Stories for October 2002 | Serving Northern Nevada

Stories for October 2002

Thursday, October 31

Fresh ideas: Fall is a nutty time

Nevadans to vote on conservation bonds

Economic Forum makes preliminary revenue cuts

Train set up to celebrate Halloween

Obituary for Roy Enoch Sandberg

August tax numbers show effect of Wal-Mart move

Obituary for Iva Hosler Shoolroy

Obituary for Frances Meder Cooke

Obituary for Ulf Anker Magnan

Obituary for Ollie H. McFarland

Obituary for Beatrice Bradshaw DeHaven

Street projects to wrap up in 2 to 3 weeks

Library gets walk-up online catalog work stations

Obituary for Larry Alderman

Treats abound on All Hallow's Eve

Wednesday, October 30

GOP pulls out fund-raising stops in contested campaigns

Mother of accident victim reaches out to other families in crash

Obituary for Beverly Ann Wilke

Carson-Douglas natural gas prices go down

Ghost train scares and delights riders

Obituary for Margaret "Peggy" Watson

Obituary for Mary E. Percuoco

Obituary for June M. Topaz

New gas pumps at Smith's Food & Drug in Dayton

Bently cuts marketing employees

Obituary for Blair Allen Hamlin

Obituary for John Reynolds "Latch" Horlacher

Fourth Ward reconstruction hits snag

Tuesday, October 29

Obituary for Darrell L. Cole

Obituary for Blair Allen Hamlin

Obituary for Margaret "Peggy" Watson

Obituary for Beverly Ann Wilke

Assembly candidate offers to donate first-year salary to charity

Federal judge finds sound blasts harmful to whales

Calendar of events

Napa poultry ranchers: Nothing wrong with raising fighting roosters

Family wants to thank man who found wayward boy

Mother expected to recover from gunshot wounds

Lawmakers recommend millions in health-care improvements

No new attorney for Boice

Woman named librarian of the year

Second campaign report due today

Larson named Wal-Mart teacher of year

U.S. diplomat shot and killed outside his house in Jordan

Monday, October 28

Calendar of Events

BMX and R.C. car racers wrapping up season

Car accidents are No. 1 hazard for children on Halloween

Judge Gamble recovers

Halloween is Sight Night for Lions Club and the needy

Old clocks tell tale of time

State ballot propositions at a glance

Marijuana, gay marriage, top Nevada ballot questions

Race for Nevada's new congressional seat gets nasty between Herrera,

Sub previous

Lyon County people in need get more services

Nonprofit shakes up Lyon County human services

Sunday, October 27

Raw land supplies tighten

New water fee for construction set by TMWA

Revitalizing Virginia Street

Lander County sheriff convicted by Reno jury of taking confiscated drug funds

Woman's condition still listed as serious

Sandoval pulling away from Hunt in Nevada attorney general's race

Let's invade North Korea, too

Some elected offices matter, others don't

Fairgrounds sale won't help Carson's future

Calendar of Events

Chili by the gallons feed grateful citizens

Letter serves as reminder to suport animal project

Obituary: Hortense Keller "Kay" Tinkham

Obituary: Darrell L. Cole

Activists wants DOE to disclose routes to Yucca Mountain

Stunning upset: Carson takes most bearded community

Champion defends title in single-jack competition

Fight for control of Nevada Senate, Assembly

Small protest gets lost at parade

One pilot still missing after fighter-jet collision

Sun, fun and politicking at the Nevada Day parade

Fuji Park battle: A war of words

Saturday, October 26

Obituary for Ulf Anker Magan

Rollover leaves teen injured in Carson City

Special forces control theater, rebel leader killed, hostages being released

Nevada regent calls black colleague 'orangutan'

