Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) articles from December 2003

Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) archives from December 2003

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business Column.
December 1, 2003

Las Vegas Review-Journal Real Estate Column.
December 1, 2003

Williams to be axed from job with city.(news)
December 2, 2003... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES, REVIEW-JOURNAL Assemblyman Wendell Williams will be fired from his job with the city of Las Vegas this week, and his former boss will be given the option to return to work, according to City Hall sources. ...

HIV victims warn of disease's difficulties.(news)
December 2, 2003... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Tom Christian takes eight pills twice a day to stay alive, but he is happy. It's a big improvement from the 63 he was taking not long ago to keep the HIV in his blood from progressing into...

LAS VEGAS FUND-RAISING TRIP: Gephardt slams Yucca.(news)
December 2, 2003... BYLINE: ERIN NEFF, REVIEW-JOURNAL Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dick Gephardt suggested during a Monday fund-raising trip to Las Vegas that nuclear waste should remain at power plants across the country despite plans for a national...

Human remains found by divers in Lake Mead.(news)
December 2, 2003... BYLINE: FRANK CURRERI, REVIEW-JOURNAL Divers pulled human remains from Lake Mead on Monday, but authorities do not know who the victim is or how the person died. The remains, still partially covered with mud and clothing, were...

Man killed at complex despite security.(news)
December 2, 2003... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Along with five-star concierge services and a jogging trail, The Resort at The Lakes boasts that it's a gated community armed with an around-the-clock security guard. The apartment complex on the...

Siegfried says Roy's doing well.(news)
December 2, 2003... BYLINE: MIKE WEATHERFORD, REVIEW-JOURNAL Siegfried Fischbacher offered a nationwide audience of "The Today Show" optimism about the recovery of stage partner Roy Horn, saying there's a good chance the injured performer will spend Christmas...

Henderson to delay consideration of water restrictions.(news)
December 2, 2003... BYLINE: HENRY BREAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL Henderson city officials want to see what happens elsewhere in the valley before they consider any changes to restrictions on ornamental water features. A proposed amendment that would exempt resorts...

Klitschko eyesLewis rematch.(sports)
December 2, 2003... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Lennox Lewis will be on the minds of both Vitali Klitschko and Kirk Johnson on Saturday when the latter two square off in an important heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden in New York. But...

Lady Rebels gettingsupport from locals.(sports)
December 2, 2003... BYLINE: JEFF WOLLARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL Without a doubt, UNLV women's basketball players Nikki Hitchens and Tashina Terry prefer home games. While the same can be said about many players, Hitchens and Terry have particularly strong...

Bengals beat Wildcats in tournament championship.(sports)
December 2, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Mahina Gago scored 15 points Monday to lead Bonanza's girls basketball team to a 53-38 victory over Las Vegas in the championship game of the Bengal-Skyhawk Jamboree at Bonanza. Jen Davey added 14 points for the...

Trojans'Farmerfired upby snub.(sports)
December 2, 2003... BYLINE: STEVE CARP, REVIEW-JOURNAL When Southern California came to Las Vegas last February and embarrassed UNLV 98-73, Desmon Farmer may have been the happiest person in the Thomas & Mack Center. Motivated by the trash talk Dalron...

OREGON STATE HEADING SOUTH: Beavers getLas VegasBowl invite.(sports)
December 2, 2003... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL After not getting a desired matchup the two previous years, the Las Vegas Bowl hopes it finally has one this time. The bowl invited Oregon State on Monday to play in the Dec. 24 game at Sam Boyd...

DECKING THE HALLS: Decorating on a Whim.(living)
December 2, 2003... BYLINE: HEIDI KNAPP RINELLA, REVIEW-JOURNAL What's the operative word in holiday decor this season? Try "whimsy." "Whimsy is definitely a part of it," said John Holyfield, an interior designer at Macy's. Maybe it's the lingering...

