(Seguin) – Don’t forget that it “pays to play” when you pick up this month’s edition of the Seguin Today Magazine.
The November magazine, again, features its second scavenger hunt contest. This one is called Turkey Day.
Surprised with the winning jackpot of $100 for the October Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt was local resident Brooklyn Haecker. Magazine staff and KWED Radio surprised Haecker with her prize while she worked the counter over at Pecantown Books & Brews.
Haecker says getting the money was just as exciting as when she heard that she had won the contest last month.
“I’m very excited,” said Haecker. “Actually, when I got the call, I started to jump up and down. Everybody was looking at me. It was kind of funny. I was really happy about it.”
This month’s contest will run the same but instead of pumpkins, folks will be stopping by 12 local businesses in search of turkeys.
Participants of the scavenger hunt are simply asked to take the magazine with them when they visit the 12 businesses listed.
Next, they’ll need to find the matching Jack-O-Lantern, write down what Jack-O-Lantern went with which business, and then fill out the form. Once individuals are done, they can drop it off or mail it to KWED at 609 E. Court Street. The winning entry for a $100 Visa gift card will then be pulled from all the correct collected entries in a live drawing on KWED Radio on Dec. 3.
Haecker says she knows others will also have just as much fun searching for those fun hidden holiday gems.
“I’m so awkward already and so I’m walking in and they are like ‘hey, how can I help you?’ and I’m like I’m just here walking around doing the scavenger hunt so they got excited too when I came in too. It was all good vibes all the way around,” said Haecker. “I enjoyed the places that actually hid it in the store. I think the hardest one is the vintage store (Dee’s Emporium). That one was the most difficult. She really got creative with it. She hid it in one of the back rooms but I did just enjoy going to all of the places because not one place on that list had I actually been to before, so it was nice actually to meet new people and see the actual stores in town that I hadn’t been to before.”
In fact, Haecker says the best part was visiting businesses that were not necessarily new to the town but new to her.
“I hope lots more stores around town participate because I think that would be good, but I think more people should do it. It was really fun. I got to explore other parts of the town that I hadn’t seen yet and so I think more people should come out and do it,” said Haecker.
You can grab your copy of Seguin Today around town or at our KWED office located at 609 E. Court Street. All scavenger hunt entries must be turned in at KWED by Nov. 30 to participate.