Rather than use tie-dye as an expression of a laid-back hippie lifestyle, Grass Valley native Inez Harwood is taking the style to new lengths. Harwood will dye a 5 1/2 feet tall by 3,153 feet long sheet to break the Guinness World Record for longest tie-dye today at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. “I’m super excited. I feel like everybody in Utah is going to be there,” said Harwood, who is calling the event “Vibrant Protest” to raise awareness of the fact that 80 percent of American cotton is owned by foreign companies, she said. The tie-dying will be …














