>> SPOOKY SEASON IS IN FULL EFFECT IN DOWNTOWN EDMOND BUSINESS OWNERS ARE SHOWING OFF THEIR CREATIVITY IN HOPES OF BRINGING IN MORE CUSTOMERS. AND OF COURSE, HAVING FUN ALONG THE WAY NEWS FOUR’S LAUREN DANIELS HAS MORE ON THE ANNUAL AND HIGHLY COMPETITIVE
SCARECROW CONTEST. >> OF COURSE, SCARE CROWS ARE USUALLY SUPPOSED TO SCARE AWAY FLOCKS OF BIRDS. BUT THE GOAL OF THESE GUYS IS TO HAVE PEOPLE FLOCKING TO DOWNTOWN AT >> YOU CAN SCARY. >> ON A BEAUTIFUL OCTOBER MORNING, THIS EDMOND FAMILY
WAS ROLLER SKATING, THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN WITH FRIENDLY SCARECROW IS WELCOMING THEM ALONG THE WAY. I GET A BIG DEAL LIKE >> NEXT IT. >> THIS IS THE 6 YEAR THE DOWNTOWN EDMOND BUSINESS ASSOCIATION HAS GIVEN SCARE CROWS TO ITS MEMBERS FOR THEM
TO DECORATE AND PLACING FURTHER SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS TO BE JUDGED BY THE PUBLIC ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THEIR CREATIVITY AND EVERY YEAR GETS A LITTLE MORE COMPETITIVE, A LITTLE MORE FUN. THE ASSOCIATION’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STEPHANIE CARROLL SAYS SOME BUSINESSES START
PLANNING FOR THIS AS EARLY AS JULY. THOSE KIND OF COOL TO SEE HOW >> THEY WORK IN THEIR MIND, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY’RE GOING TO DO OUT BE EVERYBODY ELSE. THE WINNER OF THE CONTEST WILL GET A GIFT
CARD TO A LOCAL BUSINESS. BUT CAROL SAYS THE BIGGEST ONE OF ALL. >> AS THE SCARECROW BRING BIG CROWDS TO SHOP SMALL AND THEY REALIZE, WAIT, I HAVEN’T BEEN IN THE STORE EVEN AT THIS RESTAURANT. AND SO IT’S A
GREAT WAY FOR US TO GET NEW PEOPLE DOWN HERE AS WELL AS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A REALLY LONG TIME. WHEN YOU NEED A DONATION. >> FOR SCHOOL FUNDRAISER OR YOU NEED A DONATION FOR SOME TYPE OF EVENT. THOSE ARE THE
PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO GET BACK TO YOU. SO WE NEED TO BE SUPPORTING THOSE PEOPLE IN DOWNTOWN EDMOND. LAUREN DANIELS, OKLAHOMA’S NEWS 4. >> YOU CAN VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE SCARECROW BY LIKING PICTURE ON THE DOWNTOWN AND FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRA
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