BOYKINS—The following were contest winners during Boykins Pumpkin Fest 2011 on Saturday.

TALENT SHOW—First, Captured Hearts Gospel Group from Rich Square, N.C.; second, Josh Wyche of Courtland; and Lee Lankford of Courtland

50/50 OPPORTUNITY DRAWING—Jane Branch of Franklin

SCAVENGER HUNT—Coy Shackleford

PUMPKIN BAKEOFF—First, Kathy McGuire of Boykins; second, Denise Ford

PUMPKIN TOSS—Age 6 and under, Taja Ellerbe of Boykins; 7 to 10, Ryleigh Skeeters of Newsoms; and 11 and over, Bradley Adams of Boykins

CARVED PUMPKIN—Kitty Lassiter of Boykins

PUMPKIIN DECORATING—First, Neva Hall of Courtland; second, Tyler Altstaff of Boykins; Honorable mentions, Jill Gorgei, Alexis Gorgei, Vicki Gray and Rachel Hancock

GUESS PUMPKIN WEIGHT—Jarod Bunch, 17 pounds, 4 ounces

GUESS NO. OF PUMPKIN SEEDS—Viola Barnes and Patty Drake; guesses ranged from 90 to 13,000

STOREFRONT DECORATIONS—First, Southern Belle Connie Whitehead; second, Miss J’s Beauty Shop Jeannie Fuller; third David and Laurie Phipps, vacant building.

Those attending the Pumpkin Fest came from Franklin, Southampton County, Yale, Walters, Zuni, Waverly, Severn and Margarettsville, N.C., Emporia, Suffolk, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Powhatan and Rawlings.

Eric Coard, chairman of the Pumpkin Fest Committee and owner of Whittington Station in Boykins, printed the street banners, T-shirts and flyers for the event.