SPARKS OPINION Lawmakers should narrow, not expand gun-free zones YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1910 TribuneSERVING SPARKS SINCE 1910 Page 12 Volume 109, Number 11 Tuesday, March 14, 2017 95 cents SPORTS WOLF PACK DANCING AGAIN Cougars open season winning four of five Page 7 Raiders bested John Byrne/Tribune Second-year coach Eric Musselman (along with Cam Oliver, left) reacts after Nevada’s name was called during Sun- in three of day’s selection show viewing party in the Basin Street Club at Mackay Stadium. In just his second season, Musselman first five is taking Nevada to its first NCAA Tournament since 2007. The Wolf Pack (28-6) was given a No. 12 seed and will open against Big 12 Tourney champ Iowa State (23-10) on Thursday night in Milwaukee. Story on page 6. Page 8 INSIDE NEvaDa Weather...............................2 State Briefs..........................2 Seniors................................5 Lawmakers to debate school funds, Opinion............................12 Puzzles..............................16 Advice...............................17 Classified Ads..................18 inhalers, public records this week Legals................................19 By Alison Noon Here’s more on those and other is- cratic Sen. Mo Denis of Las Vegas says Associated Press sues at the Legislature this week: students’ needs are urgent. Denis, chairman of the Senate Ed- CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmak- SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA ucation Committee, is proposing stu- Follow us on ers head into Sunshine Week, an an- Nevada would expedite extra money dents with disabilities count for twice Twitter: nual focus on public accessibility of to public and charter schools for each the state’s basic support guarantee be- @SparksTribune government, planning to consider bills disabled, English-learning, gifted and ginning this year. For students who are that would make state wildlife com- at-risk student under Senate Bill 178. learning English or qualify for free or plaints confidential; mandate school The state superintendent of public in- reduced lunch, the base amount would nurses keep inhalers on campus; and struction will have the discretion to give be multiplied by at least 1.05 in 2017, 1.15 change the public school funding for- districts more money per special-needs mula. pupil in the next few years, but Demo- > See LEGISLATURE, Page 4 GET THE TASTE www.facebook.com FOOD NEVADA foodnevada FIND OUT MORE INSIDE THIS EDITION. 2 March 14, 2017 yOuR SEvEN-Day fOREcast today WEDNESDAY THuRSDAY fRIDAY SaTuRDAY SuNDAY MONDAY 73/44 68/45 67/43 71/48 66/45 67/44 64/38 Mostly sunny Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy Warm with clouds Cloudy Mostly cloudy, a Clouds and sun and sunshine little rain NEvaDa news bRIEfS Associated Press torney General Jeff Sessions sought Conservation Service says March 1 ing that swamped roads and homes the resignations of 46 U.S. attorneys measurements had snowpacks in from California to Utah. remaining from President Barack the Truckee, Lake Tahoe, Carson and SANDOvAL GetS say Obama’s administration. Many other Walker river basins all at or above Nevada lawMAkeR SeekS bAN ON autOMAtIC vOteR Obama nominees had already left. 200 percent of normal, with projec- ON ANtI-gay clinical tHerapy ReGIStratION IN Nevada Bogden was appointed twice as top tions calling for stream flows well CARSON CITY — Aiming to pro- CARSON CITY — Nevada law- prosecutor in Nevada, and served a above average through July. tect children whose parents enroll makers are endorsing a proposal to total of 14 years. According to the service, the snow- them in anti-gay camp and other automate voter registration when He was first appointed in 2001 by pack is keeping pace to meet or beat conversion programs, a Nevada law- people apply for state identification President George W. Bush, who fired records set in 1983— a year which the maker argued Monday at a legislative cards. him and several other U.S. attorneys service had “a winter talked about hearing that the state should ban pro- The Department of Motor Vehicles in 2007. with awe and reverence by snow sur- fessional therapists from attempting already voluntarily integrates voter Obama reappointed Bogden in veyors and water managers.” to talk people out of homosexuality. registration with applications for 2009. Parts of Nevada other than the Si- Most national organizations of med- driver’s licenses. