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Winter a great time to visit Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California may be named for a tree you can see closer to home, but it also offers some other attractions worth the 200-mile drive from Las Vegas.

Keep gardens out of full western sun

Question: I have planter boxes that get hours of direct sun. I’ve tried everything from corn to edamame, grapes, peppers, tomatillo and many others. I have even put up shading, but either there is too much sun or maybe I overwater. I’d like to start now and get a jump on summer.

Summerlin Half Marathon to benefit Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

This year, the Summerlin Half Marathon will benefit the Southern Nevada 0ffice of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. To help people train for the 13.1-mile event, Summerlin Half Marathon is hosting the Team In Training program.

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Favorite Sons & Daughters, Feb. 4-10

Air Force Airman Michael J. Ocampo graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio. Ocampo is the son of Edna Contreras of Las Vegas. He is a 2007 graduate of Sierra Vista High School.

Reader-submitted photos and adoptable pets, Feb. 4-10

View Neighborhood News readers send photos of their pets and everday lives, and View features photos of pets ready for adoption each week. To submit a photo, email View copy editor Anne King at aking@viewnews.com or mail to Viewpoints, 1111 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV 89125. Photos cannot be returned, and due to the high volume, they are often scheduled a month or two in advance.

Valley sets out to celebrate Year of the Horse

To celebrate the Year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac that began Jan. 31, several events are scheduled throughout the Las Vegas Valley.

Dining Pick of the Week: Jerry’s Famous Coffee Shop

Jerry’s Nugget Casino is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and over the years, the coffee shop has become famous because it exemplifies what a traditional Las Vegas coffee shop menu is all about: 140 entrees, 56 desserts and 68 beverage selections.

A fond goodbye to my View readers

A brief history (of the historically brief, as it turns out) of Asking Human Matters …

New Las Vegas soccer team hoping to hit big leagues

Las Vegas attorneys Geoffrey Hawkins and Martin Melendrez own and operate the Las Vegas Mobsters, a soccer team in the process of forming with the goal of playing in the Mountain Division of the Premier Development League.

A La Carte, Jan. 28-Feb. 3

Dining events and news from across the valley.

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