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Wine tasting at St. Patrick’s Church
Community members are invited to a Mardi Gras wine tasting from 6-10 p.m. Saturday, March 1 at St. Patrick’s Church, 850 W. 4th St., in Fallon.
The event will feature a raffle and auction. Cost is $25 per person and includes an engraved wine glass. Must be 21.
February fun run
The Fallon Theatre will host a Valentine’s 5K fun run/walk Feb. 8 with same-day registration beginning at 8 a.m. Entry fees are $25 per individual and $40 per couple. Pre-entry forms may be picked up at Kent’s Supply Center.
For information call 775-691-9537 or email thefallontheatre@gmail.com.
The Churchill County High School chapters of the National Honor Society and the Future Farmers of America have postponed their Valentine’s Day 5K.
PACC spring musical
Performing Arts of Churchill County presents the foot-stompin' hit Broadway musical, “Pump Boys and Dinettes.”
Showings are scheduled at The Fallon Theatre for April 25 and 26 and May 9 and 10 at 7 p.m. and matinees April 26 and May 9 at 1 p.m. with all seats $15. Additional showings will also be at The Brewery Arts Center in Carson City and the Dini Cultural Center in Yerington.
The full-length country-western musical features Summer Stanton and Dineen Little sharing the role of Rhetta Cupp and Melissa Derby as her sister, Prudie, singing and dancing at the Double Cupp Diner. Byron Sorensen, Jake Coval, Kenny Coval, Mick Pennick and Tom Fleming play the musically talented pump boys from the gas station next door.
For information and tickets go to paccnv.org.
Career Expo
A Career Expo is set for March 19 and is co-sponsored by the Churchill County School District and the Fallon Youth Club.
This event will help more than 100 students and their families who attend the Fallon Youth Club explore potential careers and college options. If businesses or individuals are interested, email underwoodc@churchillcsd.com and include your logo.
Churchill Arts Council exhibits
The Harry Wilson exhibit on photographs from the 1960s opened Nov. 11. Most of Wilson’s photographs were in a one-person exhibition at the de Young Museum in San Francisco in 1969.
This exhibit was most recently shown at the Monterey Museum of Art during 2019.
Sapira Cheuk’s exhibit in the E.L. Wiegand Gallery is open. She is an ink painter and installation artist. Born in Hong Kong and based in Las Vegas, her work often uses a blend of Sumi and India ink, symbolizing the mixture of her identities.
Cheuk works for the Nevada Arts Council, serves as the Art Editor for the museum of Americana and teaches at the College of Southern Nevada.
Greenwave QB Club
The Greenwave Quarterback Club is seeking members. Five members will be stepping down next season, and the club would like to transition to a new team.
The Greenwave Quarterback Club helps the Churchill County High school football team by overseeing multiple fundraising events. The funds raised help support the football program, varsity dinners and the snack bar and also provide meals for double days.
If interested, contact fallongreenwavefootball@gmail.com or send a Facebook message.
For questions, contact or talk to any Greenwave QB Club member.
Churchill County Library
Stay warm in these winter months at the Churchill County Library and enjoy programming, books, online resources and more. The library will be closed Monday, Feb. 17 to observe the Presidents’ Day holiday.
All library programming is free and open to the public.
Pennington Life Center
Stop by the Pennington Life Center in February for the many activities planned.
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.
Safety on two-lane highways
The Nevada Department of Transportation wants motorists to be safe on Nevada’s two-lane highways, especially those leading out of Fallon.
• Drive attentively at all times, including on two-lane rural roads. Even on rural roads, there are still other drivers on the road.
• Speed continues to be a primary factor in fatal traffic crashes, and the best way a driver can reduce their risk of crash is to reduce their speed. Follow posted speed limits, and be ready to slow below speed limit for adverse conditions such as weather. The faster you go, the less time you will have to react if anything happens.
• Pass only when safe to do so, and only in designated passing areas.
• Do not tailgate.
• Maintain your lane control. Stay to the right enough so that passing vehicles in the opposite lane can clear you. Watch for vehicles entering or passing on the roadway ahead of you.
• Continually scan the roadway in front of you. Be aware at all times of the road ahead, including the potential of wildlife, access roads and more.
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