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Photos: Ryan Norlin Giant Pumpkin Weigh-In

Oct. 2, 2021 6:36 pm, Updated: Oct. 4, 2021 1:01 pm
The Ryan Norlin Giant Pumpkin Weigh-In was held at the Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021.
Seven-year-old Savannah Edwards looks at the weights of different pumpkins during the Ryan Norlin Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off at Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Pumpkin Master John Dirks poses for portrait at Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021 during the Ryan Norlin Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Pumpkin Princess six-year-old Morgan Austin watches as Kylie Nagel interviews Pumpkin Prince seven-year-old Bentley Paulson during the Ryan Norlin Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off at Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Volunteers load Jake Johnson’s pumpkin from Benson, Minnesota onto the scale during the Ryan Norlin Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off at Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Pumpkin Master John Dirks uses a forklift to lift off pumpkins to be weighed Ryan Norlin Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off at Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Prize ribbons sit out at the Ryan Norlin Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off at Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Cars wait in line with giant pumpkins to be weighed for judging at the Ryan Norlin Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off at Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Kylie Nagel of Monticello smiles as she shows her seven-month daughter Jordan Nagel the pumpkins during the Ryan Norlin Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off at Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Pete Caspers of Peosta weighs a large watermelon during Ryan Norlin Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off at Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)