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Ste- erra also have heavy snowpack, with ical professionals oppose conversion The proposal would codify that the ven Myhre is serving as interim head Mt. Charleston near Las Vegas at 182 therapy because they say sexual orien- department must continue to work of the office, pending a new appoint- percent of normal and snowpacks tation is not a mental condition, and the with local officials to register anyone ment. at about 150 percent along the Hum- method leads kids to kill themselves. eligible who doesn’t opt out at the boldt Basin. “Conversion therapy is nothing DMV. POLICe ARReSt MAN IN 11 more than getting LGBTQ youth to Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval commercial burglarieS IN Search-AND-ReSCUe teAM hate themselves,” Sen. David Parks ReNO AReA will have five days to sign the mea- DeployS tO HeLP assess said. flood damage sure once it’s transmitted to him later RENO — Reno police say a 52-year- The Las Vegas Democrat has pro- this week. old man is accused of 11 early morn- RENO — An urban search-and- posed the state urge medical boards If he takes no action or vetoes the ing burglaries in which rocks were rescue team has been deployed from to discipline licensed profession- proposal, it would go before voters in used to break windows to gain entry Las Vegas to northern Nevada to help als who attempt to stamp out gay November 2018. into retail businesses. assess damage from recent flooding people’s sexual desires. All Democrats plus one indepen- Sgt. Trenton Johnson says Darin caused by warm weather and rapid But it would ultimately outlaw will- dent passed it 27-15 in the Assembly Clark was arrested Thursday on snowmelt. ing adults and children’s parents from last month and 12-9 in the Senate on suspicion of commercial burglary in Nevada Task Force 1 headed late seeking medical professionals to con- Monday. the series of January and February Thursday to the Reno area, where duct the treatment, which opponents Republicans worry it may register burglaries in the Reno area, some of members are expected to spend at said would undermine parents and people who are either ineligible or do which occurred on the same evenings. least three days surveying conditions individuals’ right to seek wellness in not want to vote. Johnson says surveillance video in Lemmon Valley. ways they deem appropriate. showing a car helped lead to the ar- The task force includes 33 firefight- Senate Bill 201 would apply to psy- US AttORNey IN Nevada GONe rest. ers, a structural engineer, a commu- chiatrists, psychologists, social work- AFteR mass ResignatION It’s not immediately known nications specialist and a medical ers, nurses, family therapists and ReqUeSt whether Clark has an attorney who doctor. other clinical counselors. It would LAS VEGAS — Nevada is without could comment on the allegations. The team has been deployed in the not apply to religious counselors like a top federal prosecutor, following past after events like Hurricane Ka- ministers. the resignation of veteran U.S. Attor- RePORt: Nevada SNOwpack trina in New Orleans and the Okla- “As a clinician, you’re supposed to ney Daniel Bogden in Las Vegas. tHIS yeAR MAy Meet OR bReAk homa City bombing. deal specifically with medicine and Records Trisha Young, a spokeswoman for Gov. Brian Sandoval and U.S. sen- science,” said Sen. Pat Spearman, the prosecutors’ office, said Monday RENO — A new report says Ne- ators Dean Heller and Catherine D-North Las Vegas. “As a pastoral that Bogden’s last day was Friday. vada’s snowpack may be one for the Cortez Masto are seeking a federal counselor, you can bring in all types That was the day the Justice De- record books. disaster declaration and relief to help of dogmatic inferences that you want partment announced that U.S. At- The federal Natural Resources Nevada residents recover from flood- to, and that’s OK.” CONTACT US: SPARKS Publisher: Sherman Frederick - [email protected] (702) 525-2440 Managing Editor: Eric Dahlberg - [email protected] (775) 316-2265 Sports Editor: Nathan Shoup - [email protected] Advertising Account Executive: Manuel Berroa - [email protected] Legals: Tammy Creedon - [email protected] Circulation: Kristy Stralla - [email protected] TribuneSERVING SPARKS SINCE 1910 Sparks Tribune (ISSN 0899-9583) USPS (000461) is published Tuesdays by Battle Born Media, Contact Us By Phone: 775-358-8062 LLC, 155 Glendale Ave. - Suite 10, Sparks, NV 89431. 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March 14, 2017 3 FISHY BUSINESS City of Sparks launches new website design The City of Sparks, in part- linked to ensure content is nership with KPS3 Market- easy to access from multiple ing, a full-service marketing areas; and digital communications • Responsive design en- firm, has launched its new suring all pages display op- website at cityofsparks.us. timally on any device, result- A collaborative effort be- ing in a seamless experience; tween the City’s internal • A report tool that allows teams and KPS3, the new various departments to cata- website has a number of fea- log and publish large batches tures, specifically designed of organized PDF reports in for a myriad of users and vis- a consistent style; and itors – from the City of Sparks • A news tool that allows staff to ensure prompt and subscribed users to receive accurate updates for the com- frequent updates via email munity to citizens themselves.