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

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

DEALING WITH DROUGHT: Water cop watches out for waste.(news)
September 1, 2003... BYLINE: DAVE BERNS, REVIEW-JOURNAL The woman inside the two-story home was seemingly oblivious to the wasted water that shot out of the sprinkler heads in her front yard. It was hard to miss if you were standing in front of the house, a...

Facing Eviction.(news)
September 1, 2003... BYLINE: JULIET V. CASEY, REVIEW-JOURNAL Franco Parrinelli has been a fixture at the apartment complex Las Vegas police have affectionately dubbed the "Crack-dale Apartments." When he moved into the Clarkdale Apartments about 15 years...

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Gibbons sticking to stated reasons for not challenging Reid.(news)
September 1, 2003... BYLINE: JANE ANN MORRISON, REVIEW-JOURNAL It's a tried-and-true political technique: Persuade people to shut off campaign contributions to your prospective opponents so they won't get in the race. Republican Attorney General Brian...

RINGO ROLLS ON: Starr leads trip down memory lane.(news)
September 1, 2003... BYLINE: DOUG ELFMAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL Ringo Starr has for years been touring with a rotating cast of famous musicians. He sings his old songs. They sing their old hits. And that produces concerts that sound like an unlikely oldies radio...

Van crashes into store; driver dies.(news)
September 1, 2003... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A van slammed into the side of a Las Vegas convenience store Sunday afternoon, and authorities said the driver of the vehicle later died. "The building shook," said Rebecca Crowley, who was working in...

Small plane crashes short of NLV runway.(news)
September 1, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Two people were injured when a small airplane crashed short of the runway at North Las Vegas Airport shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday night. Clark County Department of Aviation spokeswoman Debbie Millett said the two...

Clark, 16, wins featuresfor first time at Bullring.(sports)
September 1, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Say hello to the newest member of stock-car racing's "young gun" posse. Spencer Clark, 16, won two Super Late Model feature races Saturday in the NASCAR Weekly Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Bullring. He...

WEIGHING HIS OPTIONS: Barnes hopes for Dodgers' call.(sports)
September 1, 2003... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Larry Barnes and the 51s will end their season today. The first baseman will learn shortly after the game whether his career in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization is over, too. Despite a strong...

FALL FASHIONS: Guys Gone Wild.(living)
September 1, 2003... BYLINE: SONYA PADGETT, REVIEW-JOURNAL Guys, say bye-bye to summer and the season's breezy styles and hello to the stuffy, professional attire of fall. But just because it's time to play dress-up again, don't think your fashions can't...

NEWSMAKERS: Las Vegan finds benefits while pursuing medical career.(living)
September 1, 2003... BYLINE: DEANA DI DIO, REVIEW-JOURNAL Barbara Fraser, 58, says she has received a lot of satisfaction from her career as a nurse. "I feel like I can help people and it's helped me in understanding illness and interactions with other...

SHOOTING STARS: Britain, Canada, Japan companies work on local projects.(living)
September 1, 2003... BYLINE: CAROL CLING, REVIEW-JOURNAL This week's location calendar boasts a decidedly international flavor -- or, more precisely, flavors -- as projects from Britain, Canada and Japan visit Vegas. British TV viewers are enjoying a Vegas...

New Progressive Slot System Lets Las Vegas Company Serve Russian Gamblers.
September 1, 2003

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

NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY: Yucca Mountain already having effect on tribes.(news)
September 2, 2003... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Like a giant snake slithering westward, Yucca Mountain zigzags for nearly 20 miles across the remote terrain of southern Nye County. On one side, a band of white rock separates its belly from its...

Doctoral candidate getting quick schooling.(news)
September 2, 2003... BYLINE: LISA KIM BACH, REVIEW-JOURNAL The challenge: mastering the demands of running a major urban school district. It's what brought Harvard man Ray Chavez to Clark County, where he's spending six months shadowing, observing and...

City has atypical vision for land.(news)
September 2, 2003... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES, REVIEW-JOURNAL With the auction of one of the last big parcels of federal land within the city just over a year away, Las Vegas officials are planning for what they call sustainable growth. Billed as the first...

Pilots, ground forces search for Scud missiles near Nellis.(news)
September 2, 2003... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Months before the war in Iraq began, a U.S.-led team of coalition pilots and special ground forces practiced hunting for Scud missiles hidden in the sprawling training range north of Nellis Air Force...

