Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) articles from June 2004

Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV) archives from June 2004

DECADES OF DELAY: Veteran finally gets medals.(news)
June 1, 2004... BYLINE: CARRI GEER THEVENOT , REVIEW-JOURNAL Vietnam veteran Garry Kersey waited more than 35 years to receive the medals he was awarded Monday during an informal ceremony at the Nevada Veterans Nursing Home in Boulder City. "I join...

Rebels draw top seed Stanford.(sports)
June 1, 2004... BYLINE: MATT YOUMANS , REVIEW-JOURNAL A smooth transition is what UNLV coach Buddy Gouldsmith envisioned for the baseball program when he took charge last summer, and his plan is looking good. The Rebels, who won the Mountain West...

POUND-FOR-POUND DEBATE: Hopkins makes case.(sports)
June 1, 2004... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE , REVIEW-JOURNAL In 1997, when Oscar De La Hoya fought Pernell Whitaker at the Thomas & Mack Center, promoters dubbed the bout "Pound for Pound," with the notion that the winner would be recognized as the sport's top...

Jackson gets call from L.A., will start Wednesday.(sports)
June 1, 2004... BYLINE: MATT YOUMANS , REVIEW-JOURNAL No farewell party was thrown for Edwin Jackson in the 51s clubhouse Monday, and he didn't need to shake hands and say prolonged goodbyes to teammates as he prepared to leave Las Vegas. Jackson...

Dolby promoted to general manager of Gladiators.(sports)
June 1, 2004... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON , REVIEW-JOURNAL As expected, Dan Dolby was named the Gladiators' general manager Monday. He was hired about six weeks ago to assist the club's sales and marketing efforts, and indications were he would take over...

LOOKING COOL: Shades of Summer.(living)
June 1, 2004... BYLINE: JOHN PRZYBYS , REVIEW-JOURNAL Quiz time. What's the next word in this sequence: Summer. Sun. Southern Nevada. How about: Sunglasses. Memorial Day has come and gone, marking the unofficial start of summer. As longtime...

YOUTH SPOTLIGHT: Valley residents earn Eagle rank from Boulder Dam Boy Scouts.(living)
June 1, 2004... BYLINE: MONIQUE FRIGARD , REVIEW-JOURNAL Sixteen young men from the Boulder Dam Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America have recently become Eagle Scouts: Nicholas Adams, 14, is the son of Richard and Karen Adams. He is a member of...

R-JENERATION: Who's Leading Who?(living)
June 1, 2004... BYLINE: ANDREW CHANG , REVIEW-JOURNAL In ancient Greece the man-eating demon was Medusa, a vicious Gorgon who turned men into stone after they first laid eyes on her. Which is not to take away from the Greek goddess Circe, who wreaked...

Las Vegas slips spot to 14 on national retail index.(business)
June 1, 2004... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH , REVIEW-JOURNAL Las Vegas is ranked No. 14 among retail markets in Marcus & Millichap's national index, falling one place from a year ago, according to the 2004 annual retail report from the brokerage. Small and...

Drive for profits sends rental agencies to suburbs.(business)
June 1, 2004... BYLINE: MATTHEW CROWLEY , REVIEW-JOURNAL Bread, eggs, orange juice, rental car. Suburban car rental-business growth may be changing grocery lists for some Southern Nevada Smith's shoppers. Budget Rent-a-Car of Nevada, a franchise of...

REAL ESTATE: Commercial market still strong.(business)
June 1, 2004... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH , REVIEW-JOURNAL The commercial real estate market has been propelled by an unusual recession, one in which U.S. consumers showed unjustified confidence in spending and new home sales reached record levels despite...

Las Vegas Review-Journal The Online Guy Column.
June 1, 2004

Commercial Real Estate Market Remains Strong, Experts at Las Vegas Event Say.
June 1, 2004

Some Southern Nevada Grocery Stores Now Offering Rental Cars.
June 1, 2004

ADVISORY QUESTION: Voters to be polled on tax hike.(news)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: FRANK GEARY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Clark County voters will be asked whether they want to raise the sales tax to hire hundreds of new police officers, after a unanimous County Commission on Tuesday placed an advisory question on the...

