Home & Garden Show opens this weekend

The 24th annual Soroptimist International of Fallon’s Home & Garden Show will fill the Fallon Convention Center this weekend with a lot of plants and gardening inspiration.

The show will open on both days at 9 a.m. and close Saturday at 3 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Admission is a suggested donation of $1 per adult. Local vendors will feature home and garden decor, jewelry, photography, produce and canned goods, arts and crafts and more.

Publicist and longtime member of Soroptimists Marcia Vinson said the “one-stop shop” will have a variety of items ready for those searching for the perfect gift for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and graduation.

Starter plants, local produce, gardening supplies and accessories will all be available to inspire the ideal growing space at home.

Confirmed vendors include:

• Let Us Charm You local handmade gifts and yarn selection

• Fanci-full of Whimsey jewelry

• Stinky Puppy Bakery all-natural dog treats

• Sparkles handcrafted gemstone jewelry

• The Tipsy Tumbleweed mobile bar

• Renewal by Andersen window replacement

• Kim’s Whimsical Upcycles yard art and windchimes

• Bodacious Beads hand-beaded gifts

• Needle In A Haystack hand-knitted items

• Quality First Home Improvement

• Stampede Photography

• CC Communications broadband, voice and computer repair

• That Rocks! decorative rock

• Banner Churchill Community Hospital and Auxiliary

• Found Essentials home and personal care products

• Susan’s Homemade Gifts

• Fallon Animal Welfare Group (FAWG)

• Lattin Farms

• Salisha’s Delicious Organic Produce

• Western Nevada College

• Hearts of Gold Quilters

• Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) Nevada

• 911 Water LLC home water systems and testing

• Child ID (Saturday only)

The event’s second annual car show will be held in the parking lot Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to noon. All years, makes and models are welcome to register for $15 per vehicle. A prize will be awarded for the “fan-favorite” entry. For car show information email Katelin Byington at sifallonclub@gmail.com.

Proceeds from the show benefit local scholarships and community programs. The global volunteer service for women has more than 66,000 members in 118 countries worldwide according to the website. Currently, the international organization is working on a “Big Goal” to invest in the dreams of half a million women and girls by 2031 through access to education.