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4A Reno Gazette-Journal Thursday, November 5, 1998 oecuioiu x- GAL, STATE QACES 1,100 of 1,100 precincts(100) Let School the building begin Reid rewrites history; Guinn starts fresh Wednesday morning quarterbackinj; on the state's two major races: U.S. Senate: Sanderson said the district owns land on Kings Row for an elemen U.S. Senate Hairy Reid, D(i) 47.82 208,579 JohnEnsign.R 47.71 208,120 Michael Cloud, Lib 184 8,034 Michael Williams, NLP 0.63 2,747 Noneottheabove 1.86 8,114 U.S. House, 2nd District Jim Gibbons, (I) 78.07 201,468 Christopher Home, IA 8.03 20,725 Louis 7.19 18,550 R.WinquistNat.Law 3.03 7,832 Governor 51.54 223,708 Jan Jones, 41.97 182238 'Chuck' Home, IAP 1.72 7,475 TerryC. Savage, Lib 1.68 7299 Noneottheabove 2.91 12,634 Lieutenant governor LorraineHuntR 50.08 214,692 RoseMcK.ames,D 3882 166,441 Dan Hansen.

IAP 3.98 17,076 Karen Savage, Lib 2.85 12225 Noneottheabove 3.75 16,078 Secretary of state Dean Heller, R(i) 64.77 269,996 MaryAnn Dickens, IAP 10.26 42,771 Lois Avery, NLP 5.77 24,061 RobertF. Brest Lib 5.46 22,777 Noneottheabove 12.42 51,769 Attorney general F.S. Del Papa, D(i) 50.35 210,588 Scott Scherer.R 43.64 182,510 Joel F.Hansen, IAP 227 9,504 1.8 7,542 Noneoftheabove 157 6,577 Treasurer Brian 60.88 248,552 Daniel H.Fytetra 9.96 40,659 M.K.Yochum,IAP 9.49 38,763 Noneottheabove 17.84 72,818 Controller Kathy Augustine, 46.13 193,921 41.17 173,095 JirnLee.Lib 3.44 14,476 T.F. Jefferson, IAP 3.06 12,852 Noneoftheabove 5.1 21,461 By Jennifer Crowe RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL Architects and contractors will have to meet a tight schedule to get two new Washoe County high schools ready for students in the fall of2001. It takes about three years to design and build a high school, but Washoe County officials plan to build schools in Spanish Springs and the North Valleys in about 272 years.

The third high school in southeast Reno will open for the 2002-03 school year. "The construction timeline for Galena was about 24 months and the contractor finished a few months early," said plant facilities administrator Dale Sanderson. "We're proposing a 17-month construction schedule and these facilities are a bit bigger than Galena." Sanderson said moving the sites, extreme weather or labor problems could delay a 2001 opening. The school board will discuss the sites Tuesday and a final decision is expected Nov. 1 7.

Voters on Tuesday authorized the district to sell $18 million in bonds. Part A for 1 3 1 million will build three high schools while Part will pay for four elementary schools and an alternative high school. There also is $15 million for older-school improvements. Part A won a 65 percent majority and Part had a 57 percent to 43 percent margin of victory. Part A had to pass so Part would count.

Sanderson said moving the sites could significantly affect the timeline. Preliminary plans havecen- SPANISH SPRINGS i SUN VALLEY 1 1 I O) Bid N.WcCattans SPARKS 8o; VB0-- Riff Tr: RENO S. McCarran '395! 2 miles Reno Gazette-Journal Until the schools are open, existing high schools will continue to deal with overcrowding. The district plans to continue extending the school day, offering more courses in the afternoon and early morning periods, school spokesman Steve Mulvenon said. "If we have more elementaries go multitrack, we will have more portables to move to the high schools," he said.

Planning on the new elementary schools won't start until the high school projects are underway. State Supreme Court Seat A Minam Shearing, (i) 71.65 Money mattered in local judicial races 275,941 23.72 91373 7395 278,996 21.63 81,609 5384 213,928 27.59 109.635 14.73 58536 75 286,485 19.57 74,769 tary school and is evaluating the feasibility ot building one on dis trict land on Vista Boulevard in Sparks. "That was the proposed site for Mendive (Middle School) but we don't know if that's the right place for an elementary school or not, he said. The other two elementaries will be built in southeast Reno and Incline Village. The long-range plan doesn't pro ject a need for a southeast school until 2005.

