No. 454

September 5, 2006

Providing service to my community through communication.
This issue was distributed to 1,537 subscribers!

Entertainment Books!

A great value of special offers and two-for-one dinners for only
$20.00

Volunteers from the Community Service Club
& Trustees of The Minuteman Foundation
will be selling the books from
Noon to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesdays & Thursdays
in the Anthem Center Lobby.

Supplies are limited so hurry and get yours!

Proceeds benefit

The Minuteman Foundation, Inc.
Denny Lesterson—614-3916 (after Sept. 7)
Kristi Lonsinger—617-4410

Image of Channel 99 TV News Sun City Anthem.

Week beginning September 4, 2006 -
CHANNEL 99 TV News Program

  1. STORIES BEHIND THE HEADLINES

    1. A Visit to Fly –A-Way – Marta Hurwitz

    2. SCA Author Curtis Patrick Interview – Marie D’Angelo

    3. A Preview of “Lets Dance” – Sue Simecka

    4. Wine Tasting at Viaggio – Dianne Davis

    5. SCA Activity Manager’s Report – Greg Dreyer

  2. ONGOING FEATURES:

    1. Is Tea Harmful to Multivitamins? – Sue and Amy

    2. Brenda’s Body Shop –Brenda Lorentzen

    3. Two New fitness classes – Meg Poulson

    4. Why God Created Children – Lois Krashin

Phyllis Davis
837-0644

Sun City Anthem Women's Club
Bingo/Box Lunch Meeting
September 14, 2006 at 10:45 a.m.

The Sun City Anthem Women’s Club will hold its September meeting on September 14 in the Independence Center. Doors will open at 10:45 for this Bingo and Box Lunch meeting. Deadline for reservations is September 10 and as seating is limited, reserve early. The cost of the luncheon is $18 for members and $23 for guests. The luncheon choice must be on the reservation check and no substitutions are allowed. The luncheon choices are:

  1. Chicken Salad Sandwich on Sesame Semolina Bread
  2. Ham and Cheese Sandwich on Stone-milled Rye
  3. Roast Beef Sandwich on Country Bread
  4. Green Salad with tomato, cucumber, and red onion, with baguette

Box also includes an apple, cookie, and bottle of water.

The September Raffles will benefit the Minuteman Foundation.

For additional information contact:
Michele Turner 293.2938 or
Jean Capillupo 914.4418

Pets welcome in courtyard on leashes, in crates or cages
Please no retractable leashes
Learn how to prepare you and your pets in the event of an emergency

Security Patrol will be there to register your pet
Photographer to photograph your pet if needed for Security Registration

Meet Lucky Dog magazine
Seminar provided by Carol the Dog Trainer
and Kathleen J. Pace, Senior Animal Control Officer
Humane Society with Emergency Preparedness Materials

Information on Spay and Neuter Plates
Pamphlets and displays of “Readiness Kits”

One little booth of Pet T-Shirts so you can shop
And
The Performing Art’s Clowns

Saturday, September 9, 2006
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Courtyard of Independence Center

Shirley Cheri, President
Sun City Anthem Pet Club

Sun City Anthem Community Association, Inc.
Investment Committee Meeting
September 12, 2006 at 9:00 a.m.
Anthem Center, Greene Room

AGENDA

  1. CALL TO ORDER — Ken Hinson
  2. ESTABLISH A QUORUM — Ken Hinson
  3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES — Ken Hinson
    Meeting 11 July 2006 adjourned and reconvened 14 July 2006.
  4. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT — Ken Hinson
    1. Revised Investment Policy Protocol.
    2. Investment changes and C.D. maturities.
    3. Liability Insurance now of no further concern.
  5. REPORT ON MATTERS RELATIVE TO THIS COMMITTEE FROM BOARD MEETING HELD — Kay Dwyer
    Regular meeting 27 July 2006 and subsequent actions.
  6. REPORT ON MATTERS RELATIVE TO THIS COMMITTEE
    FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE — Jack Troia
    1. Latest Cash Position.
    2. Cash Requirements for the next three months.
    3. Any special monetary consideration items.
    4. Transfers between operating and reserve accounts.
    5. Timely receipt of Statements etc. from B.o.A.
    6. Interest and Dividends received up to 31 August 2006.
  7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
    1. Availability of reserve study.
  8. INVESTMENTS
    1. Review portfolio
    2. Consider advice of Bank of America.
    3. Consider any changes
  9. NEW BUSINESS
    1. Regular meeting dates.
    2. Attendance of B.o.A. members at our meetings.
    3. Circulate personal contact details.
    4. Should our Agenda be published on the Internet.
    5. Does the Finance Committee require any information for inclusion in 2007 Budgets.
    6. Retention and storage of IC formal documents.
  10. PUBLIC COMMENT
  11. ADJOURNMENT

