February 5, 2005

Providing service to my community through communication.
This issue was distributed to 1,301 subscribers!

Sun City Anthem Garden Club asks...

Are You Interested in growing more than rocks and trees?

Join us for a comprehensive and balanced programs of meetings of the Garden Club. We offer substance for the Novice and the Master.

If your subject doesn't get "ventilated" during the speakers prepared "lesson", our free swinging Q&A sessions will. Our Panels, made up of the speaker, our Master Gardener members, and other seasoned gardening members, bring a broad range of experiences to the table.

Starting in February, we are planning to have a coffee break, then more time for Q&A with our Panel.

We meet on the second Tuesday of the month in the Anthem Center.

February 8: Natural Pest Control, M.L. Robinson, Area Specialist, University of Nevada, Reno, Cooperative Extension. He is an entertaining and up beat speaker, who also knows his subjects

Oh, bring any questions you have about palm trees, ML's in expert in them, too.

March 8: Things to ask your candidate landscaper, by Glen Danner, Accredited Irrigation Auditor. While this subject is especially important to new residents, Glen has information that will help the rest of us to upgrade our irrigations systems economically.

March 19: Breakfast at the Springs Reserve. This annual event draws large crowds. Perhaps we can rent a mini-bus as we did so successfully in 2002.

April 12: Successfully Gardening Against All Odds; Linn Mills, perhaps
also "Growing plants in Containers". In addition to his excellent
columns in the Review-Journal, Linn is full time at the Springs Reserve.

May 5: Garden Tour: Tentative, we must have assurance of enough volunteers to run this popular event. We need to rebuild our membership roles this year so that we can manage a tour in 2006.

May 24: Tour to Master Gardeners' Orchard, and Turner Greenhouses (cactus and succulents). After the tour, Lunch together.

September 13: Landscape Design, to include water features, artificial turf, lighting.

October 11: Plants Best Suited to Southern Nevada. Speaker from local nursery, to be announced later.

November 8: Winterizing your Garden; Linn Mills again:-) We're
delighted to have him volunteer to cover a subject dear to him.

December 13: Holiday Decorating workshop. Possible luncheon.

A new feature which is being offered each month is to have one member each month invite members to come to her or his garden. It could be:

1. To show a feature or
2. To ask for suggestions for changes, corrections of a problem.

Bingo Comes to Anthem

Mark your calendar for March 12th for an exciting night of Bingo at the Anthem Center. Join your friends to share an evening of fun, profit, prizes, and food for a great cause. The theme is green for St. Patrick's Day and the money you may win at the Bingo table. This fun event is sponsored by your friends at The Minuteman Foundation & the Community Service Club for the benefit of seniors.

Doors open at 6:30 PM and play starts at 7 PM sharp. Tickets cost $20 per person for 20 games & can be purchased from Judy Early (361-8373) or Denny Lesterson (614-3916).

Minimum payout per game is $30. Food & beverages will be available for purchase. Attendance is limited to 300 players, so don't wait to get your ticket!!!!
 

Speed limits revisited

The City of Henderson has been approached by some Sun City Anthem residents who propose lowering the 45-mile-per-hour speed limit to 35 miles per hour on Sun City Anthem Parkway and Sun City Anthem Drive. Many residents favor this and many oppose it.

The purpose of conducting a brief survey is to learn how the 1,300 subscribers to the Anthem Compendium feel about the issue so that hard numbers can be obtained.

These are some of the arguments in favor of lowering the speed limit:

• The current limit of 45 miles per hour is too dangerous, which is reason enough to lower it.
• With people other than the seniors of Sun City Anthem using these roads, we need additional controls to limit their speed.
• If the speed limit is lowered to 35 miles per hour, these roads will be legally accessible for golf carts.

These are some of the arguments in favor of keeping the limit at 45 miles per hour:

• The roads were designed for those speeds, with long stretches of uninterrupted road and with few points of ingress and egress. There are no homes opening directly onto them.
• There is so little police enforcement of speed limits now that lowered limits will continue to be violated by drivers. See the FHWA Study report titled: "Effects of Raising and Lowering Speed Limits on Selected Roadway Sections"
• Allowing golf carts on the two roads will create a false sense of security and lead to serious accidents caused by fast moving vehicles.