It takes between six months and a year to build an elementary school. The Incline school, a satellite school for the existing elementary, could take longer to build. It will require a unique design to meet educational needs, comply with the building requirements and handle the area extreme weather. The construction also hinges on a land swap because the district doesn own the property. Work on projects for older schools could start next summer.

There is about $80 million in repair work according to a recent assessment of all of the district's buildings. Whatever is not covered by the bond money will be paid for out of the 20-year plan, which pulls money from the budget each year. Work to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act is a high priority and could be funded out of bond money and the motor vehicle privilege tax, Sanderson said. of Dan was he got a little over impressed with the fact he was a judge sometimes. Whether that's true about Dan, I don't know." Siegel said Wong "took a lot of heat from letter-writers and such, creating a vulnerability.

Also, Hal Albright has strong UNR and other community ties and the public endorsement of major politicians like Kirkland and that was enough." The Hardesty-Polaha contest was the most expensive of Washoe County judicial races. For the reporting period ending Oct. 21, Hardesty had contributions, including loans to himself, of $231,689. Polaha's contributions, including loans to himself, totaled $108,179. Albright's contributions or loans hit Wong's were $48,825.

Schroeder reported $29,352, while Kadlic had $19,469. 70.03 2274 Frey, Norman 29.97 973 Commission, seat one 58.44 1,929 McKenzie, Carol 41.56 1,372 Commission, seat five Hi.Bunny.D 46.15 1,521 Krteby, Kevin, 53.85 1,775 Assessor Bishop, 100 2613 Clerk 60.82 2,015 39.18 1298 District Attorney 62.13 2,013 Osen, David 37.87 1227 Recorderauditor 100 2,864 Treasurer Comutt Beverly 100 2,827 Sheriff Dailey. Kenneth, NP 47.76 1576 Romero, 5224 1,724 Hospital Trustees 2 2,472 Hospital Trustees 4 100 2,348 Hospital Trustees 3 100 2,545 School Trustee SubdisL A Hexem, Arthur 45.09 1258 54.91 1,532 School Trustee subdisL Walker, J. Terry, NP 100 2,400 School Trustee SubdisL Costello, David, NP 100 2,454 Reno Gazette-Journal The Reno Gazette-Journal (ISSN 0754-141 5), a Gannett Newspaper, is published by Reno Newspapers, P.O. Box 22000, Reno, Nevada 89520 (955 Kuenzli).

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and people probably think he's a good sheriff and he knows, and I'm a criminal defense lawyer. But wait until they get into trouble." One advertising theme was that Polaha has represented criminals. Siegel said Albright, who defeated incumbent Daniel Wong, and Schroeder, who defeated John Kadlic, were helped by being well known and having long-standing community ties. Siegel said Schroeder being a past chairman of the Washoe Democratic Party and serving on the Democratic National Committee gave him a ready political base. Lane endorsed Albright in his race against Wong, who declined comment, because "he was a person who would not get black-robe fever." "He was a person who would do a good job," Lane said.

"My view Proposed high school sites In Nov. 1997, the Washoe County school trustees gave tentative approval for the three sites for the high schools proposed on the school bond referendum. Trustees will start discussing the school sites Tuesday and a final decision is likely Nov. 17. fl Spanish Springs high school site: Eagle Canyon Drive, just before the hill that leads to Hungry Valley, fj North Valleys high school site: un tne soutn siae ot uoiaen vaney i i urive, ai opearneaa.

FJ Southeast Reno high school site: In an undeveloped area, south of Double Diamond and directly east of Zolezzi Lane. Alternate Spanish Springs high school site proposed by Sun Valley residents: Bureau of Land Management land on Highland Ranch Parkway, between Sun Valley and Spanish Springs. Alternate North Valleys site: the mayor's park on Stead Boulevard in Stead. Source: Washoe County School District tered on land the district owns in Spanish Springs and Golden Valley. Some residents are proposing to move those schools to Sun Valley and Stead, respectively.

The Bureau of Land Management has land on Highland Ranch Parkway, a road connecting Sun Valley and Spanish Springs. Sanderson said it could take about six months to acquire the land and the Spanish Springs design would have to be adjusted for the property. The site in Stead is the Mayor's Park owned by the City of Reno. name recognition already." Former District Judge Mills Lane did not endorse Hardesty or Polaha to fill the seat he resigned to become a judge on a syndicated TV show bearing his name. Four years remain on Lane's six-year term.

