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KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The family of a beloved local icon is hosting an estate sale, honoring the legacy of Gene Rhodes, most commonly known as "Gene the Pumpkin Man." Rhodes passed away last ...
GREAT FALLS (AP) — A northern Montana man has recaptured the state’s giant pumpkin record with a 1,168-pound gourd he raised in his grandfather’s garden in Shelby. Kyle Koschmeder used a ...
It's a show they, and the world, have seen before: a man rowing a giant pumpkin down Tumut River. So, how do you actually grow a pumpkin large enough for an adult man to row like he's the ...
A month after its digital release, the Wolf Man 4K and Blu-ray will arrive, with the film releasing physically on March 18, ...
The owner of the iconic attraction, Gene Rhodes — affectionally known as “Gene the Pumpkin Man” — died Wednesday, Dec. 17, according to his niece, Kim Emmons. He was 88. In his younger ...
A local icon in Kalamazoo County has passed away. Gene Rhodes, or more popularly known as "Gene the Pumpkin Man," has died, according to family members. Rhodes represented the third generation to ...
The 47-year-old Happy Valley man, a seasoned gardener, started his giant pumpkin growing journey in 2011 at his wife’s request, primarily to entertain his young kids. More than a decade later ...
A man from the United States fulfilled his lifelong dream by growing a pumpkin large enough to use as a boat and, sailed 73.5 kilometers on it down the Columbia River in Washington, setting a new ...
setting a record for the longest pumpkin boat journeym A US man said he finally achieved his life-long dream of growing a pumpkin that was big enough to use as a boat. Gary Kristensen sailed 73.5 ...
Oct. 31 (UPI) --An Oregon man hollowed out his prized 1,214-pound pumpkin and plunged it into a Washington river for a record-breaking 45.67-mile paddling journey. Gary Kristensen, a Happy Valley ...
After fifty years, Bill Habedank is ending his great pumpkin display in his front of his home. “I enjoy it as much as the people that come to see it,” Habedank said. Due to health problems ...
A Minnesota horticulture teacher remained the reigning champion Monday of an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California where his massive gourds have won the top prize four years in a ...