Gibbons weighs political options.(news)
September 2, 2003... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES, REVIEW-JOURNAL Rep. Jim Gibbons is assembling a statewide campaign team for a possible 2006 run for Nevada governor. Gibbons, R-Nev., hasn't ruled out running for U.S. Sen. John Ensign's seat in 2006 either,...

Two men shot, killed.(news)
September 2, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Two men were shot and killed late Sunday in an apartment complex near Tropicana Avenue and Decatur Boulevard. Officers arrived at the scene about 11 p.m. in the 4700 block of Cameron Street and found the two men...

One dead, two hurt in crash.(news)
September 2, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A 22-year-old Los Angeles man was killed and two others seriously injured Monday when he ran a red light in a pickup, and the vehicle collided with a medical transport van, Las Vegas police said. The pickup was...

51s FINISH SEASON: Hill caps big year with call-up.(sports)
September 2, 2003... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL The 51s wrapped up a season that began with so much promise by bombing four home runs Monday in a 10-1 victory over the Sacramento River Cats at Cashman Field. Catcher Koyie Hill was able to take it...

UNLV women eager for ranking.(sports)
September 2, 2003... BYLINE: JEFF WOLLARD, REVIEW-JOURNAL When coach Dan Abdalla took over the UNLV women's soccer team in 2000, he knew he faced an uphill battle. The program's brief history had few bright spots, and the nation's top recruits would've...

Bonanza boys, Gormangirls eye title three-peats.(sports)
September 2, 2003... BYLINE: KEITH FREEMAN, REVIEW-JOURNAL Are three-peats in store for the Bonanza boys and Bishop Gorman girls tennis teams in 2003? "I'm not saying we're going for a three-peat," Gorman coach Gordon Hammond said. "A lot more schools have...

Heise sits out in phone scam.(sports)
September 2, 2003... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL UNLV long snapper Ryan Heise was one of five players suspended for the Rebels' season opener against Toledo because of their abuse of an athletic department phone access card, coach John Robinson said...

OLD AND NEW NAMES: Valley fills with theater productions as diverse as `The Full Monty' and `Macbeth'.(living)
September 2, 2003... BYLINE: ANTHONY DEL VALLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL The roster of local theatrical productions planned for the 2003-2004 season offers both the daring and the bland. On the upside, Broadway at the Aladdin will bring us the Las Vegas premiere of...

YOUTH SPOTLIGHT: Young men rewarded for hard work with Eagle Scout honor.(living)
September 2, 2003... BYLINE: DEANA DI DIO, REVIEW-JOURNAL Nineteen young men from the Boulder Dam Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America have recently become Eagle Scouts: Ryan Andrew Bresler, 15, is the son of Roy and Treena Bresler. He is a member of...

Investments frustrate couple.(business)
September 2, 2003... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Dan Pereslete, a retired antique refinisher with prostate cancer, accepts his own mortality. What he can't accept is the possibility he may have lost some of his life savings by investing in...

Rental costs rise during August.(business)
September 2, 2003... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH, REVIEW-JOURNAL Apartment rents in Las Vegas rose 0.4 percent over the past year to an average of $719 a month and are forecast to increase another 1 percent by mid-2004, a report from Marcus & Millichap, a real estate...

Day traders bullish on expanded office.(business)
September 2, 2003... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Stock trader Bob Bright laments the end of the heady days of the 1990s when stock prices were rising and market talk replaced sports as the favorite topic at parties. Bright Trading, of which he...

Las Vegas-Based Day Trading Firm Is Bullish on Expanded Office.
September 2, 2003

Lobbyist Fears States Are Losing Restraint on Taxing Gambling Industry.
September 2, 2003

Las Vegas Apartment Rents Rise in August, Study Shows.
September 2, 2003

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

San Diego club boss pleads guilty.(news)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL SAN DIEGO -- A San Diego strip club manager pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges related to the FBI's investigation into whether Las Vegas topless bar mogul Michael Galardi and associates bribed politicians in...

Police tell of gang warning signs.(news)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: FRANK CURRERI, REVIEW-JOURNAL Police met with northwest Las Vegas residents Tuesday evening to discuss why people join gangs and the warnings signs parents should look for. But while police experts profiled many different types...

