Community news briefs for week of Oct. 2

UNR Extension free program Oct. 18

Master Gardener volunteers from University of Nevada, Reno Extension will offer a free program on pruning shrubs and bushes.

The one-hour program will be Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 10 a.m. at the Extension Office, 111 Sheckler Road in Fallon.

For information or to reserve a seat, call 775-423-5121 or email plessick@unr.edu.

Churchill County Museum lecture series

The Churchill County Museum’s fall lecture series is on Where the Ghosts Are.

Each presentation is on a Tuesday and begins at 6 p.m. in the museum’s main lecture room. Admission is free and open to everyone.

Kristin Sanderson has been the interpretive park ranger at Fort Churchill State Historic Park and Buckland Station for nine years. A proud fourth-generation Nevadan, she was born and raised in Sparks, and has stayed true to her western roots: living, working, and attending school in Montana, California, New Mexico, Nevada and Arizona.

Sanderson has a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from Carroll College in Helena, Montana, a master’s degree in Environmental Education from California State University, San Bernardino, and a certificate in Parks and Recreation Management from Northern Arizona University.

An interpretive park ranger since 2003, Sanderson has worked in many beautiful and diverse places including Yosemite National Park, Chiricahua National Monument, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Santa Fe National Forest, and Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

Sanderson believes that connecting individuals with state parks and public lands through education and interpretation helps them form lasting attitudes of appreciation, understanding, and responsibility.

Nancy Hadlock and Richard Potashin present on Oct. 17, “Voices form the Ghostly White Aspens: The Stories and Sprits Behind the Carvings.” They have been recording and preserving the spirits of sheepherders in Nevada and California since 2002.

Janice Oberding, an author, paranormal researcher and history buff, will present “Nevada’s Famous and Infamous Ghosts: A look at some of Nevada’s famous and infamous ghosts and the places they haunt” on Oct. 24.

She is a paranormal researcher and history buff (particularly Nevada and the west) and was instrumental in the creation of Truckee Meadows Community College’s Paranormal Series which is still active today.

PACC Children’s Choir

Rehearsals begin Oct. 9 for the Performing Arts of Churchill County Children’s Choir. The non-audition choir is open to all students currently enrolled in third through eighth grades.

Veteran music educator Tom Fleming will direct along with accompanist Noreen Swenson.

Rehearsals will be held every Monday 4:15-6 p.m. at the Epworth United Methodist Church, 280 E. Stillwater Ave., in Fallon.

For more information, to pre-register or volunteer visit paccnv.org.

Churchill County Library

October is “Teentober Month” with several activities geared to teenagers. Come by the Churchill County Library on Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. for an activity. Find out more about spine poetry, book reviews, Teen Library Club and more during “Teentober month.”

A reminder that the library is closed on Friday, October 27 to observe Nevada Day.

Special events:

• Learn-to-fly-a-drone workshop happening Oct. 4 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

• Drop-in 3D printing workshop takes place Oct. 11 and 25 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Using the library’s 3D printer, make objects, both useful and pretty, and learn more about this popular technology.

• Senator Rosen’s office representative at the library on Oct. 12 for “office hours” at 1 p.m. Stop by and let the Senator’s staff know what your concerns are.

• Reading with Rover takes place on Oct. 12 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Children read books to dogs to improve their reading skills and confidence to a decidedly captive audience.

• Stop Motion Animation workshop happening on Oct. 18 at 3:30 p.m.

Pennington Life Center

Stop by the Pennington Life Center in October for the many activities planned for the month.

Plenty of good eats at the Pennington Life Center: All are welcome to partake. Lunch served 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. weekdays. Cost is $6 for those under age 60 and a suggested donation of $3 for those 60 and older.

Rotary Club of Fallon

Rotary meets every Tuesday at noon at the Stockman’s Steakhouse. Each meeting usually has a speaker. Guests are welcome.

Women’s Farm2Food Accelerator Program

The Nevada Department of Agriculture and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Foundation are seeking participants for the 2023 Women’s Farm2Food Accelerator Program.

This is the third year the workforce development program is being offered to Nevadans, following two cohorts of participants experiencing successful completion of the program.

The Farm2Food Accelerator Program is designed to help Nevada women farmers and entrepreneurs with value-added food or beverage products, or product ideas, grow their business and expand into new markets.

A value-added product is a product that has changed in its physical state or form, such as milling wheat for flour or making strawberries into jam. Women who grow specialty crops, including fruits, vegetables, honey, tree nuts, dried fruits, culinary herbs and spices, or source specialty crop ingredients in the products they make are encouraged to apply.

Selected applicants will participate in a 15-week online program and two in-person events at no cost thanks to funds made available through the Nevada Specialty Crop Block Grant program.

Information session and apply for the program at agri.nv.gov. The deadline to apply for the program is Oct. 15.