'Flash Gourden' returns to Arizona festival.

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CASA GRANDE, Ariz. -- The annual Running of the Gourds Festival, an event that celebrates the fruit's growing popularity, has taken over Pinal County this weekend.

The Pinal Fairgrounds & Event Center has been a gourd-lover's paradise since Friday. Wuertz Gourd Farm, a family-owned gourd farm, has been putting on the festival for the 12 years. More than 60,000 gourds are for sale, co-owner Waylon Wuertz said, and about 120 vendors will be showing roughly 5,000 pieces of art. Artists use gourds to make everything from hats to...

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