West Omaha People: The Year in Review
December 17, 2010 • No comments
“Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.” Jacques Barzun, the French-born American historian of ideas and culture who celebrated his 103rd birthday last month, couldn’t have said it better … and we could find no better people to feature on these pages than teachers, those we entrust to help mold the future of America. Neighborhood News patrolled the halls of schools throughout West Omaha in read more »
West Omaha Neighborhoods: The Year in Review
December 17, 2010 • No comments
With a name like Neighborhood News, any Year-in-Review edition must begin with a recap of the neighborhood groups we’ve profiled since first launching the paper when icicles still clung to the eaves last January. And there’s no better place to start than with “the woods.” Our then-Community Editor, Sally Deskins, didn’t have to be a forest ranger to understand the importance of “the woods” as a foundation for adjacent
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West Omaha: Over the Fence
November 19, 2010 • No comments
Do you know a special OPS teacher? Nominations for the Alice Buffett Outstanding Teacher Award are due Jan. 31. Visit www.stbfoundation.org for nominating information and more on the award … Burke High School recently hosted the OPS-sponsored Omaha Marching Invitational. The Bulldog Drum Line took top honors and the marching band received a rating of Superior among the 21 schools from Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota at
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Adams Family Values Continue at Burke
November 19, 2010 • No comments
Ever wonder from where the next generation of performing arts notables will emerge? Look no further than the show choirs and related groups at high schools all across the metro. The legacy of the Burke High School Ensemble, class of 2006, is a particularly striking case in point. Rachel Lien made her way to L.A. and just wrapped a number of appearances on the long-running soap, “The Young and the Restless.” Rachel Adams works read more »
West Omaha - Coming to the Table: Messages of Faith, Family, Community
November 19, 2010 • No comments
Neighborhood News asked area spiritual leaders to share their thoughts on the theme of ‘Coming to the Table’ this Thanksgiving season: “God’s church is all about family and breaking bread together. The Bible tells us that we, as believers in Jesus, are all adopted into the family of God. We are told we will be known as members of His family by our love, one for the other. And, the Bible tells us we are to break bread
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