YOUTH SPOTLIGHT: Teen makes name for herself in barrel racing.(living)
December 2, 2003... BYLINE: MONIQUE FRIGARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL For most teenage girls, high school is a time to dream about proms and parties. But last spring Jessica Cook wasn't thinking about makeup and high heels -- she was thinking about boots and barrels....

Video Game Awards to take over MGM.(living)
December 2, 2003... BYLINE: DOUG ELFMAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL Las Vegas is a gaming capital, so it's not a stretch for Vegas to become a vacation destination for video gaming, too. In January, the Consumer Electronics Show will add video game tournaments to its...

'Christmas Carol' deserves longer run.(living)
December 2, 2003... BYLINE: ANTHONY DEL VALLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL 'Tis sad news to report that Frank and Kristen Marquette's interactive dinner-theater version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" has already closed after a mere three-performance run at...

CEO and co-founder of Nevada First Bank resigns.(business)
December 2, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Nevada First Bank, a community bank with $242 million in assets, is looking for a new chief executive following the departure of co-founder Dennis Guldin. Guldin resigned in late November but wasn't asked to...

Utility seeks rate lift.(business)
December 2, 2003... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Sierra Pacific Power Co., a Nevada Power Co. affiliate that serves Northern Nevada, late Monday filed an application asking state regulators to increase its general rates by $95 million, or 13.1...

CEO, Co-Founder of Nevada First Bank Resigns.
December 2, 2003

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business Column.
December 2, 2003

Survey: Tech-Intensive Games, Personal Touch Will Thrive in Casinos' Future.
December 2, 2003

IRS Puts Lien on Binion's Horseshoe Casino in Downtown Las Vegas.
December 2, 2003

Station Casinos Chairman Says Las Vegas Property Will Aim at Upscale Clientele.
December 2, 2003

Clark County, Nev., Panel to Review Hotel Redesign Proposal.
December 2, 2003

Toys Jockey for Position in Hopes of Becoming Holiday Season's Hottest Pick.
December 2, 2003

Nevada Utility Seeks to Boost Rates by $95 Million.
December 2, 2003

Nevada bankruptcy rate soars.(news)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Monica Castelan, a 42-year-old single mother with a 7-year-old son, looks like a good candidate for bankruptcy. She is afraid of losing her house, because her niece, who helped her buy it, went back to Mexico....

EMBATTLED ASSEMBLYMAN: City set to sack Williams.(news)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES, REVIEW-JOURNAL Assemblyman Wendell Williams was notified by officials late Tuesday that he will be terminated as an employee of the city of Las Vegas at the close of business today. In a letter to the lawmaker,...

NORTH LAS VEGAS SLAYING: Group offers reward.(news)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: FRANK CURRERI, REVIEW-JOURNAL There has been some outrage over the shooting death of 13-year-old Tanisha Turner last month, but not enough to break the code of silence in the North Las Vegas neighborhood where she was slain. ...

Spanish textbooks donated to schools.(news)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Mexican government on Tuesday donated more than 4,000 Spanish textbooks to schools in Clark and Washoe counties and to public libraries in the hopes of helping children who are learning English...

Commissionerstoday to shapearea's growth.(news)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: ADRIENNE PACKER, REVIEW-JOURNAL Red Rock Station has been touted by supporters as the cornerstone of what is to become Clark County's newest "downtown" and derided by critics as a misplaced resort better suited for the glitz of the...

ROAD WARRIOR Q&A: TIPs, School Buses and Kids.(news)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: OMAR SOFRADZIJA, REVIEW-JOURNAL This week, readers want to know what help exists for accident victims and what to do when approaching a stopped school bus on a divided highway. And we warn taxicab passengers that they'd better...

MANDALAY BAY AQUARIUM: Great hammerhead shark goes on display.(news)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL She swam in a large circle Tuesday at one end of Mandalay Bay's 24-foot-deep aquarium, wagging her rectangular head from side-to-side, occasionally tilting one eye downward with the other focused on...

