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Nevada Briefing A daily look at people and events rnaking news in Nevada. WEDNESDAY 2B NOVEMBER 11, 1992 during the 1991 Legislature. The GOP delegation also picked Assemblyman Bill Gregory of Las Vegas as assistant minority leader and Assemblyman Jim Gibbons of Reno as minority whip. The Assembly was split 22-20 Democrat-Republican during the 1991 Legislature. And former Assemblywoman Pat Little, D-North Las Vegas, often sided with Republicans to create a deadlock.

ttcS 1 200 block battery with a West ArroySfiwet, 500 block residential Thote'treet, 200 block vehicle burglary. Yori Avenue, 2600 block grand larceny. East FourthStreet, 1 400 block vehicle theft. Locust Street, 1 500 block residential burglary. Lakeside Drive, 6000 block vehicle burglary.

West Second Street, 1 0 block strong-arm robbery. UNR Monday, Nov. 9 Stead Facility money theft from room. Stead Facility grand theft from room. Police investigate drug lab Detectives are investigating a methamphetamine lab discovered in a West Fourth Street motel room Monday night, the Washoe County's Consolidated Narcotics Unit said Tuesday.

The lab was producing 1 5 to 20 gallons of methamphetamine substance, yielding approximately $250,000 worth of "crank," according to the CNU. The unit reported it found laboratory equipment (glass devices), chemicals and breathing devices used in methamphetamine production, as well as a small amount of marijuana. No other details were released. Boost for hospital housing plan A private campaign to build a Reno home that would provide lodging for VA hospital patients' spouses and relatives will get a boost in Reno today from U.S. Sen.

Richard Bryan. Bryan, a former Army Reservist, will meet with the Veterans Hospital Foundation which hopes to raise up to 1 million over the next 1 8 months to provide a spouse house modeled on the Ronald McDonald House. Under current plans, the spouse house would be located near the Veterans Administration Regional Medical Center in Reno and would provide about a dozen rooms for visitors who cannot afford hotel accommodations. SPARKS Monday, Nov. 9 Street, 2500 block Tuesday, Nov.

10 Street, 600 block destruction of property, fight, also warrant arrest. Reno fire victim remains in Las Vegas burn center A north Reno man seriously burned in a fire Monday night remained in critical condition Tuesday in the burn unit at the University of Nevada Medical Center in Las Vegas. Manuel Martinez had second- and third-degree burns over 80 percent of his body following a fire in his Satchel Alley home near the University or Nevada, Reno. Investigators say Martinez may have fallen asleep while smoking. Office building fire probed Investigators were trying to determine the cause of a fire in a vacant suite in an office building at the corner of Stead boulevard and Silver Lake Road Tuesday night.

A Reno Fire Department spokesperson said the 9:30 p.m. blaze caused only moderate damage. Missing girl at nearby house While 1 5 Reno police officers and two aircraft searched northwest Reno for a missing 5-year-old girl Tuesday she was in a neighbor's house, police said. "She was attracted by a dog into the house," Lt. George Maskaly said.

He said the neighbors were not home and he did not know how she got in. The unidentified girl, described as having a learning disability, disappeared on Glen Aulin Way. Although it was early afternoon, police feared she might succumb to freezing temperatures if she were not found before sunset. Ground searchers were aided by a police airplane, which had been seized in a drug case, and by a Channel 8 helicopter, Maskaly said. TRUCKEE MEADOWS F.P.D Nov.

9, 1992 1-1 7 p.m. East end of Sixth vehicle fire. 4-54 p.m. 5400 W. Fourth brush fire.

1 1:33 p.m. Dandini and Clearacre, vehicle accident. RENO Monday, Nov. 9 Aitken Street, 500 block vehicle burglary. Amarak Way, 1 800 block attempted residential burglary.

Devon Drive, 700 block grand larceny. Dickerson Road, 2500 block vehicle burglary. Keystone Avenue, 1 000 block robbery. Kings Row, 3400 block grand larceny. Newport Lane, 600 block battery with a deadly weapon.

North Sierra Street, 300 block vehicle burglary. North Sierra Street, 500 block two vehicle burglaries. North Arlington Avenue, 500 block vehicle burglary. South Virginia Street, 3 1 00 block two vehicle burglaries. South Virginia Street, 2700 block grand larceny.

