Stories for March 2002 | Serving Northern Nevada

Stories for March 2002

Sunday, March 31

Peacemaker talks of building a better life

Fernley cemetery renamed - Eunice Marcum Memorial Cemetery

AN AMERICAN TERRORIST IN PERU

Dayton man escapes from Storey County Jail exercise yard

Easter Bunny keeps kids hoppin'

Calendar of Events

Saturday, March 30

Dispatch wins budget battle

Fisherman lands a whopper -- 6-1/2 pounds of meth

Carson City man killed in Navy crash

Obituary Notice For Melissa Anne Johnson

Obituary Setsuko Arndt

Obituary Margaret Rose Fritz

Obituary Frederick Albert Thies

Firefighters from the Jacks Valley Fire Department and the East Fork Fire Protection District will host an Easter egg hunt 11 a.m. Sunday at Jacks Valley Elementary School.

Friday, March 29

Carson City man killed in Navy crash

There's nothing wrong in Carson City. Nothing at all.

Fishing for Yucca votes

Casino magnate purchases KPTL

Budget hinges on utility fees

Obituary Willis Arthur Reil

Obituary Edwin Carl Sarman

Community asked to march for meals

Syringes kept in evidence for up to six months

Horse adoptions set for April 6

Obituary for Robert J. 'Bob' Blashaw

Obituary for Juanita McCoy Humphreys

Obituary for Alayne Renee Casteel

Obituray for Jessie Thomas Lofton

Carson landmark heads south

Thursday, March 28

Library funding is overdue

We're not fat, we're fluffy

Police investigate drive-by

Obituary Elliot George

Supervisors meet to work out final budget

Obituary SP Dickson

Negotiations under way in fatal explosion

Howard George Pennington

Obituary Edward J. Schiffler

Judge appoints trustee for lab bankruptcy

Hearing leaves day-care in limbo

Wednesday, March 27

Nevada governor seeking more fiscal belt-tightening

Schools to use contingency fund for mold remediation

Learning to say no, so I have time to say yes

Cancer in the prison

Carson woman celebrates 100th birthday

Obituary Carl L. Hansen

Obituary June A. Henry

Obituary Patricia A. Gulino

Obituary Lee Adler

Obituary Dorothy Mae Allison

Reflectors may decrease deer toll on Nevada's highways

Tuesday, March 26

Thanks

Master Plan - How concerned should residents be?

Sign vandalized at Fritsch Elementary School

Like Nevada City, treasures of Comstock are vulnerable

Injured teen touches Carson hearts

Board to discuss solutions to displaced students

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Obituary: Raymond Joseph Speckman

3,000 fish splash down in Carson River

Monday, March 25

Mountain lion prowling North Shore

From Moulin Rouge to Carson City, her life has been a musical

Dolls auctioned for museums future

Leaders endorse possible open space acquisition

Local officials concerned with accuracy of Walker River EIS

Husband, wife die within hours of each other

Calendar of Events

Fire station a good home for Kingsbury crews

Saturday, March 23

Steadman memorial repaired, replaced, rededicated

Seagrave takes firefighter to final resting place

Douglas firefighters present check to New Yorkers

Colonial Dames Support Sarah Winnemucca statue

Collectors seek out 'some of the very first plastic buttons'

Obituary Raymond Charles Lynch

Obituary Dorothy J. Booker

Students celebrate completion of books

State still has $4 million of original Yucca Mountain budget

INS: The worst federal agency

Teen adapting to life in a wheelchair

Obituary Marvin F. Settelmeyer

Judge upholds citizen's right to file criminal charges

Unlicensed insurers ordered out of Nevada malpractice business

Replacement of Steadman memorial begins today

Obituary Margaret Rose Stone

Obituary Howard George Pennington

Lifetime Carson Valley rancher dies in Sparks

Tax numbers flat in January

Obituary Andrew Jackson McCullar

Friday, March 22

Substitute teacher arrested in child porn

Obituary Bill Hone

Association aims for downtown revitalization

Storey board says proposed brothel hasn't hurt property values

A new set of wheels may be had for $5

Landfill contract renewed, Fuji Park to get improvements

Daschle says 'whoops!"

