Montour Falls Harvest Fest Seeks Scarecrows

The Falls Harvest Festival is seeking creative, whimsical entries for the first-ever Scarecrow Contest on Saturday, October 6, 2007, along Main Street in Montour Falls. Sponsored by Chemung Canal Trust Company, the Scarecrow Contest will award $50 to the overall Most Original, Most Humorous, Best Traditional. and Best of Show in age and business/corporate categories.Suggestions include traditional harvest figures utilizing agricultural products and farm throw-aways, humorous interpretations of current events, cartoon or storybook characters, and modern day or past celebrities. Scarecrows must be original creations and in good taste.Pre-registration is required, and an entry fee of $5 will be charged. Entry forms are available at the Schuyler County Chamber of Commerce / Watkins Glen Promotions and at Chemung Canal Trust Company’s Montour Falls and Watkins Glen offices. They are also downloadable at www.schuylerny.com. Individuals, families and groups are encouraged to enter.The Falls Harvest Festival is generously sponsored by Cargill, Inc. and coordinated by the Schuyler County Chamber of Commerce / Watkins Glen Promotions. The family friendly Festival highlights agriculture with a Farmer’s Market and live animal exhibit including hands on opportunities to “make and take” your own butter, milk a goat, as well as dozens of harvest themed activities and demonstrations: the Schuyler Hospital sponsored Straw Maze, a Grape Stomping Contest by Lia Sophia, live chainsaw/wood carving artist, and the Corning Museum of Glass’ Hot Glass Show – see glass pumpkins made before your eyes!Live entertainment includes roving clowns, a historical Ghost Walk, and musicians and singers including Rochester’s alternative country band HUNU from 6-9 p.m.For more information, contact the Schuyler County Chamber of Commerce / Watkins Glen Promotions at (607) 535-4300 or Events@schuylerny.com