"Either of them would have been fine," Lane said, adding he could think of no reason for not endorsing either candidate. "Jim Hardesty came out of the block early, he had a good organization, he worked hard and he prevailed." Polaha cited Hardesty's finances and coming out early for the seat: "The sheriff and the ad campaign they struck on, plus the money he had, made the difference." Sheriff Richard Kirkland endorsed Hardesty early and was used in campaign ads. "The sheriff came on with his commercial blasting me," Polaha said. "Kirkland does a good job 2 BaSew, Dennis, 42.69 1,826 Cassrtei, Robert, 53.99 2309 Commissioner, Seat 6521 2,789 Meadows, 26.49 1,133 Rogers, Donald Lib. 4.7 201 Commissioner, Seat Giordano, Charles, 61.52 2,631 Miter, Terry 35.31 1,510 Assessor 67.18 2,874 Reese, Richard 24.5 1,048 District Attorney Allison, David, 54.63 2,337 Hafen, Conrad, 42.45 1,816 Recorder Danner, Ruth Tipton, 33.19 1,420 Hammond, Mary Arm, 61.9 2,648 Sheriff HI, Gene NP 76 95 3292 16.92 724 Hospital Board, Seat 53.14 2274 Sortor.Verl.NP 33.63 1,439 School Board, Seat A 58.35 2,496 25.22 1,079 School Board, Seat 43.09 1,844 Owens, Michael, NP 44.85 1,919 EUREKA Commissioner, DisL 2 66.62 437 Smith, Christine, 33.38 219 District Attorney Beutel, Theodore, 7922 507 Lloyd, Johnson, 20.78 133 School Trustee 2A Adams, Doran.NP 41.37 266 Schweble, Deborah, NP 58.63 377 School Trustee 2B 37.48 220 62.52 367 Crescent Valley Town Board Hopper, Heidi, NP 23.89 59 Malay, Dee, NP 21.05 52 Trow, George, NP 30.77 76 Ward, Fay, NP 2429 60 ELKO Assessor 83.76 8,085 Garcia, Vincent 1624 1,568 Commissioner, DisL 2 Lloyd, Nolan 60.83 5,967 Mendive, Veronica 39.17 3,843 Commissioner, DisL 4 Fleming, Richard 35.07 3,334 Roberts, Brad, 64.93 6,173 School Board 1 43.09 3,799 56.91 5,018 School Board 7 Otheirn, Larry 51.01 4,409 48.99 4234 Sheriff Dickenson, Ron, NP 27.44 2,593 Harris, NeS.NP 72.56 6,857 ELKO T.V.

DisL 6526 3,863 34.74 2056 In 1974, a youthful, ambitious Democratic legislator sought a U.S. Senate scat against a venerable Nevada figure and fell a 624 votes short. Less JON RALSTON than four-tenths of 1 percent of the total votes cast. The Democrat had to ask for a recount, but to no avail. The margin of victory was reduced, but only by 1 3 votes.

The GOP victor Republican Paul Laxalt. The crestfallen Democrat: Harry Reid. Twenty-four years later comes a bookend to Reid's career, a 459-vote margin in the final Senate race vote count, finally arrived Wednesday morning after a phan-tasmic performance by the Washoe County registrar's office that gave Southern Nevadans memories of our own elongated 1 990 Election That Wouldn't Die. Compared to Reid's edge Tuesday, Laxalt won in a landslide. Just over one-tenth of one percentage point separated Reid from Rep.

John Ensign, who late Wednesday declined to concede because of the closeness. Ensign informed Reid Wednesday afternoon he would reserve the right to request a recount Recounts, though, rarely change election outcomes, although both houses of Congress have this unique power to decide which contestant to sit. But as Orange County icon Bob Dornan can attest, these are not partisan decisions. Both sides will bring in election experts to survey the results and look for anomalies. Whatever happens and Reid's victory is likely to be emblazoned in Nevada annals the North rose again for Reid for his third consecutive Senate election.

