GENTRY — The Little Debbie store in Gentry will sponsor “The Great Pumpkin Decorating Contest” at the Oct. 14 Fall Festival at the city park, with awards and prizes for the top pumpkins.
There will be three categories: best carved, best decorated and community favorite. First-place winners will receive a $25 prize, and second-place winners (in best carved and best decorated) will receive $15.
Only one pumpkin per person in each category may be entered. Carvedpumpkins may be embellished with other materials. Decorated pumpkins may have objects, paper or other materials pinned or glued to them. Drawing or painting on the decorated pumpkins is also allowed.
Pumpkins will be judged on originality, quality of work and best design.
Each pumpkin will be displayed with a decorated can next to it and whichever collects the most money will be announced as the community favorite.
Other rules include the following:
◊Lighting for pumpkins must be batteryoperated. No candles will be permitted.
◊All entries must be real. No artificial pumpkins will be accepted.
◊Best carved and best decorated will be announced at 2 p.m. Community favorite will be announced at 5 p.m.
◊All entries must be in the contest area no later than 12:30 p.m. Entries must be picked up between 5:30 and 7 p.m. on Oct. 14 or they will be discarded.
Entry forms are available at the Little Debbie Store, Gentry Chamber of Commerce, the Gentry Public Library and online at www.gentrychamber.com.
News, Pages 3 on 09/26/2012