Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current, September 09, 1976, SECTION TWO, Image 13

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Heppner gazette-times., September 09, 1976, SECTION TWO, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextPitching contest Highligh Pitchers go after 3:58.4 minute mark The 1976 harvest festival, the 5th annual event, will be highlighted once again by the Northwest Watermlon Pitch ing contest. This grudging, pain staking event matches teams of three competitors, vying for time that it takes to load a truck with melons over a 100 yard course. The melons are spaced every three feet, so a total of 100 melons have to be lilted, tossed to one man then to another who is stacking them in the truck. summer. Along with the pitching, there are two other melon related contest. One sets the big mouths of the area, trying to scarf down melon In the melon eating contest. Last year contests for the juniors and seniors were held. John Zembliski won the junior contest, coming out looking more vegetable than human with his wet, red coat. Arley Hamilton a high school stu dent emerged from the senior division as the winner. Two members of the court, Pitching,seed spitting melon eating Saturday A penalty of three seconds is assessed the team for each melon dropped and for each melon broken in the effort of loading. Last year's winners, the only team entered, Walchi's, set the course record of 3:43.3 minutes but penalty seconds shoved that time up to 3:58.4, still an impressive clocking. Last year's Walchi team consisted of James and Bob Walchli and Vic Aichele. Poor weather conditions forced many growers to be harvest ing melons during the annual event but officials are expect ing a bigger turnout this Melanie Rayner and Lori Schnell tried their eating habits out on the melon. Time will tell if this year's court plans to take part. Another melon contest, the seed spitting contests, brought not only prizes, but cheers, jeers and plenty of laughter last year. It also returns as a contest. The big as well as the small have the same amount of skill and luck Involved. A good pucker and pew-too-week, the seed files and is marked. It looks like another fun weekend. f 1 - V Welcome to the Boardman ""4 " - Harvest Festival Dan Creamer Rep. candidate for f borrow County Judge (Paid for by Creamer for Morrow Co. Judge Committee) Welcome to the Boardman Harvest Festival Inland Empire Bank 204 Main Boardman 481-9201 it) m 4 : Welcome to the Boardman Harvest Festival imnerial Hardware in Boardman is proud to join with the community in extending the invitation to everyone. For all your hardware needs come to . ' Imrkorinl Hardware fill fm W " www - Boardman, Oregon Ph. 481-5371 i ; 1 1 . .i