Lyon County Calendar

Friday-Saturday

• Santa Maria Days in Dayton. Includes vendor booths, parade, melodrama, Wild West show, Ultimate Outhouse and Bed races, Battle of the Bands, horseshoe tournament and dance. Call 246-8080.

Saturday

• The first-ever get together for the Comstock/Fourth Ward Family Tree project will be at 3 p.m. at the Historic Fourth Ward School, Virginia City. Anyone is invited who has a Comstock connection. Call the Historic Fourth Ward School at 847-0975.

Saturday-August 22

• Lyon County Fair and Rodeo at Lyon County Fairgrounds, Yerington. Features 4-H shows and exhibits, photography, fine arts, karaoke contest, horseshoe pitch contest, BMX bike races, vendors, frog jump, Ty England in concert, parade, carnival, cowboy poetry, rodeo, demolition derby and more. Call (775) 575-6863 or (775) 463-6541.

SUNDAY

• Join Nancy Goldwater from the Nevada Wildlife Infirmary to learn about hawks, owls, eagles and other predators from 11 a.m.-noon at the Dayton State Park. Bring a picnic lunch. Park admission is $3 per vehicle. The program is free. Call 687-5678 for information.

Monday

• The Lyon County Democratic Central Committee will meet at 7 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center on Fort Churchill in Silver Springs. Call 246-0878.

Thursday

• Dayton Community Task Force meets at 6 p.m. at the Dayton Valley Community Center, 170 Pike St., Dayton. Call 246-7550.

AUGUST 21

• Sizzlin' Summer Nights in Dayton, a fund-raiser for Dayton High School academics, activities and athletics, 6 p.m. at the Dayton Depot. Cost $25 at the door; 21-older only. Features steak/chicken dinner, dancing. Call 241-0625.

AUGUST 28

• Silver Stage Nighthawk Booster Club's second annual Show 'n Shine at Silver Stage High School football field, registration at 8 a.m.; features 21 classes with trophies to be awarded in all; show 'n shine from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; awards ceremony at 4. Food and refreshments available, plus prize drawings. Call 629-1969, 629-9166 or 577-2077.

AUGUST 28-29

• Lyon County Relay for Life at Yerington High School track, 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. A fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society. To register or for information, call Nancy Pursel at (775) 463-4479 or Kyle Davis at the ACS in Reno, 329-0609.

SEPTEMBER 1

• Dayton Regional Advisory Council meets at 7 p.m. at the Dayton Utilities Building, 34 The Lakes Blvd., Dayton. Call 246-6227.

If you have a Dayton or a Lyon County event, e-mail information to staylor@nevadaappeal.com or call 881-1210.