2011 Girard Pumpkin Festival
Punkin Chuckin' Contest
Saturday, October 8th
at the Girard Landfill
located
south east of town on Farmersville Rd
Event
Flyer
Master of Chuckin' Event
Master Chucker, Mike Cowden
President, Girard Chamber of Commerce
Proceeds to benefit the Girard
Community Center
Photos Courtesy of Girard Gazette
Photos Courtesy of Girard Gazette
Longest
Mechanical Distance Castle Crusher-Trebuchet
Cowden’s
Auto Body-Girard
Longest
Distance- 3,315 Feet
HeadsUP-Air
Cannon
Von Leefers & Mike Hammann-Carlinville
Bull’s-eye
Award
Runner-Up
Distance 3,175 Feet
Q9-Air Cannon
Bill Nordsiec-Hopedale IL
Most
Fun Award
3rd
Longest Distance 2,632 Feet
Can’t Fix Stupid-Air Cannon
Bruce’ Welding-Girard
Longest
Traveler-363 miles
4th Longest Distance 2,577 Feet
Show
Me Pumpkin Chuckin-Air Cannon
Darrin Sweigert-Harrisonville Mo
Just
Because Award
5th
Longest Distance 2,550 Feet Pumpkinator-Air Cannon
Peoples
Choice Award
6th
Longest Distance 2,515 Feet Chicks Chunkin Pumpkins-Air Cannon
Shannon Barnes & Friends-Girard
2009 Punkin Chuckin' contest winners
Longest
Throw by Air Cannon was awarded to Q-9 Do the Math of Morton, IL.
Having the Most Fun award went to Bruce's Welding of Girard.
Most Accurate award went to the Girard Firemen's entry of the Pumpkinator.
Longest Throw by Mechanical award - Acme Catapult of Tremont, IL
Drove Longest Distance to Compete was awarded to Mr. Nice Guy from
Jackson, MO
Tabitha Sons won the People's Choice Award for her entry.
2008 Punkin Chuckin' contest winners
LONGEST
CHUCK
Bruces Welding - 3185 ft.
MOST
ACCURATE
Girard
Fire and Rescue
LONGEST
CHUCK BY MECHANICAL
Illinois State Physics Department - 1048 ft.
TRAVELED
THE GREATEST DISTANCE TO COMPETE
Jon DeFriese, Fairbury IL - 135 miles
HAD
THE MOST FUN
Cowden's Crushers, Cowden's AutoBody, Inc.