Driftless Area Biggest Pumpkin Contest held in Lansing Saturday...

The first annual Driftless Area Biggest Pumpkin Contest was held in Lansing Saturday, September 24. The contest is a continuation of the initial contest first started in Waukon several years ago and most recently continued at TASC, Inc. in Waukon before being assumed this year by Main Street Lansing as part of Lansing's new Harvest Fest celebration. Twelve pumpkins were entered, and the top three placewinning pumpkins are pictured in the center of the top photo above and include, left to right beginning with the third pumpkin from left: Third place - Duane Estebo, 420 pounds and winner of $50; Second place - Becki Estebo, 560 pounds and winner of $100; and First place - Marshall Kruse, 758 pounds and winner of $500. Kruse said he will donate his prizewinnings to the Allamakee County Food Shelf and Northeast Iowa Food Bank. The top three placewinners, themselves, are pictured in the second photo above, next to Kruse's contest-winning pumpkin, and include Duane and Becki Estebo standing in the back and Marshall Kruse in the front. The winner of the Kids Biggest Pumpkin Contest was Destiny Slager (pictured at left in the photo below), who won a $50 prize for her pumpkin that weighed in at 377 pounds. Photos courtesy of Main Street Lansing.