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Stories for July 2005

Sunday, July 31

Challenged by SBC price cut, Great Basin Internet steps up

Beauty Zone opens

ARH to develop rewards program

Ty A. Nebe, Margaret Tarpey

Tom Traficanti

Night Out event in Mills Park

Helping others - guinea pigs - has its rewards

Bolton is not a good fit for United Nations

Religion in politics is just irresponsible

Josephine Elizabeth Riggs

Community briefs

Keeping up with the competition; car dealers look into city partnership

Calendar

Shurz man sentenced on fed rape charge

Airing of Nevada adventure reality show begins this week

Crime log

Suspect allegedly confesses to Mexican rape

V&T project conquers Overman Pit with 310,000 cubic feet of dirt

Sue Lewis

Wayward bear sent back home

Bessie 'Betty' Ella Flathers

Empire must improve scores for fourth year

Each Carson school needs improvement

Brothers assume top sheriff jobs for a day

Relay for Life nearly doubles last year's take

Crafters, vendors sought for Dayton Valley Days

Cool off with your family at Washoe Lake State park

Building-naming policy before board for approval

Gold Hill gets first major construction since 1980s

Lyon landscape ordinance up for public hearing"again

The signs that We Love This Place

T-REX: Touring Research and Educational eXhibit

Building firms drive demand for area office space

Carwil breaks ground first at Winnemucca Airport Park

Distribution center set for Minden

Northern Nevada Bank earnings rise

Intohomes Mortgage finds investors in boomer base

Diabetes drives demand

Eric Lerude

Jenny Tuohy

Melissa Terrano

Jason Martinez

Robert Schenk

Construction recruiting class to continue after strong start

Joseph Jasmon

Marie Gibson

Northern Nevada Med Board of Governors

Cort Arlint

Christine Adams

Jaclyn March

Island Ink-Jet opens store

Len Stevens

Brandi Benson

Catherine Harrison, Kirra Sibley

Big Brothers, Big Sisters board

DRGM wins printing awards

Mr. Gasket completes safety program

Rose Glen wins awards

GM helps TMCC

Tuscana Village is a mixed-use development

Upscale jeweler opens in Reno

Bayer sees big future in Reno

Underground mining jobs go begging

Sundowner conversion into Belvedere condos going full-tilt

Sparks Chamber signs Walton

Merdian brighten a bit about stalled Argentine gold mine

Thinking anew about strategy, EDAWN seeks consulting help

Holder reorganizes team of execs

Small company faces the big box store challenge

Saturday, July 30

Car Classic Winners

Nancy L. Bull

Better than Hot August Nights

One fatality in three motorcycle crashes in south Tahoe area

Festival tents draw thieves

Friday, July 29

Motorcycle driver killed in Tahoe crash

Crime log

Carl Huffstetler

Animal shelters filled with scared dogs after thunderstorms

Ranchers see major issues in river park plan

Crime log

Bear goes house hunting in Carson City

Community briefs

Northeast state railroad town of Wells tries hard to preserve its history

City's new IT director moves from computer revolution to City Hall

Missing Fernley girl alive in Mexico; alleged kidnapper in custody

Thursday, July 28

Fernley girl safe in Mexico; alleged kidnapper in custody

Protection order not a safety shield

Tracking those who recruit Islamic terrorists

Mother shouldn't have left daughter with sex-offender roommate

Former Elko doctor indicted

Crimes

Indian Hills General Improvement District delays replacing manager

Senators tout success on land, water and environmental issues

West Nile Statistics

Infant's death investigated

Website registration coming to NevadaAppeal.com

Nicholas Janakus

Nevada to get $1.3 billion in transportation money

Kings Beach sewage spill investigation ongoing; some areas reopened

Just leave roadside memorials alone, OK?

How many primary residences do you have?

Calendar

So. Carson subdivision opposition leads to code change

Calendar

Door to the past

Helping out Carson City's job seekers

No Big Mack Feed planned for 2005

Recent trout plants in this general area

Go into the outdoors this weekend to enjoy Mother Nature's beauty

State Wildlife Commission to set waterfowl seasons

Trout fishermen clean up on Carson Rivers in Calif.

