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The perfect pumpkin can be found at the Great Downtown Pumpkin Festival on Sept. 28 in Downtown Rapid City.
Welcome to the Pumpkin Post and to the Fifth Annual Great Downtown Pumpkin Festival! In this edition of the Pumpkin Post, you’ll discover all that awaits you and your family at the festival. The Pumpkin Festival planning committee and the Rapid City Downtown Association invite you to spend Saturday, Sept. 28, at this family-friendly event. See you there! Festival Committee Co-Chairs Pam Asbridge, Lynn Jackson Shultz & LeBrun & Mary Ann Pembroke, Ketel Thorstenson, LLP
The Festival Vision The Great Downtown Pumpkin Festival was created in 2009 to celebrate the arrival of fall and showcase the colors of the season in Downtown Rapid City. Organized by the Rapid City Downtown Association (RCDA), the event aims to attract both locals and regional visitors to the heart of our city for a full day of fall-
inspired activities. The RCDA represents its members through collaborative promotion, support and advocacy. For more than four decades, RCDA has been leading the way for Downtown promotion. To learn more about RCDA, visit www.downtownrapidcity.com.
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Parent Teacher Outlet...................................14 Rapid City Kennel Club................................13 Rapid City Public Library...............................7 Rapid City Walking Tours..............................7 RESPEC........................................................17 RPM Companies...........................................12 Schmid Insurance Agency............................. 9 Shirt Shack..................................................... 8 Solemate Shoes.............................................12 Someone’s in the Kitchen.............................17 Summer Nights.............................................17 Suzie Cappa Art Center.................................19 TPA West....................................................... 9 US Bank......................................................... 9 Who’s Hobby House.....................................19 Who’s Toy House..........................................19 Zoom Soda and Candy................................... 2
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3 Welcome 3 Vision 3 Advertisers 4 Catapulting pumpkins: a test of physics 5 High School drumlines set rhythm at 9 a.m. 5 Join in a Downtown Pub Crawl after the festival 6 Enter the giant gourd weigh-off 7 Giant gourds weighed and measured 8 The King of Rock n’ Roll makes an appearance 10-11 Event Schedule 13 Ugly sweater contest, Dachshund races and more featured 14 KIDZONE returns 15 JD Productions to entertain at Square 15 Church provides pumpkins, rides & more 15 Bake sale benefits ministry 16 Join in NewsCenter 1’s coloring contest 17 Downtown chefs go knife to knife
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The crowd oohs and aahs as a gourd smashes to the ground in the Pumpkin Chuckin’ at Memorial Park in 2012. Student teams from
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the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology will don costumes and compete in this year’s activity, sponsored by RESPEC.
Catapulting pumpkins: a test of physics 3... 2... 1... Students dressed in capes and helmets release a trigger sending a orange gourd sailing through the air. The crowd watches as it arcs up, then gravity takes hold and pulls it to the ground, smashing the pumpkin into tiny bits and pieces. Teams from the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Production (CAMP) at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology star in Pumpkin Chuckin’ on Saturday, Sept. 28, at 10 a.m. in Memorial Park. The pumpkin catapult challenge pits team against team in a showdown of gourd flying fun. Teams are tested on accuracy, attempting to land pumpkins inside of hula hoops. The final challenge is on distance, however, the machines are calibrated so the gourds do not fly over the barrier fence. CAMP composes of engineering students who focus on competitions that involve the most exclusive engineering schools in the country. The cocurricular program provides hands-on, student-centered opportunities that in-
Judges measure the distance from the target in the accuracy competition. Don’t miss this year’s event at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, in Memorial Park.
tegrate academics with student affairs. Importance is placed on great technical designs coupled with creative concepts, and allows students to approach engineering in a nonlinear way. CAMP encourages community in-
volvement and giving back. Students welcome public events that offer a chance to broaden their education beyond the classroom. For more information about CAMP, visit www.camp-sdmines.com.
