Aug 18, 2023

2023 Yard of the Summer Competition Winners Announced

Posted Aug 18, 2023 4:00 PM

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.”