100 Circleville Pumpkin Show Update

Press Release – September 12, 2006
100 th Circleville Pumpkin Show Update
It’s hard to believe the 100 th
Anniversary of the Circleville Pumpkin
Show is less than 5 weeks away. The
Volunteers have been working hard in
planning this event since Oct. 2005.
You can find them all over town
working on projects, and meeting with
people who can help.
Barry Keller, Vice President of
Pumpkin Show, Inc. and “point man”
for the event states that, “The volunteer
effort is nothing short of amazing.
Many of these caring individuals take
vacation time from their jobs to help out
with the show. Without their support,
the Pumpkin Show would not be
possible.” In addition to the 25
committees, of over 250 volunteers that
usually work on the show, a new 100 th Pumpkin Show Committee has been formed to
commemorate this special occasion.
Chaired by Nanisa Osborn, the 100 th Pumpkin Show Committee has been meeting
monthly since October. The Committee has divided into sub-committees with specific
concentrations to make the best use of our volunteers’ time and skills. The committees
were formed based on celebration ideas suggested at our first meetings. The 45 active
committee members have already devoted many hours of work into putting ideas
together, planning budgets, and in some cases executing those ideas. Anyone interested
in volunteering should contact Nanisa at 477-2156
The Pumpkin Show Committee is getting ready to paint the town orange for the “four
fun- filled days of family entertainment”, October 18 th through the 21 st ! There will again
be a Tuesday night preview from 5-10pm. Opening ceremonies will start at 11:00 a.m.
with a Blackhawk flyover by the Ohio National Guard.
The Circleville Pumpkin Show Committee is proud to
announce that The Ohio State University Marching Band
is scheduled to make an appearance Thursday, Oct. 19 th
in the Parade of Bands. The band will be presented by
the Defenbaugh-Wise-Schoedinger Funeral Home. The

224 member band will also perform a short concert immediately following the parade on
Pickaway Street.
In commemoration of the 100 th Celebration of the Circleville Pumpkin Show,
nationally renowned muralist and Circleville native, Eric Henn, has begun to transform
the Johnson Building at 116 E.
Main Street into a 56’x36’ work of art.
The Mural Committee is
pleased to announce that there
is still time for you or your
business to participate in their
efforts. Donations of any
denomination can be made by
contacting Amy Elsea of the
Pickaway County Chamber of
Commerce and all donations are taxdeductible.
The “Mural Ribbon
Cutting” will be Thursday October
19th at 5:30 p.m.
Another exciting opportunity for Pickaway County residents is the chance to win
his/her portrait to be included in the mural. Raffle tickets are $25 and one lucky winner
will actually have themselves immortalized in the mural to be seen by hundreds of
thousands of people! Tickets are available by contacting the Chamber of Commerce at
474-4923 or stop in at 135 W. Main St., in Circleville through Thursday September 21 st .
The number of entries for the Giant Pumpkin contest has
been on the rise with 35 last year! Dr. Bob Liggett, current
record holder at 1353 pounds, has said he expects at least 10
pumpkins over the elusive 1,000 pound mark for this year’s
event! Early reports are that Dr. Liggett’s entry for this year is
well over 1,200 lbs. With 5 weeks to go! The Giant Pumpkin
Weight-in will start at 12 Noon Wednesday!
The 338 th Army Band will be here in concert and other
special entertainment is planned including a McGuffey Lane
Concert at the West Main St. Stage Tuesday Evening at 7:00
p.m.