South Virginia Street, 2900 block armed robbery. Pineridge Drive, 1 000 block attempted GOP picks minority leader CARSON CITY Assemblyman John Marvel, R-Battle Mountain, has been picked as minority leader by lower house Republicans, who lost seven seats this year. Marvel, who has served in the Assembly since 1 979, was the unanimous choice of the 1 3-member delegation to take over the post held by Assemblyman Jim McGaughey, R-Las Vegas, Inmate population Tuesday morning: 744. Capacity: 559. Bookings previous 24 hours: 35.

Bookings Included: DUI, spousal battery, drugs, obtaining money under false pretenses, contributing to delinquency of minor, 1 bomb threat, other miscellaneous. E. jMlliams St. I i395) Washington St. cCarran Baring i Plumb 1- SW RENO 1 Huffaker NEIGHBORHOOD EWS WATCH A quick look at what's happening close to home and down the block.

To provide information or to join our Neighborhood News Watch Team, call 788-6397, or fax 788-6458, weekdays and talk to City Editor Pat Harrison or Assistant City Editor Francis X. Mullen Jr. CARSON CITY Capitol building Fifth St. on Nov. 21 and Dec.

12. Instructor Tom Fitzgerald will show you how to control your energy, see auras, and how to use your premonitions. The cost is $35 per person. Plan to bring a lunch; sodas and coffee will be provided. For more details or to register, call 828-7 1 94.

GARDNERVILLE Flu shots at food, drug store Prepare yourself for the flu season on Nov. 2 1 at Scolari's Food and Drug Store, 1 335 Highway 395. Personnel from Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center will be administering $6 flu shots from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more details, call 688-6 1 1 6.

SOUTHWEST Exercise at Moana pool Exercise in an indoor pool at one of two classes offered at Moana Swimming Pool, 240 W. Moana Lane. "Aquacise with Angie" runs from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Mondays through Fridays. The class offers light to moderate stretching, conditioning and toning and no swimming skills are required.

"Aqua Aerobics" runs from 6 to 6:45 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Both activities cost $2.50 per class or $35 per month. Seniors can participate for $2 per class or $25 per month. For more details, call 334-2268.

Rose Ski Resort. The program begins Jan. 23 and runs for four weeks, weather and snow conditions permitting. Youth in grades 6 through 1 2 can learn or improve their skiing or snowboarding with lessons by certified instructors at the resort. The cost of $98 per person includes lessons, lift tickets and transportation for the session.

For more information, call 353-2376. The play, directed by V.C. Theater and Humanities Instructor, Bill Beeson, is a contemporary and controversial look at the legend and conquest of the West. The presentation is part of the V.C. Theater Muckers' 10th annual season.

The curtain rises at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for children and may be purchased at the door. For more details or reservations, call the Comstock Arts Council at 847-01 11. CARSON CITY Psychic seminar this month Find out about auras, premonitions and energy at a Psychic Awareness Seminar beginning Nov.

2 1 at 310 South Curry St. The two-session class runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ZEPHYR COVE Tahoe board meets Thursday 1 The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Advisory Planning Commission will meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday to discuss environmental issues and Various amendments.

The meeting, to be held at the TRPA office at 195 U.S. Highway 50 in Zephyr Cove, will also allow time to hear reports from the executive director and members and to take public comment. SPARKS Oki program signups Nov. 18 Registration begins Nov. 1 8 for the city of Sparks' Ski and Snow Boarding Program at Mount VIRGINIA CITY Groups set play for Nov.

1 9 The Virginia City Theater Muckers and the Comstock Art Council will present Arthur Kopit's play, "Indians," beginning Nov. 1 9 at the Virginia City High School performance arena, located at Washington and streets. "It's the only thing I've seen that there's enough of." Mother has found heaven the other thing "there's enough of." (Rose Melia Ahearn, 83, died April 11, 1992, Reno.) Sister Maria Reno MEMORIES How to send us Memories Tell us about someone who lived in northern Nevada and was special to you, and who died within the last 30 days. Letters should be no longer than 1 50 words. i Write to Memories, Reno Gazette-Journal, P.O.

