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Let's celebrate Halloween with Ashtyn Cupp of Omaha, Abby Spicer and Odessa Zadina both of Enders, Neb., at Cox's Pumpkin Patch near Champion, Neb.
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Chance Lotspeich of Champion and aunt, Janet Brunswig of Wray, Colo., search for the perfect pumpkins to take home.
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Arlys Cupp, daughter, Morayah (rt.) and granddaughter, Ashtyn get their photo taken with Sasquatch.
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The Cox's Pumpkin Patch has gotten bigger each year with a corn maze, treats, pony rides, petting zoo, and many other activities for area families.
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Jeannine Cox driving the hay rack coming back to the Ponds from Corn Maze.
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Shelby Brandt of Imperial, takes a youngster for a pony ride at the Pumpkin Patch. The Brandt family has provided pony rides and a petting zoo for many years.
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Cox's Pumpkin Patch near Champion, Neb., started in 1985, because of my oldest grandson's (Taylor Cupp) birthday is on Halloween. Taylor and I planted pumpkins, so he would have some to carve and we had too many for just ourselves. We put a small ad in the Imperial Republican and people came out and picked their own out of the field.
Each year the patch has gotten a little bigger. We now grow about an acre and a half of pumpkins and gourds. We care for and harvest them ourselves.
All the pumpkins are moved to Cox's Ponds for our weeklong Pumpkin Patch celebration. School classes, pre-schools and others come during the week for field trips and the public is welcome on the weekend.
The corn maze is all cut by hand and takes about 2 months to complete. This year was a “Haunted Campground” theme and different groups from the community helped decorate it.
Activities at the Pumpkin Patch included: Hay Rack Rides to Corn Maze; Night Corn Maze (21+); Pumpkin Run (Kids run, 5K & 10 mile); Pumpkins for sale by the pound; Cookies (Jeannine Cox, Arlys & Kelsey Cupp, and some 4-H groups made over 150 dozen cookies this year); Pony Rides & Petting Zoo (Provided by Troy & Judy Brandt & daughters of Imperial); Grilled Hot Dogs – compliments of Pinnacle Bank; Cotton Candy – compliments of Adam's Bank & Trust; Crafts; Scarecrow contest (sponsored by local businesses); Professional photographer, Ann Miller; “Guess the weight of the giant pumpkin” contest and Face Painting.
Each year the patch has gotten a little bigger. We now grow about an acre and a half of pumpkins and gourds. We care for and harvest them ourselves.
All the pumpkins are moved to Cox's Ponds for our weeklong Pumpkin Patch celebration. School classes, pre-schools and others come during the week for field trips and the public is welcome on the weekend.
The corn maze is all cut by hand and takes about 2 months to complete. This year was a “Haunted Campground” theme and different groups from the community helped decorate it.
Activities at the Pumpkin Patch included: Hay Rack Rides to Corn Maze; Night Corn Maze (21+); Pumpkin Run (Kids run, 5K & 10 mile); Pumpkins for sale by the pound; Cookies (Jeannine Cox, Arlys & Kelsey Cupp, and some 4-H groups made over 150 dozen cookies this year); Pony Rides & Petting Zoo (Provided by Troy & Judy Brandt & daughters of Imperial); Grilled Hot Dogs – compliments of Pinnacle Bank; Cotton Candy – compliments of Adam's Bank & Trust; Crafts; Scarecrow contest (sponsored by local businesses); Professional photographer, Ann Miller; “Guess the weight of the giant pumpkin” contest and Face Painting.
