Sycamore Pumpkin Festival 55th Annual
October 26-30, 2016
Parade of Pumpkins
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undreds of “Parade of Pumpkins” entrants will be on display during Sycamore’s annual Pumpkin Festival. Activities are planned for every day of the festival, lasting from Wednesday through Sunday, with shuttle buses planned for Saturday, the peak craft show day, and Sunday, the day of the parade.
Saturday, Oct. 22 • A free pumpkin giveaway by Denis and Jill Jagodzinski will be held at 10 a.m. in the parking lot behind the Wally Thurow statue on the southwest corner of Somonauk and Elm streets.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 5:30 p.m. by Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave. Food also will be available. • ABC Preschool will sell Pumpkin Festival flags at Paulson Appliance, 245 W. State St., and Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave., from noon to 4 p.m. • Royal Rangers will have Pumpkin Festival buttons, patches and pins from 4 to 8 p.m. in front of Blue Moon Bikes, 211 W. State St. • CRU of NIU will offer long-sleeved Pumpkin Festival shirts in front of Stomp, 307 W. State St. between 4 and 6 p.m.
Food vendors
Wednesday, Oct. 26
• Sycamore Kiwanis will offer roasted nuts in the North Food Court from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Activities and events
Saturday, Oct. 29
• Lions Club’s pumpkin check-in will take place from 4 to 9 p.m. on the courthouse lawn. • The opening ceremony will start at 5 p.m. on North Maple Street, adjacent to the courthouse. It will include the ceremony for the cutting of the giant cake donated by Hy-Vee. • The Hy-Vee Health and Wellness Team will have the Hy-Vee Healthy You Mobile set up on the corner of State and Maple streets from 2 to 8 p.m.
Food vendors • The Lions food trailer will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the corner of Maple and State streets.
Thursday, Oct. 27 Activities and events • Sycamore Kiwanis will host a prayer breakfast at 7 a.m. at Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave. • Pumpkin displays can be viewed on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse on State Street. • A free pumpkin craft (with museum admission) will be offered at the Midwest Museum of Natural History, 425 W. State St., between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. • A free Pumpkin Celebration will be held at Sycamore Public Library at 6 p.m. Children in kindergarten through fifth grade are invited to come in costume and enjoy games, story time and treats. • Entries close for the Sycamore Golf Club Pumpkin Scramble, which will be held Saturday. Call 815-895-3884 to register.
Food vendors • Sycamore Kiwanis will offer roasted nuts in the North Food Court from 5 to 9 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 28 Activities and events • Pumpkin displays can be viewed on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse on State Street. • The teen carnival will be open from noon to 10 p.m. at Sacramento and State streets. A $25 unlimited ride special is available. Check for times at the carnival. • The kiddie carnival for young children will be held from noon to 10 p.m. at the parking lot at Somonauk and Elm streets. A $25 ride special is available. Check for times at the carnival. • The Midwest Museum of Natural History, 425 W. State St., will host a class titled “What Can You Do With Pumpkins?” fro 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Cost is $5 per person.
