Fall Features

Kaimay Reynolds, 6, bottom right, catches snowflakes on her tongue while Phil Wasta, left, Maria Smotherman, center, and Stephen Goodall, right, battle at Elmwood Park on November 15, 2014 in Omaha. Their group meets every Saturday throughout the year, rain or shine. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD

Maria Smotherman, left, and Stephen Goodall, right, battle at Elmwood Park on November 15, 2014 in Omaha. Their group meets every Saturday throughout the year, rain or shine. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD 

EMichael Lechtenberger, left, and Isabella Lechtenberger, 8, right, sit in the reading area on November 12, 2014 in the Art Works curiosity center at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha. The interactive section of the museum includes stations with pottery, portraiture, and touch screen painting among other activities. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD

The Beet Burger Royale with tarragon potato salad pictured at Modern Love on October 28, 2014 in Omaha. The restaurant specializes in vegan and vegetarian dishes. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD

Chef Michaela Maxwell pictured at Modern Love on October 28, 2014 in Omaha. The restaurant specializes in vegan and vegetarian dishes. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD

Kat Cover, left, and William M. Cover II, right, owners of Grandpa Snazzy's Theatrical Rental and Grandpa Snazzy's Victorian Emporium and Coffee Shop pictured on September 16, 2014 in Weeping Water, Neb. The couple makes and rents stage costumes, weapons and props. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD

A train passes through town on August 26, 2014 in Oakland, Neb.  Brendan Murray says the vibration from some trains, which carry crude oil, is cracking the foundations of his properties. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD

Delia Binette, 7, left, lifts her foot up which is by her mother Kristine Binette, center, as she asks Training Specialist Ladena Koch to smell it during a security check before the graduation ceremony of the Domesti-PUPS program on October 20, 2014 at the Lincoln Correctional Center in Lincoln, Neb. The service dogs trained by the inmates were then matched with people for disabilities, seizure response, mobility assistance and wheelchair assistance. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD

Delia Binette, 7, sits with her service dog Stormi during the graduation of the Domesti-PUPS program on October 20, 2014 at the Lincoln Correctional Center in Lincoln, Neb. The service dogs trained by the men were then matched with people for disabilities, seizure response,  mobility assistance and wheelchair assistance. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD

Pedro Gonzalez, left, Roberto Gonzalez, center, and Daniel Valadez, right, kick a ball around on November 3, 2014 near L Street and S. 22nd St.  in Omaha. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD

Melanie Bartlett, right, comforts Antonio Bartlett, 4, as he falls asleep in there home on November 11, 2014 in Omaha. Growing up, Melanie's parents, Tom and Leslee, fostered. Melanie adopted and then fostered two children of her own. Now, the family is being honored in the Heartland Family Services Salute to Families. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD 

Hannah King, 12, of Elkhorn is buried in corn at Vala's Pumpkin Patch on September 29, 2014. The family run fall attraction will draw more than 200,000 visitors next month. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD

Beekeeper Chris Ruhaak of Loess Hills Honey Company harvests honey at Prairie Hawk Winery in Council Bluffs, IA. Beekeeping is seeing a rise in Nebraska and Iowa. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD

Students walk to the buses at Norris Middle School on October 28, 2014 in Omaha. There is a proposed fund for extensive repairs and renovations for Omaha middle schools. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD

 Matt Wagner of Dead End Cemetery Yard Haunt's display pictured on October 8, 2014 in Omaha. The yard includes gravestones, faux stone pillars and faux-iron gate fencing. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD

Daunte Goynes, is licked by a service dog during the graduation of the Domesti-PUPS program on October 20, 2014 at the Lincoln Correctional Center in Lincoln, Neb. The service dogs trained by the men were then matched with people for disabilities, seizure response,  mobility assistance and wheelchair assistance. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD

Ebola patient Dr. Martin Salia arrives at The Nebraska Medical Center on November 15, 2014 in Omaha. He is the third Ebola patient to be treated there. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD

Michael Seevers, left, Uchenna Nwoye, center, Audri Edmonds and Eric Ruesch, right, vote in the Midterm elections on November 4, 2014 at the Joslyn Castle in Omaha.  SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD

Cedric Hartman prepares for the exhibition of his work during the KANEKO Open Space Soirée featuring works by Cedric Hartman on September 19, 2014 at KANEKO in Omaha. The exhibition included work by Cedric Hartman, Wallace E. Cunningham and Olson Kundig Architects. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD

Associate attorney Cheree M. Hatfield walks up the stairs to her apartment for lunch on September 22, 2014 in Ord, Neb. Hatfield is practicing law in Ord, and is a product of the Nebraska State Bar's Rural Practice Initiative which aims to get more recent law grads into rural Nebraska communities. SARAH HOFFMAN/THE WORLD-HERALD