Hearing setfor formermissionary.(news)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A former Mormon missionary accused of molesting two girls at a Las Vegas church made his first court appearance since being formally charged with the crimes. John Misseldine, 21, appeared Tuesday before Justice...

State seeks I-15 traffic solutions.(news)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: OMAR SOFRADZIJA, REVIEW-JOURNAL State highway officials know they want to do something to improve traffic on and around Interstate 15 just south of central Las Vegas. But they're not sure what. So on Tuesday, the Nevada...

Boulder City looks at new master plan.(news)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: HENRY BREAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL After more than a year of study and debate, Boulder City leaders tonight will begin the process of adopting an updated master plan based on an old idea: slow, strictly controlled growth. "Basically,...

NLV officer who shot man ID'd.(news)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL The North Las Vegas police officer who shot and wounded a man toting a toy gun Sunday was identified as officer Shane Arrendale. Arrendale, a four-year veteran, has been on paid administrative leave since...

STRIP CRACKDOWN: LV pedicab owner vows to pedal on.(news)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: OMAR SOFRADZIJA, REVIEW-JOURNAL The owner of a Las Vegas pedicab business vowed to keep his bicycle rickshaws cruising along the Strip despite a recent police crackdown. "We're going to ride until we go to jail," AmeriCab Inc....

Sheriff defends firing of officer.(news)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Clark County Sheriff Bill Young said Tuesday that he fired a former department spokesman after determining the officer was involved in an off-duty shooting and later lied about it. Officer Tirso...

McCurdy promoted to deputy chief.(news)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: FRANK CURRERI, REVIEW-JOURNAL Capt. Greg McCurdy, a 20-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department and confidante to Sheriff Bill Young, will be promoted to deputy chief of Investigative Services next month, Young said...

Rodman DUI case delayed.(news)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL The drunken driving case of former basketball star Dennis Rodman has been delayed until February by a Las Vegas judge. Rodman was not in court Tuesday for what was supposed to be his arraignment on a misdemeanor...

LEGISLATIVE DOLLARS: Regent: Board bypassed.(news)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: BROOKE E. ROSS, REVIEW-JOURNAL A regent interviewed as part of an investigation into the Community College of Southern Nevada alleged university system officials bypassed their governing board in obtaining millions of dollars from...

Ex-adviser loses bid to avoid extradition.(news)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A federal judge in Las Vegas has ruled against Charlie "Atong" Ang, a former adviser to ousted Philippine President Joseph Estrada, in his two-year battle to avoid extradition to his native country. Ang, 45, was...

Council expands eminent domain power.(news)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: HENRY BREAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL Despite pleas from frightened homeowners, Henderson city leaders voted Tuesday to expand the power of eminent domain to include single-family homes in the downtown redevelopment area. Acting in their...

Victorious Mayorga would face Mosley in March, source says.(sports)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL WBA-WBC welterweight champion Ricardo Mayorga will fight for more than the undisputed 147-pound title Dec. 13 when he meets IBF champion Cory Spinks. Provided he defeats Spinks next week in Atlantic...

MOTIVATING FACTOR: Rebels out for more than revenge.(sports)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: STEVE CARP, REVIEW-JOURNAL LOS ANGELES -- As tempting as it may be for UNLV to look to avenge last season's 98-73 thrashing by Southern California, the Rebels would be well-served not to dwell on that kind of motivation for...

Source:MWCis readyto grow.(sports)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Mountain West Conference appears close to expanding to nine schools. Texas Christian has been mentioned in previous reports as a candidate for Mountain West expansion, and a source close to the...

OUT TO SHOW HIS WORTH: Lunde banking on play.(sports)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Bill Lunde hasn't resorted to standing on a street corner and asking for handouts, but he concedes that life as a professional golfer is tough when you have to rely upon the mini-tours to make a living....

Collins outas UNLVvolleyballcoach.(sports)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL Terming it a "mutual" decision on her part and the administration, Deitre Collins resigned after eight seasons as UNLV's volleyball coach. She met with athletic director Mike Hamrick on Monday, and...

