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Community Role Central to Credit Union's Scarecrow

Hartland Heritage Day people's choice contest involves area businesses and groups.

Name: Cindy Kulas

Business or group: 

Location of scarecrow: Lobby of LOC Federal Credit Union, 10002 Highland Rd.

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Theme of entry: Loving Our Community

Sporting the shirt staff wear during community functions, stuffed with "real-looking" money and carrying a yellow pail with ducks on the front, the scarecrow entry for LOC Federal Credit Union was designed to show everything that the company feels is important for the community.

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“We went with the money theme and services and providing for our community — trying to help people out with loans and kids love the Quackers Club,” said Cindy Kulas of the credit union.

The Quackers Club is a savings account geared towards children, helping them learn the value of saving money. The ducks pinned to the LOC scarecrow and on the yellow pail represent the Quackers Club.

How to vote

If you'd like to vote for the LOC Federal Credit Union scarecrow in the heritage day scarecrow contest, you can vote at , the or email info@hartlandchamber.org or cmarlow@comaine.org. Votes must be received by Friday, Sept. 16. Winners will be announced around noon at the chamber Saturday, Sept. 17, on heritage day. Vote categories are: most interesting, most historic or most colorful.

Heritage Day contest entries

Entry Location 10006 Highland Rd 10587 Highland Rd 1818 Old N. US 23
1780 N. Old US 23 3688 N. Hartland Rd 10000 Highland Rd 3505 Avon St
10112 Highland Rd
3508 Avon St
3205 Hartland Rd
3688 N. Hartland Rd 2532 N. Old US 23 See
11499 Highland Rd 3508 Avon St 1836 N. Old US 23 10002 Highland Rd 2975 N Old U.S. 23 11750 Highland Rd

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Where's Patches?

You can enter a drawing to win a $25 gift card to by being the first to tell us on our website where Hartland Patch's scarecrow is today. On Wednesday, he was at the and Angela Fraser correctly pointed it out, so she's the fifth in the drawing. There are now two more chances to get in.

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