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Kodachrome Basin worth more than a thousand words

Kodachrome’s name dates from 1948 when the National Geographic Society made an expedition to the area. Expedition members were so awed by the colors in the rocks that they named the site Kodachrome Flat, for a brand of film which was popular for color photography.

Sapsucker damage is impossible to prevent

Question: Can you tell what is damaging my 7-year-old blue ghost tree? This damage is about 12 feet high on the north side, and there is a line of holes in the trunk.

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Homeless neighbor raises many perplexing questions

There’s Bart, meandering down the sidewalks of my neighborhood. He’s in no hurry. Come to think of it, Bart never moves as if he’s in a hurry. Maybe that’s because he’s got no place to go. Bart is my neighbor, and has been since I moved into this neighborhood in 2007. We’ve never spoken. We never even make eye contact. Actually, I’ve never seen him make eye contact with anyone.

Book Briefs for Mar. 13

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Literary Las Vegas: Antonio Grimaldi

Las Vegas resident Antonio Grimaldi lived in Latin America for eight years, five of which were spent in Panama as an economics professor at the National University.

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Teens craft dresses for runway competition at Fashion Show mall

Fashion students from six local high schools are scheduled to strut their stuff on the Fashion Show mall’s runway at 2 p.m. Saturday as part of the Junior League of Las Vegas’ Fashion Forward: Prom Party Fashion Challenge.

Literary Las Vegas

Las Vegas-born and -raised artist/author Ashlee Fletcher put her illustration bachelor’s degree from Laguna College of Art & Design to work in her first book, “My Dog, My Cat,” published by Tanglewood Books.

Clark County Museum feature exhibit on Native American powwows, other culture

Native American culture and the spirit of the contemporary powwow are the subjects of the newest exhibit at the Clark County Museum. The exhibit, “What Continues the Dream: Contemporary Arts and Crafts from the Powwow Tradition,” is on loan from the Nevada Arts Council’s Nevada Touring Initiative and runs until May 6 at the museum, 1830 S. Boulder Highway.

Students with disabilities experience first school dance

Clark High School hosted a Hawaiian-themed dance for students with disabilities Feb. 17. For many of the special education students, it was their first dance and a chance to interact as their typical education peers do.

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