Community news briefs for week of Sept. 9

CAPS dinner Sept. 26

CAPS Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction will be held Thursday Sept. 26, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Fallon Convention Center 100 Campus Way.

The dinner includes pasta (choice of marinara, meat sauce, or white sauce), bread, salad, and dessert. Tickets are $20 for adults $10 for children under 10. The Lions Club will provide a wine and beer bar.

CAPS seeks funding

Churchill Animal Protection Society is in need of funds. The no-kill shelter needs funding to maintain operations. You can donate at capsnevada.org.

Museum lecture series

Robert Reif, Mormon Station State Historic Park interpreter, lectures Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. at the Churchill County Museum, 1050 S. Maine St.

Reif is the premiere speaker in the museum’s fall lecture series and teacher in-service covering “Nevada’s Pioneering Spirit.” His topic, “Mormon Station and the establishment of Nevada’s first commerce,” explores the history of Mormon Station founder John Reese within the context of Nevada’s earliest commercial endeavors.

Lectures continue every Tuesday through Oct. 8 and are free to the public with light refreshments to follow. Educators must register prior to the event.

For information, contact Jennifer Jones, education curator, at 775-423-3677, ext. 4.

Churchill County Library

The library is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Slip into a variety of free events and programming at the Churchill County Library in September.

 Special events:

• The seed library is open and it’s not too late to plant cool weather flowers and vegetables. Visit the seed library located just inside the front door to make your selections. Did you have extra seeds from your garden this summer? Donate them to the seed library and over time, contribute to a robust, hyper-local plant powerhouse!

• Sen. Jacky Rosen’s office representative will be at the library Sept. 12 at 1 p.m. for “office hours.” Stop by and let the senator’s staff know what is on your mind.

• Reading with Rover also takes place Sept. 12 at 3:30 p.m. Come practice your reading skills on the best listeners and keep the book you choose to read. Geared to ages 6-11, but all are welcome.

• Elementary Book Club meets Sept. 27 at 3:30 p.m. in the Library Annex for those in grades 3 through 5. Reserve your spot at: bit.ly/CCLElementaryBookClub

No Hill Hundred

If you would rather be cycling in the Oasis of Nevada, the No Hill Hundred Century Bike Tour is the perfect event for you.

Register today for this annual bike tour through Churchill County on Oct. 5.

Register on our site: bit.ly/ccprnohill.

Pennington Life Center

Stop by the Pennington Life Center in September for the many activities planned.

Cards, crafts, exercise, games, discussion on voting, welfare representative available to answer questions, Medicare representative and computer assistance are just a few of the activities and resources available at the Pennington Life Center.

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.

BLM taking input on land transfer

The Bureau of Land Management is taking public input on a proposal to transfer approximately 173 acres to the Walker River Paiute Tribe, to be held in trust by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The transfer would add to the Walker River Paiute Reservation located north of Walker Lake in Mineral County and about 22 miles north-northwest of the town of Hawthorne.

Public comments are due this week.

Those wishing to mail comments can send them to the BLM Carson City District Office, Attn: Walker River Public Land Transfer, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, NV 89701, or emailed to jpalma@blm.gov.

For information about this proposed action, contact Joe Palma at 775-885-6131.

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