Kendall Scarecrow Fest celebrates scary and spooky characters

Photos by Tom Rivers

KENDALL – The scarecrows were a little scary today for the Kendall Scarecrow Festival. The top photo shows a group of scarecrows, many with characters from horror films. These scarecrows were created by Girl Scouts in Kendall and they were promoting an upcoming Girl Scout cookie drive.

The festival had nine entrants to be judged in a contest with a theme: “Spooky, Scary and a Little Creepy.”

These painted pumpkins dry near the entrance of Kendall’s Community Park across from the elementary school. Panek Farms in Albion donated about 200 pumpkins for the event.

Kendall has had the festival since 2010. The activities are free with donations accepted.

Eloise Baker, a seventh-grader, climbed the wall at the festival. The climbing wall was one of the new activities at the event.

Colleen Fanton made this crow-themed scarecrow.

Katie and Lee Robinson brought their kids, Isla and Cami, to make scarecrows. Usually more than 100 scarecrows are made during the festival.

Jeffrey Lutes created this scarecrow.

The public could vote for their favorite scarecrow. The winner gets $75 worth of gift certificates, followed $50 for second place and $25 for third.

Mavis Williams, a member of the Kendall Scarecrow Committee, took the lead in creating this RIP scarecrow.

John Becker drives a tractor down Kendall Road. The Kendall Lions Club offered the wagon rides as part of the festival.

Dylan Bushnell, 10, and his brother Winston, 6, decorate their pumpkins. They were visiting from Big Flats. Their mother, Hannah Billings Bushnell, grew up in Kendall.

The Boy Scouts in Kendall made this display with a giant spider.

Becky Charland, who leads the Scarecrow Festival Committee, posed with the festival’s mascot. There was a naming-contest for the mascot as part of today’s events.

Preston and Everett Swetz created these “Ghost Basket” scarecrows.