May 26 marked the 2020 orientation meeting for the SCA board of directors at which the board chooses their officers for the year.

I am honored to have been chosen as President and will do my best to make the balance of the year run as smoothly as possible and will work with my fellow board members to immediately start on our “bucket lists” to…[Read more]

I would like to wish a very happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there and hope you all have nothing but great memories of your formative years with your mothers.

I certainly do, like many mothers of my “tribe” my mom was an expert at the art of  “Jewish guilt…..” When ever she wanted me to do something I was adamant about not doing,…[Read more]

Our president, Carol, teased us a couple days ago by telling us a Las Vegas resident entertainer was stepping out to help the Foundation Assisting Seniors. It’s Zowie Bowie! They’ve posted a fun idea, as you’ll see below. We’re sure many of you have a little entertainer within YOU! Grab that hairbrush “microphone” or vacuum cleaner pipe and put on…[Read more]

UP-DATE 4/13/20

The Foundation Assisting Seniors just received another shipment of masks today.  If you need masks, come by the Foundation office to pick them up.  All we ask in exchange for the masks is that you make a donation to the Foundation.  Our office location is:  2518 Anthem Village Drive, Suite 102, Henderson 89052.

From the late…[Read more]

I received this email yesterday from the SCA Volunteer coordinator, Pat Prevosto, if you have any questions please email Pat directly.

pprevosto@gmail.com> wrote:

You are being sent this email because you have stepped up to help our community in the past. 
 
We need your assistance now – and the help we…[Read more]

I  was advised last night that the information I posted yesterday that was submitted to me as a Standford Hospital report was apparently false. Stanford states they DID NOT send out any such report.

For accurate information please go to  the website CDC.gov.

It seems, even in times like this some people cannot resist the urge to “…[Read more]

From a member of the Stanford hospital board. This is their feedback for now on the Coronavirus:

 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT – CORONAVIRUS — 

 1. If you have a runny nose and sputum, you have a common cold

 2. Coronavirus pneumonia is a dry cough with no runny nose.

 3. This new virus is

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The City of Henderson is asking the residents to attend a meeting and give their input at MacDonald Ranch Club house, 2020 Horizon Ridge Parkway March 9th.  This community meeting will pertaining to the plans to make the pavilion on Green Valley Parkway, walking distance from The District a sport stadium.  Presentation will be at 4pm, 5pm and 6pm.

CORONAVIRUS/COVID 19
 

JEFF VARNES, President of SCA Emergency Preparedness Service Group has arranged for a presentation on Coronavirus to be held in the Delaware Room of Anthem Center.

This virus has become the top story in the United States and throughout the world and is also known as Covid 19. It is a virus that can, and has caused…[Read more]

All email addresses will be provided as links as soon as they are available.

Stephen C. Anderson                  email not available at this time
Forrest Fetherolf                         email  ForrestF@cox.net
Candace K. Karrow                     email rckarrow@cox.net
Wendy Linow                                email not available at th…[Read more]

Thank you Valerie Lapin for making the following information available to our Community:

The Inter-professional Health Symposium on Parkinson’s Disease
February 21-22 from 9-3
Roseman University of Health
Henderson Campus
11 Sunset Way
Henderson, NV 89014

For registration:
Call 702 381 4…[Read more]

3 Restaurant Resident Workshops Scheduled:

After 5 failed restaurants at SCA, the board is proposing 2 ideas for review, a “self-run restaurant” or re-purposing the area. All SCA residents are encouraged to attend any/or all of the workshops planed to cover hours that should work for most. Morning, afternoon and evening sessions, for times and…[Read more]

I am so saddened in reporting the passing of one of SCA truly Golden Girls, Martha May, mother of my dear friend, Patsy McCarthy.

Several of my neighbors in Big Sky have cared for their mothers in the many years I have lived here, most of those mothers have now passed on. 

After the loss of my own mother in 2005 my daughters and I folded…[Read more]

Every now and then my youngest daughter surprises me with a gift that is right out of left field, this year was no different, although I must admit it was a shock when I first unwrapped it, it was really a perfect gift.

There in front of me lay a book entitled, I’m Dead, Now What? It is full of pages that, once filled in, document all the…[Read more]

We received word of the passing of two of SCA favorite people this past week… Yesterday we lost a favorite of many residents, Cathy Elliott who served as front desk receptionist for many, many years.

It seems her passing was quite sudden from what one of her sons reported as a cerebral hemorrhage. Cathy will be missed by many for her winning…[Read more]

If you are anything like me now that we have reached “our golden years,” you found out that late night events have become a thing of the past.

Well The Vegas Voice has a great remedy in mind to round out 2019, a NEW YORK NEW YEARS EVE… The event starts at 6 pm and ends after we watch the “ball drop” in Times Square, about 9:30 pm our time.

If…[Read more]

A community blogger writing a report about the 8/22/19 BOD meeting and the idea of a self managed restaurant began with the headline, Board votes to authorize Self-Managed Restaurant Proposal.

From the phone calls I received today, although the balance of the story didn’t flow that way, it gave the impression that the board did in deed vote an…[Read more]

From: LouRuvoSocialServ@ccf.org
To:

Subject: FW: The Aging Brain: A special lecture with lunch!

Plan now to join us here at Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, 888 W. Bonneville Avenue on Monday, August 26th  from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm for the first in a special community lecture series focused on dementia education and rese…[Read more]

The SCA board often gets phone calls and emails concerning issues that will be covered in up-coming resident workshops to be held in Anthem Center. We would appreciate your marking your calendar and attend those which fit into your schedule.

August 1 Budget Workshop 1:00 pm

August 5 Rules and Regulations & Facilities Usage Manual (FUM) Workshop…[Read more]

If you have an interest regarding becoming a Clark County Credentialed Mediator and volunteer mediator  with the Clark County Neighborhood Justice Center. In becoming a Clark County Credentialed Mediator and I wanted to tell you about the  in-kind training for 2019. Below is a detailed outline of the application process including a link to our o…[Read more]