The Bishop Neumann show choir, the Scarlet Knights, perform during the “Grandparents Day” program at Bishop Neumann High School. The program followed an all-school mass given by the Most Reverend Bishop James Conley in celebration of Catholic Schools Week. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

Construction continues as the new indoor tennis facility begins to take shape just to the west of the existing bubbles at Woods Tennis Center. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Stevie Nicks performs with her band during a concert at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Jack Hotel performs just outside the south windows of Wells Fargo Bank as part of the Hear Lincoln summer concert series at 13th and O streets. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

Walkers enjoy warmer spring temperatures under a bright blue sky at Holmes Lake. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

Cloud Gate, a rounded stainless steel public sculpture often referred to as the bean, reflects the Chicago skyline at Millennium Park. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

Preparing for opening day of the Lancaster County Super Fair, a carnival employee sets up the Nuttin’ But Net carnival game outside the Lancaster Event Center. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

Ash Irons shovels the walk at his mother’s house near 40th and Sumner streets. Approximately three inches of snow blanketed Lincoln this afternoon, following a morning of freezing drizzle. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

Frank Lanik of Ceresco, Neb. sheers his granddaughter’s sheep to prepare it for show at the Lancaster County Super Fair at the Lancaster Event Center. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

Superintendent of open poultry Wilma Knippelmeyer of Fairbury, Neb. holds out a baby chick for the three- and four-year-olds of the Lil’ Junction Development Center to pet during the Lancaster County Super Fair at the Lancaster Event Center. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

Members of the University of Nebraska crew team dock during an early morning crew practice at Branched Oak Lake. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

Shane Miller (right) of the Hampstead Stage Company, a not-for-profit organization out of New Hampshire, performs as the Mad Hatter next to audience member Braylon Kelley, 4, acting as the Cheshire Cat, during an afternoon production of Alice in Wonderland at the Bennett Martin Library. The Hampstead Stage Company, one of the largest educational touring companies in the country, performs more than 2,000 plays each year for young audiences, including two separate performances for the Lincoln City Libraries Summer Reading Program. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

Simone Rau releases paper butterflies during her performance on the opening night of the 60th annual Nite of Knights at Lincoln Southeast High School. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

Members of the Nebraska National Guard stand at attention during a celebration commemorating the 380th birthday of the National Guard in the Rotunda at the Capitol. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

A pair of ice fishermen adjust their shelter while enjoying a quiet morning on the lake at the Yankee Hill Wildlife Management Area. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

LINCOLN, NEB – 09/27/2016 – Master gardener and volunteer Cheryl Rourke whistles as she clips dead heads from plants during Garden Gab on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, at the Sunken Gardens. Sponsored by Lincoln Parks and Recreation, Garden Gab invites master gardeners and other volunteers to “learn and do” by helping maintain the gardens every Tuesday and Thursday morning from 9 A.M. to noon May through October. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Preparing for opening day of the Lancaster County Super Fair, ride technician Vinny Roman sets up the frame for the awning over the boat ride outside the Lancaster Event Center. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

Bookseller Sarah Karjala selects books for a display at the new downtown book store Francie & Finch Bookshop in its 13th street location. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Brittany Jensen rehearses her slam poetry piece “Reflections” for the 60th annual Nite of Knights performance on stage at the Lincoln Southeast High School performing arts center. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

UNL Rodeo Club members Braden Rieker (left) and Jordan Burhoop pack dirt along a shoot to steady it in preparation for the PRCA Championship Rodeo at the Pershing Center. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

Sophia Ybarra, 3, of Lincoln crashes into the water at the bottom of the slide at the Woods Sprayground. After a week of comfortably cooler temperatures, families flocked to the city’s pools to beat the return of near 100-degree heat. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

St. Mary’s eighth grader Elle Marroquin laughs as she gets caught under a parachute during their school field day on the green space on Centennial Mall. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Luke Rimpley (from left), Landon Holmberg, Liam Tvrdy, and Heath Carlson draw on the paper-covered walls during Doodle Design camp at the Lincoln Children’s Museum. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

Neil Piper rehearses her dance for the 60th annual Nite of Knights performance on stage at the Lincoln Southeast High School performing arts center. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

Window washers Vincent Matejka (left) and Tim Blundell from Roy’s Window Service dangle from ropes as “just part of the job” at the Assurity Life Insurance building along Antelope Parkway in Lincoln. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

A runner and her young companion navigate the cracks in the concrete during a morning jog along the Billy Wolff Trail near Holmes Lake. A repair is planned for this portion of the trail. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Braving the near 100-degree heat, Kyree Ware, 14, of Lincoln dips his head into Windstream Fountain to cool off along Antelope Valley. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star