Nevada State College chief leaving June 25.(news)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: K.C. HOWARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL Two weeks after watching Nevada's youngest college graduate its first 13 students, the head of Nevada State College at Henderson announced his decision to resign Tuesday. President Kerry Romesburg...

Police ready to pour on tickets.(news)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: FRANK CURRERI, REVIEW-JOURNAL Las Vegas police Lt. Carlos Cordeiro and his badge-wearing brethren were in a giving mood over the Memorial Day weekend. So they handed out roughly 1,500 traffic citations and arrested 13 motorists on...

311 BOYZ CASE: Mom accused of swaying witness.(news)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A prosecutor on Tuesday accused the mother of Steven Gazlay of trying to influence testimony in the trial of a young man charged in the 311 Boyz case. Prosecutors say Steven Gazlay and Scott Morse...

ROAD WARRIOR Q&A: Relief coming for southeast.(news)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: OMAR SOFRADZIJA, REVIEW-JOURNAL This week, readers want to know if the southeastern Las Vegas Valley will ever have new road connections and if the Las Vegas monorail will ever sell monthly passes to locals. And the Road Warrior...

U.S. HIGHWAY 95: Sierra Club seeks delay on roadwork.(news)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: OMAR SOFRADZIJA, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Sierra Club wants a federal judge to halt temporarily the widening of traffic-choked U.S. Highway 95 while it asks an appeals court to trim or modify the road plan. The request to delay the...

Man enters into plea agreement.(news)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A man accused of killing his father and a family friend on Thanksgiving Day has entered into a plea agreement. Bert Matthews, 33, was charged with murder in the November killings of his father, Harry, and his...

Boy sentenced to camp, probation in slaying.(news)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: BRIAN HAYNES, REVIEW-JOURNAL A 15-year-old who shot and killed his best friend was sentenced Tuesday to a youth camp and probation for the slaying. Calling Jake Reeder's actions "totally inappropriate behavior," Family Court...

Jury finds woman guiltyof cheating neighbor.(news)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A woman accused of bilking an elderly Alzheimer's patient out of $1.5 million has been convicted of multiple felonies by a Clark County jury. Authorities alleged Amy M. Green befriended her neighbor...

Man sentenced in girl's slaying.(news)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A Las Vegas man was sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison Tuesday for the 2001 slaying of a 17-year-old girl. Frederich John Giebler, 21, was sentenced by District Judge Donald Mosley in the April...

Accused woman's bail set at $150,000.(news)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A judge set bail at $150,0000 Tuesday for a woman charged in the death of her diabetic daughter. A defense attorney for Cheryl Botzet said the amount of bail set by Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Douglas Smith...

Henderson councileases drought rules.(news)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: HENRY BREAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL Following the lead of the Southern Nevada Water Authority and Las Vegas, the Henderson City Council voted Tuesday night to ease drought restrictions on mist systems, ornamental fountains and residential...

Man arrested in former girlfriend's strangling.(news)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: ANTONIO PLANAS, REVIEW-JOURNAL A man suspected of strangling his former girlfriend and hiding her body in the desert violated the terms of a restraining order, Las Vegas police said. Joseph Suggs, 49, was arrested on suspicion...

EXPANSION PROJECT: City looks at buying land.(news)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES, REVIEW-JOURNAL Las Vegas City Hall is bursting at the seams, and city officials hope to quickly move forward with a long-planned expansion to house the growing bureaucracy. The city is purchasing land to build...

Henderson picks group to build on city property.(news)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: HENRY BREAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL A group led by a former city staff member was picked over another development company for the chance to build a retail and office complex on city-owned property in downtown Henderson. Acting in its...

Blankson elects to stay with Rebels.(sports)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: STEVE CARP, REVIEW-JOURNAL UNLV's chances to challenge for next season's Mountain West Conference basketball title improved significantly Tuesday when Odartey Blankson decided to return to the Rebels for his senior year. The...

Fairless gains induction to national Hall.(sports)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: DAMON SEITERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL It has been more than five years since Rodger Fairless coached a high school baseball game. But the legendary coach is about to receive what might be his greatest honor. Fairless will be inducted...