CITIZENS COMMITTEE: Recorder'sproposalis rejected.(news)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: JANE ANN MORRISON, REVIEW-JOURNAL Beleaguered Clark County Recorder Frances Deane asked county commissioners Tuesday to create a citizens committee to recommend ways to improve her office. She received nothing but cool looks in...

Municipalities join county in checking electrical box safety.(news)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES, REVIEW-JOURNAL Clark County crews first checked electrical boxes on the Strip, where worn wires might have led to the electrocution of a tourist last month. Then they began scrutinizing boxes in parks, where...

ROAD WARRIOR Q&A: Revising Roundabouts.(news)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES, REVIEW-JOURNAL This week, readers want to know how to drive Summerlin's traffic circles, when ruts in Tropicana Avenue will be fixed and whether the contractors repaving Interstate 15 will clean up after themselves....

Body found in mobile home rubble.(news)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL KINGMAN, Ariz. -- Investigators found a body Tuesday morning in the rubble of a Golden Valley mobile home gutted by fire. "We're treating it as suspicious right now," said Mohave County Sheriff Tom Sheahan. He...

Jury convicts ex-councilman of insurance fraud.(news)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL Former North Las Vegas Councilman John Rhodes faces up to five years in prison after a jury convicted him Tuesday of a single count of insurance fraud. "This is a great victory for public integrity,"...

Pahrump hit by flash floods.(news)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Flash floods in Pahrump turned some Nye County roads into rivers early Tuesday and forced authorities to close parts of state Route 160 for three hours, the Nevada Highway Patrol reported. The Las...

NEVADA STATE COLLEGE AT HENDERSON: Students encroachon administration.(news)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: RICHARD LAKE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Nevada State College at Henderson students piled into the vice president's office on the first day of classes Tuesday, not because they needed to speak to an administrator, but because there was nowhere...

Commissioners set meeting to discuss flood.(news)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Two county commissioners are holding a public meeting today to discuss the Aug. 19 flood that swept through the northwest. People with concerns about the flood are invited to attend the two-hour meeting, scheduled...

$257.4 millionin projects fromland sales OK'd.(news)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: JANE ANN MORRISON, REVIEW-JOURNAL In October, U.S. Sen. John Ensign criticized Clark County officials for not being aggressive in spending money available from the sale of federal land in Southern Nevada. Tuesday, county...

Commission abandons proposed kids-in-cars law.(news)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: JANE ANN MORRISON, REVIEW-JOURNAL A proposal to allow police to ticket parents who leave young children unattended in vehicles was dismantled Tuesday before the Clark County Commission. Police would have trouble enforcing a...

Cemeteries, child care centers get water rules exemptions.(news)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Cemeteries and new child care centers received exemptions Tuesday from drought conservation measures adopted earlier this year for unincorporated Clark County. County commissioners permitted cemeteries to have...

Nurse gets 20 years in prison.(news)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A nurse who killed two people in a drunken driving crash was sent to prison for up to 20 years Tuesday. Las Vegan Mackida Ferrell will be eligible for parole in about four years under the terms of a sentence...

51s' good prospects makefor season of ups, downs.(sports)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL 51s outfielder Wilkin Ruan doesn't speak much English. But despite his limited command of the language, Ruan quickly and accurately summarized the team's season. "Some of it was here," he said,...

KyleBuschelevatedby team.(sports)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: JEFF WOLF, REVIEW-JOURNAL Brian Vickers and Kyle Busch celebrated their 1-2 finish in Saturday's NASCAR Busch Series race by doing side-by-side tire-smoking "doughnuts." The teenage teammates had even more to celebrate Tuesday...

UNLV gets failing marks on graduation rates.(sports)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: STEVE CARP, REVIEW-JOURNAL When UNLV president Carol Harter was searching for a new athletic director this summer, one of her main objectives was to find someone who could boost the school's graduation rates for student-athletes....

SPOTLIGHT: BRIAN DALLIMORE: Batting title bittersweet.(sports)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL Brian Dallimore experienced the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat at the same time Monday in Tucson, Ariz. The former Clark High School star clinched the Pacific Coast League batting...

INTERNET EXTRA: Chaparral edges Valley in boys tennis.(sports)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Andrew Craven went 3-0 in singles to lead Chaparral's boys tennis team to a 24-21 victory over visiting Valley on Tuesday. Angel and Michael Getsov went 3-0 in doubles for the Vikings. At Cheyenne, Cameron...

