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2C WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2004 Lottery TurkmenVisitors thought of Nevada as desert FromIC The farms and ranches that bloom amid Nevada's vast desert stretches surprised the three Turkmen. "We heard Nevada was generally a desert state of the United States," said Hoshgeldy Bekdur-diyev, interpreter for the film's producer-director Murad Ora-zov and cameraman Geregeli Hanmamedov. "But actually it is not like a desert," Bekdurdiyev said. "We were impressed with the development of agriculture and the good quality of the foods. "We have learned a lot about the water problems that face the state here," he said.

"The same problems have been in our country also, and we learned a little bit about how to use the water better." Turkmenistan's largest crops are cotton and grain, but Bekdurdiyev said one of the country's greatest sources of pride is its Akhal-Teke horses, with the gold-colored ones the most sought after. "Yes, our horses are one of the best type of horse species in the world," he said. "If you have seen them, they have a very shiny coat and golden. Our president (Saparmurat Turkmenbashi) makes a great effort to make the care of them up to date." Lindley, whose Washoe Valley ranch will be one of the Nevada -v)V i i I' I It. i 1 Mm.

1 J. Marilyn NewtonReno Gazette-Journal HORSE WORK: Geregeli Hanmamedov, second from right, a cameraman from Turkmenistan, films Michelle Lindley working with a horse at a Washoe Valley horse ranch. At right is A. Alan Otto, with the State Department. agricultural businesses featured she said.

"They're similar to Ara- for endurance and their shiny in the Turkmenistan documen- bians but with a little plainer coats, which have a metallic Bekdurdiyev said a horse head. It's hard to get them into sheen, Lindley said. ing facility recently opened in breed. this country." "Their coats are very short and Turkmenistan's capital city of "They're incredible horses," Akhal-Teke horses are known fine and in all ranges of gold, Ashgabat. PetitionsRollback effort misses deadline Air racesSeminar costs $750 Dally 3 Fantasy Five Tuesday Early: 7, 7, 5 Late: 5, 8,4 Tuesday's picks: 2, 6, 11, 21, 23 Jackpots Megabucks $9,452,000 Quartermanla $230,000 Regis Cash Club $1,668,000 Wheel of Fort.

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He did not know how the accident occurred. The injured person was picked up by a Care Flight helicopter and flown to Washoe Medical Center. Dixon said names and further details were not available. HANEvent in 1 8th year From 1C Moss said Saville submitted his letter of retirement in March to the board of directors of Hot August Nights. She said a national recruiting company has been hired to find Saville's replacement.

This is the 1 8th year for Hot August Nights, which features cars and music from the 1950s and '60s, filling downtown streets and casino parking lots in Reno-Sparks with automobiles and spectators. "I have nad the opportunity to plan the last eight events and I feel that now is the time to give someone else the opportunity to build on the solid foundation of Hot August Nights and develop new ideas," Saville said in his statement. those of Cashell, who said he was frustrated with waiting for the bankruptcy issue to work its way through court. "I really would like to see us get very serious about this piece of property, then I'll find another one," Cashell said. SIX SUBMITTED PETITIONS Six petitions have been turned in to have signatures verified.

They are measures to: Require lawmakers to fund education at the national average of per-pupil spending. Require lawmakers to fund education before any other part of the state budget. Raise Nevada's minimum wage to $1 above the federal minimum wage of $5.15. Roll back casualty insurance rates 20 percent that also could eliminate caps on jury awards for economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits. Make lawyers who file frivolous lawsuits responsible for any fines or fees that result from the litigation.

Make it legal for adults to possess one ounce of marijuana and would stiffen penalties for driving under the influence of the drug and for giving marijuana to minors. FromIC Dan Burk, Washoe County voter registrar, said his office received a call that Assemblywoman Sharron Angle, R-Reno, who organized the effort, would be turning in the signatures. But she did not make it before the office closed at 5 p.m., he said. It's too late now," he said ust after 5 p.m. Angle could not be reached for comment.

To qualify for the ballot, petition backers must turn in signatures equal to 10 percent of those who voted in the 2002 election in 13 of Nevada's 17 counties. County clerks and voter registrars across the state must count the signatures, then verify that 5 percent are valid FromIC For a $750 seminar entry fee, Williams and the others will get morning coffee and doughnuts, lunch, a cap, a monogrammed shirt, a patch, a certificate and a party. Flying is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m.

to 3 p.m. Sunday. RARA does not encourage spectators, but the airport will remain open to the public. Seminar students and instructors represent all six racing classes: Biplane, F-l, T-6, Sport, Unlimited and Jet. Previously the Jet class was just a demonstration, but RARA now has opened it to competition with a $51,000 purse, Putnam said.

