Wow, what a productive year 2014 has been! As this year comes to a close, we wanted to share some of the wins that YOU helped achieve with your communities in 2014? and a sneak peek of what?s to come in 2015. Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey (HCC) is composed of hundreds of community volunteers, and dozens of group partners working […]
Seasons Greetings, everyone, with many good wishes for the New Year! Please join us for coffee and breakfast at the next HCC meeting on Thurs Jan. 8th, 2015 at 9am at the Silver Springs Community Center as we dance into a beautiful new year.
Dayton, Nevada ? In order to give the Dayton Food Pantry?s many hard working volunteers a chance to spend more time with their families during the holidays, the Pantry will be closed beginning Dec. 24th and will reopen on Monday, January 5th. For more information, please call 246-7834. The Pantry is part of Healthy Communities Coalition.
Silver Springs, Nevada ? Silver Stage Co-op Chair Linda Hoyen writes, ?the store is decorated for the holidays and looks great! We have locally-made Cranberry-Orange Bread in the freezer, and plenty of decorated jellies of different flavors. We have produce growing in the hoop house, and we will be planting another 1/4 of the hoophouse this week, with Co-op member Pat taking […]
Silver Springs, Nevada?? Silver Stage Food Pantry certainly has a full calendar for December! Special Hours During the Holidays: The Pantry will be closed from December 24th through December 26th, and also closed December 31st through January 2nd. However, the Pantry will be open on December 29th through 30th. Normal hours will resume on Monday, January 5th. USDA Food Commodities distribution takes […]
Silver Springs, Nevada ? The annual Silver Springs community Thanksgiving dinner was a success again this year with about 200 attending. The dinner was held at at the Silver Stage High School on Saturday November 22nd -organizers say many groups and individual volunteers of all ages pitched in to make the dinner possible. The town really got into the spirit of […]
Lyon and Storey Counties, Nevada?? In November 2014,?Rebekah May,?farmer and HCC community health advocate, and?Wendy Madson, Healthy Communities? manager for Community Roots, partnered with?culinary students from Dayton High School?to make about?150 jars of gorgeous jam. This?project that brought?together farmers, culinary students and farmers market managers to make the most of an abundance of local fruit?is just one?example of the activities […]
We hope you can attend the December Healthy Communities Coalition meeting. There will be a holiday-themed potluck breakfast, fascinating guest speakers and discussion of exciting developments in regional food, health and art hubs. The December meeting will be in Silver Springs at the Community Center on Thurs Dec. 11th at 9am. Below are a few ?good news? announcements from Yerington, Virginia City, Silver […]
Dayton, Nevada -Healthy Communities Coalition sponsors a series of FREE cooking classes for the community. The next class is on Monday, November 16th (2014) at The Dayton Community Center at 170 Pike Street. Participants will learn how to prepare lima bean soup. Cooking begins at 5:30pm, and participants will enjoy a meal together at 6:15pm. The class is open to anyone who would […]
