TALKING TREE

Home accents help signal change of season

Can Saturday really be Halloween? Wow, where did this year go? I know I say it every year, but weren’t we just turning on the air conditioning? The older I get, the quicker the holidays seem to come. Maybe it’s because after 30 years in Las Vegas I’ve become less tolerant for the heat and can’t wait to turn off the a/c.

Local events

Oct. 31

Lack of iron may be source of odd-colored leaves

Last week I announced that I would be releasing a list of fruit trees recommended for the Las Vegas Valley after six years of evaluations at the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners Orchard in North Las Vegas. I was overwhelmed with requests from the public for this list. Please be patient and everyone will receive this list as soon as it is completed.

WATER CONSCIOUS, VIEW FRIENDLY

A tiered patio with cozy conversation areas, a rose garden and water features are among the highlights of a recently completed landscape project by Mac Landscaping of Las Vegas.

Stone counters need proper care

In honor of October’s observance as National Kitchen and Bath month, Everlife by Innovative Stone would like to offer a few key guidelines to taking care of one the most important features in every kitchen and bathroom: countertops. With proper care, natural stone countertops will last for years.

Create your own Pueblo pots

Pueblo Indian pots start at $1,000 and can rise to six figures, according to “Antiques Roadshow” experts. I know I can never afford the real thing, but I can get the same look free or nearly free with gourds — and the proof sits all over my budget-decorated home.

Anti-siphon valve keeps water flowing one way

: I have a problem with my sprinkler system. At the front of my house are two sprinkler pipes that come out of the ground and are connected by some type of valve. This valve is leaking and I need to fix it. Tell me how.

Wranglers goaltender draws praise, one-game suspension

From junior hockey to the University of New Brunswick to his rookie year in the ECHL last season, Wranglers goalie Michael Ouzas never had been run into three times in one game before Saturday.

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT SANTA ANITA PARK

TCU’s Hughes poses problems for UNLV

UNLV faces a dilemma against Texas Christian star defensive end Jerry Hughes: play him straight up or double-team him.

Sunrise playoff spots up for grabs

With still one week to go, the playoff matchups in the Sunset Region already are decided.

Shooting park targets December opening

About three years after politicians and other dignitaries turned over the golden shovels full of dirt at a ceremonial groundbreaking for the long-awaited Clark County Shooting Park, those same individuals joined nearly 250 park supporters at the park’s official dedication ceremony in August.

She’ll do ‘anything’ for tickets

While countless baseball fans say they’d do “anything” for World Series tickets, a “desperate” Philadelphia fan apparently means it.

The naked truth: This bull meant business

Huckleberry Thorn doesn’t roll over or sit up and beg for treats. He doesn’t fetch tennis balls from the pool. He’s not all that big on rubber toys. He doesn’t stand around for 15 minutes waiting for the lighting to be just right while posing for photos.

Henderson’s Lamb sets sights on mark

When Chris Lamb introduced his 8-year-old son to driving half-scale dragsters with motorcycle engines, he wasn’t thinking that his son one day would be on the cusp of achieving a drag-racing milestone.

ON TV/RADIO

BASEBALL

Coronado girls team struggles to overcome flu

Coronado appears to be the clear favorite in Friday’s Sunrise Region girls cross country meet — if it can field a healthy team.

HEAD OF THE CLASS

BISHOP GORMAN Boys soccer sweeper Connor Zanoni helped the Gaels post a 3-0 win over Bonanza. Girls tennis players Michelle Shoen and Amanda Silvestri won a crucial tiebreaker game to lift the Gaels to a 10-9 win over Liberty for their fifth straight state team title.

IN BRIEF

TENNIS

FISHING REPORT

LAKE MEAD — Striper fishing was good last week but has tapered off. Windy conditions made for good fishing, especially jigging. Successful anglers are catching fish with top-water lures and jigging with anchovies. Anglers fishing in the Echo Bay area are finding success around Stewarts Point.

Man sought in home invasion, peeping cases

Authorities are seeking a 32-year-old man in connection with home invasion attempts and peeping Tom incidents in the north valley, North Las Vegas police said Wednesday.

Project Homeless Connect organizers seek volunteers

Organizers of next month’s Project Homeless Connect are seeking volunteers for the annual event, which aims to help thousands of the valley’s homeless find housing, jobs and other services.

Clark County H1N1 deaths increase to 18

With six more deaths confirmed by the Southern Nevada Health District on Wednesday, the number of H1N1-related fatalities in Clark County rose to 18.

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