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Fallon Armed Forces Day
The fifth annual Fallon Armed Forces Day is slated for May 17 at the Rafter 3C Complex, 255 Sheckler Road, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
A free lunch will be provided to U.S. military and veterans as well as to first responders. Armed Forces Day will also feature crafters, vendors, food, live music and more.
Register for a booth or become a sponsor. Contract nevadacommunityalliance.com or call 775-315-6571.
The Car & Bike Show is held.
Early registration is $25 and event day registration is $35. Preregister online at nevadacommunityalliance.com. For questions call Davey at 775-350-0117.
VFW dinner and raffle
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8071 will host its "20 Guns in 20 Minutes" Dinner and Raffle on April 12 at the VFW Bunker at 255 VFW Historic Lane, Reno.
Twenty guns are set to be raffled quickly in just 20 minutes. Event tickets are $50 and include a brisket dinner, two drinks and one raffle ticket. The event is a fundraiser to support the Virginia City Veteran and Community Service Center building project and features door prizes, shooting accessories and myriad sporting goods. Note the gun raffle tickets will be sold separately at the event.
Winners are responsible for all laws associated with firearms and all associated transfer fees required by federal and state law. For information or tickets, visit www.vfwpost8071.org or call 775-636-2082.
Holocaust: Day of Remembrance 2025
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Nevada, Reno presents Day of Remembrance 2025: Life and Hope in the Aftermath of the Holocaust. This event will focus on survivors’ journeys to rebuild their lives after the trauma of the Holocaust and how the trauma impacted their descendants.
The event April 24 will begin from 7-9 p.m. with a welcome on Holocaust Day of Remembrance Life and Hope in the Aftermath of the Holocaust. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, 3800 S. Virginia St., Reno. The cost is free, but there’s limited seating. For tickets, go to tinyurl.com/DofR2025.
The featured speaker will be Dr. Harold Koplewicz, a child and adolescent psychiatrist. He is the founder and president of the nonprofit Child Mind Institute and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology.
The son of Holocaust survivors, he is an expert on survivors’ experiences and the intergenerational transmission of Holocaust trauma.
The event is sponsored by the Nevada Governor’s Advisory Council on Education Relating to the Holocaust, Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Jewish Nevada and OLLI at the Sanford Center for Aging, part of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.
American Legion Post 16 trivia games
The American Legion Post 16 in Fallon announces announce it will keep its trivia game going since it had positive reviews from everyone. Join Post 16 every Wednesday night.
Registration begins at 7 p.m. and game starts at 7:30 p.m.
Fallon's fabulous host Tami will be running our games. You do not have to be a member of the American Legion to attend.
Nevada Veterans Coalition
• March 27, 3 p.m., unaccompanied service at Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Fernley.
• April 24, 3 p.m. unaccompanied service at Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Fernley.
For information, info@supportnnvc.org
TRICARE patient portal closing
On April 1, the TRICARE Online Patient Portal will no longer be available. The Department of Defense’s new electronic health record — MHS GENESIS — has replaced the TOL Patient Portal. If you want to keep a copy of your legacy health records for personal use, you must download them from the TOL Patient Portal before April 1.
Here’s the link: newsroom.tricare.mil/News/TRICARE-News/Article/4036730/tricare-online-patient-portal-decommissioning-download-your-health-records-now.
Nevada Guard retiree monthly meetings
• The Nevada Air Guard’s monthly breakfast is on the second Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. at the Reno Elks Club.
• The Nevada Army Guard’s breakfast is on the second Monday of the month at 8 a.m. at the Carson City Elks Club on Nevada Street.
Remember there is no charge from the Elks for the breakfast.
Each meeting normally features a guest speaker. Guests are welcome.
Veterans Upward Bound
Veterans Upward Bound at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno can help with academic advisement, college applications, educational benefits, academic review and referrals to community resources.
Veterans Upward Bound is a U.S. Department of Education program for veterans. For information, call 775-829-9007 or email vub@TMCC.edu. The website is vub.tmcc.edu.
