Salvation Army drive tops $3 million
The Omaha Salvation Army has announced that its 2011 Tree of Lights Campaign raised more than $3 million.
The $3,008,982 in contributions will enable the Salvation Army to operate more than 20 social service programs. More than 24,000 people were served through a variety of Christmas assistance programs in 2011.
Channel your inner Minnesota for party
The 32nd annual Minnesota Transplants Party and Scholarship Event on Feb. 25 will feature food, entertainment and fun from Minnesota.
Expect music, entertainment, an Ole joke-telling contest, Minnesota trivia and other activities.
The event will begin with a 5 p.m. social hour at the German-American Society, 3717 S. 120th St. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m.
The event is open to the public, but tickets are required and won't be available at the door.
Tickets, $25, may be purchased until Wednesday by mail: Send a check made out to Minnesota Transplants Party to Frank Frerich, MTP Treasurer, 7917 Woolworth Ave., Omaha, NE 68124. The tickets will be waiting at the check-in desk at the event.
More information is available by e-mail: minnesotatransplants@gmail.com.
Valentine greetings go to the dogs
The Midlands Humane Society in Council Bluffs will again sponsor wag-a-grams for Valentine's Day from Sunday through Tuesday.
Visit the society's website and pick a dog from about 10 canine volunteers. They will deliver a special message along with a single rose and a heart-shaped sugar cookie to your special valentine. The last day to schedule a delivery is Friday.
Each wag-a-gram is $25. All proceeds go to the Midlands Humane Society. Click here for a link to the website.
Event encourages thinking about things
Area Girl Scouts and University of Nebraska at Omaha international exchange students will celebrate World Thinking Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday with cultural programs.
The day will include food, dance performances, henna painting, cultural exchanges, student presentations and a community service project.
The activities, which are free and open to the public, will be in the UNO Milo Bail Student Center.
Omaha's Irish history subject of talk
James Cavanaugh will explain the evolution of Omaha's Irish population at the Douglas County Historical Society's "Second Sunday Talk" at 2 p.m. Sunday.
His talk will take place at the General Crook House Museum at Metropolitan Community College's Fort Omaha campus, 30th and Fort Streets.
Cavanaugh, an attorney, is a fifth-generation Nebraskan and a member of the Irish American Cultural Institute of Nebraska. He will trace both the major players of the Irish immigration and some of the lesser-known immigrant personalities.
-- Compiled by Carol Bicak
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