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1980: with the May 4 groundbreaking atop the hill off Bell Road and the Nov. 30 cornerstone laying at the newly constructed Health Care Center off Luther Drive, Carroll Lutheran Village was soon to welcome its first residents just a few years after the dream was born for a continuing care retirement community in Carroll County.
While Lincoln won't get any fresh snow for Christmas, according to the National Weather Service, we still technically will have a white Christmas.
Christmastime at Gateway Mall in the early years. PHOTO COURTESY OF EDHOLM & BLOMGREN COLLECTION My fondest memory was waiting for Santa and Mrs. Claus to arrive at the mall via helicopter. I stood in anticipation with my husband and daughter and all the other families anxiously waiting for them to land. I was so proud when they landed and stepped out and was happy to see them as they were there in all their glory ⦠my Mom and Dad, that is. Yes, they were Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus at Gateway Mall for many years. Not many daughters can claim having a personal connection to the "G...