On September 28, 2015, the Dingman Township
Parks and Recreation Commission held their second annual Scarecrows in
the Park festival. The sunny autumn weather brought people from
far and wide to enjoy the live music, demonstrations, food and
childrens activities that lasted throughout the day.
Kids had a field day at the petting zoo,
photo board, putting for prizes and other activities.
Our resident's creativity was
obvious in the annual scarecrow contest with entries paradying everything
from Gru and his monions to presidential candidate Donald Trump. One
even parodied the Park's maintenance workers!
Click here to see the
winners.
Numerous vendors provided festival goers with the opportunity to buy
everything from fresh squeezed lemonade to fashionable leather purses.
The Parks and Recreation
Commission would like to thank the following people and businesses that so kindly
provided the support necessary to enable the festival:
The law office of
Klemeyer Farley & Bernathy
sponsor of The Pumpkin
Patch
McGoey Hauser & Edsall engineering sponsor
of the Scarecrow Contest
Ray & Charles sponsor of the musical
entertainment
Pike Physical Therapy sponsor of the Amazing
Magic by Mark Ghia
Weis Markets
sponsor of 2nd
Annual Pie Eating Contest
Code Inspections Inc. sponsor of the
Scarecrow Crafts
Community
Rental
Center
provided the Bouncy House
Miss Rosie provided children's face painting
Todd Kalin provided the supplies for the
photo stand and pumpkin signs
Lowes provided building supplies
Sherwin Williams
provided
paint
Home Depot provided building supplies
Santos farm
provided the hay bales
... and the Eastern Pike Soccer League for
operating the concession stand.
Amazing Magic Mark Ghia was just one of
the numerous performers that entertained the crowd.
The Parks and Recreation
Commission would like to thank the following entertainers:
Olivia and the Coalition (band)
Charlie Reynolds (music and emcee)
Ruth Randone (dramatic story telling)
Amazing Magic Mark Ghia (magician)
Jeanne Zingaro (jazzercize)
Jeanne Zingaro leads a group of Jazzercizers
With this year's festival now in
the past, Dingman Township is looking forward to next year. If you
would like to help plan, organize, perform, donate to, or otherwise
participate in the 2016 Scarecrows in the Park festival, please call Julie
Forbes, weekdays at 570-296-8455.
