The top three winners of the Circleville pole decorating contest were announced Tuesday.
The first place prize is a $50 gift card. The other two prizes are Halloween decorations (to use in next year’s decorating, perhaps?).
Winners
Out of all the creative main street decorators, these were the top three winners:
- 1st Place: Janet May
- 2nd Place: Kim Lott
- 3rd Place: Becky Robinson
Janet crafted an impressive spiderweb almost reaching to the flag that is arguably one of the tallest decorations on the street.
Kim’s decorations, while not as tall, certainly had the most pieces, busy with polka-dot pumpkins, gourds, and cheery yellow sunflowers.
Becky Robinson, of course, as the creator of the contest, captured the season’s spirit of bright colors and fall leaves.
The contest is helping to bring the small town streets alive for the holiday season, and Mayor Kristi Westwood is very happy with the result. “We ended up with fourteen decorated poles and Main Street looks awesome,” she said.
And the locals seem happy too. “We have had a lot of comments from people who enjoyed the decoration and feel like it was a success,” said Kristi.
Now, Circleville is getting everyone ready to think of their ideas for Christmas.
– by Abbie Call, The Byway
Feature image caption: Ghosts made out of sheets and a spiderweb made from a long rope gridwork decorate a pole on Circleville Main Street. This pole, decorated by Janet May, won first place.
Abbie Call – Cannonville/Kirksville, Missouri
Abbie Call is a journalist and editor at The Byway. She graduated in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in editing and publishing from Brigham Young University. Her favorite topics to write about include anything local, Utah’s megadrought, and mental health and meaning in life. In her free time, she enjoys reading, hanging out with family, quilting and hiking.
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