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Our 2025 Contest is now closed.
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Order your 2026 Finalist Calendar by December 31st, 2025 in the links below:

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2025 Photo Contest - Finalist Ballot

We will accept 1 VOTE per name/email address. Additional votes from the same email address will not be counted in the final vote tally. Voting will be open from October 1 - October 30th, 2025. 9 Winners will be announced on October 31st, 2025. All Finalists listed below will be featured in our 2026 Calendar.

Vote for 1 photo in each of the following categories:

Category 1: Historic Site/Place
4: Leona Barratt - Filley Stone Barn
8: Angela Mandl - Johnson County Courthouse
9: Sarah Torkelson - Jefferson County Courthouse
11: Wendy Rhine - Sunken Gardens
14: Chuck Hauptman: Harmony School House
19: Rhonda Gress - First Settlers Cabin
20: Roger Richters - Seward County Courthouse
23: David Partsch - Otoe County Courthouse
28: Laura Pedersen - Gifford Farm
Category 2: Community
3: Gary Adams - Auburn Downtown
8: Angela Mandl - Legion Baseball
20: Jennifer Krug - One Stop Cafe
21: Christopher Lathen - Seward County Fair
22: Ellen Hanzlicek - Humboldt Fair
24: Gayle Martinez - Mutual of Omaha Building
Category 3: Signs & Murlas
2: Rhonda Gress - Cremo Mural
4: Gary Adams - Johnson Lumber Co. Truck
6: Glenn Hubbard - Shubert School Marker
13: Roger Richters - Utica Mural
15; Ellan Hanzlicek - Humboldt Sign
Category 4: Drone
2: Bruce Geisecke - Duck Creek
3: Christopher Lathen - Nebraska State Capitol
Category 5: Sky
2: Wendy Rhine - Filley Stone Barn
6: Jennifer Ballinger - Platte River
7: Leona Barratt - Windmill Sunset
11: Sarah Torkelson - Fairbury Dam
13: Bob Brammeier - Storm Clouds
21: Teri Stukenholtz - Sunday Drive
23: Roger Richters - Sunset
24: Laurel Lunsford - Sunset
27: Kevin Shupe - Springfield Storm
Category 6: Animals & Wildlife
4: Jennifer Ballinger - Fireworks Dog
12: Teri Stukenholtz - Hereford Cow
6: Gina Essink - Kiwi Donkey
16: Sarah Torkelson - Blue Heron
18: McKenna Reece - Raccoon
19: Stefan Sheffield - White Horse
27: Roger Richters - Great Horned Owl
28: Ed Kramer - Squirrel
29: Kevin Shupe - Squirrel
34: Dakota Howe - Sunflower Butterfly
35: Laura Pedersen - Hummingbird
39: Carolyn Wiegand - Monarch Butterfly
Category 7: Abandoned
1: Wendy Rhine - Farm House
2: Gary Adams - School House
3: Darci Davison - Barn
4: Sam Carman - Tractor
6: Leona Barratt - Barn
8: Rhonda Gress - Elevator
11: Peggy Holloway - Steele City School
13: Glenn Hubbard - St. Deroin
14: Kalie Carfield - Barn
16: Teri Stukenholtz - Barn
Category 8: Autumn
5: Jennifer Ballinger - Winding Road
8: Marty Peregoy - Burr Oak
9: Bob Brammeier - Wagon
13: Roger Richters - Big Blue River
14: Rhonda Gress - Steinhart Park Bridge
17: Ellen Hanzlicek - Iron Horse Trail Lake
18: Dakota Howe - Crystal Springs Park
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