What's happening around Fremont!

Wed, April 7th
12:15pm-3:15pm FREE Ice Skating at Fremont Sidner Ice Arena

Safety Train Rides! on the Union Pacific Safety Train at 11:30am & 5:30pm wednesday only. Board at the U.P. Depot at 10 South Main St. Fremont NE. Rides will be about one hour long. Participants should arrive about 30 minutes before departure. Riders MUST wear hard sole shoes (no open toe shoes allowed).

Omaha Royals Family Funfest! 11am-2pm wednesday only! Free admission for ALL, free popcorn, cokes, fun zone and more! details HERE.

Thurs-Sun, April 8-11
The Friends of the library Book Sale at the Fremont City Auditorium. This year's sale will include over 835 boxes of books! Thursday is a pre-sale event for members only from 6-8pm and Sunday most books will be half off. All kinds of books can be found at this sale including history, children's, cooking, do-it-yourself, fiction, non-fiction, crafts, etc. Fri (9am-8pm), Sat (10am-5pm), Sun (noon-5pm)

Fri-Sat, April 9-10
Fremont Bull Riding Classic at Christensen Field Indoor Arena. Doors open at 6:30pm, Event starts at 7:30pm. Registration for "mutton bustin" starts at 5pm. The first 15 kids to register each night will ride. call 721-2641 for more details. Dance following the bull riding to the music of "Cactus Hill" For more information go HERE.

48th Annual Antique show and sale at St. Andrew's Church in Omaha, NE. $3 admission at the door. 84th & Pacific Streets. 10am-7pm Fri and 10am-4pm Sat. Door Prizes and lunch available.

Fri-Sun, April 9-11
Arts & Crafts Festival at the Qwest Center, Omaha, NE. Details and coupon HERE.

Sunday, April 11th
Omaha Children's Museum "week of the young child" kick-off event. Noon-3pm. Activities include: activity booths, balloon artists, meet Clifford the big red dog, informational booths and more. Go HERE to register for FREE admission to this event and more details.

"All you can eat" sloppy joe lunch. A Fremont Girl Scouts Fundraiser to be held at 1st. Congregational Church 16th & Broad St. 11am-2pm. $4 advance tickets/$5 at the door, children under age 2 Free. Call Sarah Wulf at 753-9485 to purchase your tickets! (daughter of former MOPS member Jen Wulf)

Thurs April 15th & Sat April 17th
Spring Desserts Cooking Class at the "New" Kollmeyer's Gift Store in downtown Fremont. Thursday's class is at 7pm & Saturday's class is at 1pm. Learn how to make 4 great desserts. Class is $20/person and includes instruction, recipes and tastings! On the menu for the class is: Simple Spumoni, Raspberry Almond Swiss Cake Roll, Meyer Lemon Budino, and Turtle Swirl Cheesecake. Call 721-1756 to register

Sat-Sun, April 17-18th
Kidz Explore Event at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, IA. Two full days of family fun! View details and available discounts HERE.

Fri-Sun, April 30-May 2
TLC Country Floral's Spring Open House Event. Plenty of new containers, dried floral arrangements, fresh flowers, home decor and more! 1442 County Rd 18, near Hooper NE. For more details visit their website HERE.

Tuesday, May 4th
"Start your Engines" DCCT All-city Family Night at Davenport School. This is a FREE event for all Fremont area kids & those who care for them. Games, Educational Activities, Music, and more! 6:30pm-7:30pm