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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2004 Lottery Flooding' We 're living on borrowed time' and is expected to issue a report next month. One preliminary finding by the Army Corps that worries local officials is that downtown Reno improvements, including the replacement of three bridges, might not be cost effective at more than $50 million. Urban said there's probably little that can be done to speed the process. It's moving along as fast as we can expect," he said. Varela said he's not so sure and that local governments should take immediate steps to complete improvements before nature brings more watery trouble.

"We think there's a potential for (a flood) to happen sooner than people think," Varela said. "We're in a pattern like past flood events." CFromIC "We're living on borrowed said Steve Wright, direc- tor of community relations for She city of Reno. "We have got to take the potential for this hap-" pening very seriously." The concern is partly based on examination of past drought and flood cycles along the river. Sig- nificant floods occurred on the Truckee River in 1928 and 1986, with both followed by drier pe-riods including droughts of up to seven years in duration, followed lin turn by floods that hit in 1938 and 1997. If that cycle repeats, another flood could be coming soon, said Steve Varela, Reno's public works director and a former flood control official in Clark "I County and in California.

"If it follows the same pattern, the river channel and otherwise restoring the natural riverbank, rebuilding downtown bridges that impede river flow and taking similar steps. "We can get flood protection, as well as make the river a nice place to be, rather than just a storm sewer," Urban said of the living river concept. But the change in strategy essentially created an entirely new project one that typically would take between seven and 10 years for full review and approval by the federal government, Urban said. Congress twice failed to pass appropriations for the Army Corps in a timely manner, further hindering progress, Urban said. The Army Corps now is reviewing the flood control project we could see a flood in the near future, in the next five years or so," Varela said.

"It's a significant concern of ours." Areas particularly vulnerable to floods include downtown Reno and the Sparks industrial center, parts of which were submerged in 1997. A flood significantly less severe than the 1997 event still could cause major damage, Varela said. Yet "nothing has changed" with regard to actual flood control improvements along the river, Varela said. "It's damned frustrating," agreed Paul Urban, flood control manager for Washoe County. But Urban said that when the estimated 2002 start-up date for flood control construction was suggested the year after the 1 997 flood, officials essentially were I MiningWants law to include fee MustangPassers-by saw shooting of horse FLOOD CONTROL What: Joint meeting of Reno, Sparks city councils and Washoe County Commission.

When: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Where: Reno City Council Chambers, 1 East First Street, Reno. proposing to "dust off" an existing flood control plan proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1988.

Government officials and community members decided they didn't like that plan, which relied heavily on an unsightly series of concrete levees andfloodwalls. A community coalition was formed that instead proposed a "living river" flood control project. That would ease flood danger by returning natural twists of put on all aspects before a bill to reform the 1872 Mining Law is put together. "I'm talking to people here and mining association representatives to deal with industry concerns, so we can address all the problems and all the hoops. We also want to make sure the law doesn't unwind environmental standards," he said.

"We want to make sure it is fair to the public and to companies, and we need to get it done in the next 18 to 24 months," Gibbons said. A number of bills to reform the law have failed over the years, because the mining industry and environmentalists were so far apart on the issues. With the support of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, Gibbons has established a mining law technical committee to advise him on mining law reform. Hoover Dam, James said. The federal government moved the cemetery to Overton, in 1935 and relocated the community of St.

Thomas before the area was inundated with the waters of Lake Mead. "The St. Thomas Memorial Cemetery symbolizes the human aspect of Nevada history, including Mormon settlement, agriculture, and one of the most remarkable engineering feats of the 20th century: the building of Boulder Dam," Jamessaid. "The cemetery also serves as one of the last tangible reminders of the close-knit Mormon farming community of St. Thomas, which gave its life for progress." FromIC Mike Holmes, a Nevada Department of Agriculture livestock inspector, said it was unfortunate he had to shoot the horse as cars passed by.

"I didn't have any choice because there was a fence line there. That's why I had to do it in front of everyone," he said. Bob Beattie of Gardnerville said he was driving by the scene near the Carson City and Lyon County line as Holmes fired a shot at the horse. He hit him, and the horse reared up, ran to the east, got 50 feet or so and stopped by a car parked there," Beattie said. "I thought the horse was going to maybe run into the CFromIC He also wants the law to in-Cclude a "fee" that would be fair and across-the-board, in-deluding those who mine on public lands as well as private Kland.

