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Expert educates public about avoiding harm in the Mojave

The desert can be an unforgiving place. Surviving outdoors takes preparation. That’s what Bob McKeever, former park ranger and a Marine, teaches park rangers and other personnel who work in the Mojave Desert.

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Get ready for Angel’s Landing to stir your blood

If there is a seasoned Western hiker who doesn’t aspire to visit Angel’s Landing in Zion National Park, it’s one of the dwindling few who haven’t yet heard about this remarkable trail or one who has heard but is scared of it.

Smaller fruit trees can deal with caliche

Question: While preparing my holes to plant my fruit trees, I encountered caliche. I’m able to dig down to about 18 inches by 24 inches across.

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Dining pick of the week: Cook on Wok

The wok has become an international all-purpose cooking utensil, and no one is using it better than the chefs at Cook on Wok.

Covenant of marriage can take many similar forms

I wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed your recent article “In absence of commitment, bonds wither” which I read in the March 13 edition of the Hawaii Tribune Herald.

Explore the world at UNLV’s Festival of Communities

Adults, children, students and those interested in exploring a world of culture may enjoy the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ Festival of Communities, slated from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 21 on campus, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway.

Literary Las Vegas

“Oh My Gosh, Josh!” adds a tall tale twist to real-life stories about Josh Stephens, the young boy whose kindness inspired the Henderson-based Josh Stevens Foundation. Local children’s author, educator Domenic Russo interviewed Josh’s mother, Barbara Stevens, who shared tales of her son’s good deeds. Josh died after a 2009 accident, but the foundation and now the book preserve his memory.

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