Churchill Arts Council
The Portland Cello Project has built a reputation for mixing genres and blurring borders, taking on everything from Bach and Arvo Pärt to Dave Brubeck, Kanye West and Pantera.
They will perform March 26 at 8 p.m. at the Oats Park Arts Center’s Barkley Theatre. A free conversation with the artists is slated for 3 p.m. The box office, Art Bar and galleries open at 7 p.m. The conversation focuses on “Classical and Beyond, New Repertoire for Cello from Bach to Brubeck.”
Tickets are members $17 and nonmembers $20. Youth and students with valid student ID are $10. Tickets are available at Jeff’s Digitex Printing or call Churchill Arts Council at 775-423-1440.
GOP convention, Lincoln Day dinner
On March 12, the Churchill County Republicans’ county convention will be held at the Rafter 3C Arena beginning at 10 a.m.
During the county convention, delegates to the state convention will be elected, and a central committee will be chosen for two years. Other party affairs will be considered.
Reservations being accepted for this year’s Lincoln Day Dinner on March 19 at the Fallon Convention Center.
This year’s dinner also features live entertainment and silent and live auctions.
Humorist McAvoy Layne has portrayed Mark Twain for generations. In addition to Layne, the Lincoln Highway Band of Fallon will provide the evening’s music and play the national anthem.
Cost for the dinner is $65 per person or $520 for a table of eight.
The Fallon Lions Club is providing both the dinner and no-host bar. Call Neil McElrath at 775-217-4640 or email ccrepublicancc@gmail.com..
Senior menu and activities
William N. Pennington Life Center
952 S. Maine St. 775-423-7096
Menu:
Lunch served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. everyday
Thursday, March 10 – Turkey pot pie, mixed green salad, 9 grain bread, orange mango cup
Friday, March 11 – Lemon baked fish, peas, brown rice, cracked what bread, tossed salad with Italian dressing
Monday, March 14 – Polish dog, sauerkraut, potato salad, mixed fruit cup, baked potato chips
Tuesday, March 15 – Chicken piccata with whole wheat penne pasta, Italian blend vegetables, garlic bread, apple sauce
Wednesday, March 16 — Swiss steak, mashed potato, green beans, garbanzo bean salad, honey wheat roll
Activities:
Games and crafting offered all day, every day.
Thursday, March 10
8:30 a.m. – Yoga
10 a.m. – Exercise
12:30 p.m. – Bingo with Leonard
12:30 p.m. – Walking Group
Friday, March 11
9 a.m. – Steppin/ Seniors Walking Group
10 a.m. – Computer Assistance Drop-in with Joe
10 a.m. – Zumba
1 p.m. – A Way of Seeing Art Experience
12:30 p.m. – Cornhole games
12:30 p.m. – Cooking demo with Chef Chase
Monday, March 14
Red Cross Disaster presentation
8 a.m. – Access to Healthcare
9 a.m. – Steppin’ Seniors Walking Group
10 a.m. – Bingocize
10 a.m. – Vaccines and blood pressure checks in the Wellness Center
12:30 p.m. Grooving and walking
1 p.m. – A Way of Seeing Art Experience Class
Tuesday, March 15
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Welfare representative at Life Center
8:30 a.m. - Guided medication
10 a.m. – Exercise
12:30 p.m. – Walking group
12:30 p/m. – First Independent Bank Fraud Prevention presentation
1 p.m. Life Changes Group with Jena Blair
Wednesday, March 16
9 a.m. - Steppin’ Seniors Waling Group
10 a.m. - Bingocize
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – COVID vaccines and blood pressure checks in the Wellness Center
12:30 p.m. - Mexican Train dominoes
12:30 p.m. – Xbox Kinnect games
12:30 p.m. – First Independent Bank Fraud Prevention presentation
Nevada Native Seed Forum registration
The Nevada Native Seed Partnership will host the sixth annual Nevada Native Seed Forum on March 23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Fallon Convention Center and includes an option to attend virtually.
The forum brings together growers, technical experts and land management agencies to discuss and develop strategies to increase the availability and use of native seed to support land restoration efforts.
Sessions will include a variety of native seed topics including permits, collection, production, testing, certification, storage, marketing and restoration. The forum is free to attend and interested individuals can register for the forum by emailing skielius@agri.nv.gov by March 11.
Herds & Harvest program
The University of Nevada, Reno Extension’s Herds & Harvest Program is hosting a Farm to Fork Certification Program, 6-8 p.m., on Wednesdays. The courses in this program will offer information for beginning farmers and ranchers on the process of livestock and poultry production, from raising livestock to selling the products on the market.
The program’s courses will be conducted via Zoom and will draw upon the knowledge and experience of established Nevada livestock and poultry producers and University experts. There will also be an in-person field trip touring local farms and ranches. Participants who complete the course will receive their Farm to Fork Level 1 Certification.
March 16: Poultry nutrition and reproduction: focusing on the basics of poultry nutrition, feed management, reproduction and characteristics of meat based on nutritional management.
March 23: Defining grow local and developing marketing plans: focusing on developing a grow local product, creating a marketing plan and how to sell a local product.
The cost for the program is $60 per person, and registration can be completed online at https://nevada.formstack.com/forms/btr_2022. For information, contact Staci Emm, Extension educator for Mineral County, at emms@unr.edu or 775-475-4227.
