Nebraska’s First Ever Ice Cream Social
Growing up, I enjoyed at least one ice cream social at my church every summer. This event did not feature a big tub of yellowish ice cream [...]
UNL Dairy Store: The 90-Year-Old Ice Cream Tradition
Once our children are ready to bike on their own without training wheels, we have a celebratory family outing. Every time we have ventured over [...]
Thanking our military with a Blue Star
Can we ever thank our military enough for all of the sacrifices that they and their families make to keep us safe? One small tangible [...]
Friday Flashback: Playing near a piece of history
I can recall playing at Robert's Park when I was a child as it was close enough to our house to be a stopping point. [...]
Why Every Car Needs a First Aid Kit
For over a quarter of a century, my Dad has been "volunteering" for a local television station. On most 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the [...]
Remembering the Cost of Freedom: The Veterans Memorial Garden in Lincoln, NE
Place at a Glance Name/Location Veteran’s Memorial Garden (3200 Veteran’s Memorial Drive) – located within Antelope Park in Lincoln (just off of 30th & “A” [...]
Flashback Friday: Lincoln Air Force Base
Local Places I Wish I Could Take My Kids (That are no longer there!) Growing up, my Dad used to fly us places. He had [...]
Lincoln’s Wyuka Cemetery: An Unexpected place to see freedom
Place at a Glance Name/Location Wyuka Cemetery: 3600 “O” Street, Lincoln, NE 68510 Website/Phone www.wyuka.com; (402) 474-3600 Open hours & length of time to allow [...]
At a Glance
Like any student who went off to college, I loved to get letters from home. Both my mom and my dad would communicate with me, [...]
Stamps in my passport
One of the greatest movies ever (in my humble opinion :-) ) is While You Were Sleeping. Lucy, the main female character, longs to travel [...]