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All States Club...............16Bowling...........................12Calendar...........................5Club Contacts................13Club Corner.............. 17-24Events...............................7Financials......................6Golf............................10-11Governing Board.............4Library...............................8Movies..............................7Phone Numbers.............13Travel.........................14-15Village Store.....................9

General Manager MikeWhiting will be presentingManagement’s proposed2009-2010 Financial Plan attwo budget hearings inApril.

The hearings are sched-uled at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April28, in Palm Ridge’s SummitHall; and 10 a.m. Thursday,April 30, in the Social Hall.

All residents are encour-aged to attend one or both ofthe sessions.

Whiting will explain theproposed budget, includingexpected revenues, expendi-tures and the capital projectsplan. There will be time setaside for questions and an-swers, and public input willbe welcomed.

The Governing Board willdiscuss the proposed budgetat its May 8 Workshop (9a.m. in the Lecture Hall) andis expected to vote on the itat its May 28 meeting (9a.m. in the Social Hall). Res-idents are encouraged to at-tend both sessions.

Budget planpresentedApril 28, 30

Key points to consider when voting March 31

The Recreation Centers ofSun City West has validated atleast 1,000 signatures on a pe-tition asking for a residentvote to amend the Bylaws, sothe Governing Board hasscheduled an election on thematter.

To keep costs low and tomake it as convenient as pos-

sible for Owner Members tovote on the issue, the Boardhas scheduled the Bylawelection to coincide with theregularly scheduled electionof Governing Board Direc-tors, which is from 8 a.m. to6 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, inthe Library’s Data ResourceCenter. Owner Members in

good standing may vote onboth the referendum and theelection for directors. All vot-ers must present a valid reccard to receive their ballots.

“The Governing Boardchose to take the high road toaccept the petition in the firstplace, given the questionablenature in which it was circu-

lated and presented. Our legalcounsel advised them that be-cause there were questionsabout whether the official pe-tition forms were included inthe Bylaws adopted by resi-dents in 2007, they mightwant to err on the side of cau-

Referendum question goes to votersBalloting will coincide with regular Governing Board election

• This referendum will not lower

your dues. It will cost the Associa-

tion more money.

• Referendum’s retroactive lan-

guage is invalid. Pickleball con-

version will still happen.

• This referendum will require 8

to 10 resident elections a year;

your dues will pay for them.

• Some emergency capital ex-

penses cannot wait. Do we call

“emergency” elections?

• Do we do mail-in ballots for all

those elections? Mailing costs

alone, for just ONE election, could

top $7,000.

• Given current Bylaw posting

requirements and the Rec Center

News deadline, each of these

eight to 10 elections must be

planned at least two months in ad-

vance.

• Public input is welcome in the

months-long budget process al-

ready. That’s the time to approve

capital expenses.

• How do you budget for the

year without knowing which proj-

ects will get approval? Does the

budget hold any meaning at that

point?

• Process disenfranchises

Snowbirds as some elections will

occur while they are away. Do we

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Jimmy Buffett tribute makes landfall“Adventures in Parrotdise, A

Tribute to Jimmy Buffett” willbe part of the Concert in thePark Series at 7 p.m. Nov. 1 atBeardsley Park.

Residents may purchase tick-ets for $10 beginning April 2 inthe Box Office. Non-residenttickets are $11 and availablebeginning April 16. Tickets are$12 at the door.

Jimmy Buffett is the world’smost famous beach bum andhas successfully marketed hislove of beaches, bars, boatsand ballads into a billion dollarbusiness. Along with an out-standing musical career, he is abest-selling author and restau-rateur. His fans, known as par-rotheads, can be foundeverywhere and are the mostloyal fans in the world. Maybethe tropical appeal and “stateof mind” known as Margari-taville exists in everyone.Whether it is the lure of thetropics or some other “parrot-

dise,” Buffett’s music can takeyou there and so can this show.

Barrie Cunningham has beenperforming Buffett’s music al-most as long as Buffett him-self. He has also traveled manyof the same roads and evenplayed at some of the sameplaces. Barrie takes the show-goer on a musical tour of Buf-fett’s road to fame and fortune.Barrie sings all the songs youknow, like “Come Monday,”“Cheeseburger in Paradise,”“Changes in Latitudes,Changes in Attitudes” and, ofcourse, the national anthem ofall parrotheads, “Margari-taville.” He also performssome of Buffett’s otherrecorded songs like “Brown-eyed Girl,” “Southern Cross”and “It’s 5 O’Clock Some-where.”

Fingers Taylor and RogerBartlett, Jimmy Buffett Coral

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T.O.R.C.H. AcademyYes! I would like to be a part of the T.O.R.C.H. Class I.

I can commit to meeting for seven weeks, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 9-Nov. 19.

Name: ________________________ Rec Card # ____________

Phone No: __________________________________________

Email address: _______________________________________

Mailing Address:_______________________________________

Return completed form to Governing Board Office Manager SharonSchomer in the Administrative Offices, 19803 R.H. Johnson Boulevard,

Sun City West. For information, call 623-544-6115.

Applications are due by April 30!

The New Christy Minstrels are returning to Sun City West fora holiday show in December. Ticket sales begin March 30 forresidents, and April 13 for non-residents. Showtimes are 2 and 7p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6.

Tickets are $17.50 for residents, $20 for non-residents and $22at the door. Box Office is open from 8 to 11:30 a.m. weekdays.

The New Christy Minstrels, under the direction of RandySparks, will perform at Palm Ridge. The American folk groupgained fame in the 1960s with several Top 40 folk hits including“This Land Is Your Land,” “Green, Green,” “Today” and “Ram-blin’.”

New Christy Minstrels:Holiday show tickets on sale March 30

The New Christy Min-

strels added a star on

the Palm Springs Walk

of Fame to their long

list of accolades. The

group, which includes

five of the same

Grammy performers

who were regulars on

the Andy Williams

Show in 1962, will per-

form a holiday show at

Palm Ridge.

Applications due for fall T.O.R.C.H. Citizens AcademyResponse has been positive for the Focus

Class Citizens Academy that wraps up thismonth.

The Focus Class is evaluating the T.O.R.C.H.Academy to fine-tune it in preparation for ClassI, which will be offered this fall to Sun CityWest residents. Developed by the TORCHCommittee, a special committee that grew outof the Governing Board’s Public RelationsCommittee, the academy’s goal is to build amore informed citizenry by educating, involv-ing and inspiring residents.

T.O.R.C.H. stands for Tapping our Resources,Citizens and Heritage, and that’s exactly whatthe Academy is designed to do. The premieracademy will conclude this month after sevenweekly sessions.

Applications for Class I are being acceptedthrough the end of April. Don’t hesitate to applysince we have only a few openings remaining.The classes run from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thurs-days, Oct. 9-Nov. 19. There is a $10 charge tocover the costs of materials and refreshments.

Class size is limited to ensure a hands-on, in-teractive experience. A variety of speakers willbe featured, and some site tours will be in-cluded. Participants will graduate from theAcademy well-versed in the governance of SunCity West. Session topics include: Sun CityWest Heritage, Past to Present; Golf Operations;Finances; Recreational Opportunities; Libraryand Bowling; Friends and Services; The Future.

For information, call Governing Board OfficeManager Sharon Schomer at 623-544-6115.

Environmental Services Manager Todd Patty discusses the repair of a

water pump at Pebblebrook Golf Course’s Maintenance Yard. The on-

site visit is one of several field trips scheduled during the T.O.R.C.H. Cit-

izens Academy, designed to give residents an in-depth and

behind-the-scenes view of the Association and its facilities.

Reefer Band mem-bers, join Barrieand his band tomake this the mostauthentic Buffettshow anywhere.Other Coral Reefer Bandmembers that may appear in-clude TC Mitchell, Amy Lee,Doyle Grishma, Mike Utley,Robert Greenidge, Tina, Nadi-rah, Mac and who knows who

else may appeardepending on theirtour schedule withJimmy. Accordingto these CoralReefers, being inAdventures in Par-

rotdise is the next best thing tobeing at one of Jimmy Buf-fett’s concerts.

Refreshments will be avail-able for purchase. Get away tothe tropics without leavingyour neighborhood!

Calling all Parrotheads:tribute tickets go on sale

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The ever popular Monte Carlo Review hasopened ticket sales for its 20th consecutive sea-son. Jan Wilson, director of the Monte Carlo Re-view as well as the widely acclaimed“Showcase of Stars Variety Show” performed inthe Maricopa County Events Center, has prom-ised a show that will provide you with theproverbial “bang for your buck.”

The Monte Carlo Review XX will present atotal of six exciting performances in Sun CityWest’s Stardust Theater between April 9 and 12.

The show’s first performance is a matinee at 2p.m. Thursday, April 9. Additionally, there willbe performances at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 10,and 8:15 p.m. Saturday, April 11. The final showis a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Sunday,April 12.

Wilson has gathered a grouping of outstandingperforming talent for a show that promises to beworth 10 times the admission price.

Two of the performers are vocal soloists DJJones and Mary Jo Johnson. DJ was a featuredsoloist in the November 2008 Showcase of StarsVariety Show performed in the MaricopaCounty Events Center. Mary Jo, a past memberof the Lamplighters, performs full time assoloist in a variety of venues. She will be per-

forming for the second year in a row as a “sin-gle artist” in the Rec Centers’ Summer Show Se-ries. Mary Jo will perform in the Friday andSaturday performances only.

All tickets are $7 and are now on sale at theStardust Theater Box Office. Box office hoursare 10 a.m. to noon Monday through Thursday.All ticket proceeds benefit the Stardust TheatreCouncil.

The “Oh What a Night”musical tribute to the leg-endary Frankie Valli and theFour Seasons begins 7 p.m.Wednesday, April 1, inBeardsley Park.

Tickets are $10 for resi-dents, $11 for non-residents,and $12 if purchased at thegate.

“Oh What a Night” is anexciting musical revue writ-ten and directed by inde-pendent Motown producerand creative consultantGeorge Solomon, and award-winning producer/directorMichael Chapman, with cho-reography by PaulHolmquist.

The audience will betreated to the group’s biggesthits, including “Sherry,” “BigGirls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Likea Man,” “Can’t Take MyEyes Off You,” “My EyesAdored You,” “Working My

Way Back to You,” “Let’sHang On,” and “Who LovesYou.”

Gates open at 5 p.m.You’re welcome to bring achair or blanket to sit on.Concession stands will beopen, so arrive early andhave dinner in the park.

The Box Office is open 8 to11:30 a.m. weekdays in theR.H. Johnson Rec Center,19803 R.H. Johnson Blvd.

Don’t miss Valli tribute

The Easter Bunny has atreat in store for Sun CityWest’s young visitors! AnEaster Egg Hunt is scheduledApril 4 at Beardsley Park.

The event starts at 8:30 a.m.Coffee, donuts and hot cocoawill be available for only 50cents. Children 10 andyounger can partake in a va-riety of games from 8:30 to9:30 a.m. The egg hunts willbegin at 9:45, with a plethoraof eggs containing candy andsmall toys.

Children will gather eggswith other children in theirown age range. One adultmay accompany children 3years of age and younger.Children must provide their

own baskets to collect eggs. All children who will be

participating must be signedup in advance – prior to April1 – at the R.H. Johnson Box

Office. The event is free andopen to the community. Soget your little ones and yourbaskets ready – the EasterBunny is coming to town!

Easter eggs dot Beardsley Park April 4 Register children in advance at the Sun City West Box Office

Monte Carlo Review tickets on sale

The Rec Centers’ fun ‘50s and

‘60s dance featuring Colorado

Connection begins 7 p.m. Fri-

day, April 17, in Palm Ridge Rec

Center. Get your bobby socks

and blue jeans ready, and join

us! Tickets are $8.50 for resi-

dents, $10 for non-residents,

and $1 more at the door.

Nelson, Spur of the Momentperform free April 26 concert

Marge Nelson and the Spurof the Moment Band will per-form a free concert at 7 p.m.Friday, April 26, in BeardsleyPark.

This popular six-piececombo returns to play theirversatile repertoire of swing,Latin, polkas, jazz, waltzes,and Dixieland. Under the di-rection of Marge Nelson, pri-mary vocalist, theseprofessionals do indeed per-form spur-of-the-moment since

they use no sheet music. In-stead, they compose and per-form simultaneously.Sometimes referred to as the“Little Big Band,” their conta-gious rhythms get the crowddancing on the grass andsinging along. Don’t miss thisevening of enjoyable music.Concessions will be availablefor purchase, so you can havedinner in the park before theshow. Parking and admissionare free.

Marge

Nelson

and the

Spur of the

Moment

Band

perform a

free

concert in

Beardsley

Park at

7 p.m.

Friday,

April 26.

Colorado Connection plays‘50s, ‘60s dance

DJ Jones, left, and Mary

Jo Johnson will be fea-

tured along with a host

of other talented per-

formers at the 20th

Monte Carlo Review of-

fered in April.

tion and accept it,” said Gen-eral Manager Mike Whiting.“They’ve again taken the highroad in reaching out to as manyvoters as possible and savingmoney by scheduling this votewith the regular Board electionon March 31. That electiondate and location already hasbeen well advertised, so ourOwner Members know whereto go on Election Day. They’llsimply have two matters tovote on instead of one.”

If approved, the Bylawamendments would require anOwner Member vote before“selling, destroying, modifyingor otherwise changing the useof any recreation facilities as ofJan. 1, 2008.” It would also re-quire a membership vote be-fore “adding new facilities or

capital improvements, whichexceed $100,000 and changeor modify the function or useof existing recreation facilitiesas they existed on Jan. 1,2008.”

The petition began circulat-ing shortly after the GoverningBoard approved the conversionof three tennis courts into 12pickleball courts. The Associa-tion’s legal counsel has advisedthat the already approved con-version will move forward de-spite the retroactive languagein the petition.

The Bylaw amendments, ifapproved, would likely costresidents by requiring the As-sociation to hold an estimated8 to 10 Owner Member elec-tions each year on items thatalready have been approvedthrough the public budgetingprocess.

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General Manager - Michael Whiting, 623-544-6110;

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Editor - Katy O’Grady, 623-544-6027; [email protected]

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28,198 members as of March 1, 2009

Recreation Centers of Sun City West

19803 R.H. Johnson Blvd., Sun City West, AZ, 85375

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DID YOU KNOW:Our resident winter golf

rate of $28 is lower than itwas 4 years ago, when itwas $35! (a 20 percentdecrease since 2005).

Governing Board DirectorsAll Directors: [email protected]

President

Matt Szydlowski

623-544-6064

20603 N. Desert Glen Dr.

[email protected]

Ron Gillmeister

623-214-8984

15121 W. Gunsight Drive

Chair: Properties

[email protected]

Treasurer

Norm Bunas

623-975-7872

21903 Parada Drive

Chair: Budget and Finance

and Water

[email protected]

[email protected]

Flo Capps

623-594-0400

17807 N. Buntline Drive

Chair: Chartered Clubs

and Library

[email protected]

Scott Ellis

623-556-4110

14401 W. Futura Drive

Chair: Human Resources

[email protected]

Secretary

Karyl Brandvold

623-214-6559

14626 W. Futura Drive

Chair: Bowling

[email protected]

Paul Piper

623-975-0732

19826 N. 129th Drive

Chair: Public Relations

[email protected]

John Ronan

623-584-8298

22207 Lobo Lane

Chair: Legal Affairs

[email protected]

Vice President

Ginger Welch

623-214-0814

22632 N. Hermosillo Drive

Committee chair: golf

[email protected]

Office Manager

Sharon Schomer

623-544-6115

[email protected]

Management and Governing Board

Editor’s Note: When sending an email, please put “SCW” in thememo line so the Directors know it’s coming from a resident.

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EDITOR’S

NOTES

A comprehensive roundupof information about theMarch 31 elections is avail-able at www.rcscw.com/elec-tion2009.asp. Check it outbefore voting!

•••

Former candidate Jim

Rohrer has pulled out of theGoverning Board race. Mr.Rohrer announced he wantedto focus his attention onworking to defeat the pro-posed Bylaw amendmentthat would require member-ship votes for certain capitalexpenditures over $100,000.

•••Results of the March 31

elections will be published inMay’s Rec Center News. Re-sults were not available as ofpress time for this issue.

Editor’s Note: The PORA News and Views page will no longer be featured in the Rec CenterNews, effective with the April issue. In March, PORA chose to end the agreement in which it wasprovided this space in the Association’s monthly newsletter.

MEETINGS &

WORKSHOPS

Meetings:

• 9 a.m. April 23 and May

28 in the Social Hall.

Workshops:

• 9 a.m. April 10 and May 8

in the Lecture Hall.

Dates subject to change.

Call 623-544-6115.

PORA News and Views no longer featured in Rec News

Referendum election coincideswith Board election on March 31

Governing Board pulls CNP Bylaw changeThe Governing Board has pulled from upcoming agendas all proposed changes con-

cerning Bylaw 4.16.17, related to the Board’s power to “determine in what manner and to

what extent non-residents of Sun City West living in neighboring age-restricted senior

communities may be extended Association bowling and golf privileges.”

The Bylaw will remain as stated above, and the Board will not vote on any changes at

its April meeting.

If you were at the SportsPavilion on March 3, you ex-perienced an event more un-usual than bowling a 300 gameor running the table in bil-liards. You couldn’t miss it ifyou were there because the ear-splitting sirens and flashingstrobe lights alerted everyoneto an emergency.

A faulty switch indicated awater emergency and set offthe alarms. The Surprise FireDepartment responded withfull gear expecting the worst.

It is the policy of the Associ-ation to provide all employeesand residents with a safe andhealthy environment. Safety isevery employee’s responsibil-ity and all employees are re-quired to be completelyfamiliar with the emergencyevacuation plan. They also

must know the location of andhow to operate the fire alarmsystems and fire extinguishers.

The six Sports Pavilion em-ployees on duty that morninghad just completed their evacu-ation procedure training, butthey had no way of knowing ifthis was a false alarm or not.Their training taught them it isbetter to be safe than sorry, sothey were ready for actionwhen the alarms rang.

They were able to safelyevacuate the 120 residents andassemble at a safe location.They also collected the first aidkit and AED machine on theirway out. The mechanics shutdown critical processes on theconcourse, in the storage roomand in the utility room, includ-ing all the bowling equipment.Thanks go to the residents, too

for quickly and calmly follow-ing staff’s directions. Prettyamazing that all this was donein less than two minutes!

Thank you to our staff mem-bers: Brenda Kampf, FelixNavejas, Donnie James, TerryKing, Bill Wright and HalKeanini.

mail ballots out of state? How do

we get valid Snowbird addresses?

• Even if you don’t use the facil-

ities, letting them fall into disrepair

will hurt your home values.

• The proposal will tie the

board’s hands. Facilities where

usage falls off will sit unused (like

the Sundome) because the board

cannot convert them to a mean-

ingful use.

• We already have financial

safeguards in place that have

worked well for decades.

• The proper response if you

don’t like what the Board is doing

is to elect new Directors.

• Does “modifying” a facility

mean we wait to do capital proj-

ects that address safety issues

until we can call an election?

• If a safety-oriented capital proj-

ect is voted down, do we shutter

the facility? OSHA would say yes.

• How do we educate the mem-

bership on, say, the merits of a

water pump replacement before

they vote? Do most of you even

care? (Think of a dying golf course

in the middle of summer while we

try to organize an election.)

• Putting off capital projects year

after year only leads to special as-

sessments in the long run.

• Special interest groups will be

running the Association. Who will

be looking out for the Big Picture if

the Board has no control?

• Proposed changes are vague

and poorly written, meaning addi-

tional legal expenses will be in-

curred as we try to determine how

to apply the amendments.

• Your Directors are residents,

too. They are not reckless with

your money. They’re watching out

for the future of Sun City West.

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AprilSUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

APRIL 1:Frankie Valli“Oh What a

Night” TributeConcert 7 pm

Beardsley Park

StardustMovie

7 pm

Rec CenterNews deadline!

Easter EggHunt

8:30-11 a.m. Beardsley

StardustMovie

7 pm

GB Workshop9 am

Lecture Hall

Easter Bunnyvisits Library

Storytime10 a.m.

RHJ Library

Kuentz Tour9 am & 6:30 pm

BeardsleyTour

9 am, 6:30 pm

RHJ Tour9 am & 6:30 pm

Newcomers9 am Social Hall

Bon Voyage9-4 Village Store

PR Tour9 am & 6:30 pm

‘50s-’60sDance

with Colorado Connection

7 pm Palm Ridge

GB Meeting9 am

Social HallStar. Movie 7 pm

Concert inthe Park:

Marge Nelson &Spur of Moment 7 pm Beardsley

To confirm events, call 623-544-6032. To confirm Governing Board activities, call 623-544-6115.

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The free CPR and AEDclasses offered to residentsand Rec Centers employeeshave resumed. All residentsare encouraged to take thesefree classes, offered monthlyin the R.H. Johnson LectureHall, 19803 R.H. JohnsonBlvd.

Classes start promptly at 8a.m. The next class is April20. To be fair to all studentsand so that learning is not in-terrupted, there is no admit-

tance after class begins.Classes usually take four orfive hours.

These classes fill upquickly. You may sign up on-line at www.rcscw.com. Ifyou have any problems regis-tering, call Bob Warren at214-3760 or Tom Romaine at584-0906. If you cannotmake a class you’ve signedup for, please call Tom orBob. Classes are limited to 30people per session.

