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Today we had the pleasure of showing Delaney, a junior at Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs, a deeper dive into the field of architecture as she contemplates a career in either architecture or engineering. It’s always fun to show a high school student around the office and through a construction site.

Best of luck in your future career Delaney!

While excavating earth next to the Omaha Star for the Omaha Star Park, at 24th and Grant Streets, the contractor, Blair Freeman, uncovered an old historic axel and pair of wheels. A lot of debris has been uncovered underground in the area and conventional thought is that it was associated with the 1913 Easter tornado that tore through North Omaha. Building debris and household goods have been found and likely buried in an effort to clean up the damage as quickly as possible at the time.

The axel is now planned to be a component in the Omaha Star Park, and will be the base for a new bench.

What a nice way to end the year. We just received a copy of the McKay Lighting calendar for 2026, and a shot at Sofia’s Play Garden at Lauritzen is featured as the January picture. The image is of the Chorus Ventus sculpture within the garden by .uk. It is a beautiful piece that can be seen from the Interstate and has small bells on the ends of the fiberglass rods that create a quiet ringing chorus when the wind hits it.

Happy New Year to all of our friends and family - and hope the next year brings you joy and comfort.

The beautiful photograph is by our good friend Tom Kessler.