With proper precautions, it’s OK to plant trees now

: We are thinking of planting trees, three African sumac in back of our house facing east and Japanese blueberry in front of the house facing west. Is it wise or should I wait for fall?

Weatherproof box takes shock out of outlet

: I have a light set in my backyard, which is plugged into an electrical outlet that has two silver flaps to cover the plugs. The system works fine except that I get very nervous when it rains. My fear is that the water will run into the electrical outlet and zap the system. Are my fears unfounded?

CLEAN SWEEP

Recycling is as easy as red (aluminum, tin cans, plastic bottles), white (newspapers, magazines) and blue (glass bottles). But what about black (fax machines), brown (motor oil), purple (cell phones) and gray (televisions)?

HOME BRIEF

Japanese flower group to start new season

Powder room’s small size lets you transform space into jewel

The smallest room in the house is usually the one seen by the most people — and that’s the powder room. In today’s lifestyle and modern homes, the powder room is considered an essential. Most of us prefer not to have our guests using our personal bathrooms, hence the popularity of a powder room.

Giants, Jets fans must foot bill

First it was the Super Bowl champion Giants who stuck it to their loyal fans. Now it’s the Jets’ turn.

Demon Deacons’ offense loaded

A roll call of the nation’s top college quarterbacks would not include Riley Skinner. But the Wake Forest junior is as solid as the team surrounding him.

De La Hoya-Pacquiao bout set

After much deliberation and haggling, Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao will fight Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand Garden in what will be the final fight in De La Hoya’s Hall of Fame career.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT DEL MAR

51s’ Olympians recall shining moment

Short of getting called up to the Los Angeles Dodgers and helping them win the World Series this season, 51s relief pitcher Mike Koplove probably won’t be able to top his recent experience playing for the bronze medal-winning U.S. Olympic baseball team in Beijing.

Busch, Edwards put on probation for six Cup races

NASCAR placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation Wednesday for the next six Sprint Cup Series races, the result of their on-track incident last weekend at the end of the race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

FISHING REPORT

* LAKE MEAD — Early-morning hours still are productive for anglers fishing from Sand Island to Government Wash. Striped bass are responding to top-water baits and jigging techniques. The fish are small but plentiful.

Dove season peaks when footballs fly

The dove season begins Monday. Since that’s a holiday, you can expect a lot more hunters in the field than you have seen the past couple of years. While that will make some areas crowded, the additional people also can help to keep the birds flying and improve success for those who can shoot.

Title worth the wait for Gorman

SHELBY, N.C. — Bishop Gorman had to wait more than 12 hours to play the American Legion World Series championship game. But once the team got on the field Wednesday morning, neither the rain nor the club from Pasco, Wash., could stop the Titans from winning their first American Legion World Series championship, as Gorman rolled over Pasco, 5-1.

ON TV/RADIO

BASEBALL

IN BRIEF

FATAL ACCIDENT

CORRECTIONS

A brief in Wednesday’s Review-Journal misstated the availability of recorded video of the Clark County School Board meetings at www.ccsd.net/trustees. It may take up to 48 hours before video is available on the Web site.

Homemade plane had special OK for test flights

The homemade plane that killed three people when it crashed into a home last week was given special authorization to conduct test flights in and out of the North Las Vegas Airport, aviation officials said.

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