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Omaha Area Events: Ralston Fourth of July Parade and Fireworks

It’s back this year-the Ralston Fourth of July Parade and Fireworks!

61ST Annual Independence Day Parade
Start Time: 1:00 PM
Route: From 84th & Q St. through downtown Ralston to 72nd & Main St.

Fireworks:
Start Time: Dusk
Location: Ralston Arena, 72nd & Q St

Learn more at:
https://ralstonareachamber.org/independence-day

Omaha Event: 2021 College World Series- Food Favorites Return

UPDATE: I learned that this paired down list is not returning. CWS staff have been informed about the link below not listing the actual items that are offered. I took pictures of the concessions and will add them here later.

This year we have returning food favorites for the College World Series fans to welcome their return!

Here are some of the returning CWS  food favorites:
( There was no tasting this year, so we are using images and some of the descriptions  from the 2018 CWS Food Tasting.)

Wild Thing Burger-This burger has gone wild  escaping the  fluffy doughy confines of its bun with pineapple salsa, bacon, black pepper sauce, jack cheese and of course the burger itself.

Wild Thing Dog– This wild hot dog is back also with the same toppings as the Wild Thing Burger above.

Just a Bit Outside Dog– I say this dog is more than a bit out being that it is a footlong served on a regular bun. Yummy cheese sauce surrounds the tucked in the bun part of the dog.

Pickle Hitters-You guessed fried pickles but with a suprise smoky bacon dipping sauce.

Small Slider Dogs– A trio of tasty mini dog sliders. Also available for four times the flavor and fun as a set of twelve.

Smoke Rings– Smokey rings of onions will delight your palate. Sweet barbecue sauce copiously drizzled over perfectly golden onion rings. But that is not all . These golden beauties are sprinkled with pulled pork, smoked Gouda and bacon. But wait there is more. They are dusted with green onions and are sure to delight any fan.

All-American Pretzel– There are two surprises waiting for you with this already elevated Bavarian pretzel. Carmel apple dipping sauce and a fried pretzel add a twist to the pretzel. (This is one of my favorites.)

No Crying in Baseball Dog– There is no crying indeed even with all those onions. This hot dog is a wonderful combination of sweet and spicy meets hotdog with of course- plenty of onions. (This is one of my favorites.)

Impossible Burger– The mission, if you accept it, is to try this tasty burger. Chef Chris Myers took on the mission impossible in 2018 to create a veggie burger that has both the taste and texture of meat. Well done Chef!

Don’t forget-cashless concessions! Bring your credit card or use the reverse ATM to turn your cash into a card that you can use at the park.

For a full list of College World Series food offerings, please check out this link:
http://www.tdameritradeparkomaha.com/concessions

Omaha Farmers Market, Sunday at Baxter Arena,  20 June

Check out the Omaha Farmers Market on Sundays at the Baxter Arena.

Baxter Arena, Parking Lot 26 (2425 S 67th Street)
May 2 through October 10
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
https://omahafarmersmarket.com/baxter-arena

For more information and safety precautions, visit:

Omaha Farmers Market – Home

Omaha Interview: Jack Diesing,President of College World Series of Omaha Inc.

The interview was held on the phone after the College World Series Pre-Game Press Conference on 16 June.

The image below is from 12 June 2019 at TD Ameritrade Park.

We’ve just heard about a lot of changes with the College World Series but there are a lot of positives too. What are your favorite new things that will be happening this year?

My favorite new things … well, with tongue in cheek, I would say all of the digital ticketing and the touchless concessions because it’s a new experience for those of us who have been used to paper tickets and being able to pay with cash. So, that is going to be a new experience. I think it will be very big over time and people will get used to it and it will be more efficient …We are glad to have tailgate continuing. I think it will be a renewed energy of tailgating this year just because people want to get out and enjoy some sense of normalcy.

Most importantly, I am looking forward to getting to watch some great baseball.” The Greatest Show on Dirt” for the 71st time here in Omaha, Nebraska!

There are some specific activities that I am looking forward to. One of them is … I want to see how many people wear their boots on  a 95 degree day. We are having Country night on Friday of the College World Series, so bring out your boots.

We are also having Kid’s Day, Monday afternoon, and Throwback  Thursday. People can wear their old hats and College World Series shirts.

So, there will be a lot of fun things to do; video boards, some games and so forth.

Most important thing is we got the College World Series and there is going to be some wonderful baseball.

I am looking forward to it. I don’t know what day I am coming but I will be wearing my cowboy boots.

There you go.

When did you first learn that the College World Series was going to be coming back?

Actually we had always…This goes back to the beginning of the year. We were confident working with the NCAA that it was coming back. The only thing that we did not have a good handle on amongst ourselves and the NCCA, at the time, was the percentage of participation that was going to be available for fans.

Originally, we thought… we were going to have a College World Series with probably no more than 25 percent. Then, it went up to 50 percent which is what we thought it was going to be for baseball. That was in April.

Then based on a variety of things  (CDC guidelines, inoculations, cases were going down, hospitalizations were going down and the way things are going on here in Nebraska), the NCAA agreed to not have a “one-size-fits-all” and for having them subject to the protocols that were going on in a particular state or city.  So when that happened on, I think, May 19th, it was decided to go to 100 percent.

So, we’ve been slowly but surely evolving since the first of the year. It’s been 24/7 since early May but we are excited to be where we are and having no limitations on the number of fans that can be in the stadium.

We are hoping everyone is going to take advantage of it.

Thank you for all the hard work and all the extra hard work to make returning the College World Series possible and thank for the interview.

You got it. No problem. Thank you for covering it. We appreciate it. You make it a great day.