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Onion eating contest set for Sept. 1

| 13 Aug 2013 | 03:45
    Winner Raymond Wesolowski of Westtown eats a black dirt onion during the annual Pine Island Chamber of Commerce onion eating contest at the Pine Island Summerfest at 6:00 PM Saturday August 18, 2012.
    Winner Raymond Wesolowski of Westtown eats a black dirt onion during the annual Pine Island Chamber of Commerce onion eating contest at the Pine Island Summerfest at 6:00 PM Saturday August 18, 2012.

PINE ISLAND — The Pine Island Chamber of Commerce will hold its seventh annual Pine Island Onion Eating Contest on Sunday, Sept. 1 at the Polish Legion of American Veterans Pavilion at 4 p.m. This is a new venue this year and is held in cooperation with the annual Onion Festival featuring 18-time Grammy winner Jimmy Sturr and his Orchestra. The winner will receive $100 from the Orange County Vegetable Growers Association and a plaque.

Registration is limited to 12 contestants. Pre-registration is required. The contest is in celebration of Pine Island's 3,000 acres of hearty onions that are famous throughout America.

Contestants may register by calling Russell Kowal at 845-258-4792 or any Chamber officer. For advance tickets to the annual Onion Festival, call 800-724-0727.