Nevada Cooperative Extension offers the following tips to keep your Christmas tree healthy and your home safe this holiday season.
A few years ago, a door company based in Oregon launched a contest asking architecture students to design the ultimate front door. One of the winning entries was from a University of Kentucky at Lexington student who created an entry made from dark-stained mahogany with four blond panels crisscrossing the door’s facade.
Christmastime is very dear to me, and every year I have at least two Christmas trees on display in my home. My husband, however, thinks one tree is more than enough and groans as I drag stacks of boxes of Christmas décor out of the basement.
“Painting, n. The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic.” Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914), American editorialist, journalist and short story writer, “The Devil’s Dictionary” (1881-1911)
This year, crews won’t just be trimming the National Christmas Tree, they’ll be trimming the nation’s energy bill, too, with the most energy-efficient holiday display in our national history.
: My bathtub is old and abused and I am tired of listening to my wife complain about it. I would like to replace the tub, but I am a little nervous about taking on a job of this size. The walls of the tub area are ceramic tile and the tub faucet comes out of the wall instead of sitting on the tub. What is the most difficult part of this job?
: What advice can you give on winter care of a recently planted desert landscaping? I have lantana, Mexican bird of paradise, red fountain grass and others. What about fertilizing, pruning and frost prevention, if necessary?
We’ve all heard the stories about the guy who shot his deer, elk, bear or (fill in the blank) with a spectacular shot at 600, 700 or even 800 yards. A few of us probably have told such stories. The story usually authenticates how the distance of the shot was determined. Such statements are designed to add credibility to an otherwise eyebrow-raising narrative.
After winning a second consecutive Class 3A state football title, Moapa Valley captured four of the 3A Southern League’s top five awards.
Fred Whitfield was enjoying Wednesday afternoon’s mundane rehearsal for tonight’s first of 10 opening ceremonies of the National Finals Rodeo.
FRESNO, Calif. — Quiet by nature off the court, UNLV forward Darris Santee had been making little noise on it, too. But he ended his silence Wednesday night.
Miguel Torres is known for the wide array of submissions he is capable of pulling off inside the cage.
Cheyenne didn’t make it to the Sunset Region football final this fall. But the Desert Shields still made strong impressions on the other teams in the region.
Walking across stage to receive a diploma is an emotional moment for any high school senior.
If not for a sprained ankle in 2007, Ryan Wolfe probably would be looking at a third consecutive All-Mountain West Conference honor.
* LAKE MEAD — Anglers are catching pan-size stripers while still-fishing with cut anchovies off the points at Government Wash and at Crawdad Cove. Live shad and shad imitations continue to take stripers near Boulder Harbor and the Hemenway fishing point.
Green Valley girls basketball coach Lorenzo Jarvis thinks he has one of the quickest teams in town, and he sent his players onto the floor Wednesday ready to put that belief to the test.
The countdown continues toward Saturday’s 147-pound fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao, a fight that claimed to have sold out within two hours more than two months ago suddenly has seats available.
When managers of a Colorado-based medical charity went looking for someone to give an award based on generosity, they found a willing recipient in the form of a top Las Vegas booster.
CARSON CITY — A state college savings program did not lose money because of how it was handled by now Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki, according to officials who run the program.
As the economy blew up, Libby Lumpkin threw herself on a fiscal grenade.
Las Vegas police are not seeking donations door to door or through phone solicitations during the holiday season.