On December 8, 1999, a reunion dinner party of the Directors of Board of South Shores community Association was held at the Summit Restaurant in Summerlin. The presented members and their wives were: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beveridge, Dr. and Mrs. Tony Lei, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lein, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sample. Ann Berard of Terra West Property Management and Jennine Gibbens, staff of the Association also participated. Dr. Lei and his family moved to Las Vegas on August 6, 1003. At the Annual Meeting of Delegates held on December 6, 1993, he was elected Director of the Board. Through a competitive election, Dr. Lei was elected Director again on December, 1994 by the highest votes of the whole community because of his sincere and effective work performance. He has been re-elected Director on December, 1996 and on December, 1998. Dr. lei has worked six years as Member of the Directors Board of this Association with concrete contribution to the benefits of the residents and homeowners of the community. As a result of the dedicated efforts of the Directors of Board working to improve the benefits of the community and the property value of homeowners, this Association was honored the Association of the Year by CAI in 1998. Donna Marinaccio of Terra West is its Management Agent.
A Luncheon Event , for the Senior of the Quarter Program, was held by Las Vegas Senior Citizens' Advisory Board (LVSCAB) at the Showboat Hotel on December 9, 1999. LVSCAB has held Senior Quarter Luncheon continuouslly for many years. The Board has this for the recognition of seniors of Las Vegas who have made a differentce and contribution in our community. The Showboat Hotel has been proud to be the sponsor of the luncheon. The winner of the Senior of the Quarter for December, 1999 was Delories Gullickson. Members of the Board Tony Bruges, Joseph Bider, Jerry Kosbab, Dr. Tony Lei, Ed. D., Patti Swager, and Department Liaison Sydell MacKay presented. Tony Dazzio and Sydell MacKay were the MC.
"Las Vegas Senior Citizen' Advisory Board developed this program for two reasons; (1) To encourage seniors to make life better for others through volunteer work. (2) To recognize these very special citizens," said Dr. Lei. "Every three months the Board selects a senior who has voluntarily contributed to the Las Vegas commuhity to receive this award. The contribution may include efforts made in the individual's church, school, senior center or any community program."
To be eligible for nomination to this program, candidates must: (1) Be at least 55 year old. (2) Reside in Clark County. Dr. Lei did recommend the President of Thai Cultural Arts Association of Las Vegas to compete with others for the honor in June, 1998. Dr. Lei's recommendation realized the President's dream to have the award which named June 11 the Sapatra Chemprachum Day by the City and Council of Las Vegas. Dr. Lei encourage more persons from the Asian, Pacific, and Hispanic communities to be interested in the program. More information can be reached by calling Las Vegas Senior Center at 229-6454.
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

On December 16, 1999, Dr. Susan C. Whiston was invited Fellow of Culture Institution and Chairperson of Career Counseling Study Committee by Washington Business and technology Instiitute (WBTI). "It's our honor to make the invitation because of her outstanding expertise and integrity both in Career Counseling and educational psychology," said Dr. Tony Lei, President of WBTI. "We are expecting that she will advance her accomplishment to provide further leadership in planning, developing, evaluating, and refining learning environments in a variety of settings to include schools, business, government agencies, and hospitals." Dr. Whiston is now Professor and Chairperson of Educational Psychology at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.
Since December 19, 1999, Judge Mark R. Denton has been invited Fellow of Financial Management Institution and Chairman of Civil Law Study Committee by WBTI. Judge Denton is now District Judge of Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada.
Mark was born in 1951 at Elko, Nevada. He graduatedfrom University of Nevada, Reno with distingction in spring of 1973 (Junior year in paris, France, through an affiliate of UNR, the Institute of European Studies; courses taken in French at The Institute's facility and at the Institut d' Studes Politiques, a faculty of the Universite de Paris.) He received Juris Doctor (J.D.) in May of 1976 from Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D. C.
Until assuming district court bench, Mark was with the firm of Denton & Denton, Ltd. since admission to the bar in 1976. He has been engaged in the general practice of law with emphasis on the civil areas of business, commercial, corporate, real estate, probatee, local government, banking and personal injury law, including litigation in such fields. Firm has expertise in the areas of water and mining law as well, and has handled both state and federal criminal law matters also.
"It has been a good gratifying to invite a gentleman of Judge Denton's both expertise and integrity with international perspective to this Institute," said WBTI President Dr. Lei. The President was very pleased to make the appointment because he thought that throughout Judge Denton's distinguished career the Judge has been earned a reputation as a conscientious and dedicated professional.
Ms. Lisa Surber, a Branch Manager of the First Republic Bank, has been appointed by Dr. Lei as an Associate Fellow of Financial Management Institution of WBTI on November 3, 1999. She has recently trained and helped one of her subordinate, Torben Cohrs, become a branch manager in New York. She has managed the Branch of First Republic Bank on West Charleston of Las Vegas with creative effort for a substantial period of time. With good personal traits and capable work performance, a lady of Lisa is surely to be encouraged by Dr. Lei to attain the art of a successful management--to achieve the peak both good of production and human relations in balance.

(Continued from last week "We extend our heartfelt....")
(p.s.: The letter wrote to Dr. Tony Lei by Dr. L. C. Chou was in Chinese which was translated to English by me in this column last week.)
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