Students honored for artistic pumpkins

RecordStaffNovember 9, 2021Last Updated: November 9, 2021

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Front row, from the left, Hailey Condo, Landon Evarts, Riley Chilson, Holden Spangler, Kayden Byrnes; back row, Clinton County Commissioners Jeff Snyder, Angela Harding, Miles Kessinger; Conservation District Manager Wade Jodun, County Children and Youth representative Wendy Lupold.

LOCK HAVEN, PA – They were all winners, the 11 youngsters who submitted pumpkins they decorated from the dozens harvested from a special pumpkin patch at the Lamar office of the Clinton Conservation Service. The participants came from pumpkins from 30 mounds planted in the district’s vegetable patch outside the service’s facility along Route 64.

Monday evening they gathered at the Clinton County Piper Building to be recognized for their efforts. District manager Wade Jodun presented them with gift cards.

Four pumpkin decorators also received a pumpkin pie from Simone’s Bakery in Lock Haven for their efforts.

Those four had been selected by judges for the quality of their work. They were:

County commissioners’ choice: Holden Spangler

County court choice: Hailey Condo

Conservation staff choice: Camden Ramser

People’s choice: Landon Evarts

Camden Ramser was unable to be present for the presentation.

Jodun said, “As I see it, the job of the Conservation District is to invest in the future of Clinton County. When we ask for manure management plans or erosion control plans we’re investing in a future that includes clean water. Raising pumpkins, decorating pumpkins is an investment in these kids. Who knows? Maybe one of these kids is our next farmer, our next Conservationist, our next artist or our next art teacher. ”