Glenn County Observer
Get your pumpkins ready!
Due to popular demand (translation: firefighters and pretty much everyone else in the community had a ton of fun last year), the Pumpkin Drop Survival Contest is back.
A lucky (or brilliant) participant can win $20 if his or her pumpkin can survive unscathed a 50-foot drop from the top of the Orland Fire Department’s ladder truck tomorrow, Saturday, October 26, so wrap it in bubble wrap, put it in a box with foam peanuts, make a parachute, or use your own creative ideas. The pumpkin drop time is 3:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the fire station.
Here are the rules:
1). The pumpkin must be in the 8-inch to 10-inch range. No little mini stuff or gourds that you could drop from 100 feet and not be hurt. Judges must declare, “Now that’s a droppable pumpkin!”
2) If the pumpkin is placed in a box, the overall size of any side of the box can be no more than about 18 inches. And the box and its contents can weigh no more than 35 pounds. (Firefighters have to carry it up the ladder.)
3) Any crack in the pumpkin and it’s out.
4) First prize is $20. The most creative or cutest entry wins $10. The judges’ decision is final, but note that they can be bribed with large quantities of candy and treats.
5) In case of a tie, there will be a re-drop from a higher elevation.
6). Most important, have fun.
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