For many of the businesses and organizations sponsoring a scarecrow in Kellogg Park this year, the theme of choice was scary, spooky and totally Halloween. But the Plymouth Garden Club, an organization that has been around since 1936, decided to go with the next major holiday for their inspiration -- Thanksgiving. "We decided to make our scarecrow a pilgrim since, you know, we're in Plymouth," said Sandy Theile, referencing the fact that Plymouth shares a name with the Massachusetts city that hosted the first Thanksgiving. Theile said she came up with the concept, and fellow garden club …

After living in downtown Plymouth for seven years, Tony and Andrea Woolf thought that participating in the fall Scarecrows in Kellogg Park would be a fun family activity. "We love being residents of downtown Plymouth and being a part of the community," Andrea said. "And our kids thought it would be really neat." The Woolf family got involved in the event through the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce. Their scarecrow wears a red flannel shirt and jeans. It has a pumpkin head with a floppy hat. Thinking it would be a nice touch, the Woolf family also placed crows on the scarecrow's head and on the …

For the third year and counting, Midwest Tae Kwon Do's pumpkin-headed, white-gi-wearing scarecrow stands with the others that line Kellogg Park. After learning from previous years, Midwest Tae Kwon Do Instructors Tanya Panizzo and Russ Gale are professionals. "The first year we didn't bring anything," said Panizzo. "We were like shoot, we should have brought some twine. Next we were like how are we going to cut the twine? I must have run home at least three times." Midwest Tae Kwon Do's scarecrow has evolved over the years. Each year he features a different pose. During the first year, the …

Editors note: This is part of an occasional series about businesses that are sponsoring Scarecrows in Kellogg Park. Participating in the Scarecrows in Kellogg Park event has been a learning experience for Bridal Couture of Plymouth. This is the bridal salon's second year in creating its own scarecrow. "There's definitely a learning curve," said Jacqueline Connelly of Bridal Couture. "There were some issues last year, but this year, I think I've got it." Last year, the salon featured a scarecrow bride in fall colors, mixing a little bit of Halloween spirit with a bridal theme. There were …

Editors note: This is the first in an occasional series about businesses that are sponsoring Scarecrows in Kellogg Park. As a fun, new local business, The Plymouth Popcorn Co. decided the best way to creatively promote their company was to create a scarecrow downtown in Kellogg Park. "We've been in Plymouth for two years and always saw the scarecrows,"  Business Owner Patricia Uram said. "I love fall. We were thinking of doing it as a family before we had our business."  The company actually began as an assignment to complete Uram's MBA. After doing all of the research and hard work, she …