Community Bulletin Board: USDA Emergency Rural Health Care

USDA Rural Development is awarding $3.7 million to improve health care and recovery services in rural Nevada.

“In Nevada, we see a growing need to further ensure people in our smaller communities enjoy access to care as close to home as possible,” said Lucas Ingvoldstad, the USDA Rural Development state director.

“USDA’s Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Program was created to support stronger, more resilient healthcare services in throughout rural America and here in Nevada. With today’s investments, the New Frontier Treatment Center in Fallon can broaden their reach to help even more individuals and families on their path to wellness and recovery.”

New Frontier Treatment Center is receiving a $1 million grant through the Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Program and a $2.7 million loan through USDA’s Community Facilities Program to expand its residential treatment capacity.

New Frontier Treatment Center is a residential co-occurring mental health and substance use treatment facility which provides additional essential services including basic skills training, peer recovery support services, and more. The center’s services are in such demand it has a waiting list, and this funding will increase its capacity and opportunity for recovery for people in Fallon and surrounding communities.

The Biden-Harris administration is making this Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Program funding available through its historic legislative package, the American Rescue Plan Act. The Act and this program are examples of the government’s ability to respond quickly to ensure every person and family has access to high-quality health care no matter their zip code.

Parks & Recreation offerings for October

Churchill County Parks & Recreation offers activities and classes for everyone this fall. Registration and payment for activities is all online at: churchillcountyrecreation.org

Boots N Britches Play Days

Join us on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at the 3C Event Complex (formerly the fairgrounds) for fall play days with timed events and games (no livestock events). Open to all ages. Sign-up on-site at 5 p.m., games begin at 5:30 p.m. Cost for registration is $3 per person with an additional fee for each age group per event ranging from $1-4. Call 775-423-7733 with any questions.

Fall Dog Obedience Classes

Begin the first week in November and continue through mid-December at the Dry Gulch building at the 3C Event Complex. Puppy, beginner/intermediate and advanced classes all offered in the evenings. Dogs learn how to focus on their handler, perform basic commands and learn basic obedience skills. Owners learn respect for their pets and how to control them properly. Register online at churchillcountyrecreation.org.

Wreaths Across America

To order a wreath for Fernley’s NNVMC event, go to nnvc.org and click on Wreaths Across America for the pdf form, or mail your donation to: Nevada Veterans Coalition; P.O. Box 415; Fernley, NV 89408.

To order for Fallon, go to http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.com. The group ID is NV0063, and the location ID is NVCHCC. Roger Elliott is handing the Fallon campaign.

Vaccines

For those interested in COVID testing and vaccine opportunities offered by the county the schedule is posted has been posted: https://www.churchillcountynv.gov/1015/COVID-19-Vaccines

Vaccines offered at Miners Road health site and the Pennington Life Center; testing only offered at Miners Road.

Anyone aged six months and older is eligible. Minors must be accompanied by parent or guardian.

Become a chamber member

Would you or someone you know in the business community like to become more involved?
Fallon Chamber of Commerce would like to extend its invitation to you to become a board member.
The chamber provides resources, support and education to help businesses be successful. The chamber is currently working on job training, internships and scholarship programs for up and coming youth looking to get into the business world. The chamber understands it’s made up of small businesses wants to provide all the resources you need to run a successful business on a local, state and federal level
The chamber works hard to represent the local business community, but as a non-profit 501(c)6 organization, the chamber relies on members and board of directors to partner with us to serve businesses and our community as a whole! Many people wonder what it is the Chamber of Commerce is exactly.
By definition, a chamber of commerce is a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to advocate on behalf of the business community. Local Chambers work on the local level to bring the business community together to develop strong local networks, which can result in a business-to-business exchange.

In most cases, local Chambers work with their local government, such as their mayor, their city council and local representatives to develop pro-business initiatives.
If interested please nominate yourself or someone that you think would be vital to aiding our business community.

For information, contact The Chamber 775-423-2544 or email info@fallonchamber.com.