He nearly won Washoe County when he defeated Jim Santini in 1986, defeated Demar Dahl in the north six years ago and lost by only 2, 1 50 votes to Ensign here on Tuesday. Reid needed the north, and the north came through, a product of his assiduous work over the years and an effective advertising campaign that dissuaded all Republicans from coming home. Governor The Anointed One 1 ended a 2 12 year campaign with an exclamation point, an across-the-board landslide win over Las Vegas Mayor Jan Jones. Kenny Guinn becomes the first GOP governor since Richard Bryan forcibly retired Bob List 1 6 years ago. Guinn's Full Employment Act for consultants has been caricatured and rightly so.

But that phenomenon only creates a postelection competition for which of his handlers has the loudest voice taking credit for the win. It was Guinn's early start, his formidable fundraising, and his unprecedented grass-roots operation that won this race for him. Guinn won every county except Mineral, which he lost by 6 1 votes. Guinn will not have to wait long to show whether he has the right stuff to be governor, confronting an evaporating financial reservoir that has helped drench incumbent Bob Miller in popularity. Next February, he will have to talk about more than safe schools, ethics and school accountability when he delivers the first Republican State of the State since 1979.

And no campaign war chest, grass-roots operation or fundraising prowess will help him then. Those consultants might come in handy, though. Jon Ralston, who publishes a biweekly, statewide political newsletter, The Ralston Report, welcomes your comments and questions. Write to him at 2822 Ashby Las Vegas 89102. Or call (702) 870-7997.

Yr. Reg. voters Ballots Turn-cast out 84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 96 '98 91,001 97,162 110,563 119,987 140,701 147,931 173,300 167,026 75,326 70,379 89,348 78,943 115,511 86,012 106,339 95,902 82 72 80 65 82 58.1 61.36 57.41 fc Pasquale, Kevin 36.68 2,604 School Trustee Buckmaster.LOU.NP 16.01 3,904 Diedrichsen, Roger, NP 15.39 3,752 Jones, 10.04 2,448 10.8 2,632 Parsons, Rachel NP 11.13 2,713 11.67 2,844 Sloan, Pat NP 12 5 2999 12.66 3,086 Sheriff 45.08 3,067 Lawry, William NP 54.92 3,736 Mosquito abatement 57.16 3,387 Williams, Victor, NP 42.84 2,538 Mosquito abatement Kara, Norman, NP 23.02 3,577 19.64 3,052 26.42 4,106 Wood, Jim, NP 30.92 4,805 None ot me above SeatE D.Agosti Noneoftheabove SeatF Myron E.Leavitt Michael Powel Noneoftheabove SeatG Nancy Becker Noneoftheabove State Board of Regents District 1B Doug Hid 46.73 18,715 Larry Larsen 3324 13,311 District 3A rJorotriyGaHagherO) 9155 29,666 State Board of Education District 1 A Peggy Lear Bowen(T) 7029 28,752 District 3A David Sheffield (I) 9021 28253 Ballot issues Question 1 Conflict procedures Yes No No 235,935 (57.82) Question 2 Judicial disdpSne Yes Question 3 Court location Yes No Question 4 Nevada Day Yes No Question 5 Srarten Legislature Yes No Question 6 Water conservation Yes No Question 7 Government stores Yes No No Question 8 Senate president Yes 150,780 (37.37) Question 9 Medical manjuana Yes No Question 17 Term limits Yes No 171242(4227) Correction The headline on Wednesday's story on the Western Nevada Senatorial District race should have said GOP icon Lawrence Jacobsen had a slight lead on GOP opponent Donald Forrester. Ja-I cobscn went on to win re-election. Vol.17 No.

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Subscription rate changes may be implemented by changing the duration of the subscription. Want to advertise? Classified 322-2337 Display 788-6241 By Mike Henderson RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL Money talked in each of three hotly contested Washoe judicial races, political observers said. Jim Hardesty was better financed in his win over Jerry Polaha for the District Court Department 9 race; Hal Albright and Jack Schroeder spent more than the incumbent Reno justices of the peace they defeated, said Richard Siegel, University of Nevada, Reno political science professor. "That certainly was as important as any factor," Siegel said, noting community involvement also important in their victories. "(Hardesty) already had a lot of name recognition.

