Keep North Platte and Lincoln County Beautiful
Thirty-six nominations were received this season for the Beauty of the Holidays lighting competition, organized by Keep North Platte and Lincoln County Beautiful and the North Platte Bulletin.
There is no shortage of Christmas spirit this year, with many spectacular, heartwarming displays in yards and homes around the city.
“We love this time of year. Getting out and seeing all of the effort people put into spreading joy, gives us all the Christmas spirit,” KNPLCB Executive Director Mona Anderson said.
This year’s prizes are generously sponsored by Brothers Tavern, Menard’s, Schaben Sanitation, and Cody Keno.
Eighteen community judges traveled over 35 miles driving the streets of North Platte and beyond to rank each nominated display on curb appeal, balance, theme, and maintenance.
The rankings were very close.
The purpose of the competition is to spread the Christmas spirit and recognize those who continue to make North Platte and Lincoln County a beautiful place to live.
Some of the judges comments include: “Fun and colorful,” “Classy, simple, and serene.” “Reminds me of Martha Stewart.”
Bulletin Publisher George Lauby thanks everyone who puts up Christmas lights and goes to the extra effort to make the holidays extra beautiful.
“It gives us a lot of cheer,” he said.
The sponsors have provided cash prizes for the first-place winners in each ward, to encourage the continuation of community spirit and beautification through the holiday seasons.
And, color photographs of the top yards are published in the Bulletin on Thursday, December 19th and 26th.
Ward 1
1. 1001 East 12th Street
2. 2300 East Phillip, 47B - Jeremy and Susan Brunette
3. 821 East 5th Street – Pamela Pishna
Ward 2
- 3302 West Stewart Ave – Stacy and Colton Albrecht
- 1310 Cedarberry Road – Adam Richardson
- 3411 West F Street – Christina and Adrian Martinez
Ward 3
- 504 East 3rd Street – Ron and Christina Richardson
- 106 North Elm Street – Danny and Lindsey Nicola
- 2512 Anna Avenue – Bernard and Dalyn Gallenberg
Ward 4
1. 3413 West 16th Street – Aaron and Tasha Schroeder
2. 321 East 12th Street – Leandra Chapman
3. 821 North Curtis – Martin and Sharon Sellers
County
1. 1459 East Fairway – Mark, Lori and Dalton Kripal
2. 7537 North Highway 83 – Todd and Heather Jensen
3. 9095 South Highland Drive – Kyle Brandyberry
Thank you to the competition judges from Community Connections Mentoring, RSVP Volunteers, and KNPLCB Board Members.
Jill, Kevin, Angela, Kendyll, Larissa, Emily, Rebekah, Camilla, TinaMaria, Adi, Micah, Beatriz, Jenny, Carol, Sandy, Judy, DiAnn, and Brenda