News : 46 Scarecrows are set to arrive in Vinton!

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Gru and the Crew along the wall of City Hall

Vinton is about to get scary! Vinton Parks and Recreation are bringing the scarecrows to town from October 21st through the 30th. Their assignments are to make you laugh, smile, smirk or maybe be a little frightening!

Some have already popped up around town. If you look along the east wall of City Hall, Gru and the Minions are all ready for the fall season. By the way, do you know what someone with a lot of Minions is called? A minion-aire! (Gru-gle it!)

The minion idea came from a friend of Lu Karr's and that's all she needed. Lu brought out the sewing machine and went "bananas" creating the little guys. Add on a scarecrow that looks an awful lot like Gru, and you have a great place to see the cast! Bring the kids down to see this one and snap a few photos. Just line them up next to Bob, Karl, Dave and have them say, "Banana!" for a great picture!

There is also a scarecrow in front of the Benton County Service Center highlighting our Veterans, stop and give him a salute too! Behind that building is the Benton County Transportation Center which also has its scarecrow up and ready. 

Vinton businesses were given a base scarecrow and the businesses do the rest highlighting their creativity. The scarecrows might represent their business or just be made silly enough to make you giggle.

Keep an eye on the Vinton Parks & Rec website or Facebook page or stop at the Rec Center on October 21 for voting ballots! Ballots will include the full list of scarecrow locations.

Make this a fun tradition with the kids!

Prizes will be given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd!