Scenes From A Scarecrow Contest

A highly arbitrary selection of entries in the second annual Scarecrow Contest sponsored by the Falls Village Community & Cultural Center and the Falls Village Children's Theater--especially arbitrary because I accidentally erased two dozen photos from my camera. (And thanks to Ed Herrington for donating the lumber for the crossbars.) If you click on an individual picture, you can see a slightly larger version of it.

RAIN DELAY: Scarecrow Contest Rescheduled for Sunday Oct 26

If you click on the poster you can make it bigger and easier to read. You can start the day with the Falls Village Day Care's Pancake Breakfast at the Senior Center and spend the afternoon judging scarecrows, dancing in the street and chowing down on chile and donuts.

Donate Your Leaves to Chubby Bunny

Give your fall leaves a second life at Chubby Bunny Farm. Tracy and Dan Hayhurst (above) are currently accepting all of our backyard fall foliage for their leaf drop at the farm. They'll mix your leaves with manure in the magical composting process which will give them a fantastic local source of nutrients (known in some circles as Black Gold) come springtime. Their fields, animals and veggies will thank you. Come any time. There are signs on Undermountain Rod leading you to the farm and0 also signs at the farm to show you where to drop off your leaves.

Calendar Dinner Dazzles

Not all the tables for Saturday Night's Falls Village Fire Department Calendar Dinner fundraiser were set early on Saturday morning when I stopped by, but here are pictures of those that were by, in order, Toymakers Cafe (July), the Falls Village Historical Society (May), Falls Village Day Care (November), the Falls Village Children's Theater (January), and the Sweet William's centerpiece, his new jumbo gingerbread man for Christmas.

The Scarecrow Contest Returns

It's not too late to register. Call 824-5961 to find out how to get a crossbar and hay.

Christo in Connecticut?

I thought these new orange road signs were some sort of conceptual art project that I hadn't heard about. Well, I was way off base. Yesterday, when I crossed the Amesville Bridge, I discovered that they are detour blazes for the Appalachian Trail, because the Route 7 bridge is now closed to all foot traffic.