VGPGA weigh-off group photo. |
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Colchester, VT 09/17/2022 |
Our Annual VGPGA Weigh-off went off without a hitch and what a great day we had, beautiful sunny day. We had a last minute
entry which smashed the competition. Barry LeBlanc from Merrimack, NH weighed in at 2359.5 lbs! Awesome.
New Personal bests:
Barry LeBlanc 2359.5 lbs (New Site Record)
John & Kerry Young 1680 lbs (Topsfield Fair)
Ethan Nelson 1092.5 lbs (Howard Dill Award Winner)
Aaron Messier 1041 lbs (Squash)
Jenna Baird 992 lbs.
Lauren Rolandi 518 lbs (1st yr grower)
Anson Tebbetts 299.5 lbs (1st yr grower)
Jonathan Yacko/Natalie Gilliard 143.5 lbs (1st yr growers)
Dan Kruszyna 129 lb (Marrow) New Site Record
Ron Scholtz 18' 4" sunflower - New State Record
Chris MacDonald 308 lb (Bushel Gourd) New Site Record
Chris MacDonald 20 lb (Beet Root) 1st ever entry
John and Kerry Young 7.95 lbs (Tomato) New State Record
Leif Nelson 14.5 lb (Cabbage) - junior grower
Terry Keim 29.5 lb (Long Gourd) :-)
To see photos from the weigh-off, click on this link.
Champlain Valley Fair (8/26/2022) |
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picture courtsy of Susan Cote |
Champlain Valley Fair celebrated it's 100th birthday 8/28/2022. The night before was the heaviest pumpkin contest, won
again by Kevin Companion with a 1184.5 lb wide body, Wilbur Horton took 2nd with a 1103 lbs bright orange beauty, Terry Keim
took 3rd with "Little Richard", a white 517 lbs cull from the 1379 Squires.
Jan '22 VGPGA Bd meeting minutes.
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