Patriots to Education
Nevada school districts are preparing to recruit for the upcoming 2025-26 school year. Many districts still have immediate openings for this current school year. Whether you’re looking for a position now or planning ahead, opportunities are available in many roles.
Veterans, National Guard members, reservists, and their spouses usually possess the qualities that schools value in their team members. Take a look at the Patriots to Education website patriotstoeducation-nv.org. The links within the website are to vacancies, the application process, and a direct contact for Partner Districts.
Senior Companion volunteers
The Senior Companion volunteers ages 55 and older provide basic social support to seniors over the age of 60 years old.
The seniors who receive volunteer services generally live alone, need respite care, have limited access to outside resources, and lack social support. Volunteer services may include taking clients to medical appointments, grocery shopping, running errands, socializing, or engaging in fun activities.
For qualifying volunteers, a small stipend is available for services; transportation reimbursement is provided for all volunteers.
This program is sponsored by AmeriCorps Seniors and the State of Nevada Aging and Disability Services Division.
For information, contact Polly at polly@sisnv.org.
Veterans’ assistance
• Veterans Crisis Line — The confidential crisis chat has three ways to obit help. The Veterans Crisis Line is 1-800-273-8255, press 1. Chat at Veterans CrisisLine.net or text to 838255.
• Adult health center — More to Life adult day health center is here to help families. For information go to www.adultdaycarereno.com or call 775-358-1988.
• Northern Nevada Wheelchair Program — The program serves Northern Nevada by recycling serviceable medical equipment and clothing. This program is supported by the American Legion, Community 4 Veterans, Disable American Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Call or text 760-500-0857 or email nnvwcp@gmail.com.
Summer Salute benefits veterans’ groups
Summer Salute, a benefit car show, will be held May 24 at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno.
Proceeds are donated to the Veterans Guest House and Honor Flight Nevada.
The Veterans Guest House provides temporary overnight accommodations when receiving treatment at a medical facility in the Reno-Sparks area.
Honor Flight Nevada provides transportation and expenses for Northern Nevada veterans to go to Washington, D.C., to see the war memorials.
For questions, contact Dennis Lindsay, 530-318-2369, dennislindsaygroup@gmail.com or Allen Jewell, 775-781-1747, allenjewell53@yahoo.com.
Veteran groups seek volunteers
The Nevada Veterans Coalition, the Patriot Guard Riders and the Northern Nevada All Veteran Honor Guard are seeking new members.
The coalition assists with military funerals at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in addition to presenting the colors at other events such as Memorial Day in late May, the Vietnam Veterans Remembrance ceremony in March and the Camos to Classroom scholarship dinner in mid-November.
Coalition members aren’t required to be veterans, but they should be a member who supports the military.
For information, call 775-575-6842 or email info@supportnnvc.org.
Patriot Guard Riders complement the honor guards and their tributes to a fallen comrade or remembrance. Founded in 2005, the PGR not only honors military veterans but also first responders.
The PGR encourages anyone who has a love and respect for veterans and first responders to join the riders. He said many members ride motorcycles as escorts for funerals and different events, but that is not a prerequisite for joining.
Since the PGR is a national organization, volunteers may sign up on the universal website for the organization, patriotguard.org. There’s a button to click for membership information, which is free.
The Northern Nevada All Veteran Honor Guard is sponsored by Carson City’s American Legion High Desert Post 56. The non-profit honor guard presides at services at no cost to the family. The qualifications for belonging to the guard include members who have served in the military and are available on weekdays. The group does not provide services on Sundays.
If potential members are interested in joining the honor/color guard or would like to observe them, contact guard commander Jim Jackson at 775-443-8507.
The honor guard provides funeral, memorial and commemorative services throughout the communities of northern Nevada, Lake Tahoe, Truckee and other areas as requested. Family members may ask the funeral home to contact the honor guard directly for their participation.
Military articles and news briefs are compiled by the Nevada News Group. Questions may be directed to SNMGmilitaryeditor@gmail.com.