Craft and merchandise vendors • A craft show will be hosted from 11 a.m. to
Activities and events • The Rotary Pancake Breakfast will be served from 7 to 11 a.m. at the Federated Church at 612 W. State St. • Pumpkin displays can be viewed on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse on State Street. • The Sycamore Golf Club Pumpkin Scramble will begin at 10 a.m. at the Sycamore Golf Club, 940 E. State St. Registration entries close the Thursday before. • The Lions Club giant-pumpkin weigh-in will begin at 10 a.m. on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse on State Street. • The Historic Homes Walk “The Restoration” will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets cost $25 each or $40 for two. They are available at the Sycamore History Museum, 1730 N. Main St.; the Sycamore Chamber of Commerce, 407 W. State St.; Sweet Earth, 341 W. State St., and at each home on the day of the walk. Visit www. sycamorehistory.org for more information. • The teen carnival will be open from noon to 10 p.m. at Sacramento and State streets. A $25 ride special is available. Check for times at the carnival. • The kiddie carnival for young children will be held from noon to 10 p.m. at the parking lot at Somonauk and Elm streets. A $25 ride special is available. Check for times at the carnival. • The Marquee Saturday Event will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. in the 100 block of Somonauk Street. It is sponsored by KishHealth System, Upstaging Inc. and First Midwest Bank. Pots & Pans Community Steel Band will perform at 2 p.m. and Flat 43 BMX will perform at 3 p.m. • A Pumpkin Smash will be held at 2 p.m. at the Midwest Museum of Natural History, 425 W. State St. Cost is $5 per person. For information, visit www.mmnh.org. • The Kiwanis will host a pie-eating contest at 4 p.m. on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse on State Street. • Fireworks can be enjoyed at Sycamore Park off of Airport Road at 7:30 p.m. The display is sponsored by the Sycamore Park District and the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival Committee.
Craft and merchandise vendors • Royal Rangers will have Pumpkin Festival buttons, patches and pins from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in front of Blue Moon Bikes, 211 W. State St. • The Autumn Craft & Treasures Market, hosted by Sycamore Music Boosters, will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Sycamore High School Field House. • A craft show will be hosted from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. by Sycamore United Methodist Church at 160 Johnson Ave. Food also will be available. • Friends of JAMS will sell African baskets from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Oaken Acres Wildlife Center will have puzzles, notebooks, jewelry, cat toys, soup and live birds from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in front of Taxco Restaurant, 223 W. State St. • Pumpkin Festival Flags will be sold by ABC Preschool in front of Paulsen Appliance, 245 W. State St., and at Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. • TAILS Humane Society will offer glass sculptures, dog treats and dog costumes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in front of Taxco Restaurant, 223 W. State St. • CRU of NIU will offer long-sleeved Pumpkin Festival shirts in front of Stomp, 307 W. State St. between 4 and 6 p.m.
Food vendors • Boy Scout Troop 40 will serve loaded baked potatoes from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. • First Baptist Church will offer cupcakes and brownies from 9 a..m. to 5 p.m. in front of Christian Connection, 337 W. State St. • Sycamore Kiwanis will offer roasted nuts in the North Food Court from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. • Moose Lodge of Sycamore will offer brats on a stick, chili, deep-fried Twinkies, corn dogs and drinks from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the North Food Court. • The St. Mary’s Church food booth at Waterman and Somonauk streets will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Boy Scout Troop 16 will serve pulled pork sandwiches, pizza by the slice and hot dogs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the North Food Court. • The Sycamore Angels Rebekah Lodge will offer funnel cakes, cinnamon apples and soup in the North Food Court from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • DeKalb Rotary will serve brats and hot dogs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Cornerstone Christian Academy will offer walking tacos, drinks and baked goods in the North Food Court from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Odd Fellows will offer pulled pork, hot dogs, hamburgers and fries from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • The DeKalb County Shrine Club will offer pork chop sandwiches in front of P.J.’s Courthouse Tavern and Grille, 202 W. State St., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • A beef burger and soup luncheon will be served from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. by church members at Bethel Assembly of God at 131 W. Elm St. • The Kishwaukee Valley Barbershoppers will offer elephant ears in the South Food Court starting at 11 a.m. • The Sycamore Elks Club will offer funnel cakes, potato ribbons and sweet corn from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. across from the courthouse. • The Sycamore Rugby Club will offer pork shanks from 1 to 8 p.m. across from the courthouse.
Sunday, Oct. 30 Activities and events • Pumpkin displays can be viewed on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse on State Street. • The Sycamore Pumpkin Run 10K Road Race starts at 9:05 a.m. at the Sycamore Armory. For information, visit pumpkinrunsycamore.com.
