Stranger Things<\/a>. Which fits, because after years of hearing backup stories, some of them have been strange indeed!<\/p>\nCongratulations to our 2017 Halloween Video Contest winner Preston! Here’s his winning video:<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n9sR0V_9KMA&feature=youtu.be<\/p>\n
Thank you to everyone who participated, we loved the creativity!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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