Free lifesaving skills!

Referendum’s onerous requirements likely to cost Association

A NO vote on

referendum is the fiscally

responsible choice.

Vote NO on March 31!

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Looking for a new activity that is fun and a great way to makenew friends? Try Wii bowling in the game room at the R.H. John-son Rec Center.

Learn a new way to bowl – no shoes, ball or special equipmentneeded. If you’re injured or in a wheelchair or using a walker thatprevents you from enjoying traditional bowling, you owe it toyourself to check out Wii bowling.

Free lessons are available; you can also sign up for our summerleagues at the monitor’s booth in the activity center. The cost isonly $2.50 per three games ($2 for bowling, 50 cents for a rolloffin September). More information is available by calling 623-544-6105 or 623-544-6108.

Come, join the fun!

Wii bowling leagues forming

Employees’ evacuation training pays off

Are you watching your pennies? If so,

make every penny count! Bring in this

coupon and receive $1 off per ticket when

purchasing your tickets for the New Christy

Minstrels Holiday Concert.

Coupon expires April 30, 2009, and is good

for up to 10 tickets maximum!

Reserved seating, hurry in for best seat se-

lection! COUPON VALID for MEMBERS

ONLY. Box Office is open 8-11:30 a.m. Mon-

day through Friday, inside the R.H. Johnson

Administrative Building.

No cash value ~ non-transferable.

New Christy Minstrels Holiday Show Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, Palm Ridge Summit Hall

Show times: 2 pm and 7 pm

Tickets: $17.50 for members

Residents are advised that

Census workers will be making

the rounds in the community in

upcoming weeks.

The first phase of the 2010

Census is Address Canvassing,

which will determine the address

and physical location of each liv-

ing quarters. An individual, called

a Lister, will travel around geo-

graphic assignment areas and

look for every place where peo-

ple live, stay, or could live or

could stay. In Sun City West, the

lister will come to your front

porch, verify the house address

and put the information into a

hand-held computer. Canvassing

will begin March 30 and is sched-

uled to end June 29.

All information provided to

Census workers is confidential.

Census begins canvassing SCW

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Financials

Details of these summaries are available in the

R.H. Johnson Library at 13801 W. Meeker Blvd.

Bowling Lineage by Fiscal Year *

MONTH FY 2006-07 FY 2007-08 FY 2008-09

July 10,733 9,843 10,316

August 4,247 4,259 4,034

September 21,239 19,741 18,526

October 28,520 28,570 28,255

November 28,594 28,023 26,261

December 35,180 24,333 27,605

January 34,674 33,847 34,029

February 30,623 31,638

March 35,347 33,290

April 17,358 16,008

May 10,240 12,137

June 11,561 11,338

FY to Date 163,187 148,616 149,026

FY Total 268,316 253,027 149,026

* Fiscal Year runs from July 1 to June 30

Golf Rounds by Fiscal Year *

MONTH FY 2006-07 FY 2007-08 FY 2008-09

July 14,967 13,101 11,980

August 15,097 12,749 11,974

September 19,303 16,158 15,057

October 22,548 19,594 19,117

November 28,879 25,245 24,131

December 24,807 20,938 20,130

January 28,941 27,538 31,806

February 34,842 32,699

March 38,624 37,215

April 32,086 29,354

May 21,701 18,941

June 16,530 14,764

FY to Date 154,542 135,323 134,195

FY Total 298,325 268,296 134,195

* Fiscal Year runs from July 1 to June 30

Balance Sheet- Jan. 31, 2009

2009 2008

ASSETS

Current Assets

Cash and Cash Equivalents $3,829,369 $5,480,081

Restricted Cash 6,045,119 6,246,295

Accounts Receivable 591,170 666,503

Accounts Receivable over 90 Days 119,999 0

Note Receivable: Theatre West 32,925 57,925

Note Receivable: Library 45,000 0

Inventories 158,999 201,994

Prepaids and Other Assets 107,448 88,822

Total Current Assets $10,930,032 $12,741,623

Fixed Assets

Furniture & Fixtures $982,274 $981,202

Machinery & Equipment 10,892,012 9,971,423

Buildings 37,268,370 35,748,182

Land Improvements 32,492,411 33,590,505

Land 5,196,987 5,196,987

Vehicles 915,385 819,938

Water Rights 2,234,498 0

Accumulated Depreciation (53,106,378) (51,811,623)

Total Fixed Assets $36,875,560 $34,496,614

Total Assets $47,805,592 $47,238,238

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Accounts Payable $399,177 $535,270

Tour Revenue Collected 43,832 0

Accrued Purchase 22,531 128,886

Sweeps-Pro Shop 162,912 187,813

Gift Certificates 3,495 4,513

SCW Softball Club 24,850 48,287

Accrued Payroll 359,511 769,946

Payroll Taxes Payable 33,417 (28,763)

401K Payable 9,884 3,750

Employee Optional Insurance 578 105

Liability for Return Checks 637 413

Credit Card Duplication (210) 0

Accrued Taxes Payable 57,992 76,930

Accrued Pension Plan 197,403 170,035

Arizona Sales Tax Payable 7,022 7,273

Deferred Membership Fees 3,995,385 3,683,028

Deferred Golf Revenue 902,498 894,035

Total Liabilities $6,220,920 $6,481,525

EQUITY

Retained Earnings $42,470,426 $41,656,002

Net Profit/ (Loss) (885,754) (899,289)

Total Equity $41,584,672 $40,756,712

Total Liabilities and Equity $47,805,592 $47,238,238

Recreation Centers of Sun City West, Inc.Consolidated Inc Stmt for Board

For the Seven Months Ending January 31, 2009

Month Month Monthly Prior Yr YTD YTD YTD Prior YTDActual Budget Variance Actual Actual Budget Variance Actual

Revenue-Gross MarginRecreation Division $877,936 $898,265 ($20,328) $771,960 $5,742,659 $5,724,870 $17,789 $5,014,732

Golf Division 933,448 864,432 69,016 744,420 3,518,166 3,712,501 (194,334) 3,333,344

Bowling Division 78,9865 66,393 12,593 82,976 366,125 343,824 22,301 373,012

Asset Preservation Fee 74,000 98,000 (24,000) 68,280 532,600 682,000 (149,400) 614,034

Facility Investment Fee 6,000 6,000 6,000 24,000 24,000 96,000

Interest Income (8,788) 18,000 (26,788) 34,234 82,117 126,000 (43,882) 249,611

Total Revenue-Gross Margin $1,961,583 $1,945,090 $16,493 $1,707,872 $10,265,669 $10,589,195 ($323,525) $9,680,734

ExpensesOperating ExpensesRecreation Division $638,678 $562,398 ($76,279) $505,515 $3,600,258 $3,820,657 $220,398 $3,466,852

Golf Division 593,590 547,716 (45,873) 459,315 4,460,183 4,712,818 252,634 4,356,101

Bowling Division 46,523 41,370 (5,153) 40,326 277,656 311,029 33,372 293,721

General & Administrative 174,177 160,237 (13,940) 156,532 1,084,771 1,212,230 127,459 1,005,855

Total Operating Expenses 1,452,969 1,311,722 (141,246) 1,161,689 9,422,869 10,056,735 633,865 9,122,531

DepreciationRecreation Division 133,937 125,200 (8,737) 119,552 899,725 876,400 (23,325) 822,329

Golf Division 89,439 78,000 (11,439) 75,872 706,257 546,000 (160,257) 516,374

Bowling Division 18,478 17,200 (1,278) 17,026 122,570 120,400 (2,170) 118,783

Total Depreciation 241,854 220,400 (21,454) 212,452 1,728,553 1,542,800 (185,753) 1,457,487

Total Expenses 1,694,824 1,532,122 (162,701) 1,374,142 11,151,423 11,599,535 448,111 10,580,019

Net Revenue ( Loss) $266,758 $412,967 ($146,208) $333,729 ($885,754) ($1,010,340) $124,586 ($899,284)

Wednesday, April 1“Oh What a Night” Celebra-

tion of the Music of FrankieValli and the Four Seasons be-gins 7 p.m. in Beardsley Park.Gates open at 5 p.m. and con-cessions will be available forsale. Tickets are $10 for resi-dents, $11 for nonresidents and$12 at the door.

Saturday, April 4Easter Egg Hunt begins 8:30

a.m. in Beardsley Park. Chil-dren under 10 are invited toplay a variety of games andgather eggs filled with candyand small toys. Hunts will bedivided by age group. Oneadult may accompany children3 and younger. Children mustprovide their own basket tocollect eggs. Children must besigned-up in advance; registerby noon April 1 at the Box Of-fice. Games will be from 8:30

to 9:30 a.m., followed by thehunts beginning at 9:45. Cof-fee, donuts and hot cocoaavailable for 50 cents each.

Thursday, April 16Newcomers Orientation and

Coffee begins 8 a.m. in the So-cial Hall. Come learn about allthe Rec Centers has to offer,from the clubs and events tothe governance and manage-ment. Browse through manyclub displays, and get yourquestions answered.

Thursday, April 16Stop by the Village Store, lo-

cated just down the sidewalkfrom the Social Hall, for our“Bon Voyage” event from 9a.m. to 4 p.m. The store, opento the public, features gifts per-fect for Snowbirds to take backhome or to give to their friendsright here in Sun City West.

Friday, April 17Our ‘50s and ‘60s dance fea-

turing Colorado Connection

Events & Activities

Loss of muscle mass and loss of bone density can deliver a danger-

ous one-two punch as you age. Kathy Shelton, with the help of per-

sonal trainer Colleen Daily, is delivering a few punches of her own,

against the aging process. Kathy is seen executing a lunge, while

stabilizing herself with the cross-cable machine at the Beardsley Fit-

ness Center. Kathy has discovered that strength training, when done

correctly, can increase muscle tissue as well as bone mineral density,

and help with weight loss. The consequences of aging muscle loss

(called sarcopenia) include reduced strength, suppressed metabolic

rate, and diminished stamina. Those of bone loss (called osteope-

nia, leading to osteoporosis) include bone fractures and bone breaks.

As an active retired adult, Kathy wants to avoid both of these poten-

tial dangers. The comprehensive exercise program Colleen has de-

signed for Kathy includes upper and lower body strength training.

The program is tailored to Kathy’s need and goals. Colleen teaches

Kathy how to use the equipment at Beardsley safely and effectively,

while monitoring all exercises for maximum results. To find out more

about the personal training services offered through Daily Fitness,

call 623-256-7901.

Tips for Seniors

The Recreation staff offers tours of its four recreation centers the

second full week of every month, with two convenient times per cen-

ter: 9 a.m. or 6:30 p.m.

You don’t need to sign up in advance, just meet your tour guide at

the facility on the following days and locations:

Monday: Kuentz (meet at the pool).

Tuesday: Beardsley (meet in front of Arts and Crafts Building).

Wednesday: R.H. Johnson (meet at the Social Hall).

Thursday: Palm Ridge (meet at the Activities Building).

Facility Tours


The StingAPRIL 2

(1973) A rookiegrifter and a veteranflimflam man mount anelaborate, phony, race-track scam to bankrupta mob boss who ordered

their partner killed. Double and triplecrosses keep the audience guessing.Paul Newman, Robert Redford (PG;2h,9m; shown in SCW in 1992)

HairsprayAPRIL 9

(2007) This adaptation of 1962’sTony-winning musical, follows pleas-antly plump teen Tracy Turnbladthrough an audition and winning danceon the Corny Collins Show. Tracy tries

to integrate a racially di-vided Baltimore, oneWatusi at a time. NikkiBlonsky, John Travolta,Queen Latifah, MichellePfeifer, ChristopherWalken (PG; 1h,55m;never shown in SCW)

On the WaterfrontAPRIL 16

(1954) Terry Malloy, a washed-upboxer turned longshoreman, tends hispigeons and runs errandsfor Johnny Friendly, thecorrupt dockers’ unionboss. Terry witnesses amurder by Friendly’sthugs and takes on hislast fight. Winner of

eight Academy Awards, including bestactor, best picture and best director.Marlon Brando, Lee J. Cobb, Eva MarieSaint (NR; 1h,48m; B&W; shownin SCW in 1999)

A River Runs Through It

APRIL 23(1992) A true story of two Montana

brothers. One plans and works hard,while the younger does as he pleases.Both love fly fishing,and struggle to live upto their father’s highstandards in fishing andmorals. Brad Pitt, CraigSheffer (PG; 2h,4m;never shown in SCW)

I’ll See You in My Dreams

APRIL 30(1951) A biopic of

lyricist Gus Kahn andhis wife, Grace, fea-tures hit songs, such as “My Buddy,”that made Gus a star of the music indus-try. Danny Thomas, Doris Day(NR;1h,49m; B&W; never shown inSCW)

Stardust TheatreLocated at Kuentz Recreation Center

at R. H. Johnson and Stardust Boule-

vards. Donation: $2 per person. Doors

open at 6 p.m. Showtime is at 7. Spon-

sored by the Friends of the R.H. John-

son Library. (All movies are shown in the

digital DVD format.) Hearing assisteddevices now available for your use.

Thursday Nite Movies

Free fitness equipment training scheduledThe Rec Centers has made arrangements for

group equipment demonstrations monthly ateach of the Association’s fitness centers. Thepresentations are appropriate for individualsnew to the community or new to using a fitnesscenter. Exercise professionals will provide ahalf-hour tour of the facility, demonstrating

basic use of various machines. Group size islimited. There is no need to register; attendanceis on a first-come, first served basis. The up-coming schedule is: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April7, Palm Ridge; 6 p.m. Tuesdays, April 7 and 28,Beardsley; 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, Kuentz;and 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, R.H. Johnson.

The Sun City West Sheriff’s Posse will celebrate 30 years of community service with an openhouse from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 18, at the Posse Headquarters, 20450 Stardust Blvd.Highlights will include a visit with Sheriff Arpaio and MCSO units including a helicopter, K-9 unit and tactical operations. There will also be a display of Sun City West Fire Departmentequipment, tours of the posse facility and refreshments. The community is invited. For more in-formation, call 623-584-5808.

Posse marks 30th anniversary

begins 7 p.m. in Palm Ridge.Tickets are $8.50 for residents,$10 for non-residents, and $1more at the door.

Friday, April 26Marge Nelson and the Spur-

of-the-Moment Band perform

free concert at7 p.m. at Beard-sley Park. Concessions avail-able.

This popular six piececombo returns to play theirversatile repertoire of swing,Latin, polkas, jazz, waltzes,and Dixieland.

R.H. Johnson Library623-544-6100PAGE 8 APRIL 2009

► April is the lasthoorah for many ofthe winter visitors andsoon our beautifulsnow birds will be fly-ing north for the sum-mer or at least headingto higher ground likePrescott or Flagstaff,so we would like totake this opportunityto say it was a pleasure to get-ting to know many of you.

You were excellent librarypatrons. We wish you a safetrip and a safe summer andhope to see you back here thiscoming fall!

Now for the rest of you, staytuned for new and excitingthings to come this summer but“shhh,” just keep it down – wedon’t want to cause a trafficjam of u-turns from our wintervisitors trying to come backearly!

We have new plans for ourreference and investment area,a new book discussion group, anew automation system and alot more new DVDs, musicCDs, books on CD and much,much more coming soon!

► Did you know that April12 through 18 is National Li-brary Week? Well it is! And weare going to celebrate by al-lowing all of our patrons tocheck out materials for free.Wait, you already can do that.Well how about we’ll let youcheck out as many books asyou want each time you comein? Nope, you can already dothat too. Hey, I know – why notuse that week to have you giveus your opinion on how your li-brary is doing so far. That’s

right, we would like toknow how we aredoing, good or bad,just let us know bycoming into the libraryand filling out ourSimple Survey card.It’s a great way to hearwhat our patrons haveto say. Your compli-ments and comments

will be very much appreciated!And while you are here, youcan check out as many booksas you would like for free!

► Roses are red, violets areblue, happy are we to present toyou: the Poetry Corner! Areyou a poet and didn’t know it?April is National Poet’s Month,and for the occasion we havereserved an entire area for your“free flowing verse.” Whetherthere is a rhyme or reasoncome have fun in sharing yourpoems with others. And whileyou are here, you can read theirpoems too! We call it our Po-etry Corner and it will be avail-able from April 4 to April 25.Poets can either claim theirfame by signing their work asthe author or leave it anony-mous. All poems must be writ-ten on 8.5 by 11 sheets of paperand will become the propertyof the library once submitted.So, if you’ve ever wanted tosubmit your poems in public,whether you’re a “cowboypoet” or not, here’s yourchance, partner!

► At noon April 15, we willbe raffling off a work of artright here at the library. Quiltartist Kris Koates has donateda very beautiful quilt to theFriends of the Library that is

the exact replica of the framedquilt she had donated to the li-brary during the library reno-vation dedication.

This quilt is currently on dis-play in the library, but if youhave the lucky ticket it couldcome home with you. Ticketsare just $1 each or six for $5.Get them while they last!

► The Easter Bunny is com-ing, the Easter Bunny is com-ing! During our Spring StoryTime from 10 to 10:30 a.m. ,April 11, Sun City West resi-dents and their grandchildrenare invited for story time withthe Easter Bunny. Our otherspecial guests are from theMaricopa County Animal Careand Control Mobile AdoptionUnit, which will also be herefrom 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Friends of the Library mem-bers will be allowed a specialphoto opportunity from 9:30 to10 a.m. before Story Time.Friends of the Library mem-berships cost just $2.

A STITCH INTIME…

Recently we had the goodfortune to have the CreativeStitchers Club of Sun CityWest present the R.H. JohnsonLibrary with a gorgeous pieceof art work as a communityproject within their member-ship.

Members participating in thestitching included Dorthy Mai-jala, Helen Pepper, Betty Gold-berg, Cathy Felten, LillianMueller, Mary Oster, BrendaArchambault, Clarice Scott,Paula Rutili, Julia Ayers, PatsyGraves, Leone Jung, Adele

Sacher, Charlie Halligan andPresident Barbara Bensten.

Thank you for your generousdonation!

DID YOU KNOWThe Friends of the Library

money that is attained throughdonations, book sales andmemberships is spent onbooks, other reading materials,books on CD, music CDs andother equipment used in the li-brary such as furniture anddesks exclusively for the R.H.Johnson Library.

The Movie Committee,which is a division of theFriends of the Library, gener-ates monies from moviesshown to residents and theirguests each Thursday eveningat the Stardust Theatre. Thismoney goes to pay for newDVDs for the library.

The Endowment Fund raisesmoney through its annual FundDrive, which in turn allows for100 percent funding of readingmaterials such as regular andlarge print books, movie DVDsand books on CD.

The Recreation Centers ofSun City West Board approvesfunding in the general budgetfor such items as staff salaries,utilities and other expenses forthe Library. It is because theseentities come together to pro-vide the necessary funding thatSun City West has such a beau-tiful library.

During hard economic timeslike these, the residents of SunCity West can feel proud thatthese entities have thought,planned and worked together inadvance of what would be

needed for stability duringtough times to maintain thehigh level of quality servicesour residents have come toknow.

PINCHING OURPENNIES

Well, as we are all pinchingour pennies, we find ourselveslooking to see what othersources of revenue might beout there to help provide extraservices and programs for ourlibrary. By doing so, thatmeans looking for any and allpossible grants. If you know ofany grants that might be avail-able to either libraries or non-profit groups such as theFriends of the Library wewould be happy to receive anyand all information that isavailable.

With that said we are alsolooking for ways to savemoney. During these hard eco-nomic times we all need to dowhat we can, what is feasibleand what is realistic.

PROTECT THEONES YOU LOVEJust a reminder please,

please, please if you returnbooks in the book drop, re-member to rubber band thembefore you drop them in. Wehave many books returnedwithout a rubber band on themand they become severely dam-aged, which in turn wastesmoney as the books need to berepaired or discarded and re-placed with new books. Thatbecomes very expensive. So ifyou love our books, protectthem with the rubber bands.

New programs, events, ‘Poetry Corner’ in store for patrons

Vince MicallefLibrary Director

“Why are you heretaking a golf lessonfrom me?” That’s thefirst question I ask of anew student. The over-whelming response is:“I want more distance.”Let’s discuss the fac-tors in the golf swingthat are involved in cre-ating distance.

There is a young man by thename of Jamie Sadlowski whowon the World Long Drive Championship a fewmonths ago with a drive of 418

yards in the finals. This20-year old stands only5’ 11” and weighs only165 pounds, yet gener-ates club head speeds150 mph plus. Thisman is a physical quirkof nature. He turns hiships 30 degrees in hisback swing but his

shoulders turn an amazing 120degrees. Most of us here in ourretirement communities arepressing to make a 50-degreeshoulder turn and our hipsmove almost as much. This

young man’s spine snapsthrough his swing and it takestremendous talent to square theclub at impact. In other words:Do not try this at home!

I like to approach distance inthe following way: First learnto hit the ball in the center ofthe clubface with the club ap-proaching at the proper angle(steeper for irons and moreshallow for woods). Once wehit the ball solidly in this man-ner, we can work on the speedof the club. Hitting the ballsolidly requires fundamentals

of a proper set-up and a basicknowledge of how the hands,arms, body and golf club workproperly in a golf swing.These elements help us hit theball and compress it for dis-tance and directional control.