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High School drumlines set rhythm at 9 a.m. Firefighter Pipe and Drum to join
What’s better than a jolt of coffee in the morning? Loud drums at 9 a.m. to set the rhythm of the fifth annual Great Downtown Pumpkin Festival, on Saturday, Sept. 28. Drumlines from Central High School and Stevens High School will bring their musicality and showmanship to Main Street Square for a musical treat, all in the honor of pumpkins. The Stevens High School drumline starred in last year’s event that brought dancing quad players, chanting cymbal players and even a snare drummer performing while doing a headstand. The crowd clapped to the rhythm before heading off to enjoy their day in Downtown Rapid City. The Rapid City Firefighter Pipe and Drum Corps will also be on hand with their drums and bagpipes. Following the presentation, the groups will march down Sixth Street, leading event attendees to Memorial Park, where the Pumpkin Chuckin’ begins at 10 a.m. The demonstration is sponsored by Summer Nights.
The first ever Drum Challenge was at the 2012 pumpkin festival. ABOVE LEFT: The Rapid City Fire Department Pipe and Drum Corps. ABOVE RIGHT & BELOW: Stevens High School Drumline.
Join in a Downtown Pub Crawl after the festival Downtown establishments have joined in the Great Downtown Pumpkin Festival with a Pub Crawl from 3 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28. A prize drawing will take place at Murphy’s Pub and Grill at 7 p.m. Participating businesses include 445 at 445 Mt. Rushmore Rd., Firehouse Brewing Company at 610 Main St., Independent Ale House at 625 St. Joseph St., Murphy’s Pub and Grill at 510 Ninth St., Paddy O’Neill’s Pub and Casino at 523 Sixth St., ¿Que Pasa? at 502 Main St., Sanford’s Grub and Pub at 306 Seventh St., Thirsty’s at 819 Main St., Tinder Box at 520 Seventh St. and Wobbly Bobby at 510 Main St. Seasonal beverage sampling will be offered by Eagle Sales at Main Street Square, with Shiner Oktoberfest, Shock Top Pumpkin Wheat, New Belgium Brewing Pumpkick and
Goose Island Harvest Ale. Individuals may purchase badges at Main Street Square or at one of the establishments before the event, that entitles the badge holder to $1 off drinks, including beer, wine, cocktails or soda, at each participating establishment. Those who purchase badges will be entered into a prize drawing, where attendees must be present to win. Prizes include a Downtown entertainment package, a wooden cooler with a table, NFL bag game set and products and gift certificates from participating bars. The Rapid City Downtown Association urges participants drink responsibly. Free water and soda will be offered to designated drivers at all participating establishments. Thank you to Eagle Sales and participating establishments.
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Official Rules for the Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off Prizes Include
Giant Pumpkins: First place, $1,000; Second place, $750; Third place, $500; Fourth place, $300; Fifth place, $100. Squash: First place, $300; Second place, $100. Howard Dill: $100. Ugliest: $100.
1. The pumpkin must have been grown and cared for by the exhibitor. 2. There may be no more than two entries per family or physical address. 3. An exhibitor may enter only one specimen per class. Others will be for exhibition only. 4. Color requirements: To be eligible for the heaviest pumpkin, the entry must be a minimum of 75 percent white to creamyellow to orange in color. All others will be considered squash. 5. The specimen must be sound, healthy and undamaged. Entries must be free of rot, holes/cracks through to the cavity, chemical residue and serious soft spots. Judges
will measure and inspect fruits; any hole or crack will be probed to ensure it does not go into the cavity. 6. No foreign material is permitted to be included in the weighing. Vines must be trimmed to one inch from the stem of the fruit. The judges reserve the right to fully inspect each specimen before the weight is announced and is official. 7. Any specimen previously entered or weighed at any other national or international competition prior to this contest is not eligible for competition. 8. In the event of a tie, the prize money will be split equally. 9. The decisions of the judges are final.
Pumpkin Weigh-Off Entry Form Great Pumpkin Commonwealth official weigh-off site
Grower’s First & Last Name_________________________ Street Address____________________________ City, State, Zip____________________________ Phone Number____________________________ E-mail Address____________________________ Fruit Seed - Mother________________________ Fruit Seed - Father_________________________ Date Pollinated__/__/__Date Harvested__/__/__ M
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Registration fee: $20, there is a $10 refund when pumpkin is retrieved after weigh-off
*Pumpkins MUST be picked up before 5 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 28
To register: Mail entry form before Thursday, Sept. 26 or register on site at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28 Checks payable to: Rapid City Downtown Association 512 Main St., Ste. 100, Rapid City, SD 57701 Questions? Call 605-716-7979
Children pose for a photo at a vendor booth at the 2012 Great Downtown Pumpkin Festival. Hundreds of pumpkins are available to purchase from several vendors. Vendors on Sixth Street between Main and Omaha streets, and in Pedestrian Alley behind Main Street Square, will have hand-made items, vegetables, canned foods and more.
