Sign installed on Highway 275 with help of all-volunteer thrift shop [Video]

There is a lot to enjoy in Scribner.

The community of just over 850 is full of thriving businesses, and on a typical day you can find its downtown packed with cars, many of them parked in the middle of the road

Its a lot to be proud of but recent highway renovations have taken Scribner a little off the beaten path.

“Just because the highway is going around us doesn’t mean we have to be forgotten or passed by,” said Elizabeth Valla, the Director of Economic Development for the City of Scribner.

With Highway 275 now moving around, instead of through Scribner, Valla and others in the community knew they needed to get something eye catching to draw folks into town.

They came up with a plan.

Create a photo-opportunity that is uniquely Scribner, and make it happen without taxpayer money.

It was a big task, but Scribner got a helping hand from a one of a kind shop in town.

“They were …