The more difficult factor todeal with in distance is thespeed of the club. This ele-ment is dictated by your hand-eye coordination, athleticism,strength and flexibility. I havea more difficult time changingthese items because some ofthese are innate.

The best players in the worldhit the ball in the center of theclubface with the club ap-proaching at the correct angleat speeds in excess of 120 mph.When they do this, the ball

jumps off the face of the clubat speeds in the range of 170mph. Let’s first learn to hit theball solidly, and then learn toswing the club itself faster.

Doug is a PGA member anda certified instructor givinglessons at Grandview, Stardustand Desert Trails. Call 623-866-9163.

MORE FROM THE GOLF PAGES: ‘I want more distance!’

Doug Weber

I am asked all of thetime about consigningin the Village Store.Most of the questionsare “How many itemscan we bring in?”;“What do we need inthe store?”; “Howshould I price theitems?”; “How manyof each thing can Ibring?”; “Can I consign with-out belonging to a club?”,“What size items can I bringin?”

All of these are very goodquestions and there is no stan-dard answer for any of them,but let me provide some insightto some of your questions:

Question #1: How manyitems can we bring in?

This is probably the mostcontroversial question that I re-ceive. As a rule, the club estab-lishes how many items eachconsignor can put in the Vil-lage Store. I will sometimesgive an idea to a club if we areshort in an area and advise thatthey could ask for specificitems. Depending upon thenumber of club members whowish to consign, the club mightput a limit per person.

It also depends upon the timeof year. For instance, after the

Fall Craft Fair,Christmas items arein demand and thereis usually a large sup-ply. The Village Storecan only hold somany items, so a limitis established by mefor Christmas-themeditems.

Ceramic Christmastrees are very popular, but Iwill usually limit the number tothree of each size. That gives arelatively good selection, butdoes not overwhelm the store.

Most of the consignors keeptrack of items that have sold, sothey can bring replacementsthe next week. We like to haveample inventory prior to thecraft fair, so I encourage theclubs to stock up on items inthe store so we can sell them. Ido not tell any club how manyitems they can bring in, eitherthe club as a whole or per per-son.

Question #2: What do weneed in the store?

That was partially answeredin the previous question. If weare lacking bracelets, for ex-ample, I might suggest the Sil-ver Club members bring inmore.

Most of the clubs know the

amount of space that we haveand are good about not over-loading. If we have too manyof the same item brought in,we will often limit the numberand can let the consignor knowwhen we sell them so they canbe replaced.

I am always asking for“new” items. Sometimes weget things that have been inmultiple times. With our lackof shelf and wall space, theconsignors need to think aboutthings they have previouslymade that have sold and makethem again. Items should bebrought in for two six monthperiods and if they are returnedagain, reevaluate whether theprice is too high or the itemwill not sell.

Question #3: How should Iprice the items?

My suggestion is to talk toother members of your cluband see what they think. If theyhave made similar items andknow the cost of the materialsthat were used, they can oftengive a good idea of what theprice could be. If you havesimilar items and they arepriced radically different, thelower priced item will not nec-essarily sell first. We find thatfolks have a tendency to ques-

tion something that is muchless than a like item and theywill often by the more expen-sive one.

Question #4: How many ofeach thing can I bring in?

As I said earlier, I do not setlimits for the consignors or theclubs on the number of itemsthat can be consigned. Thereare clubs that set limits andothers that do not. If a con-signor brings a large number oflike items, I will take some, butthey must keep the rest forlater. This number is arbitraryand is based on the item, sizeand available space. We try tobe fair to all clubs and allow asmuch space as they have itemsfor.

Question #5: Can I consignwithout being a member of aclub?

The answer to that is “No.”You must not only live in SunCity West, but belong to a clubthat is a part of the VillageStore. Consignments areprocessed through the club bytheir Quality Control person(s),numbers are assigned and theyare brought to the store. Theitems must also be partially orwholly made in the clubrooms. Some of the clubs haveassigned persons to bring the

items and some have the indi-vidual member bring them.

Question #6: What sizeitems can I bring in?

The answer to this dependsupon the club that we are talk-ing about. The Metal Cluboften has large pieces that wemust hang on the walls. If theyare too large, it is a challengefor both our employees andvolunteers to handle. The ArtClub has a size limit for paint-ings. The Clay Club has a sizelimit for pots, as does theWood Club for furniture items.We keep a notebook in thestore so artists can bring inphotos of larger pieces with theprices for customers to orderfrom. Our limited space in thestore is the main reason forthese rules.

All of these questions arecommon, and there are manymore that I could address,maybe in other issues. If youhave any questions that youwould like me to answer,please do not hesitate to email([email protected]), call me(623-544-6135) or visit me inperson between 9 a.m. to 4p.m. Monday through Friday.

Happy crafting!

– Katie Van Leuven

Katie answers your frequently asked questions


Village Store

Katie

Van Leuven Store Supervisor

New SCW residents invited to visit Village StoreBon Voyage!It’s time once again for

our Snowbirds to begin theirannual migration to warmerclimates, but we hope theydon’t leave before makingone last visit to the VillageStore.

What better place to findthat uniquely Arizona itemto give as a gift to yourfriends back East, or to usein decorating your summerresidence to remind you ofthe good ol’ Grand CanyonState?

To make it easy for you,we’ve scheduled our BonVoyage event from 9 a.m. to4 p.m. Thursday, April 16, atthe store, located at the R.H.Johnson Recreation Com-plex, 19803 R.H. JohnsonBlvd. The public is wel-come. Refreshments will beserved.

9-4 Thursday, April 16

EMERGENCY CONTACT

Member Name(s): __________________________________________________________

Member No.(s): ____________________________________________________________

Member Address: __________________________________________, Sun City West, AZ

Emergency Contact NOT residing with you: NAME:_______________________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________

Telephone No.: Area Code (____) ______________ Relationship:____________________

RETURN TO: 19803 R.H. JOHNSON BLVD.SUN CITY WEST, AZ 85375-4498

Does our Member ServicesOffice have your most recentcontact and emergency infor-mation?

The Sheriff’s Posse oftenuses this information to contactyour loved ones if you havehad a health issue, or if yourproperty is damaged or bur-glarized while you are away.

Your contact information iseven more critical with HIPPA,the Health Insurance Portabil-ity and Accountability Act,which protects patient privacy,but often makes it difficult totrack down family members orfriends who should be notifiedof a person’s circumstances.

Please fill out the form belowand mail it to our Member

Services Office at 19803 R.H.Johnson Blvd., Sun City West,

AZ 85375. We appreciate yourhelp in keeing records updated.

Make sure Membership has your emergency information

Hi, new residents! Welcome to the neighborhood! If you arelooking for a great way to get acquainted with all the craft clubsthat make and sell items in Sun City West, come and see the Vil-lage Store. If you have half a day to spend with us, you can learnabout the items in the store, talk with folks who make them and

perhaps find your “dream hobby.” It is also a great way to meetnew friends. Volunteer opportunities are available in two shiftsMonday through Friday: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 12:30 to 4 p.m.There is one shift on Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm. We would loveto have you.

Golf623-544-6100PAGE 10 APRIL 2009

After a month’s hiatus,Carrabba’s will be reinstatingtheir Golfer of the Week pro-gram at each of our sevencourses in April. Each weektwo different golfers will berandomly selected off the teesheet at each course andawarded $20 certificates forpurchases at the restaurant onBell Road.

Speaking of Carrabba’s, whois also a major sponsor of ourCelebration of Golf Series,

we’d like to thank allof the sponsors fortheir support of SunCity West golf. TheCelebration of GolfSeries provides afocal point for recog-nition of these corpo-rate partners. We’dlike all of you to re-member them whenconsidering purchases of prod-ucts or services. In these tougheconomic times, these busi-

nesses have pledgedtheir support of thecommunity in mean-ingful ways, and it isanticipated that ourresidents will rewardtheir support in anequally meaningfulmanner. At the time ofthis writing, we stillhave openings in

April’s events associated withthe Celebration of Golf Series,so please take time to check

your schedule and get in-volved.

And please, if you’re playingon April 1st, remember that wehave a lot of young-at-heartgolfers here in the community.Golf balls that explode in acloud of dust upon impact onthe tee box are a favorite withthis crowd, as are off-centergolf balls that will corkscrewtoward the cup on the puttinggreen. Don’t say no onewarned you!

Golfer of Week program resumes in April

Scott SimpsonGolf Operations,

Marketing Manager

It happens only twice a year! The “FirstSwing Golf Day” is scheduled from 12:30to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at StardustGolf Course in Sun City West.

The Sun City West Golf Mentors’ FirstSwing is a special day for people whowould like to learn to play golf or returnto the game, but need an easy and friendlyway to begin. It’s free for Sun City Westresidents with current rec cards, and toControlled Neighborhood Play card hold-ers from qualifying senior communities.

First Swing is expressly designed for in-experienced or new golfers, and forgolfers returning to the game after a layoff.

There will be Hands-On Golf Clinics fordriving, putting, sand and chipping. A sep-arate “Rookies Clinic” will be held forthose with no, or very limited golfing ex-perience.

PGA Teaching Professional DougWeber, assisted by volunteer Golf Men-tors, will guide First Swing golfers

through the clinics. Space is limited, and new golfers must

have a confirmed and numbered reserva-tion. No walk-ons, no exceptions. (Playerswho have taken more than one First Swingare not eligible.)

Reservations can only be made by send-ing a request to: [email protected], orby calling the Golf Hot Line at 544-6117.

Sign-in for those with confirmed reser-vations is 12:30 p.m. All clinics begin at 1p.m.

Biannual First Swing event slated April 4Always wanted to learn how to golf, but didn’t know how to get started?

All Sun City West golfers and CNP players are encour-

aged to sign up for our e-newsletter by visiting

www.rcscw.com and clicking on the green “E-Newsletter”

tab located at the top of the right column on the home page.

You’ll receive weekly email updates with up-to-date golf in-

formation and other news from the Rec Centers.

Sign up for E-Newsletter

The Rec Centers hasadopted a modified golfrate structure to allow fortwilight and super-twilightdiscounts.

Prime-time rates will notbe affected. Under themodified structure, twi-light moves up from 3:30to 2 p.m. now throughMay, allowing golfers totake advantage of the dis-counted rates an hour anda half earlier.

In addition, a super-twi-light rate is offered at 3:30p.m., dropping rates evenfurther.

In June, twilight rateswill begin at noon, andsuper-twilight rates willbegin at 2 p.m.

The twilight and super-twilight rates for residentsonly are lower at executivecourses than the champi-onship courses, a move de-signed to encourage moreplay at the shorter courses.

The rates now in effectare as follows:

RESIDENTS

Twilight, Champi-onship Courses: $18 inMarch and April; $17 inMay; and $12 in June.

Super-Twilight, Cham-pionship Courses: $13 inMarch and April; $12 inMay; and $10 in June.

Twilight, ExecutiveCourses: $16 in Marchand April; $15 in May and$12 in June.

Super-Twilight, Execu-tive Courses: $12 inMarch and April; $11 inMay; and $10 in June.

CONTROLLED NEIGHBORHOOD

PLAY/GUESTS

Twilight: $28 in March,$25 in April, $23 in Mayand $16 in June.

Super-Twilight: $23 inMarch, $20 in April, $18 inMay and $15 in June.

New twilight,supertwilightrates in effect

More play dates have been approved for Green Team SocialGolf at Stardust Golf Course and other executive golf coursesin Sun City West.

On Saturdays throughout April and May, Green Team teetimes will be offered beginning at 10:30 a.m. Hands-on golfclinics are frequently available at no charge to new golfer res-idents.

Green Team Social Golfing is designed for golfers of all ex-perience levels, and especially for lightly experienced golferswho just want to play golf in a hassle-free, fun environ-ment. It’s for Sun City West residents, their guests, and CNPplayers from qualifying senior communities.

Come as a solo, a couple or bring your own foursome; sharea golf cart or walk the course, whatever – the Green Team willaccommodate you.

Sign up for a tee-time by going to Stardust Golf Course orcalling 544-6012 (press option 1) and asking to be put in withthe Green Team. For more information, send an e-mail to [email protected].

Green Team Social Golfgets green light to go!


Golf

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7 Wood

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6 Iron

9 Iron

Pitch. wedge

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6 Iron

9 Iron

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Grandview

Stardust

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Pebblebrook

Desert Trails

Desert Trails

Echo Mesa

Pebblebrook

Grandview

Stardust

Desert Trails

Desert Trails

Grandview

Echo Mesa

Grandview

Pebblebrook

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Desert Trails

Desert Trails

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Echo Mesa

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Name Diane Hanrahan

Bill Ammann

Jan Strock

Dick O’Brien

Gary Perko

Roger Dietsch

Don Swanson

William G. Baur

Jean Ferreira

Jackie VanOgtrop

Pete Roberto

Ed Coffman

John Joseph Shipe

Dee Abrams

Jim Liddell

Donald Gronowick

Chuck Fowler

Terry R. White

Bob Herchenroeder

Jim Frye

Sharron Peterson

Edward J. Duda

Bob Leaf

Vince Crescenzi

Tommy Hightower

George Winandy

Denny Diestler

Holes in One

As an instructor,after giving my stu-dents something towork on, I alwaysstress the importanceof practice. Practice ishow we learn some-thing new or how wereplace our old habitswith new ones.

Many times, students willleave the lesson tee and go playgolf and then wonder why itdoesn’t work! Unfortunatelyplaying golf is not practice, norshould it be. Playing just rein-forces what we already do –good or bad. Practicing is how

we make real changeautomatic or non-thinking so that playwill be better! Here aresome tips for practice:

Practice on daysyou don’t play. Goahead and warm up byhitting a bucket of balls

before you play, but if you aretruly practicing and want tofocus on the “how-to,” don’tdo that before your round ofgolf. It’s generally hard toswitch to the “automatic”mode required to play golfright after a practice session.

Practice short to long for

success. Generally this meansif there is something you areworking on, use a shorter clubfirst and then work up to longerclubs. It’s usually easier tomake changes with shortershafted/higher lofted clubsfirst. Sometimes it is also usu-ally easier to work from ½ to ¾to full swings in the same way.

Add some game-like quali-ties into your practice ses-sion. Always picking a targetto hit to, even on the range, orpracticing your putting withone ball instead of three andfinishing each one out is agood way to make practice feel

more like golf. It’s about quality not quan-

tity. I would rather have mystudents take their time and hit30 balls during a practice ses-sion than rifle away trying toget through three buckets! Re-member, it’s perfect practicethat makes perfect! If you’rerushing just to get done, you’relikely back to old habits!

The goal in practice is tobecome “natural” or “auto-matic” in what we do. Oncewe have learned somethingnew by practicing it enoughtimes, it will become secondnature. This is truly when we

start to see changes in our ac-tual golf game because we canplay without a head full ofswing thoughts! Most studentssee the improvement first at thedriving range and then on thegolf course. Be patient – it’sworth the wait!

Robin Eichten is an LPGAClass A member and certifiedteacher giving lessons at EchoMesa, Deer Valley and Pebble-brook. She has been teachingprofessionally for 22 years, 15of them here in Sun City West.Lessons are $35. To sign up,call 623-322-6300 or [email protected]

Free golf history program setAdding to our Celebration

of Golf events in April willbe a talk on the history ofgolf, along with a display ofantique clubs, balls and othergolf memorabilia.

The Sun Cities Area His-torical Society has arrangedfor collector Bob Lucas totrace the evolution of golfand the tools with which ithas been played. Bob has col-lected old clubs all his life,and at one time, his collec-

tion consisted of more than9,000 antique clubs. He andhis wife travel regularly toScotland and other golfingvenues, buying, selling andtrading antique golf memora-bilia.

The program begins 1 p.m.Wednesday, April 1, in Hill-crest Golf Course’s Pavilion.It is free, open to the publicand includes coffee and re-freshments. This is sure to bean interesting and fun event!

Robin Eichten

Putting time into practice will reap benefits on course

I once had a studentwho was obviouslyused to being a con-sumer. He had takenthree lessons and aswe started the fourth,he said, rather point-edly, “Tom, I don’tseem to be getting anybetter!” He was imply-ing I was not doing what Ishould have been to “make”him better.

I asked him how often had heplayed during the course ofthese lessons? His answer wasonce a week. How often had hepracticed the things I showedhim? His answer was not at all.I asked him if he knew of any-one who got better at anythingin the absence of actuallydoing it. He turned a littlesheepish and we continued.

I take very little credit for thesuccess of my students. I did-n’t do it; they did. I quickly de-flect any praise for what Imight have accomplished in astudent’s game back on them. I

do my very best withevery student I meet.Some take what I givethem and run with it.Others take the verysame information andfounder. What’s thedifference?

Over the course ofdecades of teaching

students, I have observed theway people approach lessons.What the student brings to thetable is crucial.

Tthe student has to be will-ing to change.You would besurprised how many studentsshow up with the expectationthat the golf pro is going to puta benediction on what they arealready doing.

The bottom line is, it has tofeel uncomfortable. If the progives you an instruction andyou try to “make it feel com-fortable,” you are probablycontinuing in the same direc-tion you were before. You haveto have the courage to get outthere where it feels uncomfort-

How much one will learn depends on student’s dedicationable and awkward and uncoor-dinated if you are going totruly make a change.

In addition, you have to suc-ceed on some level. We haveall been around long enough torealize that when you under-take something new, failure isinevitable. But that doesn’tmake it desirable. Failure onlyhas value to the extent that itcauses us to change course. Ifwe keep failing, we are not get-ting any closer to our goal.

I watch golfers come out tothe range and miss a wholebucket of balls. They thinkthey have accomplished some-thing. Their apparent frame ofmind is that if they pay their

“pound of flesh,” they willsomehow be mystically trans-formed into better players.

Practice does not make per-fect. Only perfect practicemakes perfect. If you are miss-ing the ball, don’t keep missingit! Change something! Slowdown and shorten up and takethe new position or procedurestep-by-step in slow motionuntil you have some familiar-ity with it. Then, slowly andpatiently, increase your rangeand speed of motion. If, at anypoint in time you “lose” it, goback to slower and shorter untilyou reestablish your successpattern and then continue fromthere.

Finally, repeated exposuresare better than one intensivepractice session. It works intoyour subconscious better whenyou revisit the changes fre-quently.

NOTE: The free clinics meet3 p.m. Fridays. Upcoming clin-ics are April 3 at Grandview(putting), April 10 at Pebble-brook (full swing), April 17 atStardust (short game) and April24 at Trail Ridge (putting).That will conclude the freeclinics for this season. We willpick them up again in Novem-ber.

Tom Drisler is the teacher atTrail Ridge. Call 602-316-0419.

Tom Drisler

623-544-6100PAGE 12 APRIL 2009

There are three types of bowling gripsor “drillings” that are most popular.These are the “conventional” or stan-dard grip, “fingertip” and “semi-finger-tip” grips.

Conventional:The conventional grip is the most

popular and is recommended for themajority of all bowlers. With this typeof grip, the two middle fingers areplaced in to the ball to the second joint. Thethumb is the same in all grips. It is very impor-tant to insert the thumb fully. If the thumb is notinserted fully, it makes the ball more difficult tohold and it causes you to squeeze it, therebytightening the arm muscles, which detracts froma relaxed arm swing.

The area between the thumb and finger holesis known as the “span” or “grip” of the ball, andif the span is too wide or narrow, it will placeunnecessary strain on the hand, affect the accu-racy and detract from the effectiveness of theball.

Checking for the proper fit of a conventionalgrip is rather simple. The thumb is inserted tothe full extent, then rotated clockwise andcounter clockwise.

If the size of the hole is proper, a slightamount of friction will be felt. The finger holesshould be comfortably snug.

To check for proper span or grip, place thethumb into the hole to the desired depth. Thenreach toward the finger holes. The crease of thesecond joint of the fingers should extend aboutone-quarter inch beyond the inner edge of thefinger holes.

Fingertip grip:The fingertip grip requires holding

the ball with the finger tips of the bowl-ing hand. It provides greater leveragethan a conventional type. This is due tothe fact that the hand covers a greaterportion of the ball’s surface. To deter-mine the proper span for this grip, thesame procedure is followed as indicatedfor the conventional except that the first

join of the fingers is used.Semi-fingertip grip:The semi-fingertip grip is held with the fin-

gers inserted midway between the first and sec-ond joints. Since there is no flexibility at thatpoint of the fingers, many bowlers find this gripto be “uncomfortable” and more difficult to holdthan the fingertip.

To check the proper fit of a semi-fingertip, usethe same procedure, once again using the sec-ond joint of the fingers, which in this caseshould be one-eighth to one-quarter inch belowthe inner edge of the finger holes.

Bowling

Find the best grip for your style

Marie FormanBowling Instructor

Johnson Lanes welcomes all levels ofbowlers to our monthly Learn to Bowl clinics.

Three weeks of bowling and instruction areoffered at 8:30 a.m. Wednesdays, April 1, 8and 15. Cost is $25 per person, and includesall three sessions. Payments and reservationsmay be made in advance at the Sports Pavilioncounter. Certified bowling instructors areMarie Forman, Ray Hansen and Al Bramucci.

Learn to Bowl clinics A new Mentor Program isbeing offered at JohnsonLanes. The program is de-signed for bowlers who are in-termediate and above (130average and up).