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Giant gourds weighed and measured In the wee hours of Saturday, Sept. 28, giant pumpkins can be seen in pick-up beds and on trailers heading to Downtown Rapid City for the fifth annual Great Downtown Pumpkin Festival. The large gourds are a sight to see, as they are hauled off trailers and wheeled around the weigh-off area by volunteers in bright orange shirts. The weigh-off begins at 11 a.m. and you won’t want to miss the competition. The pumpkin festival is a certified Great Pumpkin Com-
monwealth weigh-off site, where the pumpkins are carefully inspected, measured and weighed. Cash prizes go to the top gourds. A pumpkin weighing 950 pounds won the weigh-off in 2012. The gourd was grown by Kevin Marsh, of Parker. Matt Winey, of Rapid City, grew a 608-pound pumpkin for second place, and the third place pumpkin weighed in at 556 pounds, raised in Oakes, ND, by Gary Rodine. Shannon Williams, of Rapid City, won fourth place with a 468-pound pumpkin that she donated for food. Her grandpa, John Williams, of Rapid City, received fifth place with a 274-pound pumpkin. Winey won the largest squash competition, with the gourd weighing 250 pounds. Rodine won the Howard Dill Award for the prettiest pumpkin, and Emily Wahl, of Rapid City, won the ugliest pumpkin award for a 244-pound pumpkin. Tom Kellar, of Rapid City, won an exhibition award as he had two pumpkins that each weighed 238 pounds. The 2013 weigh-off is sponsored by RPM Companies.
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Matt Winey holds up a giant pumpkin’s weight at the 2012 weighoff. The 2013 competition begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28.
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The King of Rock n’ Roll makes an appearance
Question & Answer
By Rhea Landholm The King is back. Elvis, the King of Rock n’ Roll, will meet and greet event attendees from 1 to 3 p.m., and crone at 3 p.m. on the stage sponsored by Hotel Alex Johnson. He took time out of his busy touring schedule to answer a few questions. Q: What will you be wearing at the event? A: Something sparkly, you’ll have to show up to see!
A: Still got ‘em, I bought them in Memphis from Bernard Lansky who’s been selling clothes to Elvis since the 1950s, he waited on me himself, turned up my collar and said, “Thank You, Thank You Very Much!” He said he used to say that to Elvis. Q: Where is your favorite place to give a concert? A: Downtown Rapid City and Main Street Square, of course!
Q: How long does it take to do your hair? A: Depending on the wind, 10 to 20 minutes.
Q: What is the best part about performing? A: Helping and seeing people have fun and enjoy themselves. Smiles and laughter.
Q: Do you still have Blue Suede Shoes?
Q: What songs do your audiences like the most?
Elvis performs at last year’s Great Downtown Pumpkin Festival. Look for the King and his hound dog from 1 to 3 p.m.
A: Jailhouse Rock gets ‘em goin’, runners-up are Blue Suede Shoes, Teddy Bear, All Shook Up and Burnin’ Love. Q: What do you like best about the Great Downtown Pumpkin Festival? A: The sense of community and seeing friends and fans get together to enjoy life and have fun. Q: Will you have your Hound Dog with you at the Pumpkin Festival? A: My hound dog Mya will be there. Weather permitting, she may be in costume, too. She is friendly and loves back massages. She will be
accompanied by Susan who is also friendly and rarely bites! Q: Can people take their photo with you? A: Certainly, there is no charge but just get my good side! The hound dog is all business though and may charge a fee or request a treat or back massage. Q: One final question, what does it take to be All Shook Up? A: A fried peanut butter and banana sandwich and a dozen jelly doughnuts with a glass of whole milk!
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Great Downtown Pumpkin 9 a.m.
10 a.m.
Drum Demonstration
Pumpkin Catapult
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Main Street Square
Drum Procession
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Memorial Park
Entertainment with JD Productions Main Street Square
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9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Farmers’ Market & Vendors Sixth Street & Pedestrian Alley
Pumpkin Patch
Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off Sixth Street
Sponsored by RPM Companies
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KIDZONE Activities Sixth Street
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Festival Schedule of Events Noon - 4 p.m.
