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Fruit trees prefer wood mulch to rock

Question: I have a good-sized area covered with rock mulch. A flowering plum tree is struggling in this area. Can a Myer’s lemon tree do well in a rock mulch setting?

Mint 400 gearing up to be a valley spectacle

The Mint 400 returns to Las Vegas March 23 to March 25, weaving new aspects into one of the country’s oldest and well-known off-road races.

Book Briefs, Feb. 28

Upcoming literary events include “An Evening with Tim Dorsey: Umbrella Drinks, Dictators & a Hilarious New Novel” and celebrations of Dr. Seuss’ birthday.

Letters to the editor

I have lived in Summerlin/Las Vegas since July 2011, and something has been puzzling me ever since I relocated to this beautiful place: Dog owners, why don’t you pick up after your dog? It would take less than five minutes, and the city even provides bags and waste stations at regular points along trails and in the green spaces.

St. Baldrick’s to stay strong in fight against childhood cancer

Rarely does a haircut make more of a difference than it does at the annual St. Baldrick’s fundraiser. Participants collect donations and sponsorships for shaving their heads. The money is donated to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a California-based nonprofit organization that supports cancer research and treatment for children.

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Saturday run to spray participants with color

Runners can paint the town Saturday with the Color Run set to roll into Las Vegas. Participants arrive wearing a clean, white T-shirt and leave as a unique masterpiece.

Things to do

n The Feste Fantini III trumpet festival is set to take place Friday and Saturday in Doc Rando Hall in the Beam Music Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. The festival is slated to feature professional trumpet players, including soloist Mark Gould, former co-principal of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. High school clinics are slated from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday and middle school clinics from
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, with a grand finale concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The event is free. Call Steven Trinkle at 895-1996 or visit festefantini.com.

Dining pick of the week: The Barrymore

The 1940s Hollywood era is alive and well at The Barrymore, a classic dining room evoking a time we occasionally relive while watching old black and white movies.

Living through loved one’s suicide involves many layers of hurt

Hello Steven: I read your two articles on suicide. The first was not only wrong but extremely hurtful. I don’t think judging or generalizing about people being in rages will lower the rate (of suicide) or help the relatives. Inadequate medical care for the terminally ill, schizophrenics, bipolar, clinically depressed is a big cause (of suicide). Violence to spouses and children is another reason for it. Bullied gay children also. Victims are in nonsurvival states emotionally and mentally and escape hopelessness, not in rages.

Museum features Latin American culture from around the globe

Las Vegas residents and visitors don’t have to travel far to see the culture and history of South American and other Latin American countries. These elements can be viewed at the Hispanic Museum of Nevada, which celebrated its grand opening in January.

Field trips keep kids learning outside of class

They put on their hardhats and pack into a mineshaft elevator. Later, they examine rare minerals and pan for gold to take home with them. We are talking about fourth-graders, of course. Those are some of the activities they can experience at the McCaw School of Mines, one of the Clark County School District’s most popular field trip destinations.

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