Winners of Main Street Lansing Scarecrow Contest

The winners of the Main Street Lansing Scarecrow Contest are pictured above (left to right) and include the following: Best Illustration of Theme for the contest theme of “Character from a Children’s Book” (winner of $200 in Lansing Downtown Dollars) - United Methodist Church Sunday School’s entry of “There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly,” located in front of Red Geranium; Funniest Scarecrow (winner of $50 in Lansing Downtown Dollars) - Mad Scientist 4-H group’s entry of the Minion, located in front of Eagle’s Nest; and Scariest Scarecrow (winner of $50 in Lansing Downtown Dollars) - Thornton Manor staff and residents entry of the wolf in granny’s gown from Little Red Riding Hood, located near Kerndt Brothers Community Center. A total of 21 businesses sponsored scarecrows and the grand prize of $200 in Lansing Downtown Dollars. The $50 prizes were donated by Craig White and Gary Kerndt. Judging the competition was a group of librarians from Wisconsin. Submitted photos.