Oktoberfest presented by Yuengling announced the winners of its third-annual scarecrow competition. This year’s competition featured winners in four categories: Contemporary Scarecrow, Traditional Scarecrow, Kids/Family Scarecrow and the new Rockin’ Scarecrow category. Winners were selected based on public voting during the festival.

Contemporary Scarecrow:
1^st Place: recyCROW ($150 first prize) – Marie and Pete Brown, Bethlehem
2^nd Place: Waldgeist-Wood Spirit ($100) – Joy and Rachel Scott, Riegelsville
3^rd Place: Frank-N-Steel ($50) – Frank Sattler, Bethlehem

Traditional Scarecrow:
1^st Place: One Day I’ll Get Him! ($150) – Jeff Brown, Allentown
2^nd Place: Jack-Stack-O-Lantern ($100) – Jim Koch, Hellertown
3^rd Place: “Scare” Tactic ($50) – Elaine Miller-Romero, Bethlehem

Rockin’ Scarecrow:
1^st Place: Gene Simmons ($150) – Mary Markovich Sedlock, Bethlehem
2^nd Place: Slash ($100) – Dustin Pope, Allentown
3^rd Place: Don’t Worry Be Yonce ($50) – Maddie and Isabelle Seiler, Blue Bell

Kids/Family Scarecrow:
1^st Place: Kiss the Bride (private movie screening in ArtsQuest Center) – Jill Reimer Schantz, Orefield

Oktoberfest presented by Yuengling was a free festival featuring hearty German food, family fun and polka and rock/party bands.