Pumpkin-growing contest to return next year

Pumpkin seeds foster relationship between sister cities Ferndale and Minamiboso, Japan By Taras McCurdie Staff Reporter FERNDALE — In 1988, Kathy Chasteen started a pumpkin-growing contest. At the time, Chasteen was director of the Ferndale Chamber of Commerce. The event became a big hit in the community, as locals brought carved pumpkins and their heaviest…