Spreading the fee out to all those who mine should 1 help keep the fee low, Gibbons IXsaid. The reforms could include 'coal, which now is separate from hard-rock mining, he said. "We're incorporating 'everybody." j. John Sheik, senior vice pres-ident of governmental affairs for the National Mining As---sociation, said the NMA sup-tports Gibbons in an effort to tget mining law reform within the next 18 months to two "years. He said the window of is "not by accident" "lout is the result of efforts by mining industry in the recent election.

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Dufurrena said she lived in Winnemucca when her child was in high school and taught at a middle school there that had 600 students. However, she prefers rural schools. There are no bells, no designated time slots for courses, and students and teachers have lunch when they decide. There's no cafeteria, just one refrigerator and two microwaves. "I love multigrade education.

It gives you flexibility," Dufurrena said. "We can do science all day if we ha ve to, or music all day. "But there are a lot of places you don't have easy access to, like this place," she said, referring to the museum. fJfl (775)224-5059 mm. StudentsRaised money HistoryCemetery an engineering feat A provision in the omnibus funding bill Congress recently passed delays the increase in mining claim fees for a year while the U.S.

Bureau of Land Management comes up with a tracking system for permits. Sheik said the inclusion of this is a victory for the industry. BLM raised the fee from $100 per claim to $125, but the omnibus funding bill provision requires the tracking system first. "They don't have a tracking system," Sheik said. Permitting delays are a key reason mining companies are looking elsewhere in the word for minerals and developing mines overseas, Gibbons said.

Only 8 percent of exploration spending is in this country, compared with 20 percent in 1993. Gibbons hasn't settled yet on a proposed fee level or fee structure. He said he wants in ON THE WEB A current list of historic sites can be found on the State Register Web site: www.NevadaCulture.org Nevada history is its role in the state's pioneering days and one of its most impressive engineering projects, James said. St. Thomas was the largest of four Mormon settlements established along the Muddy River in 1 865, and the pioneers resting in its cemetery had to be relocated to make way for.

the waters of Lake Mead after the construction of Boulder Dam, now known as Max From 1 Students raised money for the trip by selling candy to ranchers, neighbors and businesses. They saved lodging expenses by staying at Spell's former residence, which she still owns. They saw the movie "Polar Express" on Saturday, before taking the train to Winnemucca, then driving from there back to Denio. The holiday movie features a train. Bobby Hoenck, 10, said he's been to Reno several times but had not been to the museum.

"It's awesome. just amazing how someone can paint pictures this realistic," Bobby said. Bobby, a fifth-grader, said he has 11 students from third-through eighth-grade in his class. "I'm used to the one-room and two-room schoolhouse," Bobby to provide the very best in From1C The move was perfect timing. "After World War people "took to the roads and there was a lot of traveling on (U.S.

50A1-' ternate 95) and Hazen, being halfway between Fernley and Fallon, was an important stop," Harmon said. "So it reflects that "'period of history when America was recovering from the war vand getting back on the road." ''The store also is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register is the nation's official list of cul-vtural resources worthy of 'v The significance of the St. i Thomas Memorial Cemetery in 7" street in front of traffic." Zacha said Holmes had the same concern and fired another shot before the horse could bolt into traffic. Holmes said shooting between the eyes is the ideal way to put down an injured animal, but the location of the horse would have caused Holmes to aim into traffic.

He decided instead to aim for the lung. "This year I've probably put down a half dozen norses due to injuries to vehicles, or the Nile virus," Holmes said. "People need to stop feeding these horses. Between the feeding and the watering, that's why they're down here." said. "It's much easier to concentrate.

That way you don't have 30 kids in one class." Vanessa Juanes, 13, said this weekend was her third trip to Reno and noted one thing she likes about the town. "There are a lot of stairs," Vanessa said. "I love stairs." Like Bobby, Vanessa she said she also enjoys going to a small school. "It's fun because there's not a lot of noise, and I can help some of the third-graders," Vanessa said. Carolyn Dufurrena, Denio's third- through eighth-grade teacher, said the school bus students from as far as 50 miles away.

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