Feb – Mar Upcoming Events

Westroads Group Walk  Saturday, February 20th.  Meet near the children’s play area between Penney’s and Dick’s Sporting Goods at 7:45 a.m. so we can start walking at 8 a.m.  We will have the walkbox there for registration.  5k and 10k options available. Credit walkers pay $3; Fun walkers pay $1.50. Exact change is appreciated!

Soup Walk Workers’ Walk  Saturday, February 27th at 1 p.m.  St. Vincent de Paul Church, 14330 Eagle Run Drive in the gathering space of the church (inside, but we have to be quiet).  Restrooms will be available. 5k and 10k options available.  Arrive about 15 minutes early so walkers can start at 1 p.m. Fun walkers pay $1.50. Exact change is appreciated!

Soup Walk – Saturday, March 5 at St. Vincent de Paul Church, 14330 Eagle Run Drive, Omaha, NE – use school entrance with “St. Vincent de Paul” above the door.  Start times 9 a.m. -12 a.m., finish by 3 p.m.  5k and 10k options available. Bring two cans of soup; one for the Food Bank and one to share.  Make sure to save some time for soup and conversation after the walk.  There will be some fun prizes at the raffle.  Raffle tickets are still a bargain at $.50 or 3 for $1.

Lincoln St. Patrick’s Day Workers’ Walk – Sunday, March 6th at 1 p.m. See directions below.

Monthly Meeting – Monday, March 7th at 7 p.m.  Our monthly meeting will be at Morning Star Lutheran Church.  We will have a musician (Walter Graham) showing us his tricks before a short business meeting and snacks.

Lincoln St. Patrick’s Day Walk  Saturday, March 12th, start 9 a.m.-11a.m.,  be off the trail by 1 p.m.  New location!  Fallbrook YMCA,  700 Penrose Drive, Lincoln, NE.  From I-80 East & West: take EXIT 401(US 34), west on US 34 to Fallbrook Blvd North, it will change name to Tallgrass Parkway after a “roundabout”, continue on Tallgrass to Penrose; right on Penrose to YMCA on left. From south: take I-180 north from downtown to where it becomes US34, & follow above directions

Des Moines St. Patrick’s Day Walk – Saturday, March 19th, start 9 a.m. -11 a.m., finish by 1:30 p.m.  Start Point is at the VFW, 4029 Urbandale Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310. The route is on city sidewalks and recreational trails, From 1-35/I-80: take exit 131 (Merle Hay Rd), go south to Urbandale Ave, then left (east) to start point.

 

Author: Nebraska Trailblazers

A walking club in the Omaha/Council Bluffs metro area.