Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School, 14101 Larimore Ave., opened in August 2004. The building is named for an exceptional Omaha Public Schools teacher, Alice Buffett.

Author to discuss his research on forts Nebraska author Jeff Barnes will discuss his travels to gather information for his 2008 book, "Forts of the Northern Plains: Guide to Historic Military Posts of the Plains Indians Wars" , at 2 p.m. today at the John G. Neihardt State Historic Site in Bancroft, Neb.

On a July day 101 years ago, John G. Neihardt and two companions built a canoe on a gravel sandbar in Montana and christened it with a bottle of beer.

The Almond/Bancroft and the Amherst Family Resource Centers are offering activities and crafts to celebrate the Fourth of July.