St. Charles Business Alliance names 2022 Scarecrow Contest winners

Posted October 23, 2022 11:00 pm

Submitted by St. Charles Business Alliance

In the business category, the scarecrow by The Hairy Ant Inc. Screen Printing won first place in the business category at the annual St. Charles Scarecrow Weekend. Courtesy of St. Charles Business Alliance

The 2022 St. Charles Scarecrow Weekend took place from Friday, Oct. 7 through Sunday, Oct. 9, and had over 60,000 people in attendance.

The centerpiece of the weekend was the Scarecrow Contest where over 90 scarecrows were entered, and over 1,500 individuals voted on their favorite scarecrow entries.

The Scarecrow Contest winners in each category are as follows:

Individual

• First place: Lilly Contreras

• Second place: The Pistilli Family

• Third place: Klaus Gerischer

Mechanical & Mega

Hosanna! Lutheran Church's Joy the Giraffe won first place in the Mechanical & Mega Category at the St. Charles Scarecrow Weekend. Courtesy of St. Charles Business Alliance

• First place: Hosanna! Lutheran Church

• Second place: The Egdorf Family

• Third place: Scouts BSA Troop 1

Clubs, Nonprofits & Schools

• First place: Anderson Elementary School

• Second place: St. Patrick Preschool

• Third place: Mid Valley Special Education SAIL Program

Business

• First place: The Hairy Ant Inc. Screen Printing

• Second place: Garage 31

• Third place: The Whimsy Farm Candy Store

For more information, or to view photos from Scarecrow Weekend, visit scarecrowfest.com.

Any additional questions can be directed to the St. Charles Business Alliance at (630) 443-3967 or at info@stcalliance.org.

One of the art pieces on display was a Baby Yoda-looking straw sculpture, created by Danica and Mark Rogers of Rochelle, as part of the 2021 U.S. National Straw Sculpting Competition in Mount Morris, Ill. Courtesy of St. Charles Business Alliance

The mission of the St. Charles Business Alliance is to drive economic growth to make the St. Charles Community a destination where people, businesses and tourism thrive. The Alliance produces the St. Charles Fine Art Show, Holiday Homecoming, Jazz Weekend, Scarecrow Weekend, and the St. Patrick's Parade. For more information about the Alliance, visit www.stcalliance.org.

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