• The teen carnival will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at Sacramento and State streets. A $25 ride special is available. Check for times at the carnival. • The kiddie carnival for young children will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at the parking lot at Somonauk and Elm streets. A $25 ride special is available. Check for times at the carnival. • The Pumpkin Parade will begin at 1 p.m. A handicapped-parking area is located at the corner of Exchange and Main streets. A viewing area for the handicapped has been established at the intersection of State and Main streets. The parade route follows Somonauk, Elm, California, State and Main streets. All of these streets will be posted “No Parking.”
Craft and merchandise vendors • Royal Rangers will have Pumpkin Festival buttons, patches and pins from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in front of Blue Moon Bikes, 211 W. State St. • The Autumn Craft & Treasures Market, hosted by Sycamore Music Boosters, will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sycamore High School Field House. • Friends of JAMS will sell African baskets from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Oaken Acres Wildlife Center will have puzzles, notebooks, jewelry, cat toys, soup and live birds from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in front of Taxco Restaurant, 223 W. State St.
Food vendors • The Sycamore Rugby Club will offer pork shanks from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. across from the courthouse. • Moose Lodge of Sycamore will offer brats on a stick, chili, deep-fried Twinkies, corn dogs and drinks from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the North Food Court. • Sycamore Kiwanis will offer roasted nuts in the North Food Court from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. • DeKalb Rotary will serve brats and hot dogs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Boy Scout Troop 40 will serve loaded baked potatoes from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. • The Kishwaukee Valley Barbershoppers will offer elephant ears in the South Food Court starting at 10 a.m. • Boy Scout Troop 16 will serve pulled pork sandwiches, pizza by the slice and hot dogs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the North Food Court. • The Sycamore Angels Rebekah Lodge will offer funnel cakes, cinnamon apples and soup in the North Food Court from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • The DeKalb County Shrine Club will offer pork chop sandwiches from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • A beef burger luncheon will be served from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. by church members at Bethel Assembly of God at 131 W. Elm St. • Cornerstone Christian Academy will offer walking tacos, drinks and baked goods in the North Food Court from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. • St. Peter’s Episcopal Church will host a food booth from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 218 Somonauk St. • A food booth hosted by St. Mary’s Catholic Church will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Waterman and Somonauk streets. • The Sycamore Elks Club will offer funnel cakes, potato ribbons and sweet corn from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. across from the courthouse. • Odd Fellows will offer pulled pork, hot dogs, hamburgers and fries from noon to 6 p.m.
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PUMPKIN FEST 2016 New attractions, old favorites in festival’s 55th year By STEPHANIE MARKHAM smarkham@shawmedia.com If the display of more than 1,000 decorated pumpkins isn’t exciting enough, attendees of the 55th annual Sycamore Pumpkin Festival can also look forward to a fireworks display, a BMX bicycle show and a steel band performance. Jerry Malmassari, president of the Pumpkin Festival Committee, said planning for each year’s festival starts as soon as the previous one ends. After the parade that closes the festival each year, organizers meet to discuss what worked and what didn’t as they begin looking ahead. “Ask me the day after the festival, but right now everything is looking good,” he said. “Things are falling into place.” The festival includes a fireworks display every five years, which means people can expect to see them again this year for the 55th anniversary, Malmassari said. The fireworks will be ignited at Sycamore Community Park starting at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29. The BMX bicycle show is a new addition to the festival from the group Flat 43 BMX, which will present stunts as well as bicycle safety tips at 3 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of Somonauk Street. The BMX bicycle show will follow a free performance at 2 p.m. by Potts & Pans Steelband. Pumpkin Fest has seen attendance of more than 100,000 over the five days of events, Malmassari said. “A lot of people like the community and our small-town feel,” he said. “We build it as [a] family-friendly kids event with entertainment that’s free or at a reasonable price, and people love coming back.” Malmassari said attendance has been higher in years when a popular public figure is chosen as the parade marshal, and he is excited to meet the 2016 marshal, Orion Samuelson, lead agricultural broadcaster for WGN Radio in Chicago. Sycamore City Manager Brian Gregory said the “spirit of Sycamore” will be on display for all – whether people came to see family march in the parade, participate in trick-or-treating, or get a slice of cake at the cake-cutting ceremony. “It’s great to have people come see everything Sycamore has to offer,” Gregory said. “The Pumpkin Festival exemplifies what Sycamore is all about.” Various fair foods and souvenirs will be available throughout the week. All vendors are local nonprofit organizations, which keeps with the original mission of the Sycamore Lions Club in creating the official celebration in 1962, Malmassari said. As always, the highlight of the festival is the display of pumpkins decorated around the theme on the DeKalb County Courthouse lawn, which typically has about 1,000 entries. This year, the theme is Parade of Pumpkins. Camryn Knox, a second-grader at North Grove Elementary, came up with the winning theme. “It’s remarkable what these kids create,” Malmassari said.
