The third Ravenwood Winter Festival was held Saturday despite bitterly cold conditions. Falling temperatures and high winds were there all afternoon, with wind chills as low as they were during the Worth County/South Holt game in the football playoffs.
Ed Wiederholt opened his auto body shop, and plenty of people took advantage. Organizers set up two fire pits so that people could keep warm; there were plenty of people at Tuck Point.
There were several Santas present, and there will be some debate about who the real Santa was. One such person, on the NEN 4-H float, looked like Baylie Busby. Brian Sobotka brought out his carriage. Ms. Bonifas rode the seventh grade float. The Nodaway County Republican Women put together a patriotic float for the 2024 election season.
There was a drive-thru at the park afterwards, with the Ravenwood Christian Church putting together a live nativity scene. The NEN junior and senior classes held food fundraisers. There were carriage rides in Ravenwood Sunday evening when the weather was nicer.
The following were the light contest winners:
Large – 1st, Scott & Billie Shunk; 2nd, David & Susie Nelson.
Small – 1st, Charlie & Kathy Brand; 2nd, Helen Fare; 3rd, Sheldon & Christy Scadden; 4th, Halo Salon & Spa (Claudia Patterson).
The following were the parade winners: 1st, Smalltown Grinchmas, built by the Runde Family; 2nd, Wiederholt Families’ Santa Stable & Reindeer; 3rd, 7th Grade Santa’s Workshop.
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