Learn about eagles at weekend events
Bald Eagle Days will be Saturday and Sunday at the Lewis and Clark Visitor Center, four miles west of Yankton, S.D., on Nebraska Highway 121 just above Gavins Point Power Plant.
Presenters from the Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota will give raptor education programs at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. both days.
The programs will feature live raptors, including a bald eagle. Seating is limited to 70 people. Besides the programs, the visitor center will have spotting scopes set up along the river, eagle displays and trivia, and a children's activity table. All activities are free and open to the public.
Bald Eagle Days are sponsored by the Army Corps of Engineers and the National Park Service.
Sarpy, Cass parents can get free ID kits
Safe Kids Sarpy/Cass County is offering free DNA kits for parents to use for their children.
In the event of a child abduction, the information from the kit can help police. A completed kit, which should be stored in a freezer, includes DNA information, height, weight, eye color and recent photos. Parents should update the information regularly.
Kits can be picked up weekdays at the Sarpy/Cass Health Department, 701 Olson Drive in Papillion. For more information, call the office, 402-339-4334, ext. 210.
Roll out the barrel for polka dance
To celebrate January as National Polka Month, the Polish Home will have a polka dance from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
A donation of $6 per adult is requested, but children 16 and younger will be admitted free. Food will be available for purchase.
The dance is open to the public at the Polish Home, 201 E. First St. in Papillion.
Compiled by Sue Story Truax
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