Instruction is free to all SunCity West residents and CNPqualified bowlers. Bowlerswill pay for their lineage only($2.25 per line for residents,$2.65 per line for CNP

bowlers). Mentor volunteersinclude some of the bestbowlers at Johnson Lanes.

Mentors will be available thefirst Saturday of every month,by appointment. Times willchange with availability ofmentors. Contact Bob Warrenat 214-3760 for more informa-tion or to schedule a session.Bowlers must schedule by theThursday before each session.

Mentor program available

“JUDY AND LIZA: TOGETHER AGAIN”

JAN. 8Suzanne Goulet and

Julie Sheppard perform

as the most famous

show business mother-

and-daughter team of all

time: “Judy Garland” and

“Liza Minnelli.” The show

combines all the spec-

tacular musical hits each

had throughout two glo-

rious careers. You will be dazzled and

amazed at their “spot on” characterizations

of these icons of the television, Broadway,

concert, theater and night club stages.

A DOUBLE BILL OF MUSICAND LAUGHS

Tommy Leadbeater (the Scottish Vagabond with the big

voice) & Hiram Kasten (funny man from TV sit-coms)

FEB. 19

Tommy Leadbeater is a delightful singer

who hails from Toronto with a huge voice

and a personality to match. In his colorful

Scottish kilts, he sings and cavorts his way

through many wonderful

songs and humorous

stories. Hiram Kasten

delivers hysterical mono-

logues about a variety of

subjects. His clean ap-

proach to humor is a

breath of fresh air. He

has appeared on sit-

coms such as “Seinfeld,” “Everybody

Loves Raymond,” “The Tonight Show” and

“King of Queens.” This is a face you will

recognize the minute he appears on stage.

A DOUBLE BILL OFINSTRUMENTALISTS

Banjo Master Doug Mattocks andPops Concert Pianist Deborah Offenhauser

JAN. 22Doug Mattocks comes

storming out of southern

California with one of the

happiest sounds in all of

music. His virtuosity on

stringed instruments is

widely known and re-

spected throughout the

instrumental world. Deb-

orah Offenhauser is one

of Arizona’s most prolific musicians. With

her strong playing style and her delightful

personality, she can enrapture the sever-

est critic.

ROBERT SHIELDSCOMEDIAN, PANTOMIMIST

& ACTORFEB. 5

Formerly one half of the

great TV comedy team

of “Shields & Yarnell,” in

recent times Robert

Shields has broken out

on his own as a solo

stage artist entertaining

his long-time television

fans with a lot of new as

well as classic routines from his vast reser-

voir of material. He performs some hilari-

ous stand-up monologues, as well as

many of his award-winning mime routines.

He also presents some nostalgic video

clips of the TV years.

SKILES & HENDERSONMARCH 19

This is the hysterical musical comedy team

that boasts more than 500 national TV ap-

pearances on “The Ed

Sullivan Show,” “The

Johnny Carson Tonight

Show,” “The Merv Griffin

Show,” “The Bob Hope

Show,” “Laugh In,” “The

Dean Martin Show,”

“The Bell Telephone

Hour” and as regulars on

“The Hollywood Squares.” Beginning their

brilliant career in 1965 as part of the “New

Christy Minstrels,” they soon branched out

to touring with The Carpenters, Andy

Williams and Kenny Rogers.

THESE THREE TENORSMARCH 5

These are three of New

York City’s greatest

voices combined on the

same stage. They have

been rated by the high-

est professionals as

being equally as good as

the original Italian

tenors. They sing com-

pletely familiar music ranging from the

wonderful American songbook to the most

popular light classics that everyone can re-

late to.

2010 Cruise Ship SeriesOn March 30, all unsold full-season tickets go on sale to the public. On Nov. 2, individual show tickets will go on sale. The series is available for $55 for residents and $60 for

non-residents. The series begins in January 2010 and runs through March. All shows begin at 7 p.m. in Palm Ridge Rec Center. Details available at the Box Office.

The Bowling Association ofSun City West will have a gen-eral membership meeting atp.m. April 25 in the LectureHall, just prior to the No TapTournament. Please attend.

Congratulations go out to theclub’s 300 bowlers at the Feb.28 No Tap: Jerry Schwitzke,John Cochran and Ron Goff.Congratulations!

April Schedule: We willsponsor No Tap tournamentsevery two weeks throughoutthe spring and summermonths. April Saturday NoTaps will be on April 11 andApril 25. BASCW memberspay only $10 for regular NoTap Tournaments. You may

sign up in the BASCW book atthe monitor’s desk.

Red Pin Bowling will beginafter the leagues have com-pleted their season. The firstTuesday will be April 28.Watch the bulletin board or goto the web site, www.scw-clubs.com and click on Bowl-ing Association for moreinformation.

Winter visitors: Have a safetrip and safe summer. Let usknow when you return.fall.

BASCW membership isopen to rec card holders ingood standing. Fee is only $5per person per year. Call 623-975-6373, or visit www.scw-clubs.com.

BASCW sets schedule


MAIN TELEPHONE NUMBER:

623-544-6000

RH JOHNSON REC CENTER:

544-6105

Swimming Pool: 544-6106

Tennis Reservations: 544-6151

Mini Golf, Table Tennis, Wii,

Arcade, Racquetball, Bocce:

544-6108

VILLAGE STORE: 544-6135

(located at R.H. Johnson

Rec Center)

RH JOHNSON LIBRARY:

544-6130

SPORTS PAVILION (Bowling):

544-6140

Strike Zone Eatery: 544-6116

BEARDSLEY REC CENTER:

544-6524

Pool/Mini Golf: 544-6525

KUENTZ REC CENTER:

544-6580

Swimming Pool/Fitness:

544-6561

PALM RIDGE REC CENTER:

544-6580

Swimming Pool/Fitness:

544-6581

GOLF OPERATIONS: 544-6037

Tee Time Confirmation:

544-6044

Tee Time Reservations:

www.cgsteetimes.com

Course Conditions: 544-6175

DEER VALLEY: 544-6016

DESERT TRAILS: 544-6017

ECHO MESA: 544-6014

GRANDVIEW: 544-6013

Crooked Putter: 544-6090

PEBBLEBROOK: 544-6010

STARDUST: 544-6012

TRAIL RIDGE: 544-6015

ADMINISTRATION General Manager: 544-6110

Human Resources: 544-6123

Member Services: 544-6100

Rec Center News: 544-6027

Website: 544-6133

Recreation Manager: 544-6114

Tours & Scheduling: 544-6129

Box Office: 544-6032

Arts & Crafts• Sun West Art, Kath-

leen Perry: 544-3245

• Basketeers,

Dorothy Barnes: 544-

3154

• Calligraphy, Judy

Ross: 584-8698

• Ceramics West,

Wesley Warren: 975-

0414

• Clay Club, Doris

Miller: 293-1657

• Copper Cookers,

Helen Skaggs: 214-

6097

• Johnson Lapidary,

Jude Foster: 544-8806

• SCW Beaders,

Mary Hester: 584-1012

(through May); Rose

Anythony (June-Sept.):

878-6900

• Leather Carvers,

Arthur Truesdell Sr.:

546-2963.

• Mac-Cro-Knit, Sally

Gallardo: 546-9140

• Metal Club, George

Wildridge: 546-6904.

• Encore Needle &

Craft, Mary Falzone:

214-5633

• Photography West,

Harald Johnsen: 215-

3355

• Porcelain Painters,

Constance Irmer: 214-

0320

• Palo Verde Patch-

ers, Gayle LeGrand:

546-3360

• Rosemaling-Euro-

pean Folk Art,

LaVonne Braaten: 214-

5977

• Rip ‘n’ Sew, Sherry

Dorner: 546-4644

• Creative Silk Flow-

ers, Rosemarie Read:

214-9712

• Toy-Ki Silvercraft,

Darlene Phillips: 537-

5411

• Stained Glass

Crafters, William “Bud”

Armstrong: 546-8547.

• Creative Stitchers,

Barbara Bentsen: 975-

0316

• Tole Artists, Sharon

McAndrews: 544-2837

• Weavers West

Guild, Janet Crane:

546-1760

• Woodworking,

Michael Bell: 975-2691

Cards & Games• Kiva West Dupli-

cate Bridge, Richard

Starbuck: 680-0926

• Saturday Ladies

Contract Bridge, Car-

olyn Robinson: 214-

7858

• Tuesday Contract

Bridge, William Drury:

933-4975

• One Partner

Bridge, George Nelson:

915-9905

• SCW Bunco, Viv

Hennessey: 556-4818

• Canasta West, Ar-

lene Rozmus: 546-3803

• Five-Hundred Card,

Al & Dottie Merrill: 584-

6689

• Cribbage, Nicole

Donati: 328-5697

• Saturday Night

Gamesters, John

“Jack” Wetherbie: 547-

6263

• Euchre Card Club,

Mary Tackett:556-1253

• Mah Jongg, Eva

Tiberio: 584-3350

• Pan Card Club,

Martha Windecker: 556-

9834

• Pinochle, David

Crane: 584-6695

• Sheepshead, Karen

Horsley: 584-2700

• Club 52 Card Club,

Raymond Potocki: 584-

8411

Dance• Country Western,

James Cochran: 544-

4208

• Hillcrest Ballroom,

Joe Oliver: 214-6801

• International Social

Dance, Anna Besmer:

214-0875

• Latin Ballroom,

Barbara Coupe: 544-

0805

• Line Dancers, Javis

Vice: 584-6970

• Westerners Square

Dance, Richard How-

den: 322-5201

Health & Fitness

• Arthritis Club,

Sharron G. Nelson:

972-4735

• Energetic Exercise,

Ernie Dern: 546-2032

• Fitness Club, Alvin

Andrus: 546-9648

• Handi-Capables,

Thomas Simard: 544-

2428

• Water Fitness, Lor-

ree Parrella: 544-3407

• Yoga, Judy Archer:

217-2889

Hobbies &Travel

• Agriculture, Steve

Byrd: 214-7317

• Coin & Stamp, Fred

Bubeheimer: 544-0871

• Computers West,

Frank Treibel: 214-9734

• Garden Club, Ar-

lene Macy: 214-7823

• Model Railroad,

Bob Rose: 826-3448

• Recreational Vehi-

cle, Ray Caldwell: 214-

1331

• Rockhounds West,

Bill Blakley: 584-7992

• Investment Club,

Kevin Foley: 975-4155

Music & Performance• Dancing Arts,

Helen Onni: 584-6222

• Westernaires Cho-

rus, Lee Puro; 544-

5868

• Karaoke, Thomas

Harrigan: 975-5582

• Musicians Club,

Mary Lee: 584-0308

• Organ & Keyboard,

Flora Rutledge: 975-

0023

• Rhythm Tappers,

Peg Kuntzelman: 214-

6226

• Stardust Theatre

Council, Hal Lind: 546-

6385

• Theatre West, Al

Lombardos: 546-3689

Social• Canine Compan-

ions, Don Gerboth:

546-4093

• Sunshine Animal

Club, Robert Stebbins:

544-2356

• Club Español, Don

Monroe: 547-7534

• Friends of the Li-

brary, JoAnn Dauer:

214-9170.

• Men’s Club, Dennis

Lake: 640-2530

• Singles Club, Tiny

Phillips: 466-0151

• Women’s Social

Club, Mary Reilly: 546-

9851

Sports - Golf• Golf Council SCW,

Howard Allnutt: 214-

0583

• Deer Valley Men,

Don Berge: 214-1650

• Deer Valley

Women, Marilyn Fagot:

214-1601

• Desert Trails Men,

Jerry Kinane: 214-5752

• Desert Trails

Women, Jan Landis:

214-8904

• Echo Mesa Men,

Jack Sautter: 214-8561

• Echo Mesa

Women, Lorraine Saari:

556-4071

• Grandview Men,

Don Oblander: 584-

8281

• Grandview Women,

Gretchen Novak: 584-

6798

• Lady Putters SCW,

Myrna Thielmann: 584-

6887

• Pebblebrook Men,

Larry Pfent: 340-3347

• PebblebrookLadies, Sarah Baird:

546-2854

• Men’s Putting,

Larry McAlpin: 214-

2908

• Pebblebrook

Ladies Niners, Glenn-

dine Thomas: 214-3343

• Stardust Men, Lee

Reynolds: 584-1551

• Stardust Women,

Joye Kohl: 556-1746.

• Stardust Women

Niners, Sandra

Matschke: 544-9641

• Trail Ridge Men,

John Pike: 556-8214

• Trail Ridge Women,

Bonnie Kehoe: 546-

9807

Sports• Crestview Bike

Riders, Faye Fray: 214-

5267

• Pickleball, Larry

Masteller: 584-6619

• Mis-Cues Ladies

Billiards, Judy Malm:

556-1528

• SCW Bocce, Ed

Stroming: 546-5646

• Tennis, Mal Jacob-

son: 546-1145

• Bowlers Associa-

tion, Glenn Compton:

975-6373

• Horseshoe, Louis

Kellner: 214-3903

• Johnson Lawn

Bowls, Wanda Penrod:

214-6958

• Mini-Golfers, Ver-

non Irby: 975-1118

• Racquet Club,

James Hess: 546-6903

• Platform Tennis,

Ron Gliot: 584-7838

• Racquetball/ Hand-

ball, Cliff Philpott: 214-

2314

• Shuffleboard, Russ

Rutz: 975-3122

• SCW Softball, Rich

McAndrews: 544-2837

• Sportsmen’s, Earl

Fray: 214-5267

• Table Tennis, Don

Scheidt: 556-1065

Chartered Clubs lead-

ership is subject to

change. The list will be

updated as necessary.

Call 544-6031.

Phone Numbers

Club Contacts

APRIL 2009 PAGE 15

Stop by Tours and Scheduling in the R.H.Johnson Rec Center between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.weekdays for details on these upcoming trips:

KIERLAND COMMONS &PENSKE RACING MUSEUM

MONDAY, MARCH 30

This trip includes a chance to shop the fabu-lous stores at Kierland Commons, celebratenearly 40 years of the winning Penske Racingtradition, and enjoy a fabulous lunch atMcCormick Golf Club. The Penske museumshowcases a world-class collection of variousracing memorabilia, including 11 of the 13Indy 500 winning cars, vintage cars and theTeam Penske trophies. Lunch at McCormickGolf Club includes homemade soup, salad,fresh bread, dessert, coffee and tea. Cost is $69per person.

SONORAN DESERT MUSEUMFRIDAY, APRIL 3

The Sonoran Desert Museum has a mission,and that is to “inspire people to live in harmo-ny with the natural world, by fostering love,appreciation and understanding of the SonoranDesert.” This museum is a world-renownedzoo, natural history museum and botanical gar-den all in one place! The exhibits recreate thenatural landscape of the Sonoran Region.Within the museum grounds, you will seemore than 300 animal species and plants.There are almost two miles of pathways tra-versing 21 acres of beautiful desert. After ourtour, lunch (included) will be offered picnic-style outside the museum.

Join us for this incredible journey of ani-mals, natural history and garden all wrappedinto one perfectly orchestrated tour! Cost is$89 per person.

DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN

TUESDAY, APRIL 7

The Desert Botanical Garden, located inbeautiful Papago Park, is a wonderful way for

you to experience the beauty of the desertwithout leaving Phoenix. You’ll also enjoy aboat ride on Tempe Town Lake. The DesertBotanical Garden has the world’s largest col-lection of desert flora in an outdoor setting.There’s a charming garden shop filled withuniquely Southwestern gifts and plants.

This is a self-guided tour through the gardentrails. A unique exhibit from Dale Chihuly’s“Glass Art” is displayed throughout the desertgarden plants. We will have a picnic stylelunch (included) prior to the boat cruise. Costis $89 per person.

VICTORIAN DAYWEDNESDAY, APRIL 8

Our Victorian Day Tour includes a docenttour of the Niels Petersen House, the RossonHouse, and High Tea at the historic TeeterHouse. The Petersen House Museum is con-sidered the oldest Queen Ann brick residencein the Salt River Valley. The house was built in1892 and consists of 13 rooms, with study, par-lor, dining room, bedroom, bathroom andbreezeway. After our tour we will head fordowntown Tempe where lunch (not included)will be at the many restaurants located on MillAvenue.

The Rosson House, another Victorian homeof the 1880s, stands on land that was pur-chased by a medical practitioner. We will learnwho owned the home over the years and thehistory behind the walls of this grand old homenow owned and preserved by the city. Our laststop will at the Teeter House, which is morethan 102 years old located and in HeritageSquare. The Teeter House now serves up HighTea; we will sit relax and enjoy a true after-noon tea complete with assorted finger sand-wiches, traditional scones, nuts and a slice ofcake. Cost is $90 per person.

LAGUNA BEACH AND GETTY MUSEUM

TUESDAY-THURSDAY, APRIL 21-23

Climb on board for our trip to California and

visit all these wonderful attractions: the QueenMary, Flower Fields of Carlsbad, TemeculaWine Country and the Getty Museum. Ourfirst stop is the family Queen Mary Hotelwhere we will have an early dinner and tourbefore checking into our hotel on the beach atLaguna Beach for two nights. The next morn-ing we will head for Carlsbad coastal farm-land, where we will tour the flower fields byhay wagons. In the afternoon, we will continueon to Temecula Wine Country, where lunchhas been arranged, along with a tour and winetasting.

Lastly, before heading back to the Valley, wewill have a tour of the Getty Museum. Thiswill be an enjoyable three-day tour of greatfood, hotel accommodations and attractions.Cost is $525 per person double occupancy, and$735 per person single.

ALGODONES, MEXICOSATURDAY, APRIL 25

People are friendly and prices are low inAlgodones, a town located near Yuma. Youwill have four hours to spend bargaining, shop-ping or just enjoying the different culture.We’ll return to the Valley about 8:30 p.m. Costis $42 per person.

FLAGSTAFF & GRAND CANYON

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, MAY 5-6

We’ll start our trip with a visit to Sedona toshop and eat lunch. Then we’ll visit the muse-um of Northern Arizona, and stay overnight atthe lovely Little America Hotel in Flagstaff.The trip includes dinner at the hotel, breakfastat the hotel, the Grand Canyon entrance fee,Grand Canyon IMAX experience, a chance totour the canyon and a visit to the CameronTrading Post. Cost is $275 per person doubleoccupancy, and $355 per single.

MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCHAND SHOPPING

SUNDAY, MAY 10

Enjoy a brunch at the Cheesecake Factory,along with a tour of the Biltmore area andParadise Valley, on this fun trip. You’ll havetime for shopping at Biltmore Fashion Mall,and receive a narrated tour of the area. Cost is$73 per person.

ROCKY POINTSATURDAY-MONDAY, MAY 16-18

Join the fun south of the border in beautifulRocky Point, Mexico. It’s located on the Sea of

Cortez just 66 miles from the U.S. border.Enjoy the beaches, gorgeous sunsets and freshocean breeze. Cost is $355 per person doubleoccupancy, and $462 per person single occu-pancy.

RONALD REAGAN LIBRARY& GARDENS OF THE WORLD

TUESDAY-THURSDAY, JUNE 2-4

The Ronald Reagan Library is a favorite tripamong our residents. The tour includes admis-sion to the library, hotel accommodations atthe Ayres European Style Hotel, two fullbreakfasts, dinner at Marmalade’s Café, aguided tour of Gardens of the World, a guidedtour of the Getty Art Museum, and roundtriptransportation to Manhattan Beach, Calif. Costis $437 per person double occupancy, and$634 per person single occupancy.

ARIZONA’S HIGH COUNTRYWEDNESDAY-FRIDAY, JUNE 17-19

Enjoy the cool, fresh air of Arizona’s WhiteMountains and escape the summer heat ofPhoenix. Lush meadows, towering pines,Aspen trees and the meandering LittleColorado River. Cost is $384 per person dou-ble occupancy, and $462 per person singleoccupancy.

‘WICKED’ THE MUSICALTHURSDAY, JULY 2

Back by popular demand is Broadway’sbiggest blockbuster, “Wicked,” which first

played the Valley in 2006. At that time it brokebox office records and sold out in record time.Don’t miss out on this opportunity to meet thewitch long before that girl from Kansas arrivedin Munchkinland.

The musical tells the story of two girls whomeet in the land of Oz. One, born with emer-ald green skin, is smart, fiery and misunder-stood. The other is beautiful, ambitious andvery popular. How they grow to become theWicked Witch of the West and Glinda theGood Witch makes for a fascinating story.Cost is $125 per person.

SAN DIEGO OVER FOURTH OF JULY

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, JULY 3-5

It’s time to get away to beautiful San Diego.Enjoy the cooler temperatures, the oceanbreezes and gorgeous scenery over July 4th.You’ll enjoy accommodations at the gorgeousEmbassy Suites by the Bay, a General

Manager’s Welcome Reception, happy hour atthe hotel each evening, a Fourth of July DinnerCruise and Fireworks on San Diego Bay, a tripto the San Diego Zoo, and more.

Cost is $599 per person double occupancy,and $895 per person single occupancy.

APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING –40th ANNIVERSARY

MONDAY-TUESDAY, JULY 20-21

Come and experience where the Apollo 11astronauts trained in Flagstaff and surroundingareas for the historic moon landing on July 20,1969. We’ll visit Meteor Crater, the best pre-served and first proven meteor impact site onEarth, and the Lowell Observatory (whichhouses the historic Clark Telescope used by theApollo astronauts to map their landing site onthe moon).

