AROUND THE COMMUNITY: Holiday events

Nevadans 4 Vets presented the Northern Nevada Coalition with a check for $15,000 to benefit Wreaths Across America. Wreaths Across America honors our fallen heroes with wreath- laying ceremonies the third December each year. The donation to the Northern Nevada Coalition was presented at ArrowCreek Country Club, the location of the golf tournament fundraising event. Tony Martinez, the Founder of Nevadans 4 Vets, expressed his appreciation to ArrowCreek Management and Staff for a successful event and special thanks to all members, guests and volunteers who contributed to this worthy cause. Front row, from left are David Ritfin, vice president of the Northern Nevada Coalition, Tony Martinez, Founder Nevadans 4 Vets; Diane Martinez, volunteer coordinator, Nevadans 4 Vets; and Sharon Serenko, treasurer, Northern Nevada Coalition. Back row, from left are Larry Roffelsen, president, Nevadans 4 Vets, and Rick Rose, president, Northern Nevada Coalition.

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

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Wreaths Across America
Wreaths Across America, one of the largest veterans events in Northern Nevada, will be conducted nationwide on Saturday Locally, the event draws thousands of friends and family members who place wreaths at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Fernley, hundreds more at city or regional cemeteries.
The Churchill County Cemetery will be the site of the local remembrance for the area’s veterans.
The Nevada Veterans Coalition seeks donations to buy wreaths for more than 8,500 veterans who are interred at the cemetery. At the Fallon cemetery, more than 1,300 wreaths are needed for veterans’ graves.
The wreath ceremony at the NNVMC begins at 9 a.m., and at the Churchill County Cemetery at 1 p.m.
During previous ceremonies, Naval Air Station Fallon, the Nevada National Guard, U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps and the Civil Air Patrol have assisted the coalition during the 30-minute ceremony and with the placement of wreaths.
To order a wreath for the NNVMC event, go to nnvc.org and click on Wreaths Across America for the pdf form, or mail your donation to the following: Nevada Veterans Coalition; P.O. Box 415; Fernley, NV 89408.
The Fallon remembrance is also short of wreaths.
By staggering the time to 1 p.m., guests and volunteers may also attend the Fernley remembrance. Fallon’s event will be conducted between the two white buildings located at the northern end of the Churchill County Cemetery.
Sponsorship levels are individual or $15 for one wreath; family, four wreaths, $60; small business, 10 wreaths, $150; and corporate, 100 wreaths for $1,500.
To order, go to www.wreathsacrossamerica.com. The group ID is NV0063, and the location ID is NVCHCC. Devall said the group and location IDs must be entered so the wreaths are earmarked for Fallon.

Gifts for Giving
Gifts for Giving is Dec. 15-18. The Christian Life Center will be giving away good used toys, books, kid’s clothes and Christmas decorations that have generously been donated.
Anybody who needs some good used items to give their kids for Christmas. All items are Free! Come and pick out the things you know your children would like at the multipurposed building behind the Christian Life Center at 1435 Kaiser St.
Call Kay at 775-722-3110 to schedule a time to pick out Christmas gifts. This allows us to reduce the number of people at the church at any one time.
We are still taking donations through Friday. You can drop them off at Christian Life Center or contact Carol Bock at 775-427-2367 to arrange for pick-up.

Churchill County Museum
Check out our Children’s craft area.
Holiday crafts are all about trees. Don’t know what to do when school goes on break? Come by the museum and have fun with Christmas trees.
Need a stocking stuffer or a small gift to slip into a Christmas card for loved ones far away?
Check out the Museum Store. Members get 20% until the New Year.
The museum’s holiday open house is Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. The Tintabulations Handbell Ensemble will provide the entertainment.
And finally, on New Year’s Eve support the museum at their Black and White Masquerade fundraiser. Your ticket includes a gourmet meal catered by Maine Street Café with a free drink, dancing and a champagne toast at Midnight. Tickets are $65each or $480 for a table of eight.
In addition, there will be silent auction items including a night at the Peppermill with a $100 gift certificate, a slot machine and numerous other themed gift baskets.
Merry Christmas!