Davis inaugurates new UC Merced site

Winners announced for fire safety poster contest

Bands converge in Carson City for competition

Eastside tour turns back several pages of history

Candidate's mother dies in fire

Books, restaurants, more shopping coming to Douglas County

Man died from gunshot wound to the head

Dogs strut their stuff at Mills Park

Friday, October 25

Production snags depress Barrick Gold Q3 earnings by 40%

Livermore keeps working for Carson City

Nevada Day, a year after the terrorist attacks

Obituary for Joanne E. Beckett

Obituary for Ruth Evelyn Manini

Obituary for W.D. "Bill" Moore

Obituary for John Peter Jensen

Obituary for Andrew G. "Andy" Laubert

Blood bank sees unusual drop in supplies for the year

State Railroad Museum Plans a train load of Fun for Nevada Day

Local toy drives split operations

No decision on lakeshore homes

Nevada fugitive arrested after child's death in Idaho

One man charged in killing transgender teen pleads innocent

Nevada's budget finds relief as welfare rolls drop

Finance board approves refinancing plan for small county school bonds

Suit filed after accident at Nevada State Railroad Museum

Nevada gambling regulators approve closed-loop sports betting

Proposed rules for Nevada casino work cards challenged

Lawmaker questions test standards for new Nevada teachers

Woman was doing a good deed before fatal crash

Nevada Day Parade line-up

Thursday, October 24

Obituary: Catherine Wadsworth Fillmore

Obituary: Mollie Jean Morris

Community calendar

Crime log

Obituary: Michele Campbell

Obituary: Edward Luther Clark

Child services worker fired for accessing computer porn

Education happens in the classroom - duh

Mother pleads in death of two children

Wilke, Grady for Assembly seats

Golf tourney sells out, earns about $17,000 to fight cancer

Ethics Commission dismisses Hansen complaint against Heller

Teens make amends and clean up vandalized signs

Docs pass the test at Fritsch

Nevada Day events get rolling, with the official holiday on Friday

Obituary: John William Veader

Bond video released

Lyon County's first full-time code-enforcement officer hired

Wednesday, October 23

Obituary for May L. Broyles

New fund-raiser to aid Nevada Day events

Obituary for Wanita Jeanette Frazier

Supreme Court upholds three murder convictions

Casino near Minden advances

Deputy's wife bails out on drug charge

Carson City grandmother finds treasure

Drinking allegation clouds campaign

New band leader fills gap at high school

Nevada Days celebration continues with fair

Girl hears again with cochlear implant

Obituary for Margaret "Peggy" Watson

Obituary for Jessica Ann Gomes

Obituary for Bette Lou Cossette

Obituary for David John Eger

Obituary for Tony Melendrez

Obituary for Clara Warthan

Guinn "looking favorably" toward all proposals by tax task force

Local cleaner makes coat program a success

Obituary for Edward P. Davis

Obituary for Paul Webster Carrington

Some suggestions for a lot of fun this weekend

Tuesday, October 22

Heller, Krolicki and Sandoval

Making a big deal out of Nevada Day

Marking on more than the ballot

Family mourns loss of "incredible heart"

