COMMUNITY
This is Where You Live
COMMUNITY
Meet the Candidates for Sun City's Board of Directors, Wednesday Night at Residents' Forum
The Residents’ Forum will host its popular Meet the Candidates event on Wednesday, starting at 6:30 p.m., at Desert Vista. Come learn more about those running for a seat on Sun City’s Board of Directors. Get there early to mix and mingle with the candidates before the official program starts at 7 p.m. Come prepared with questions to ask or submit one to a Residents’ Forum volunteer. The event will be moderated by SCSCAI’s Executive Director Mitzi Mills.
SCSCAI Watering Schedule Switches to Tuesday
The Landscape Department has changed its watering schedule to daytime watering due to cold overnight temperatures. Please be aware that your favorite park will water during the day, which will also include the BBQ areas at Desert Vista and Mountain Shadows. Watering will take place on Tuesdays per the Las Vegas Water Authority’s irrigation restrictions.
Please note that times listed on the schedule are approximate.
Button Willow West Park/Upper 16
9-11:14 a.m.
Villa Ridge West Park/Greenbelt 10
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Button Willow Central Park/Greenbelt 2
10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Button Willow East Park/Greenbelt 4
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Sundial West Park/ Greenbelt 7
8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Villa Ridge East Park/ Greenbelt 5
10-11:30 a.m.
Greenbelt 1 witch is on Villa Ridge between Birch Grove and Wonderview
9-10:30 a.m.
Desert Vista BBQ area
10-10:35 a.m.
Mountain Shadows BBQ area
9-10:16 a.m.
All other parks and greenbelts will be hand-watered as needed.
Sundial Central Park/Greenbelt 18; Sundial East Park/ Greenbelt 16; and Greenbelt 14 on Villa Ridge.
Please note that times listed on the schedule are approximate.
Button Willow West Park/Upper 16
9-11:14 a.m.
Villa Ridge West Park/Greenbelt 10
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Button Willow Central Park/Greenbelt 2
10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Button Willow East Park/Greenbelt 4
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Sundial West Park/ Greenbelt 7
8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Villa Ridge East Park/ Greenbelt 5
10-11:30 a.m.
Greenbelt 1 witch is on Villa Ridge between Birch Grove and Wonderview
9-10:30 a.m.
Desert Vista BBQ area
10-10:35 a.m.
Mountain Shadows BBQ area
9-10:16 a.m.
All other parks and greenbelts will be hand-watered as needed.
Sundial Central Park/Greenbelt 18; Sundial East Park/ Greenbelt 16; and Greenbelt 14 on Villa Ridge.
Louis Darling, SCSCAI Landscape Director
It's Another Saturday Night Hootenanny With Hickory Wind
Story and photos by Stu Gershon/Link
This past Saturday night, my wife and I went back over 50 years in time at the Starbright Theatre. Do you remember Woodstock, Peter, Paul & Mary, the Kingston Trio and Joan Baez? Well, over 300 people (their third sellout in three years) were with us on our trip back in time.
Sun City resident Melanie Spector, Jim Damele and James Schuppel were joined by Maria DeLucia (vocals and percussion), Maria’s husband, Rob (keyboard), Jeanne Howerton (fiddle), Clay Hall (bass) and Nate Yeasley (drums) to make up this group called Hickory Wind.
Some of the featured songs included were “If I had a Hammer,” “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “Eve of Distruction,” “King of the Road” and many other for a full 90 minutes of hand clapping and finger snapping. The audience also filled in some of the vocals with their sing-along.
This past September, the Melanie Spector Band performed a country dance with many line-dance songs at our Desert Vista Ballroom. Also, this band performed a rock ‘n’ roll Halloween dance at the same venue. Hopefully, they’ll be back next year for more country and rock shows; I personally love the Hootenanny.
All in all, everyone had a great time going back to their roots with songs that shaped our culture!
Sun City resident Melanie Spector, Jim Damele and James Schuppel were joined by Maria DeLucia (vocals and percussion), Maria’s husband, Rob (keyboard), Jeanne Howerton (fiddle), Clay Hall (bass) and Nate Yeasley (drums) to make up this group called Hickory Wind.
