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Sun City Anthem
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Friday, September 13, 2013
Losing a Lovely Lady...is Losing Part of American History
Sun City Anthem
Angel...Now a Part of God's HOA
We don't often make mention of those
who have left us, but this is an exception.
According to Anthem Today, we lost
Elizabeth Swann this morning...and I want to
thank Rana Goodman for allowing me to publish these pictures from her
forum.
Many of you may not aware
of Elizabeth Swann... but The City of Henderson Certainly
was....
..as Mayor Andy
Hafen honored her with awarding this city plaque in May of last
year.
I had the opportunity of meeting
Elizabeth only once...a couple of years ago on a Friday evening while watching
an evening concert at Anthem Center.
There she was, rocking away with the
music with her daughter and dear friends, Sun City Anthem residents, Norm &
Mary McCullough, who have watched over her for years in such a loving and caring
manner.
Here she is with Mary McCullough.
Elizabeth Swann lived through World
War I, Women's suffrage, the roaring 20s, a great depression, World War II, and
many years experiencing racial discrimination.
...and the Lord allowed her to
witness the election of this nation's first black
president.
Elizabeth Swann was 104 when she passed away
today.
Anthem Opinions sends our deepest
sympathy to her daughter, Hazel, and her "adopted" family, the
McCulloughs.
Dick Arendt & Allen
Weintraub
Sun City Anthem Resident Wins Jackpot at South Point
B...I...N...G...O
This has been a tough year for the
Stebbins family, but on Thursday it got a lot better
!
A few months ago, we had a close
call with "NRS 116 Guru", Tim
Stebbins, having had a very serious medical issue, but like all tough
Minnesotans, he's on the mend, and still attending every board meeting known to
Sun City Anthem.
...and for those unaware of Tim,
he's always been the "unofficial go-to
guy" concerning Nevada Statutes when it comes to homeowners
associations.
But...yesterday, another member of
the Stebbins family, his wife, Claudia, took
center stage...and the cash...at South Point's Bingo
parlor.
Here's the newly crowned queen
herself as she sits on a carriage during a trip to
Malta.
And here's what she cashed in before
she left.
What did she immediately do when she
realized she was the sole winner of the jackpot?
She called her husband, Tim, and
simply said....
"I'm
gonna need a bigger purse".
Congrats Claudia....couldn't happen
to a nicer lady !
Dick & Allen
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Special Guest...Star of "Vegas the Show" at Planet Hollywood
Vegas Voice Show Saturday, September
14th
You'll learn about Lou's entertainment beginnings (his uncle was actor Ben Gazzara---star of the television show, "Run For Your Life") and his grueling climb through the audition process...at the age of 17...competing against 70,000 others...and being one of only 234 people to receive the coveted "ticket" to go to Los Angeles....before reaching the semi-finals of American Idol in Season 2...
Join Radio host, Dick Arendt, this Saturday, September
14th at 7:00am and again
at noon on Sunday for The Vegas Voice Show on KLAV
radio, AM 1230, on your
dial.
Dick's Special Guest this week is
Lou Gazzara, the Star of Vegas
The Show, now in its 3rd year at Planet Hollywood, considered by many as
the Best "Old Vegas Show" in town !
You'll learn about Lou's entertainment beginnings (his uncle was actor Ben Gazzara---star of the television show, "Run For Your Life") and his grueling climb through the audition process...at the age of 17...competing against 70,000 others...and being one of only 234 people to receive the coveted "ticket" to go to Los Angeles....before reaching the semi-finals of American Idol in Season 2...
...in this FIRST of TWO
interviews.
And...if you miss the broadcast, you
can always download it on The Vegas Voice website. Just go the "Radio" link, click on it, all past shows are archived for
your convenience.
And don't forget to read The Vegas
Voice, the largest Age 50+ Senior newspaper in the Las Vegas
valley.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Let us Entertain You...with a Bit of History
Love Honor and
"Obey"
Word three, OBEY, once agreed to by any woman as they marched down an
aisle...sure has changed genders, hasn't it?
...but is was September 12, 1922.....91 years ago today...that the Episcopal Church in the
United States voted 36-27 to delete that word from
any further marriage service.
Prior to that time, if you wanted to
marry, that was the price every woman had to pay to "tie the
knot" in most religions....
...but...
Just where and when did that
tradition start?
In jolly old England during the
reign of Henry VIII, that where and when !
As we all know, Henry the VIII married six
times, but it was after his first marriage to Catherine of Aragon in 1509
and the pope's refusal to grant him an annulment after 24
years of marriage, that Henry came to the conclusion that in order to
call the shots on what was, and what wasn't, a valid marriage, no pope was going
to make that decision.
After all, "it's good to be the king" !
...but by 1533, Henry, after trying
again and again to persuade Pope Clement VII to "change his opinion" due to
Catherine's inability to give him a male heir to his throne, he decided to take
matters in his own hands and tell the pope he was no longer welcome as the head
of the church in England.
Clement VII didn't appreciate his
resistance; and in response, excommunicated Henry, saying he would face the fires of hell as a result of trying to tell a pope
what to do.
Once again, Henry, in his
correspondence to the pope...
...PS'd him by
saying...
..."No Problem, Pope, I'll meet you
there, pitchfork in hand....,,,but until that day comes, you stay in Italy where
you belong, because this king just made you "an offer you can't
refuse".....
..."that as of now, I'm the boss here in England".
...AND....when Pope Clement asked
him by what authority we could make such a decree, Henry once again reminded
him, "it's good to be the
king"...
...that kings make decisions, while
popes in those days were usually replaced after being burned at the nearest
stake...after disagreeing with kings !
Of course having some cutie
pie named Anne Boleyn in the wings didn't have a single thing to do with it; but
Henry, in his new found "ecclesiastical" power,
thought....
"Now that I make the
calls...."
BUT...
"I better think this one out before
I get married again", a dilemma that has lingered throughout the history of
mankind...
...so he decided to place a new word
in marriage vows...
...and you guessed
it...
...the word
was...
OBEY !
Well now, as time marched on, many
people have come to believe that this word was always part of the deal, but it
was all because of Henry VIII and his being a control freak.
Henry may have been the king, but
even he knew that a queen had certain powers...that could be withheld...if he
insisted on being a male chauvinist. So the easiest way to make sure that
couldn't happen, was....
...make it the
law !
Yet despite this "legal demand"
that the word "obey" be a part of each marriage
ceremony, his success at enforcing it wasn't very
good....
Then again...."It's good to be the king", and if a wife refused, she paid the
price...legally.
....Anne Boleyn (#2) and Catherine
Howard, (#5) chose not to "obey" and , were both beheaded; he divorced Catherine
of Aragon (#1) and Anne of Cleaves (#4) for refusing to "obey", (#3), Jane
Seymour, died shortly after giving birth to his only male heir; and Catherine
Parr (#6) survived him.
And though the Church of England
removed this word in 1922, the "royals" kept it in their ceremony for years
until a lady named Diana Spencer, married the current
Prince of Wales.
She said "No
Way", he said "OK", and well, that marriage
didn't seem to work out very well either, did it ?
Now we have a lady name Kate Middleton who is married to Prince
William, and though "royals" have their traditions; Kate too,
has said...
..."Uh-Uh, Will; you want some of this filet, now it's your turn to "OBEY."
And so, we now have a future king of
England changing the "royal Georgian" diapers to prove my point
!
So...the word "obey" has somehow managed to change its meaning over the
centuries...from a man demanding it of a woman...to
a woman expecting it from a man
!
And I, like many other married male
creatures who have partaken in this "holiest of unions", have sadly become a
victim of the ages as well in that changing
tradition.
...and I/we all owe it to Hank 8, the guy who was delusional enough to demand a
woman to "obey" ...and actually expect her to do it
!!!!
Dick
Arendt
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
September 11, 2001
A Day....when the United States was
"suddenly and deliberately attacked"...
...by a nation without a
name....
Remembering an American
Armageddon
For more information, see our
Information Page, "History &
Holidays".
(located to the right of the Welcome
Screen)
Monday, September 9, 2013
Feeding the Clan...Clams ! Can Crow Be Far Behind ?
Hey Vic....You'd Have Been Better
Off with a "Clam" Sandwich
You would think that after months of
an empty restaurant, someone would get the message......"clams ain't gonna cut it"...