Giant Pumpkins on Display Sixth Street
12:30-2 p.m. Musical entertainment Main Street Square stage
Stage sponsored by Hotel Alex Johnson
1 p.m. Dachshund Races, Ugly Sweater Contest, Parade of Breeds & Obedience Demo until 4 p.m. Memorial Park
Elvis Meet and Greet until 3 p.m. everywhere
2 p.m. Downtown Chef Challenge Main Street Square stage
Sponsored by Someone’s in the Kitchen and US Bank
2:30 p.m. Rapid City Police K9 Demonstration Memorial Park
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Ugly sweater contest, Dachshund races and more featured at Memorial Park
The Rapid City Kennel Club joins in the Pumpkin Festival featuring canines at Memorial Park on Sept. 28, from 1 to 4 p.m.
The Pumpkin Festival has gone to the dogs! Join dog lovers in caninefeatured activities in Memorial Park beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28. The activities begin with Dachshund races, at 1 p.m. To sign up, fill out and return the entry sheet found on this page. The races are sponsored by Paws Pet Bakery and Gifts and Mt. Rushmore Birds. New this year is an Ugly Sweater Contest, at 1:30 p.m. The competition is open to every breed of dog. All that is needed is an ugly sweater. No pre-registration
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KIDZONE returns with an abundance of activities, art projects and more Calling all kids and kids-at-heart! Come to the KIDZONE at the Great Downtown Pumpkin Festival for a variety of activities. Bounce in the jumping castle at $1 a session. This is a fundraiser for the First United Methodist Church’s youth group. Pick out a pumpkin or ride the pumpkin train, courtesy of Canyon Lake United Methodist Church. Create Autumn crowns with fall-themed stickers, glitter, leaves and more with the Rapid City Public Library. Do arts and crafts with the Rapid City Arts Council and Rapid City YMCA. Get your face painted by local title holders of the Miss America Pageant. High school artists from Gabrielle Seeley’s classes will paint fine art pumpkins. They will also help young festivalgoers paint pictures or paint pumpkins purchased at other vendor booths. A bake sale will be set up adjacent to the KIDZONE as a fundraiser for First United Methodist’s Women’s Ministry. Family entertainment with JD Productions will be provided at Main Street Square from 10 a.m. to noon. KIDZONE is sponsored by Ketel Thorstenson, LLP.
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Children work on an art project at the Dahl Arts Center booth at the 2012 Great Downtown Pumpkin Festival. Art, crafts and more will be offered at KIDZONE in 2013.
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JD Productions to entertain at Main Street Square
Participate in contests and dancing at Main Street Square from 10 a.m. to noon, on Saturday, Sept. 28. JD Productions will run a two-hour program that features Minute to Win It competitions, dancing to the Cupid Shuffle and other popular songs, and more, with prizes offered. Don’t miss Elvis as he greets fans from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. He will take the stage at 3 p.m. after the Chef Challenge. Hotel Alex Johnson is the Fifth Annual Great Downtown Pumpkin Festival stage sponsor.
Children take a spin on Canyon Lake United Methodist Church’s train at the 2012 Pumpkin Festival. The church also offers a pumpkin patch, with proceeds from sales benefiting youth ministry programs.
‘Pumpkin Church’ offers gourds, rides and more Caramel apples glisten at the bake sale booth in 2012.
Bake sale benefits ministry The First United Methodist’s Women’s Ministries will hold a bake sale during the Great Downtown Pumpkin Festival, on Sixth Street near KIDZONE. Delicious treats are available to purchase including pumpkin pie, pumpkin cookies, caramel rolls, popcorn and gourmet candy apples plus a variety of beverages. Stop by the fundraiser to pick up some sweet treats.
By Bill Keck, Pumpkin Festival Committee Member Known as the “pumpkin church” of Rapid City, Canyon Lake United Methodist Church offers train rides, storytelling and a pumpkin maze to nearly 1,000 preschoolers annually at their church, located at 3500 Canyon Lake Drive. The Pumpkin Patch is open daily from noon to dusk in October. Members bring their activities on the road, offering a pumpkin patch and free pumpkin train rides at the Great Downtown Pumpkin Festival on Sept. 28. The Pumpkin Patch fundraiser began 34 years ago when Richard Hamby, a farmer in North Carolina, met a minister with a need to raise funds for his church. On faith and a hand shake, Hamby agreed to let the church sell the pumpkins and share the profit.
