TRACY AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS missed out on the Krueger pumpkin patch in 2024 because of flooding, but that wasn’t the case this year, as they — along with Little Panthers from Balaton — got the chance to pick out their own pumpkin last Thursday. Dan Krueger, who has been hosting kids from Tracy and Balaton for seven years, plants his dried pumpkin seeds in early June. Happy kids, pictured clockwise from upper left, are: Falyn Miller, Matilyn Peter, Tanner Sandman, Serenity Xiong and Raiden Gilbery. Photos / Per Peterson
