Print edition for July 2, 2003

Treniers to be honored Monday: The legendary Treniers, who have been performing in Las Vegas for almost 60 years, will be honored Monday at a luncheon at the Greek Isles sponsored by The Cast Inc.

Columnist Muriel Stevens: Bumping shopping up a notch: Savvy shoppers will find such high-fashion names as Dolce & Gabbana, Coach, St. John, Armani, Guess, Kenneth Cole, Tahari, LaCoste, Theory, Ralph Lauren, Polo and many more.

Euro baseball is all Greek to Theodorou: Nick Christensen; Las Vegas pinch-hitter Nick Theodorou has only had 20 at-bats this season. He's likely to beat that total later this month, when he represents Greece in the European baseball championships in the Netherlands.

Ralph Siraco's selections for Thursday's races at Hollywood Park: Thursday's card

Obituaries for July 2, 2003: Stephanie Ann Bell, 27, of Las Vegas died Sunday in a local hospital. She was born July 28, 1975, in Fort Ord, Calif. A resident for 11 years, she was an office administrator.

Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Book-signing event an unqualified success: Elizabeth Foyt; Hosted by Barnes and Noble Booksellers in Green Valley, the journalist-turned-author signed copies of her new release: "American Massacre: The Tragedy of Mountain Meadows." Deemed the largest single atrocity in American history prior to the Oklahoma City bombing, the Mountain Meadow incident in Southern Utah resulted in the deaths of 140 men, women and children, sparing only 17 children under the age of 8 years.

UNLV AD: resumes in, candidates secret: Steve Guiremand; The deadline for applying for the vacant UNLV athletic directors job came and went on Tuesday. That much is known.

Thursday's horse racing entries: Post Time 10 a.m.

Savvy wine buys: Available at Lee's Discount Liquor, $34.

Former leader of LV Jewish community Wallerstein dies: As a child actress in Chicago's Yiddish Theater, Kay Wallerstein played roles that were the opposite of her lifelong dedication to Judaism.

Summerlin expects 30,000 for 9th annual parade: Its Fourth of July "Summerlin Patriotic Parade," celebrating its ninth year, has come a long way from from its early beginnings when a mere pack of children rode bikes from the Summerlin Library to The Trails Village.

Columnist Peter Benton: Sponsor Appreciation winners announced: Peter Benton; John Creaney, director of golf at the Las Vegas Country Club, along with long-hitting "Cowboy" Coughlin, Rob Mantle and yours truly won last week's Sponsor Appreciation Day Tournament, an annual event staged by the Las Vegas Chapter, Southwest Section of the PGA.

Council approves tavern, but with restrictions: The proposed tavern is the first approved under a new ordinance requiring a $60,000 business license fee.

Big Nevada slot route to be sold for $127 million: Alliance said it will focus on its core asset, Las Vegas gambling machine developer Bally Gaming and Systems.

Editorial: 'Flight risk' needs close monitoring: By authority of the council, anyone who lives in a residential area zoned for half-acre lots may keep up to 300 racing pigeons on his property. In other cities the absurdity of such a decision would send people flocking to City Hall. Here, no one showed up to register any protest and far be it from us to be a voice in the wilderness, or loft, as the case may be. We even agree with the racers' point that pigeons have noble qualities belying their "flying rat" reputation.

Budget impasse could hurt state's bond rating: Although it was caused by lawmakers who didn't want to raise taxes, starting the fiscal year without a revenue package could still cost Nevada taxpayers, State Treasurer Brian Krolicki said Tuesday.

VegasBeat -- Timothy McDarrah: Atlantic City fete to reflect well on Vegas: Of course, Las Vegas will be well represented.

Letter: Need for term limits on display: First of all, the state needs to ensure that the districts represented by the 15 rogue Republicans do not receive one additional cent in state revenues for any of their local projects.

Utility sees power shortfall in 2004: Kevin Rademacher; Nevada Power Co. on Tuesday proposed a combination of long-term contracts and new generation plants to meet the growing needs of Southern Nevada electric consumers.

Animal Foundation gets 10-year county contract: Dan Kulin; Closing another chapter in the divisive debate over who should care for Clark County's unwanted and runaway pets, the Clark County Commission on Tuesday voted unanimously to award a 10-year contract to the Animal Foundation.

Justices forced to pull double duty: Erica D. Johnson; The Nevada Supreme Court's need to take on the state's budget crisis comes at a bad time for the Clark County judicial system and two of the justices.

Letter: Bush's WMD lie more destructive than Clinton's lie: President Bush, on the other hand, allegedly lied about something of great significance and great consequence to all Americans. His lies cost lives, involved us into a pre-emptive war against a sovereign nation with no involvement in 9-11, changed the rationale for war from destroying WMD to liberating the Iraqi people, alienated long-standing allies, increased worldwide resentment, didn't make us safer, gave terrorists an excuse for revenge and pale in comparison to Clinton's sex lies.