Aug. 5 deadline for sage grouse hunt

Sex offenders can be rehabilitated, too

Sex-ed book now available in Spanish

Lightning fires burning in Washoe Valley

Wednesday, July 27

Dorothea A. Shaughnessy

Calendar

Local briefs

Bank of America contracted to send rebate checks

Moroccan Grilled Fish Brochettes

Shakespeare on the hill

Crime log

Keeping land-sale money in Nevada

More rain and puddles expected for the weekend

Memorial for girl killed on highway missing

Prison Industries board backs reality TV plan for prison

No new leads in missing girl case

New home sought for mystery mantle

Prison reality TV doesn't include get out free card

Silver Hills keeps focus on mission work

Calendar

Two mothers cry together

What student-athletes learn on the field

Tax cap savings

Hip structure and sources of discomfort

Energy bill heads country in wrong direction

Green Gardens - in more sense than one

Healing Time in Canyonlands

411 briefs

Tuesday, July 26

Michael R. Cashon

Helen B. Rockwood

Dorothy A. deHart

Human West Nile victim in Lyon County

Calendar

Does UNR really need your rebate check?

Anti-aging clinic to build near golf course

Economic viability of V&T touted

Who cares about syntax anyway?

New technology seeks to foil numismatic swindlers

Margaret F. Culverhouse

Crimes

Beers calls for cap on school administrators' salaries

Cory M. Jackson

Mom: He had this planned from the beginning

Help wanted at retail giant

Donate your extra produce to those in need

Contract for expansion of Dayton wastewater treatment plant may be decided today

Monday, July 25

Choosing the right extension cord

Christiana Eve Medina

Gaping holes in sex-offender registry

William B. Swisher

Ruth Eunice Sanchez

Hunt named deputy wildlife director

Officials to participate in televised planning discussion

State considers reality TV show based in a Nevada prison

High court sends Douglas growth initiative back to district

General manager appointment before Indian Hills board

Briefly

Memorial Thursday for teenager killed in Kingsbury crash

Amber Alert on standby

Crimes

Death doesn't stop the bill collector

Wounds beginning to heal for family

City Hall expansion on time, on budget and should be ready for fall opening

Old dog trying to learn new tricks

Dayton-area calendar

Registration starts for Latch Key program

Recycling from the bottom up: bison dung paper

Whatever it takes, don't forget your children

Sunday, July 24

Promotion offers classic car aficionados a credit card

Major builder expands to Reno

Investment firm Navellier complies with results reporting standards

All work and no play can make summer a dull joy

Two backpackers, three dogs, no bears, no fish and lots of mosquitoes

Charles M. Silver

School superintendent to recommend new principal for Seeliger

Company gets every student started with something in common

Community calendar

Ward pleads not guilty in Ranchos murder case

Kidnapping suspect not registered as sex offender

University looks for donors who have DMV rebates coming

Heat stroke: Know the signs

Community briefs

Crime log

First '05 equine case of West Nile confirmed in Silver Springs

Proposed brothel site near Fallon scrapped

Watch out! You may be sneaking up on yourself

Historic commission will decide on new Comstock District boundaries

Carson planning commission gets new member

What's estate recovery?

Gonna play CHS sports?

