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Happy 4th of July!

Wishing you and your family a safe, festive, and fun 4th of July!

Fun Halloween Pumpkin Stencils

If you are getting ready for Halloween, you may want to head over here for free Pumpkin stencil templates.  There are patterns for all levels from beginners to advanced.  You can use them for carving or painting on.

Family Christmas Traditions

Now is the perfect time of year to create fun memories at home! Here are a few tips to liven up your home for the holidays:

*Fill your home with holiday music. Play your own favorite Christmas music CD's, enjoy carolers who stop by the neighborhood, and open your mouth and sing out the joyful music of the season! Note: Sunny 106.9 FM plays nothing but Christmas music every day until Christmas!

*Introduce your child to classic Christmas tales such as Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol or The Christmas Story/Poem ("Twas the night before Christmas"). Christians should certainly take the time to introduce their child to the story of Jesus' birth and the true meaning behind celebrating Christmas!

* Start filling your home with the smells of Christmas cooking. Search out your old family recipes and look for traditional ones in cookbooks and magazines. Look for shortbreads, fruitcake, plum pudding, and all kinds of cookie recipes.

*Fill your home with holiday decorations -Christmas trees, snow on windows, holiday wreaths, and more.

*Sit down together to write out Christmas cards, put together a gingerbread house, make out a gift-giving list, wrap presents, volunteer, etc

Letters From Santa

Looking for a fun, inexpensive way to surprise your child? Head over here to print out one of 16 Santa letters to mail to your child. Great gift idea for parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends and more. PDF version is free; editable Microsoft Word version is just $5.

These letters are for all ages from Baby's first Christmas to a letter to a "not so nice" adult!

Free Thanksgiving Dinner

The Rotary Club of Fernley, with assistance from other community volunteers, will be hosting a free Thanksgiving Dinner for those in need. Anyone who would like to help out can contact:

the Rotarian who is in charge, Jarda Belmonte. Contact her at 575-5640 or jardalk@hotmail.com

If you know someone who would like to attend, they must register at 351-4668 to reserve their seating time.

Great Thanksgiving Movies

Thanksgiving is right around the corner. For many families, that means it's time to whip out holiday DVDs to watch.

Some good choices for young children to help them understand what Thanksgiving is all about...

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
Winnie the Pooh - Seasons of Giving
Garfield Holiday Celebrations
Alvin's Thanksgiving Celebrations

Santa Claus is Watching

It is one of the oldest parenting tricks in the book: using Santa as leverage for good behavior in December. Who hasn't bent down to a screaming child to say, in a low serious voice, "Honey, Santa is Watching." The child immediately stops with big wide eyes (wheels turning) looking around to see where Santa might be. Perhaps he's hiding behind the sofa, or maybe he's up in a tree peering into the house with a pair of binoculars.

We have gone as far as to send forged emails from the big guy himself detailing all the naughty or good things they have done each day. I am thinking of having them color this picture of Santa to post throughout the house. Hey, I have to use this scare tactic to my advantage - it only lasts so long!

Christmas Toy Drive

One of the best things about Christmas time is playing Santa!

Members of the American Legion Post #37 have set up barrels for donations of new toys at over 50 locations in the Fernley area.
This year, the City of Fernley Youth City Council has joined the American Legion with the Christmas for Kids Toy Drive.

What: Donations of gift for youths ages infants to 16-year old teenagers are needed. (Don't forget the older kids! Donations for ages 9 to 16 are often in short supply!)

When: Donations will be accepted until Dec. 18.

Where: Collection barrels have been placed at the following locations, All tune and Lube, Bank of America, City of Fernley, Coldwell Banker, Kat & Crows, Fernley Chamber of Commerce, Chukar's, Contour Express, Cottonwood Elementary School, Curves, CTX Mortgage, D & D Tires, East Valley Elementary School, Eternal Image, Flower Shop, Fernley Elementary School, Fernley Senior Center, Fernley Hay & Grain, Fernley Physical Therapy, Fernley Swimming Pool, Frontier Fun Center, Four Seasons Hair Salon, Jack In the Box, Kragen's Auto Parts, LL Realty, Meadows Sales Office, Mirage Garden and Gifts, Modern Nails, Moose's Bar, Nevada State Bank, North Lyon County Fire Protection District Main Street Station, Optometry Family Vision Care, Pilot Truck Stop, Pioneer Crossing, Pizza Factory, Pizza Shack, Realty Denn, Silverado, Silver Spur, SOAR Physical Therapy, Scolari's, State Farm, Sunset Video, Synergy Salon, Universal Tae Kwon-do, Totally Hair Cuts, Truck Inn, Wallace Hardware, Wig Wam, 7-11, The Office.