Box 22000, Reno, Nev. 89520-2000. List the funeral home and writer's daytime phone number, and the deceased's name, age and date of death. Editors will decide if the quality of a submission merits publication. Please send photo.

Questions? Call: 788-631 0, 788-6397 or fax 788-6458. She never stopped learning David Jonathan Lee White Tree surgeon HAWTHORNE A graveside funeral for David Jonathan Lee White, 27, who died Nov. 6, 1992, at Mount Grant Hospital, was held Tuesday at the Hawthorne Cemetery. A native of Susan ville, Calif, he was born Aug. 12, 1965, and had lived in Hawthorne for the past 25 years, coming from Susanville.

White was a tree surgeon and a member of the Fellowship of Believers. Surviving are his widow, Angela son, James daughter, Amanda parents, James A. and Shirley R. White, sisters, Heather White and Dana Tomilla, all of Hawthorne; and grandparents, Bob and Beth Chambers of Montana. Arrangements were under the direction of Hawthorne Funeral Home.

Paid notices CARD OF THANKS The Family of Rosemarie Rich would like to express thanks to all friends and neighbors for all of their flowers, cards, food and donations made to St Mary's Hospital Cancer Fund. Your deeds of kindness have lightened our burden of grief in the death of our beloved wife, mother, daughter and sister. We would also like to thank all the employees at Nevada Bell, for all of their support. of San Raphael, son Kirk Petzoldt of Reno; sisters, Phyllis Huxford, and Donna Golightly, both of Des Moines, sister, Agnes Sumner of Omaha, seven grandchildren. A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m.

Thursday at Truckee-Tahoe Mortuary Chapel. Cremation will be at Masonic Memorial Gardens Crematory, Reno. Ida F. FreitasVierra California native LOVELOCK A rosary for Ida F. Freitas Vierra, 85, who died Nov.

9, 1 992, at Washoe Medical Center, Reno, will be recited at 7:30 p.m. today at Lovelock Funeral Home. A native of Modesto, she was born Jan. 11, 1 907, and had been a resident of Lovelock since 1982, coming from Fallon. Mrs.

Vierra was a homemaker and a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Her husband, William died in March 1 989, and a son, Arthur, died Nov. 4, 1990. Surviving are a daughter, Ida May Mori of Lovelock; six grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at the church, with burial at Lone Mountain Cemetery, Lovelock. Paid notices orting through the remaining naoers of kmy mother, Rose I Ahearn, Hound a collection of her notebooks which reminded me the Doctor's Hospital, Dallas. A native of Hawthorne, he was born July 21,1 946, to Harold and Berdelle Russell Hylin, and had lived in Dallas for several years. Hylin received a B.S.

degree from Utah State University in 1 968 and earned a D.D.S. from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis in 1972. He received a master's degree in pediatric dentistry at Baylor College of Dentistry in 1976 and was on the faculty until August. He received the Annual Service Award in 1 984 by the Association of Retarded Citizens of Dallas.

He served on the Clinical Advisory Board and was dental services coordinator for the Nelson-Tebedo Clinic for AIDS Research. Surviving are a brother, Carl Hylin of Reno; and a niece. No funeral is scheduled. A memorial service is scheduled for 1 1 a.m. Thursday at the Metropolitan Community Church, Dallas.

Arrangements are under the direction of Hughes Jefferson Chapel. William Charles Meister Former bail bondsman TRUCKEE, Calif. William Charles Meister, 64, died Nov. 9, 1992, at Tahoe Forest Hospital. A native of Des Moines, Iowa, he was born Dec.

1 9, 1 927, and had been a resident of Truckee for the past 38 years, coming from Iowa. Meister was the manager of the Pasttime Club and bail bondsman, retiring six years ago. He served in the Navy during World War II. Surviving are daughters, Gayla Borden and Lana Richards, both of Truckee, daughter, Lisa Petzoldt of Clyde, and Gena Meister of her intense intellectual life housed in a failing body. What she scheduled from noon and until the 7 p.m.

vigil service today at Walton's Chapel of the Valley, Cemetery and Mausoleum. A native of Hartford, she was born Nov. 28, 191 5, and had been a resident of Carson City for the past 1 5 years, coming from Torrance, Calif. Mrs. Deeb was a homemaker.