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: A giant “minion” sits on the Sunbelt Rentals float in the 2015 Sycamore Festival Pumpkin Parade. Cal Ackmann, dressed as Woodstock, gets help carrying his pumpkin from his dad, Thorn Ackmann, during the opening day of the 2015 Pumpkin Festival. A giant cake provided by Hy-Vee displayed last year’s festival theme, “Pumpkins in Disguise.” This year’s theme is “Parade of Pumpkins.” The Sycamore Pumpkin Festival Parade steps off at 1 p.m. Sunday.
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This year’s Pumpkin Parade grand marshal has not only been to Sycamore Pumpkin Festival, but he has also broadcasted his noon WGN radio show from it. “It was earlier this summer that I first received the email (invitation), and I was deeply honored,” said 2016 Parade Grand Marshal Orion Samuelson. Starting at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, the parade route will go north on Somonauk Street from the Borden Avenue intersection and continue along Elm, California, State and Main streets. Samuelson said he has seen a lot of festivals that salute a local commodity, and he is glad to see the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival is still alive and being well managed. “The thing I love about communities that do this type of thing is it becomes a reunion of former residents,” Samuelson said. “They get to see people, and it brings the community together.” While the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival is entering its 55th year, Samuelson recently celebrated his 56th anniversary of working for WGN Radio in Chicago. He has been the station’s head agriculture broadcaster since 1960.
Samuelson can be heard presenting agricultural stock market reports on WGN as well as giving his commentary on National Farm Report and Samuelson Sez, which are syndicated to stations across the country. He and associate Max Armstrong cohost the Morning Show on WGN Morning Radio every Saturday along with the weekly program This Week in Agri-Business on RFD-TV. Jerome Perez, secretary of the Pumpkin Festival committee, said when selecting the grand marshal, committee members create a list of people who could attract attendance to the parade or are well known in the area. “Since we are a farming community, we thought he would provide an added draw to the parade,” Perez said. Samuelson said he will be talking with community members during a meet-and-greet before the parade, and he will sign and sell copies of his book, the 2012 autobiography “You Can’t Dream Big Enough.” “I would caution people that the value of a book signed by the author only increases when the author dies, so it would be a long-term investment,” he joked. Samuelson said he and his wife Gloria are looking forward to a day of fun and seeing old friends in Sycamore.
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PARADE MARSHAL Renowned radio host Orion Samuelson to lead parade
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Pumpkin Fest Junior Marshals pose for a photo with members of the Sycamore Kiwanis. Students were selected based on stories, essays and poems they wrote. From left: Kiwanis member Bill Riddle, St. Mary’s sixth-grader Alison Schwartz, Sycamore Middle School sixth-grader Milena Zak, Sycamore eighth-grader Madelyn Lathrop, Sycamore sixth-grader Amanda Jamrog, St. Mary’s eighth-grader Drew Donahoe, St. Mary’s sixth-grader Quin Dukes and Kiwanis member Sherry Riddle.
