City of Beckley hosting Scarecrow Decorating Contest

Beckley, WV (WOAY)- Local businesses, organizations, and schools have the opportunity to scare up some creativity for Beckley’s Scarecrow Decorating contest. 

The city of Beckley, Raleigh County 4h, and WVU Extension organized the annual contest, in which participants build a scarecrow to display in downtown Beckley between October 24-31. 

Scarecrows will stand tall on Main, Neville, Prince, and Kanawha streets, as well as Word Park and Shoemaker Square. 

Voters will pick their favorite scarecrow by liking their picture posted on the beckley events facebook page. 

There will be cash awards for the top three displays, and winners will be announced on October 31. 

The application deadline is Monday, October 21, and to register, you can head to Beckley.Events. 

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