The 14-foot pie pan to bake the largest pumpkin pie in Ohio has been completed. The
design for the oven to bake the pumpkin pie is complete and with some help from our
friends in several businesses we are on our way to having it constructed. With help from
Lindsey’s Bake Shop we learned the largest pumpkin pie would take 360 pounds of
sugar, 100 gallons of evaporated milk, 172
dozen eggs, 15 pounds of salt, 30 pounds of
pumpkin spice, and 944 pounds of PUMPKIN
which creates 260 gallons of filling at well over
2000 pounds all of the ingredients were
donated by Kroger. Mix and bake at 350
degrees for 10 hours. Cool and move from the
shelter house at Ted Lewis Park to downtown
Circleville before the crowd arrives! Donations
are still being accepted for this project. There will be an official Sponsor Recognition
ceremony at 127 West Main in Front of Lindsey’s Bakery on Tuesday, October 17 at
10:00 a.m. Contact person is Paul Woods at 740-601-0563 or Larry Harris at 740-474-
3051.
Sixty-two former Pumpkin Show queens have been invited to join us in this magical
celebration and 51 have confirmed. They are coming from all over the United States to
be here. The Citizens Bank, Savings Bank, Kingston Bank, Oak Hill Bank, Homeland
Credit Union & Land America Lawyers Title have agreed to sponsor the Past Queen’s
events. The former Pumpkin Show queens will ride through the parade Saturday night.
Patt McGinnis has chaired this event.
The new 100 th Anniversary Banners for downtown Circleville
have arrived and are flying from downtown light poles for all to
see.
Jo Liggett has taken on the monumental challenge of
producing a Pumpkin Show History Book. Copies of the first 25
years will be available during the show.
The 100 th Pumpkin Show Memorabilia Committee is looking
for Pumpkin Show items of interest such as souvenirs,
mementoes, and memorabilia from the past 99 years of Pumpkin
Show to commemorate the 100 th Show. The items will be
displayed in locked display cases in the new Pumpkin Show
Building. If you have something you are willing to loan for the
exhibit or if you have any questions, please contact Kathryn
Berrigan 740-474-7230
Jerry Ayers, known as the World’s Fastest Pumpkin carver will return to the Pumpkin
Show. He will be attempting to create a World Record of carving 100 pumpkins in record
time at the Pickaway County Pavilion on Thursday

The Contest Committee has come up with many games for kids and this should be a
fun new event for the show.
The 100 th Committee is working with the Longaberger Company
to create a unique pumpkin basket for our special anniversary.
Anyone interested should contact Dorcas Morrow at 740-474-2637
or visit the website at www.pumpkinshow.com.
ArtsAround has found the artists to create “100 Pumpkins of
Pickaway II” to raise money for the arts of Pickaway County
through the Pickaway County Community Foundation. These
original pumpkin works of art will be available for sale in
Downtown Circleville during the show at 135 W. Main St.
The vocal talent contest will return this year and is being called “Stand Up and Sing!”
The primary sponsor is Amity Home Health Care. Preliminary auditions were held on
Saturday, August 19 th at the Nazarene Church. We have 10 incredibly talented finalists
who will compete at the finals on Oct. 19 th at 1:00 p.m. on the West Main St. stage. The
winners will all receive a trophy and cash prizes from Amity other prizes are being
donated by Dr. Freeman, West Salem Packing Company and Market on Main.
To Celebrate the 100 th Anniversary, multimedia downloads will be available on the
website during the week of The Pumpkin Show. Currently one web cam is already up and
running to document the progress of the mural being painted for the 100 th Anniversary.
During the week of Pumpkin Show three more web cams will be available to view more
coverage of the downtown area of The Pumpkin Show activities. Also another camera
will record the parades and other activities. The video files of these events will be
available for download from the website www.pumpkinshow.com. The Pumpkin Show
Committee would like to thank Kevin Beaver for his volunteerism and expertise in
designing and maintaining our website and web cams.
The House Decorating Contest with a Pumpkin Show Theme will be chaired by Bob
Mabe of the Circleville Apothecary, who started this new tradition last year. Anyone
interested can contact the Circleville Apothecary at 740-420-3784 or stop by 1200 N.
Court St. For complete rules and details. The Pumpkin Show would like to thank Bob
for handling this new addition and for donating all the prizes.
In celebration of the 100 th anniversary, the Baked Goods Dept. of the Pumpkin Show
is offering a special contest to Past Grand Champion and Champion Pumpkin Pie
winners. The rules and regulations will follow those for the regular contest. One Grand
Champion winner will receive a silver tray and $100 from Pumpkin Show, Inc. Preentries
are encouraged and may be made by calling Linda Ballou, Baked Goods Trustee,
at 740-474-8973.
There will be Special Divisions for Floats, Flower Show, Home Arts & Crafts
commemorating the 100 th Show.

