Cherries and cheer permeate festival
Lindell chases after her cherry pit while the eventual winner, Ava, solemnly prepares for her winning spit of two feet in the 5 and under category of this year's Pit-Spitting Contest, held Saturday in Polson. (Kristi Niemeyer/Leader)
Cherries weren’t the only delicacy on the menu at last weekend’s Flathead Cherry Festival, but they sure occupied center stage.
On Saturday afternoon, pit spitters gathered in front of the stage on 3rd Ave. to practice their pucker. According to the announcer, the world-record pit spit, set in 2004, was 93 feet, 6.5 inches. Polson’s winner in the 13 and older category managed to propel his cherry pit 40 feet, three inches – still a notable accomplishment.
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