• Laurel Griffith with her scarecrow 'Wilson
    Laurel Griffith with her scarecrow ‘Wilson” at the Carson Mall Scarecrow Festival Saturday in Carson City.
  • Alisa Kuniya brought her two children Toshi, 3 and Miya, 6, to the Scarecrow Festival for pumpkin decorating.
    Alisa Kuniya brought her two children Toshi, 3 and Miya, 6, to the Scarecrow Festival for pumpkin decorating.
  • Pat Hughey, left, with her granddaughter Alison, 7, at a pumpkin making table Saturday at Carson Mall.
    Pat Hughey, left, with her granddaughter Alison, 7, at a pumpkin making table Saturday at Carson Mall.
  • Grandmother Kristi Griffith, great grandmother Sylvia, grandfather Paul and granddaughter Laurel pose with
    Grandmother Kristi Griffith, great grandmother Sylvia, grandfather Paul and granddaughter Laurel pose with “Wilson.”
  • Getting the scarecrow ready are Serena Dillard, David Allen and Hanna Dillard.
    Getting the scarecrow ready are Serena Dillard, David Allen and Hanna Dillard.

With late summer here and school in session, dozens of families spent Saturday afternoon at Carson Mall celebrating the coming fall with scarecrow building, pumpkin decorating and face painting — all for a good cause.

The annual Carson Mall Scarecrow Festival brought out nearly 400 people as of 1:30 p.m. Saturday, the final day of the festival, which began Thursday. Thus far, somewhere around $400 has been raised for Special Olympics of Nevada. The Festival continues until 5 p.m. Saturday.

“It’s been a wonderful turnout,” said event coordinator Colleen Hillman, owner of Bridger Mountain Boutique in the Carson Mall. “We planned for maybe a hundred and we’ve probably seen close to 400 people.”

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