A complete schedule of events will be available soon!
We are very excited about this 100 th event. We look forward to celebrating the history
and the magic of Pumpkin Show.

Press Release – June 6, 2006
100 th Circleville Pumpkin Show Update
It’s hard to believe the 100 th
Anniversary of the Circleville Pumpkin
Show is less than five months away.
The Volunteers have been working hard
in planning this event since Oct. 2005.
You can find them all over town
working on projects, and meeting with
people who can help.
Barry Keller, Vice President of
Pumpkin Show, Inc. and “point man”
for the event states that, “The volunteer
effort is nothing short of amazing.
Many of these caring individuals take
vacation time from their jobs to help out
with the show. Without their support,
the Pumpkin Show would not be
possible.” In addition to the 25
committees, of over 250 volunteers that
usually work on the show, a new 100 th Pumpkin Show Committee has been formed to
commemorate this special occasion.
Chaired by Nanisa Osborn, the 100 th Pumpkin Show Committee has been meeting
monthly since October. The Committee has divided into sub-committees with specific
concentrations to make the best use of our volunteers’ time and skills. The committees
were formed based on celebration ideas suggested at our first meetings. The 45 active
committee members have already devoted many hours of work into putting ideas
together, planning budgets, and in some cases executing those ideas. Anyone interested
in volunteering should contact Nanisa at 477-2156
The Pumpkin Show Committee is getting ready to paint the town orange for the “four
fun- filled days of family entertainment”, October 18 th through the 21 st ! There will again
be a Tuesday night preview from 5-10pm.
The Pumpkin Show Committee and the entire community want this show to be
special! However, the costs of these special events can be excessive. Each committee
has been charged with raising funds or obtaining a supporting sponsor to cover the cost of
their committee. We invite you to be a part of the 100 th Celebration. We are seeking
sponsors for many of the special activities for the show. If you or your business would
like to sponsor an event, Eric Clark is chairing the Corporate Sponsorships Committee to

help raise funds to offset the 100 th Celebration expenses. Anyone wishing to help should
contact Eric at 740-474-6333.
The rumor has been confirmed! The Circleville
Pumpkin Show Committee is proud to announce that The
Ohio State University Marching Band is scheduled to
make an appearance Thursday, Oct. 19 th in the Parade of
Bands. The band will be presented by the Defenbaugh-
Wise-Schoedinger Funeral Home. The 224 member band
will also perform a short concert immediately following
the parade.
In commemoration of the 100 th Celebration of the Circleville Pumpkin Show,
nationally renowned muralist and Circleville native, Eric Henn, will transform the
building at 116 E. Main Street into a
50’x30’ work of art. The Mural
Committee is pleased to announce that
there is still time for you or your
business to participate in their efforts.
Donations of any denomination can be
made by contacting Amy Elsea of the
Pickaway County Chamber of
Commerce and all donations are taxdeductible.
For donations in the
amount of $500-$999 the donor will
received a 12x18 signed mural print,
$1,000-$2,499 will receive a signed, matted and framed mural print and $2,500 and over
receive a signed, matted, framed print as well as their name engraved in a granite marker
to be located in the front of the mural.
Another exciting opportunity for Pickaway County residents is the chance to win
his/her portrait to be included in the mural. Raffle tickets will be $25 and one lucky
winner will actually have themselves immortalized in the mural to be seen by hundreds of
thousands of people! Tickets went on sale Monday, May 5 and
you can purchase your ticket by contacting the Chamber of
Commerce at 474-4923 or stop in at 135 W. Main St., in
Circleville.
The number of entries for the Giant Pumpkin contest has
been on the rise with 35 last year! Dr. Bob Liggett, current
record holder at 1353 pounds, has said he expects at least 10
pumpkins over the elusive 1,000 pound mark for this year’s
event!
The 338 th Army Band will be here in concert and other
special entertainment is planned including a McGuffey Lane
Concert at the West Main St. Stage Tuesday Evening.