Some of the featured songs included were “If I had a Hammer,” “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “Eve of Distruction,” “King of the Road” and many other for a full 90 minutes of hand clapping and finger snapping. The audience also filled in some of the vocals with their sing-along.
This past September, the Melanie Spector Band performed a country dance with many line-dance songs at our Desert Vista Ballroom. Also, this band performed a rock ‘n’ roll Halloween dance at the same venue. Hopefully, they’ll be back next year for more country and rock shows; I personally love the Hootenanny.
All in all, everyone had a great time going back to their roots with songs that shaped our culture!
Bulk Trash Pickup Schedule
Residents seeking to exchange their trash cans for larger receptacles may do so by calling Republic Services at 702-735-5151. Bulk trash pickup days, which includes landscape trimmings, appear as circled dates and are scheduled every other week.
Thank You for Your Service, Daisy Greve
(The following story is continued from Page 32 of the January 2019 Link. By Bob Cohen/Link.)
Sun City residents Daisy Greve and her husband, Chris. Photo courtesy Daisy Greve.
Her enlistment up, she left the Air Force behind, remained in Southern California and enrolled in a local community college. Her education went so well that she earned a full College Entrance Examination Board Scholarship and was recruited by several universities. She chose the University of Southern California, where she subsequently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, the first in her family to graduate college. Thus armed, she moved back to Riverside and was hired by the Riverside County Mental Health Department as a counselor in the methadone program, working with heroin addicts tying to free themselves from addiction. She also enrolled in the graduate division of Cal State University San Bernardino and earned a master’s in education in 1987.
It was in 1980 when Daisy again became interested in the Air Force, but this time she wanted to be an officer. So, after she was told that she could apply for the commission after one year’s service, she enlisted in the Air Force Reserve with the rank of E-4 Sergeant, commonly called a Buck Sergeant. But, during that year she met and married her first husband who also was an Air Force enlisted rank. Two children later, Daisy abandoned her goal of being an officer but not her Air Force career. While in the reserves, she was assigned to the 50th Aerial Port Squadron at Norton Air Force Base.
In 1992, Daisy returned to active duty with the rank of Master Sergeant and was quickly promoted to Senior Master Sergeant in the regular Air Force. She spent another four years at March Air Force Base until it was closed as an active duty base in 1996. At that point, Daisy was reclassified as a reservist on active duty and was assigned to the Pentagon, where she spent as many as 200 days a year traveling for special projects. It was there that she met and worked with Rozi Heredy (see the September Link issue for Rozi’s article), a friendship that continues to this day.
Daisy’s assignments at the Pentagon centered on supporting the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, organizing conferences in many different locations including Las Vegas. The first conference, held at Bally’s, brought together Air Force personnel from 89 countries, as well as representatives of the major weapon suppliers. Among other things, Daisy arranged housing for all participants and spouses, as well as coordinated security with local law enforcement.
In 1997, she was assigned as a Spanish-language translator for the United Nations Military Committee. The highlight of that assignment was meeting former first lady Laura Bush, who spoke before a gathering of committee members’ wives.
In January, 1999, Daisy was promoted to the rank of Chief Master Sergeant (E-9), the highest rank available to an enlisted member of the armed services. By congressional statute, only 1 percent of enlisted members of all the armed forces can hold this rank.
On September 11, 2001, Daisy was out of town and not at her Pentagon office when an American Airlines passenger plane crashed into the Pentagon during the 911 terrorist attack. But the very next day she was assigned to the task force charged with implementing a memorial service for those Pentagon personnel lost in the attack. That service was held on October 11, just 30 days later. In cooperation with American Airlines, families of the victims were flown to Washington, D.C. As NCO/IC (non-commissioned officer in charge) of the Memorial Command Post, Daisy was responsible for arranging the flights, housing and transportation for the families. She even met some families as they arrived at the airport, all of which was very emotionally draining.