Nash to be named to All-AFL team.(sports)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL Marcus Nash didn't even begin the season at offensive specialist for the Gladiators, but because of his outstanding play at the position, he will be named to the All-Arena Football League squad today....

Show jumping, dressageWorld Cups here in '05.(sports)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: JEFF WOLF, REVIEW-JOURNAL Las Vegas already is host to the richest rodeo in the world, and in 2005 it will become the first city to concurrently host the world's most prestigious show jumping and dressage events. The Show...

UNLV teams earn top ranking.(sports)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL The UNLV rodeo team will start the College National Finals Rodeo from June 13 to 19 in Casper, Wyo., as the top-rated team in the country. The Rebels' men's and women's teams each won their regional titles and...

UNR taps Fox to replace Johnson.(sports)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: STEVE CARP, REVIEW-JOURNAL Mark Fox's intention is to maintain the status quo for the UNR basketball program. If only it were that easy. Trent Johnson's top assistant was promoted Tuesday to be Johnson's successor. Johnson...

Steady Bell at loss to explain power surge.(sports)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: MATT YOUMANS, REVIEW-JOURNAL If there are any secrets to Rick Bell's recent hitting tear, he's not revealing them. But, truth is, his theory to playing the game is as basic as it is effective: hard work pays off. The Las Vegas...

Investigated investor out oflocal group's bid for Expos.(sports)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL Peter Hueser stepped aside in April as one of the principal investors attempting to bring the Montreal Expos to Las Vegas around the time a fraud investigation began into his Chicago-area lending...

BEYOND THE NORM: Picnic Palate Pleasers.(living)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: JOAN WHITELY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Subway sandwiches to go and buckets of fast-food fried chicken are off-limits in our picnic challenge to local chefs. We're looking for tantalizing transportable dishes that can turn a conventional...

RESTAURANT REPORT.(living)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: KEN WHITE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, 4760 W. Sahara Ave., received 31 demerits May 20. Violations included food held at improper temperature; raw beef debris on cutting board at vegetable prep sink; dirty equipment;...

Nevada utilities ask appeals court to cancel expensive power contracts.(business)
June 2, 2004... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Nevada's investor-owned electric utilities on Tuesday urged an appeals court to overturn hundreds of millions of dollars in high-priced power contracts because of alleged market manipulation by Enron...

Nevada Utilities Ask Appeals Court to Cancel Expensive Power Contracts.
June 2, 2004

Las Vegas Review-Journal Business Briefs Column.
June 2, 2004

China's Sands Macau's Financial Performance Trails Other Casinos in Area.
June 2, 2004

$557 million bid lands 1,940 acres.(news)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH , REVIEW-JOURNAL A 1,940-acre block of land in Henderson that didn't sell for the minimum appraised value of $250 million in November was purchased Wednesday by Focus Property Group for more than twice that amount at...

SOUTHWEST GAS: Utility seeks another rate increase.(news)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS , REVIEW-JOURNAL Local residents counting on some relief from high summertime utility bills might be in for a surprise this winter. If Southwest Gas Corp. gets its way, residential customers will be paying about...

Jury clears Morse of all charges.(news)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT , REVIEW-JOURNAL Scott Morse, the only teen to go to trial in the 311 Boyz case, was acquitted of all charges by a Clark County jury late Wednesday night. The jury found Morse not guilty of attempted murder, battery...

BLM auction haul to pay for 'significant projects'.(news)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: HENRY BREAN , REVIEW-JOURNAL The Bureau of Land Management's laundry list of new parks and conservation projects for Southern Nevada is not expected to grow significantly this year, despite the record $709.2 million haul from its...

CITY COUNCIL: Policy limits workers in Legislature.(news)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES , REVIEW-JOURNAL For now, city of Las Vegas employees will be able to serve in the Legislature. But the policy unanimously adopted by the City Council on Wednesday won't make it easy. "The council is taking a...

Kerry's anti-terror message delivered.(news)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: ERIN NEFF , REVIEW-JOURNAL A former high-ranking FBI official said Wednesday that Las Vegas remains a significant target for terrorists and suggested the Bush administration has failed local first-responders by underfunding...