Design for the pie pan to bake the largest pumpkin pie in Ohio (rumored to be approx.
14ft.) has been completed. The design for the oven to bake the pumpkin pie is complete
and with some help from our friends in several businesses we are on our way to having it
constructed. With help from Lindsey’s Bake Shop we learned the largest pumpkin pie
would take 132.3 pounds of sugar, 22 pounds of powdered milk, 22 gallons of water, 44
pounds of eggs, pounds of spices, and lots and lots and lots of PUMPKIN. Mix and bake
at 350 degrees for 10 hours. Cool and move from the shelter house at Ted Lewis Park to
downtown Circleville before the crowd arrives! Donations are still being accepted for
this project through June 1 st . Contact person is Paul Woods at 740-601-0563.
Sixty-One former queens have been invited to join us in this magical celebration with
44 already committing. They are coming from all over the United States to be here. The
Citizens Bank and Savings Bank have agreed to sponsor the Past Queen’s events.
The new 100 th Anniversary Banners for downtown Circleville
have arrived and should soon be flying from downtown light
poles for all to see.
Jo Liggett and Kathryn Berrigan have taken on the
monumental challenge of producing a Pumpkin Show History
Book. Copies will hopefully be available during the show.
The Memorabilia display has found a secure home at the new
Pumpkin Show Building on Pickaway Street and the committee
has begun to seek out memorabilia for the display.
Jerry Ayers, known as the World’s Fastest Pumpkin carver
will return to the Pumpkin Show according to Risa Varasso,
Executive Director of the Pickaway County Visitor’s Bureau.
He will be attempting to create a World Record of carving 100
pumpkins in record time.
The Contest Committee has come up with many games for kids and this should be a
fun new event for the show.
To light up the Wednesday evening sky, the Fireworks Committee has found a place
to set off the display. They have consulted the Fire and Police Chief for the appropriate
permits and safety considerations. Now all they need is someone willing to sponsor the
display! If interested contact Chad Conley at 740-412-1633.
The 100 th Committee is working with the Longaberger Company to create a unique
basket for our special anniversary.

ArtsAround has found the artists to create “100 Pumpkins of Pickaway II” to raise
money for the Pickaway County Community Foundation. These original pumpkin works
of art will be available for sale in Downtown Circleville during the show.
The vocal talent contest will return this year and is being called “Stand Up and Sing!”
The primary sponsor is Amity Home Health Care with the River 104.9 as the secondary
sponsor. The contest will be held on Thursday afternoon at 1:00 pm on the West Main
Street Stage. Preliminary auditions will be held on Saturday, August 19 th at the Nazarene
Church.
The Media Committee is working on having a web cam for the event so the whole
show will be streaming live on the Internet, but a sponsor is still needed. The rulebooks
are printed and the web site is being updated.
The House Decorating Contest with a Pumpkin Show Theme will be chaired by Bob
Mabe of the Circleville Apothecary, who started this new tradition last year. Anyone
interested can contact the Circleville Apothecary at 740-420-3784 or stop by 1200 N.
Court St. for complete rules and details. The Pumpkin Show would like to thank Bob for
handling this new addition and for donating all the prizes.
In celebration of the 100 th anniversary, the Baked Goods Dept. of the Pumpkin Show
is offering a special contest to Past Grand Champion and Champion Pumpkin Pie
winners. The rules and regulations will follow those for the regular contest. One Grand
Champion winner will receive a silver tray and $100 from Pumpkin Show, Inc. Preentries
are encouraged and may be made by calling Linda Ballou, Baked Goods Trustee,
at 740-474-8973.
There will be Special Divisions for Floats, Flower Show, Home Arts & Crafts
commemorating the 100 th Show.
We are excited about the possibilities for this 100 th event. We look forward to
celebrating the history and the magic of Pumpkin Show.