She was a member of St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church, and the Catholic Daughters. Her husband, Edward Michael, died July 16, 1989. Surviving are a son, Edward of Southern Pines, N.C.; daughters, Carol Anne Rohr of Kansas and Kathlene Jenny Hubbard of Rancho Palos Verdes, several brothers and one sister (locations unknown); 1 1 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 1 a.m.

Thursday at the church, with burial at Lone Mountain Cemetery. David Baker Gardner Salesperson CARSON CITY David Baker Gardner, 67, died Nov. 10, 1992, at Carson-Tahoe Hospital. A native of High River, Alberta, Canada, he was born Feb. 26, 1 925, and had lived in Carson City for the past seven years, coming from Sacramento, Calif.

Gardner was a mobile home salesman. Surviving are his widow, Jessie Moore of Reno; sons, Gene Groves of Kansas City, and Rick Groves of Mound House, daughters, Nancy Groves of Montana and Cindy Groves of High River; daughter, Linda Groves, and sister, Grace Gardner, both of Sacramento; 1 1 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Cremation will be at FitzHenry's Funeral Home and Crematory. Don Lee Hylin Dentist DALLAS Dr.

Don Lee Hylin, 46, died Nov. 8, 1992, at i chose to save reflects her background in journalism (she loved words and phrases), her 60 years in education and a profound interest in ilk' vf Ahearn CoyM.Bilbrey Retired diesel mechanic BATTLE MOUNTAIN Coy Maston Bilbrey, 78, died Nov. 8, 1992, at his daughter's residence in Sparks, following a lengthy illness. A native of Monterey, he was born April 15, 1914, and had lived in Battle Mountain and Elko areas since 1 965, coming from Arizona. Bilbrey worked as a diesel mechanic for various mining and construction companies, retiring in 1 984.

He was educated in West Virginia and served in the Army. Surviving are daughters Debbie Smith of Sparks and Sue Pellini of Battle Mountain; daughter Judy Lancing and sons Bruce, Paul, and Connie, all of Phoenix, son David of Boise, Idaho; sisters Ruth David of Dayton, Ohio, Veenie Dishman of West Virginia, and Debbie Mede of Tennessee; 1 6 grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation is scheduled from noon until the 2 p.m. funeral Friday at the Battle Mountain Methodist Church, with burial at Battle Mountain Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Albertson Funeral Home, Winnemucca.

A memorial is being established with the Battle Mountain Cemetery co Molly Crimmins, Bank of America, Battle Mountain 89820. Mae Elizabeth Heintz Deeb Connecticut native Visitation for Mae Elizabeth Heintz Deeb, 76, who died Nov. 9, 1 992, at her residence, is CREMATION DEATH NOTICES LINDA MARIE (CHESTO) ELSEA Died November 7 in Houston, Texas after a lengthy Illness. Linda was a computer programmer. Preceded in death by her husband Douglas Elsea.

She is survived by her father, Joseph Cresto of Napa, son Anthony Bellville of Treasure Island, CA, daughter Winter Elsea of Reno, NV, brother Jim Cresto of Sierra Vista, AZ. Graveside services will be held at 2pm Mountain View Cemetary Wednesday November 11. tiii THE SENSIBLE CHOICE being a human being. I share a few with the readers of the Reno Gazette-Journal. Yehudi Menuhin in "Music of Man "of them usic of Mozart) "A verdant green on the slopes of an active volcano." William Hazlitt-Principles of Human Action 1805) A thing is not made more perfect by becoming something else but by becoming more itself.

(One actor's definition of his craft) "Acting is the ability to dream on cue." (From a profile of "Peggy, an 88-vear-old newspaper writer) An old lady was brought on an outing to the seashore. Seated on the sand, gazing in silence for some time, she suddenly turned and said: JOHN SPARKS MEMORIAL Serving Northern Nevada with Dignity and Integrity. Northern Nevada Memorial Total CREMATION includes: Removal from place of death (35 miles) 24 hours Prepare Death Certificates and permits Cremation Non-decorative Urn Arrange Obituary and memorial service 395 414 12th St. Sparks 331-1112 616 S. Wells TOTAL COST No ADD-ONS.