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Honeysuckle needs adequate light to produce blooms

Q: We have an 8-year-old honeysuckle plant that will not produce blossoms. They get one or two blossoms each year but do not produce massive amounts. We tried various fertilizers to no avail. What can we do to stimulate blossoms?

Diagnosing mental issues can be as much art as science

Someone with a mental disorder may be the last person to realize they need help. According to the World Health Organization, mental illnesses account for more disability in developed countries than any other group of illnesses.

Recent rains can create problems with plants

The rain this past weekend may have brought some problems along with it, the same as it did last year after a rain like this. Problems might develop during the coming week or, with some plants, even extend into May or later.

Military precision, dance combine in color guard competition

Another finals competition is coming to Las Vegas and the Thomas & Mack Center, but this one doesn’t involve basketballs or riding angry bulls. Instead, it features military precision, firearms, swords and … dance.

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Literary Las Vegas: Michael Schall Johnson

In 1969, Las Vegas author and illustrator Michael Schall Johnson was pulling a telephone pole out of the Cheyenne River for the Mountain States Telephone company. As he winched the pole up a 30-foot cliff and dug it a new hole, he dreamed that he might dig up a strong box hidden by a gang of desperadoes. Now retired, Johnson revisited the area in his novel “The Bloody Road of Gold: Calamity, Wild Bill, Boone May, Courage and Romance in the Old West.” The book, which Johnson describes as “myths and truths intertwined,” follows Jack Neuman, a young man orphaned as a teen on his quest to discover the West. Visit mickeymade.com.

Sean Patrick’s gives traditional pub fare the Irish treatment

The north valley’s pint doesn’t exactly floweth over when it comes to authentic Irish pubs. But those looking to raise a glass of green beer close to home this St. Patrick’s Day need not venture to the Strip — they’ll find plenty to satisfy a craving for all things Irish at Sean Patrick’s Pub & Grill.

McFadden’s is year-round hot spot for fans of Irish fun

At McFadden’s Restaurant & Saloon, everyone is Irish. The pub at Town Square celebrates shamrocks and shenanigans year-round with its Irish-American fare, drinks and atmosphere.

Westgate welcomes back Elvis in form of exhibit

From 1969 to 1976, Elvis Presley performed an astounding run of sold-out shows in the building that is now the Westgate, 3000 Paradise Road. In December 1976, he left the building for the last time, but on April 23 of this year, Elvis returned in the form of an exhibition that celebrates his life, achievements and music.

Winchester hopes to grow community through garden project

The Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 McLeod Drive, is getting a new community garden, but Patrick Gaffey, cultural program supervisor for Clark County, said it wasn’€™t his idea.