Pumpkin painters Silas Baird and Rebecca Higley wield brushes during Pumpkin Drop festivities at the St. Ignatius Airport. More than 70 pumpkins were put to use during the fundraiser.
October 8, 2023
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Pumpkins Plummet: Event raises money for fireworks and Brett Thoft Memorial Foundation
Out of the dense blue sky, a small plane appeared, aiming for a chalked grid on the runway of the St. Ignatius Airport. As it approached, a pumpkin fell, smashing somewhere on the grid (or occasionally, beyond), earning cheers from onlookers and, for at least one of them, $250 per flyover.