1031 exchanges chase hot market, in reverse

Downtown Reno condo craze

Angie Martens

Design district to draw still more showrooms

Retail guru joins Colliers "rebuilding retail sales team

Voit looks to be major Reno player

UbiquiTel rolls out wireless data service

Mike McDowell

David Archer

Robert Killion

Becky Murway

Susan Van Plew

SilverStar, Panattoni look for mixed-use in-fill developments

ZAP auto dealer plans Carson City traffic stopper

John Roberts

Kelly Wilmoth

Andy Backstrom

Big Brothers, Big Sisters officers

Sheri Russell

Jerry Vokracka

Credit card charges prompt DMV to take checks online

Dean Richard

Police search for leads in Fernley kidnapping

Saturday, July 23

Fernley kidnapper crosses border to Mexico

Ernest M. Throne

Amber alert: Fernley girl taken from home

Friday, July 22

Richard W. Pace

Delaware fire controlled

Fernley girl taken from home around noon Friday

44-year-old record for consecutive 100-degree days tied

Donald L. Campbell

Chris Rasmussen

Search scaled back for Donner drowning victim

Two injured in five-car pileup at Tahoe

Volunteers collect seeds to replant burn area

Fly-fishing spots available for men's cancer recovery

Don't forget - school starts earlier this year

Community briefs

Update: Residents asked to prepare for evacuation due to Delaware fire

Thursday, July 21

Cable provider sees more green slipping away with new law

Community Calendar

Lyon's transportation tax on new construction may be lowered

State ag department finds more West Nile

Macbeth comes to life at Tahoe

Carson student attends UNR Girls Math and Technology Camp

Teenager killed in Kingsbury accident

Memorial fund established for Hachenberger girls

Missing wheels more than just a stolen bike

A good life celebrated among family and friends

Robert Vincent Kennedy

Shelly Hachenberger

Crime log

Negligence in paperwork may finger owners, consultant in Tahoe sewage spill

Board does not renew contract of children's museum director

Delaware fire 50 percent contained

Muriel Batesel

Too many unsafe drivers, too many dangerous intersections

Come clean on Yucca Mountain application

Past Pages

Longtime cowgirl engraves love of West in her art

Wednesday, July 20

Supervisors uphold biomass decision; neighbors irked

Families mourn

Officials may reconsider landscaping ordinance

Judicial commission bars Clark County District Judge from bench

Medicare updates Carson City residents on drug-plan changes

Lyon officials OK funds in preparation for fire

Fires break out in wake of storm

Communication towers threatened by fire near Virginia City

Motorcyclist struck by pickup

Crimes

Annual 4-H festival starts tonight

Kenneth Hammerstaedt

Pint-size participants are preparing for a big competition

Myron Schlenker

Bank will stay in Virginia City

Carson's meth problem won't be solved overnight

Confirm nominee on his qualifications

Deputies investigating 'suspicious' vandalism at area pharmacies

Delivering a meal delivers peace of mind

Carson River is producing lots of giant rainbow trout

Hunting seasons open on Aug. 6

Annual four-wheel trek at Meadow Lake, Calif.

Calif. Hunter Ed class on Aug. 2-4

Cruise control

Gone but not forgotten

Two people found dead in Carson City home

Tuesday, July 19

Learn to fly-spin fish on E. Walker

Bryce L. Barnard

Crimes

Stepping out at Comma Coffee

Opportunity to improve Mills Park parking

Letters to the editor

West Nile confirmed in Yerington

Commissioners to review improvements at Silver Springs Airport

Call when you first suspect domestic violence

March is on for Nevada Day Parade organizers

Man kills former girlfriend, self

Officials estimate a week or more for Tahoe sewage cleanup

Mildred Mary Kyle

Robert Thomas Orband

Two women consider Churchill County brothel

Bush nominee fought and won Tahoe land dispute in high court

Como Street water main breaks

Fire restrictions in effect for much of state this weekend

Central Lyon parks may get new rules

Monday, July 18

Today

Hunters successful in second drawing

A very special, high-altitude location for escaping the summer heat

Today

Official says city won't lose out on Campagni deal

Lessons learned in the Constitution

Lyon ordinance to cover legal-assistance funding

Mail-order jail

Panel examines parking plight at Mills Park

JohnD Winters Centennial Park approved

Governor awards scholarship to girl who overcame great odds to finish school

Motorists killing bears at alarming rate

Sewage spill closes north Tahoe beaches

Community briefs

Clara M. (Love) Balmer

Jacqueline Frances Myers

Robert S. Coleman

Crimes

Genoa fire out; burned 10-15 acres

Haystack fire destroys Thunderbird Ranch crop

Traffic signal may not be the right solution

Little relief in sight from 90s temps

Annex renovation nearing completion

Sunday, July 17

Olympics dream lives on in Tahoe

Return to Burning Man: Few traces of 35,000 revelers

The 411

Crimes

Dog dumped on Deer Run Road neutered to enhance potential adoption

Assemblyman Hettrick considers not running for office again

Mom: Gardnerville teen made everyone smile

Jean Hitchcock

City trying to protect its auto-dealer assets

George A. Schaad

Richard Dean Hyde

State's primary election date moved up a month

Ethan Andrew Wedderburn

Anna LoFranco Formosa

When is this heat gonna let up?!

