Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As well as looming over allotments, it is also common to see scarecrows popping up in rural towns and villages as part of a ...

This autumn, as you begin to put out your painted pumpkins and fall wreaths, don't neglect the most quintessential fall decoration of all: the scarecrow! Originally made to scare off crows from ...

Witches and ghosts, step aside. It’s time for scarecrows to have a moment in the spotlight. The Tarentum Recreation Board launched its 14th annual scarecrow contest Monday, with entries competing for ...

Chico children and families got their Halloween creative juices flowing when they built scarecrows for a scarecrow contest at Chico Marketplace. Scarecrow creators picked up the wooden frames for the ...

GLITTERING TREES, the sorts of firs filled with adorable ornaments, and decadent pastries, and all sorts of carols, cozy moments, and cute outings pack the Solvang calendar in December. That is when ...

In 1989, a scarecrow contest in Vacaville turned a frightening tradition on its head with artistic and inventive designs. Mike Holdaway and Vern Krause, returning champs in the 1989 contest, aimed to ...