Punkin Chunkin

By Leota Harriman | Oct 29, 2018 | News | 0 |

: Families and children stop by one of the booths to pick their own pumpkins Saturday afternoon at the Chunkin Pumpkin event.

: Evaleen Mora, 6, and her brother Elias Mora, 3, ride one of the many festival rides during Saturday’s Punkin Chunkin event in Estancia. The event is family friendly and offers a variety of activities.

: Festival goers take a break from watching the Chunkin Punkin contest by riding the ferris wheel. Not only does the festival offer the traditional launching of the pumpkins, but the event is family friendly along with carnival rides, costume contests, food and vendors.

: Leticia Jinzo, 10, rides the “Swinger” Saturday afternoon at the Punkin Chunkin event. Jinzo was last years Punkin Chunkin Princess.

: Robert Wilder blasts a pumpkin out of a pneumatic cannon Saturday afternoon for the annual Punkin Chunkin event in Estancia.

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Leota Harriman

Leota started working for The Independent in 2006, working her way up through the ranks. An employee buyout in 2010 led to her ownership of the newspaper. Leota has served on the board of the N.M. Press Association, and is currently its First Vice President. She is passionate about health and wellness, especially mental health, and loves making art. She can be reached at news.ind.editor@gmail.com.