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COLORADO GUNMAN TAKES HOSTAGES AT HIGH SCHOOL, KILLS SELF, 1C NOfiA ZETTESURNAL 7XU I SO cents 89502 General information NEVADA VS. UNLV TODAY'S HEADLINES LOCAL: Consultants cash in on elections, 2A September 28, 2006 Thursday BROTHERS WJ High 85 Low 46 SPORTS: Owens denies suicide attempt, 1B BUSINESS: Security programs take flight, 1D Sunny skies will continue FACE OFF. 1B Log on to RGJ.com for galleries 1U 8C PARTY TIME! me com from our staff photographers. Reno train trench project nears end of line with plaza THE PLAZA Features for each plaza block: Six trellises that are 14 feet tall and will span 60 feet. Four towers will remove smoke and fumes when needed from the trench.

Ninety shade trees would be planted in rows at the outer edge of the trellises. did," he said. "This has been coming for 20 years." Councilman Dave Aiazzi said the series of huge trellises remind him of railroad tracks. Each of 1 2 trellises spanning 60 feet would be planted with wisteria and trumpet vine to shade the plaza. Paving stones would be laid over precast concrete sections that cover the trench, with rows of shade trees at the edge of the trellises.

The trellises disguise a series of towers that are 24-26 feet tall. The towers are equipped with fans so smoke and fumes can be removed quickly from the tunnel if there's a train accident. The towers also help support see PLAZA on 8A new trench for Union Pacific Railroad tracks that cut through downtown. The $16 million pedestrian plaza, built with railroad trench and related grant and bond money, is the final part of the $313 million trench, creating a new landmark for Reno. "The last 10 percent of it is 100 percent of what people will see," Montage condominium developer Fernando Leal told the council.

"It's just beautiful," Mayor Bob Cashell said. Between the plaza and a new look for Virginia Street now under way, Cashell said the two projects are going to bring people back to the downtown area. "Just like the whitewater park BY SUSAN VOYLES svoylesrgj.com While San Francisco has its Union Square, Reno will soon boast its own Union-related plaza. The Reno City Council on Wednesday approved a design for a two-block plaza west of Virginia Street, covering the city's 5DECISI0N2005. Ex-president, son make stop in Fallon on campaign trail M(BKf WOWS to restore river reGt f4 mm Air Fred Turnier, a Reno consultant representing Smith at the Reno City Council meeting Wednesday.

He said the project also would involve a launch area for rafts and kayakers similar to the River Ranch resort at Tahoe City, and a pedestrian bridge over the river west of the casino to extend the Truckee River bike path. Turnier said the property retains its rights for unrestricted gaming before the council gave initial approval Wednesday of the West Fourth Street transit corridor plan and rezoning of 565 acres to mixed use, including highly dense residential, to see RESORT on 8A 1 I I BY SLSAN VOYLES svoyles(a rgj.com The River Inn resort property along the Truckee River on West Fourth Street is being purchased by Somersett developer Blake Smith and could be back in business after a 28-year hiatus. The giant A-frame casino building with a deck over the Truckee River would be renovated and a row of motel buildings demolished to build 200 hotelcondominium units clustered on 6 acres. The geothermal waters that prompted the creation of Law-ton's Hot Springs resort in 1884 would be harnessed again for a swimming pool and spa, said 'Mini til Tj KOTTSADY RfcNOGAZETTE-JOl'RNAL -4 Former President Carter, right, introduces his son, Jack Carter, on Wednesday during a stop at the Sandwinds Restaurant Sports Bar in Fallon. Democratic candidate Jack Carter is campaigning against U.S.

Sen. John Ensign for a seat in the Senate. Carters criticize Bush administration, Ensign ONRGJ.COM Log on to see a photo gallery of the Carters in Fallon. DAVID PARK! REM) GAZETTE-KH RNAL The River Inn resort photographed on Wednesday, is being purchased by Somersett developer Blake Smith, and the new owners have extensive plans for the property. The River Inn has been closed for 28 years.

former president also plans to speak with Northern Nevada's Spanish-speaking news media and Hispanic leaders. Tonight, he is the featured speaker at the Virginia Dem-mler Honor Roll Dinner, sponsored by the Washoe County Democratic Party. The 39th president was see CARTER on 8A dents said it was the first visit to Fallon by a president or a former president. "Hey, now we're on the map," said Surette Grives, not some hick town anymore." The Carters are scheduled to visit Reno today for a rally at 2 p.m. at the Manzanita Bowl on the University of Nevada, Reno campus.

The BY RAY HAGAR rhagafu igj.com FALLON Former President Jimmy Carter and his son, Democratic senatorial nominee Jack Carter, blasted the Bush administration and U.S. Sen. John Ensign for ignoring the nation's veterans, using an old wooden Veterans of Foreign Wars post as a campaign stump Wednesday. But the messenger, especially the elder Carter, was more important than the message to many Fallon residents. Some longtime resi Use of ADHD drugs often a family affair, study says NORTHERN NEVADA MOMENTS Nevada Writers Hall of Fame honors 3 authors Ann Ronald, author of "Ghost West" is this year's entrant to the Nevada Writer's Hall of Fame.

ADHD drugs were nine times as likely as other parents to use the drugs themselves. And if at least one parent and child were taking an ADHD drug, a second child was more likely to do so, too. Doctors have long recognized that attention defic ithyperac-tiviry disorder runs in families. si ADHD on 8 A BY LINDA A. JOHNSON ASSOCIATED PRESS TRENTON, N.J.

The first big study of the use of medication for attention defic it and hyperactivity shows the psychiatric disorder really is a family affair, with more than one person in the home likely to be taking the drugs. Parents of children on work of some importance, books that would compete at least on a national level," said Gailmaiie Pahmeier, University of Nevada, Reno English professor and chairwoman of this year's selection committee. See fuR story on page IE. Quality, importance and commitment. Those criteria led the selection committee for the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame to choose three Northern Nevada authors for the 2006 Hall of Fame and Silver Pen honors.

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