Six students chosen for Pumpkin Parade honor SHAW MEDIA Six Sycamore students will receive a free ride during this year’s Pumpkin Festival Parade. The students have been selected as junior marshals by the Sycamore Kiwanis Club. Winners are chosen from students who participate in the Kiwanis’ annual writing contest, which is divided into poem, story and theme categories. The top two finishers in each category are selected as junior marshals and have an opportunity to ride on the Kiwanis Club’s float during the Oct. 30 parade. Students who entered the contest were asked to write about the festival’s theme of “Parade of Pumpkins,” or about Halloween in Sycamore. The winners also receive a cash award. A total of 71 students from Sycamore
Middle School and St. Mary’s School submitted entries. Winners were treated to lunch at Culver’s, followed by a picture-taking session at Midwest Museum of Natural History in Sycamore. In addition to the Junior Marshal writing contest, the Kiwanis Club of Sycamore sponsors a pie-eating contest. In this contest, the competitors must eat a wedge of pumpkin pie without using their hands. The contest is open to the public, with age brackets of 5 and younger, 6-10, 11-15 and 16 and older. Prizes are $5 for first place, $4 for second place, $3 for third place and $2 for fourth place in each division. The contest will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, on the courthouse lawn. On Oct. 29 and 30, Sycamore Kiwanis Club will host a booth serving roasted nuts to support Kiwanis projects in the community. The Kiwanis will host the 17th an-
nual Pumpkin Prayer Breakfast at 7 Put 20 in a line, stack 30 of them tall! Pumpkins with feathers, glitter and a.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 faces, So many pumpkins in so many placJohnson Ave. Tickets cost $7 for adults es! and $5 for students. Pumpkins with candles – aren’t Following are the winning entries. they neat? Pumpkins at doorsteps when you trick or treat! The Courthouse surrounded with Amanda Jamrog pumpkins in all of its glory, Sixth grade, Sycamore Middle School Every single pumpkin seems to be telling a story! The Pumpkin Parade We love Mr. Pumpkin, who is very Stand, far back, clear the roads, for well known, today, This city of pumpkins – Sycamore For you see, today is the great is my home. Pumpkin Parade! As the parade ends, and we hear no Orange and white, pumpkins ga- more cheers, lore, I wonder what the pumpkin theme Carved and painted, so many to will be next year! adore! See JUNIOR MARSHALS, page 7 A variety of pumpkins, big to small,
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SECOND PLACE – POEM Quin Dukes Sixth grade, St. Mary’s School Look! Look!
Look! Look! The pumpkins are here! The pumpkins are here, the best of all year! Down State Street comes the beat of the drums they play so well. Oh, look and listen – isn’t it grand? I love the sound of that marching band! Pumpkins on floats; I hope no one gloats that theirs is the best than the rest. Look! Look! The pumpkins have passed and the day has gone fast. With all that’s been said, I must get to bed to see an instant replay of the day in my head.
