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Save Big During Pro Shops' Summer Blowout
Video and photos by Jeannette Carrillo/Link
Do you have a golfer in your life who’s tough to buy for? That problem can easily be solved when you visit any one of Sun City’s pro shops at Highland Falls, Palm Valley or Eagle Crest. For the next few weeks, take advantage of the summer blowout sale, featuring 40 percent off all clothing and headwear. If you’re good to go with the fashion, then enjoy 30 percent off bags, shoes and accessories. Sale prices are valid for all shoppers; you do not have to be a resident to start saving now!
A New Website for Sun City Summerlin Community Association, Inc.
SCSCAI welcomes residents to visit and explore the new community website (SunCitySummerlin.com), use the resident sign up and check out the resource center.
How to sign up:
How to sign up:
- Fill out Step #1 - First name/last name can also be your member card ID number.
- Fill out Step #2 - Create a sign-in name and password.
- Fill out Step #3 - Confirm receiving correspondence from us by email, mail, or both.
- Step#4 - Agree to the terms of service.
Get Your Tickets Now for 'Marriage Can Be Murder' Bus Trip
Be part of the mystery, be part of the fun when Sun City descends on the D Las Vegas for one of Las Vegas’ most entertaining shows. “Marriage Can Be Murder” plants actors among unsuspecting dinner guests for a night filled with humor, hoodwinks and a delicious three-course meal. Tickets are $85 each and include admission, meal and transportation from the Pinnacle. The bus leaves at 5:15 p.m. and returns at 9:15 p.m. Ticket purchase deadline is Tuesday, August 28.
Water, Water Everywhere at Palm Valley G.C.
Video and photos by John Asay
Crews working on the irrigation project at Palm Valley Golf Course got a cool reprieve from scorching temperatures last week when they tested the sprinklers along the first fairway. All reports from the Golf Maintenance Department indicate that the project is on track to be completed for the course’s September 17 opening. During the closure of the front nine, Sun City’s Golf Department welcomes golfers to play the back 9, which is open for business with greens reported in great condition.
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Legal Services Committee Meeting Canceled
The Legal Services Committee meeting, originally scheduled for Wednesday, August 8, has been canceled. The next meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 12, 9:30 a.m., inside the Committee Room at Desert Vista.
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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.)
Top, Captain Harry (Mac) Hinman (USN); right, Mac at home today in Sun City Summerlin.
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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
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