2009 September

Justin Timberlake Charity Golf Summerlin

Oct 12th-18th 2009

TPC Summerlin is a beautiful golf course. It is an award winning Bobby Weed-designed championship golf course and is located in the master-planned community of Summerlin. On Oct. 12th it becomes the home to Justin Timberlake Charity Golf for Shriners Children Hospital. I think almost everyone has heard of Shiners and the good works they do for children. It is exciting that such a good cause is coming to Summerlin.

Here is an article that gives details on how you can participate in this wonderful event and more about Shriners.

LAS VEGAS – Grammy® and Emmy® Award-winning international superstar Justin Timberlake is set to bring his Justin Timberlake and Friends, a Special Evening Benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children event to the stage at the Mandalay Bay Events Center Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 8 p.m.
The concert is scheduled to feature performances by singer/songwriter and producer Timberlake, 12-time Grammy Award-winner R&B and Pop sensation Alicia Keys, Country and Pop superstar Taylor Swift, R&B star Ciara, and 5-time Grammy Award-winning R&B-Pop group, TLC. Additional performers may be added in the near future.
Tickets priced at $250, $200, $150 and $100, not including applicable service charges, go on sale Saturday, August 29 at 10 a.m., and will be available at all Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Mandalay Bay at (877) 632-7400 or Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also will be available for purchase at www.mandalaybay.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
About Shriners Hospitals for Children
Shriners Hospitals for Children is a one-of-a-kind international health care system dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing specialty pediatric care, innovative research and outstanding teaching programs.Children up to the age of 18 with orthopedics conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate are eligible for admission and receive all care in a family-centered environment at no financial obligation to patients or families. For more information, visit www.shrinershospitals.org.

About The 2009 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
The 2009 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open is the ongoing commitment between Timberlake and Shriners Hospitals for Children to continue the tradition of a PGA TOUR event in Las Vegas. The collaboration between Shriners Hospitals for Children and Timberlake to act as Title Sponsor and Host creates a truly unique and world-class event for players and fans alike. A host of well-known golfers will participate in the competition to help support the mission of Shriners Hospitals for Children. For more information and a complete schedule of tournament week events, visit www.jtshrinersopen.com.
For Justin Timberlake and Friends concert press credentials, contact Victor Trevino: victor@m2mconstruction.com

Summerlin Overpasses

If you are driving along the 215 from Cheyenne to Tropicana or the other way around you will find these beautiful petro glyphs on the over passes. Another very good thing is the fact that there are no stop lights in Summerlin and the 215 as of about one month ago. The last two entrance/exits opened up and while there is still some road construction as you can see from the photo’s above, ( I risked life and limb stopping to take pictures!) it is a pleasure to not stop for any traffic lights. Below is a statement put out by Tom Warden ( The Howard Hughes Corporation VP of community and government relations.) I had the pleasure of meeting Mr.Warden at a breakfast last year that was thrown for Summerlin bloggers. A man very passionate about Summerlin.

FOR SUMMERLIN LIFE

SUMMERLIN AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Anyone driving along the 215 beltway through Summerlin has probably noticed the American Indian rock art that adorns freeway overpasses. According to Tom Warden, vice president of community and government relations for The Howard Hughes Corporation, the placement of rock art on Summerlin overpasses is no accident.

“We have long recognized the historical significance of preserving this special element of our local heritage,” said Warden. “That’s why The Howard Hughes Corp. paid for the design and installation of these rock art images. They not only give the beltway in Summerlin a distinctive look, they celebrate and help preserve Native American images from our region.”

The Howard Hughes Corporation is working with both federal and state governments, as well as tribal leaders and the archeology community, to develop a plan for protecting American Indian rock art etched into rock outcroppings in the Little Red Rocks area in the far western region of Summerlin. The plan involves a volunteer stewardship program that will study and monitor five cultural sites preserved within more than 100 acres of buffer lands in western Summerlin.

“In keeping with the company’s track record of environmental stewardship,” said Warden, “we are committed to the long-term protection and preservation of these cultural sites.”

In addition to preserving cultural sites, Warden, who is overseeing the effort for the company, is actively working with local archaeology groups and volunteers to scientifically record the specific nature, location and condition of existing rock art.

The Howard Hughes Corporation believes this collaborative effort between governments, groups, individuals and our company will help us all to meet the challenges of preserving this cultural heritage.