🌱 Crafternoon and 11 more events

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny and remaining warm, with a high of 64 and low of 23 degrees.
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 58, low: 22.
• Saturday: Sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 26 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Crafternoon
  Lyon County Library - Yerington NV 89447
  1:00 pm
• 10am - Watercolor Snowmen Christmas Cards
  1328 U.S. Hwy 395 N , Gardnerville
  6:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Carson Valley Pops Concert-Winter Concert
  CVIC Hall , 1604 Esmeralda Ave # 203 , Minden
  6:00 pm
• Postpartum Breastfeeding Support Group - Minden
  925 Ironwood Dr , Minden
  6:00 pm
• Three Spectacular Weekends of Holiday Entertainment
  Carson Valley Community Theatre , 1524-1500 County Rd , Minden
  7:00 pm
• Firelight Strings Christmas Show
  YTA - Yerington Theatre for the Arts , 120 N California St , Yerington
  7:00 pm
• Sage Ridge Boys Varsity Basketball @ Yerington
  Yerington High School , 114 Pearl St , Yerington
  7:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Parkinson's Support
  Douglas County Community & Senior Center , 1329 Waterloo Ln , Gardnerville
  1:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Lions Club Meeting
  Jethro's Oven & Grill , 1281 Kimmerling Rd , Gardnerville
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• December Pop-up at Eddy Street Vintage Market
  Eddy Street Vintage Market , 1235 Eddy St , Gardnerville
  10:00 am
• Bilingual Storytime
  Lyon County - Yerington NV 89447
  10:30 am
• Mobile Groceries @ Topaz Community Center
  3939 Carter Dr , Wellington
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lyon County School District posted a job opening for Student Teacher 2026/27 School year in Yerington. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for NV Shift Manager in Yerington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Smith Valley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Yerington

• Letter to the Editor from Scott Lommori (pizenswitchtimes.com)
• Rural Nevada Counseling breaks ground on 10,000 square foot building in Silver Springs (carsonnow.org)

Gardnerville

• Gardnerville celebration greets Christmas season (recordcourier.com)
• Stormwater utility won't require sewer, water hookups (recordcourier.com)
• The Dec. 10, 2025, R-C Morning Report (recordcourier.com)

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