Events and Activities : Jack-O-Lantern Jump set for Sunday; all residents invited to bring pumpkins to drop from water slide

The Vinton Parks & Recreation Department will be hosting its annual Jack-O-Lantern Jump on Sunday, November 6th at the Vinton Recreation Center/Community Swimming Pool. The event will begin at 2 PM (don't forget to set those clocks back) and serves as a great way to get rid of those mushy, decaying pumpkins by dropping them to a target below from the top of the waterslide tower. Everyone names their pumpkin before the launch and it is quite a sight when they hit and splatter. All pumpkins must be carved and gutted before we let them launch. This event is co-sponsored by our local Pizza Hut who gives participants a personal pan pizza just for giving Jack the leap of faith. The forty foot drop can be a little scary but once the pumpkin is launched, they really don't feel a thing. There are targets on the ground and the child and adult to have their pumpkin hit closest to the bull's eye wins a large pizza from Pizza Hut.