Drug-testing could be extended to cell-phone addicts

Surplus bridge could cut V&T construction costs

Easter shoe program meets needs

Drug arrests not related to Carson High pot find

High school vice principal not surprised by drug bust

Obituary Robert W. Lorenzen

Thursday, March 21

Business brings lube to the people

The bar has been raised

Back in Honey Spring Valley, everything is fine

Hearing to determine Canyon General Improvement District

Attorney General says lawmakers must approve Lincoln-water company deal

Landfill operations looking up

Engine fire interrupts bus ride

City still needs ballot draft volunteers

Senator trumpeter takes top note

Obituary Chris Nolan Sr.

The following individuals will appear before the Parole Board in April:

Children's Museum hosts second annual Easter event

Wednesday, March 20

Fresh ideas: You can help put Sarah Winnemucca in Washington

Taking the hassle out of paperwork

Flight school sees soaring potential for passenger taxi

Parnell says legislature will "revisit" regents decision on student lists

When the warnings come

Supervisors agreed to consider funding the following request from the Sheriff's and Fire Departments:

Suicide survivors reach out to help

Medicaid Buy In program still not up and running

Students to play together in Band-O-Rama

Obituary Mary R. Lopont

Obituary Ernest "Ernie" Velarde Jr.

Obituary James Archie Hill

Obituary Alma B. Taylor Fallini

Obituary Mark Dana Grant Sr.

Obituary Daniel Richard "Sickle" Hellwinkel

Obituary George Kalleres

Tuesday, March 19

Troops return home from Afghanistan

Special meeting in Mound House on master plan

What's our history worth? Priceless

Getting most for our money

City cuts into deficit

Obituary -- Daniel Frederick Harold Frederickson

Calendar of events

Obituary -- George Kalleres

Obituary -- Jean Louise Mallory

Obituary -- Thomas E. Wingrove

Sunday, March 17

4 Paws 4-H Dog Club, All Breed Fun Match/Show n' Go

Nevada Forensic Association State Tournament

'C' Hill Foundation organizes

History Day draws 131 contestants

Supervisors hoping to cut services before hitting taxpayers

State readies 'Essential Insurance Association' to cover doctors

Woman found guilty in embezzlement

Obituary Richard Fisk

Saturday, March 16

AT LAST, CHARGES FILED IN MINDEN EXPLOSION

Money from St. Teresa's

No plan for former Bernard property

British columnist finds favor with consumer advocate

Obituary Martin Henry Halgrimson Jr.

Obituary Lois Smith

Obituary Shirley M. Wicks

Obituary Mark Dana Grant Sr.

History Day picks up steam

Obituary W.M. Ron Brooks

Friday, March 15

Tyson would fit in well in Washington, D.C.

C Hill worth protecting

City faces $790,000 deficit

Dog sniffs out high school drug ring

WalkAmerica campaign kicks off

Obituary: Mary Ann Kazakoff

No charges in teacher aide's death

Obituary Esther M. Countis

Reward offered in memorial vandalism

Open burning begins in Douglas

Carson man charged in Sparks murder

Thursday, March 14

Gaming win drops sharply in January

Cops nab suspected drug traffickers

A new tune for the Silver State

Politics of Rainbow Bend

Supreme Court refuses to intervene in brothel fight

NDOT change orders cost state $40 million

Auditors recommend changes to weights and measures and brands operations

City looking at C Hill open space

Great Day for the Irish in Virginia City

Local videographer to be honored

Obituary Edward Joseph Caton

Plane crashes through Reno warehouse

Woman goes to prison in $161,000 embezzlement

Obituary Arthur M. Mastrian

Obituary Ross Morres

Obituaries Hedy and Bruno Moskat

Obituary Florence C. Stucker

Wednesday, March 13

School district seeks long-term solutions

Gas prices on the rise

Man dies from crash injuries

"To destroy that memorial is unforgivable"

Learning night brings parents into Dayton school

Carson Middle Schoolers look to their futures

Obituary for David Fread Brown

Obituary for Myung Ja Causey

Obituary for Jimmie Lee Crain

Obituary for May Ruth French

Obituary for Martha Hodges

Obituary for Dorothy Loesch

Obituary for Douglas Lyle Twitty

Rotarians honor teacher

Wal-Mart still looking for second Carson location

Bite victim returns to school

Saturday, March 9

IS ISLAM A PEACEFUL RELIGION?