American Legion meals
American Legion Post 16, its auxiliary, other military organizations and volunteers will deliver Meals on Wheels dinners on Christmas since the William N. Pennington Life Center (senior center) will be closed.
Sailors, current and retired military personnel and community members wishing to deliver meals or prepare meals for delivery should arrive at the hall, 90 N. Ada St., between 8:30-9 a.m.
Once volunteers arrive at the hall, they will pack food into containers and then drive different routes within the city limits and in the county to deliver hot meals to the area senior citizens. The American Legion normally seeks about 30 volunteers to help with the preparation and/or delivery.
The American Legion post also provides the volunteers and donations to buy turkeys and all the fixings.
Their annual Christmas dinner for the community is from 11 a.m-1 p.m.

Wishing Tree
Last year, Wishing Tree was short of gifts for the area’s children.
The community performed its own miracle, though, by finding a way to ensure 108 children received gifts.
Co-organizer Dawn Ballard said CC Communications Independent Telecommunications Pioneer Association (ITPA) and Churchill County Social Services work together each year, and with cash donations, she said volunteers buy toys and clothes.
To contact Ballard, call 775-217-8773.
Send monetary donations to ITPA, P.O. Box 1390, Fallon, NV 89407.

Toys for Tots
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps reserves and retirees are gathering both gifts and monetary donations for the annual Toys for Tots.
Toys for Tots boxes will be displayed at a number of local businesses and also at the Navy Exchange at Naval Air Station Fallon. Once an order comes in and filled, then the Marines will have the family pick up the toys.
The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year and to distribute those toys to the less fortunate children in the communities the campaign is being conducted.
The Marines and their volunteers will also collect toys for distribution for children in Fernley, Silver Springs, Gabbs and Lovelock. The Carson City Marine Corps reservists collect and distribute toys in western Nevada.
Toys for Tots trucks will be stationed at Walmart on the weekends from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. collecting toys.
For information contact, 775-666-5211.
If you have a community event for the holidays, please email news@lahontanvalleynews.com..

Holiday events
Dec. 16
Holiday Movie Showing
6:30 p.m.: Elf
Dec. 17
Christmas on the Farm
4 p.m.-6 p.m. | Lattin Farms
The Nutcracker
Studio for the Performing Arts 30th Annual Production
7 p.m. | CCHS FIne Arts Auditorium
Dec. 18
Christmas on the Farm
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Lattin Farms
Holiday Sin and Shop on Maine St.
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Maine St.
Polar Express Night
6 p.m. | Fallon Theatre
Hot Cocoa Bar | Pajamas Encouraged
The Nutcracker
Studio for the Performing Arts 30th Annual Production
7 p.m. | CCHS FIne Arts Auditorium
Santa Cruise
Begins at sundown. Look for the fire engines with Santa and the Grinch cruising through Fallon and Churchill County neighborhoods
Dec. 19
Museum Holiday Open House featuring Tintabulations Handbell Ensemble
Noon - 3 p.m., Churchill County Museum
Youth Fancy Christmas
6 - 8 p.m., Oasis Community Church
Dec. 20-Jan 4
Winter Fun Camp
7:30-6 p.m. Daily, CC Parks & Recreation
Dec. 22
Christmas Lunch @ The William N. Pennington Life Center
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Dec. 25
Free Christmas Dinner
11 a.m.-1 p.m., American Legion
Dec. 29
Winter Fest Dance
3 - 6 p.m., William N. Pennington Life Center
Dec. 30
Special Story Time, Countdown to Noon
11 a.m., Churchill County Library
Holiday Movie Showing
6 p.m.: Wind River
Dec. 31
Black & White Masquerade Party
8 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Pennington Life Center
Tickets on sale at the Churchill County Museum
Fireworks Show
Churchill County Fairgrounds
Jan. 1
New Years Day 5K
8:30 a.m. Registration Begins
Check-in @ City Hall Courtyard
All movies are free

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