WHAT TO DO?...WEDNESDAYS!

Thurs-Sun, June 25-28
Dodge County Old Settlers Days in North Bend, Ne. Four days full of events for the whole family. View details here.

Fri, June 26th
Fremont MOPS Henry Doorly Zoo Event. All Families meet up at the church at 8:30am. Pack a lunch/snacks/drinks, the stroller and sunscreen! Check out who has RSVP'd on our group's FACEBOOK page.

Bank of the West Celebrates America Concert & Fireworks Display at Memorial Park in Omaha, NE. 6-10pm. View details here.

Sun, June 28th
"Nebraska is Home" Fremont Community Unity Picnic on the Green at Midlands Lutheran College 3-6pm. Bring a traditional dish is share, plates, silverware, blanket/lawn chairs. For more information call 317-7823. "Nebraska is Home" is a positive community campaign to help create a strong united community - neighbor to neighbor, welcoming and respecting all people.

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Calling all Fathers & Sons...All Aboard!

The Union Pacific Railroad's historic steam locomotive #844 will be stopping in Fremont on

Friday, June 19th at 1:30pm-1:45pm

for a short layover & public display before heading to Omaha/C.B. for 'Railroad Days'. Stop by 10 South Main Street in downtown Fremont (at the U.P. office depot)to view this awesome locomotive known to U.P. as the 'Living Legend' if you can!

Then explore the railroad history of Omaha through activities and exhibits at The Durham, & Lauritzen Gardens, and more this weekend. Admission of $10 covers the whole family for all activities. Go here to view all the activities planned for this fun weekend.

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WHAT TO DO?...WEDNESDAYS!

Tonight!
Square Dancing Lessons - 7-8:30pm at Moeller Field, 750 North Broad Street. This event is FREE and open to all ages - families, couples, and singles. You don't need a partner. The lessons will be for modern square dancing with current popular music.

Wed-Sat, June 17-20th
Prairie Hearth Summer Open House. 10am-4pm. 3 miles South of Fremont on Hwy 77 to Woodcliff corner, then 3/4 mi West. Go to their website here.

Fri-Sat, June 19-20
Parables Christian Bookstore 25th Anniversary Celebration. Savings throughout the store, special prices, hourly drawings, and more. Located just off 114th & Dodge St in Omaha, NE. Click here to go to their website.

Sat-Sun, June 20-21
Fundraiser Event for the family of Josie Bluhm. 9am Sat-6pm Sun. at the Scrappin Studio at the Gretna Outlet Mall. There will be a silent auction, soup/salad/snack & scrap, and a carnival on Sat. (Background)Josie was the little 4 year old girl who's life was taken in a motor vehicle accident last month. Josie's brother Cayden was badly injured in the accident. Go here for more details.

Saturdays-Sundays, June 20-21, June 27-28, & July 4-5
FREE Family Activities at Bass Pro Shop in Council Bluffs, IA. Noon-6pm. Free laser shooting gallery, casting pond, shooting range, crafts, S'mores cookout, Field & Stream cover photos, family outdoor workshops and more! Go here for more details.

Sat-Sun, June 26-27th
Swappers Swap Meet at Christensen Field. 6am-6pm. Admission is Free.

Mon-Fri, July 20-24th
Vacation Bible School at Calvary Baptist Church, 904 North Bell Street, Fremont NE. Join all the action & fun as we have exciting Bible stories, crafts, skits, snacks, and prizes planned for this year's program. All children age 4 thru 6th grade are welcome. This evening program will run 6:30-8:30 pm each day. For more information call 721-0825.

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SUPER WHY Event at TOYS R US

The Oakview Mall Location is participating in this event!

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WHAT TO DO?...WEDNESDAYS!

Fri, June 12th
College World Series opening day celebration family events at Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, NE. Admission is free. Entertainment, prizes, games, food, and more all day long. Go here for details.

Saturdays, June 13, 20, 27
JazzerKamp at Fremont Jazzercise. 12-2pm. This session of fun includes: Jazzercise Idol, Hip Hop, Dance Technique, Cheerleading, Snacks, Arts/Crafts, Games, Relay Races, Water day, and much more! $65 Total cost. Call 960-5174 to reserve your child's spot.