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FIRST PLACE – STORY Milena Zak Sixth grade, Sycamore Middle School When the Pumpkin Came to Town
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On a sunny fall afternoon in late September the air was crisp and the leaves were changing into deep browns, beautiful reds and bright yellows. I lay there with my round orange friends dreaming about the excitement of being chosen by a child. I felt the thumping of little feet on the ground and the warmth of small hands around me, as I’m being lifted into the air by a little girl and taken home. When we arrive at her house I hear my little girl’s excitement when she’s talking to her parents about her different decorating ideas. I wonder if I will be scary like a monster or funny like a clown, beautiful like a princess or carved into a jack-o’-lantern. I’m so excited to see what I will become. Soon I feel myself being carried into a different room by those same warm small friendly hands and laid on a cool floor. I can feel the warmth and softness of my pumpkin skin being cleaned of the dirt from the pumpkin patch. Then I feel the cool green and yellow paint being brushed onto my orange skin as I wonder still with much excitement what I’m going to be, then finally I feel the gold glitter being sprinkled on me. The evening has arrived when my little girl with all her excitement and anticipation would take me down to the courthouse to be placed on the lawn in the happy and fancy category to be judged and on display for all to see. The next day we have won a
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ribbon for being a Tinker Bell fairy princess pumpkin. As I sit on display in the front of the courthouse I’m so happy to have been chosen to experience the Drew Donahoe Sycamore Pumpkin Festival. I love watching all the Eighth grade, St. Mary’s School people as they walk around enjoying the foods and festivities and looking at me and the other lucky It was my favorite day! Time to put out the pumppumpkins on display. The exciting end to my Syca- kins on the lawn and get into any Halloween cosmore Pumpkin Festival adventure was watching all tume. This year my pumpkin was a colorful pumpkin the fun floats in the parade on Sunday. with stripes down the side and a mask on his face. I was so proud of him; he was my first pumpkin I ever made by myself without my parents. I put down my pumpkin in the “theme” zone for my age group and Alison Schwartz grabbed my coupon for a hot dog. I went downtown Sixth grade, St. Mary’s School in my Halloween costume and trick-or-treated at the local businesses. I saw a few of my friends, and my Parade of Pumpkins family joined them. My favorite part was that I finalOn Oct. 31, the pumpkins awaken. They can’t wait ly got there early enough to get a treat at Ellison’s until they are brought home. One pumpkin named Bakery! Bacon told them a story. He made all the pumpkins I got home and, like always, traded candy with my quite shaken. brother. Also, I thought I might be dreaming because His story was about a man named Raycon. His it didn’t rain the whole weekend! I got up Sunday wife, Aiken, found three small pumpkins. Raycon morning to a bunch of people in front of our house. thought about what to do with them. This was also usual because our house is right out“Hmmm. Maybe I could decorate them,” Raycon side the finish line. Like every year, I burned my thought. tongue on the Mexican hot chocolate that my mom “We could bake the pumpkins!” shouted Aiken. always makes. My favorite part of the weekend is the “How could we bake those pumpkins? I don’t tradition! know how,” said Raycon. But Aiken just ignored him and yelled, “I’m makin pumpkin pie!” Raycon grabbed the pumpkins before Aiken could and said, “No! Don’t bake these pumpkins because I Madelyn Lathrop want to decorate them and make a pumpkin parade!” Eighth grade, Sycamore Middle School Aiken looked at him as if he were mistaken. “Excuse me. Did you say pumpkin parade?” asked My First Pumpkin Aiken. I have been going to pumpkin fest since I was “Yes, I did say pumpkin parade.” a little girl. Each year I entered a pumpkin in the Aiken let him do his parade, but she became jeal- contest. My entry kept getting better and better. I ous when he got all the attention. So on an October entered my first pumpkin when I was 3 years old, night, she snuck out and went to the parade. She took and it was twice my size. I remembered trying to a big bag and put all the pumpkins she could into it. pick it up. I tried and tried and tried, but I couldn’t “Tomorrow, there will be so much pumpkin pie so my dad had to carry it, and I was so upset. Then for me,” Aiken thought to herself. That next day, Raycon went to visit his parade. my mom brought out the paint, I was overjoyed. When he got there, there were only a few pumpkins. My morn said that my face lit up when I saw the paint and when she tried to teach me how to paint; “What happened to my pumpkins?” He went back home and asked Aiken if she knew. all I did was finger paint. I got some paint on the He smelled something sweet. He found Aiken in the pumpkin; but most of the paint covered the porch. kitchen with a plate in front of her. On the plate was Apparently, I got over painting the pumpkin, when a slice of pumpkin pie. He became mad at Aiken who it was covered from the stem down. Then, I deciddisappeared mysteriously the next day. She became ed to redesign the porch and help with my parknown as The Pumpkin Stealer and continued to ents’ pumpkins too. I always love to go look at all the pumpkins; my favorite would have to be the steal pumpkins to bake and eat. Bacon the pumpkin finished his story. The pump- incredible pumpkin. Now I have a little sister to bring to the festival and cannot wait to see her first kins didn’t sleep well that night for fear of Aiken. pumpkin. The End.