INTERNET EXTRA: Shadow Ridge tops Virgin Valley in boys soccer.(sports)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL John Trussel scored the tiebreaking goal in the 73rd minute, lifting host Shadow Ridge to a 3-2 victory over Virgin Valley on Tuesday Dane Messinger had one goal and Trussel scored twice for the Mustangs in their...

INTERNET EXTRA: Durango downs Centennial in girls volleyball.(sports)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Kelsey Johnson had 11 kills to lead Durango's girls volleyball team to a 25-16, 25-17, 25-18 victory over host Centennial on Tuesday. Rani Farmaneli added nine kills, and teammate Amy Schlauder had 14 digs and 28...

INTERNET EXTRA: Palo Verde tops Bonanza in girls golf.(sports)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Katy Barrett shot a 1-under-par 29 as Palo Verde's girls golf team defeated Bonanza 173-208 on Tuesday at Eagle Crest. At SilverStone, Sierra Vista's Olivia Nazihi carded a 10-over-par 45 to lead the Lions to a...

Stewart to moonlight in truck.(sports)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: JEFF WOLF, REVIEW-JOURNAL Tony Stewart and Brendan Gaughan have opposing views on Thursday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Richmond International Raceway. "I just want to go out and have a good time and not worry about...

Last year's Sunrise, Sunset front-runners look strong again.(sports)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: ADAM SOBOLESKI, REVIEW-JOURNAL There may be a changing of the guard in boys soccer this season -- or maybe not. Many usual powerhouses have lost starters to graduation, and many teams that struggled last year have brought back...

UNLV's Knight optimistic about his new players.(sports)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: KEVIN IOLE, REVIEW-JOURNAL For five consecutive years in the 1990s, UNLV men's golf coach Dwaine Knight felt his team landed or was runner-up for the world's best junior golfer. UNLV barely missed Tiger Woods, who went down to...

Gladiators pinning titlehopes on QB Dolezel.(sports)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL The Las Vegas Gladiators gave up plenty for quarterback Clint Dolezel, a player they hope is the missing piece to an ArenaBowl title. The team formally introduced Dolezel on Tuesday after trading...

Good showing by MWCcould bolster BCS hopes.(sports)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: MARK ANDERSON, REVIEW-JOURNAL Plenty of arguments will occur off the field this season over whether conferences such as the Mountain West should be admitted into the Bowl Championship Series. On the field, the Mountain West...

MAKING A SELECTION: At Your Fingertips.(living)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: JOAN WHITELY, REVIEW-JOURNAL A thicket of trees has been spared death, thanks to the paperless wine list at Aureole restaurants in Las Vegas and New York. With more than 4,000 wine labels in the five wine cellars that serve the...

RESTAURANT REPORT.(living)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: KEN WHITE, REVIEW-JOURNAL China Buffet, 2301 W. Bonanza Road, received 28 demerits Aug. 21. Violations included prep cooks failed to wash hands after handling raw chicken; no paper towels at hand sink; and steam table buffet line...

Utility companies placedon CreditWatch by agency.(business)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: JOHN G. EDWARDS, REVIEW-JOURNAL A key bond rating agency on Tuesday put Sierra Pacific Resources and its two Nevada utility subsidiaries on CreditWatch with negative implications following a recent $309 million summary judgment...

County increases purchase order for negotiations on PLA.(business)
September 3, 2003... BYLINE: HUBBLE SMITH, REVIEW-JOURNAL Clark County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a request from the director of aviation to increase a purchase order with Parsons Constructors related to negotiations for a project labor agreement on...

Clark County, Nev., Officials Increase Purchase Order for Airport Work.
September 3, 2003

Casino Company Mandalay Resort Group Posts Record Second-Quarter Results.
September 3, 2003

Security Checkpoint at Las Vegas Airport Helps Screen Southwest Fliers Faster.
September 3, 2003

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

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services Places Nevada Utilities on CreditWatch.
September 3, 2003

POLITICAL CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION: Malone enters innocent pleas.(news)
September 4, 2003... BYLINE: ADRIENNE PACKER, REVIEW-JOURNAL SAN DIEGO -- As former Clark County Commissioner Lance Malone awaited his arraignment in federal court Wednesday, an elderly man tapped him on the shoulder. The former Las Vegas police officer...