Sun, June 14th
Gospel Music Concert with singers from NE & IA at Fremont Church of God. 11am-1pm. 1146 East 9th Street. "Everyone is invited"

Fri-Sun, June 26-28th
Omaha Summer Arts Festival in downtown Omaha. Featuring: Art, Music & children's activities, Food and more! Check out the details here.

Fri-Sun, July 17-19 & 24-26
A Day out with Thomas the Train in Fremont NE. Go here for more information and to buy tickets. Order tickets before July 1st and save $2/ticket.

...be sure and review previous posts for activities coming up this weekend and beyond. Go here to view all June activities posts.

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WHAT TO DO?...WEDNESDAYS!

Thurs, June 4th
"Girl's Night Out" in Valley, NE. at The GALLERY.

Sat, June 6th
"Get Up & Go" Dance Party for Kids at 11am. Village Point Shopping Center. Kids enjoy shaking and grooving to their favorite children's songs. View more details here.

Sat-Sun, June 6-7th
"Sand in the City" Join us for the annual Sand in the City corporate sand-sculpting competition on Omaha's Riverfront at the Qwest Center, Lot D. Click here for more details. Featuring...350 tons of sand, 17 local corporate teams and architects, professional sand sculptors from throughout the nation, incredible sand sculptures, Kid Zone fun, face painting, a sand play area and a weekend full of family fun and kids activities.

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Girl's Night Out in Valley!

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WHAT TO DO?...WEDNESDAYS!

Thurs-Mon, May 28-June 1
Santa Lucia Festival, this 85th annual family friendly Italian festival is held in downtown Omaha at the Riverfront park. Details here.

Sat, May 30
Summer Concert at Village Point Shopping Center in Omaha. 6:30-8:30pm. Bring your own lawn chairs or blanket. Kid's face painting, balloon art giveaways. Beer and Wine garden. Go here for details.

Sun, May 31
St. Patrick's Church 1st. Annual Hispanic Children's Festival. All are welcome. Go here for details.

Fri-Sat, June 5-6
Friends of the Omaha Public Library Book Sale at Swanson Library.

Fri-Sun, June 5-7
Taste of Omaha. A festival of great foods & entertainment. opens at 11am each day at the Heartland of America Park in downtown Omaha. Go here for details.

Sat-Sun, June 6-7
St. Pat's Catholic Church's Annual Fun Festival. Go here for more information.

Countryside Village Summer Arts Fair in Omaha, NE.

Sunday, June 7
Free Family Fun Day at Joslyn Art Museum 1-4pm. Enjoy their new sculpture garden opening weekend garden party.

Thursday, June 11
GO FISH, a free music concert for kid's on the Midland Lutheran College Campus at 6:30pm. Inflatables for the kids starting at 5pm. Bring your own lawn chair!

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WHAT TO DO?...WEDNESDAYS!

WED-SUN, MAY 13-17th
Kidz Clozet Consignment Sale at Oakview Mall (in the former Disney Store).

THURS-SAT, MAY 14-16th
My Closet, a second-hand ladies clothing store owned by the Omaha Junior League is hosting their one year anniv sale with a SUPER deal - everything is buy one, get the second item for $1. Located at 747 North 114th. Street in Miracle Hills Shopping Plaza, Omaha NE.

SATURDAY, MAY 16th
Bella Salon & Spa Open House 11am-2pm at 408 East 1st. Street, Fremont.

May Strolling Fashion Show & Luncheon 10am at The Gallery in Valley, Ne.

The Summer Area Farmer's Markets are getting in full swing! The Omaha Old Market Farmer's Market, Lincoln Farmer's Market and Village Point Farmer's Market are all now open each Saturday throughout the summer. Check out their websites!

The NE Games & Parks -FREE Fishing & Park Entry Day statewide for one day only.

FREE(donations accepted)Outdoor Family Movie Night at Camp Fontanelle (just North of Fremont) The Movie: Ever After starts at 9pm. No movie if weather is rainy.

FRI-SUN, JUNE 5-7th
Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus at the Qwest Center. Go HERE for details.

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JUNE 2009 SUMMER FUN CALENDAR

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WHAT TO DO?...WEDNESDAYS!

