Blog Entries for elizabethnelson

Mr Rooter for all your plumbing needs

elizabeth@ayswelcome.com — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Check out all that Mr Rooter has to offer, whether your need is drain cleaning, emergency plumbing, 24 hour service or even tree root removal. Their introductory offer is a discount on any plumbing or drain cleaning service. Search for them on this site or visit www.omaha.mrrooter.com

Sawyer Car Wash Joins the welcome service in Fremont

elizabeth@ayswelcome.com — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Sawyer Car Wash in Fremont NE is celebrating 35 years in business this year. The owners, Skip and Judy Sawyer, are dedicated to providing quality service and emphasize customer service. They are also very supportive to the welcome service and have offered to help grow and improve the packet for new movers.

Precious Treasures moves from Gretna to Fremont

elizabeth@ayswelcome.com — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Precious Treasures, a scrapbooking store owned by Amy Stewart, has moved from its Gretna location in the Gretna Outlet Mall to Main St. in Fremont. This new location will afford the opportunity for over night crops which is a popular activity for devoted scrapbookers. The transition to the new location has begun and the new store will open shortly.

Streetcars Then and Now

elizabeth@ayswelcome.com — Sun, 03 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

In the mid 1800's street cars operated in Omaha Nebraska and Council Bluffs Iowa. When the Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge was built in 1888 he two cites were connected and operated under the title Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway. The street cars took passengers to work but also to keisure activities at Fairmont, Lake Manawa and Peony Parks.

The rail system stayed in place until September 1948. Although a trolley operated in the Omaha metro, no rail system exists although there is talk of developin [...]

Airline Baggage Fees

elizabeth@ayswelcome.com — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Still one of the most popular way to travel from your old home to your new home is by plane, but there have been significant pricing increases which makes this option more costly. Although we can't save you money traveling, we can give you useful information on fees and charges. One of the 'new' fees which varies airline to airline is baggage fees. To calculate these charges by airline, here is a useful link: http://cms.bcdtravelinmotion.com/static/99/Airline_baggage_fees_chart.pdf

Yard Waste Collection To Begin in April

elizabeth@ayswelcome.com — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Yard waste collection in Omaha will begin the week of April 6-10. Yardwaste collection has steadily increased which results in less going to the land fill. There is a catch though. If there is too much brown waste, which is leaves, to green waste, the excess needs to go to the land fill anyway. Unfortunately 4000 tons of yeard waste had to go to the land fill due to this imbalance. For more information on yard waste call 402-444-4500 which is the Public Works Department for the city of Omaha. [...]

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