Next scheduled meeting will be on 12 December 2006 unless an earlier meeting is required by changes in our Financial Circumstances.

An Introduction to Sun City Anthem’s Web Site.

  • October 2 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
  • October 4 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
  • October 9 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
  • October 24 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
  • October 31 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

This class serves as an introduction to the new Sun City Anthem Community Association's web site.

Instructor:
Chuck Davis, Sun City Anthem's Resident Web Administrator

Topics to be covered include:

  • URL
  • Login process
    • Changing your personal data
    • User name
    • Password
    • Add your e-mail address!
      • Sign up for Association newsletters
    • Favorite picture
  • Exploring major features
    • Facilities
    • Clubs
    • Board and Committees
    • eForms
      • What are eForms?
      • What do they accomplish
    • Events calendar
    • Homes for Sale & Rent
    • Developer News
    • Del Webb Customer Service
    • And more...

Sign up in the "high tech" 3-ring binder in the Classroom. All Sun City Anthem residents are encouraged to attend.

You need not be a member of the Computer Club.

Sun City Anthem Community Association, Inc.
Property and Grounds Committee Meeting
September 12, 2006, 1:30 p.m.
Anthem Center

Agenda

  1. CALL TO ORDER-QUORUM — Carl Weinstein
  2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (July 11, 2006) — Carl Weinstein
  3. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT/COMMENTS — Carl Weinstein
    1. Committee’s relationship to Board
    2. Committee’s relationship to staff
    3. Committee’s relationship to residents
  4. ASSOCIATION BOARD REPORT — Lanie Berg
  5. MANAGEMENT REPORTS
    1. SCA Management — Arnie Snow
    2. Facilities & Maintenance — Bruno Panek
    3. Landscape Management — Bruno Panek
  6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
    1. Revisit the Fence painting issue — The Committee
  7. NEW BUSINESS
    1. A brief presentation of maintenance/landscaping projects presented to the Finance Committee on September 6 for the upcoming Capital/Reserve Budgets — Bruno Panek
    2. Accept resignations of Rich Pendleton and Norma Dover
    3. Nominations of new Committee Members
  8. DISCUSSION ITEMS
    1. 2006 Annual Inventory — Dick Burrell
  9. PUBLIC COMMENTS
  10. ADJOURNMENT

Next Regular Meeting: October 10, 2006 @ 1:30 P.M.

The Anthem Cookbook!

If you like to cook, and you don't want to use an untried recipe, this book is your answer, The Anthem Cookbook contains more than 500 recipes submitted by Sun City Anthem residents, Del Webb/Pulte employees, and chefs from The Strip.

Now on sale by mail and on the internet.

By Mail:

Prices:

  • $12 plus $3 for shipping and handling for each copy 

We will mail the books at the USPS Book Rate to the contiguous 48 States for $3.00 Shipping and Handling per book. Send your check for $15 per book to:

The Minuteman Foundation
2505 Anthem Village Drive, Ste E-480
Henderson, NV 89052

Don't forget to include the name and address of the recipient of the book.

On the Internet:

You may use your credit card to buy your Anthem Cookbooks by making a donation here in the amount of $15 ($12 plus $3 for shipping and handling) for each book desired: http://www.anthemwebs.com/communitynews.htm#Dedicated

You will receive your receipt when you complete the PayPal transaction. Immediately complete the form on this Contact page  to send a message listing the address(es) to which your books are to be mailed.

For further information call Rita Berman at 617-1551

The Minuteman Foundation, Inc. is the publisher and benefits from the sale of these books. The book is sponsored by Del Webb/Pulte.