The tour also includes the Pluto Scope fromwhich Pluto was first discovered, and the guestregister signed by Neil Armstrong and crew.You’ll also get a tour of the USGSAstrogeology Center houses that houses the“Grover” Lunar training rover, and visit theSunset Crater Volcano National Monument.Cost is $259 per person double occupancy, and$329 per person single occupancy.

BEAUTY AND THE BEASTSATURDAY, JULY 25

Come experience one of the longest-runningshows on Broadway, “Disney’s Beauty and theBeast.” Nominated for numerous Tony Awardsand an Academy Award for best musical score,this magical show will delight audiences of allages. You’ll enjoy the intimate setting of theHale Center Theatre in Gilbert. Cost is $60 perperson.

DIAMONDBACKS VS.PHILLIES

MONDAY, JULY 27

Come and see the D’Backs play the WorldChampion Philadelphia Phillies at Chase Fieldin Phoenix. Our seats are located in the lowerlevel, Section 111. Cost is $43 per person.

PAGEANT OF THE MASTERSTUESDAY-THURSDAY, AUG. 25-27

The idea of the Pageant of the Masters cameto this small village when the GreatDepression swept the land. With little money,this art colony struck on a summer art festivalto be held the week following the Olympics in

hopes that visitors would travel south toLaguna Beach. The whole town pitched in tomake the 1932 festival a resounding success,in effect, transforming Laguna Beach into oneenormous art gallery for the week.The festival featured art exhibitions, commu-

nity plays, outdoor pageants, a parade, streetmarket, spectacle of lights and tour of artists.Today, 76 years later, this event sells out!Many people ask, “What is the Pageant of theMasters?” It is 90 minutes of “living pictures”art, re-creations of classical and contemporaryworks with real people posing to look exactlylike their counterparts in the original art pieces.It includes an outdoor amphitheater, profes-sional orchestra, original score, and live setsaccompanied with sophisticated lighting.

This pageant is the best presentation of itskind and most definitely a must see! Cost is$570 per person double occupancy, and $733per person single occupancy.

LAKE POWELL & GRANDCANYON

WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY, SEPT. 2-4

Our professional tour guide will lead you onthis breath-taking trip including an excursionto the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and asunset dinner cruise on Lake Powell. Cost is$565 per person double occupancy and $715per person single occupancy.

DIAMONDBACKS VS.DODGERS

TUESDAY, SEPT. 8

Come see the D-Backs play the division rivalLos Angeles Dodgers at Chase Field inPhoenix. Enjoy the sights and sounds of thegame, where you can come and cheer theDiamondbacks to victory. Cost is $43 per per-son.

ALBUQUERQUE BALLOONFIESTA

WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 7-10

The internationally acclaimed AlbuquerqueBalloon Fiestas includes a variety of events,including the Dawn Patrol, Special ShapeRodeo, Flying Competition and Prize Grab,Special Shape Glowdeo, the AfterGlow andFireworks Display. We’ll stay at the beautifulEmbassy Suites Hotel and Spa, and enjoy abrief city tour of Albuquerque, including OldTown. The trip also includes a stop in Santa Feto experience unique art galleries, restaurants,boutiques, history and culture. Cost is $650 perperson double occupancy and $999 per personsingle occupancy.

T R A V E L O P P O R T U N I T I E S

ALL STATESReservations for the big All States

Cruise are going great. The cruiseleaves Sun City West Nov. 7 for SanDiego, where we board the beautifulRadiance ship from Royal CaribbeanCruise Line for a group cruise for fivenights. We’ll return to San Diego andthen Sun City West by bus Nov. 12.Ports of call in are Ensenada andCabo San Lucas, Mexico. All mem-bers of the various state clubs are in-vited.

The prices start with inside cabinsat $270 per person plus port chargesand tax. Outside cabins start as low as$370 per person. A small depositholds your space. The bus cost andcancellation including medical insur-ance are additional at a low rate. Weare getting very low on cabin inven-tory so if you are interested, please getsigned up now so you won’t be disap-pointed. For all details, call 623-214-8150. Cut-off date for reservationswill be in April, so “don’t miss theboat.” Sign up now and help yourclub win the prize. So far Wisconsinand Ohio are almost neck and neck,with Wisconsin a bit in front and otherclubs catching up fast! If interested,call now. Guests are welcome if spacepermits.

SPECIAL NOTETo all of the States Clubs in Sun

City West, the parking area for clubsto leave their cars while on bus trips isnow Aisles 19-20. Please inform yourmembers.

CALIFORNIAWe’ll have a Western-themed Pic-

nic in the Park at 1 p.m. Sunday, April19, in Beardsley Park, at Ramadas 8,9 and 10. A lunch of hamburgers, hotdogs, potato salad, condiments, cof-fee and dessert catered by Rod & Janewill be served at 1:30. Music will beprovided by B.J. Jones. Cost is $11for members and $12 for guests.

On May 9, we’ll begin a seven-dayCoastal Wine Cruise aboard the Sap-phire Princess. We have a nice groupsigned up for the cruise. For informa-tion, call Lyn at 623-977-8800.

We’ll take a trip to the ColoradoBelle Hotel in Laughlin from April 29to May 1. The trip includes two nightslodging at the Colorado Belle, busfare, and two meals. The cost is $99per person double occupancy and$119 per person single occupancy.Minimum of 40 people needed. Thebus will leave from Aisle 16 in theR.H. Johnson parking lot at 8 a.m.Wednesday, April 29, and return atmidday May 1. Call Dick at 623-214-8370 for information.

All former California residents arewelcome to join the club. For infor-mation, call Marge at 623-214-2038.

MINNESOTAThe Minnesota Club has scheduled

our second, very successful, pizzaparty as this year’s finale. The eventis from 4:40 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April16. Cost is $12 for members, and $13for guests. Prepaid reservations are re-quired. Come say goodbye to all yourfriends until we meet again in the fall.The November Welcome Back andChristmas Party are being planned.

Information: 623-546-0557.

NEBRASKAThe final event for this season will

be the annual Picnic in the Park at 5p.m. Monday, April 13, in BeardsleyPark. Cost is $17 for members and$20 for guests. Call Roger or Joyce at623-266-3557 for information

The Ladies Bridge Club meets11:30 a.m. the third Friday of everymonth for lunch and bridge at Mar-tin’s Restaurant in Sun Village, 17300N. Sun Village Parkway, Surprise.Call Lila at 623-322-2442 for infor-mation.

Singles and couples continue tomeet 9 a.m. Saturdays at Lou’s TivoliGardens in Sun City for breakfast.The Men’s Club meets 6:30 a.m.Tuesdays at the Hole In One in SunCity West. These breakfast meetingsare held throughout the year.

The dues for 2009 are due now.Make sure your dues are paid as themembership list will soon be purgedof those who have not paid their dues.The new membership cards are avail-able with the 2009 football scheduleon the back. All Nebraskans are in-vited to join the Nebraska Club.


NEW ENGLANDThe month of April is always spe-

cial for New Englanders as it usuallysignals the end of the long, cold, darkdays of winter. The trees are in bloomand there finally is green grass about.We desert transplants share thesememories and do not forget the im-portance of Patriot’s Day.

On Saturday, April 18, we will cel-ebrate with a catered lunch in the SunCity West Foundation’s Quail Room.The menu and theme will be centeredon events that shaped our country’shistory. So, come “One if by land.Two if by sea,” and mark your calen-dar. Details will be available in nextnewsletter.


NEW JERSEYThe New Jersey State Club invites

you to a delicious breakfast at 9 a.m.Wednesday, April 8, at My FavoriteMartin’s restaurant in Sun Village,17300 N. Sun Village Parkway, Sur-prise. Guests will order and pay indi-vidually. A check for $10 per person isrequired to hold your seat and will bereturned to you at the table. Pleasesend checks made payable to the NewJersey State Club, c/o F. Burkhardt,16129 W. Greystone Drive, Sun CityWest, AZ 85375.


NEW YORKThe New York State Club is wind-

ing down. We’re making the final call

for our seven-day bus trip to San An-tonio April 19-25. This is open toeveryone. Cost is just $575 per persondouble occupancy, $755 for singles,and includes bus, all hotels, baggagehandling, most tips, six breakfasts,four dinners, an on-board tour guide,and a ton of professional guided sight-seeing tours including the famous SanAntonio River Walk, the Scenic RiverCruise, the Alamo, King William His-torical Area, LBJ Ranch, San Fer-nando Cathedral, early 18th centuryhistorical missions, IMAX Theater,the Authentic Mexican Market Place,the National Museum of the PacificWar, and much, much more. Call Ronat 623-879-2541 for information. Thebus is filling up quickly at this reces-sionary price! We leave from the R.H.Johnson parking lot, aisle 19, at 7:45a.m., but call Ron now for particulars.As I said, this trip is open to everyone,not just New Yorkers.

On April 22, we’ll have our annualCasino Arizona bus trip. Cost is $10per person, but you will receive $5back for gaming plus a $5 voucher to-wards food once you get there, mak-ing it a freebie. All are welcome.Make checks payable to New YorkState Club (with your name, phonenumber, and Casino AZ on it) andsend as soon as possible to Ted c/oNew York State Club at 14068 W.Dusty Trail Blvd, Sun City West, AZ85375. For information, call 623-214-1108. This is open to everyone! Thebus leaves from the R.H. JohnsonParking lot, aisle 19, at 8:30 a.m. (bethere by 8:10), and returns about 4p.m.

Our March 18 and April 15, we’llmeet at 6:30 p.m. in the Foundation’sWebb Room, 14465 R.H. JohnsonBlvd. Refreshments will be servedand our fantastic entertainment willknock your socks off. On March 18,it will be the fantastic singing star oflocal variety shows, Joe Gallo; and onApril 15, additional Variety Showstars Dave Burgoyne and BonnieStenzel. All former New Yorkers arewelcome.

OHIO-SC The Ohio Club’s annual Spring

Party will be Tuesday, April 14, atBeardsley Park, Ramadas 1, 2 and 3.Lunch will be served at noon and in-cludes roast pig, baked beans, salads,cole slaw, beverages (coffee and icetea) and dessert. Following lunch,bingo will be played with prizes for

the winners. All Buckeyes and guests are wel-

come; however, reservations are re-quired. Cost is $15 per person. Forreservations, call John at 975-0789 orRuth at 974-6975.

OHIO-SCWThe Sun City West Ohio Club

meets for breakfast at 8:30 a.m. thefirst Monday of every month at Lou’sTivoli Gardens in Sun City. All Buck-eyes are welcome. Watch for a flyerin the mail listing our events for theyear. See you at breakfast on Monday,April 6.


PENNSYLVANIAThe Pennsylvania Club is hosting a

Pizza in the Park activity from 2 to 5p.m. April 25. Cost is $8 for membersand $9 for guests. Menu includes un-limited pizza, salad and a beverage ofwine or soda. Reservations must be inby April 17. Call Donna at 623-556-4377 for details.

On May 9, we have reserved spaceto see “Miss Saigon” at the ArizonaBroadway Dinner Theatre. From thecreators of “Les Misérables,” thisepic, daring pop opera brings a classiclove story up to date in one of themost stunning theatrical spectacles ofall time.

We only have a limited number oftickets available for this activity andurge you to get your reservations in assoon as possible. Deadline for reser-vations is April 22 if tickets are stillavailable. Call Phyllis at 623-584-1917. Reservation coupons for theseactivities are available in your PAmonthly newsletter.

For members who have not yetsent in their renewals, we encourageyou to do so as soon as possible. Re-newals are $3 per member. You maynot attend future functions unlessdues are paid for 2009.

WASHINGTON STATEA reminder to all Washington State

members: It’s time to sign up for thebig All States Cruise where we willbus with the other state clubs to SanDiego and sail on the beautiful ship“Radiance” for 5five nights and sixdays Nov. 7-12. Get signed up now.See information in the All States col-umn at the top of this page.

April 4 is the date for our SundownCook Out. Hop on the hay wagon andhead off into the desert for a fantastic

cook out. It’s your choice of steak hotoff the flaming open grill, barbecuechicken or ribs with all the fixings,and hot apple pie for dessert. Roastmarshmallows over the bon fire,enjoy the entertainment and the desertatmosphere. We did this last year andhad a great time. The price includesround trip motor coach, food, coffee,lemonade, entertainment and lots offun. The coupon is in the last newslet-ter. Price is $62.50 per person. Signup now. Call 623-214-8150. Guestsare welcome.

Our last event of the season on May7 is the End of Season Potluck begin-ning with a happy hour at 5:45 p.m. atRamada 7 in Beardsley Park. This isBYOB so bring everything you needwith you: table service, glass, ice,mix, table cloth, plates, etc., and adish to serve 8. There is no charge forthis, but it’s a fun way to enjoy beingwith fellow members and winding upour season. No reservation areneeded.

On Oct. 2, our Snowbird Cruise de-parts from Seattle on a three-night,four-day cruise around the sound withstops in Naniamo and Victoria, BC,on the beautiful Celebrity ship “TheMercury.” Just drive to the pier inSeattle, park your car and hop aboardfor a fun time. The prices are a bar-gain and a fun way to mix with yourfellow members. We did this last yearand had a great time. All cabin typesare available at this time, but don’twait. Reservations are due by April15. For information, call Jean at 623-214-8150. Prices for an inside cabinstart at $210 per person plus portcharge and tax. Hurry, hurry, a smalldeposit holds your space.

WISCONSINOur golf scramble is April 2 at the

Desert Trails Golf Course. We haveroom for more foursomes, so contactPaul if interested. Registration is 7:15a.m., with a starting time at 7:45 a.m.

On Tuesday, April 21, we will havea Wisconsin Derby Day at Turf Para-dise. The bus will depart at 11 a.m.sharp from the Sundome parking lot,aisles 19-20, and returns about 5 p.m.Cost is $41 for members and $43 forguests. The trip includes admission tothe race track, clubhouse seating,lunch and program. The reservationdeadline is April 15. Contact Bev at623-214-7311.

Information: 623-546-6129 or 623-433-8775.

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The Boomers group is a a newand growing social club in SunCity West. We have already beendoing some fun things, including apicnic, card games, pool party (at agracious member’s house), and aday at the horse races. We are nowplanning a dinner theater outing.

If you are interested, our yearlydues are $5 per person. Let’s makethis one of Sun City West’s mostsuccessful clubs. We hope to seeyou soon.

For more information contact usat our new email address: [email protected]

Boomers group

The Rhythm Tappers’ Jazzy Poms started off their 2009 parade sea-

son Feb. 14 with a first place win at Wickenburg’s Gold Rush Parade.


AGRICULTURALSowing is done, transplants are in,

and April is here. Now it is time torelax and enjoy our spring gardens.Shade cloth should be up, especiallyover peppers and tomatoes; strawber-ries don’t like the hot sun either, soshade them too.

Our strawberries were producing inMarch, earlier then usual because ofthe warm temperatures. Mine lookbetter this year. I had plenty last year,but some were misshapen. Addingboron this year (Miracle-Gro hasboron in it) seems to help a lot. Escar-Go insect slug and snail bail alsohelps, if you are having trouble withpill bugs eating your strawberries. Ijust scatter it around the berries everyweek or so. Gardens Alive sell thisproduct, but using shredded paper orstraw works too.

My cinnamon basil is bloomingagain. I love it and so do the bees.Anything you can do to attract bees isa good thing. Paul Rankin let his car-rots go to seed last year and thatbrought plenty of bees. Broccoli flow-ers and even my oxalis have beesbuzzing around.

Several of my European melons areup. I bought a mixed pack of them justfor a change from cantaloupe. Zuc-chini is plentiful; watch for the hiddenone that grows to football sizeovernight. My pepper plants made itthrough the winter and look prettygood, so I’m leaving them in. Myfreezer is full of peppers from last sea-son, so if this doesn’t work I’ll stillhave some backups. After heavypruning, my grapevine is starting toleaf out. I thought it was never goingto come back. It was so slow. I did fer-tilize it in January and will try toprune some of the clusters out thisyear to have bigger grapes.

I’m watching my tomatoes forsigns of disease and trying to catch itearly. Sulfur spray for russet mitesworks but can’t be used above 90 de-grees. Although we had russet mitesand curly top last year, our tomatoeswere still OK to eat. I cover my toma-toes to protect against leafhopper;they spread the virus like the sun, soshading could help. Snap beans, cu-cumber (Armenian don’t get bitterwhen it heats up), carrots, radish, andsummer squash can still go in. Can-taloupe and watermelon are safe betsto plant now; transplants of artichoketoo. Peanuts are fun to try; JeanetteGricol had a couple rows last year.

Our plots are going fast, but we stillhave a few saved just for you: the guywho always had a garden or the girlwho loves her herbs and wants morethan a tomato plant on the patio. Weare here to help, console and cheeryou on. Our plots are at 17800 N.137th Drive. Call our plot manager at623-584-1465 for information. Youcan be a winter resident and still havea garden.

ARTHRITIS CLUB The Arthritis Club will be holding

its annual picnic 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.April 16 at Beardsley Park Ramada 7.We will be having a barbecue and en-tertainment with a short meeting.

Come join us from 8 to 8:45 a.m.Monday, Wednesday and Saturday forlow-impact, warm water exercise.Come early and water walk with usstarting at 7:30 a.m. All classes havevolunteer instructors and we will behappy to see you.


BASKETEERSWe hope you had the opportunity to

visit the Arts and Crafts Fair lastmonth, and that you visited our dis-play of baskets. Did it inspire you tojoin our club and learn basket weav-ing? If so, stop by and see us 9 a.m. to3 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays andfrom 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday in Room 4at Kuentz Rec Center. We are alsothere from 9 a.m. to noon in Room 3.We are always happy to welcome newmembers and we offer newcomerclasses. Remember to bring your SunCity West rec card.

We’ve had a busy, productive win-ter. On April 9 we will enjoy our an-nual picnic at Beardsley Park.

Information: 623-584-4699 or 623-544-6291

BEADERSSun City West Beading Club meets

6 to 9 p.m. Monday nights and 10 a.mto 4 p.m. Wednesdays in BeardsleyRec Center, Room 5.

We had a successful and fun trip tothe Bead Show in Tucson.

The classes being held now includeVersa Looming, Wire Wrapping,Never Ending Necklace, Flat SpiralBracelet and Embellishing (by addingglitter to clothing).

A members-only garage sale willbe held in March. Members can sellleftovers, or other items such as tools,books and magazines.

The general meeting will be April20 followed by snacks and desserts.

We would like to invite anyone

who is interested in beading to join us.Dues are $10 per year. Beginners’classes are available at no charge, andmost other classes are free.

Information: 623- 878-6900.

BOCCEHappy Easter to one and all! If you

see the Easter Bunny that lays coloredeggs, please give us a call. Last year,it was reported it was spotted at thebocce courts on Easter Day. We didn’tget its picture – sorry about that.Come watch with us at the boccecourts and maybe we can play a gameof bocce while we are waiting.Sounds like fun!

Results fo the general meeting andluncheon of Feb. 15, 2009: We had305 members in attendance who wereenticed by the wafting aroma of ourfresh and hot roast beef sandwichesand all the wonderful trimmings. Par-don us while we place the napkins tothe corner of our mouth. Yum! Yum!

Who worked so hard to get ourlunch together? What is her name? Ohwell, you know who we mean – ourSecond Vice President.

Speaking of our club officers, wedid have our election and our new of-ficers, nominated and elected unani-mously are: Second Vice PresidentPat Spangler, Treasurer Paul Bryanand Coordinator Bob Stoltz. Congrat-ulations!

Once again, our members at ourgeneral meeting stepped up to theplate and donated $155 to the St.Mary’s Food Bank Alliance. It is re-ally needed. Thank you!

Our two important tournaments,the Tri-Cities Tournament and the In-

House Tournament, will have beenplayed before this publication. Wewill have the results of these tourna-ments in next month’s letter. TheAward Social meeting and dinner willbe reported next month as well. It ison March 29 at 4 p.m.

Acts of kindness are like waves;they ripple. Don’t forget the SpringBocce League. Any member whowants to extend their bocce seasonpast the end of the regular season(March 21) should sign up now. Con-tact Bob Landler at 623-556-2685, orBob Bauer at 623-694-7647.

Do you want to hear an inspiringbocce story? Well, listen up! The lastyear that we sponsored the SpecialOlympics at our courts, we witnessedsome great bocce being played. Ourstory is about one boy and one girlwho were contestants. During theirgame, the young girl was really out-playing the young boy. To everyone’ssurprise, the young girl went to hermother who was standing nearby andasked her to help the boy with hisplay. This she did, and the youngboy’s game improved greatly. Never-theless, the young girl won the game,but at the end of the competition, theyoung boy turned to his former oppo-nent with a great big smile of accom-plishment. The young girl returned hissmile with her own great big smile oflove. Bocce is a good game!

Until next time, kiss the pallino andlove yourself!

Information: 623-546-1632 or 623-546-5646.

BOWLINGThe Bowling Association of Sun

City West was established to furtherresidents’ bowling enjoyment. Wesponsor several events throughout theyear for your pleasure. We sponsor 9Pin No-Tap bowling every other Sat-urday night (next date is April 11), aHall of Fame Dinner in October, anOver-Average Tournament in March,and Red Pin bowling on Tuesdaysduring the summer months. Member-ship fee for the club is $5 per person,per year, and is open to all valid reccard holders. Membership applica-tions may be obtained at the JohnsonLanes monitor’s desk.