It's allergy time in the Carson Valley

Jim Post does Mark Twain at the Brewery

Man accused in child molestation, mother's assault

Obituary for Howard Walker Christeson

Supreme court restores parental rights of woman serving forgery sentence

Obituary for John William Veader

Obituary for Byron E. Weller

Final results issued in Washoe election

County will spend $5,000 for consultant to help with case against ASG

Nevada students encouraged to learn about George Washington

Monday, October 21

Businessman arrested on suspicion of domestic battery

Obituary for Lois M. Murphy

Calendar of Events

Carson City Fire gets new custom-made ambulances

Washoe Tribal elections complete -- results held for five days

New letters on their way to campaign deadbeats

Hansen ethics charges against Heller set for Wednesday

Rail symposium a hit with off-site event

Past Pages

First time's a charm: NHP names first female lieutenant

Guinn says budget will be built to include proposed tax increases

Bond organizers seek support

Sunday, October 20

Liability Web site

IGT slots rate high in survey

After six years, a vision comes to reality

Cash isn't all that's needed for a start-up

KPS/3 retained

Citibank commits aid

Loan for restaurant

Rummage sale benefit

Washoe Med honored

Tahoe job awarded

Sparks honors firms

Pair to speak

Rail City earnings up

Brandi Anderson

Amy Booth

Sherry Kinavey

Ken McConwell

Kristy Servati

Milton Cox

Bruce Ford

In era of downsizing, long corporate names get chopped

Health reimbursements or MSAs can help with health insurance costs

Third-quarter office vacancy rate declines

Tripp Plastics: Casino partner and pioneer

Information, please

Local companies pitching for pennies

Michael Bros. sets strategy

Miners struggle to find bonding for reclamation

Subprime lender to pay millions in damages

Washoe Med: Demand is rising

Altair family members help raise capital

Keep Guinn, Hunt in posts

Three women arrested in Nevada escort services crackdown

Search continues for four Navy fliers after crash off Big Sur

California's poet laureate resigns for falsifying resume

Navy seaman blown overboard survives seven hours in the ocean

Lane angry over use of his picture in TV ad for Reno candidate

Endorsements for the general election

Some picks for the November election

Past Pages

Obituary for Margaret "Peggy" Watson

Parole Board

Obituary for Robert D. Bartlow

Obituary for Mary R'Gene Williams

Nevada Day closings

Carson nurse practitioner awarded for excellence

Carson businessman appointed to Republican commission

Scout awarded his Eagle

Calendar of Events

Memorial for husband-father-surfer killed in Bali blast

Autopsies complete in 395 fatal

Trailblazing for Nevada Day: Volunteers to cut path in Dayton State Park

Carson City financially sound...for now

State board tables statewide policy on graduation

Statehood Stomp raises funds for parade

Standardized tests making everyone nervous

Historic figures come alive in Carson

Saturday, October 19

Past Pages

Obituary: Mary R. Williams

North Shore girls survive vicious dog attack

Obituary: Joel D Meyer

Obituary: Robert D. Bartlow

Obituary: Agnes C. Lowe

Worker dies inspecting Nevada mine near Elko

Calendar of Events

Essay winners express patriotism

Guinn will wait for task force recommendations before deciding on tax plan

Battle for Nevada Supreme Court seat

Three killed in Douglas County collision

Hot off the press, first V&T license plates

Friday, October 18

The wages of sin are ... taxes

Gibbons is doing the job

Hospital Auxiliaries meet in Carson City this week

Carson City Symphony presents 'Nevada and the West' concert Saturday

Armed citizens patrol seizes pot near Mexican border

Reno woman charged in officer's death

Voter registration near 870,000 with GOP holding slight lead

Volunteers plant trees for neighborhood

Advocates join forces to create animal sanctuary

Board rejects raise in business license fees

Artists' display help remind all is 'Under One Sky'

Five challengers try to unseat incumbent

Mary Works takes over Brewery Arts Center

Railroad history symposium starts today

Obituary: Mary L. Broyles

Thursday, October 17

FluBug hits Carson City

Early voting begins Saturday

Local prosthetics maker sends help to Afghan people

Cathylee James makes bid for Storey post

Wednesday, October 16

Carson City school officials resolve to fight state's proposed regulation

Fresh ideas: Look at bigger picture on school bond

Walking with the graduates

A new voice of America in Middle East

Essay contest winners announced

Elvik case before Supreme Court

Remembering loss of young loved ones

Obituary for Michael Lee Kisman

Obituary for Diane Nagel

Supreme court asked to overturn Reno voters' ban on new billboards

Business fees to be considered

Douglas County Commissioners hit top issues in Stateline

Sheriff's candidates face off last time before election starts

Unemployment tax rate won't go up

Tuesday, October 15

Carson City school board may challenge state panel

Possible joint events center study gets $15,000

Maimed NHP trooper honored in Reno

Charity group to open Dayton thrift shop

Weddell attorney asks for dismissal of criminal charges -- again

Man found next to dead wife to get mental exam

Obituary for Warren Huntington Barlow Sr.