Remembering Mother while reconciling myself

Planning ahead will pave the way

Bridget Noel Chambers

Franklin Leonard Coonley

Fire in Genoa

Body of teen drowned in Boca Reservoir may have been found

We'll promise to stay in Carson for $3.5 million

Taking care of the needs of the elder community

Little-known state agency collects money from dearly departed

Think they can

Labor crunch

Kingdom Ventures hires accountant

Reno's airport authority earns an 'A' credit rating

Child Garden: Helping children blossom for 50 years

California Closets keeps reins on growth

April Sorrell

Don Butterfield

SCORE seminar

Heather Walsh, Pamela Runyon

Katie Morrison, Aiman Noursoultanova

Jennifer Legarza

Mike Draper

Michael Nevarez, Darrin Garland

Capitol City wins Wal-Mart store job

DRGM launches site

Intermountain Slurry wins biggest contract

U.S. Bank sponsors exhibit for children

TV production firm targets Las Vegas

Mass Media handles PR for new aquarium

International Nevada

2005 legislative legacy

Ex-development chief Shriver takes post with Grubb & Ellis

Eurodough

Arms dealers driven out by California gun laws

Oil and gas lease auction draws energy risk-takers

Manufacturer of slots set to launch operations in Reno

Lyon County to reconsider landscape ordinance

SpecTIR ready to add staff as private-sector sales rise

Ex-development chief Shriver takes post with Grubb & Ellis

Looking for Private Pleasures®? Reno IP auction house can help

Contractors fined for substandard workmanship

Teamwork rules

Saturday, July 16

Crimes

Virginia City gets taste of whiskey before breakfast

Sen. Titus makes 2006 run for governor official

Q&A Tuesday: Tiger behaviorist Peter Renzo

Friday, July 15

Crime log

Retro-riders rendezvous in Carson City's Fuji Park

Community briefs

Charles Stuart 'Reno Stu' Carmichael

Women's groups push Bush to proclaim July 19 national Women's Suffrage Day

Evolution of Carson City Ribs

Man severely injured by boat propeller

Driver killed in Stephanie Way crash

Thursday, July 14

Arson team scaling back investigation after no new leads

Pharmacy target of vandals

City parks officials consider renaming Centennial Park after JohnD Winters

Waterfall fire fountain dedicated

Crime log

Truck loses brakes, flips at base of summit

Calendar

Toyota dealership seeks $3.6 million in city funds

Wednesday, July 13

Web of support

Calendar

Taking some of the 'wild' out of the West in saloons of Virginia City

More on traffic

Half of budget formula seems to be working

Bryce L. Barnard

Mound House may still get horse center

Donald Hector Jardine

High Court rejects rehearing for Fiegehen

Charles J. Callahan

Helen Barbara Parlante

Fall registration begins at WNCC

Crime log

Fire a real threat with warming weather

Fallon man who stabbed llama up for parole hearing in August

Nevada first state to use 'e-checks' at DMV

Report issued in fatal air crash

Carson officers to participate in competitions

Pipeline partners

Pathologist: Wounds didn't cause death in Ranchos fight

Bryan honored for public service with building dedication

Documenting history through art

Green light, red light Traffic officials looking to link signals from Carson to Douglas

Tips for keeping safe while cycling this summer

Today-Friday

The transition to high school is coming for middle school students

Churchill schools offer breakfast and lunch programs

Cinderella dreamin'

