The Great Pumpkin Drop
News
November 4, 2019

The Great Pumpkin Drop

By From JT Staff Reports


Hundreds of children and adults were on hand Sunday for the Great Pumpkin Drop at Marysville’s Decker Fire Station. Firefighters took pumpkins to the top of the 100-foot ladder truck and attempted to drop them into a barrel, above. When the pumpkins missed, the children would shovel the mess, left...

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