Community news briefs for week of Sept. 16

CAPS Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction

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

Jeanette Hayhurst, president of Western Wagons Equestrian Trails, Inc., will discuss the “Emigrant Trail Wagon Drive 2024,” Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. at the Churchill County Museum, 1050 S. Maine St.

Corral No. 14 is a covered wagon train organization that recreates the trail of the first pioneer families to cross Death Valley in search of the California gold fields. The group also completes other challenges throughout the year.

This is the second of three lectures in the museum’s fall series. All lectures are free to the public with light refreshments to follow. Educators interested in attending for in-service hours must register prior to the event.

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

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.

Downtown car show

Coming up soon is the 2024 Show ‘N’ Shine on Sept. 28, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Maine Street will be closed for walking traffic only for this fantastic display of great looking vehicles.

Registration is $35 per vehicle, and all proceeds to go to theatre restoration project. Goodie bags are available for the first 100 registered.

For information, contact Karla Kent 775-691-9537. Payments can be made at the Fallon Theatre or Kent’s Supply.

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!

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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