Please let me know below how you feel about this issue. The results will be compiled and shared with our community leadership. The Survey is located on my web site at: http://www.anthemwebs.com/communitynews.htm 

If you want to add some personal comments on the subject, complete the Form here: http://www.anthemwebs.com/contact_us.htm

For the benefit of members attending the Residents’ Meeting at 7:00 p.m. on February 7,

TRUMPETS Restaurant is pleased to lower the price of the Members Only Dinner to $17.95.
 
Seating, by reservation, is available beginning at 4:00 p.m.
Stop by the restaurant or call
614-5858 for reservations.
 
 Menu

 Chopped Salad as served
Monday, January 31, 2005
Photo by diner David Berman

Sun City Anthem's Channel 99 tours the new building on three hour intervals! 3, 6, 9 a.m. and Noon and 3, 6, 9 p.m. and Midnight. 

Address changes & Spam filters!

If you change your e-mail address, please let me know. When a message bounces as undeliverable, I will simply delete you as a contact.

Las Vegas will soon celebrate 100 years!
May 15, 2005...

For current and continuing coverage of the year-long celebration, visit: http://www.lasvegas2005.org/

The Minuteman Foundation, Inc.        Tax ID # 48-1256766
2505 Anthem Village Drive, Suite E-480
Henderson, NV 89052

The Minuteman Foundation is the organization which provides the funding needed to support the activities of the Community Service Club. The Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) charity.

Volunteers of the COMMUNITY SERVICE CLUB provide free assistance to Sun City Anthem residents. The services included are:

Transportation: To the local market or your medical provider.

Equipment: We will loan you (on a temporary basis) a wheelchair, walker, crutches, cane, or other durable medical equipment.

Home Maintenance: Assistance with minor home maintenance chores such as: cleaning or replacing overhead air filters, replacing batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors, or changing overhead light bulbs.

Home Assistance: Resource Directory of information on fee-based, discount, and many other services available to seniors. Volunteers will also shop and deliver groceries or prescription medication to residents who are temporarily homebound.

Support Groups: CSC sponsors several support groups to assist the residents of Sun City Anthem. These groups are:

• Living “Well” with Disabilities (physical mobility)
  • 2nd Tuesday, 1—2:30 p.m., Anthem Center
• Alzheimer’s Caregivers
  • 3rd Monday, 6:30—8:30 p.m., Wellness Center
• Bereavement (non denominational) Wellness Center
  • 1st Saturday, 4—5:30 p.m.
  • 2nd Wednesday, 4:30—6:00 p.m.
  • 3rd Tuesday, 7—8:30 p.m.
  • 4th Wednesday, 4:30—6:00 p.m.
• One-on-one guidance through Jewish bereavement protocol Call 614-5862 for information
• Friends of Bill W. (for recovering alcoholics)
  • Every Monday, 7:00 p.m., Anthem Center
• Home Caregivers (for those caring for a loved one at home)
  • 3rd Monday, 1:30—2:30 p.m., Anthem Center

Residents wishing to avail themselves of the Community Service Club's services should call 614-5862

Volunteers are the backbone of the CSC. We need your help.
Call 614-5862 to volunteer or for further information.

Our business hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday — Friday.

Please make your dollars count, mail your check to:

The Minuteman Foundation, Inc.
2505 Anthem Village Drive, Suite E-480
Henderson, NV 89052

Please do not send mail for the Foundation to the Sun City Anthem Community Association. Use the above address.

It's easy to make a financial donation to the Foundation with your credit card. Click here. All transactions are via a secure link to PayPal, a wholly owned subsidiary of eBay. Your donation may be fully deductible. Contact your tax advisor.
 

Chuck Davis
Co-founder and Treasurer
The Minuteman Foundation, Inc.