CITY COUNCIL: Fountain water rules scrutinized.(news)
September 4, 2003... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES, REVIEW-JOURNAL Two companies seeking to keep their fountains flowing during the region's historic drought has forced the Las Vegas City Council to examine how to equitably enforce new water conservation ordinances....

Reminders of War.(news)
September 4, 2003... BYLINE: KEITH ROGERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Four months ago, President Bush declared major combat operations in Iraq had ended. But to Sgt. Jeremiah McLoughlin of Nevada's 72nd Military Police Company, the war is still on. He has the...

Nine face chargesin attack at party.(news)
September 4, 2003... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL Nine young men accused of maiming a teenager with a rock were formally indicted Wednesday on 13 felonies each. An indictment unsealed before Chief District Judge Gene Porter charges the alleged...

One-time campaign aide accuses Deane of threats.(news)
September 4, 2003... BYLINE: FRANK CURRERI, REVIEW-JOURNAL A former neighbor of County Recorder Frances Deane accused the elected official of making threats and writing "Loser" on her car, according to police reports obtained Wednesday. Karen Oslansky, a...

Goodman, Dion make commercial to help flood victims.(news)
September 4, 2003... BYLINE: MICHAEL SQUIRES, REVIEW-JOURNAL The World's Happiest Mayor and one of the world's best known singers have collaborated on a television ad aimed at raising the $300,000 needed for the Red Cross' Las Vegas flood relief effort. ...

NEW POLICIES: User fees lock some groups out of schools.(news)
September 4, 2003... BYLINE: LISA KIM BACH, REVIEW-JOURNAL In Helen Napolitano's newly painted garage, members of Troop 166 took the Girl Scout oath and hoped their non-air-conditioned den would only be a temporary situation. The 15 girls usually meet at...

Repeat drunken driver gets jail.(news)
September 4, 2003... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL The devastation caused by a repeat drunken driver was detailed in court Wednesday when several people testified about losing two loved ones in a crash near Boulder City. "I woke up one day and my...

Moncrief purchases $405,000 home in Ward 1.(news)
September 4, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Councilwoman Janet Moncrief now owns a house in the ward she represents. The freshman councilwoman, who owned a home in unincorporated Clark County and rented in Ward 1 when she was elected, purchased her new...

Stay issued in case against anti-tax author Schiff.(news)
September 4, 2003... BYLINE: JANE ANN MORRISON, REVIEW-JOURNAL An appellate court decided Wednesday to hear First Amendment issues raised by anti-tax author Irwin Schiff, a day before he was scheduled to be in court on contempt charges. His attorney,...

Teen sentenced in road rage killing.(news)
September 4, 2003... BYLINE: GLENN PUIT, REVIEW-JOURNAL A teen who shot and killed a motorist during a road rage dispute in Henderson was sentenced to as much as 20 years in prison Wednesday. Jeffrey Jefferson, 18, will be eligible for parole in about four...

86-year-old woman slainat jewelry store identified.(news)
September 4, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL A woman who was slain Tuesday at a downtown jewelry store has been identified as 86-year-old Juana Maria Quiroga. Quiroga had suffered multiple blunt force trauma to the head, according to the Clark County...

Predicting win totals takes balance.(sports)
September 4, 2003... BYLINE: MATT YOUMANS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Emmitt Smith, the NFL's all-time leading rusher, has joined the Arizona Cardinals and seems serious about his plans to help turn around one of the league's laughingstock franchises. The punch line...

INTERNET EXTRA: Palo Verde tops Sierra Vista in girls golf.(sports)
September 4, 2003... BYLINE: REVIEW-JOURNAL Katy Barrett carded a 1-under-par 35 to lead Palo Verde's girls golf team to a 223-264 victory over Sierra Vista on Wednesday at Siena. Mandi Incorvaia added a 42 for the Panthers. Jina Lee led the Lions with a...

Gaels look like threatto Gators.(sports)
September 4, 2003... BYLINE: DAMON SEITERS, REVIEW-JOURNAL Green Valley is the defending state champion in girls golf, and it has won a national record 133 consecutive dual matches. But the Gators and everyone else in Nevada probably will be chasing Bishop...