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THEME WINNER North Grove student comes up with delightful theme By BRETT ROWLAND browland@shawmedia.com The second-grader at North Grove Elementary who came up with the theme for the 55th annual Sycamore Pumpkin Festival is still working on ideas for her own entry. Camryn Knox isn’t alone. Pumpkin carvers and decorators around the region are pondering the 2016 theme, “Parade of Pumpkins,” as they prepare for this year’s contest. Camryn, a 7-year-old who’s favorite holiday is Halloween, and her parents, Michelle and Ryan Knox, are still in the process of coming up with a plan for their entry this year, Michelle Knox said. The parade is Camryn’s favorite part of the festival. The Pumpkin Festival Committee selects a theme each year from suggestions from children in kindergarten through fifth grade. Entries are whittled down to a list of 25, with duplicate entries and trademarked ideas ruled out. The committee then takes the list of 25 entries and reduc-
es it to 10. From there, committee members vote to determine a winner and two honorable mentions. Students from Sycamore School District 427, St. Mary’s School in Sycamore, and Cornerstone Christian Academy submitted a total of 204 applications for the festival’s theme. The 2016 honorable mentions were “Pumpkins Around Town,” submitted by third-grade South Prairie Elementary student Emma Horton, and “The Land of Pumpkins,” from West Elementary kindergartner Adrian Davila. After her idea was chosen in May, Camryn received a $50 check, a framed certificate of appreciation, a commemorative set of postcards, and a copy of Tom Oestreicher’s “Mr. Pumpkin & the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival: A 50 Year History.” Camryn has a lot to look forward to with this year’s festival. “She said she is most excited to ride in the parade and being able to see all of her friends and family and wave at them,” her mother said.
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Sycamore Pumpkin Festival theme winner Camryn Knox (right), 7, is handed her winnings by Pumpkin Fest Theme Chairwoman Jennifer Diehl after the 2016 Pumpkin Festival theme announcement on May 18. Knox is a student at North Grove Elementary School and her theme idea was “Parade of Pumpkins.”
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The 44th annual Autumn Craft & Treasures Market will be held at the Sycamore High School Fieldhouse from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
SHAW MEDIA The 44th annual Autumn Craft & Treasures Market, sponsored by the Sycamore Music Boosters, is part of the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival weekend, Oct. 29 and 30. The event will be held at the Sycamore High School Fieldhouse from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. There will be more than 250 vendors featuring a variety of quality crafts, handmade wood products, specialty items such as wool products, candles, spices, candies, antiques, ceramics and more. Various student music groups will perform on Saturday. Craft & Treasures Market admission fees are $2 for adults and $1 for senior citizens and students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Children younger than 5 get in free. Parking is free. A handicapped lot will be available on the north side of the fieldhouse just off of Johnson Avenue. There will be golf cart shuttles running during operating hours. No animals are allowed except those used for special needs assistance. Visitors numbering in the thousands come every year from all over northern Illinois to browse and purchase items for sale. More than 200 adult and student volunteers help exhibitors, supervise traffic, operate the concession stand and work at admissions, guard posts and various other jobs. Raffle tickets for a chance to win
$10,000 will be available at the Autumn Craft & Treasures Market. Raffle tickets are $20 for one ticket or $100 for six. This cash raffle is a fundraiser for Make a Difference DKC and Sycamore Music Boosters. For more information on the raffle, visit makeadifferencedkc.com. Sycamore Music Boosters is a volunteer organization composed of families and friends of students enrolled in music education classes in Sycamore schools focused on promoting excellence in music education. Sycamore Music Boosters began years ago with a group of parents interested in supporting school bands. In 1972, the band booster club enlarged its interest to encompass all music programs and the then-named “Antique Craft & Treasures Market” was born. Incorporated in 1978 as a nonprofit organization, the Sycamore Music Boosters continue to support school music programs including funding for equipment purchases, field trips, music camp and college scholarships, high school and middle school musicals, and numerous other music activities. More than 600 students are enrolled in elective music programs in grades 4 through 12, as well as all elementary music programs. The primary source of funds for Sycamore Music Boosters is the annual Autumn Craft & Treasures Market. For more information about the Sycamore Music Boosters, visit: www. sycamoremusicboosters.com or follow them on Facebook and Twitter.