Obituary for Donavon Gene Cutshaw

Obituary for John R. Garrettson Sr.

Pet supermarket plans opening next month

Guardsman enjoys position

Hospital delivers flu shots through Nov. 22

Monday, October 14

Former casino employee sentenced for illegal slot machine sales

Brian Reedy follows faith, passion

Sanctuaries and holding facilities the fate for most wild horses

352 pass state bar exam

Nevada site considered for production of nuclear weapons triggers

Fire-stricken Sierra area rebounds

Group of clergy opposes Nevada's anti-gay marriage measure

Sunday, October 13

Colony picks U.S. Bank

Devilish details remain in new tax proposal

Schwab mum about bank

Air carriers organize to save rural mail

Power worries boost company

Utility gets breathing room

Washoe Med to operate two hospitals

Reno's DP Partners rolls out brand-name logistics centers

Xoc modernizes the doctor's patient chart

Cisco food drive

Best adds Nevada

St. Mary's wins grant for education about folic acid

Old-fashioned craft on this firm's menu

Wait, there's more ...

Reno well under limit for borrowings

Washoe Credit

Martial arts firm moves

Nichols completes jobs

Paver firm signs on

Peppermill adds service

Carson City's Question 1: an overview

Fuji Park improvements begin

Carson and Douglas: both want retail, but is it really economic development?

Candidates for Washoe tribal chairman face off

Bureau sells Saddle-trained mustangs

Ruby Crest Trail not a typical trail

Business reps discuss events center options

Planners looking at Minden casino plans

Goodbye and good luck to Gardner and Hammon

Recreation backers honored

Saturday, October 12

Mendoza backs Furlong for sheriff

Fire causes phone outage in Virginia City

Seeliger students and staff set up pumpkin patch

Obituary: Zigmund "Ziggy" Bernard Chechourka

Obituary: Ellen Olson Couch

Former gang lord turned evangelist to speak

Planting a church in the name of God

Obituary: Rupert Milton Rupracht Sr.

CHS students make bond video

Friday, October 11

Nevada Day Clues

Walker Fall Festival slated for weekend

Old Wal-Mart storefront may get new occupant

After-school program celebrates its day

Plea expected in fatal drunken driving wreck

Saddle trained and ready to ride, horses up for adoption

Community rallies to find missing puppy

Sheriff hopefuls address concerns about chaplains

Thursday, October 10

Negotiating with the federal government, a Nevada perspective

The first casualty of war is truth

Vietnam memorial stones to move to Mills Park on Friday

Officials support adding sports book to Slot World

Board of Examiners approves estray horse money

Threatened protest could cancel parade

Bond and loan broker pleads guilty filing false tax return

Obituary Rosalie A. Pozzi

Ormsby House gets extension to open Winchester slot bar

Obituary LaNeil Eitel

Obituary Margaret Etta Morris

Obituary Esther Marie Oliver

Obituary Clyde R. Linthicum

Wednesday, October 9

Why Question 9 is bad for Nevada

School bond necessary, won't raise taxes

Lyon, gas plant officials to discuss settlement

Bush acts in national interest to open ports

Copeland Lumber quietly changes hands

Nuclear waste committee warned not to trust feds

Lawmakers asked to boost "Healthy Nevada Fund" by $6.5 million this year

Nevada Firefighters honored at Mills Park Saturday

Students study nature in nature

Obituary Dean J. Gruenwald

Obituary Bette J. Holth

Obituary Carl Robert Stewart

Obituary Gloria Catherine Della Gatta

Tuesday, October 8

USGS recommends storing water underground near Pine Nut Creek.