Help decide the destiny of Lyon County

Catholic evangelist speaks in Carson, Gardnerville

Local students to learn from leaders in field

Nevada Kmarts remain open

Court date set in fatal explosion

Lesson in motion: Rubefest puts students in the machine

Friday, March 8

Tuition and fee proposals draw questions from regents

Ted Koppel, David Letterman -- I can't decide

Second-class students

Nevada Appeal moves

Nominees sought for community awards

Advocate on the move for shoes

Obituary for Edith G. Hammons

Public safety requests need further review

City looking for people to draft fairgrounds ballot question

East Carson residents accuse supervisors of hidden agenda

Obituary for Roma A. Casey

Thursday, March 7

Lawmakers examine explosions

Regents OK selling student information to solicitors

Students to pay fire science academy debt

Asthma: a killer on the rise

Building association set to move

Soderman's the choice

Hd: Six degrees of separation

Obituary: Betty R. Holstein

Obituary: Richard V. Winegar

Carson woman admits stealing from adopted mom

Obituary: Bud Jacobsen

Sheriff's report

Obituary: Joyce "Jessie" Seeman

Tuesday, March 5

Obituary for Arthur Grant Miller

Carson woman tells story of daughter's death on Montel Williams

Malpractice: Don't overreact

Science Fairs: Is there, like, any escape?

City needs more dispatchers, other public safety workers

Exhibitionist closes door after 26 years

Vigil set for missing man

Writ unseats two Storey district board members

Obituary for Jeanne Gustafson

Woman accused in carjacking babynapping appears in court

What's in a name? Sometimes, a little too much

A site worth considering

Deer Run fairgrounds NOT IN Ambrose Park, NEAR Ambrose Park

Local groups stumping for city funds

Gun, dope snagged in traffic stop

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Boy's death a wakeup call for parents

Obituary -- Virginia Kizer

Obituary -- James Musto

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Obituary -- Theresa D. Forinash

Monday, March 4

Millennium quilt unveiled

Carson-Tahoe Hospital Sponsors Food Drive During National Nutrition Month

Greg Smith's transformation

Youth Center will cost more

Regional youth center flourishing

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Saturday, March 2

Obituary Robert Theodore Nahas

Future of Bordewich-Bray Elementary School to be decided

Carson fifth in Nevada State Spelling Bee

PRESIDENT BUSH'S "AXIS OF EVIL"

Carson school faces decision because of mold

Grandma Moses and Maven and good bye to some bird doggers

Micah Bobo excels

Obituary Todd Lee Quenemon

Carson City Republican Women select "Woman of the Year"

Bus to expand to Indian Hills, Stateline by summer

Five injured in Genoa Lane wreck

Obituary Virginia E. Trathen

Counties looking to share grant writer

Friday, March 1

Footbagging to fitness

Baley plays for parents

State workers' Diners Card debts being paid off

Dr. Seuss' books come alive

Unclaimed property nets state $6.7 million

Dropout rate at lowest since reports began

Obituary Nathan Julius Grosvenor

Obituary Edwin Watson Stockly Sr.

Obituary -- Winston Sellers

Obituary -- Marguerite Tate Patton

Obituary -- Anthony Ralph "Tony" Shane

Obituary -- Helen Eliethe Slade

Gliding accident unfounded

Lyon County investigates phone scan

Planning for future recreational needs in Lyon

Criminal charges in Minden explosion

Concerned Citizens want to sue

Southern Nevada payback extension denied

Regents don't want to balance budget by killing estate tax fund

Man charged in theft at day care

Playboy bunnies bar hopping for egg hunt

City looks near river for potential fairgrounds site