SOUTHERN VALLEY ROADS: Interchanges to undergo public review.(news)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: OMAR SOFRADZIJA , REVIEW-JOURNAL The southern Las Vegas Valley could be in for a slew of new highway connections if plans for Interstate 15 and Las Vegas Beltway ramps pass public muster in the coming days. A plan for a new...

Boyfriend charged in slaying.(news)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: BRIAN HAYNES , REVIEW-JOURNAL As her boyfriend wrapped a plastic bag around her neck last month, Ana Outcalt asked him if he was trying to kill her, a police report said. Five weeks later, the 38-year-old mother was dead, and...

City Council passes ban on Sunday new car sales.(news)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES , REVIEW-JOURNAL A long-standing tradition among local car dealers became Las Vegas law on Wednesday. The Las Vegas City Council voted unanimously to prohibit new-car dealerships from doing business on Sunday,...

Panel's move advances City Hall expansion.(news)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL The Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday approved the purchase of one parcel and entering talks to buy or condemn several others to accommodate City Hall expansion. The council approved the matter without comment....

City officials given 5 percent raises.(news)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Las Vegas City Manager Doug Selby received a vote of confidence and a 5 percent raise Wednesday from the City Council. Mayor Oscar Goodman made the motion for the merit raise, saying, "That is an indication, Dr....

Plan for 12-story tower dies.(news)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES , REVIEW-JOURNAL In choosing between high-rise development and happy residents in one of its older neighborhoods, the Las Vegas City Council sided with happy residents Wednesday. The council rejected a proposal...

Candidate questions residency.(news)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: ERIN NEFF , REVIEW-JOURNAL A Republican Assembly candidate is challenging the residency of one of his opponents in the primary election. Anthony Bandiero filed the complaint Tuesday with the Clark County Election Department....

CHILD WELFARE: State agency comes up short.(news)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY , REVIEW-JOURNAL Nevada's child welfare agency could lose more than $300,000 in funding after failing to meet national performance standards for foster care, adoption and child protective services. A review by...

Man on run since robbery captured in El Paso, Texas.(news)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A man on the run since a deadly bar robbery five years ago was captured last week in El Paso, Texas. Manuel Tarango Jr., 22, was arrested in the border town Friday on a fugitive warrant from Nevada. He remained...

Truck overturns, dumping carpet glue on I-15.(news)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: FRANK CURRERI , REVIEW-JOURNAL A trucker hauling about 1,000 gallons of glue crashed early Wednesday morning, causing a sticky spill that forced authorities to close a stretch of Interstate 15 near Mesquite. About 20 members of...

TODAY AT HOLLYWOOD PARK.(sports)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: Richard Eng , REVIEW-JOURNAL Post Time 1:20 p.m. Race 1 - 5 furlongs, Purse $20,000, Maiden claiming $40,000, 2-year-olds C R Power - Slim edge from the rail in a bad field; P Val is gone all June so watch for who picks up...

De La Hoya faces Sturm for minor belt, eyes Hopkins in major showdown.(sports)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE , REVIEW-JOURNAL Oscar De La Hoya will fight Felix Sturm on Saturday at the MGM Grand for a fringe middleweight title. But the big prize for De La Hoya is a shot at undisputed champion Bernard Hopkins. Always...

UNLV BASEBALL: Parraz finally home.(sports)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: MATT YOUMANS , REVIEW-JOURNAL All it took was one year away from home for Zeke Parraz to realize where he belonged. So he came back home. Parraz has been a man on the move since helping Green Valley High School win the state...

Power off to UC Riverside.(sports)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: DAMON SEITERS , REVIEW-JOURNAL Durango guard Houston Power has signed with UC Riverside, making him the fourth area boys basketball player to sign with a Division I school. Power was the Trailblazers' leading scorer, averaging...

Rebel Moore one shot off NCAA lead.(sports)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL UNLV's Ryan Moore was near the top of a crowded leader board Wednesday after two rounds of the NCAA Men's Golf Championships in Hot Springs, Va. Moore, a junior, followed his opening 67 with a par 70 to land in a...

