Nebraska announces winners of state's 'Name a Snowplow' contest
Meet Plowabunga, Velociplower, Snowbi-Wan Kenobi and Snow Big Deal.
The Nebraska Department of Transportation announced Monday those four names as the winners of the "Name a Snowplow" contest.
The prizes were delivered on Dec. 1 to the winning students at Omaha’s Meadows Elementary School — with two of the snowplows featuring the winning names.
The Nebraska Department of Transportation said Macy Yochum submitted the "Snowbi-Wan Kenobi" name, Max Dafferner submitted the "Velociplower" name, Hazel Zamarrippa submitted the "Plowabunga" name and Gabby Novotny submitted the "Snow Big Deal" name.
“We are proud of the efforts and creativity shown by the winners of our contest and are happy to recognize them today,” Jim Laughlin, NDOT’s District 2 operations and maintenance manager, said in a statement. “We are also proud of their classmates and others who are here to support them. This is also a great way to bring attention to our hardworking snowplow drivers and maintenance workers at the NDOT, who give their best efforts to keep our roads safe during and after winter weather.”
The department said they received nearly 700 submissions this year. You can track all of the state's plows here.