Local courses bucking golf trend: Adam Candee; While the number of rounds of golf played in the United States precipitously dropped in the past year, both the Las Vegas area and the Southwest region are avoiding the trend.

City Council to weigh proposed water rate hike: Henderson residents may find themselves paying more for water this fall, if the Henderson City Council adopts new water rates recommended by its utilities director.

Off-duty cop kills suspect in fireworks robbery: Jen Lawson; An off-duty Metro Police officer who was manning a fireworks stand Tuesday night shot and killed a would-be robber who pointed a gun at the officer and his wife, police said.

Editorial: A chance to end all the stress: The new board met Friday and immediately encountered Patricia Brown, a longtime housing critic. Her assessment: The mayor appoints commissioners and year after year they come and go and vote and talk, all without ever really caring about anyone who actually lives in the stark little apartments maintained with public money. Whether that's true, partly true or totally false isn't really the issue. The issue is that Brown's perception is shared by many tenants, a fact that has led Housing Authority meetings to become verbal free-for-alls.

Assemblyman Collins released from hospital: CARSON CITY -- Five-term Assemblyman Tom Collins, D-North Las Vegas, was released from the Carson-Tahoe Hospital Tuesday and said he was headed home to consult with his own physician.

Rise in factory orders beats expectations: The Commerce Department reported today that new orders placed to U.S. factories went up by 0.4 percent in May from April, the best showing in two months. The increase comes after orders fell by a sharp 3 percent in April from March, representing the steepest decline since November 2001.

Construction to start on AIDS center: FACT and AFAN have been instrumental in providing counseling and education programs on HIV and AIDS to adults and youth for many years.

Kids responsible for three recent blazes: Jen Lawson; A 5-year-old boy playing with a cigarette lighter started a blaze Tuesday morning that damaged an apartment building near Washington Avenue and Lamb Boulevard, killing a dog and leaving 12 people homeless.

DMV, controller at odds over suspended licenses: CARSON CITY -- Department of Motor Vehicle officials and the state controller are at odds over whether the DMV will continue suspending driver's licenses and withholding vehicle registrations from people who haven't settled their bad check charges with the state.

UMC may break even this year, official says: Dan Kulin; After about seven months in which Clark County pumped almost $40 million into the financially floundering University Medical Center, the top hospital administrator said Tuesday that if current trends continue, the hospital will break even by the end of the year.

Columnist Dean Juipe: Why shouldn't Schlossnagle leave this mess?: Dean Juipe; He makes it clear that he isn't leaning either way. He could stay, or he could go.

KB Home eliminates arbitration requirement: KB Home, the largest home builder in Las Vegas, has dropped a restriction in thousands of its home construction contracts and related warranties that forced home buyers to accept an arbitrator's decision in warranty disputes with the company.

Wee-hours opening planned at newest AC casino resort: John Curran; ATLANTIC CITY -- Odds are, you'll have to get up pretty early to be there when the first dice roll at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.

Track's future unclear after child's death: By Timothy Pratt; The Las Vegas Motor Speedway closed two of its tracks Tuesday night and canceled the first scheduled event since a motorcycle accident last week claimed the life of a 5-year-old boy.

Four on county board get pay raises: Dan Kulin; The Clark County Commission gave each of its four senior members a $4,500-a-year raise on Tuesday and set them up for additional raises every six months for the next two years

Court plans swift action: Cy Ryan and Jace Radke; Legislators will have the holiday weekend to work on their responses to Gov. Kenny Guinn's lawsuit seeking a Nevada Supreme Court end to the state's tax plan and school funding stalemate.

Retailer extends protections for gays and lesbians: Spokesman Tom Williams said the company listened to employees and groups advocating the inclusion of gays and lesbians in antidiscrimination policies. The policy change "unfolded by itself," and last week's U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down anti-sodomy laws was not a factor in the decision, he said.

Cabinet company sold: Cabinet company sold

Gaming briefs for July 2, 2003: RENO -- Hotel room rates in the Reno-Sparks area showed a hefty increase in May and occupancy rates rose slightly as well.

Water District to install leak detection system: Malia Spencer; The board of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, which is trying through incentives and rate increases to get Las Vegas area residents to save water, voted Tuesday to spend $2.14 million to plug its own leaky pipes.

New taxes mean AC casinos, gamblers will pay more: John Curran; ATLANTIC CITY -- Ante up, gamblers.

Holiday closings: SAFETY: Police and fire emergency services as usual. Administrative offices closed.

Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Dixon makes run for record books at Kansas: With back-to-back victories to his credit, Scott Dixon can match an Indy Racing League record by winning Sunday's race at Kansas Speedway.