51s' Thurston optimistic about future in majors.(sports)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: MATT YOUMANS , REVIEW-JOURNAL The short commute from Las Vegas to Los Angeles is one Joe Thurston has made a few times. He always ends up with a round-trip ticket, though. One day, Thurston hopes he can leave behind the lights...

Roots program preserves culture.(living)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: JENIFER N. JOHNSON , REVIEW-JOURNAL Traditions within a family and customs that make up a community are usually passed down from generation to generation, but sometimes they are lost if not documented. That's why in March 1997...

REALITY SERIES: Lights, Cameras ... Gamble.(living)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: KEN WHITE , REVIEW-JOURNAL Heated competition in the Las Vegas casino industry is nothing new. For decades resorts have tried to top each other with unique attractions, new gimmicks, new themes. But the Golden Nugget downtown...

Brash and Flash.(living)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: JENIFER N. JOHNSON , REVIEW-JOURNAL Fashion phenom Zac Posen, all of 23, visited Las Vegas recently to preview his fall/winter 2004 collection, called "Blixen," at the Fashion Show mall. "Blixen is an urban girl's fantasy,...

'Anne Frank' direction often goes overboard.(living)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: ANTHONY DEL VALLE , REVIEW-JOURNAL Rainbow Company's current mounting of "The Diary of Anne Frank" is effective when director Brian Kral doesn't push, and that's about 60 percent of the time. Francis Goodrich and Albert...

Objectionable parts of 'Caligula' add to experience.(living)
June 3, 2004... BYLINE: ANTHONY DEL VALLE , REVIEW-JOURNAL Cockroach Theatre's "Caligula" at the tiny SEAT Theatre is the sort of production that makes you want to stay up all night and argue. Well-acted, expertly staged and visually simple yet...

Judge's Labor Ruling Favors Las Vegas Casino over Culinary Union.
June 3, 2004

Latest Tenant Bankruptcy Shouldn't Slow Sale of Las Vegas Entertainment Center.
June 3, 2004

Harrah's Begins Expansion of Convention Center at Las Vegas Rio Property.
June 3, 2004

Nevada Gaming Control Board Approves Casino Merger.
June 3, 2004

Investment Firm Must Wait for Nevada Decision on Gaming License Rules Waiver.
June 3, 2004

Consortium of Home Builders Buys Henderson, Nev., Property at Auction.
June 3, 2004

Harrah's Entertainment Benefits from First Las Vegas Poker Series.
June 3, 2004

Las Vegas Utility Seeks Another Rate Increase.
June 3, 2004

Education petition submitted.(news)
June 4, 2004... BYLINE: RICHARD LAKE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Backers of a statewide education funding referendum said Thursday that they have so much support, they filed 50 percent more petition signatures than they were required to, and they did it almost two...

Signature gatherers gain court victory.(news)
June 4, 2004... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A group petitioning to repeal last year's state tax increase and to prevent public employees from serving in the Legislature won a courtroom victory Thursday when a judge ordered state agencies not to...

Farmer no longer smells trouble.(news)
June 4, 2004... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Robert Combs steered an old golf cart Thursday across the farm where he's raised hogs for more than four decades. His smile widened as he pointed to newly paved pig pens, clean drainage channels...

Copter pilot blamed for crash.(news)
June 4, 2004... BYLINE: FRANK CURRERI, REVIEW-JOURNAL Pilot error probably contributed to a Grand Canyon helicopter crash in 2001 that killed six people and critically injured a lone survivor, according to a final report released Thursday by the National...

Rock-throwing victim confronts acquitted teen.(news)
June 4, 2004... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL Hours after Scott Morse was acquitted of maiming Stephen "Tanner" Hansen, the teenagers had a verbal confrontation during a chance encounter at a northwest valley store Wednesday night. Hansen told...

'Heat kills' ads target parents.(news)
June 4, 2004... BYLINE: FRANK CURRERI, REVIEW-JOURNAL Scott Johnson was not one of the paramedics who tried in vain to revive 7-month-old Hayden on a sweltering afternoon last June. But even months later, the boy's death weighed on Johnson's mind. The...