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Stockholm, WI
 The Good Apple
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Fine quality apples and apple products, baked goods, Award Winning Apple Wine and Cider, Apple Art and Pottery

 

FAMILY FUN DAY
 and
 PUMPKIN CARVING/PAINTING CONTEST
 registration form here

October 11, 2008
 10:00 am – Noon

Sponsored by
Maiden Rock Apples
&
Pepin County 4-H
Maiden Rock Apple Orchard and Pepin County 4-H are co-sponsoring a Family Fun Day and Pumpkin Carving/Painting Contest, open to public and for all ages!  October 13, 2007 from 10:00 am to Noon. The fun day and contest will be held at Maiden Rock Apple Orchard near Stockholm, Wisconsin.  Come spend a morning with your family at the apple orchard! 

 

The family fun activities will be conducted by the Pepin County 4-H Teen Leaders – SYC organization.  Activities will include art & crafts sessions for all ages, such as leather craft activity, straw rockets, plastic lacing, ice cream in a bag, nature frames and hayrides.  The activities will take place during the pumpkin judging.  There will be a small fee for the fun activities to cover the cost of materials.

Pumpkin Contest Entry guidelines:         
  1. No entry fee for participating in the pumpkin contest.
  2. Each entry must be carved or painted by the exhibitor(s)
  3. Maiden Rock Apples will provide the pumpkins at no cost; please pick them up one week prior to the event.  Or you are welcome to use your own pumpkin.
  4. Maiden Rock Apples also has available pumpkin carving kits at a discount price for those participating.
  5. Acceptance of Maiden Rock donated pumpkin and/or carving kit is an agreement to participate in the contest.
  6. Only one entry per person and group (a person can enter one individual and one group; but not two individual entries or two group entries).
  7. Exhibitor(s) must be present during judging to accept their prizes.
  8. Pumpkins are to be carved/painted and ready for judging at Maiden Rock Apples, starting at 10:00 am on Saturday, October 9 (please carve/paint your pumpkins at home). Late entries will not be accepted.
Age Categories:    Entry Categories:
  • Preschool - 2nd grade
  • 3rd  –  6th grade
  • 7th – 12th grade
  • Adult
  • Group (two or more regardless of age)
  • Carved
  • Painted
 

 

Prizes:  Prizes awarded per age group and category.  Prizes are the donations of local business. Representatives from the artistic, educational, agricultural, and 4-H communities will judge all entries. Decisions of the judges are final.

 

Following the judging, winners are welcome and encouraged to have their pumpkin displayed at one of the local businesses donating prizes.  Entry forms available at Maiden Rock Apples or Local Extension Office, forms will be available the day of the contest, pre-registration not required, but very helpful.  

Questions, contact:

Herdie Baisden, Maiden Rock Apples
 715-448-3502
 herdie@maidenrockapples.com 		 Marie Ritscher, Pepin County 4-H Youth Agent
 715-672-5214
 marie.ritscher@ces.uwex.edu
 
   

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