CANYONVILLE — Patti McCollum was excited in late September when she heard a world record had been broken in Rhode Island. A man by the name of Ron Wallace had just turned in a 1-ton pumpkin. “The Freak II” weighed 2,009 pounds. It was the largest recorded squash ever grown. McCollum’s interest is greater than that of the casual fan of portly produce. The gourd is also a measure of her own ambition. The Roseburg resident has chaired the Canyonville Pumpkin and Music Celebration since its inception in 2004. Her goal is to expand the one-day event into a three-day …