CALLIGRAPHYMary and Pat, our social events di-

rectors, have been very busy planninga wonderful year of events. In Febru-ary there was the “Happy EverythingParty” at Palm Ridge. It was a bakedpotato luncheon. We had entertain-

ment by “Voice of the Desert - SweetAdelines.” Their singing brought tearsto everyone’s eyes.

You should mark your calendar forthese special events. Get out yourpens and jot down April 20. Sign upis required because we will be goingto other members homes to check outtheir “organization skills” for papercrafting materials and equipment.This gives other club members ideasfor work spaces and storage.

On April 6, Berta Robinson will bepulling the talents of the club mem-bers in working on the Outreach Pro-gram for Grandview Nursing Home.This is the Happy Spring-Eastertheme. There will be about 100 bagsof candy and another 50 sugar-freecandy bags being put together. Bertacan use all kinds of helping hands.Join us at 1 p.m. in Room 5 at KuentzRec Center and help put a smile ona deserving face.

Scrapbooking meets 6 to 9 p.m.Wednesdays, April 1, 8, 15, 22 and29; and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays, April3 and 17. Additional information canbe obtained by calling Char Stiehl at584-6457. We have a blast each timewe meet!

Monday evening the room is opento all members to do a variety oftasks. Club stamps, equipment,punches, and library are open from6:30 to 8:45 p.m. Stop by and seewhat this club has to offer. Let yourimagination run wild. The club is alsoopen 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays in Room 5at Kuentz Rec Center.

Information: 623-584-8698 orwww.scwclubs.com (click on Callig-raphy).

CERAMICS WESTThe general meeting will take place

10 a.m. Thursday, April 2, in R.H.Johnson Social Hall East. At thatmeeting we will have our SpringPotluck Luncheon and celebrate Aprilbirthdays.

Ceramics West Club is changingthe hours of operation. On April 1, wewill start our new routine by beingopen 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday throughFriday and on the second and fourthSaturday of the month. This will con-tinue at least through the end of theyear, if it is found to be successfullyaccommodating our membership.

The “Anything Workshop” will beheld on Wednesday, April 8, withNancy Stallings and Lynn Kagenstarting at 9 a.m. Stop in and get somedirection on a piece that is giving you

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Sun City West Beaders are all smiles as they embark on a trip to the

Tucson Bead Show on Feb 4. They were joined by the bead clubs

from Sun City Grand and Sun City. A great time was had by all.

As one of the out-

reach projects for

Grandview Care

Center, Activities Di-

rector Tammy

Soares receives 150

Valentine favors for

residents. Outreach

Chairperson Berta

Robinson led the

Calligraphy Club in

making these Valen-

tines. Other projects

are planned for

Easter, July 4 and

Christmas.

At the February meeting, the

Sun City West Bocce Club

elected officers for the ‘09-10

season. Pictured top row from

left are Coordinator Bob Stolz,

President Ed Stroming and

Treasurer Paul Bryan. Front

row from left are Second Vice

President Pat Spangler, First

Vice President Jo Taschler and

Secretary Sharon Clymer.

trouble finishing or advice on some-thing new.

At 8:30 a.m. April 14, Kathy Rim-linger will present a Class “MirranoGlass.”


CLAY CLUBWe would like to thank everyone

who visited our Pot Party and theSpring Arts and Crafts Fair. We had agreat time and loved showing our potsand demonstrating how we do it.

Colleen and Harold Toupin movedto Sun City West as snowbirds in1999. They have both belonged tomany clubs, but luckily, Colleen hasbeen very active in our club. She sin-gle-handedly made a history book ofour club, combining old records, pic-tures and memories of our older mem-bers. Colleen has worked hard tomake monitor training meaningful.Moreover, she is in charge of dolingout lockers. This is not an easy taskbecause people frequently come andgo. If asked to do a job, she alwaysdoes it efficiently. Anyone who has aquestion about the club knows she isthe one to ask. Colleen is always help-ful and a great club member.

We lost a friend of clay on Feb. 26.David Hillman was in his 89th yearand loved coming here every morn-ing. He made wonderful sculptures.He was our Norman Rockwell.


CLUB 52If you enjoy playing Texas Hold

‘Em Poker, come and join us from5:30 to 9:45 p.m. Tuesdays andThursdays, with free pizza on the firstTuesday of the month. We meet inBuilding H (The Men’s Club) onMeeker Boulevard. We also play from1 to 5:30 p.m. on the third Sunday ofeach month. Ladies and gentlemenare welcome.


CLUB ESPAÑOLSee Spanish Club.

COIN AND STAMPOn April 7, the Coin Club Section

will feature guest speaker, DavidMcHenery, owner of Arizona Coin.All current rec card holders may at-tend this informative meeting. MelRoselman will bring his state quarters.

On April 14, the club will hold itsannual picnic from 4 to 6 p.m. atBeardsley Park, Ramada 10. See youmembers there!

Meetings are held from 7 to 8 p.m.in Room 3 at Kuentz, on the Stardustside. Information: 623-544-0871.

COMPUTERS WESTComputers West, located at Palm

Ridge, is the parent organization oftwo user groups: MacsWest and thePCUG. It is a social and technologyclub whose members share informa-tion and experiences about computersand have fun doing so. Complete in-formation on CW, PCUG, and Mac-sWest can be found on our clubwebsite: www.computerswest.org. Amonthly newsletter, “Random Ac-cess,” keeps members informed of

current club activities and programs.Join us at the Computers West meet-ing 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, in Sum-mit A at Palm Ridge.

We need your old cell phones!Computers West was honored forbeing the top single site collectioncenter for Cell Phones for Soldiers inthe United States. We have alreadycollected over 2,700 cell phones.These donated cell phones are con-verted into telephone cards that aregiven to our soldiers around theglobe. All area residents are encour-aged to drop off their old cell phonesat the CW office at Palm Ridge, or atPORA, Calligraphy, Dance, Library,Metal Club, Photography, and StainedGlass. This is one way to give back tothose wonderful young Americansserving our country. Learn more atwww.cellphonesforsoldiers.com.

PC USERS GROUPThe next PCUG meeting is 1 p.m.

Tuesday, April 14, following the CWmeeting at Summit A at Palm Ridge.The PCUG provides instructional pro-grams, including hands-on classes,presentations and discussions to trainand develop members’ knowledge inthe use of computers, peripheral de-vices, and application software.

From 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Mondays,Beginning Windows is presented inPalm Ridge’s Palo Verde Room. Thisis the very best way to start your PClearning experience. This class notonly helps you learn about PCs, butabout our great club, too. Don’t missWord Perfect at 8 a.m. Thursdays, andOpen Discussions from 10 a.m. tonoon Thursdays in the Palo Verderoom. The Vista How To class is 1 to3 p.m. Thursdays. This is a demon-stration of the newest PC operatingsystem. Updated Vista How To booksare available for purchase. The eightsessions finish up this month. TheLinux group meets 8 a.m. Fridays. Besure to check out the Palo VerdeRoom schedule (these discussiongroups are free).

The PCUG offers a volunteer helpgroup to work on computer hardwareand software problems that membersbring in for repair. The group is avail-able from 7 to 9 a.m. Wednesdays andFridays at Computers West in PalmRidge. You need to sign in upon ar-riving at Room A.

Anyone interested in “Buying aComputer” is invited to a meeting at10:30 a.m. April 21 in the Palo Verderoom. You need not be a CW memberto attend; just bring a valid rec card.

Want hands on training? Then signup for Windows Basics. New sessionsbegin on March 30 and another set ofsessions begins on April 23. WindowsXP/Level 2 starts April 22. Look forsign up binders in Room A at Palm

Ridge. Be sure to sign up quickly.There is a small fee for these classes.Check for other classes at our websiteunder Room B.

Beginners, intermediate, and sea-soned PC users alike will find a classthat suits their needs. The informationavailable at these meetings is bound-less. For more information on theseclasses, go towww.computerswest.org, click onPCUG. Once there, check out what isavailable, especially at the Palo VerdeRoom and Room B. Click on the classthat interests you and detailed infor-mation will pop up on that class. Wehope the classes, workshops, and dis-cussion groups will entice you to join.

If you’ve never stopped in at aFlight Simulator group meeting,you’re missing out on a fun time. Thegroup meets 10:30 a.m. the secondand fourth Wednesdays (April 8 and22) of every month in the Palo Verderoom. The group shares a common in-terest in aviation. No sign-up fee is re-quired; just walk in. You must be amember of Computers West to join.

MACSWESTMacsWest meets 1 p.m. every

Tuesday and Friday in the Palo Verderoom. Tuesdays are designed to beQuestion and Answer sessions, and aspecial program is planned for eachFriday meeting. You are sure to learnsomething new at each meeting. Mac-sWest is a fun group of people whocombine education and having a goodtime. Check the current MacsWestNewsletter (www.macswest.org) forupdated information. Specific detailson meeting topics, our monthlynewsletter, class offerings, helpgroups, and other Macintosh informa-tion can be found there. Be sure tocheck out Ray’s Corner for helpfultips and information.

Be sure to check out both the Tues-day and Friday meetings. Stop by andsee what we are all about. We are al-ways looking for new members. Wewelcome visitors to our meetings.

Keep watching our website for up-coming classes. You must be a mem-ber of MacsWest to attend our classes.Classes fill up quickly and signing uponline is easy. Go to (www.mac-swest.org) and click on classes. Signup for classes online and the instructorwill e-mail you back. Bring your feeto the first class session. Can’t get eas-ier than that! If there is a class thatyou are willing to teach, let us know.

Whether you are an experiencedMacintosh user or are new to Macs,there is something new to learn. In-terested in genealogy? We have agroup for you. A free class for all on“Buying a Mac” will begin 8 a.m.Tuesday, April 7, in Room C in theComputers West Office.

If you are new Mac user, the Tues-day “Green Apples” group is the placefor you. It is a free class, for Mac-sWest members, that meets 2:15 p.m.Tuesdays in the Palo Verde Room.

Don’t forget to give back to yourclub by signing up to monitor. It’s afun way to get to know other mem-bers, as well as familiarize yourselfwith everything we have to offer.There are two monitors working to-gether, so if you are a new monitor,there will be someone to help you out.Go to www.computerswest.org andclick on Schedule under Monitors.

Monitor training sessions will beheld 1 p.m. Monday, April 27. Sign upin the Computers West office on thebulletin board in front of the monitordesk. Both PCUG and MacsWest areavailable to its members because ofthe many volunteers that monitor,teach, govern, maintain equipmentand keep software updated. Wewouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for ourwonderful volunteers. Be sure to doyour part.

COPPER COOKERSIs it really April all ready or have

we fallen down the rabbit hole? Wow.This year we have had classes for

new members four times, workshopsfor cloisonné, glass slumping, silkscreening and dichroic glass threetimes. There also was the Club Expo,Craft Fair, and Open House. Pleaselook for our display all this month atthe Visitor’s Center.

I need to make a correction regard-ing our message last month. The crossat the Desert Garden United Churchis the Chancery Cross. The name Ihad last month was incorrect.

Deputy Fire Marshal Keith Tannervisited our monthly meeting andwowed us all with all the informationand knowledge that we could neverhave gotten any place else. What agreat speaker he is.

We are open 9 a.m. Mondaythrough Friday at Beardsley Rec Cen-ter. We are happy to see visitors andwill be happy to show what we do andhow we do it.


COUNTRY WESTERN

DANCECountry Western Dance Club con-

tinues to be a lot of fun. Our dancesare held on the second Saturday ofeach month at Palm Ridge Rec Cen-ter. Light refreshments will be served.Dancers may bring additional refresh-ments. Cost is $4 for members and $6for guests. Membership is $5 per per-son and you can join at lessons ordances.

Our lessons are held at 6:30 p.m.Wednesdays at the R. H. Johnson So-cial Hall. Lessons are $4 for membersand $6 for guests. All valid rec cardholders are invited to join. Kort Kurdimakes sure we have fun while we arelearning. This is a good way to meetother folks who enjoy country west-ern music.

Information 623-544-4208.

CREATIVE

SILK FLOWERSCan you believe it? Easter is in the

air. We will be having our special

Spring Potluck and meeting April 8. Due to great demand and popular-

ity, we have scheduled a second classfor the Camellia on April 22. The restof the Wednesdays in April will beopen sessions to cut, color, create,catch up or chat – Arizona’s 5 Cs.

Remember we meet 8 a.m. to noonWednesdays at Kuentz Rec Center.We have ongoing beginner classes.


CREATIVE STITCHERSThe club has the following activi-

ties planned: 12:30 p.m.April 13, finalNeedlepoint Class with Cathy Felten.April 13 is also the last day to sign upfor Spring Luncheon. We’ll have ourgeneral meeting and introduction ofsummer projects at 9:30 a.m. April 20,followed by a spring luncheon at11:30 a.m. For those of our memberswho will be leaving for the summer,have a safe journey to your destina-tion and we will see you in the fall.


CRESTVIEW RIDERSGetting on a bike is not only fun,

it’s good for you. Start your day bybeing good to yourself by joining theCrestview Bicycle Club.

Our next meeting will be held 8a.m. Wednesday, April 8 in BeardsleyRec Center’s multipurpose room.Come join us. Saturdays, April 4 and18, the club will meet at Echo MesaGolf Course for a ride and to a localrestaurant for breakfast.

Information: 623-214-5267 or 623-556-1218.

ENCOREEncore is in full swing this month

with Phyllis teaching a new techniquefor cards. It all happens on April 10.Remember that there are some re-quirements that must be met beforetaking this class. Active member re-quirements are: One must attend onebusiness meeting (9 a.m. the last Fri-day of each month as deemed neces-sary), monitor at least one club dayduring the course of the calendar year,attend three Friday sessions. (Youcan’t cheat, if you just sign up andleave, it does not qualify you.) Mem-bers also are responsible for recordingmeetings, duties, etc., in the Red Ac-tivities Book. What could be easier!

The charity workshops continuethis month. One April 3, we will bestuffing toys and pillows, and on April17, it will be doing charity work forthe preemie babies. The next businessmeeting is 9 a.m. April 24.

Encore meets 7:30 to 11 a.m. everyFriday at Kuentz Rec Center. Enter inRoom 3. We have two rooms to coverthe volume of work that we do. Takeyour pick, or just come for some re-freshments and socialize with thiswonderful club. This is the highlightof my week after I attend Encore.Come and experience the wonderfulfeeling you will receive. Don’t justtake my word, try it! You’ll like it.Dues are only $2 for the year.

ENERGETICS

EXERCISELooking for a low-impact exercise

program? The Energetic Exercise

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Club CornerFrom

Clay Club members

Colleen and Harold

Toupin are great

contributors to the

club. Colleen single-

handedly made a

history book of the

club using old

records, pictures

and memories of

older members.

Club has one for you, three times aweek. We meet 8 to 8:45 a.m. Mon-days, Wednesdays and Fridays in theR.H. Johnson Social Hall. Bring afloor mat, a PVC pole and $3 for an-nual dues, and you are set to go for afun and healthy workout. Drop in fora preview.


EUCHRE CARDSThe Euchre Card Club will have a

Spring Potluck April 16 in BeardsleyMultipurpose Room 5. The club willfurnish the meat (chicken). Membersmust sign up for baked or friedchicken by Thursday April 9. Spousesare invited to the potluck. Card play-ing will follow the potluck.

Information: 623-556-1253 or 623-546-1606.

FITNESS CLUBDance for the Health of It, a unique

combination of exercise and dance de-veloped by instructor Kort Kurdi, of-fers three levels of fun, easy, andeffective classes three times a week.Learn the basic steps of many dancestyles using a wide variety of updated,multigenerational music from BigBand to today’s Top 40. Routines arefor individuals, so no partners areneeded.

Tuesday evening classes are held atBeardsley Rec Center in Room 6.Level 1 is 7 p.m. and Level 2 is 8 p.m.Thursday evening classes are atBeardsley in Room 6. Level 2 is 7p.m. and Level 3 is 8 p.m.

Saturday morning classes are at R.H. Johnson Social Hall. Level 1 is 9a.m., Level 2 is 10 a.m., and Level 3 is11 a.m.

Membership in the Fitness Club isrequired ($5 per calendar year). Thecost of the class is $4 per day for yourfirst level, plus $1 for each additionallevel that day.

Information: 602-679-4220 or 602-679-0952 or www.scwclubs.com(under Health and Fitness).

GARDEN CLUBAll aboard! The Garden Club is tak-

ing a bus trip April 7 to The Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum in Tucson .The cost will be $20 for members andspouses. If you signed up for the tripand you are unable to come, pleasecall Carol Kampa, 546-7128, so wecan fill your seat with someone fromthe waiting list. Watch for yournewsletter with the reservationcoupon and send it in as soon as pos-sible.

HILLCREST

BALLROOM DANCE“April Showers Bring May Flow-

ers” and it also brings friends togetherto enjoy Saturday Night dances withthe Hillcrest Ballroom Dance Club.This month we will feature music bysome outstanding musical groups in-cluding Erv Reutzel on April 4.

April 11 will be our Easter Danceas well as our Anniversary Dancehonoring our past presidents. TheSpur of the Moment Quartet with pro-vides the music.

Michael Lawrence Carollo willplay our favorite songs on April 18and Frank Romani will provide won-derful dance music on April 25.

With these wonderful musiciansproviding great dance music, youwon’t want to miss a single Saturday.

Leading us in the AnniversaryDance in April will be Bob and JoanDudak celebrating 55 years of mar-riage, and Charles and Nancy Jenkinscelebrating 30 years. Dancing everySaturday night keeps both these cou-ples young and active.

Membership to the club, new or re-newal is $10. Cost per dance is $4 formembers and $6 for invited guest,which includes refreshments servedduring the break. Jackets are requiredfor men. Please, no shorts, golf shirts,T-shirts or jeans.

For information on Saturday nightdances and events only, call 623-546-6845.

Dance classes continue Tuesday af-ternoons in the R. H. Johnson SocialHall. Cost is $4 for club members and$5 for non-members per ongoing ses-sion. Singles are welcome. Frank Ro-mani is the instructor. For informationon dance classes only, call 623-412-4363.

INTERNATIONAL

SOCIAL AND DANCEYou are invited to come and enjoy a

wonderful evening of socializing,good food and dancing as the Interna-tional Social and Dance Club holds itsmonthly dinner dance April 26 in theR. H. Johnson Social Hall. This eventwill be celebrated as “Italian Fiesta.”Mike Carollo will provide the music.Dinner by Sharko’s Catering. Bringyour own favored beverage. The buf-fet dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m.,with socializing and dancing follow-ing until 9 p.m.

Members pay $15, invited guestspay $17. Due to the catered dinner,advance reservations are always re-quired. Membership is only $5 peryear. Members must be Sun City Westresidents. Guests are always welcome.

All events are held on the fourthSunday of the month in the JohnsonSocial Hall. For membership or reser-

vations, call President Ann Besmer at214-0875, or Rosemarie Read at 214-9712. Reservation and membershipforms are also available at the SunCity West Visitor Center. You can alsoget the form at our website:www.scwclubs.com, under “Dance”click on International Social andDance Club and then on Newsletter.At the bottom of the newsletter youwill find the membership and reserva-tion forms.

Only Sun City West residents maybe members of the club, but membersmay bring non-residents as guests.

INVESTMENT CLUB The goal of our club is to learn how

to invest in stocks and equitiesthrough investor education. We pro-vide a forum to present educationalinformation to club members, so theycan make their own individual invest-ment decisions. Every Monday nightwe feature a variety of financial serv-ices speakers, who cover a wide rangeof topics such as stocks, mutual funds,day trading techniques, insurance andreal estate investment strategies. Oc-casionally, some of our club membersshare their experiences with varioussubscription software services, marketanalysis and other market evaluationtechniques.

The club meets 6:45 to 8 p.m. Mon-days in the R. H. Johnson LectureHall. Annual membership dues are$10 with a one-time initiation fee of$20 for equipment and supplies. AllSun City West rec card holders arewelcome to visit the club twice beforejoining. For all new members the clubprovides a free CD containing a 14-chapter course on technical analysisand chart reading which was writtenby one of our members.

We also conduct two three-monthstock picking contests each year andaward prizes to the winners. Each clubmember who chooses to participatepicks five stocks and invests an imag-inary $10,000 in each. Those who fin-ish in the top six places are awardedprizes ranging from $50 to $200. Weask the winners to share their winningstrategies with the club.

The stock picking contest winnersfor the end of December are: first

place ($100) Roger Grandpre; secondplace ($75) Florence Huth; third place($50) Adam Storch; fourth place ($25)Earl Augspurger; fifth place ($25)Bob Racus; and sixth place ($25)Margie Weiss. Congratulations tothese winners and thanks to all clubmembers who participated.

The following programs will bepresented subject to change withoutnotification. Please call for confirma-tion: April 6: Bob Hall, Asset Protec-tion Planners – What to Do with YourMoney Now; April 13: Bret Barron,ING – History of Financial Distress;April 20: Hall Ewing, Reverse Mort-gage of America; April 27: ClubMember Presentation, Newsletter Re-ports.


JOHNSON LAWN

BOWLSAre you looking for a sport that of-

fers exercise, entertainment, relax-ation and good fellowship?

