OMAHA BLOG: OMAHA EVENTS AND MORE!

From our friends at Offutt Air Force Base:

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Good Day Community Partners!

The Family Support Coordinators for Offutt’s Exceptional Family Member Program and Military One Source are hosting a Virtual Special Needs Resource Fair (replacing our Spring Resource Fair at the Lied Center) that will be free and open to the public! We have limited time and space for this virtual experience to share as many resources as possible and we would love to share information about your organization.
One of our EFMP-Family Support Coordinators will read the information you provide during each webinar based on your organization’s respective topic. You will also have the opportunity to respond to any questions from the audience. If you are unable to attend, your information will be shared and a recording will be available at a later date.

Because this is a multiple day series, you will have the opportunity to pick and choose which sessions work for you (i.e., if you are not affiliated with the military, you may not want to tune in during the military “helping agencies” session). We also understand how busy people are these days and want to be considerate of everyone’s time.

Please complete your registration below by close of business 9 April. This is our first attempt at hosting a virtual resource fair and we need as much time as possible to prepare for each webinar. Any registrations received after the deadline will not be presented – no exceptions!

We have attached some marketing materials which includes a registration link for any or all of the sessions. Again, this event is free and open to the public so please send this to all of your clients, colleagues, leadership, students, patients, collaborators, neighbors, or whomever you think would be able to join us. If you would like any printed materials to display at your office, we can also provide flyers and posters. Let us know what you need.

Finally, we would like to include all of our community partners in a more intimate adventure – a podcast in which you would be interviewed and could speak about your particular organization. More details to follow about this opportunity but we wanted to get all of your beautiful minds churning to help us reach our community members in the most creative way possible. We are open to any and all ideas! Please e-mail us and let us know if you would be interested in recording a short session for our special needs community that we can utilize for a future podcast (available late spring/early summer).

Thank you in advance for helping us get the word out to the community. If you have any questions or suggestions please call 402-294-4329 and leave a message for Jonnie or CJ, or you can e-mail us at 55FSS.FSHE.EFMP@us.af.mil.

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Check out Stingray Beach at Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium on 2 April.

This is an interactive exhibit where you can touch and feed these cool creatures from the Chondrichthyes class.

Class Chondrichthyes also includes sharks, skates and chimaeras. These are cartilaginous fish. This means their skeletons are comprised mainly of cartilage.

The exhibit opens at 9AM.

Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
3701 S 10th St.
Omaha, NE 68107

Images from the media “Sneak Peak” on Thursday.

For Immediate Release
Contact: Diane Kohout at 402-738-2015
Zoo’s Public Relations at 402-980-9285
Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park Opens Saturday for the 2021 Season

Omaha, Neb. (March 25, 2021) – The Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park in Ashland, Nebraska, will open for the season on Saturday, March 27. All areas of the Wildlife Safari Park are open to the public except the Hands-On Corral.
“After a record-breaking year in 2020, all of us are excited to welcome visitors back to the Wildlife Safari Park,” said Gary Pettit, superintendent of the Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park. “We are honored to be a safe respite for families to enjoy nature and the outdoors,”

It is strongly recommended that guests wear face masks while enjoying the Wildlife Safari Park and masks are required inside the Visitor Center and public restrooms. Pawprints are noted in high-traffic areas to assist with 6-foot social distancing, while directional signage and barriers also mark guidance. Hand sanitizers are available.
The price for adults, ages 12 to 64, is $8. The price per child, ages 3 to 11, is $6, and a senior’s admission, ages 65 and older, is $7. Military personnel receive $1 off in all categories. Wildlife Safari Park Memberships are available for $60 or as an add-on to your Omaha Zoo membership for $50. A Safari Park Membership is good for one year from date of purchase. The Wildlife Safari Park is open April through October with daily hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Wildlife Safari Park is committed to the safety and well-being of our guests, animals, and employees, and will make changes as needed based on actual operating conditions and guidance from public health experts and elected officials.

About Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park

Named the second “Best Safari Park” in the country for 2020 by USA TODAY 10 Best Readers’ Choice Travel Awards, Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park offers four miles of drive-through North American wildlife viewing from the comfort of your own vehicle. Visitors will see a variety of animals in their natural habitats, including more than 60 American elk spread across the 50-acre Elk Meadow and a 10-acre wetlands area with American white pelicans. Visitors can see other animals, such as white-tailed deer, Sandhill cranes, trumpeter swans and bison, the largest terrestrial and heaviest land animals in North America. By visiting the Wildlife Safari Park, visitors not only support its on-site conservation efforts such as the Cheetah Breeding Center, but also efforts around the world. More information is available at WildlifeSafariPark.com.

Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park
16406 292nd St.
Ashland, NE 68003

Here are links to COVID resources:

Outlook’s COVID Page
https://www.outlooken.org/covid-19-resources

COVID-19 Vaccine Registration Portal
https://vaccinate.ne.gov

Please email us with any COVID resources that you would like us to add at:
info@omahanebraska.com

Please contact us here at info@omahanebraska.com to add your event here or on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OmahaNebraskaDOTcom.

15 November- 15 December, Hot Shops Winter Open House

Location: Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/groups/311288109977302

Visit their website at:
https://www.hotshopsartcenter.com/openhouse

 

20 November – 4 January, Lighting Displays

Old Market Display – 10th St. to 13th St., and from Harney St. to Jackson St.
North Omaha Display – 24th St. and Lake St. (6-block area around this corner)
South Omaha Display – 24th St. between L St. and Q St.

http://www.holidaylightsfestival.org/lighting-displays-in-the-old-market

 

 

Enjoy fun events in nearby La Vista!

29 November- Santa’s Sleigh Ride at 3PM

Santa will start his ride at 3PM on the west side of 84th Street and then shift to the east side around 5PM.

For more information, please visit:
http://www.cityoflavista.org/2000/Twas-the-Lights-Before-Christmas-2020

30 November -Tree Lighting at 5:45 PM

Location: Facebook For more information, please visit:
http://www.cityoflavista.org/2000/Twas-the-Lights-Before-Christmas-2020

For more information visit:
http://www.cityoflavista.org/2002/Tree-Lighting-Celebration

30 November – Winter Wonderland

Enjoy La Vista’s Winter Wonderland at their Civic Center Park.

See Santa and his reindeer on 8 and 15 December, weather and pandemic permitting.

For more information visit:
http://www.cityoflavista.org/2006/Walkin-in-La-Vista-Wonderland

Please note: La Vista requires wearing masks from this Friday, 27 November, until 23 February or further notice.