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November 15, 2007

Great Pumpkin to become Great Jack-O-Lantern

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Joe Jutras prepares to wrap his pumpkin to be fitted into a gathering strap during the annual New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off at the Topsfield Fair last night.

The world's biggest pumpkin, grown here in Rhode Island, has a date with destiny tomorrow.

At Twin River in Lincoln, the 1,689-pound pumpkin grown by Joe Jutras of Scituate will be carved by pumpkin-carving master Scott Culley of Oregon. Carving starts at 8 a.m. and is expected to take the weekend to finish.

Jutras has been growing giant pumpkins for 11 years and set the new record this year by 187 pounds, beating last year's record by Ron Wallace of Coventry.

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 9:08 AM | Permalink

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