Community news briefs for week of Oct. 21

5K run Saturday to benefit CAPS

CAPS is sponsoring the Glow in the Dark 5K Run at Rattlesnake Hill on Saturday at 6 p.m. Costumes are encouraged and dogs are welcome. 775-423-7500 for details.

Arts and craft show Nov. 1-2

The High Desert Artists are having an art and craft show at the Old Post Office on Friday, Nov. 1 and Saturday, Nov. 2 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Featuring a raffle benefitting CAPS.

Spooktacular

The Maine Street “Spooktacular” will be held Oct. 31 from 4-6 p.m. and features fun activities for all ages.

Trick-or-treating will be available at a trunk-or-treat and from the businesses on Maine Street. The three-block celebration will also include bounce houses, an inflatable obstacle course, foam pumpkin painting, a coloring station, story time with the Churchill County Sheriff’s Office, golfing activities, jiu-jitsu demonstrations and more. A concrete truck, fire truck, ambulance, the domestic violence intervention school bus and search and rescue vehicles will also be on display.

Food will be available for purchase from Newa Tacos, Mendoza’s MM Food Truck, the Fallon Theatre and Churchill County High School cheerleaders. The Tipsy Tumbleweed will sell non-alcoholic mocktails and P’s and Q’s Tavern will have hot chocolate and hot apple cider.

For information, contact Jessica Huckaby at huck_salt@yahoo.com.

Nevada Farm Bureau

Head for the Rafter 3C in Fallon on Nov. 7 to be part of the Nevada Farm Bureau’s Family Night.

The annual meeting and activities is Nov. 7-9.

The family-oriented program begins with the 3:30 p.m. workshops on the Ag In The Classroom and a presentation on the latest developments on 4-H.

At 5 p.m. an ATV safety presentation and a demonstration for safety on off-road vehicle safety is planned. Evening activities include free hamburgers for registered families along with a variety of fun stuff to literally “jump into.”

At the first morning of the annual meeting (Nov. 7), a morning-long back-to-back workshop will focus on regenerative agricultural production practices with a couple of young producers building these practices into their farming operations.

Producers who aren’t planning to be directly involved in the annual meeting as voting delegates, but who are interested in learning more about regenerative agriculture should plan to participate in the conference – even if their intentions would only be for this single activity.

The 2024 Governor’s Conference on Agriculture is being planned for the morning of Nov. 20 at the Rafter 3C in Fallon.

The registration will open at 7:30 a.m. and the program will include the following: the 2024 Economic Analysis and Economic Outlook for Nevada food and agriculture; available business resource; and Department of Agriculture requirements (licenses, certifications, permits, fees). There is also a “Taste of Nevada” lunch planned.

Go to www.nvfb.org for information on the Nevada Farm Bureau programs.

Churchill County Library

With autumn upon us, jump into a variety of free events and programming at the Churchill County Library in October.

Special events:

• Art in the Library. The Churchill County Museum’s recent exhibit “Shadow Catchers” features eight photographers who either lived in Churchill County or photographed its natural beauty between the 1860s and 1980s. Catch this exhibit at the library in October.

Trails and Tribulations

The Churchill County Museum’s newest temporary exhibit “Trails and Tribulations” is on display.

The exhibit shares information about the more than half a million pioneers who traveled the Overland Trail in the United States from 1841 until the opening of the transcontinental railroad in 1869.

One section covers how the pioneers decided where in the west they wanted to go and how to travel there and includes a hands-on activity about what they could pack. A section about daily life on the trail features an example travel schedule and common potential dangers. Another section details the ways the emigrants could replenish supplies along their journey such as through the expensive trading posts, trading with the Indigenous peoples and hunting.

The museum is located at 1050 S. Maine St. and the winter hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Pennington Life Center

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.

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