March 30, 2025
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Large crowds dash for pumpkins in Sterling’s Hoover Park

By Alex T. Paschal
Makynlee Shipma, 9, runs with cousin Olivia Rayne Shepard, 3, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 in the Sterling Park District Pumpkin Dash at Hoover Park. This was the 31st year of the event.

Makynlee Shipma, 9, runs with cousin Olivia Rayne Shepard, 3, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 in the Sterling Park District Pumpkin Dash at Hoover Park. This was the 31st year of the event. (Alex T. Paschal)

Thousands took part in Saturday’s 31st annual Pumpkin Dash at Hoover Park in Sterling. All competitors who finished received a pumpkin prize, with the winners taking home a larger pumpkin trophy.

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Weston Helfrich, 2, looks over a pile of pumpkins Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 at the Sterling Park District’s Pumpkin Dash.

Weston Helfrich, 2, looks over a pile of pumpkins Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 at the Sterling Park District’s Pumpkin Dash. (Alex T. Paschal)

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Alex T. Paschal

Photojournalist/columnist for Sauk Valley Media