“At the time, the Pentagon arranged with an organization that supplied emotional support dogs to be available to the families. I was pretty busy and didn’t pay much attention to them until one day a lady approached me carrying a small dog. She tried to give me the dog to hold, but I was in uniform and refused. She insisted and finally I gave in. I took the dog, holding it away from my uniform but close enough that it was able to lick my nose. I guess I didn’t realize it at the time, but I was wound tighter than a spring and that dog’s kiss just released the tension. I cried,” Daisy recalled.
During that assignment, Daisy met then-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and gave him a tour of the memorial command post.
“In 2002, while I was assigned to the International Affairs department of the Pentagon, I was given the responsibility for coordinating with the Spanish-speaking countries. (At the same time, Rozi was in the same department focusing on European countries.) I accompanied the Chief of the Air Force to Guatemala, where I was awarded the Legion of Merit by the Guatemalan government. Quite an honor,” Daisy said.
Daisy’s last assignment was in Hawaii, which began in 2003. In 2009, she retired from the Air Force. After retirement, she spent another year as a civilian in her last active duty position as Supervisor PACAF Theater Coop Program. In 2010, the position was eliminated and Daisy retired for real.
In total, Daisy spent nearly 32 ½ years in the Air Force. She earned a host of awards, in addition to the Guatemalan Legion of Merit, including the Meritorious Service Award with 1 oak leaf cluster, the Air Force Commendation Medal with 1 oak leaf cluster, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Air Force Achievement with 3 oak leaf clusters, the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with 1 oak leaf cluster, the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with 2 oak leaf clusters, the Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal with 6 oak leaf clusters, the National Defense Service Medal with 2 service stars, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Air Force Longevity Service Medal with 5 oak leaf clusters, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 3 hourglass devices, the USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon, the Air Force Training Ribbon and, of course, the Good Conduct Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters.
“I was living in Hawaii and friends convinced me to get more involved in Hawaiian sports,” Daisy said. “I started participating in the Honolulu marathon and eventually won 3rd place in the Air Force Female category. That was in 2004. I went on to participate in 17 triathlons.”
In 2013, Daisy moved to Las Vegas to be near her only brother. That year she bought her present home on the Highland Falls golf course. In 2015, while attending a Halloween party at the home of another Air Force veteran, she met Chris Greve. One year later, they married. At that time, Daisy had her named changed legally from Elba Parrish to Daisy Greve. Daisy has two sons. One lives in Las Vegas and one in Washington state, who has continued in the Air Force tradition, and has given Daisy three grandsons.
Since moving to Sun City, Daisy has been active, serving as a Security Patrol driver, as well as being active in the Bike Club, the Dance Connection, the Hiking Club, the Military and Friends Club, the Fitness Club, where she currently serves as vice president, and the Swim Club. In 2014, under direction of Darlene Rogers, the Swim Club’s coach, Daisy earned two silver and 1one bronze medal in the Nevada Senior Olympic Games.
It wasn’t always easy, but Daisy has lived the American dream.
It was in 1980 when Daisy again became interested in the Air Force, but this time she wanted to be an officer. So, after she was told that she could apply for the commission after one year’s service, she enlisted in the Air Force Reserve with the rank of E-4 Sergeant, commonly called a Buck Sergeant. But, during that year she met and married her first husband who also was an Air Force enlisted rank. Two children later, Daisy abandoned her goal of being an officer but not her Air Force career. While in the reserves, she was assigned to the 50th Aerial Port Squadron at Norton Air Force Base.
In 1992, Daisy returned to active duty with the rank of Master Sergeant and was quickly promoted to Senior Master Sergeant in the regular Air Force. She spent another four years at March Air Force Base until it was closed as an active duty base in 1996. At that point, Daisy was reclassified as a reservist on active duty and was assigned to the Pentagon, where she spent as many as 200 days a year traveling for special projects. It was there that she met and worked with Rozi Heredy (see the September Link issue for Rozi’s article), a friendship that continues to this day.
Daisy’s assignments at the Pentagon centered on supporting the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, organizing conferences in many different locations including Las Vegas. The first conference, held at Bally’s, brought together Air Force personnel from 89 countries, as well as representatives of the major weapon suppliers. Among other things, Daisy arranged housing for all participants and spouses, as well as coordinated security with local law enforcement.