Don't overlook importance of breakfast

Tuesday, July 12

Bryan building open house this afternoon

Old explosives found at Incline Lake

A July morning of mosquitoes, wind, snow, ice, wildflowers and heat

Alice R. Davis

Potter party charms children

There is such a thing as a free lunch ... beer, too

Laurabel Neville Hume

Calendar

Edna Perdomo

Crimes

Residents increase fire safety

Ethics Commission reports on past year's activity, elects new chair

Life goes on after Waterfall

Waterfall Fire: A look back

Edna Mockel Perdomo

Hasta la vista elementary Spanish

Ormsby House making visible signs of progress

Board of Supervisors revamps 'nuisance' regulations

Out of this world

Monday, July 11

Irish-dance school students will be performing with The Chieftains

Parole board actions

Joseph Edward Rutski

Fund-raiser pits cops against firefighters

Guinn says he'll back whoever wins GOP primary

Rural school grants approved by state

Yep, it's sizzling out there

Conservation prepares for dedication of new building

'Wild Wild West' at railroad museum

Calendar

Mario Vecchiarelli

Clarence E. 'Chick' Brunson

Verle Lyman Wilber

Board of Examiners OKs 10-year plan for cultural preservation grants

Wesley 'Jim' Baker

Lucille A. Miltenberger

Crimes

Sewage spews in Indian Hills

Mud Lake fire down to embers

Terrorism always fails, and it always will

Mound House event featuring bears, horses and dummies to teach safety

Nonprofit nursery to open in Dayton

Anthony John Clyne

City to spread around recycled water

Muggles rejoice at release of latest Harry Potter book

Traffic in Carson City

Sunday, July 10

Siobhan Mellow Dullanty

Carol Albert Fabri

Tammy D. May

Tax commission sued for open-meeting law violations

Gloom and doom ahead for nation, says local pundit

Amber Alert issued for two children missing out of Arizona

Washo Tribe sues city over subdivision

Body of mountain biker believed located 8 months after disappearance above Tahoe

Man jumps from third floor onto Hummer to evade officer

All in a day's work: Hiking up a hill to water saplings

Supreme Court upholds conviction of North Las Vegas councilman

Norman Dwayne Sigmon

Q&A Tuesday: New Pioneer principal ready to build on schools' strengths

Louise L. LeFever

Today

Dorothy Josephine Dube

Community briefs

Crimes

Mud Lake fire nearly controlled; mop up continues

Hearing continued after judge removes self from case alleging child abuse at day care center

Nevada high court reinstates claim against State Farm in car wreck

One of us hits the California social scene

BRAC missed the mark by some 130 miles

School union members accused of ethics violations

Carson downtown is timeless, so is its plan of action

Parents help parents in Family Support Council classes

Stop complaining!

Cable Connection relocating

Clean air plus wood stoves creating brisk sales

Coleman and Barker shift their focus to investments

After nine months in presidency, Furman leaves Reno's GameTech

Despite need for secrecy, Altair tells investors it's moving ahead

Zonta Club officers

Clayton DeNault, John Pratt

Wells Fargo volunteers

Boomtown top employees

Krump Construction

Alandra Porrazzo, Earl Peterson

Gregg Samardzich

BANN new members

BAWN announces new members

Governor's award nominations sought

Schultz Financial Group honored by Bloomberg

Tamarack Junction completes safety program

Tourism education sessions scheduled

Marketing health issues to men remains a challenge

Reno physician pioneers varicose vein treatment

Saint Mary's opens oncology center

Dentists, LabCorp plan offices in south Reno

Malpractice insurance rates up 14.8 percent

Quality control

Food fight

Laboratories at UNR, DRI seen as keys for growth

Travel agencies map out new routes to succeed

Water-wise, energy courses ready to begin

New overtime law in effect

Sierra Pacific pays its biggest solar rebate

RTC seeking business input for transit system

Topography a challenge to take Wi-Fi to Virginia City

Golden Phoenix Minerals gets mill in exchange for cleanup

Commercial realty groups to launch awards program

New faces, new places

Herb Trade leases half of first project built by new developer

Gilman moving to new headquarters

Technology speeds up short runs of custom plates

Private Party Cars to open second site in Carson City

Cooking up a mid-life career

Randi Thompson

Hometown Directory

Jan McCauley

TMCC foundation executive board

Saturday, July 9

Crime log

Soldiering on

Mud Lake fire effort wrapping up

The critic critic

Friday, July 8

Death becomes them

Crime log

Kathleen Nancy Todarello

Ted D. Bendure

Fire burns Alpine scenic corridor

Geological study could shed light on Tahoe's future

Comfort food at its best -- bread custard

Lake Lahontan levels high but declining

Thursday, July 7

James 'Jim' Irwin

Be prepared: Evacuation checklist can be found inside phone book

Crime log

Frances F. McIntosh

3 pounds of meth recovered in arrest

Waterfall fire's legacy not entirely negative

Raymond Brenner Jr.

