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Amherst Residents Win Pumpkin Carving Contest
Daniel Lamontagne and Katey O'Brien won the grand prize at the New England and Jackson Invitational Pumpkin Carving Competition.
Daniel Lamontagne and Katey O'Brien won the grand prize at the New England and Jackson Invitational Pumpkin Carving Competition last weekend. The contest, in Jackson, was sponsored by the Jackson Chamber of Commerce, and gave contestants two days to carve at least eight pumpkins. The team ended up carving 13.
The theme, according to O'Brien, was a pumpkin wedding. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Amherst NH Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. Like Amherst NH Patch on Facebook)
"This was our first competition ever and he has only been carving for only about four years," she noted.
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Lamontagne and O'Brien were the only team from New Hampshire competing. Contestants traveled to the state from as far away as Texas and Kansas.
Lamontagne has a Facebook page: Dan's Custom Pumpkins and also runs New View Painting, LLC.
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Caption: Pictures from the New England Pumpkin Carving Invitational. Image via submission.
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