The Hoard Historical Museum has announced the winners of the recent Bird and Wildlife Friendly Christmas tree-decorating contest.
The winners are: Duck Creek 4-H club, winning the popular choice award, and Heart of the City, winning the most Bird and Wildlife Friendly award. Duck Creek 4-H won a sweet treat from Poyers Pies and Heart of the City won a free room rental from the Hoard Historical Museum, information released by the museum noted.
Along with the winners, four other trees were entered into the contest, including: Cream of the Crop 4-H club, Fort Atkinson First United Methodist Church Youth Group, the Sears-Fink family and the Unity Project.
All trees were decorated using recyclable or biodegradable decorations. Entries competed in two contests: popular choice and most Bird and Wildlife Friendly trees. Winners were selected by the members of the public using a voting process and the results were tallied by museum staff, according to the release.
“We were so glad to be able to have this contest and were impressed with the creativity of the decorations. Our sincere thanks to Rabl’s Christmas Trees for providing the beautiful trees to be decorated,” Merrilee Lee, director of the Hoard Historical Museum, said within the release.
Trees will be on display until Dec. 26, however museum staff suggests viewing them soon.
“We have found that the trees are very attractive to our wildlife and birds. Every day there are fewer decorations on the trees due to squirrels and birds enjoying them. I personally have seen several squirrels carrying off decorations to enjoy for their own holiday feasts,” Lee noted.
The tree decorated by Duck Creek 4-H club stands tall in front of the Hoard Historical Museum. The tree won the popular choice award in the recently held tree-decorating contest. Contributed photo.
A tree, decorated by the Heart of the City, is on display outside of the Hoard Historical Museum. The tree won the most Bird and Wildlife Friendly award during the recent tree-decorating contest held by the museum. Trees will be on display until Dec. 26. Contributed photo.
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