Vol. 3, No. 1
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October 31, 2005
Nevada's Online State News Journal
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The Buzz Around The Silver State
as compiled by our correspondents
The Capital (The Big One)
Brian Sandoval Benched For Life
(Washington, D.C.) --- The United States Senate unanimously approved Nevada Attorney General Brian Sandoval for a seat on the federal judiciary. Sandoval, a Republican completing his second term as AG was recommended by Nevada's Democratic Senator Harry Reid for the position.
A term on the federal bench is for life. Sandoval will replace Howard McKibben who is retiring. Sandoval was nominated to the judgeship by President George W. Bush in March of this year.
Governor Kenny Guinn has already named Las Vegan George Chanos to the position. Chanos, a republican is a southern Nevada attorney with little experience in criminal matters. His wife is the current state consumer advocate.
Adrian Escobar Chanos, just recently appointed to her position has said she will resign if her husband is appointed Attorney General. Although a separate entity, the position of Consumer Advocate is closely associated with the AG's office as well as the Public Utilities Commission (PUC).
All the constitutional offices are open for election in 2006. Chanos has said he will run for the office.
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Nevada Buildings Placed On National Register
(Reno) --- The J. Clarence Kind House on Marsh Avenue in Reno has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places according to State Historic Preservation Officer Ron James. James says the National Register is the official list of the Nation's most important historic properties.
The Kind House is representative of the Tudor Revival style, based on an architectural style found in the Cotswold region of southwestern England. The style was very popular in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s.
Reno was developed after the Central Pacific Railroad chose the site for a depot along the transcontinental route in 1868. It wasn't until about 1890 that Senator Francis G. Newlands built his home on the bluff overlooking the Truckee River that the area became very desirable for homebuilding. It is referred to as the Newlands Heights Addition and the J. Clarence Kind House was constructed in the Addition in 1934. "Russell Mills and Edward Parsons were prominent architects in the Reno residential districts in the early 20th Century," James says. "Their work can be seen in the Newlands Heights neighborhood and throughout Reno."
(Ely) --- The Post Office in Ely has been added to the National Register as well. It is in the Register for its contribution "in the area of government and politics, as a manifestation of the federal government presence in Ely during the Great Depression," said Terri McBride of the State Historic Preservation Office.
"The Ely Post Office, like the Elko, Reno, and Las Vegas post offices was funded through public works projects as a governmental response to the Depression," McBride said. The Classical Revival building was constructed during 1937-1938 and shows elements of the Art Deco style, often referred to as "Federal Deco."
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The Capital (The Silver One)
New Web-Based System For Business
(Carson City) --- The Secretary of State's office has announced a new online system designed to offer faster service for the filing of initial and annual lists for all business entity types. The e-commerce system allows customers to file initial, annual, and amended lists online and replaces an outdated system. For more information, or for filing, go to http://secretaryofstate.biz.
Renee Parker, Chief Deputy Secretary of State indicates that all transactions are completed in a secure environment. Directions on the website are explicit she says. Nearly 78,800 new business entities were filed with the secretary's office in fiscal year 2004-05.
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Lake Tahoe
Annual Hungry Bear Alert Issued
(South Lake Tahoe) --- Winter is coming quickly to northern Nevada and the black bear population is putting on the pounds as fast as possible. Some are well aware that the grub in refrigerators is probably better than can be found on the forest floor and there have been many home invasions this year, mostly on the north and west shores of the lake.
One bear is estimated at 600 pounds or more and is believed to be responsible for thousands of dollars in damage to homes and property in his quest for food. Most black bears in the Sierra Nevada are in the 200 pounds to 300 pounds range, so this is a big boy, indeed. A group known as The Bear League has even gone to the extent of hiring a professional hunter to do away with the predator. The bear was killed after ransacking a condominium near Tahoe City October 27.
Sources in California believe this one bear may have caused more damage during this fall than any bear in the history of the state. Estimates are in the upper hundreds of thousands of dollars. Bears are driven to eat as much as possible in order to survive the long winter's hibernation, and they play by bear rules not rules established by humans that have moved into their territory.
Several bears have been killed in traffic accidents in the last few weeks as well. One big 500-pounder was killed when he walked in front of a truck. The truck didn't survive either. Nevada fish and game along with California fish and game officials are patrolling regularly. Most of the time troublesome bears are tranquilized and moved to less populated areas, but when they become seriously problematic, they are euthanized.
People are often responsible for the bears coming into populated mountain areas. Garbage and trash not properly put in bear-proof containers are an open invitation to lunch for a bruin. One person was cited not too long ago for inviting friends over to sit on his porch while he put out bait for bears. Can you spell Stupid?
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Clark County
Pipeline Hearings Next Summer Or Fall
(Las Vegas) --- Before the pipeline can be put in place Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) has to have control of the water to fill it. Preliminary hearings might be held in January, hearings to determine how the main hearings are to be held come Summer or Fall 2006. Hundreds of applications for water rights have been filed, some water rights are already held, and across the state line Utah residents are demanding to be heard as well.
SNWA officials are being a bit optimistic when they say they think they can have water running from White Pine County to Clark County within the next ten years. SNWA wants to import 300,000-acre feet of water to the Las Vegas Valley.
The current water, 300,000-acre feet as well comes from Lake Mead but the growth in Clark County is forcing water officials to expand their supplies exponentially.
The first of the pre-hearings is scheduled for January 5 in Carson City, probably in the Legislative Building. There are so many protests filed that officials don't even know how many days it might take to hold the regular hearings.
State hearings before State Engineer Hugh Ricci must be held as well, and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hearings also must take place. There is a very real threat of federal lawsuits from water rights holders in Utah who feel SNWA is dipping into their aquifer.
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