Register NOW for "Go Fish"
Community Vacation Bible School 2009
for children ages 3 years of age to school age grade 6.
(3 year olds must have turned 3 by Oct 15th, 2008 & be potty trained)
NEW for 2009, GO FISH VBS!.
First Lutheran will be partnering with Salem Lutheran, Fremont Presbyterian, and First United Methodist church to bring a community VBS to Fremont. This program will be held June 8-12 from 1pm-4:30pm at Midland Lutheran College. Print an on-line registration form and view details HERE.

Sat, April 18th

• Catholic Daughter's Spring Luncheon at 11:30am. Featured speaker is Joan Burney. Tickets are $10 and sold in advance only. deadline to purchase tickets is Friday, April 10th. call 727-9250 (Kathy) or 719-8023 (Shirley) to purchase.

• Free Family Event at Michael's craft store on west Maple St. Omaha, NE. 10am-1pm Come join us to make a cute spring critter craft project for FREE. Ages 5-12 are welcome.

Thurs, April 23rd

• Girl's Night Out at Fremont's Earl May store. 4-8pm. Hourly door prizes, food & drink, special displays, and seminars on container gardening and proper landscaping.

Tues, April 28th

• Have a girl's night out with comedian, Kerri Pomarolli for some clean Christian comedy. 7pm at Brookside Church in Omaha, NE. Doors open at 6pm to see the spectacular table settings set for this event that includes dinner/dessert. Tickets are $18 each. Menu: chicken salad w/spring greens, croissant, and raspberry torte. Check out her website here & view information about reserving tickets here.

Fri-Sat, May 1st-2nd

• Women of Faith conference in DesMoines Iowa. Join us for a remarkable weekend where you will laugh, cry, and realize that you are not alone. Heart-felt hilarious messages, gripping drama and amazing music --an experience like no other. Special guests include Steven Curtis Chapman and more. View website here.
  

Sat, May 2nd

• Free Skin Cancer Screening at Midwest Cancer Center, 17201 Wright St, Omaha NE. 10am-noon. register by calling 1-800-alegent today as space is limited. May is National skin cancer awareness month.

• FREE Wilton Demo at Michael's craft store 1-3pm at west Maple St, Omaha NE. Wilton makes it easy to celebrate Spring with your favorite decorated mini-treats. With the latest decorating products and ideas, we'll show you how!

Wed, May 20th

• Tailgate Party with NE Huskers head coach, Bo Pelini at Christensen Field in Fremont NE. 5-8pm. $50/ticket. Dinner included. Call St. Pat's Church for tickets at 721-6611. Proceeds go to the Archbishop Bergan Catholic Elementary School.

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Area Spring/Summer Consignment Sales

Wed-Sat, March 25-28th

• Twice As Nice consignment sale located at The Police Union Bldg. 13445 Cryer Ave in Omaha, NE. For more information go HERE.

Thurs-Sun, March 26-29th

• Neat Repeatz Kid's sale at the NE State Fair Park in Lincoln, NE. Visit their website HERE.
  

Thurs-Sat, March 26-April 4th

• ReRuns R Fun at 8501 Granville Parkway, LaVista, NE. The area's only non-profit kid's consignment sale. Check out their website HERE.

Thurs-Sat, April 2-4th

• Take 2 Kid's sale at the Lancaster Event Center, 4100 North 84th Street, Lincoln NE. View their website HERE.

Fri-Sat, April 3-4th

• Blair MOPS Spring Consignment sale at Granpa's Farm -3 miles south of Blair NE on hwy 133. 9am-7pm fri and 1/2 price sale 8am-1pm sat. call Kathleen at 426-1752 to consign and Maureen at 426-0499 to volunteer. pre-sale event on Thursday for consignors and volunteers.

Fri-Sun, April 3-5

• Neat Repeatz Adult Clothing etc, consignment sale at the NE State Fair Park in Lincoln, NE. Click HERE to go to their website.

Wed-Sat, April 8-11th

• WeePeats 4 WeeOnes at the city auditorium in Fremont, NE. See details HERE.
  

Wed-Fri, April 22-25th

• KIDZ Shoppe Sale located at the Soccer Center on Giles Road in Omaha, NE. 50% off sale on Saturday. Check out their website HERE.

Fri-Sat, May 29-June 6th

• ReRuns R Fun "All Grown Up" Sale at 8501 Granville Parkway, LaVista, NE. Women's, Men's, bedding, tools, shoes, etc. Check out their website HERE.

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