Summerlin twins overcome opposition

The Summerlin Council recently hosted its annual Pre-Madness 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. More than 60 Summerlin residents participated in the program.

"The most heartwarming victory occurred in the 14-17 age division when Lance and Lawrence Bundge, 16-year-old twins with spina bifida, won the championship game," said Brock Wilson, recreation supervisor for the council. "The boys have participated in tournaments throughout the last couple of years, but this is the first year they have won. The crowd was pleased, especially the twins' parents who sat grinning from ear-to-ear as they watched their boys receive their trophies."

Their father, Vincent Bundge, described how hard the twins worked to achieve their victory.

"When the boys were born, my wife and I were told that they had spina bifida, a birth defect that affects the spine. The doctor said they would be in wheelchairs for the rest of their lives," Bundge said. "But we knew that with a lot of hard work, they could have a normal life. We constantly told them they could accomplish anything, and we reminded them to be strong and keep a positive attitude."

With hard work and determination, Lance and Lawrence Bundge have sustained active lifestyles, participating in track and field, bowling, and basketball with the Special Olympics.

"It hasn't been easy," Bundge said. "The boys have overcome a lot of challenges, but opposition has made them strong. It was a great feeling to see them win."

Alonzo Villa, a varsity basketball player for Cimarron Memorial High School, and Qais Satter, a student at Palo Verde High School, played on the winning team with Lance and Lawrence, who both attend Palo Verde.

The Summerlin Council, an arm of the Summerlin Community Association, sponsors social, educational and recreational activities for residents.

Developed by The Howard Hughes Corp., Summerlin has ranked as the nation's best-selling master-planned community 10 of the past 11 years, according to independent surveys. The community is being developed as a series of villages, and is home to eight golf courses, 105 neighborhood and village parks, 107 miles of trails, 18 schools, houses of worship, shopping centers, medical facilities, cultural facilities, business parks and about 165 model homes.

Single-family homes, townhomes and condominiums are priced from the mid-$100,000s to more than $700,000.

Custom-home sites ranging from one-half acre to three-quarters of an acre are priced from the high $400,000s to more than $1 million, and custom homes are priced from $2.1 million.

Apartments offer monthly rents starting from the high $700s.

To visit the home finding center, travel west on Sahara Avenue past Hualapai Way to Town Center Drive and turn north. Or, take Interstate 215 to Sahara Avenue, head east to Town Center and turn north. The office is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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