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Community Growth

Expands Westward

• Valerie Arms•
Along with school development,
came area development. Omaha had
grown tremendously through time into a
well established community. The nineties
became the time to stand out in the
crowd. That One Shining Moment came
through in many ways.
At the beginning of 1991 a new post
office was built at Boys Town, located
approximately at 144th & Dodge. Later in
the year,a new Jewish synagogue was
built near 144th & Dodge.Oak View Mall
at 144th & Center finalized its construction
and became known as a major area
attraction in Millard. Plans were on the
way for a medical center at 156th &
Dodge and various schools were being
developed allowing Omaha to expand
westward. In the northwest section of
Millard, Eagle Run Golf Course was
constructed with an attached
neighborhood.
These changes did call for
adjustments. With the new mall location,

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became 1nsu 1c1en . enter Street
expanded into four lanes and future plans
for the expansion of 144th between
Center and Pacific were made. Four
lanes on Dodge Street were no longer
adequate, as the road expanded into six
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from 1 08th to Elkhorn.
As Omaha expanded, changes be-
came apparent around the school.
Through these additions students had

more of a chance to look back and re-
capture at least One Shining Moment.

3ome students found that "making
·he grade" allowed them to shine
Jbove the rest . Senior Chrissy Kuzaro
akes advantage of a free period to opening 5
~et ahead in school. (Mike Pysh)