Cold weather doesn't have to mean fire

When my green thumbed swelled up

Fund-raiser planned for Bordewich-Bray

Carson City's symbol of volunteerism

Boxcar finally getting facelift

Agriculture Department asks money for Virginia Range horses

Budd the car-driving dog honored posthumously

Obituary Rosalie A. Pozz1

Obituary Hilda L. Lundgren

Obituary Dolores Elaine Girdler

Hearing could send teen rape suspect to adult court

Obituary Fonnie Raymond "Ray" Keeble

Monday, October 7

Inmates raise $7,000 for breast cancer research

Treasure Hunt kicks off today

New herbicide could be first major step toward cheat grass eradication

Faces: When Margaret Lowther speaks, they listen

Federal drug czar coming to Nevada

Choice based on merit, not politics

Obituary Etta Lou French

Obituary: Herschel Paul "Jack" Dininger

Man accused in child molestation, mother's assault

Sunday, October 6

Sparks hat trick

Larry Perlin

Mike Roby

Emily Sullivan

Stan Thomas

John Donovan

Finally, this public stock trades

Tax Academy opens

Tutoring club opens

Rx for a growing economy

Business awaits gross receipts definitions

ESPN games headed here?

Airport remodeling

Power acquisition dead in water

'Invisible companies' still thriving

Big game, big bucks

Glamis gets positive news about mine plan

Can good character build good profits?

Altair gets a new lease on life

First Health selected

Nano ... what?

Copeland land bought

Health club consumers

Colonial bank donates

Agency wins work

Prebezac to head new loan office for Business Bank

Construction work ongoing at Washoe Med

NDOT to aid motorists at Spaghetti Bowl

Gaming executives headed to Tahoe

Tourism future to be discussed at session

Taking a look at Model City USA

Nevada starting to feel effects of West Coast port lockout

Retiring faded flag after 9-11 anniversary

Beer and brats flowing at Oktoberfest

Discussion on hold amid complaints

Bay Area political correctness

Outhouse Races roll through Virginia City

Volunteers repair Carson hill flag

Carson City Question 1: an in-depth look

Calendar of events

Obituary: William David Nichols

Saturday, October 5

Federal government sells seized cattle amid dispute over tribal rights

Health board opposes ballot question to legalize marijuana

Alumni share legacy of Bordewich

Obituary: Wesley Koch

Obituary: Lucille G. Black

Bears found in Carson City to be released unharmed

Friday, October 4

You can get too much of a good thing

Report: Nevadans face higher cancer risks due to diesel soot

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month

Piper's Opera House getting facelift

Girl hurt in collision

Off the couch

Sheriff's candidate will name female officer as under sheriff -- if elected

Benefits plan to ask legislative help for non-state retirees

Benefits program official: 'It could be worse'

New BAC chief named

Homecoming under way, teachers shave heads

Obituary: William David Nichols

Obituary: Juanita M. Baggs

Obituary: Carl Robert Stewart

Thursday, October 3

No. 3 and proud of it

Temporary crisis, enduring resource

Skateboard contest to draw more competitors

Ridership triples on summer bus program

Silver Springs residents sue over right to own livestock

Man found with loaded drill

Teens who handled bat wanted for exams

Girl laments lost dog, hopes for its return

Calendar of events

Obituary: Betty Jo Bacon

Obituary: John Carroll Ruddock II

Wednesday, October 2

Don't take a chance on state lottery

Fresh Ideas: Teens bombarded with sexual messages

Schools on display to push bond measure

Saturday deadline for voter registration

Chilly weather on the horizon

Another vehicle stranded in Prison Hill Recreation Area

Nevada receives poor grades on college completion

Carson City awakens to breast cancer awareness

Obituary Vester L. Wade

Obituary: Janette A. Davis

Obituary Arthur L. Rumple Sr.

Obituary Nancy W. Schilling

Tuesday, October 1

Girl hurt in collision

Arts council gets earful

Summer ends with one last wild bike ride

Keeping sex offenders away from schools

Ex-substitute teacher pleads to pornography

Legislative candidates meet in debate

Carson City committees discuss support of state Question 1

As weather changes, talk of drought surfaces

Obituary Verta B. GIbson

Obituary Marshall Meckley