...in a community that had a belief
that they were going to get something that the average guy
would eat...or...could afford !
Oh Vic, it's time you realized that
"champagne wishes and caviar dreams" are as
appropriate here as opening a MacDonald's in a Gucci and Ralph Lauren
"discount" outlet !
Every other day, this place gets
FREE advertising in some Sun City Anthem publication,
whether it's the Spirit or an "official" eblast from our "informed" Association President, or some blog owner who
keeps believing he's the voice of "the people"...who eat
clams !
I have to know
this...
When was the
last time you awoke from the couch after a nap and said to
yourself...
"I gotta have a
clam!"
When any of you were in the working
world, how many of you dined with fellow associates on "clam"?
Where are all the "meat & potato" people out there?
Once thing for sure, they're not
eating clam, and there are a lot
more of us than you who need a "clam" for a quick
snack.
My guess is that they're at some
"buy one...get one free" Italian, Chinese, or good
old American "family" restaurant, ENJOYING themselves, knowing that they won't
have a coronary or indigestion over the bill when it
arrives.
Will the "powers
that be" ever lower themselves to the "meat and
potatoes" bunch...the group they all came from, but now believe they are
"above" us peasantry?
Not in a million years
!
...even though about 10,980 people out of the 11,000 or so who populate our
community, laugh at them in their quest to make "a silk
purse out of a sow's ear".
...the other
20 love clams !
(Gee---another menu idea...sow's ear
casserole...with resident discount ???)
You can't get
mad at them; instead I think they should be praised
for proving the stereotype that a senior citizen is the easiest mark in the
world to "hose"...
...after all...they sold you and I a
bill of goods in their "scientific" survey that was
as accurate as a Cub's fan, predicting they would win the World Series this
year.
...and even funnier...we elected a
number of them to continue in their "informed" roles
!
And in honor of them continuing in
that capacity...as I'm sure some of them will run for reelection in a few
months...
I think they need a "unified"
campaign song which best describes their restaurant decision making
success...
Well Vic...or Larry or Tom or Dick
or Darryl and Darryl, or whoever is the guy who keeps making the decisions on
prices or "clams"....
All of you
misread this market....
...and you if you believe you have
even the slightest prayer of succeeding, you best change your entire act, or
join the brigade of the recently departed !
...that is, unless the "powers" will
figure out yet another "creative" financing
arrangement.
So...until any of us get that
"burger and fries" at a cost of FIVE BUCKS with DRINK INCLUDED and a small order
of FRIES...
...this whole thing really does have
the odor of a dead fish !
Dick
Arendt
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Every Senior Citizen Should Have One in Each Bathroom of a Home
How can you minimize a potential
problem ?
Handicapped Grab Bars for your Home
Just
click on our Information Page,
"Mr. Fix-It's World of Home Improvement" .
(located
to the right of the Welcome Screen)
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Special Guest Lorraine Hunt Bono for Part II of Interview
Vegas Voice Show Saturday, September 7th
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Join Radio host, Dick Arendt, this Saturday,September 7th at 7:00am and again at
noon on Sunday for The Vegas Voice Show on KLAV
radio, AM 1230, on your
dial.
Dick's Special Guest this
week is former Nevada Lt. Governor, Lorraine Hunt Bono, in Part II of an interview which covers her amazing life from leaving the entertainment industry, to her first real estate purchase, to her becoming one of the most successful business executives in Las Vegas history.
Former Lt. Governor of Nevada Lorraine Hunt Bono
The list of awards she has received for her business and community involvement makes this woman, one of the most successful female executives in the history of Las Vegas, a role model for any citizen in Nevada.
Yet despite this success, she remains the modest owner of the famous Bootlegger Bistro on Las Vegas Blvd....where "Old Vegas" lives on a nightly basis.
And...if you miss the broadcast, you
can always download it on The Vegas Voice website.
Just go the "Radio" link,
click on it, all past shows are archived for your
convenience.
And don't forget to read The Vegas
Voice, the largest Age 50+ Senior newspaper in the Las Vegas
valley.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Bad News for Bad Drivers
What Are Those Blue Lights on Traffic Signal Poles
?
