Community news briefs for week of Oct. 9

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.

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.

Spooktacular

The Maine Street Spooktacular, Oct. 31 from 4-6 p.m., features family-friendly activities.

Attendees can trick-or-treat in costume on Maine Street at the business booths and trunk-or-treat. The celebration will also include bounce houses, face painting, a cutest costume contest, cornhole, pumpkin painting, a DJ, the Bloodmobile, storytime with the Churchill County Sheriff’s Office, activities from the Churchill County Library and Churchill County Museum, a Fallon/Churchill Fire Department fire truck, the Domestic Violence Intervention bus and an obstacle course.

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.”

The library is closed Friday, Oct. 27 to observe Nevada Day.

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.

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.

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.

Fernley Republican Women

The Fernley Republican Women will meet Oct. 17 at the Fernley Senior Center, Lois Lane. A light meal will be served at 6 p.m. and the meeting will start at 6:30 p.m.

Fernley Council Member Albert Torres will be speaking about the issues facing the city of Fernley. The public is invited.

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.

BLM oil and gas lease sale

The Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office has announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Dec. 5 to offer four oil and gas parcels totaling 3,498 acres in Nevada.

The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in June 2023 and held a public comment period in September 2023 on the parcels, potential deferrals, and the related environmental analysis. A 30-day public protest period to receive additional public input opened today and will close Nov. 6.

The parcels the BLM has analyzed, as well as maps and instructions on how to protest the environmental assessment are available on the BLM’s ePlanning website at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2024783/510