Every Saturday, Sally Hernandez, the food pantry director at TCMI Church, distributes fresh produce, nonperishable goods, and premade meals to approximately 500 people.
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Americans have been boosting their protein intake for years. Now comes a new food push: an uptick in high fiber foods.
These days, content creators, independent gyms and megachains alike are promoting calisthenics, an age-old form of fitness that uses little or no equipment.
Though it may sound counterintuitive, eating snacks can actually help stabilize your blood sugar and prevent erratic swings, Dr. Florence Comite says.
Nearly half of Americans are affected by cardiovascular disease, while about 1 in 4 live with a mental health condition.
I recently spoke with Eric Yaillen, the executive director of the Southern Nevada Golf Association. The topics of our conversation have been the USGA handicap system, how to establish a course rating and what the heck a slope measures.
Q: We notice that some of our trees don’t seem to be rooting into the soil properly. We assume it’s because of improper root ball preparation or girdling roots. Our test to see if the tree has rooted after at least one growing season is to bend the tree trunk back and forth. If the root ball under the soil easily moves when the tree is pushed, we assume that the tree has poor or little rooting into the surrounding soil.
Great Basin National Park lies less than five hours north of the teeming cities of Southern Nevada, and one wonders why it remains one of the least-visited in the park system.
Question: We have nine pine trees, and they are dropping lots of needles. We have a large berm under the trees and water inside the berm twice weekly. Should the needles be removed or left inside the berm?
Q: I have read that African sumacs are fast growers. The African sumacs here seem to be at a stand still. I have had two in my backyard since April. They are alive but the canopy and trunk just seem the same; there has been perhaps 10 percent growth. The trees are solid with tall, thin trunks, about ½ to ¾ inch in diameter, with a canopy that branches out at 8 feet. There are no branches or leaves below that. The trees are staked high and the stems are all finger diameter. Will they take off eventually?
Question: I have been growing grapes for seven years. Can you please tell me what is wrong with my vines? They are still producing grapes.
Q: Could you tell me where I could find irrigation instructions in gallons rather than minutes or hours? I am having difficulty calculating how much to irrigate larger established plants and trees.
Capitol Reef National Park, in south-central Utah’s red rock country, is a special jewel in our national park system.
Question: We are planning a wall to surround our yard so we can keep the rabbits out.
Q: I have a golden barrel cactus that has grown to 3 feet wide in a place where I cannot leave it . It’s a beautiful specimen, but I have to remove it. Any ideas on how to move it? The thorns are lethal.
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With winter about to wrap Southern Nevada in its chilly grip, it’s time to save water by changing your watering clock to follow the community’s mandatory winter watering restrictions.
From Nov. 1 through Feb. 28, sprinkler irrigation is limited to one assigned day per week; sprinkler watering is always prohibited on Sunday. Find your assigned watering day at snwa.com.
A local developer sold a four-story medical-office building near St. Rose Parkway.
Type 1 diabetes, sometimes called juvenile diabetes, is one of the most common chronic diseases affecting children and teens and has no known cure.
The Las Vegas preserve’s 3½ miles of trails can provide a healthy dose of exercise, nature and history.
The hospital is anticipated to break ground in early 2026 and open by 2030. The hospital’s design, clinical activities and workforce planning, which includes recruitment, are underway.
