Linda Dennis:  

Note: Most of my junior and senior high school years were in Van Nuys Jr & Sr High Schools. When my uncle was transferred with Lockheed from Burbank to Vandenburg AFB, my aunt, uncle, grandma and I lived in Solvang and I attended Santa Ynez High. During the last semester of my senior year, my uncle transferred back to southern California and we lived in Granada Hills High, so that's the school I graduated from in 1966. Fast forward 10 yrs later to my life in Nebraska- I moved to Omaha, Nebraska in 1976, and am still enjoying "the good life". Single again since 1984, I have found my calling in the education/animal care field. During the week I'm the Education Assistant at Fontenelle Forest, scheduling school field trips (and sometimes teaching in the programs &/or leading hikes). I also register campers from Toddlers-6th grade for our summer day camps. Working with the Fontenelle Forest & Neale Woods raptors since 1995, I've trained volunteers and staff (also on the federal and state permits) since 1997. I've had, and still have, wonderful friends, including an invaluable Master Falconer, as mentors. On weekends, I take care of visitors and resident education animals at Neale Woods Nature Center (including a Rough-legged Hawk I "manned" in 1996 or, I should say, she trained me....and still keeps me on my toes!). I was a licensed rehabber for raptors from '93-'99, then did education programs and housed a female American Kestrel (small falcon) for The Omaha Raptor Team Inc from 1999-2006 when we disbanded, and am still privileged to house a male American Kestrel for use in education/conservation programs. He is with me e...Expand for more