In spite of the nippy and brisk fall evening, the Seward Band shell was full of families and children in Halloween Costumes for the annual Seward Rotary Club’s Halloween Children’s Costume Contest. The contest was held on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 6:00 pm and was free and open to all children in the area at the historic Seward Band shell. Divided by age groups, students were asked to go to the band shell stage in their Halloween Costume and be judged for prizes.
In spite of the nippy and brisk fall evening, the Seward Band shell was full of families and children in Halloween Costumes for the annual Seward Rotary Club’s Halloween Children’s Costume Contest. The contest was held on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 6:00 pm and was free and open to all children in the area at the historic Seward Band shell. Divided by age groups, students were asked to go to the band shell stage in their Halloween Costume and be judged for prizes.
Seward Rotarian, Dr. Ron Wallman served as the General Event Chairman and the EmCee/Host for the contest. The Grand Prize Trophy was presented to the Five Year First Place winner-Serina Svoboda, who was dressed as “Curella De Ville!” Awards were given to eleven divisions, with First, Second and Third place winners receiving Halloween Medals. The First Place winner each received plastic pumpkins filled with candy! Each child that entered the contest was given a bag of Halloween candy.
Winners included….
- First-Tie: Nolin Schmidt and Adelyn Kock
- Second: Kason Svoboda
- Third: Henley Mohl
Age 1
- First: Isaac Kendall
- Second-Tie: Emma and Avery Ferris
- Third: Josie Herman
Age 2
- First: Hayes Mohl
- Second: Vayda Hofer
- Third-Tie: Lachlan Hemphill and Weston Troyer
Age 3
- First: Oliver Elkins
- Second-Tie: Ashtyn Cartagena, Peyton Cartagena
- Third-Tie: Adaly Troyer and Mason Schmidt
Age 4
- First: Everleigh Jisa
- Second-Tie: Gabriel Mobley and Hannah O’Brien
- Third: Hailey Volnek
Age 5
- First: Serina Svododa
- Second-Tie: Amaurra Krohe and Heidi Hemphill
- Third-Tie: Arthur Newman and Ava Nitz
Age 6
- First-Tie: Scarlett Towle and Ben O’Brien
- Second: Ruby Pfluehaupt
- Third: Ambrea Troyer
Age 7
- First: Olivia Kitt
- Second-Tie: Samuel Peterson and Sadie Owens
- Third: Trista Klintworth
Age 8
- First-Tie: Wyatt Svoboda and Nolan Brashear
- Second: Drayden Krohe
- Third. Alex Mobley
Age 9
- First-Tie Addison Rolfsmeier and Adalya Metschke
- Second: Sophie Hemphill
- Third-Tie: Derekka Krohe and Jordyn Samuels
Age 10 and up to 12
- First Sydni Svododa
- Second-Tie: Lily Brashear and Cissanie Krohe
- Third: Ian Svododa
Judges for the event were Rotarians Andy Hartmann, Todd LaVelle and Kurth Brashear, along with members of the Concordia University Rotaract Club-Delia Agraz Gonzalez and Cynthia Martinez. Rotarian Ken Schmieding served as awards chair and Rotarian Scott Bruick was the official recorder of awards. Rotarians served as the hosts, guides, helped with the children and candy distribution - as well as assisting with crowd control! The Rotarian volunteers included Russ Sommerfeld, Annette Wallman, Greg Zabka, Jane Rehmer, Melanie Ayres, Alan Baldwin, Roger Glawatz, Ken Schmieding, Dr. Daryl Hackbart, Shelley Nitz, Jon Kruse, Bonnie Kruse, Doug Rolfsmeier, Max Wake, John Owens, Pastor Scott Krohn, Clark Kolterman and Jonathan Metschke. The event was free and open to the public with all children presented with a bag of Halloween candy compliments of the members of the Seward Rotary Club.