Wranglers settleinto grind-it-outoffensive mode.(sports)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: ROYCE FEOUR, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Wranglers scored five goals in their last game, but coach Glen Gulutzan doesn't expect that kind of output every time out. Though Las Vegas matched its season scoring high in a 5-1 victory over...

Layup liftsCentennialby Durango.(sports)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Crayton Jones made a layup with five seconds to play to lift Centennial's boys basketball team to a 58-57 victory over visiting Durango on Tuesday. Dane Bowen scored eight of his game-high 24 points in the fourth...

Busy offseason gives Gladiators new look.(sports)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Gladiators showed off their new uniforms Tuesday, but the more dramatic look will be who is in those uniforms. Las Vegas overhauled its roster in the offseason and thinks it might have the...

APPETIZERS: Barbecue restaurant follows in the Lone Star State tradition.(living)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: KEN WHITE, REVIEW-JOURNAL The secret to good Texas barbecue is all in the wood. That's according to Janet McNabb and Roxanne Stephens of Texas BBQ, 5785 W. Sahara Ave. "Mesquite," says Stephens when asked what separates...

RESTAURANT REPORT.(living)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: KEN WHITE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Diprima Italian Deli, 4650 E. Sunset Road, Henderson, received 19 demerits Nov. 18. Violations included potato salad, pasta salad and tuna salad held at improper temperature, and raw eggs stored above...

REVIEW: 'One Christmas Carol' needs a purpose.(living)(Review)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: ANTHONY DEL VALLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL If there's at least one thing a one-person show must do, it's convince us fairly quickly that one actor is all a particular one-person show needs. Plays such as "Tru" (about writer Truman...

Big days ahead for Goodwill.(business)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH, REVIEW-JOURNAL It's a busy time of year at Goodwill Industries of Southern Nevada's processing center on Patrick Lane, just east of the airport. Some 50 workers are unloading and sorting through donations of...

Nevada's public health employees among nation's grayest, research finds.(business)
December 3, 2003... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH, REVIEW-JOURNAL Nevada ranks second in the percentage of federal public health employees older than 50, a November report from the Partnership for Public Service showed. Fifty-one percent of Nevada's 963 federal...

Nevada Bankruptcy Rate Soars; Economic Slump Causes Consumer Debt to Increase.
December 3, 2003

Las Vegas Review-Journal Inside Business Column.
December 3, 2003

Panel Recommends Park Place Entertainment Counsel for Officer Position at Firm.
December 3, 2003

Southern Nevada's Goodwill Industries Faces Busy Holiday Season.
December 3, 2003

Nevada's Public Health Employees among Nation's Grayest, Research Finds.
December 3, 2003

Bellagio in Las Vegas Hopes New Hotel Tower Brings Power.
December 3, 2003

Las Vegas Remains Atop Real-Estate Investment Trust Rouse's Agenda.
December 3, 2003

Xyxy.(news)
December 4, 2003... BYLINE: ADRIENNE PACKER, REVIEW-JOURNAL The size of the planned Red Rock Station resort won't be determined for at least another month. After 3 1/2 hours of debate, Clark County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to delay a...

Council gives businesses water break.(news)
December 4, 2003... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES, REVIEW-JOURNAL Fountains, symbols of water waste though they may be, can be turned back on if their owners cut water use through other means, the Las Vegas City Council decided Wednesday. "I think this sets an...

Xyxy.(news)
December 4, 2003... BYLINE: ERIN NEFF, REVIEW-JOURNAL Ron Remington was relieved of his duties as Community College of Southern Nevada president for insubordination stemming from attempts to pursue four-year degrees behind the chancellor's back, some regents...

Roberts sent to treatment facility.(news)
December 4, 2003... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL Former Henderson priest Mark Roberts was back in court Wednesday to learn where his probation would be served. He found out, but the public didn't. Roberts, who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing...

