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Winning ways

Festival contests produce variety of community ‘champions’

The 22nd Annual Romulus Pumpkin Festival will cele-
brate the history and community of the city Sept. 20 and 21
with entertainment and events designed to please all ages
and interests.
Some of the most popular events at the parade are the
annual culinary contests which allow area residents to sub-
mit their finest canned goods, pies and sunflowers for hon-
ors.
The winners of those various contests will all be
announced as part of the festival at 12:30 Saturday, Sept. 20
in the Hospitality Tent during the festival. Entries in those
contests celebrating the harvests of tomatoes, green beans,
pickles and fruits already delivered their entries in the con- 2018 First Place Cutest Boy, Finn and Cutest Girl, Aurora
test to the Romulus Senior Center. Winners in the canning honor for their canned pickles. First place for canned pick-
contest last year included July Leland who won first place les last year was awarded to Patrick and Liz Webb.
for her canned tomatoes and Jim and Sandy Chapman who This year, pie entries were limited to pumpkin, sweet
won second-place honors. The Chapmans also won first potato, peach and apple pies.
place for their canned honey and another second place And judges will again this year be looking for the largest