In 1997, she was assigned as a Spanish-language translator for the United Nations Military Committee. The highlight of that assignment was meeting former first lady Laura Bush, who spoke before a gathering of committee members’ wives.
In January, 1999, Daisy was promoted to the rank of Chief Master Sergeant (E-9), the highest rank available to an enlisted member of the armed services. By congressional statute, only 1 percent of enlisted members of all the armed forces can hold this rank.
On September 11, 2001, Daisy was out of town and not at her Pentagon office when an American Airlines passenger plane crashed into the Pentagon during the 911 terrorist attack. But the very next day she was assigned to the task force charged with implementing a memorial service for those Pentagon personnel lost in the attack. That service was held on October 11, just 30 days later. In cooperation with American Airlines, families of the victims were flown to Washington, D.C. As NCO/IC (non-commissioned officer in charge) of the Memorial Command Post, Daisy was responsible for arranging the flights, housing and transportation for the families. She even met some families as they arrived at the airport, all of which was very emotionally draining.
“At the time, the Pentagon arranged with an organization that supplied emotional support dogs to be available to the families. I was pretty busy and didn’t pay much attention to them until one day a lady approached me carrying a small dog. She tried to give me the dog to hold, but I was in uniform and refused. She insisted and finally I gave in. I took the dog, holding it away from my uniform but close enough that it was able to lick my nose. I guess I didn’t realize it at the time, but I was wound tighter than a spring and that dog’s kiss just released the tension. I cried,” Daisy recalled.
During that assignment, Daisy met then-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and gave him a tour of the memorial command post.
“In 2002, while I was assigned to the International Affairs department of the Pentagon, I was given the responsibility for coordinating with the Spanish-speaking countries. (At the same time, Rozi was in the same department focusing on European countries.) I accompanied the Chief of the Air Force to Guatemala, where I was awarded the Legion of Merit by the Guatemalan government. Quite an honor,” Daisy said.
Daisy’s last assignment was in Hawaii, which began in 2003. In 2009, she retired from the Air Force. After retirement, she spent another year as a civilian in her last active duty position as Supervisor PACAF Theater Coop Program. In 2010, the position was eliminated and Daisy retired for real.
In total, Daisy spent nearly 32 ½ years in the Air Force. She earned a host of awards, in addition to the Guatemalan Legion of Merit, including the Meritorious Service Award with 1 oak leaf cluster, the Air Force Commendation Medal with 1 oak leaf cluster, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Air Force Achievement with 3 oak leaf clusters, the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with 1 oak leaf cluster, the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with 2 oak leaf clusters, the Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal with 6 oak leaf clusters, the National Defense Service Medal with 2 service stars, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Air Force Longevity Service Medal with 5 oak leaf clusters, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 3 hourglass devices, the USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon, the Air Force Training Ribbon and, of course, the Good Conduct Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters.
“I was living in Hawaii and friends convinced me to get more involved in Hawaiian sports,” Daisy said. “I started participating in the Honolulu marathon and eventually won 3rd place in the Air Force Female category. That was in 2004. I went on to participate in 17 triathlons.”
In 2013, Daisy moved to Las Vegas to be near her only brother. That year she bought her present home on the Highland Falls golf course. In 2015, while attending a Halloween party at the home of another Air Force veteran, she met Chris Greve. One year later, they married. At that time, Daisy had her named changed legally from Elba Parrish to Daisy Greve. Daisy has two sons. One lives in Las Vegas and one in Washington state, who has continued in the Air Force tradition, and has given Daisy three grandsons.
Since moving to Sun City, Daisy has been active, serving as a Security Patrol driver, as well as being active in the Bike Club, the Dance Connection, the Hiking Club, the Military and Friends Club, the Fitness Club, where she currently serves as vice president, and the Swim Club. In 2014, under direction of Darlene Rogers, the Swim Club’s coach, Daisy earned two silver and 1one bronze medal in the Nevada Senior Olympic Games.
It wasn’t always easy, but Daisy has lived the American dream.
Follow What Our Columnists Are Saying
Easy Eats
|
Get to Growing
|
Stu's Clues
|
