Shelly Aldean

Brad Bonkowski has served on the Carson City Board of Supervisors for eight years, and has now decided to step down from the post. He will be replaced by Maurice “Mo” White who won the position in the 2020 general election.

Brad sat down to look back on his time spent in office, and answer five questions relating to his eight years as a supervisor, and what his future plans are.

As Women’s History Month comes to an end, the Carson City Chamber Board of Directors announces the recognition of ten exceptional women who have been — and will continue to be — important in the history of this city.

Carson City is a very special place and, as the city continues to grow and prosper, many are looking to relocate here for a myriad of reasons.

Through the years, Carson City has changed. There have been good times and there have been times that, as Thomas Paine wrote, “have tried men’s souls.” We’ve lost some historic and iconic structures but have bounced back in the good times. The biggest recent changes occurred in 2016 with the reimagining of the downtown core that continues today.

It has been a busy and productive year for Carson City Chamber Chairman of the Board Bob Fredlund. He’s a full-time top selling realtor for Coldwell Banker Select in Carson City and a builder of homes at Santa Maria Ranch in Dayton. His construction company also remodels homes, right now most notably the home of Carson City founder Abe Curry.

At its Feb. 20 meeting, the Carson City Leisure Hour Club recognized the outstanding work of the Capitol City C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Initiative with a $500 donation. Accepting the check for the organization were Shelly Aldean, co-founder and past president, and Program Manager Thomas Blake, Jr.

Hello Carson City and welcome to Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. We're midway through the work week with yet another round of snow showers possible today and Thursday. But don't let the weather spoil your fun. There's several activities lined up throughout the day and tonight.

On Wednesday, February 20, Carson City Leisure Hour Club members will hear from C.I.R.C.L.E.S co-founder and former Carson City Supervisor Shelly Aldean about the exceptional work of C.I.R.C.L.E.S. She will be joined by Thomas Blake, Jr., C.I.R.C.L.E.S. program manager, for the presentation.

Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Initiative, a Carson City non-profit helping to combat poverty, will hold its annual "A Gem of an Evening" auction and fundraiser Saturday, Oct. 20 from 3-6 p.m. at Genoa Lakes Golf Course Supper Club.

Former tribal court judge and pro tem Justice of the Peace Karl Neathammer will be the featured speaker at Monday's Carson City Democratic luncheon.

Friends In Service Helping would like to thank the community for their invaluable help at our Have a Heart Fundraiser. In particular, FISH would like to thank the following people and businesses who made their Celebrity Waiter fundraisers possible and successful:

Friends in Service Helping (FISH) and the Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Initiative (CIRCLES) are excited to announce a more formal relationship and an expanded collaboration.

At a public workshop on June 20, 2017, the City Manager expressed the opinion that Carson City would be relinquishing control of its fate to the Reno City Council if it elects to prohibit the sale of recreational marijuana within its borders and that the cost of dealing with marijuana consumption within our jurisdiction (because of its availability in Washoe County) cannot be adequately offset without the ability to collect taxes on new retail pot sales.

Seek and you shall find. This week in Carson City, participants in a local scavenger hunt will be searching for four purple-painted parking meters placed indoors at public venues throughout the Nevada state capital.

CARSON CITY — Brenda Silis, Program Manager at the Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Initiative announced Tuesday that Dr. Wirt Twitchell has joined CCCI as its coach.

Nevada Volunteers, the Governor's Commission on Service announced Monday the finalists for the 2016 Governor's Points of Light Awards, the highest honor bestowed on a volunteer in Nevada.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board on Wednesday recognized the extraordinary, lifelong contributions of Coe Swobe. Considered the “father of TRPA” for his bipartisan work to create the agency and its mission to conserve and restore Lake Tahoe’s environment, Swobe died on May 26, 2016 at age 87.

Recently, an article was posted to Carson Now by University of Nevada Cooperative Extension promoting a spring plant sale fundraiser for The Greenhouse Project, located behind Carson High School.

Although the article itself seemed very non-controversial, the comments posted to it were anything but.

Join Shelly Aldean and Karl Neathammer with their guests Glen Whorton and Tom Porada as they discuss efforts to preserve and repurpose Nevada’s landmark prison in Carson City.

