Deep watering helps grape berries set

The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners Orchard will be open for pruning instruction Saturday and the Saturday after New Year’s Day.

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Jan. 9

DREAMING OF A GREEN CHRISTMAS

After weeks of standing around doing nothing but looking beautiful — with a short stint of guarding pretty packages from jolly old St. Nick — it’s time to put your Christmas tree to work. That’s right, work.

Resolve to make a plan for home’s décor

Didn’t I just say, “Can it really be Halloween?” and now it’s almost New Year’s. New Year’s Day is my favorite holiday; I love the excitement of a new beginning. I look at every day as a new day to start over, but there’s just something about a new year. It gives me permission to wipe the slate clean and stop beating myself up about the things I didn’t get done.

Friend, sure footing key to ladder safety

: My homeowners association sent me a letter stating that I need to paint the fascia of my roof. It is fairly high up, so I need an extension ladder of around 30 feet. I’m wondering if I should get an aluminum ladder or a fiberglass one, and how do I maneuver it around?

World Market Center ‘HELPs’ families in need

It was a day for holiday cheer and holiday tears of joy at HELP USA Las Vegas’ Renaissance Apartments as World Market Center Las Vegas donated furniture to families in need as a part of the its annual Furniture Donation Day.

IN BRIEF

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Quick-starting Rebels spread wealth in rout

HONOLULU — With a display of toughness from one end of the floor to the other, Derrick Jasper and UNLV made it look easy again.

Weinstock brightest of stars

There’s often a clear-cut choice for state football player of the year, one player who stood out above all others.

FISHING REPORT

LAKE MEAD — Anglers are finding fair fishing around the Hemenway and Boulder Harbor fishing piers. Boaters are catching catfish near the tires at Hemenway. Only a few anglers were successful in the Vegas Wash area. The Echo Bay area is slow in the morning.

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FOOTBALL

Bad blood? Testing issue scuttles fight

Floyd Mayweather Jr. was expected to provide the toughest test of Manny Pacquiao’s career — only it was supposed to happen in a boxing ring.

Shoppers try to get it done

Gridlocked traffic, screaming kids, rude people — it’s that joyous time of the year.

UMC, Valley Hospital sued

A federal lawsuit was filed Wednesday against University Medical Center and Valley Hospital on behalf of a Las Vegas woman who gave birth at home after she said emergency room personnel at both hospitals refused to provide her treatment.

Wider road today for drivers

It’s not often Christmas comes early, especially when the gift is from a government agency.

Charlie brings blessing of four-legged friends to needy humans

Think “Charlie’s Angels” and the brain automatically goes to three sexy, smart, sassy women reporting to the voice of Charlie. But this Charlie is no anonymous voice. This Charlie is a Labrador mix — smart and sassy at least. His angels are canines and felines.

Death penalty weighed in officer’s death

Clark County prosecutors next month will consider seeking capital punishment for three defendants charged in the Nov. 19 slaying of Las Vegas police officer Trevor Nettleton.

Facebook posting has swastika, peace signs

Northwest Career and Technical Academy students have created a Web site page branded with a Nazi swastika, religious symbols and peace signs to respond to allegations that a gym teacher at their school denied the Holocaust occurred.

Ely City Councilman implicated in bank theft

An Ely City Councilman whose wife is chief of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Reno has been implicated in the disappearance of money from a bank where he worked, White Pine County Sheriff Dan Watts said.

IN BRIEF

SWINE FLU-RELATED TOTAL: 35

Moves clear way for wild horse roundup

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Wednesday that it is going forward with a contentious plan to round up about 2,500 wild horses in Nevada.

Wind, fires cause havoc

Black water more than 3 inches deep rolled eastward on Dumont Boulevard on Wednesday morning, lapping over the feet of Drew Hoppe, 49, as he maneuvered across the central valley street.

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