16th Annual Great Pumpkin Festival and Weigh-off Saturday, Oct. 6 - Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007 Events Schedule   Allardt's Sixteenth Annual Great Pumpkin Festival and Weigh-off is set for Friday, October 5 through Sunday, October 7. Food and crafts vendors will be set up in Allardt's Bruno Gernt Park on Friday evening, all day Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. "Pickin' in the Park" will be featured on Sunday with traditional musicians (acoustic) performing under the trees and prizes awarded to crowd favorites. Kick-Off Ceremonies Friday, Oct. 5, at 6 p.m. at Allardt City Hall. Introduction of Pumpkin Beauty Contest winners. This year's Great Pumpkin Festival King and Queen will be announced. Winners of the Decorating Contest will be present to receive their awards. Refreshments will be served. Pumpkin Run Saturday - Registration 7 to 7:45 a.m. at Allardt School with start time at 8 a.m. Categories of entry are 10K run, 5K run, 3K run, and 1 mile Fun Run. Entry fee is $15 for the 10K, 5K, and 3K runs and $5 for the 1 mile Fun Run. (family rate 3 or more $40 total). Sponsored by YAI VICA organization. Contact Willie Williams at 931-260-6052 for info. Children's Costume Contest 10 a.m. Saturday on stage at City Hall lawn. Registration at 9:30 a.m. Categories: Ages 0-2 years; 3-5 years; 6-8 years; 9-12 years; and group. Any costume theme acceptable. No live animals, please. Contact Michelle Waters at 931-879-6673 or Dani Delk at 931-879-4307. Weigh-Off of Pumpkins and Other Vegetables Saturday, Oct. 6. Register your pumpkins, squash, watermelons, and other large vegetables from 8 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. at Allardt Express Market. The actual weigh-off will take place there between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Top three pumpkin winners will be awarded $400, $300, and $200 in prizes. Other cash awards will be given. Contact Gary Volkenand for information at 931-879-2835. Car Show and Rod Run Saturday from 9 a.m. - 2 pm at the 4-Way Stop in Allardt. Trophies to the top 25 vehicles. Call Floyd Cottle or Kevin Pollard (Advance Auto Parts) at 931-879-1028 for more information. Registration 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. Entry fee is $10. All registrants eligible for door prizes. Tractor Show Antique Tractor Show on Saturday from 9:00 to 2:00 at the 4-Way Stop in Allardt. Call Shanatha Crisp at 931-510-2565. Pumpkin Festival Parade 2 p.m., Saturday, Call Tammy Smith at 931-879-7919 to register and for additional information. Parade entries will line up on the Baseline Road. To line up, follow Highway 52 E from Allardt past the orange water tower to the Les Franklin Road. Turn left at the Les Franklin Road. Then enter the Baseline Road from the Les Franklin Road only. The deadline for entries is noon Thursday, Oct. 4. Motorcycle Show 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, at the 4-Way Stop, Allardt Land Co. building. Pre-registration is not required. $10 entry fee. Open to all. Trophies and ribbons to top three bikes in each class. Special awards will go to the Best of Show and Loudest Pipes. Harley Davidson: 1) Sportsters, 2) Dynaglides 3) Soft tails, 4) Touring/Dressers, 5) Buel/V-Rod Non-Harley: 1) Sport Bikes, 2) Cruisers, 3) Touring Bikes. Open: 1) Radical Customs, 2) Antique (1981 or older), 3) Anything Goes. Call Dale Cox at 931-879-4971 for motorcycle show information. Bake Sale and Silent Auction 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday at the center shelter in the park. Drop off donated items for auction at the center shelter between 8 and 9 a.m. Saturday morning. Quilt Show The Quilt Show will be held at the Allardt Presbyterian Church Saturday 9 a.m to 1 p.m. Categories: Hand Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Hand Quilted, Wall Hanging, Quilt Top, Whole Cloth Quilt. (See details in this issue.) For more information, contact Jamie Latanzi at 879-1963 or Melissa Collier at 879-4141. Open Talent Show 4 p.m. Saturday at Allardt City Hall Registration deadline is 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Entry fee is $3 for individuals and $5 for groups. The contests are open to any non-professional talent. Adult groups may be semi-professional. Only one song is allowed per entry per category. Prizes of $20, $15, and $10 will be awarded in each class. $100 prize awarded to best overall. Call Jane at 931-879-1824 for more information. (See more details in this issue.) Crafts and Food Vendors Bruno Gernt Park, Saturday and Sunday All types of handmade crafts, dolls, wood crafts, floral crafts, quilts, oil paintings, wall hangings, honey, T-shirts, Christmas items, ornaments, yard art, ceramics, baskets, wooden toys, homemade goodies. (All vendors not set up in the park must purchase a vendor's permit at Allardt City Hall-$75 fee- and keep it at their site during the festival.) Call 931-879-7125 with questions. Entertainment - Saturday afternoon Ronald McDonald will appear, courtesy of McDonalds in Jamestown. Singer and guitarist Jeff Crouch, the Christian group Breath of Life, Allardt Cloggers, and Grimsley Cloggers will appear. Sunday Pickin' In the Park Musicians and singers bring your acoustic instruments and play at assigned locations under the trees. Musicians register at Vendor Booth #4 in the park. Listeners will also vote for their favorites at Booth #4at 50 cents per vote. Viewer's Choice prizes (1st place - $200 prize; 2nd place - $100; 3rd place $50).   Fireworks Display in the sky over Allardt --7 p.m. Saturday. Barbecue at the Fire Hall Saturday only. FREE Parking - FREE Admission ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Our thanks to these 2007 Event Sponsors and Contributors Farm Credit, Jamestown, ~ First Volunteer Bank, Jamestown A-Team Heating and Cooling, Inc, Jamestown, TN ~ Advance Auto Parts, Jamestown, TN ~ Allardt Land Company ~ Buckeye Home Health Center, Jamestown, TN ~ Burden Drug Center, Jamestown, TN ~ Community Bank of the Cumberlands, Jamestown, TN Dilip Joshi, M.D., Jamestown, TN ~ East Fork Stables ~ Fentress County Farm Bureau, Jamestown, TN ~ Fentress County Flowers & Gifts, Jamestown, TN ~ Frogge & Williams Stone LLC Potters' Shopping Center, Jamestown, TN ~ Progressive Savings Bank, Jamestown, TN ~ Tennessee Asphalt Company, Knoxville, TN Underground Utility Contractors of TN, Inc., Jamestown, TN Union Bank, Jamestown, TN ~ Xango, Joyce Goad, Allardt, TN