News : This is why we can't have anything nice

Michael & Dowd's Scarecrow lost his hat following a theft by an sticky fingered thief

A second theft occurred this week from one of the area businesses. An area thief thought that it was okay to steal the hat off of the scarecrow at Michael & Dowd. Sure, it's "just" a hat, but it was not YOUR hat. The business decided to also take the duck decoys down before they too disappeared, then they figured that they would just take the whole display down.

I think I can safely say, from the whole town, that stealing is not cool. I don't need to (or maybe I do) explain that the businesses participate in the fun of this event in the hope that it will bring a smile to the faces of the residents, and it has. Now vandals are bringing frowns.

I am disappointed in what I assume are a handful of people ruining a bit of fun for the rest of the community. If you know who is vandalizing the scarecrow displays, give the Vinton Police Department a call.