The Pumpkin Master, John Dirks, runs the forklift and helps move the giant pumpkins into the Lawerance Community Center during the Ryan Norlin Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off.

With a smile, Nolan Roberts, 5, proudly displays his 39 lbs. field pumpkin.

This year at the Ryan Norlin Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off, a total of 17 giant pumpkins were entered, including two that weighed over 2,000 lbs.

The Anamosa Wrestling team helps move a giant pumpkin into place in the Lawerance Community Center.

A family affair, Taylor and Dwight Miller pose together with their giant watermelon.

The Norlin family gathers beside the Jacobus family’s first-place giant pumpkin, weighing 2,116.5 pounds, during the Ryan Norlin Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Anamosa. The annual event honors the memory of Ryan Norlin, whose legacy continues. From left, Nancy and Greg Norlin, Katie (Norlin), Brooke and Rydan Gombert.

Pam Lloyd performs the National Anthem before the awards ceremony at the 37th Annual Ryan Norlin Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off.

Hundreds stand in line to see the giant pumpkins during the Ryan Norlin Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off, Oct. 4.