Look closely...because you're being watched...and
honestly...in my opinion...
It's about time !
I know many of you out there enjoy "putting your pedal to the metal", but
there are a lot more of us....the ones who want to stay alive and keep out
of harm's way...
...who are THRILLED by this new contraption
attached to light poles under traffic signals.
According to Channel 8 News ....
"That blue mystery light is an indicator that helps police
catch drivers who run red lights. A police officer typically waits in a safe
location near the intersection, where he or she can observe the blue
light."
"When the red traffic
signal arrives, the blue light turns on. The officer can then determine if a
driver entered the intersection on the red. A big benefit is police can tell
whether cars are running red lights from either side of the
intersection."
"Most intersections
include white lines or stop bars. When a vehicle crosses that line on a green or
yellow light, it claims the right-of-way in the intersection. Drivers are
following the law as long as they safely enter the intersection on a green or
yellow and, therefore, can safely exit the intersection (even on a red light)
without breaking the law."
"If the light is yellow
before the vehicle reaches the stop bar, stop line, or crosswalk, the driver
must reduce speed and prepare to stop. Running a red light can result in a
ticket of $300 or more."
Las Vegas drivers are
apparently the 5th worst drivers in the nation, and auto insurance premiums are
approximately 40% higher than in safer states.
So...for the rest of us
out there who want to live a long retirement...in one
piece...
SLOW
DOWN...because it's gonna "cost ya" if you
don't !
Dick
Arendt
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Get Ready for Pain at the Pump....According to Channel 8
County Commissioners Vote to
Increase Gas Tax
Clark County Commissioners voted
Tuesday to increase the fuel tax rate to pay for infrastructure improvements
around the county.
Under the plan, fuel taxes will go up 3 cents per-gallon, per-year, which
will fund up to $700 million in projects, including the Boulder City Bypass and
the plan to make the 215 beltway into a complete
freeway.
During the first year,
which starts in January, the Regional Transportation
Commission says motorists can expect to pay an average of $16 more at the pump.
In the second year, which is expected to
start next summer, drivers can expect to pay $30 more.
By the third year, drivers can expect to pay approximately
$50 more.
Commissioner Steve Sisolak was the lone vote against
the increase.
"I have advocated and
argued all along that I think all taxes need to be fair, stable, and
broad-cased, and I don't think this tax is any of the three," he
said.
Sisolak believes
taxpayers are getting a bad deal, but his colleague Larry
Brown looks at it
differently.
"You take the average
driver, right now, congestion is costing them between $800 and $900 a year,"
Brown, who also chairs the Regional Transportation Committee,
said.
Several citizens
expressed their opposition to the increase at the commission meeting. Most who
opposed the idea did not want to pay more for gas, and they were worried about
government waste.
"As we are now, we're
pinching pennies to make it. So a dime a day is a little bit too much to me,"
driver Michelle Brown said.
Union members wore orange to the
commission meeting to show their solidarity for the
tax.
"It was the right thing
to do. There is no question the only way out of this recession is to put people
back to work," executive secretary-treasurer with the Nevada AFL-CIO Danny
Thompson said.
Supporters of the
proposal feel it will increase construction jobs. The RTC says the tax will
create between 8,900 and 9,400 jobs.
The southern Nevada business community also backed the tax
because it will improve traffic flows.
"Infrastructure
is investment. Investment is what creates jobs and what maintains commerce in
our community," Tim Cashman with the Las Vegas Metro Chamber
of Commerce said.
The tax may not last
forever.
Voters will be able to
say yes or no to the gas
tax in 2016.
Road to 2014 Super Bowl Begins Thursday, September 5th
Are Ya Ready for Some Football
?
It's that time of year when GUYS
have to be GUYS....and that means...
NFL FOOTBALL SEASON BEGINS
!!!
...AND...it all starts this
Thursday, September 5th, at 5:30
pm on NBC (Channel 3) when the Baltimore Ravens take on the Denver Broncos in Denver.
There after, get ready you football
widows....you are cordially invited to join us men...IN
SILENCE....each Sunday until the Super
Bowl, on February 2,
2014...
...as well as
on MONDAY's
...
...as well as on THURSDAY's ...
...and an occasional SATURDAY.