This week's edition of Capital Crossfire features a discussion, "Saving Western Nevada Athletics, Are the Wildcats an Endangered Species?" The program features Helaine Jesse Morres, president of the Athletic Foundation of Western Nevada College and Garrett Lepire, youth sports advocate and serves on the Athletic Foundation board.

In this week's edition of Capital Crossfire, join Shelly Aldean and Karl Neathammer with their guests Dr. Lisa Keating and Dr. Joe McEllistrem as they discuss mental health issues and the state of the public psyche in Nevada.

Join Shelly Aldean and Karl Neathammer with their guest Nevada State Controller Ron Knecht as they discuss politicking and budgeting in the 78Th session of the Legislature.

Capital Crossfire airs on Access Carson City Television (Charter Cable Channel 226) on Tuesdays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and Sundays at 7:30 p.m.

Join Shelly Aldean and Karl Neathammer with their guests Ray Bacon (Nevada Manufacturers Association) and Liz MacMenamin (Retail Association of Nevada) as they discuss the role of retailers and manufacturers in Nevada’s economy and their advocacy for business at the Nevada State Legislature.

Capital Crossfire airs on Access Carson City Television (Charter Cable Channel 226) on Tuesdays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and Sundays at 7:30 p.m.

Capital Crossfire hosts Shelly Aldean and Karl Neathammer welcome their guest District 40 Assemblyman PK O’Neill in a discussion about issues coming before the 78th session of the Nevada State Legislature.

Capital Crossfire airs on Access Carson City Television (Charter Cable Channel 226) on Tuesdays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and Sundays at 7:30 p.m.

Join Shelly Aldean and Karl Neathammer with their guest Dr. James Wilson as they discuss the myths and realities of contagions and the “art” of forecasting infectious diseases.

Wilson, M.D., created an algorithm-based mechanism that forecasts the spread of infectious diseases worldwide and is used by the Centers for Disease Control, Department of Defense and other national agencies with interest in monitoring these developments.

Forty-five years ago, in December 1969, President Richard Nixon signed a unique Bi-State Compact approving California and Nevada’s plan to create the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. It was the first such undertaking of its kind, uniting two states, six local jurisdictions, and the federal government in a shared mission to protect Lake Tahoe’s sensitive environment from overdevelopment.

That effort has shaped the Tahoe we know and love today, and will help shape the Tahoe that we bequeath to future generations.

The partnership between California and Nevada that created the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency turns 45 years old today, marking nearly a half-century of progress in the protection and restoration of Lake Tahoe and its treasured environment.

President Richard Nixon signed the Bi-State Compact creating TRPA on Thursday, December 18, 1969. Nixon’s signature followed the compact’s ratification by Congress and its approval by both states’ legislatures and former governors Ronald Reagan in California and Paul Laxalt in Nevada.

In the latest edition of Capital Crossfire, Shelly Aldean and Karl Neathammer welcome guest Romaine Gilliland, Director of the Department of Health and Human Services, as they discuss the priorities and inner workings of Nevada’s single largest state agency.

Capital Crossfire with Shelly Aldean and Karl Neathammer welcomes Dr. Patrick Ghezzi. They subject is The ABCs of autism. Dr. Ghezzi’s past and present research and scholarship is diverse, ranging from laboratory, quasi-laboratory and naturalistic studies in operant and respondent conditioning to improving services and learning outcomes for young children with developmental disabilities.

Carson City government officials on Thursday recognized Western Nevada College’s nationally known humanities exhibition on the costs of war, “Always Lost: A Meditation on War,” Thursday with a proclamation of appreciation and honor.

Carson City Mayor Robert Crowell, a Vietnam veteran, has called the exhibit “our community’s gift to the nation.”

A proclamation honoring the creators and contributors of “Always Lost” was presented to Western Nevada College President Chester Burton and Professors Emeritus Don Carlson and Marilee Swirczek during the Board of Supervisors meeting.

The latest edition of Capital Crossfire features Carson City School District Superintendent Richard Stokes and educator John Eppolito. The topic of the discussion is "Common Core, a curse or cure for American Education."