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Open House in Dayton Nevada Kicks Off Farm to School Month
The public is invited to an open house at the Rural Health and Nutrition Initiative (RHNI) greenhouse at 175 River Road, Dayton, Nevada 89403 on Saturday, October 8 from 10am-1pm. The free event kicks off October as Farm-to-School month, an…
Read MoreSeptember HCC Meeting Includes Presentations by Central Lyon Fire and NLS
Attend in-person or via Zoom: Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties’ September meeting is Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 9am, with an option to attend either in-person or via Zoom (connection details below). Those who choose the in-person…
Read MorePhotos from HCC’s 2022 Summer of STEAM
There was lots of fun and interactive learning this summer during HCC’s annual STEM + Arts = STEAM program. Check out the photos below to see some of the activities from this summer’s 8 weeks of STEAM activities for kids…
Read MoreHealthy Communities Aug Meeting Includes Zoom and In Person Options for Attending
Silver Springs, Nevada – Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey Counties (HCC) hosts its August meeting on Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 9am, with an option to attend either in-person or via Zoom (connection details below). Those who choose…
Read MoreStudent Recital with Kantu Inka at Dayton Senior Center August 12
Dayton, Nevada – This summer a group of Dayton adults have been learning to play a traditional Andean instrument, the zampoña flute, with Nevada Arts Council Teaching Artists Carlos Ocampo and Julie Lozada Ocampo of Kantu Inka. They will demonstrate…
Read MoreBuild Your Own Bird Feeder Aug 9th
Silver City, Nevada – The next STEM + Arts event in Healthy Communities Coalition’s summer program for kids and their parents is Tues. Aug. 9 at 10am with Lisa Taylor, County Educator with University Nevada Cooperative Extension. During a “Renew,…
Read MoreSpecial Storytime Event Tuesday Aug 2
Linda Flaherty of Healthy Communities Coalition (HCC) will read Dayton author Lisa Selmi’s children’s book “Oscar’s Big Adventure” at the Silver City Schoolhouse on Tuesday August 2, 2022 at 10am! Afterward Linda, who is the Project Director for Healthy Communities’…
Read MoreCreative Aging Poetry Reading in Silver City July 25
Silver City, Nevada – Come cheer on your friends and neighbors as they read poetry they’ve written this summer! Participants in a Creative Aging summer poetry writing series with Nevada Poet Laureate Gailmarie Pahmeier will read from work generated in…
Read MoreRobotics Engineering Mini-Camp July 19 in Silver City
Silver City, Nevada – An annual robotics/ engineering mini-camp for boys and girls ages 8-14 and their parents takes place Tuesday, July 19 at 10am at the Silver City Schoolhouse at 385 High Street, Silver City, Nevada 89428. Please reserve…
Read MoreSilver Springs Food Pantry New Location
Healthy Communities Coalition’s food pantry in Silver Springs has moved to a new location! The pantry is now at 1290 Lahontan Street, Silver Springs. Hours are Wed – Fri from 10am-4pm. For more information, see https://healthycomm.org/food-hub/food-pantries/silver-springs-food-pantry/
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