2009 Pumpkin Festival Contests

Creative Pumpkin Carving Contest sponsored by Reese Marshall
Bring your best carved pumpkins to be judged! The categories are: Scariest, Most Creative, Funniest and Most Original
Judging:  On the main stage in West Park at 6:45pm Saturday, Oct. 24th
Cash prizes awarded!

Witch & Warlock Costume Contest sponsored by Frontier
Dress up in your best Halloween costume and be judged on being the Funniest, Scariest, Most Creative or Most Original.
Judging:  On the main stage in West Park at 1pm Saturday, Oct. 24th
Cash prizes awarded!

Dog-gone Scary Costume Contest
Dress up your dog (friendly and leashed dogs only) to prance across the Main Stage and be judged.
Judging:  On the main stage in West Park at 2:45pm Saturday, Oct. 24th
Several categories - cash prizes awarded!

Window Decorating Contest for All Downtown Norwich Businesses
Businesses will be judged on their festive pumpkin creativity as it relates to the Norwich Pumpkin Festival. 
Judging:  Monday, Oct. 19th @ 6:30pm.
First Prize $100, Second Prize $50, Third Prize $25 

Scarecrow Contest sponsored by the Morrisville State College
The categories are: Scariest, Most Creative, Funniest and Most Colorful Cash prizes awarded for all categories! Drop Off Entries Friday, October 23rd, 12-9pm and Saturday 9-12 in West Park.
Judging:  Entries will be judged on Saturday, October 24th at Noon
Note: Please take your scarecrow home at the conclusion of the evening on Oct. 24th or it will be disposed of during clean-up.

Pumpkin Bake Off
Bring your pumpkin baked goodies to be judged.  Categories include best cakes and cheesecakes, cookies and bars, breads and muffins and pies and puddings.  There is also a teen category.  Anyone 17 and under can bake a dish from any category and enter it in the teen contest for the chance at a cash price.  Each entry must include pumpkin, in some form, as the main ingredient.  See the Norwich Pennysaver for further details.
Judging:  Will take place at 12 noon, Saturday, Oct. 24th

Pumpkin Pie Eating Contest
Bring your pumpkin pie appetite so you can win the first Pumpkin Festival Pie Eating Contest.  First 50 participants will be eligible for the contest.
Contest will take place on the main stage at 5:00pm, Saturday, Oct. 24th

2008 Pumpkin Festival Contest Winners

T-Shirt Contest – Sponsored by McLaughlin’s
Grand Prize - Faith Lee Hendricks

Window Decorating Contest – Sponsored by the Pumpkin Festival
1^st – Springbrook
2^nd – Skillins Jewelers

Creative Carving Contest – Sponsored by D&S Auto
Most Creative
1^st Brett Newell & Paul Russo
2^nd Heather Favorito
Most Original
1^st Mark Ross
2^nd Marge Casey
Scariest
1^st Cameron Babcock
2^nd Brie Levesque
Funniest
1^st Madison Loeffler
2^nd Marge Casey

Bake Off Contest – Sponsored by the Pumpkin Festival
Grand Prize Winner – Sue Barkley – Pumpkin Cheese Danish with Pecans
Grand Prize Runner Up – Marilyn Carley – Walnut Crunch Pumpkin Pie
Cakes/Cheesecakes
1^st Kristen Mills – Mini Pumpkin Spice Cake Pie
2^nd Ginger Monday – Celebration Pumpkin Cake
3^rd Shirley Foster – Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie
Breads/Muffins
1^st Sue Barkley (Overall Grand Prize Winner)
2^nd Barbara Bush – Coconut Pumpkin Bread
3^rd Marilyn Carley – Pumpkin Bread
Cookies/Bars
1^st Sandy McCarthy – Pumpkin Whoopie Pie Cookies
2^nd Ashley Collier – Pumpkin Cranberry Applesauce Chocolate Chip Cookies
3^rd Carol Eichler – Homemade Pumpkin Cookies
Pies/Puddings
1^st Marilyn Carley (Overall Runner Up Winner)
2^nd Garf’s Deli – Black Bean & Pumpkin Chili
3^rd Michael Raffeale – Double Decker Pumpkin Carmel Pie
Youth Competition
1^st Britney Spake – Pumpkin Mousse Cheesecake
2^nd Chandler Wehrli – Chandler’s Pumpkin Turtle Pie
3^rd Hannah Collier – Pumpkin Apple Coffee Cake

Scarecrow Contest – Sponsored by Morrisville State College Student Government
Scariest – Cub Scout Pack #62
Most Creative – The Graham Family
Most Colorful – Girl Scout Troop #23
Funniest (Tie) – Collier Family – Makenna Nial

Witch & Warlock Contest – Sponsored by Frontier
Overall Grand Prize Winner – Amber Cordesines
Scariest – Mike Mohrien
Most Original – Tina Richardson
Most Creative – Tessa Markham
Funniest – Mary Vinyl

Doggone Scary Contest – Sponsored by the SPCA and the Pumpkin Festival
Scariest – Nathaniel Garry – Young Dracula and Dog-u-la
Most Creative – Kristi Abbott – Lobo the Pirate Dog
Most Original – Deb Gondella – Teddi Bear the Pom Pony
Funniest – Dawn Thomas – Cow Dog
 

2008 YMCA Halloween Parade Results

Non-School Float Award:
1^st: Girl Scouts – Color Our World
2^nd: YMCA – Pumpkin Pie
3^rd: Stop NYRI – Towers of Doom 

Family Costume/Float Award:
1^st: Wagner Family – Wizard of Oz
2^nd: M&Ms
3^rd: Star Wars 

The School Float Award:
1^st: Gibson Primary School – Gibson Pride – “Catch-It”
2^nd: Holy Family – The Olympics
3^rd: Perry Browne – P.B. Students are Out Of This World 

The Business Float Award:
1^st: Chenango Memorial Hospital – Staying Alive
2^nd: S.P.C.A. – Pooches on Parade
3^rd: Guernsey Memorial Library – Scooby Doo

Funniest Costume:
1^st: Mills Family – 3 Amigos & Mom and Dad
2^nd: Dog #44 

Most Original Costume:
1^st: Laughlin Family - UPS
2^nd: Murder Mystery #74 

Spookiest Costume:
1^st: #1001
2^nd: Horse #1408 

Cutest Costume:
1^st: Cowboy
2^nd: Tinman 

Judges Award:
1^st: OCFS – Drum Core
2^nd: NY Finest