In 1989, when Hurricane Hugo hit the East Coast, the crop was destroyed, but Hamby kept his promise to the local church and found beautiful pumpkins on the Navajo Reservation in Farmington, N.M. The next year, Hamby made an agreement with the Navajo Agricultural Products Industry to grow pumpkins. Today, the Pumpkin Patch organization leases the land and pays for seed, cultivation, fertilizer, irrigation, labor and trucking in order to provide a riskfree fundraising opportunity for more than 1,300 churches of 30 denominations in 48 states. One of the churches that receives pumpkins is the Canyon Lake United Methodist Church, in Rapid City. We invite you to stop by the festival to select your special pumpkin. Proceeds from the sale support various youth ministry programs at the church.
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Step 1: Color this page Deadline: Step 2: Mail to or drop at: KNBN-TV, 2424 South Plaza Dr., Rapid City, SD 57702 or Friday, Sept. 20 Drop off at: Elks Theatre, 512 Sixth St. Step 3: Watch NewsCenter1 6 a.m. Morning Show Sept. 23-27 (1 winner will be chosen each morning) Step 4: 5 winners each win an Elks Theatre Family 4-pack (4 movie tickets, 4 drinks, and 2 popcorns) For complete rule and additional coloring sheets, visit newscenter1.tv or downtownrapidcity.com
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Downtown chefs go knife to knife
A battle of culinary skills will ensue on Main Street Square’s stage on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 2 to 3 p.m. Downtown Rapid City chefs will compete for a first place prize, and most importantly, bragging rights, in the second annual Downtown Chef Competition. Participating chefs are Jeff Butler from Murphy’s Pub and Grill, Jon Fearon of Enigma Restaurant, Sarah Luke from Hotel Alex Johnson, Chris McConnell from Wine Cellar Restaurant, Carlos Osario from The Blind Lion (the speakeasy under Murphy’s), Dave Pszanka from Isis Hospitality, and Julie Smoragiewicz from Dakota Thyme. Each chef is required to prepare a dish with pumpkin as an ingredient. The gourd may star in the dish, or it may have a supporting role. The dishes will be prepared at the downtown establishments, and are to arrive on stage at 2 p.m., where judges’ palates will be ready to sample the foods. The judges will describe the dishes to the audience, and give comments to the chefs. The public is not able to sample at the event, however, the Rapid City Downtown Association has encouraged each chef to serve the dish in their restaurants, and recipes will be made available. The challenge is sponsored by Someone’s In The Kitchen and US Bank.
2012 Downtown Chef Challenge winner Aaron Richards distributes Caramelized Pumpkin Spring rolls to the judges.
2012 Chef Challenge Winning Recipe
Caramelized Pumpkin Spring roll with Candied Chanterelles and Cinnamon Creme Anglaise by Aaron Richards, Hotel Alex Johnson Ingredients: 8 oz Fresh Pumpkin diced in 3/4-inch pieces 3 oz Brown Sugar 2 tsp Cinnamon 1 tsp Sea Salt 1 oz Butter 1 1/2 oz Fresh Ginger finely diced 1 tsp Allspice 3 oz Cream Cheese Springroll Wraps: Buy at any Asian Store or Flour and Water Paste 2 oz Flour 2 oz Water Canola Oil for frying Sauté pumpkin, brown sugar, butter, fresh ginger, sea salt, cinnamon and allspice until pumpkin pieces are caramelized.
Pumpkin dishes are lined up at the first ever Downtown Chef Competition in 2012.
Place mixture in middle of springroll wrap, add 1 oz of cream cheese to each roll. Wrap springroll like a burrito, seal us-
ing flour and water paste. Fry in 350 degree canola oil. Candied Chanterelles: 1/4 cup Sugar 1/8 cup Water 2 oz Chanterelle Mushrooms Pull Chanterelle mushrooms into thin strips. In medium sauce pot, add water and sugar. Heat for 7 minutes until simple syrup is thick. Coat the Chanterelle mushrooms with simple syrup generously. Bake at 300 degrees until syrup is absorbed. Chill, then ready to use. Cinnamon Creme Anglaise: 4 oz Heavy Cream 1/2 oz Vanilla Paste 2 Egg Yolks In double broiler water bath, slowly heat all ingredients. Whisk until just thickened. Chill, then ready to use.
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