The 2014 Super
Bowl will be held at Met Life Stadium in the Meadowlands Sport Complex in East Rutherford, New
Jersey....in an OUTDOOR STADIUM...the first EVER COLD WEATHER CLIMATE CITY in the 48 years
of Super Bowl history.
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NFL Sunday TV ticket too
expensive?
Not a problem....there's always a
casino with a sports book with fans cheering for their favorite
team.
But...what if you want to be "with your own kind"?
Well, there are Sports Bars all over
town that cater to a number of your favorite teams.
...and here they are ! (on our side of town...or as close as possible to us)
BUFFALO
BILLS
Johnny Mack's Bar &
Restaurant
842 S. Boulder
Hwy.
Henderson
(702)
564-2121
CHICAGO
BEARS
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(extra highlight no accident...Allen & I are from Chicago)
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(extra highlight no accident...Allen & I are from Chicago)
Tommy Rocker's Southside
Grill
10050 S. Eastern Ave. Suite
170
Henderson
(702)
933-6333
CLEVELAND
BROWNS
Kopper Keg
West
2257 S. Rainbow Blvd. (near
Sahara)
Las Vegas
(702)
254-5495
DALLAS
COWBOYS
Red Label Bar &
Lounge
332 W. Sahara Ave. (near Las Vegas
Blvd)
Las Vegas
(702)
382-6288
DENVER
BRONCOS
Black Mountain
Grill
11021 S. Eastern Ave. (near Sun
Ridge Heights)
Henderson
(702)
990-0990
GREEN BAY
PACKERS
(lower highlight intentional...being
from Chicago...we don't talk about them)
OK----just this
once.
Rum Runner
Boulder
6658 S. Boulder Hwy. (near Russell
Road)
Las Vegas
(702)
451-7357
KANSAS CITY
CHIEFS
The Blue Diamond
Saloon
6935 Blue Diamond Road (near Rainbow
Blvd)
Las Vegas
(702)
896-1455
MINNESOTA
VIKINGS
Blue Ox
Central
6000 S. Eastern Ave. (near Patrick
Lane)
Las Vegas
(702)
795-8795
NEW YORK
GIANTS
Johnny Fontaine's Beach
House
5310 W. Sahara Ave. (near Decatur
Blvd)
Las Vegas
(702)
367-6867
OAKLAND
RAIDERS
Lucy's
Lounge
3935 E. Charleston Blvd. (near US
95)
Las Vegas
(702)
776-6417
PHILADELPHIA
EAGLES
Madison Bar &
Grill
855 E. Twain Ave. (near Swenson
St.)
Las Vegas
(702)
735-4535
PITTSBURGH
STEELERS
Bob Taylor's Ranch
House
6250 Rio Vista St. (near Ann
Road)
Las Vegas
(702)
645-1399
SAN DIEGO
CHARGERS
Al's
Garage
2235 Village Walk Drive (near Green
Valley Pkwy)
Henderson
(702)
320-5870
SAN FRANCISCO
49ers
In Zone...St.
Rose
2990 St. Rose Pkwy. (near Eastern
Ave.)
Henderson
(702)
614-1713
SEATTLE
SEAHAWKS
Timbers Bar &
Grill
1450 W. Horizon Ridge Pkwy. (near
Stephanie St.)
Henderson
(702)
492-0027
WASHINGTON
REDSKINS
Crown & Anchor British
Pub
1350 E. Tropicana Blvd. (near
Maryland Pkwy)
Las Vegas
(702)
739-8676
We couldn't find a favorite "spot"
for some NFL teams, but it you have any information on where their fans can
catch a game, let us know and we'll be glad to post those
locations.
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Here's the "missing" list:
American Football Conference
(AFC)
Baltimore
Ravens
Cincinnati
Bengals
Houston Texans
Indianapolis
Colts
Jacksonville
Jaguars
Tennessee
Titans
New England
Patriots
New York
Jets
National Football Conference
(NFC)
Atlanta
Falcons
Detroit
Lions
Carolina
Panthers
New Orleans
Saints
Arizona
Cardinals
St. Louis
Rams
Tampa Bay
Buccaneers
See all you ladies after February
2nd !
Da Bears !
Da Bears !
Dick
Arendt
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