On the other Icon: GROB Octoberfest Scarecrows are fan favorites
FROM ADAICON.COM__The results are in for the 2025 Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce Scarecrow Decorating Contest: Skyler Thomas and Hunter Foust of GROB Systems came in first place in online voting.
Thomas and Foust built the winning entry in two days, with design input from Evan Steiner. Rene Gabriel presented the traveling trophy, which will rest in the GROB trophy cabinet for the next year. Second place: Citizens National Bank; Third place: Et Cetera Shop.
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