Republican candidates to speak at Oct. 18 meeting of Fernley Republican Women

Robert Perea, The Fernley Repprter

City of Fernley and Lyon County School District Board of Trustee candidates who are registered Republicans will participate in a forum at the next meeting of the Fernley Republican Women, Oct. 18 at Fernley High School.

A light meal will be served at 6 p.m. and the meeting will start promptly at 6:30 p.m.

This month’s meeting is a candidate forum with Republican candidates for Fernley Mayor: incumbent Roy Edgington and challenger Neal McIntyre; City Council-Ward 1; incumbent Ray Lacy and challenger Ryan Hanan; City Council-Ward 3: incumbent Stan Lau; School Board Trustee-District 4: Tom Hendrix; and School Board Trustee-District 7: Neal McIntyre II.

Each candidate will give an opening statement, answer questions from the audience, and provide a closing statement. The public is always invited to attend.

 The FRW’s Caring for America Program collects non-perishable foods for the Fernley Food Bank and the Armed Forces/Homeland Security Program collects cleaning supplies, food and personal care items, along with donations of funds, for the Veterans Guest House in Reno. The Literacy Committee collects new and lightly used children’s books for Bow Wow Books, an organization that teamed up with the Fernley library. Bow Wow Reading Dogs are non-judgmental certified therapy dogs who listen to children reading aloud.  

All contributions for these programs are greatly appreciated. Financial contributions can be sent to the FRW at

P. O. Box 412, Fernley, Nevada  89408.

Fernley Republican Women is a group of women (and men as associate members) who share similar conservative values and ideals, and who are dedicated to increasing the influence and effectiveness of women in the cause of good government through political education and active political participation.
For more information, contact Jonell Maple at jonellmaple@gmail.com  or check the FRW website www.fernleyrepublicanwomen.com.