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Barn Calendar Contest Twelve winners were chosen in the statewide Barn Again Calendar Contest, co-sponsored by the Nebraska Humanities Council, the Nebraska 4-H and the Nebraska Soybean Board, in conjunction with the traveling exhibit “Barn Again! Celebrating an American Icon.” Nearly 300 participants each submitted a crayon drawing of an existing barn in Nebraska and a brief paragraph about the barn. All Nebraska students grades 3 through 12 were eligible. Winners were chosen in three categories — junior (grades 3-5), intermediate (grades 6-8) and senior (grades 9-12). Three winners were selected in each category and three additional winners were chosen at large. All 12 artists received savings bonds. The winning entries, which are displayed below, will be featured in the 2002 Beautiful Barns of Nebraska Calendar. The winning artists, their ages and hometowns are: Belinda Wolverton, 11, Pilger (junior 1st place); Alyssa Amen, 9, Omaha (junior 2nd place); Sarah Mousel, 9, Wakefield (junior 3rd place); Jay Steinman, 12, Falls City (intermediate 1st place); Devan Nutzman, 12, Falls City (intermediate 2nd place); Jonathan Loutzenhiser, 14, O’Neill (intermediate 3rd place); Chrissy Hunzeker, 18, Rulo (senior 1st place); Joni Kafer, 16, Falls City (senior 2nd place); Corey Hayes, 14, Falls City (senior 3rd place); Crystal Richey, 16, Falls City (honorable mention); Timothy Von Behren, 11, Falls City (honorable mention); and Matt Wenz, 19, Falls City (honorable mention). The predominance of winning artists from Falls City can be traced to two local art teachers — Patricia Steinman of the senior high school and Gayle Weinert of the middle school. Seven of the 12 winners are from Falls City. Contest judges Robert Hanna, a Lincoln artist; Elaine Spire, an NHC board member; and Amy Vanderslice, an artist and teacher at the Arts and Humanities School in Lincoln, saw only the drawings and were unaware of the artists’ names and hometowns until after the winners were chosen. “Barn Again! Celebrating an American Icon” is a Smithsonian exhibit highlighting the historical significance of the barn in American agriculture, its architectural importance and its place in American life today. “Barn Again!” is a registered trademark owned by the Meredith Corporation and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The exhibit opens Nov. 15 at the Farm and Ranch Museum in Gering and continues throughout the spring and summer of 2002, with extended visits to McCook, Belvidere, Bassett, Broken Bow, Madison, Tekamah and Bellevue. It also will be displayed at the Nebraska State Capitol Feb. 27-March 12, 2002, and at the 2002 Nebraska State Fair.
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"I see this barn quite often when I go fishing. It is north of the Preston Corner, on the way to Rulo, Nebraska. It's quite old and worn down but still holds its own character." -- Crystal Richey, 16, Falls City |
 "On the way to Nebraska City, my dad passed a farm owned by a family called Stuckenholtz. He took a picture of an old barn that he thought I might like. As soon as I heard about this contest, I brought the picture to school and drew it with crayons." -- Corey Hayes, 14, Falls City |
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"This barn is in Stanton County, north of Pilger, Nebraska. Raymond and Joan Anderson have remodeled it. They use part of it as an apartment, and they also use some of the space as their art studios. The Andersons stay in the apartment when they are here visiting their son and granddaughters. They live in the house that is located on the same acreage as the barn. I think it is a neat way to still get use out of an old barn." -- Belinda Wolverton, 11, Pilger |
"I think barns are important to the United States. They have been around for a long time. They are good storage places for farm machinery and to give animals shelter." -- Devan Nutzman, 12, Falls City |
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"This barn was built in 1888 and was constructed with wooden pegs and square-headed nails. It originally had wooden shingles that were replaced by tin when it was bought by my grandparents, the Humms, in 1943. The barn was moved one block in 1956 to its present location of 22nd and Fulton by being pushed by hand on metal pipes. It is located within the city limits. A sketch was done by artist Tom Casey and made into a Christmas card with proceeds going to prevent cystic fibrosis, a disease the artist was afflicted with." -- Matt Wenz, 19, Falls City |
"The barn I have drawn is in North Platte, Nebraska. It is located on Buffalo Bill Cody's Ranch and Homestead. This historical barn once held the horses Bill used in the famous shows across the country. My family and I visited this barn several years ago and I still remember and admire this particular site that is so important to Nebraska's history." -- Chrissy Hunzeker, 18, Rulo |
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"I drew my grandpa's barn because on November 17, 2000, my grandpa passed away. I thought if I drew his barn he would be honored to have his grandson draw a picture of it and have it go to the art contest of the Nebraska Soybean Board. This barn I drew was built before 1920 and that's the place where my grandpa was born and died. So this barn means a lot to my grandma, mom, many relatives and me. This barn I drew is the same color as when it was new. Now it needs another paint job." -- Jonathan Loutzenhiser, 14, O'Neill |
"This barn, built around 1900, was the livery for Page, Nebraska. It contains original lather, plaster, a livery product advertising sign and the track for placing hay in the mow. The barn was moved three miles in about 1925 to its current site on my great-great-great-grandfather's tree claim, signed by President Grover Cleveland. The single time this barn was moved, neighbors' high wooden-wheeled, horse-drawn wagons with the boxes removed were borrowed. The barn was stuck on a sandy hill for some time, while neighbors became anxious for the return of their wagons for corn picking." -- Alyssa Amen, 9, Omaha |
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"The Barelman barn is a round barn located three miles south of Wakefield. It is 85 year old. There are not many round barns in Nebraska so it is rare. It is a pig barn that has many windows. My dad and some high school kids and teachers fixed it up. It is now red and shiny new." -- Sarah Mousel, 9,
Wakefield |
"This barn, which is located one and a half miles northeast of Falls City, Nebraska, in Richardson County, is important to my family. It was built in 1894. My great-great-grandfather, Fred Wittrock, bought this farm in 1929. My great-grandparents and grandparents raised their families on this farm. My grandfather, Willard Eames, was killed in a farming accident on July 4, 1967, when my mom was seven years old. Thirty-three years later, my mom still drives my brother and I to the farm so we can share her special memories of the fun she had playing in this barn." -- Timothy von Behren,
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Falls City |
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"The barn I picked for my picture is located seven miles south and one and a half miles east of Nebraska City. It is an old barn that still exists on the farm of John Stuckenholtz, and he happens to be my grandpa!" -- Jay Steinman, 12,
Falls City |
"This particular barn caught my eye because of its unique shape, its various shades of red. The barn belongs to my aunt and uncle, Debbie and Joe Jarred. It's located a mile and a half south of Verdon, Nebraska. I've always had fond memories of this barn, because as a child my cousin and I had a great time playing in the hay loft." -- Joni Kafer, 16, Falls
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