He was UNR campus president and somebody who has been an attorney for the Reno Gazette-Journal had a lot of LANDER Commissioner DisL 2 Cowboy, Rhinestone, NP 5.9 119 54.61 1,102 Rodabough, Kelly Ray, 39.49 797 Commissioner DisL 3 Bakker, Glenn, NP Jones, Titman.R Yarbro, Mickey, Duval, 37.62 767 445 827 21.82 4056 Assessor 51.46 48.54 Clerk 36m 63.78 1,023 965 737 1298 862 1,153 681 599 755 311 1,726 820 1,185 1,005 825 805 1,157 1,142 753 330 766 District Attorney Brown, KeHyCR 42.78 57.22 Recorder Fuier, Linda 33.46 29.43 37.1 Treasurer Estes, Heather, 1527 Powrie, Grace, 84.73 Sheriff Flores, NP 40.9 Kranovich, Michael, NP 59.1 School Dist Area 1 Burton, 14.82 1216 11.87 17.06 16.84 11.1 4.87 1129 Fortune, Hcland, Walter, NP SuSivan, Frank, NP Turner, Jersey, NP Wirrtle, Grace, NP MINERAL Assessor Hughes, Gloria, 52.83 45.11 Clerk and Treasurer Justus, Jean, 0 89.54 Commissioner 17.95 Funk, Ark) 43.74 Weaver, Robert 35.98 District Attorney Kunzi, Brian, 45.82 51.85 Recorderauditor Gazaway, George 4123 Hoferer, Christine, 54.93 Public administrator Pinner, 84.02 Sheriff 38.44 McKellip, Richard, NP 57.75 Hospital Board Trustee ChilcotlMax.NP 15.39 Erickson, Thomas NP 20.18 Shaw, Robert 22.69 School Trustee Burlington, Naomi, NP 10.28 9.86 Hamage, Barbara 12.44 Jackson, 822 Palmer, Reuben, NP 11.33 9.79 Wilder, Todd NP 5.66 Wilson, Dennis, NP 9.56 Question 1 Quarter-cent sates tax No 66.97 Yes 27.31 1,157 1,952 393 958 788 1,003 1,135 903 1203 1,840 838 1259 1,011 1326 1,491 900 863 1,089 720 992 857 1,464 597 HUMBOLDT Commissioner, Seat PERSHINO Recorderauditor Moura.DarieneE.D Schein, Robert, 54.36 43.92 Sheriff 62.95 854 690 Skinner, Ron, NP Smith, Donald 34.69 545 Hospital Trustee, Seat Carreras, Tommy, NP 44.94 706 Denier, Dale, NP 41.76 656 School Trustee, Seat 46.85 736 42.46 667 Big Meadows Cons. DisL 21.74 683 Vesco, Vance, NP 25.91 814 Lovelock Meadows Water, Santos, Philip, NP 33.13 388 Wilcox, Rodney NP 58.58 686 Lovelock Meadows Water, Gokey.MeMn.NP 46.5 545 45.14 529 LYON Commissioner DisL II 56.85 4,878 McPherson, Larry, 43.15 3,703 Commissioner DisL 3527 3,169 Hunewil, Phyllis, 64.73 5,815 ClerkTreasurer 6026 5,361 Fowler, Marlene 39.74 3,535 Sheriff Smith, Sid, NP 54.48 4,849 Thompson, Lonnie.NP 45.52 4,052 School Trustee DisL IV Bates, FayeE.NP 34.72 2,670 Johnson, Barbara 6528 5,019 South Lyon Hospital trustee Giomi, Deborah, NP 2424 1,650 1,802 Hanson, Beveryly.NP 26.47 11.44 16.54 21.31 North Lyon F.P.D 3126 Clegg, William 35.56 Gushen, Kenneth 33.18 779 1,126 1,451 879 1,000 933 1,052 880 943 1,010 875 Femley Town Board 22.1 Maynes, Scott Parsons, Don, NP Piper, William, NP WHITE PINE 18.49 19.81 2122 18.38 State Assembly, DisL 35 Lf Kuenzli SljS By Phone General Information 788-6200 Sue Clark-JohnsonPublisher 788-6202 Ward BusheeEdilor 788-6299 Kevin JohnsonProduction Director Todd MillerInfwmalionSvcs. Director Karen KokikoMarketing Director Carol A. PiercePersonnel Director 1 2 Evan RayFinance Director 788-6204 John ZidichSales Director 788-6236 Website http:www.NevadaNet.com Paper missing? Call 786-8744 before 10:00 a.m. weekdays end holidays, and before noon on Saturdays and Sundays.

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