Missing person found dead in Alpine

Mother of boy who shot friend sentenced to maximum prison term

Carson City leaders approve master plan concept

Buyer scoping out old Kmart building

Ex-CHS principal takes over Storey County schools

Fiddles and banjos to serenade Virginia City festival-goers

Students make honor rolls

More on London terror attack from the blogosphere

Wednesday, July 6

Community briefs

Mustangs get new home on the Pine Nut range

Second of four monthly picnics by a local sportsmen's club

Girl waiting in limbo for medical research that may save her life

Sacramento River opens for King Salmon on July 16

The toll: 18 families lost their homes in the first two days of the fire

How hills are faring after a year

Waterfall firefighters remembered and thanked with community college fountain

The fire came close: One family's tales from the edge of destruction

In a food fight, burgers and fries are winning big

Muggles and Harry Potter unite at library program

Virginia City poet looks beyond words

Take time out for you, before it's too late

'Lots and lots' of Eastern brookies at Tamarack Lake near Blue Lakes

Recent trout plants in this general area

Crime log

Vera V. Osborne

Calendar

Hearing delayed for 'less culpable' defendant in Ranchos homicide case

Carson City duo wins national title with toe-tapping performance

Linda Margaret Green

Sculptor says bighorn sheep are survivors, symbolic of the people of Nevada

Human remains may rest beneath proposed path for Roop Street widening

Another 'Angle' on property tax issue

Wild-horse issue about more than just emotions

The cost of open space

Tales of a telepath

NDOW conservation plan ready for public comment

Big challenges ahead for new public diplomat

Two California men nailed for poaching

These goats 'faint' dead away

Tuesday, July 5

Lawsuit filed over death of teen on Geiger Grade

Blaze shows firefighters they're only human

Waterfall statistics

Waterfall Timeline

For one Timberline man, it's too late to rebuild

A community remembers loss

Once the tears are gone, some families find liberation

Life goes on - rebuilds pending for most fire families

Successful session for Assembly

Washington boy writes back to say thank you

Pasta tales

Claudette Joyce Thode

Crimes

Jessie Marie Mason

Camp to teach communication skills to hearing-impaired children

Nikki Vramis Clark Hohlmayer

Community briefs

Today

Virginia Tye Cockerill

First rails in the ground for historic V&T

Patricia 'Pat' Main Amundson

Waiting for malpractice rates to decrease

Sen. Beers announces run for governor

City buys hundreds of hillside acres

St. Mary's: 'We want the center to be used'

Leonor B. Ponce

Letter to the Editor: Harry Reid

The $100,000 toilet seat?

SAT training donated to Nevada students

Band camp keeps middle school students practicing

Robodoc

Monday, July 4

Fireworks video

Sunday, July 3

Crimes

Q&A Tuesday: Girls' murders sparked area Secret Witness program

Celebrating the Fourth, Virginia City style

Do cyclists in Washoe Valley have a death wish?

Get some Hispanic culture during evening of 'expression'

Restaurant embraces Spanish speakers

Mr. Ed gets a pillow

Giant's footsteps rumble

Tournaments gorwing in importance for casinos

Banks begin rolling out remote deposit systems

Machinist match up

Air cargo woes

It's a sellers market for flying fish

Selling hay at retail

Spring opening planned for retail and commercial center in Dayton

Great Basin wins credit union award

Carson City airport area industrial condos

Bonanza earns safety honor

Firms grade themselves on their branding skills

Ichiban completes move

PC-Doctor Inc. executive staff

Jocelyn Zarubi

Ron Cobb, Bruce Breslow, Junene Cheek

Mark C. Held

Dennis Ross

Doug Fortik

Muckel Anderson CPAs

David La Fata

Rethink employee roles

The grand design

Nevada Newsmakers archived for live play online

Factoring company finds its niche with small companies

Caravan Tops celebrates golden anniversary

IRS charges Thermax executives with tapping

Saturday, July 2

John Henry Generelli

Crime log

Not your father's fireworks show

Frances E. Sands

Munchies are legitimate at the RSVP carnival

Friday, July 1

Carson woman's Disney display at Roberts House

Crimes

Community briefs

Independence Day events

A lot of country and a little blue tulle in Silver Springs parade

Bugs, bugs, bugs