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have made the most of this home, even adding a “Small Library” with a bench out front to invite visitors to sit and read in the shade. Visitors won’t want to leave the lovely kitchen added on to the rear of the home. Built in the late 1880s by H. H. Coleman, the home at 520 S. Main St., may not look spectacular on the outside (yet), but entering the home is like stepping back in time. The many collections create the feel of a different era. Again, bringing this home back from being made into apartments has created some unique spaces in a gracious, comfortable home. The last restoration is headquarters for the tour – the Engh Farm and Sycamore History Museum. Don’t miss the award-winning “Faces of Sycamore” exhibit, which is included as part of the tour. Tickets for the tour cost $25 per person or $40 per couple. Tickets are available at the Sycamore History Museum, 1730 N. Main St., Sweet Earth Gifts, or the Sycamore Chamber of Commerce. Those interested in volunteering and earning a free ticket, should contact the Sycamore History Museum at 815-895-5762.
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By BRETT ROWLAND browland@shawmedia.com For some, the best part of the annual Sycamore Pumpkin Festival is also the sweetest – the cake-cutting that kicks off the five-day festival. And this year, the organization that makes that possible has been named 2016’s Friend of the Festival. “The Sycamore Pumpkin Festival Committee chose Hy-Vee this year due to their continued support of the cake-cutting ceremony opening the festival,” the committee announced. “This will be the third Pumpkin Festival that Hy-Vee will have donated the cake for the opening cake-cutting ceremony during the festival. The committee is thrilled to have them support us as they bring a great deal of enthusiasm to the event.” Creating that cake is in all-day process. It takes a team of six to eight decorators from the bakery to prepare the two 4-foot by 8-foot cakes for the festival, Hy-Vee Store Director Tom Boubin said. Hy-Vee is a relative newcomer to the community, having opened its 92,500-square-foot supermarket at 2700 DeKalb Road in 2011. However, Hy-Vee quickly
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Hy-Vee has been named 2016’s Friend of the Festival. stepped up and offered to bake the cake that opens the festival when a new sponsor was needed, Committee President Jerry Malmassari said. Each year, the Friend of the Fest is chosen by the community committee, which meets monthly. The Friend of the Fest started in 2001 as a way to honor those who help make Sycamore’s signature festival possible, he said.
“It takes so much outside help to do this and we want to recognize them,” Malmassari said. “Hy-Vee really took this up with enthusiasm and they’ve been here every year since.” Boubin said being named Friend of the Festival was an honor. “It just shows that Hy-Vee is part of the community,” he said.
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Chamber’s 38th annual 10K race steps off Sunday runsycamore.com or forms can be picked up at the Sycamore Chamber office, 407 W. State St. in SycaThe 38th annual Pumpkin Run, to be held Sun- more. Also available on the race website is a detailed day, Oct. 30, is a 10,000-meter USATF-sanctioned and route map, photos of past races, and 2015 race results. “We are excited to be awarding for the first time certified road race presented by KishHealth System, part of Northwestern Medicine. It draws more than ever, throw blankets, embroidered with our Pump1,800 registered racers from all over northern Illinois kin Run Logo, to the top three male and female overand beyond. Starting gun goes off at 9:05 a.m. sharp. all winners this year,� Rose Treml, executive direcRace registration is available online at pumpkin- tor of the Sycamore Chamber, said in a news release.
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