At Vala's Pumpkin Patch & Apple Orchard, there's been a changing of the gourd.
Tim Vala, who created Vala's Pumpkin Patch & Apple Orchard with his late wife, Jan, stands among the many pumpkins on the site. He has turned over the running of the business to his three daughters and two sons-in-law.
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Elizabeth, James, 3, and David Zeltins of Bellevue carry their pumpkins at Vala's Pumpkin Patch in Gretna on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023.
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Tim Vala, owner of Vala's Pumpkin Patch, stands for a portrait in Gretna on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.
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Tim Vala, picks up an evercrisp apple at Vala's Pumpkin Patch in Gretna on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.
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A look at Vala's Pumpkin Patch in Gretna on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.
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Tim Vala, owner of Vala's Pumpkin Patch, drives through the Gretna fall attraction on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.
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Liz Thorson picks apples with her children, Scotlyn, 6, center, Porter, 4, left, and Rex, 2, not pictured, at Vala's Pumpkin Patch in Gretna on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023.
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Leland Howell, 6, reacts with his father, Patrick, after firing an apple canon at Vala's Pumpkin Patch in Gretna on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023.
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Tim Vala, owner of Vala's Pumpkin Patch, stands for a portrait in Gretna on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.
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Tim Vala, picks up an evercrisp apple at Vala's Pumpkin Patch in Gretna on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.
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Matthew Croteau reacts as his daughter Madalyn, 15, drives a cart at Vala's Pumpkin Patch in Gretna on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023.
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Pumpkin patches are seen from a hayrack ride at Vala's Pumpkin Patch in Gretna on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023.
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A look at Vala's Pumpkin Patch in Gretna on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023.
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Amy Fudge of Omaha picks evercrisp apples at Vala's Pumpkin Patch in Gretna on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023.
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Ryder Rodger 9, and Ben Johnson inspect their pumpkins at Vala's Pumpkin Patch in Gretna on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023.
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Jennifer and Blakely, 8, Petersen carry their pumpkin selections at Vala's Pumpkin Patch in Gretna on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023.
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Evercrisp apples grown on a tree at Vala's Pumpkin Patch in Gretna on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.
Tim Vala, who created Vala's Pumpkin Patch & Apple Orchard with his late wife, Jan, stands among the many pumpkins on the site. He has turned over the running of the business to his three daughters and two sons-in-law.