Then you should consider lawnbowling. We have many activitiesthroughout the year that include socialbowling, local tournaments, and greatpotluck dinners for less than the costof a burger. Our lawn bowling greensare well maintained and beautiful. Weoffer relaxed social bowling sevendays a week and more competitivebowling in scheduled tournaments. Ifyou desire an even more competitiveexperience, perhaps you would enjoynational or international tournaments.All champion bowlers started withfree lessons before moving on to thesetournaments. During the summermonths many people enjoy bowling inthe evening under the lights.

There are several club tournamentsand events in April: April 1-3,Women’s and Men’s Club Triples;April 7-11, U.S. Championships,SCD; and April 14, Club Games Day.

You can stop in and watch any ofthese tournaments at any time and seeif lawn bowling is of interest to you.To get started, we offer free lessonsand free use of our equipment. Ourclub is located inside the walking pathat the R.H. Johnson Complex.

People often stop and ask why wewear white attire. Lawn bowling has

a long history that originated in Scot-land and England. Wearing whiteclothes while bowling is part of thattradition. We wear casual clothes forour daily bowling and “whites” onSundays and for tournaments. Smoothsoled shoes are required when bowl-ing to protect the greens. Any smoothsoled shoe is acceptable. Our lessonplan is flexible so stop in any time yousee the doors of the clubhouse open.

Information: 623-214-6958 or toarrange for lessons call Curt at 623-583-4284 or visit www.scwclubs.comand click on Lawn Bowls.

KARAOKE“Radio Daze.” Well, you can only

say “Great Success.” Our 2009 showproved to be the most well attended,the most talented, the best decorated,(rah, rah Candice Krstulja and team)and the best and most enthusiastic au-dience ever. The Karaoke Club show-cased 32 singers, and the more than300 attendees were treated to wonder-ful entertainment and a great dinner.Here’s what when on:

Suzanne Schmick began theevening’s entertainment with a lovely“Volare.” Jim (aka Lou Rawls) did adeep-voiced “Lady Love.” Doris Pir-ret made the audience cheer with“Moon River.” Nadine Sanville gaveus a moody, moving “Key Largo.”John Besmer performed a super“Everybody Loves Somebody.” TheJan Wilson trio were simply verylovely and were gracious while we ex-perienced technical problems (the au-dience was happy to just look at ‘em).Betty Polasek gave us a staged per-formance while singing “SentimentalJournal.” Neil White (Sun City West’sversion of Dean Martin) looked andsounded great doing “Al Di La.” LizGamber strutted and sang a sultry“Whatever Lola Wants.” Ron McCol-lor, our great DJ and excellent singer,did “Venus.” Anna Besmer polkaedher way to much applause. GloriaJoyner, our temptress in a slinky redgown, sang “Love Is A Many Splen-dored Thing.” Jack Fahey, the best(and only) country singer sang (ap-propriately) “You Ain’t Much FunSince I Quit Drinkin.’” June Gust wasmagical singing “It’s Magic.” JohnGamber did a great rendition of“Candy Man,” which included Johnplaying air harmonica. Marge Nelsonlooked as good as she sang “I GetIdeas.” Bob Latzo (dressed in swimwear) had the audience cheering with“Splish Splash.” Sandy Burke, multi-talented song bird, did “My Heart Be-longs to Daddy.” Stan Braff, in acostume designed in Hollywood, didan excellent job of “Country Road.”Maureen Lansing sang a perfect ver-sion of “Yesterday, Once More.” Haland Gwen Colony, the best (and only)duet, harmonized and strutted to a re-ally neat version of “How AboutYou.” Howard Franklin (cheered onby truly large number of grandchil-dren,) sang “Orange Colored Sky.”Lori Sechter did a super job singing“Just Another Woman.” MarionForsyth exhibited not only great legsbut a fine voice, doing “TwilightTime.” Don Richards, our favoritebaritone, hit it on the nose with


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Club Corner

Bob and Joan Dudak, left, will lead Hillcrest Ballroom Dance Club members in the Anniversary Waltz as

they celebrate 55 years of marriage. Past President Nancy Jenkins and husband Charles, right, are cel-

ebrating 30 years of marriage this month. Both of these couples enjoy dancing and especially enjoy the

wonderful music provided at the Hillcrest Ballroom Dance Club.

“Somewhere.” Leona Galas gave anexceptional performance that had thehouse singing right along to “CottonFields.” Nona Uthoff sparkled (shewore sequins) and did the best song ofher life singing “S’Wonderful.” BillRoyal, replete with flaming redjacket, rocked the group with “Bad,Bad, Leroy Brown.” Ursula Parrent,attired in a mini dress, net stockingsand high heel boots, wowed us with“Lily Marlene.” Jack McDonald, TheTenor, thrilled us with “Be My Love.”Tobi Ingram did the smoothest ver-sion of “Moonlight in Vermont” thatwe’d ever heard. And lastly, Tom Har-rigan, president of the Karaoke Club,sang “Who’s Your Daddy,” accompa-nied by our in-house line dancers

The show was speedily movedalong due to the talent of our DJ, RonMcCollor, who was ably assisted byour “Lonely Woman,” Ruth Walsh.The show was a great success due tothe team effort of the members.

Come and join us (it’s free) from 7to 9:30 p.m. Fridays in BeardsleyCard Room 5. We’ll furnish the cupsand ice; bring your beverages.


LATIN AND

BALLROOM DANCEMonday dance classes will be of-

fered April 6 to 27 in Summit Hall Bat Palm Ridge. Basic classes featuringrumba are 11 a.m. to noon. Interme-diate classes featuring swing are noonto 1 p.m. Advanced classes with vari-ous dances are 1 to 2 p.m. Instructor isHenia Lynne. Pay-as-you-go cost is$4 for members and $6 for guests.

Tuesday dance classes run April 7to April 28 in Social Hall East at R.H.Johnson. Basic classes featuring nightclub two-step re 6 to 7 p.m. Interme-diate classes featuring waltz re 7 to 8pm. Instructor is Elias Alvarez. Pay-as-you-go cost is $4 for members and$6 for guests.

For this month only our dances areheld on the first Thursday and fourthThursday (instead of the third) of themonth in Palm Ridge’s Summit HallA. Admission includes complimen-tary dance lessons from 6:30 to 7 p.m.

Our Hawaiian Dance is 7:15 to9:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2. Music byFrank Romani. Cost is $4 for mem-bers and $6 for guests.

Our Cabaret Dance is 7:15 to 9:30p.m. Thursday, April 23. Music willbe provided by Frank Romani. Cost is$4 for members and $6 for guests.

Information: 623-544-0805 orwww.rcscw.com.

MAH JONGGThe Mah Jongg Club meets 11:15

a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thurs-days at Beardsley Rec Center. All SunCity West residents with a valid reccard are invited to join us. The clubhas a meeting on the first Thursday ofthe month and refreshments are avail-able. Mah Jongg lessons are offeredfor a fee of $45 for six lessons. Comejoin us for a fun afternoon.

Information: 623-692-8410

MAC-CRO-KNITThe MacCroKnit Club has a special

request. They are in need of your left-

over yarn (or new) for their projects.They support projects for the Prescottand Phoenix VA, battered women’sshelter in Goodyear, Eve’s Place andseveral other organizations. If youhave yarn or needles (knitting or cro-chet) you would like to donate, pleasecall President Sally at 623-546-9140or bring it by the club room before 11a.m. Thursdays Room 3 Kuentz RecCenter.

MEN’S PUTTING CLUBPlease join us on Tuesday mornings

for an 18-hole putting competition atthe Grandview Course. Improve yourskills and have fun at the same time.Our membership is now at an all-timehigh, having just exceeded 100 mem-bers.

Starting Tuesday, April 7, and con-tinuing through the summer, we willstart at an earlier time. Our puttingcompetition will start at 9 a.m. withthe check-in commencing at 8:30 a.m.

To our potential newcomers, wewould like to welcome you by mak-ing your first visit complimentary. Wehave a varied membership consistingof active golfers, non-golfers, and for-mer golfers. Our main objective is foreveryone to have fun. Stop by and seewhat we’re all about!

Our quarterly awards meeting andluncheon will be held immediatelyfollowing the putting competition onApril 14. The tentative plans are tohave this right at the GrandviewCourse with the meal catered by theCrooked Putter Restaurant.

We are looking for individuals whowould like to contribute to the club by

serving in some capacity, whether asboard members or on a committee,which you should hear more aboutduring the coming year. If you are in-terested and have just a little free timeon your hands, please see any one ofthe board members for more informa-tion. We are actively soliciting inter-ested members, both full-timeresidents as well as those who live inSun City West on a part-year basis.

METAL CLUBBen Hammer has spent the better

part of 10 years building the 1880svintage steam engine, Early American440. He has spent countless hoursworking on patterns, plans, metal andwood work and piecing together thelocomotive. The engine is 18½ feetlong and just fits inside his SCWgarage. Most of the parts were built atthe Metal Club and the Wood Clubwith the help of friends at the clubs.Hammer, 94, started building smallengines when he was 12 and it hasbeen a full time hobby since his re-tirement. This is the third large modelhe has built. He has enough parts tostart building another locomotive butisn’t sure he will take on the task.

The club’s next general member-ship meeting will be at 10:30 a.m.Thursday, April 16, in the R. H. John-son Lecture Hall. All Metal Clubmembers are encouraged to attend.Two lucky members attending themeeting will receive $25 checks.

Over 300 pieces of metal art cre-ated by members of the club are ondisplay year around at the Metal Cluband the Village Store. Metal art can bepurchased at the Village Store in theR.H. Johnson Rec Center or at theMetal Club. Vacation/security mail-boxes are available at the VillageStore.

A large number of members of theMetal Club had no experience inmetal work prior to joining, and havefound the club a wonderful place tolearn. New members can expect to de-velop a wide variety of new skills inthe myriad of classes available andfrom members willing to demonstrateand teach informally at almost anytime. The annual dues of $20 provideaccess to hundreds of thousands ofdollars worth of first-rate equipmentunavailable elsewhere.

If you are interested in joining theclub, stop by for a visit and tour of thefacility. The club also offers social op-portunities and events that includespouses or significant others.

Custom sheet metal, milling andlathe work, repairing garbage con-tainer tops, metal furniture repair,welding, custom metal art, etc. areservices offered to the community bymembers of the club. Visit the cluband let us know of your needs. Visi-tors are always welcome at the clubduring normal operating hours 8 a.m.to 4 p.m. weekdays. Tours are avail-able for those wishing to see the ex-cellent facilities and equipment. Freshcoffee and pop is provided for visitorsby our friendly members. The clubbuilding is the large rose beige build-ing next to the Visitors Center/PORAat 13849 Camino del Sol

Information: 623-584-0150 orwww.scwmetalclub.com.

MINI-GOLFERSApril is our month to welcome the

Sun City Mini Golf Club members toour Friendship Tournament. Thisevent will be held 9 a.m. Thursday,April 16, at the R.H. Johnson course.Refreshments are available before andafter play. Our general meeting willbe held at 9 a.m. April 9 at PalmRidge. Regular play will be April 2,April 23 and April 30 at R.H.Johnson.We honor Julia Marino as our Golfer

of the Month! New members are wel-come. Dues are $5.

Information: 623-975-1118 or 623-546-4275 or www.scwclubs.com.

MODEL RAILROADHello train fans. Greetings from

your Agua Fria Northern RailroadClub, where every day is a great day.We are located in the R.H. JohnsonRec Center. Our hours are 9 a.m. tonoon Monday, Wednesday, Thursdayand Friday; and from 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesdays. Every other Thursday, usu-ally in the second and fourth week, wehave a special operational runningfrom 6 to 9 p.m. Call for informationat the number listed below.

We encourage and welcome yourvisits to our station depot. We alsowelcome all guys and gals with avalid rec card to join us. Dues are only$25 for the first year and $15 eachyear thereafter. If you know anythingabout railroad clubs, this is a fantasticbargain. You don’t have to know any-thing about this great hobby as we arehappy to teach you anything you wishto know. There is absolutely no pres-sure, just enjoy yourself in air-condi-tioned comfort with good friends.

Our Thursday night “prototypical”operations are working out very well.Running on a timed schedule aroundour three major lines has brought re-alism and a great deal of interest.Some come in and visit. Bring yourfriends and cameras.

Our dry heat is just around the cor-ner, and some of you travelers willhead for cooler vacations. Some willwant to visit Alaska. The Alaska Rail-road Corp. advertises: “The best wayto see Alaska is on the railroad.” Theyalso have a cruise-rail trip. Call 1-800-544-0552 for information.

Well, that’s it for now, so until nexttime, I’ll see you “down the line.” Allaboard! Have your tickets readyplease! Information: 623-544-6148.

MUSICIANS CLUBThe music of the Big Band Era will

come alive at 2 p.m. Wednesday,April 8, in Stardust Theatre when the15-piece Music Makers Orchestrapresents a “Remember When” pro-gram. This group of talented musi-cians will recreate the sounds ofGlenn Miller, Duke Ellington,Tommy Dorsey, Harry James andStan Kenton. Come and enjoy thesounds of Little Brown Jug, TuxedoJunction, Woodchoppers Ball, 920Special, Opus One and many otherBig Band favorites. Members andtheir invited guests are welcome.There will be refreshments served fol-lowing the program.


ORGAN AND

KEYBOARDThe Organ and Keyboard Club will

meet 7 p.m. Monday, April 27, atPalm Ridge Rec Center. A concertwill be presented by O’Lyn Callahan.

O’Lyn, born and raised in Califor-nia, began her music studies at the ageof 9 on the piano, switching to theorgan when she was 14. She contin-ued her studies going on to graduate

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Leona Galas sings “Cotton

Fields” to the more than 300

attendees at the Karaoke

Club’s Dinner Show.

LADY PUTTERSThe Sun City West Lady Putters recently enjoyed their first general

meeting and awards luncheon of 2009 at Heritage Traditions in Sun

City West. The new Board of Directors members are, from left, Sec-

retary Melanie Parker, President Myrna Thielmann, Vice President

Jo Ann Lepkowski, and Treasurer Judith Stone. For more informa-

tion about this favorite chartered club, call Myrna at 584-6887.

Ben Hammer is show with his 1880s vintage steam engine that he

and friends built at the Metal and Wood clubs.

from California State University inFresno with a bachelor’s degree inmusic and a master’s degree in classi-cal organ performance graduatingcum laude. In 1973, she was namedWest Coast Champion in an Interna-tional Organ Festival, which led herto the U.S. National Finals. She trav-eled 9 years as a national keyboardartist throughout the United States,Canada, and Asia. Since then she hasoperated a retail piano and organ storein Florida for several years, continuedteaching and performing concerts in-cluding “Concerts at Sea” on Music-Cruises, and been honored nationallyand locally for her various endeavors.O’Lyn has been a featured artist atprevious Organ and Keyboard Clubconcerts, and we are especiallypleased to have her here for anotherperformance. We know that you willenjoy an evening with O’Lyn. Guestadmission is $5.


PALO VERDE

PATCHERSApril finds Palo Verde Patchers

with a spring in their step. Membersenjoyed the March spring luncheon atPalm Ridge. Especially fun at theluncheon was a live auction of quilt-related items brought by members.Our own member, Ginny Meyers,provided us with entertainment andher expertise as the head auctioneer.The committee provided us with aflower fantasy of decorations to put usall in the spring spirit.

The regular monthly meeting ofPalo Verde Patchers is always the sec-ond Tuesday of the month in the R.H.Johnson meeting room. In March weenjoyed a program by nationally-known quilter Pat Knoechel. She gavea lively presentation around the theme“Night and Day,” based on a newEleanor Burns book. Several quiltersthen attended a class the followingSaturday utilizing Eleanor Burns pat-terns and taught by Pat Knoechel.Other classes are winding down andwill resume in the fall.

One day each month the quilt roomis humming with quilters working onquilts for the New Life Center, arefuge for women and children of do-mestic violence. In addition to thatdesignated day, several members par-ticipated in a Saturday work day to as-semble kits for quilts for thiscommunity outreach project. Manymembers take these kits home and as-semble quilt tops to bring back t thequilt room to finish on the work days.In March, the New Life Centerbrought a delicious lunch to the quiltroom as a thank you for the manyquilts we donate each month to thewomen and children at the center. InApril a trip to visit the center isplanned for interested quilters, espe-cially many who are new to ourgroup.

Final reports of our Biennial QuiltShow noted that more than 700 peo-ple attended the “Quilts for Causes”show held at the Madison House.With proceeds from admission, thequilt raffle, and boutique, a generousamount of money was raised for sup-

port of the New Life Center, our com-munity outreach project. Palo VerdePatchers want to thank all those peo-ple for their support. Though the nextlarge quilt show will not be held until2011, friends and supporters canwatch for a Quilt Show next Februarybased on our Flower Power Chal-lenge.

People are always welcome thequilt room. Patchers meet 8:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdaysin Room 5 at Kuentz Recreation Cen-ter. We also meet most Tuesdayevenings and Saturday mornings.Please feel free to stop by at any time.

Information: 623-546-3350 orwww.scwclubs.com.

PAN CARDSI hope you had a chance to visit out

club at Beardsley last month; a lot ofmembers stopped by. We give freelessons. This card game is additive –you won’t want to miss a night. Weplay 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays in CardRoom 4 at Beardsley.


PEBBLEBROOK MENFebruary saw some great weather

for PMGC golfers with warmer daysso it’s not so darn cold for those firsttee times. The course is in great con-dition and is playing well but is start-ing to firm up. We completed thefour-week Match Play Tournamentwith the following winners and flightslisted below. Match play is an excit-ing format as compared to stroke playand requires a different strategy asone is playing to win individual holesverses the cumulative score for around in stroke play. One can have abad hole and would just lose that holeand can go on to recover and win backthe next hole. It is typical to go backand forth with the winner quite oftenbeing decided at the last hole. Shouldthere be a tie, then on to extra holes todecide the winner.

The 2009 Match Play Champi-onship Winners: Flight “A” Cham-pion and Club Champion, JackJohnson; Flight “B” Champion, JerryTravis; Flight “C” Champion, DaveCampbell; Flight “D” Champion,David Willis; Flight “E” Champion,Tom Dameron; Flight “F” Champion,Frank Wierman; Flight “G” Cham-pion, Stu Cecil.

The Consolation Winners for eachflight include Don Johnson for Flight“A”, Leonard Campbell for Flight“B”, Gordon Petersen for Flight “C”,Lee Schlabach for Flight “D”, WaynePecher for Flight “E”, Flo Katsanosfor Flight “F”, and Dale McConnellfor Flight “G”. Congratulations to thewinners in each flight. Each of theflight champion winners will receivea nice patch for their golf jacket andsome cash for spending.

Coming in April is our spring gen-eral meeting on Tuesda, April 14.Starting on April 1 and continuingthrough April 8 is the 36-holeStroke/Medal Play Championship.Results will be reported here nexttime.

We invite you to come and playPebblebrook sometime if you havenot had the opportunity. Pebblebrookis a course that challenges golfers of

all ability levels. The fairways arewide and friendly and bordered bymature trees. Several lakes and mean-dering creeks add to the beauty andchallenge of the course. We playevery Wednesday and are a lowgross/low net competition in flights.We also have special events with dif-ferent formats and bigger prizes. Ifyou would like to join or would likemore information, please stop by theclubhouse to pick up and compete amembership application, or go to ourwebsite, www.scwclubs.com, andlook for Pebblebrook Men under“Golf Clubs.” The 2009 dues are $45and include membership in the AGA.

The 2009 Directory is now avail-able and can be picked up at the Peb-blebrook Golf Course clubhouse.

PICKLEBALLThe Arizona Senior Olympics was

held Feb. 24-28 at Sun City Festivalwith 270 participants. It was a fullweek of pickleball at its best. Thecompetition in all divisions was ex-tremely strong.

The following members from ourclub participated in the event: MarthaWasserman, Mike Johnson, Larry andDee Masteller, Jack and Cheri Ca-vanaugh, Corny Dereemer, LeeSubke, Cliff Gee, Dorothy Moroff,Charlie Robinson, Sandy Woods, KimPeterson, Teresa Smith and JerryFunk. Many of the club memberswent out to support our players eachday and cheer them on to victory.

Our Pickleball Club members wona total of 13 medals! Players winningthe medals were: Cliff Gee, bronze;Sandy Woods, one silver and onegold; Charlie Robinson, silver; TeresaSmith, silver; Martha Wasserman, onesilver and two gold; Mike Johnson,three silver; Lee Subke, gold; DorothyMoroff, gold. All players did a won-derful job in representing our club inthis competition.

Approximately 75 members partic-ipated in the Pickleball Winter Carni-val held at the R. H. Johnson courtsFeb. 17. Once again, the weathermanforecast rain, but it turned out to be abeautiful sunny day and that is justwhat we needed to enjoy the pizzaand potluck luncheon. The courtswere decorated with balloons, creat-ing a festive atmosphere. A servingtray from a Clay Club and PickleballClub member, Sandy Cryer, was do-nated for the club raffle. The luckywinner was Shirley Wilson. PresidentLarry Masteller held a short businessmeeting.

The members anxiously took on thechallenges of pickleball bowling, tar-get shots, lob shots, hula hoop shotsand serving shots. The competitionwas keen and the enthusiasm was atan all time high. Lots of cheering andencouragement could be heard as themembers attempted to improve theirscores in the different events. A thankyou to Cornelia Dereemer and hercommittee for all the work and effortthat went into the event to make it ahuge success.

