A poinsettia at the Lauritzen Gardens in Omaha on Saturday, December 19, 2020. The Merry and Bright poinsettia display, along with the 20-foot tree made of more than 700 plants, is available to see through January 3. The botanical garden is also hosting live music performances and holiday-themed botanical design workshops in December.

Don Pecha, 76, uses a leaf blower to clear the sidewalk outside his home on 32nd Ave., near Castelar St., in Omaha on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. Several inches of snow are expected in the Omaha-metro on Tuesday.

Derartu Olana hosts an Ethiopian cultural coffee ceremony at Tiru Ethiopian Restaurant in Lincoln on Friday, December 04, 2020. The ceremony was performed for a UNL class, Around the World with Coffee, with most students watching online.

Shasta, a 10-year-old husky mix and foster dog, walks with Andrew Berch along Minne Lusa Blvd., in Omaha on Thursday, December 17, 2020.

Omaha’s Ryan Brushett moves with the puck in the Western Michigan vs. UNO hockey game at Baxter Arena in Omaha on Thursday, December 03, 2020.