm.}

_{From Eastbound I-90}

_{Take I-90 eastbound past Issaquah to exit #22(Preston -Fall City exit). Follow signs to Fall City. In Fall City you will come to a stop sign. At the stop sign veer right, go OVER the bridge and make an immediate left onto highway 203 northbound (toward Carnation). Stay on Highway 203 north for 5 miles. At the foot of the Tolt River bridge you will see a large Remlinger Farms sign. Turn right at the sign onto NE 32nd St., a dead-end road which ends at the farm.}

_{ADDITIONAL PRIZES CAN BE AWARDED BY THE GREAT PUMPKIN COMMONWEALTH (NATIONAL PRIZE MONEY)}