Security Patrol Tracks Water Waste
Video by Brian Dodd, Sun City Summerlin Security Patrol
“One of the things we do in Security Patrol is back track water running into the gutters to their source,” said Sun City Summerlin Security Patrol volunteer Brian Dodd. "This is especially done during the 0400 shift when many irrigation systems are functioning. We are checking to see if the water is coming from a street, sidewalk valve box, landscaping problem (Association property or residence), irrigation runoff or out of a garage (probably from a water heater leaking). Depending on what we find, we notify the appropriate authority or person. Last Monday, I videotaped the back-tracking of three large flows of water – two of them were significant irrigation runoff wastage and the other was a valve box problem that the Las Vegas Valley Water District was already aware of.”
Sun City Summerlin Security Patrol volunteers are truly the eyes and ears of the community. In addition to all that they do in the organization of a typical day behind the steering wheel of a Patrol car, on dispatch, at headquarters or in the field at events or community centers, they make time to ensure valuable resources are not being wasted.
Thank you, Security Patrol volunteers, for all that you do for Sun City.
Sun City Summerlin Security Patrol volunteers are truly the eyes and ears of the community. In addition to all that they do in the organization of a typical day behind the steering wheel of a Patrol car, on dispatch, at headquarters or in the field at events or community centers, they make time to ensure valuable resources are not being wasted.
Thank you, Security Patrol volunteers, for all that you do for Sun City.
Support Sun City In Annual Newspaper Poll
It’s that time of year, again, to show your support of Sun City Summerlin in the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Best Of readers’ poll. This year, Sun City is competing in two categories – Best Golf Course and Best Active Adult/55-+ Community. To cast your vote, click on https://www.research.net/r/2018BOLV. To vote for Highland Falls, navigate to Things to Do and select the golf course category. To vote for the Best Active Adult Community, navigate to Real Estate and select Best Active Adult Community. Vote once per day, per sub-category, through August 9.Results will be revealed via www.BestofLasVegas.com and the Special Best of Las Vegas Winners Magazine Sunday, October 14. You can pick up your copy of the Best of Las Vegas Winners Magazine in the Sunday, October 14, edition of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
My Mother's House Turns 1
My Mother’s House, 9320 Sun City Blvd. (in the Chase Bank plaza at the corner of Sun City and Del Webb boulevards), is proud to celebrate its one-year anniversary this week on Wednesday, August 1. Whether you are a regular, or if you haven’t been to the restaurant in a while, the staff would love to welcome you to share in a toast of this popular neighborhood restaurant. Enjoy traditional Italian favorites like shrimp scampi, lasagna and fettuccini Alfredo, along with specialties of the house, all made using traditional recipes courtesy of Mamma.
Reservations are required for this very special night. Call 702-998-2820.
The Jamie Grant Quartet, featuring Dave DaCosta, will perform, and all parties will receive a free bottle of champagne to toast the anniversary!
Reservations are required for this very special night. Call 702-998-2820.
The Jamie Grant Quartet, featuring Dave DaCosta, will perform, and all parties will receive a free bottle of champagne to toast the anniversary!
CORRECTION: September 23 'Aloha!' Show Set for 2 p.m.
CORRECTION: Gateway Arts Foundation’s “Aloha!” show will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday, September 23, at the Starbright Theatre. The starting time listed on page 40 of the August Link is incorrect. “Aloha!” is a Sunday matinee. Ticket prices are $20 each. The Link corrects mistakes. If you have an error to report, contact Jeannette Carrillo, Link managing editor, at [email protected].
UPDATE: Security Patrol Returns Lost Dog to Owner
Sun City Summerlin Security Patrol Pet officer Helen Bubenheim reported to the Link on Thursday, July 26, that the little lost dog that was turned into Security Patrol last Monday has been reunited with its Sun City Summerlin owner. Way to go, Security Patrol!
If you lose your pet, or find one roaming the streets of Sun City, don't hesitate to contact Security Patrol at 702-254-2303. Volunteers are available around the clock to help care for and reunite lost pets.
If you lose your pet, or find one roaming the streets of Sun City, don't hesitate to contact Security Patrol at 702-254-2303. Volunteers are available around the clock to help care for and reunite lost pets.
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Thank You for Your Service: Harry (Mac) Hinman
(The following is a continuation of the Thank You for Your Service feature written by Bob Cohen in the August 2018 Link.)
Another series of schools followed before Mac was assigned to the USS Guadalcanal in Norfolk Va. as operations officer from January 1988 to January 1990. During this time period, the Guadalcanal cruised the Mediterranean for seven months. The next 15 months were spent as a student at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I.
Mac went from student to academic staff in 1991 as the director of the Naval Staff College, an assignment that lasted 42 months. His next assignment was to be at the Pentagon.
“At that point I had 26 years of service,” Mac said. “I had achieved the rank of captain and was pretty much maxed out on pay. Retirement looked good. I pulled the plug. But shortly after that, I had the opportunity to start an NJROTC (Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps) unit at a high school in Bristol, R.I. Even though I was a civilian I was paid at my Navy grade and was required to wear the uniform. But two years of working with high school kids was all I could take. Real retirement was beckoning. We moved to Lake Almanor in northern California, where I became active in HOA, served on the Board and worked with our fishing association to raise some 30,000 to 40,000 fish each year. In addition, I am an avid runner and skier. In short, I’ve been pretty active in retirement.”
As you can imagine, after 26 years of service, including a tour in Vietnam along with other assignments that are too classified to divulge, Mac accumulated a number of awards such as the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal with Gold Star, the Air Medal with 18 strike flights, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal. In addition, he earned the Combat Action ribbon, the Presidential Unit Citation, the Meritorious Unit Commendation with Star and the Command at Sea pin, as well as an expert rating with a pistol and marksman with a rifle.
“While we still have the house in Lake Almanor, we were living in Virginia Beach, Va. We started scoping out other retirement areas and settled on Sun City in 2003,” Mac said.
Mac went from student to academic staff in 1991 as the director of the Naval Staff College, an assignment that lasted 42 months. His next assignment was to be at the Pentagon.
“At that point I had 26 years of service,” Mac said. “I had achieved the rank of captain and was pretty much maxed out on pay. Retirement looked good. I pulled the plug. But shortly after that, I had the opportunity to start an NJROTC (Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps) unit at a high school in Bristol, R.I. Even though I was a civilian I was paid at my Navy grade and was required to wear the uniform. But two years of working with high school kids was all I could take. Real retirement was beckoning. We moved to Lake Almanor in northern California, where I became active in HOA, served on the Board and worked with our fishing association to raise some 30,000 to 40,000 fish each year. In addition, I am an avid runner and skier. In short, I’ve been pretty active in retirement.”
As you can imagine, after 26 years of service, including a tour in Vietnam along with other assignments that are too classified to divulge, Mac accumulated a number of awards such as the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal with Gold Star, the Air Medal with 18 strike flights, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal. In addition, he earned the Combat Action ribbon, the Presidential Unit Citation, the Meritorious Unit Commendation with Star and the Command at Sea pin, as well as an expert rating with a pistol and marksman with a rifle.
“While we still have the house in Lake Almanor, we were living in Virginia Beach, Va. We started scoping out other retirement areas and settled on Sun City in 2003,” Mac said.
By Bob Cohen/Link