VOTING MACHINE WARS: County balks at changing companies.(news)
December 4, 2003... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY, REVIEW-JOURNAL A company whose electronic voting machines have been criticized as unreliable wants to install its machines across Nevada, but Clark County's top election official said Wednesday he doesn't want them....

Mother accused of trying to kill girls.(news)
December 4, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A 32-year-old mother of three was arrested Tuesday night after trying to burn down her apartment in an attempt to kill herself and her children, North Las Vegas police said. The woman, Jennifer Mendoza, had...

Man, 75, dies amid suspicious hotel fire.(news)
December 4, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Homicide investigators are probing the death of a 75-year-old man found Tuesday morning on the floor of his hotel room, next to a mattress that had been ablaze. A manager at the Holiday Royale Hotel, 4505...

Mix-up delays Galardi liquor license hearing.(news)
December 4, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A paperwork mix-up allowed strip club magnate Michael Galardi to keep, for at least another month, one of the two liquor licenses he holds with the city of Las Vegas. The Las Vegas City Council was set on...

Williams weighing options after losing job, lawyer says.(news)
December 4, 2003... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES, REVIEW-JOURNAL Assemblyman Wendell Williams considered his options Wednesday after being fired from his job with the city of Las Vegas, while his former boss negotiated her return. Former Neighborhood Services...

Suspect charged with murderin Palms parking lot shooting.(news)
December 4, 2003... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A man accused of carrying out a fatal shooting in the parking lot of the Palms resort was indicted Wednesday on a murder charge. After the indictment charging Frederick Dixon, 19, was unsealed, a...

Car hits, injures trooper.(news)
December 4, 2003... BYLINE: BRIAN HAYNES, REVIEW-JOURNAL A Nevada Highway Patrol trooper was hit by a car Wednesday night while investigating an accident on southbound U.S. Highway 95 near Flamingo Road. Trooper Song Lee was taken to University Medical...

OVERCOMING OBSTACLES: Rebels get OT victoryover USC V rallies from seven-point deficitwith about minute.(sports)
December 4, 2003... BYLINE: STEVE CARP, REVIEW-JOURNAL LOS ANGELES -- Despite a slew of obstacles, many of them self-imposed, UNLV found a way to overcome adversity Wednesday. Down 75-68 to Southern California with just over a minute left to play, the...

SPOTLIGHT: ECHL HOCKEY: Wranglers stop champs.(sports)
December 4, 2003... BYLINE: ROYCE FEOUR, REVIEW-JOURNAL When they picked up Eric Schneider from the AHL'S Utah Grizzlies last month, the Wranglers knew they were receiving a good offensive threat. Schneider came through Wednesday night. The left winger...

Six Rebelsselected toAll-MWC.(sports)
December 4, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL The All-Mountain West Conference teams announced by the league Wednesday included a school-record six UNLV football players, led by first-teamers Jamaal Brimmer and Adam Seward. Brimmer, a junior strong safety,...

BETTING: Vick having impact on bettors.(sports)
December 4, 2003... BYLINE: MATT YOUMANS, REVIEW-JOURNAL On one good leg, the Atlanta Falcons' Michael Vick might be better than half of the quarterbacks in the NFL. Now that Vick is back, but not yet fully recovered from a broken leg suffered in the...

Sam Boyd to hostall-star football game.(sports)
December 4, 2003... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL No college football all-star game touches the Senior Bowl, but Darry Alton wants his game to eventually come close. Alton is CEO of the Las Vegas All-American Classic, which is scheduled for Jan....

Spartanslook likechamps.(sports)
December 4, 2003... BYLINE: KEITH FREEMAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL With 10 senior wrestlers returning from last season's state runner-up team, one might think Centennial is a safe bet to have its sights set on a state title. However, the Bulldogs are unable to...

Bulldogs launch defense with plenty of weapons.(sports)
December 4, 2003... BYLINE: JIM GODFREY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Some things never change, and that adage rings true on the local girls soccer scene. Defending Southern Nevada champion Centennial again will be the team to beat. The Bulldogs return eight starters....