TUALATIN, OR – One of Tualatin’s most cherished events is this Sunday.
Giant pumpkins are carved, not for porch steps, but for racing on the Lake of the Commons, for the annual West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta. The festival has invited paddlers in ridiculous costumes to race the actual pumpkins.
Event coordinator Heidi Marx says people have gathered to watch the spectacle since 2004…