Community news briefs for week of Oct. 30


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Pennington Life Center

Stop by the Pennington Life Center in November 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.


Churchill County Commission

The Churchill County Commissioners meet Nov. 2 at 8:15 a.m. at the Commission Chambers, 155 N. Taylor St.

• Ratify a lease between Social Services and Rogne Realty for the property located at 503 Cleveland St., for the Provisional Assistance through the housing homeless assistance program.

• Ratify an agreement between Churchill County Social Services and Department of Health and Human Services, Aging and Disability Services for $200,446.73 to provide home-delivered meal services.

• Ratify an agreement between Churchill County Social Services and the State of Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Aging and Disability Services Division for $87,200.67 to provide Congregate Meal Services.

• Approval of Facilities, Parks & Recreation Department restructure, title change, and modifications to job

descriptions.

• Approval of contract between Churchill County and Winged Wolf Innovations, LLC. to complete a Community Opioid Assessment not to exceed $25,000.

• Approval of a Grant Funding Agreement between the State of Nevada State Department of Conservation & Natural Resources and Churchill County for $6 million towards the construction of the secondary water treatment facility.


Rotary Club of Fallon

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


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 3,498.342 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