Upcoming Sun City Anthem Activities at home and about town!

  • Show
    TGIF At Anthem
    With Genevieve and the Boy Katindig Band
    September 8, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
    Free!
    Anthem Center's North Lawn
    See the September Spirit, page 18
  • Show
    "Hooray for Cabaret"
    Backstage Review
    September 10, 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
    $10 per person ($15 after 9/4)
    Freedom Hall
    See the September Spirit, page 18
  • Show
    "Let's Dance!"
    With Melinda a Michael
    September 16, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
    $20 per person ($25 after 9/8)
    Freedom Hall,
    See the September Spirit, page 18
  • Class
    Victory at Video Poker!
    By Henry Tamburin
    September 20, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
    $12 per person ($17 after 9/13)
    Delaware Room, Anthem Center
    See the September Spirit, page 18
  • Show/Trip
    "Noises Off"
    A Spring Mountain Ranch Theater Production
    September 21, Bus depart Anthem Center 5:00 p.m.
    $18 per person ($23 after 9/14)
    See the September Spirit, page 18
  • Concert
    Pops at the Pavilion — Las Vegas Philharmonic
    September 24, 7:00 p.m.
    Tickets —
    Orchestra: $30,
    Section 1: $20,
    Section 2: $10
    Lawn: $10
    Henderson Pavilion, 200 Green Valley Parkway
    Call 267-4849 for Tickets and Information
    See the September Spirit, page 20
  • Class
    Driver Safety Program
    Wednesday and Thursday, September 27 and 28
    5:00 to 9:00 p.m.
    $10 per person
    You must attend both days in session
    See the September Spirit, page 19
  • Show
    "The Platters"
    With the Legendary Monroe Powell
    September 29, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
    Independence Center's Freedom Hall
    $15 per person ($20 after 9/22)
    See the September Spirit, page 19
  • EXPO
    Fall Home Show
    September 30, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
    Anthem Center
    Free
    See the September Spirit, page 19
  • Dance,
    Masquerade Ball September 30 Cancelled!
  • Trip/Show
    "Cats!"
    Tuacahn Amphitheatre, Ivins, Utah
    October 4, 2006
    Bus departs Anthem Center at 2:30 p.m.
    Price call Greg Dryer, Activities Manager at 614-5860
    The price will include dinner, show and transportation
    See the September Spirit, page 20
  • Show
    "The Gateway Trio!"
    October 7, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
    Freedom Hall
    $10 per person
    See the September Spirit, page 20
  • Event
    "Oktoberfest"
    Independence Center Courtyard
    We'll have... The Brats! The Beer! The Band!
    See the September Spirit, page 20
  • EXPO
    Anthem Harvest Festival
    • "Community Parking Lot Sale"
    • "Farmer's Market"
    • "Vendor's Fair"

    October 28, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
    See the September Spirit, page 19

  • Show
    Anthem Hit Parade
    November 9 and 10, 7:00 p.m. Both nights
    Independence Center's Freedom Hall
    Tickets are $5. They go on Sale October 26 at the box office
  • Celebration
    Veterans Day
    November 11, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
    Anthem Center's Hanneman Hall
    Free
    See the September Spirit, page 20
  • Dance
    Veterans Day
    Anthem Center's Hanneman Hall
    Free
    See the September Spirit, page 20

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.

The goal of the The Minuteman Foundation is to fund the many and diverse needs of the elderly in each and all of our growing communities.

Pursuant thereto we have allied with the Community Service Club to provide free assistance to SCA residents. The services included are:

Transportation: To local area medical providers or supermarkets. Three (3) business days notice required to arrange for your ride.

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., Former Sewing Room

  • Bereavement — please call 614-5862 for information.

  • One on one guidance through Jewish bereavement protocol

  • One on one grief counseling for loss of a child

  • Friends of Bill W. Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous -
    Every Monday, 7 p.m., Independence Center.

  • Home Caregivers (for those caring for a loved one at home)
    3rd Monday 1:30—2:30 p.m. Anthem Center.

Volunteers are the backbone of the CSC. We need your help!
HELP US NOW AND WE WILL HELP YOU LATER!

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.