A big moon-sized “thank you” to all the Leeds Pumpkin Carvers and families that made this event…well, a spectacular event! Without you, your efforts, and participation the night of October 27th would have been just another quiet evening on the corner of Upland and Chestnut. Instead, because Leeds people know how to give it up for a good party, we had over 50 pumpkin entries, yummy food, music, a crackling fire pit and of course as the the grand finale… Jim’s “famous blazing creation!”

And did I mention prizes?
Drum Roll…..And the winners are…

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Youth Pumpkin Carving Winners

1st Place Youth – TRICK OR TREATING GHOST by Anna Rosen
2nd Place Youth – BIG WHISKERED CAT by Ryan Cheevers
3rd Place Youth – FRANKENPUMPKIN by Leah Ansaldo

All youth winners received special treats and a $10 gift certificate to A2Z donated by Amy and Tom Quinn.
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Adult Pumpkin Carving Winners

1st Place Adult – GOODNIGHT MOON MOUSE HOUSE created by Jim Montgomery,
the lucky winner of the home made rosemary apple pie baked by Ananda Lennox.

2nd Place Adult – ELVIS THE PUMPKING by Justin O’Connor who won a bag of Northern
Spy apples, fancy Sam Smith Cider, and an apple cookbook donated by Heidi Stevens.

3rd Place Adult – DISCO PUMPKIN by Heidi Stevens, won the hefty 50 pound bag of farm
fresh potatoes with the creepy skeleton hand reaching out donated by Penny Geis.
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Pumpkin Roll

2012 Winner Owen Miller
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Candy Corn Guessing Jar

A tie between Ben O’Connor and Alex Rosen.
Random name grab (donated by Amy Quinn) gave the booty to Alex Rosen.
Nice math guys!
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Carver’s Participation Prize Drawing

A $25 gift certificate to Look Restaurant donated by Julie Akeret
Winner – Rowan Hodgson.
UPDATE:  Owen took his dad and brother out next morning for breakfast. Owen had buttermilk pancakes, side of sausage and hot chocolate. And oh… the pancakes had whipped cream on them. He sure is glad he carved in 2012!

THANK YOU to all the volunteers that worked their special magic contributing in one way or another:
Julie Akeret, Alice Baedecker, Sue Carbin, Stephy Choe, Pamela Cobb, Joel Emrick, Mary Lee Emrick, Penny Geis, Shawn Gunderson, Leslie Skantz-Hodgson, Ruth Ever Hale, Ananda Lennox, Jim Mias, Jean Miller, Jim Montgomery, Justin O’Connor, David Rondina, Brenda and Jim Ryan, Trisha Reidy, Kyle Schaller, Heidi Stevens, Amy Quinn and Tom Quinn.