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It was the second county record he set, and his fair competition didn’t even come near the weight needed to nab first place.
Lake County pumpkin record
Jim Karczewski / Post-Tribune
John Barenie, of Griffith, places a sign showing the weight of his 1,259-pound pumpkin as Lake County Fair Agriculture Superintendent Gale Lolkema waits to award him his first-place ribbon Saturday. 