Press Release – May 2006
100 th Pumpkin Show
The 100 th Pumpkin Show Committee began its work at an organizational meeting on
October 5, 2005 and we have been meeting monthly since that time. The Committee has
divided into sub-committees with specific concentrations to make the best use of our
Volunteers’ time and skills. The Committees were formed based on celebration ideas
suggested at our first meetings. The 45 active Committee members have already devoted
many hours of work into putting ideas together, planning budgets, and in some cases
executing those ideas.
The Committees
The Largest Pumpkin Pie
Chaired by Paul Woods this committee has been dedicated to building the oven, making
the pie pan, and mixing and baking the largest pumpkin pie to bring this distinction back
to the Circleville Pumpkin Show. Donations of the block for the oven, propane, and
ingredients are currently being solicited and some area businesses have committed to
help.
The Past Queens
We have invited all former Pumpkin Show Queens to be our guests October 21, 2006, for
Brunch at the Trinity Lutheran Church - Noecker Hall, sponsored by the Citizens Bank of
Ashville. They are to be recognized at the Pickaway County Pavilion from 1:00 p.m. –
3:00 p.m., on East Franklin Street. A hospitality room will be provided by Defenbaugh
Wise Schoedinger Funeral Home before the Saturday night parade for the queens only.
The Savings Bank is the sponsor of the past queens’ floats. The builder of the floats is
Carl Manson.
We have seventy-one former queens; ten of which are deceased. The remaining sixtyone
queens have been invited to attend. The Miss Pumpkin Show contest was added for
the 1933 show. There was no Pumpkin Show held in 1942 and 1943 because of the war.
Lucille Heise Radcliff was the first Miss Pumpkin Show in 1933. She was Miss
Circleville.
We have had six queens from Amanda Clearcreek, twenty from Circleville, sixteen from
Logan Elm, five from Teays Valley, twenty from Westfall and four from Zane Trace.
We have queens living in the following states: California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas,
Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina and Texas – one each,
Kentucky, New York, South Carolina and Tennessee – two each, Florida - three and
Ohio - forty-one.

Past and present pictures of all former queens will be on display at Micro Systems, 134
North Court Street. All past queens’ pictures are compliments of Ellery Elick. We are
looking forward to seeing all of our former queens.
Fireworks
If we are able to raise funding, Premier Pyrotechnics has agreed to send us off in a big
way on Wednesday at 7 PM. Prime viewing will be at the West Main Street Stage. Chair
Chad Conley is coordinating the land owner permission and security for the event. Both
the Fire and Police Chief have been consulted for the appropriate permits and safety
considerations.
The History Book and Memorabilia Display
Jo Liggett and Kathryn Berrigan have taken on this challenge. Mrs. Liggett is writing the
history and Kathryn is working with Jo and the Historical Society to coordinate a display.
Jo and Kathryn would like to hear from anyone who has memorabilia they are willing to
share during the show. Plans include a secure location for the display.
Souvenirs/Banners
Valerie Sanzoni, Marsha Sturgell and Tammie Wooten divided up the duties and started
calling. They have planned for 75 Banners to be displayed in downtown Circleville from
early in the year announcing the 100 th and adding more as we get closer to October.
Working with Pumpkin Show Media Trustee Jim Parker they have developed the logo to
be used for the Banners. They have received suggestions for Vintage Souvenirs and
continue to seek interesting souvenir options that will be particular to the 100th Pumpkin
Show.
Contests and Photo Spot
Dawn Meyers and crew are working on contests to run during the Pumpkin Show for
children and adults alike. They have begun pulling together their ideas. In addition,
they are coordinating a Photo Spot at the Pumpkin Tower to allow visitors to the Show to
pose for the favorite shot of pumpkins on display.