However, Jet planes this year CliftonCoach helped capture woman's attacker in '63 DETAILS What 41st National Championship Air Races and Air Show When: Sept. 16-19. Where: Reno Stead Airport. Tickets: They can be ordered by calling the Reno Air Racing Association between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

weekdays at 972-6663 or Ticketmasterat 787-8497. On the Internet, visit www.airrace.org or www.ticketmaster.com. will be restricted to only L-39s, she said. RARA has upped the purses for all classes by $98,000. The total this year will be another record of $1.1 million.

at the University of Nevada who died Tuesday, had some great moments on the court, but one of his greatest assists at the university had nothing to do with basketball. In 1963, Spencer and his wife, Maureen, were dorm supervisors at one of the campus residence halls. In the early morning hours of Feb. 6, a male intruder entered one of the dorm rooms and attacked a female student. Her screams "It's an excellent structure that's there.

It may not look good cosmetically, but it's an excellent structure, and it would be good for a number of purposes," Ringstad said. While the former Sundowner Hotel Casino is being converted into condominiums and retail space, the Kings Inn building is not suitable for a similar purpose, said Ferenc Szony, who runs The Sands Re of petitions that his office must verify is straining his resources. a week's pass to Fit As A Fiddle. The drawing will be July 1. All proceeds go to WARF, a nonprofit animal-rescue organization.

For more information about the quilt, call 284-8844. For more information about WARF, visit its Web site at www.tahoewarf.com. Guy Clifton's Real Nevada column runs Wednesdays and Sundays. He can be reached at 788-6337 or gcliftonrgj.com. FromIC 2 "This is the first time in our history that we've had to reschedule a meeting," club I member Harry Spencer said.

It leads one to wonder what the late Don Dondero, who founded the G.O.D. Club, might say. "He'd tell Bush to come and join us for lunch," Spencer said. JACK THE HERO: Jack Spencer, the longtime basketball coach awakened her roommate, who chased the intruder from the room. Jack Spencer also was alerted by the screams and caught the intruder as he ran down a stairwell.

Spencer put a headlock on the suspect, who stomped on Spencer's bare feet until the coach wrestled him to the ground. A number of coeds then came to Spencer's aid and sat on the suspect until police arrived to take him to jail. gency Casino Hotel across Arlington Avenue from the Kings Inn. "It's probably best brought down and used for its real estate value," Szony said. Cashell said the land would be valuable as additional parking downtown, making up for parking spaces other businesses lost to the train trench.

GMFC shuttered the Kings Inn in 1 986, and the building has BlightKings Inn building not condos, expert says something that not only locals are so wellaware of as they drive along Arlington (Avenue)," Szony said. "It's very difficult to take pride in downtown when some of our most visible symbols are negative ones." Szony's comments echoed Each oWoa indpndny Robin i i i 1 Coons village 849-8500 REALTY TaII 1CA IIIO your docks in from registered voters. Burk said the record number WIN A QUILT, HELP RESCUED ANIMALS: The Wylie Animal Rescue Foundation, better known as WARF, is holding a drawing for a handmade quilt. The quilt, featuring images of dogs and cats, is displayed at Fit As A Fiddle women's workout center in the Plumbgate Shopping Center at Plumb Lane and Arlington Avenue in Reno. Tickets are $5 each or six for $20.

Ticket buyers will receive suitable for been vacant ever since. Nationwide Capital Services boughtthe property for $3.2 million in 2000, but never developed it before filing for bankruptcy. Szony said the Kings Inn has been a blight on downtown for nearly two decades, and he is optimistic that the mayor and the City Council are getting serious about addressing the problem. "It's a shame because it's a row! Davtime cops jomalleyrgj.com, (775) 788-6331 Lanlta Powers Higher education, general assignment lpowersrgj.com, (775) 788-6343 Carta Roccapriora Education, general assignment croccaprrgj.com, (775) 788-6413 Susai Voyles Washoe County government Svoylesrgj.com, (775) 788-6403 CAPIT01 BUREAU Anjeanette Damsa State house reporter adamonrgj.com a fee Jean Collins Makes It Happen! ownad end operated will sell your house or ERA will buy If" ERA Realty Central Independently Owned Operated FromIC While Nationwide Capital Services lost its appeal for bankruptcy protection, it defaulted on its mortgage pay-r ments on the Kings Inn proper-T ty, according to Todd Ringstad, lawyer for former owner GMFC Inc. That company, which holds a lien on the prop-t erty, is foreclosing on the loan and likely will own the build- ing again in two months, he said.

Nationwide Capital Services officials could not be reached i for comment. Its telephone in Oakland, was disconnected. Complicating the city's prob-Iem is that GMFC also has filed si for Chapter 11 reorganization, stalling the city's plan to ac- quire the land by eminent do-main. A bankruptcy court judge rejected the city's appeal to let condemnation move for- ward. Ringstad said current owner Nationwide Capital Service is responsible for maintaining the property, but that responsibili-ty will shift when GMFC com- pletes its foreclosure.

"GMFC has every intention Jof putting the property in a con-edition that's acceptable to the city," Ringstad said. He said GMFC is considering several redevelopment plans for the property once it owns it again, including selling i it to the city. RenoGazette-Journal Wt WAKT TO HEAR FROM YOU Mail: City news section, Reno Gazette-Journal, P.O. Box 22000, Reno NV 89520-2000. Fax (775) 788-6458.

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