To apply for a new GPC site you must go on the GPC website, read the rules and fill out the application for new site. gpc1.org Once that is completed the rep for your area (me) will assist in the process.

Very nice tomato Chris! Congratulations on the new Canadian record.

Yes Simon you are right, I do feel very fortunate and lucky to win this beautiful carved basswood trophy. Thanks goes out to Gary Simmonds who created this! It will be placed in a prominent place here in our home. Bracebridge is a great community agricultural event and thanks to Ben, Cassandra, Nate, and Jenn and all the others who put this together!

Congratulations to my buddy Harley on a pb! It was good seeing you doing the jig again. Great weigh off and great parade once again. Thanks to all who helped out.

Congratulations Jane and Phil on the new record! Now lets go get that 2000 plus.

Big congrats to you John, I have been in touch with Port Elgin officials as all data from Saturday needs to be properly done and resubmitted. They say it will be taken care of in the next few days. We will keep on top of it and get this done.

Just to clarify your clarification on the question of whether a healed tip or healed soft spots can be entered as an official entry, the answer to that is it would be up to the judges discretion to determine it being a healthy specimen. If you have a gourd that is in this condition, by all means take it to the contest and ask the judge there to inspect it and give you his or her reasoning for their decision. As far as cut off tips go, then the answer is no, it should be dmg whether it is healed or not. One word in rule 7 pretty much sums it up "whole". I do not take your comments to be complaints Joel and I am trying to explain the GPC's rules as clearly as I can. I look forward to seeing as usual in the upcoming events.