Where's the Hartland Patch scarecrow?

You've no doubt heard of Where's Waldo? For the next seven days, we're asking Hartland: Where's Patches?

He's the scarecrow we created for the Hartland Heritage Day scarecrow contest. To add to the fun, we thought we'd add our own contest.

If you see Patches around town, be the first to report where to the community on our site and you'll be entered in a drawing for a $25 gift card to Meijer. There's only seven days, so there will be seven chances to win.

For today, simply enter his location in comments on this story, this feature on another scarecrow or in the activity stream. You must be a Patch user to enter. (It is free and this will allow you to comment). See at the bottom for our contest rules.

Now, let's tell you a little more about Patches, just like we will with all the other scarecrows over the next seven days.

Name: Patches

Business or group: Patch.com

Location of scarecrow: Will change daily

Theme of entry: Reporter. Wearing a green Patch T-shirt, jeans and a hat that includes a "Press" card, Patches will be roving the community just like our reporters and photographers.

We entered the contest as well as holding our own to help promote Hartland Heritage Day and a few Patch editors had a great time Friday putting him together. (See photos).

Mounted on wood frame, we used plastic bottles, duct tape, newspapers and straw to build our scarecrow. We used tips on these two websites for help:

• http://www.halloween-website.com/scarecrow.htm
• http://www.powen.freeserve.co.uk/kids/scarecrow/scarecrow.htm

More on the Hartland Heritage Day Scarecrow Contest

If you'd like to vote for Patches 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.

More on the 'Where's Patches?' contest

Contest rules:

• Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia who are 18 and older.
• To enter, you must be the first Patch User to successfully name the location of the Patch scarecrow on the Hartland Patch homepage (hartland.patch.com) by commenting on the story or stories that day about the contest, which will be posted daily each morning by noon from Sept. 10-16.
• All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time each day of the contest.
• You may enter as often as you like.
• One winner will be selected in a random drawing at the Hartland Patch table during Hartland Heritage Day on Saturday, Sept. 17, in the village area of Hartland. You will not need to be present to win, but you must provide us contact information to arrange for delivery of the prize.
• The prize is a $25 gift card to Meijer.

Quetions about the contest? Contact Hartland Patch editor Christofer Machniak at 810-623-1385 or email him at chris.machniak@patch.com.