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Nebraska’s Only Black Owned Newspaper Vol. 84 - No. 13 Omaha, Nebraska
Friday, June 24, 2022
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Stable Gray Ribbon Cutting
Family of the Week:
The Hogans Celebrate 70th Wedding Anniversary
Friday, July 1, 2022, Stable Gray will celebrate their new offices with a ribbon cutting at 11:30am. Their new location is at 2520 North 24th Street. Stable Gray in July 2021 received The Small Business of the month award from the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. This organization is the blending of two creative prodigies, one a natural born storyteller, the other a self-taught graphic designer. The creative agency was founded in 2015by CharDale Barnes and Theardis ”Teddy” Young to help small and growing businesses build strong brands at competitive prices. The agency has grown from a staff of two to over ten. Their four marketing pillars: empathy, credibility, capacity, and virality.
Mr. and Mrs. Flourney Hogan are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary. They met in 1952 at an Omaha restaurant. Within three months he asked her father could he marry her. Dad said yes! From their union were born eight children, 16 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, and 8 great great grandchildren. What is the secret to a good marriage: “patience, understanding the good and the bad times you have to hang in there if you want it to work, especially when you love one another a lot and trusting is important in a marriage. The Lord in your life is very important being saved and sanctified and filled with The Holy Ghost.”
Girl Scouts earn Planting Badge Girl Scout Troop #48563 earned a planting badge beautifying our community in preparation for Juneteenth. Plantings were done at the Omaha Star, Great Plains Black History Museum and Zion Baptist Church (their meeting place). Supported by their scout Leader, Dr. Cynthia Gooch-Grayson and her husband Meredith, anad Brother Hawthorne and Miss Leslie.
Next Issue: July 8, 2022
Information due by July 1, 2022
WE HAD THE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE VACCINE. IT WORKS. Facts at: douglascountyhealth.com/covid-19
Publisher’s Pen
By Terri D. Sanders
of the Omaha Star. As written by Dr. Seuss, Oh the places we will go. It was awesome to have our community’s parade back on “the deuce”. Juneteenth was a community celebration. Many events, lots of vendors, in the spirit of celebrating freedom. There is no place like North 24th Street! Did you get frozen treats from the Soda Shoppe sponsored by North End Teleservices? Did you experience the future with the Steam Punk Tea sponsored by The House of Afro Capes and Curls curated by Miss Jade at NOMA? Did you go to the family at the Malcolm X Foundation? What about all the festivities at the Fabric Lab and the Junteenth JoyFest Not to mention the Opera Omaha presentation at KANEKO featuring poetry, dance, and music. Who said “there is nothing to do in Omaha?” Our city’s cultural events are on the rise. Who knows maybe one day the city of Omaha will have a Director of culture and art like other cities around the country. Yes I said it and I think that that seed should be watered so that it can grow. Art and culture attract visitors and great corporate neighbors. IJS (I am just saying).
Yep! COVID and its cousins are still around, masks up please. I am having a new experience this summer. I am traveling and publishing from hotels and airports. Ahhh the pleasures Dotcom Studios of technology. My favorite saying is: “you are not a success unless you have a successor. “ This summer we are conducting The Junior Journalism and Communications BootCamp in July and August., here in the Omaha Star offices. A generous donation by Milan Laser Hair Removal of 20 HP 27” computers give the Mildred D. Brown Memorial Study Center programming in the community. If you know a young person 13-18 years old, please call our offices (402-346-4041) for more information. On how young people can attend and learn. We are always looking for writers and content for our issues. This summer we have two college students providing content. One in the area of sports and the other for general content. This is how you get started. I remember writing for the Star over thirty years ago. I wrote Fashion Notes, which was a weekly column. And thirty years later I am now the publisher, who knew that my volunteering my services with Dr. Washington was the gateway into the wonderful world Inside the Soda Shoppe, Carmen Tapio, CEO
We must nurture our children with confidence. They can’t make it if they are constantly told that they won’t. – George Clement