Keep North Platte and Lincoln County Beautiful and the North Platte Bulletin
Keep North Platte and Lincoln County Beautiful and the North Platte Bulletin held a competition to honor households and businesses that have beautiful landscapes. Prize sponsors for the competition include North Platte Hardware and Coldwell Banker Preferred Group.
Nominations were taken during the past month. The judges collectively scored 22 yards to determine the winners.
The rankings were based on curb appeal, balance and color, sustainability, creativity, and maintenance.
The 2023 winners:
Ward 1 – 707 East B Street – Marilee Hyde
Ward 2 – 1601 West D – Lee and Joyce McConahay
Ward 3 – 117 South Sycamore – Roger and Lilia Neth
Ward 4 – 2423 West 17th – Ben and Brooke Tucker
Business – Husker Inn
County – Honorable Mention
3251 N Splinter Rd
Mike and Pam Brosseau
474 W University Dr
Dalene and Bob Skates
2530 W Robert Street
Jeff and Keri Fisher
The competition encourages and celebrates keeping North Platte beautiful. Judges commented on how close the competition was this year. “I commend everyone who puts so much effort into making our community beautiful,” said Ward 1 Judge. “The winner in my ward had an oasis for a back yard.” Ward 4 Judges struggled between picking a clear winner, “I think if we could declare them all winners, we would.”