Need Help?

Families in need of assistance can call the Lyon County Human Services office at 575-1703 or the American Legion at 575-1114 or 575-7573.

Fernley Food Drive

Get into the holiday spirit by helping out some of Fernley's families this year. Donations of non-perishable foods are needed to provide for holiday baskets for approximately 250 to 300 Fernley families.

The food baskets will include a turkey along with all the trimmings, as well as food for other meals so that each family will be able to enjoy a holiday feast.

Where to Donate: The Lions Club will be collecting non-perishable food items in the Scolari's parking lot on Dec. 8-9 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Food collection barrels have also been placed throughout the community at various businesses and at Fernley Elementary School, Cottonwood Elementary School, Fernley Intermediate School, and Fernley High School.

If you would like to make a cash donation towards purchase of the turkeys and fresh vegetables for the baskets mail a check to:

Fernley/Wadsworth Lions Club
P.O. Box 515
Fernley, NV 89408.

Need Help? If you or a family you know needs a food basket, sign up at Brim's coffee (in the Scolari's shopping center) on Dec. 8-9 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Individuals must bring a photo identification and the number of people in the household.

Families that cannot sign up at that date can call Eric Gothan at 575-1008 or Mildred Barcroft at 775-287-8061.

North Pole Website

Looking for something to keep the kiddos busy this holiday season? Want to send a letter to Santa? Head over to the Northpole for lots of fun Christmas activities. Send a letter to Santa, play some fun games, find some yummy recipes, see if you are on the naughty or nice list, keep track of Santa, and so much more!

Go Elf Yourself!

I can now safely say Christmas is on the way... I have turned my children into elves!

Check out this fun site http://www.elfyourself.com/ and get ready to have some fun! Just upload pics of family and friends and "Go Elf Yourself!"

If you would like to see ours we are here:

Older boys and baby nephew: http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9577177125

Youngest boys and newborn pic of baby nephew: http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9577096150

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Hanly Haunted House

Ready For Some Spoooooky Fun?

Head over to the Hanly Haunted House This Halloween!

Each year this couple opens their homes to the people of Fernley for a frighteningly good time! For more details (and fun pics!) check out their website http://hanlyshounds.com/halloween.html.

According to their website "Frightmare Mansion is a fun, scary experience, NOT GORY. We will even tone it down for the younger kids. So everyone can come and enjoy our Haunted House."

Dates: Oct. 27 - Oct. 31

Place: 1477 GreyBluffs Dr. Fernley, NV

For more information contact Melanie and Jason Hanly at hauntedhanlyproductions@gmail.com

Halloween Happenings

October 27 11:00 AM
We had such a fun time at last year's Fall Fest and the City of Fernley is doing it again! For more info click here: http://fernleyfamily.blogspot.com/2007/10/2nd-annual-fernley-fall-fest.html

October 27 -31 Time TBA
Ready for one of the coolest Haunted Houses of all time? Check out the Hanly haunted house here: http://fernleyfamily.blogspot.com/2007/10/hanly-haunted-house.html

October 31 10:30 AM
Looking for a "spooktacular" way to spend Halloween? Join Family to Family Connections on this fun field trip to Lattin Farms.
For more info click here: http://fernleyfamily.blogspot.com/2007/09/field-trip-to-lattin-farms.html



"Halloween Happenings," is a list of holiday-related events in and around Fernley, NV and will be updated every Wednesday online through Oct. 31, Halloween. If you or your group are planning a Halloween event and want it publicized, please send us the information, including date, time and location as well as a brief description of the event. Include a daytime phone number, the name of a contact, and send it to: kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net with Halloween Happenings in the subject.