RACQUET CLUBThere has been lots of activity on

all the racquet sport courts since thebeginning of the year. Many shortterm renters have taken advantage of

the racquet sports offered, and partic-ipated in the round robins, other or-ganized tennis activities, platformtennis, table tennis and volleyball. Wein the Racquet Club have enjoyedyour participation and hope you willeven make Sun City West your homeaway from home in the years to come,and even better, buy a place here andstay even longer. We believe it’s thebest community going.

Splurge and join the Racquet Clubso you can attend the monthly meet-ings and enjoy the social hours anddinners for very reasonable prices.The next Racquet Club meeting willbe April 14 in the Social Hall. Flyersare posted around the courts and inthe tower with additional informationon times and menu.

Court reservation times changeagain in April and start at 6:30 a.m.for 1 ½ hour sessions for tennis andplatform tennis. While these hoursmight appear to be too early in themorning, just think, you can get out ofthe house early, get some good exer-cise before it gets too hot, and spendthe rest of the day when it’s really hotat poolside.

Tennis court reservations can bemade a day in advance either in per-son at the R.H. Johnson tower or bycalling the tower at 544-6151. Towerhours in April are 5:45 to 10:30 a.m.TENNIS

More than 100 players participatedin the Hobo Stew Fun Day on March7. This year’s event was an even big-ger success than last year’s. The“hobo stew” is made up of a meatbase with all the cans of vegetablesbrought by the players added to it tomake a stew. It was delicious. Therewas quite an array of desserts and thetennis was fun for all.

Swing into Spring Tournament willbe held April 2-5. This is the biggesttennis event held in Sun City Westand brings players from all around thearea to compete. Events will includemen’s singles and doubles, women’ssingles and doubles, and mixed dou-bles. A major change this year is a 3.0level division, in addition to the openage grouping competition. Also, theformat will be round robin for allgroupings, as long as there are at leastthree entries in the particular event.Applications were due March 14, soif you’re not playing in the tourna-ment, come by the Johnson courts andwatch some great tennis; admission isfree!

Round robin tennis is availableevery day except Sunday at the John-son courts. No reservations or part-ners are required. Just show up andplay. If you’re new to Sun City West,or even here for a few weeks ormonths, it’s a great way to meet othertennis players to set up other times toplay. Round robin tennis occurs 6 a.m.every morning in April (Horst Wein-heimer, coordinator, 214-0484); Tues-days and Thursdays (GerhardKronshage, coordinator, 546-9773);9:30 a.m. Saturdays (Andrew Mor-gan, coordinator, 670-1622); and 6:30p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays (RoseJoel, coordinator, 544-2796.)

Saturday morning lessons and playcontinue at 10 a.m. though April at theJohnson courts for players who havebeen away from tennis for a while and

want to get back into it. This is also agreat way to meet other players in thesame situation. The leaders, KarylBrandvold (214-6559) and DianeBecker (584-7954), run drills andpractice sessions to get you back inthe game. Call them for information.PLATFORM TENNIS

The platform tennis group had anactive demonstration and play duringthe hobo stew fun day, and they hadlots of fun also. Platform tennis iseasy to learn and always fun. Newpaddles and balls are available fornew players. Tennis and pickleballplayers are welcome. A good time isguaranteed with a group of “young”seniors. Play begins at 6:30 a.m. inApril at the Johnson courts and les-sons are free. Contact Ron Gliot at584-7838 or Ron Majka at 544-7220for additional information. All youneed to bring is a sense of humor!Demonstrations will also be ongoingat the Swing into Spring tournament. TABLE TENNIS

Singles and doubles play is avail-able daily at the Activities Center.Call Don Scheidt 556-1065 for addi-tional information. Free instruction isavailable, and remember that neitherrain, sun nor wind bothers the tabletennis players.

Non-marking gym shoes are re-quired in the table tennis room. Playtimes are:

A Group – Doubles play 9 a.m.Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,and 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thurs-days

B Group – Doubles play 9 a.m.Tuesdays and Thursdays,and 1:30p.m. Fridays;

A Group Singles – play noon Sat-urdays and 1 p.m. Sunday.

Group A is for advanced players,more competitive and aggressive; andGroup B is more social and for begin-ners or those who are less competi-tive. VOLLEYBALL

Open play continues at the Surpriselocation. Contact Roy Handwerk on584-6416 or Ron Majka on 544- 7220for additional information.

For complete Racquet Club news,visit us at www.scwclubs.com.

RHYTHM TAPPERSThe Rhythm Tappers’ Jazzy Poms

started off their 2009 parade seasonwith a first place win at Wickenburg’sGold Rush Parade on Feb. 14. With14 marchers, four banner carriers, andbaton twirler Lee Daugherty, thegroup wowed the crowds to an uproarof applause. They were led in the pa-rade by their new instructor, IllanaGimleili, along with her assistant, ValGitter.

The following weekend, Feb. 21,the Poms headed to Scottsdale for theParada del Sol Parade. In the absenceof Illana, Val led 15 marchers, twobanner carriers, and the baton twirlerto another exciting group of on-look-ers. Once again, their appreciationwas shown to the Poms by a huge ap-plause. No results or wins have beenannounced yet. Jazzy Poms are keep-ing their fingers crossed that they cancontinue to be amongst the winners.

If you want to enjoy watching the

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Jazzy Poms in action, attend one oftheir upcoming parades. They will beat the Chandler Ostrich Parade, March7th, the Phoenix St. Patrick’s Day Pa-rade, March 14, and supportingNAMI on March 29.

In between parading the JazzyPoms are preparing for the RhythmTappers Spring Show.

This year’s show is titled “A Saluteto the USO.” It will be presented 7p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 24and 25, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 26,at Stardust Theater. Tickets are $7each and will be on sale 10 a.m. tonoon Monday through Thursday be-ginning March 9 at the Stardust The-ater Box Office. Get your tickets earlyto make sure you get a good seat.


RIP ‘N’ SEWWhether you want to cover your

butt with a skirt, pants, wraparound,apron, swimsuit cover-up or cover abutton to match your outfit, matchyour shoes, or match a theme, Rip ‘N’Sew has members with the knowl-edge and skill to do it! Even better,they are willing to teach classes tohelp you do it too!

The club offers on-going classes tomembers each month which will im-prove their sewing, quilting skills,teach a new skill or increase machineproficiency. Members can learn newprocesses, create handcrafted items oftheir own, and/or become more profi-cient with the machines available tothe club members. Classes are avail-able for all skill levels, including be-ginner.

Sewing 101 is taught in April byWanda Peterson. Linda Clewett willbe teaching us how to make a “re-versible tote,” and team teachers DeeFlynn and Lil Mueller have classesscheduled for April to teach othershow to make a wallet that fits in yourhand or pocket that will hold cash,coins, credit cards and business cards.Later in the month learn to make the“Sun City West Purse” with teamteachers Gloria Rakovic and DorisVan Peeren.

One of the “programs” at our clubis “Big Sister, Little Sister.” Memberswho feel they could use a mentor tolearn more about the club or find whothey can go to if they have a sewingquestion or how to find answers/tech-niques in the sewing group can re-quest to be paired with a “Big Sister.”Our Big Sisters have an amazingamount of skill and knowledge!

Sew-ins for making clothing forpremature infants and sew-ins tomake “comfort caps” for cancer pa-tients are scheduled several differentdates in April. Even the beginner canhelp, and often the sew-in is an op-portunity to learn new techniqueswhile contributing to a very worth-while project. All materials are do-nated for the charity sew-ins, and ourparticipating members work togetherto sew quilts, blankets, shirts, pantsand much more. If you don’t knowhow to sew when you arrive and wantto help, you’ll know something whenyou leave! There are also things thatwould be helpful that don’t require

sewing, i.e. cutting, marking, assem-bling. The members create projectsthat give back to the community.There are several different sew-indates for opportunities to work to-gether with other club members whoparticipate in these different commu-nity service projects.

Chiropractic doctor Terese Farrarand licensed massage therapist-in-structor Diana Kubajak spoke to theclub members at the March generalmeeting about the importance of goodposture, the correct ergonomics forthose who sew and the power of mas-sage. The importance of drinkingwater and staying hydrated along withthe information how to sit while wesew were good tips.

Rip ‘N’ Sew is a group of Sun CityWest residents who join together toshare their love of sewing, quiltingand/or machine embroidery. Membersof Rip ‘N’ Sew are able to use the clu-broom and the equipment during openhours for their own personal sewingprojects. The clubroom is open Mon-day through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4:00p.m., plus the first and third Wednes-day of each month from 4 to 7 p.m.Additionally, the clubroom is open forclasses that are scheduled each monthat different times, including eveningsand Sundays. The clubroom is locatednext to the Village Store at JohnsonRec Center.

To participate in the club’s projects,to sign up for classes or to use theclub’s equipment, you must have acurrent rec card, complete an orienta-tion class and a lesson on the basicsewing machine.

Any interested person with a SunCity West rec card is invited for a per-sonal tour of the clubroom during thehours the clubroom is scheduled open.


SATURDAY NIGHT

GAMESTERSWe play poker at 4:30 p.m. and

pinochle at 5:30 p.m. (sign in at 5p.m.) in Rooms 3 and 4 BeardsleyRec Center.


SHUFFLEBOARD

WESTClub members are now in the

process of sending off our Snowbirds,which means that any new prospec-tive members will get even more at-tention to learn our fun, low-impactand competitive game. This is a greattime to find out about our game, sinceour courts are indoors and air-condi-tioned for spring and summer activity.Play continues as follows: open playat 6:30 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays;1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and the popu-lar “Red Pin” game at 6:30 p.m. onThursdays.

The club’s annual spring picnic washeld Saturday, March 28, at Beards-ley Park, where members of the first-place Monday District V TravelingLeague team were recognized. A spe-cial thank you was also extended fromthe membership to the retiring DistrictV president, Laurel Erickson, for histhree years of dedicated service.

Lessons are available anytime byappointment. See the bulletin board in

Johnson Rec Center for details. Information: 623-214-9279.

SINGLESDues are due for 2009 if you have

not paid and have attended two func-tions (events and/or meetings) youwill be asked to pay before you mayattend any other function.

Thanks to the wonderful volunteersthat come forward to host events. Allthe Sun City West clubs are here dueto the hard work of all the people whovolunteer to make the club operate;that includes officers, chairpersons,etc. Maybe in your time in a club youcould monitor, host, or serve as chair-person anything to support your club.If you are shy or don’t know anyoneto host or serve with, call us and wewill be happy to work with you or pairyou with someone.

• Thursday, April 2, white waterrafting with host Tiny, 466-0151(must be a paid member).

• 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 3, ElksLodge for dinner/dancing with hostRob Allen, 307-214-8998.

• Noon, Wednesday, April 8, boardmeeting prior to general meeting,Summit A.

• 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 8,general meeting at Palm Ridge Sum-mit A.

• 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 9,shuffleboard at the Bowling Alleywith host Bob Woodke, (OK to justshow up).

• 11 a.m. Thursday, April 16, pizzain the park, at Beardsley Park (5 StarPizza). You must sign up by April 8and be a paid member.

• 2 p.m. Friday, April 17, late lunchat Skye (Arrowhead Mall area) withhost Jimmy Devaney; call for reser-vations, 374-6366.

• Friday, April 24, snacks anddrinks (BYOB) in her home withhosts Marlene Douglas, 214-0253,and Brian Lander, 556-4645, (must bea paid member).

• Tuesday, April 28, lunch at Ele-phant Bar and Restaurant with hostGinny Bloom, 546-1788.

We are not a dating or matchmak-ing club. We are a group of men andwomen who share the fact that we aresingle. Membership is $10 per year.


SOFTBALLThe league plays year around, so

you can join us at any time. The firstsession of official softball play startedin October and the second sessionbegan in January. Games run throughApril 9, then summer play starts im-mediately and lasts through Septem-ber. Sign up now.

You’ll meet lots of new friendswith similar interests. There are play-ers of all skill levels and ages, and wedo mean all. You’re sure to fit into ei-ther the American or National leaguewhere you’ll be assigned according toyour age, skill and abilities. Newplayers are continually moving in andout of the system especially the snow-birds. If you’re ready to play, fine. Orthe Farm Team will get you warmedup. Dust off your spikes. Step up tothe plate to get your signing bonuswhich is big-time Senior League funwith 400 members.

There are 26-28 teams of 12 play-ers each, half National League andhalf American League. Temporarysubstitutes and replacements roundout the player roster. Our emphasis ison having a good time and enjoyinggreat fellowship. The cost is only $25per year (plus $50 for the first year).This gets you a full uniform plus ex-citement, hundreds of potential newfriends, exercise and the pure joy ofplaying ball again. Imagine that – atyour age! Wait till the kids, grand kidsand relatives hear about this. Sendthem one of your professionally takeindividual baseball cards or team pho-tos. You can even get your picture ona Wheaties Box, T-shirt or ball.

Games start at 8:30 a.m. and last allday. We thank the Rec Centers andour members for beautiful LibertyField located next to the Kuentz RecCenter at R.H. Johnson and Stardustboulevards. Games are played onTuesday and Thursday both here andin Sun City with the two leagues al-ternating fields.

Be sure to contact us at the phonenumber below so you can join in thefun and games. All you’ll need is abat, glove and softball shoes (no metalspikes). Our players can give you ad-vice and help you get the necessarygear, new or used. The club suppliesthe full uniform – hat, sponsor jersey,long and short pants plus knee-highsocks. There are lots of safety rules toprotect you, like no sliding, and evensuggested warm-up exercises. Manyevents take place throughout the yearincluding special ball games for can-cer and heart causes, Vintage Ballfrom 1860, annual banquet, barbe-cues, breakfasts, Toys for Kids, fooddrives, Tin Cup golf-dinner day, etc.Our members are highly involved.

If you’re interested in being an um-pire, professional-type instruction isprovided at no cost. Our league has itsown web site you can access at the ad-dress below. There you’ll find the lat-est updates, schedules, rosters, Hall ofFame, pictures, newsletters, history ofthe League, Angels in the Outfield,minutes of meetings, rules, archivesand much more.

Should you decide not to play,come out and watch the games fromour covered bleachers. Park your golfcart in our new cart lot right next tothe third base line. Cheer for your fa-vorite player or team and get to knowsome of the players—ordinary folks,just like you who get a charge out ofsoftball. His and her restrooms areright there in our beautiful clubhouseplus water, soft drinks and maybesome free popcorn. Be sure to note thenames of our Team Sponsors and oursuper-supportive Bill-Board Sponsorson the out-field fence.

WOMEN’S SOFTBALLIn addition to our exciting Sparks

and Flames women’s local-travelteams, there has been huge interest inwomen’s recreational softball in SunCity West and Sun City. Our goal is toput together two additional women’steams composed of women that arenot on the Sparks or Flames. Theywould play games among themselvesplus invites to teams from Sun CityGrand, Pebble Creek and Traditionswhose players could not be on any of

their traveling teams. This presents awonderful opportunity for newwomen softball players or womenwho haven’t played in a while. Theycompete with other women of theirown skill level, make new friends andhave some ball park fun. Pleasespread the word about this concept.Information: 623-792-8993.

The women’s regular season endedMarch 28. A “Fun Day” get-togetherwill be April 4 at Traditions. This is anon-league game, but a real fun “mix-ing of players” to make new teams forthe day.

The Valley Women’s Leaguekicked off its season Nov 15. TheFlames and Sparks did battle with SunCity Grand’s two teams (Dia-monds/Gems) and Traditions.

The Women’s Softball rosters andschedules can be found on the seniorsoftball website at www.azsrsoft-ball.com/index.htm. All home gamesare played 1 p.m. Saturdays at LibertyField. Schedules are posted at thefield on the Women’s Board.

Fourteen of our women have joinedthe National League Coed teams and13 women play on the Friday CoedTeams. Softball has given many ofour women a chance to physically im-prove themselves after they had givenup sports to raise a family or workoutside the home. Softball at Sun CityWest has rekindled their youth andgiven them a second chance to playthe sport they love. The fans havebeen rock solid.

To join the Women’s SoftballTeams, the players must first attend a“Women’s Green Team” practice. De-pending on their skill levels and de-sires, they will be placed on thesubstitute list for competitive gamesor play recreational games only. Thereis something for everyone inWomen’s Softball. We’ve had excel-lent volunteers join the teams as bat-ting/base coaches, scorekeepers andannouncers. If you can’t play, comeout and watch the Women’s SoftballValley League play. You will enjoy it.

ALL SOFTBALL MEMBERSOpen practices, occasional tourna-

ments and farm team play take placeon Friday, Saturday, Sunday andMonday for all softball members.

Information: 623-214-1013 or web-site www.azsrsoftball.com

SPANISH CLUBHola mis amigos. (Hello my

friends.) Spanish Club members areenjoying a very active springtime.There are eight classes of Spanishcurrently being taught, ranging fromBeginners to Advanced Conversation.A new teacher from Colombia hasjoined our ranks this term giving useven more expertise and range ofclasses. In addition to the classes, ourclub has had two great social Fiestasand meetings. Members had somegreat times at these fiestas and havegained new friends.

Learning Spanish is a stimulatingway to learn about another culture andour focus is on the Mexican andSouth American language and cus-toms. We work with members, whohave never said a word of Spanish,

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knowingly, to those who are thirsty tobecome able to converse comfortablywith native Mexicans and other fluentspeakers of Spanish. The club’s goalis to use the Spanish language to com-municate, to entertain and to stimulateour minds, while learning about var-ied Spanish customs.

For information on the currentclasses, summer classes and the onesplanned for next fall, go online towww.scwclubs.com. Scroll down toSocial Clubs, click on Club Español.You can go to Membership to printand mail the registration form. Newmembers are welcome at any time.Each person selects his or her ownlevel of comfort and challenge forlearning, and then has the flexibilityto visit and find the best class orclasses. Membership is $10 per year.Other than the purchase of textbooks,instruction is free.

The Club Español Spring FiestaPicnic will be 5 p.m. Wednesday,April 15, at Beardsley Rec CenterPark, Ramadas 1 and 2. This picnicwill be a celebration of our wonderfulMaestros (teachers) with group pho-tos of all. Former students are wel-come to register again and come tothis Fiesta. Olé!

SPORTSMAN’S CLUBThe Sportsmen’s Club is for resi-

dents who enjoy outdoor activitiesand social events with people of sim-ilar interests. Annual dues are $7.50.The club offers birding, fishing, hik-ing, back-road trips, trap/skeet shoot-ing, fly-tying, rafting, men’s andwomen’s target shootings, travel op-portunities and numerous socialevents. Meetings are held Septemberthrough April and feature speakerswith interesting programs relating toArizona. Call Dick at 975-1245 fordetails.

The general meeting begins 12:30p.m. Monday, April 20, in the R.H.Johnson Social Hall. Join us to so-cialize, have cookies and coffee, andenjoy our speaker, Kathy Sullivan ofthe Arizona Game and Fish Dept.Kathy’s program is on the “Condor -the most spectacular of endangeredbirds.”

The annual Sportsmen’s ClubSpring Picnic will be 5 p.m. April 15at Beard Park. Food will provided byCoopers Barbeque and music by“Hilery.” Tickets: $14 members and$16 guests. Call Jim at 544-3205.BIG WHEELS

A three-day trip to explore thedesert in the Yuma area will be thedestination for the Big Wheels, leav-ing on Monday, April 6, and returningto Sun City West on April 8. Varioustrail ratings. 9 a.m. Wednesday, April15, the Big Wheels will have a plan-ning meeting in the Acacia Room atPalm Ridge Rec Center. Everyone iswelcome to come and help plan thecoming fall and winter trips. We needsuggested trips and trip leaders.

At 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23,we will head for the HassayampaRiver for our 4th annual campfire.Trail rating of 2. You provide yourown food and drink. We will providethe fire. Call Don at 544-8021. Trips

leave from the library parking lot onR.H. Johnson Blvd. Please arrive 15minutes before departure to check in.Bring plenty of water, lunch and acamp chair. Also, be sure to have afull tank of gas before leaving SunCity West. All trips are subject tochange due to weather and/or roadconditions.BIRDING

A birding field trip to BoyceThompson Arboretum is scheduledTuesday, April 14. The arboretum hasvaried habitats (desert, riparian and alake) so it attracts many species.Please note the 7:30 departure time.Admission is $7.00 per person or anArizona Park Pass for the car.

The final trip of the spring will beWednesday, April 29, destination tobe determined. As the date ap-proaches, e-mail will be sent, or callLorraine or Nancy. All trips meet atthe library 15 minutes before depar-ture time to register and form car-pools. Bring lunch, water and wearsturdy walking shoes. Call Lorraine at546-2103 or Nancy at 214-9045.FISHING

The Fishing Club has scheduled afishing and camping trip to RooseveltLake for April 6, 7 and 8. Host will bePaul at 584-3244. On April 21, 22 and23 a fishing and camping trip isplanned at Alamo Lake. Host will beDick at 214-3749. Trips include anightly campfire and group fish fry.Lake Pleasant fishing trips will occurwhen club members call each otherand schedule among themselves. CallRon at 455-9969. Show and Go fish-ing meets at 6:45 a.m. on Thursdaysto form a carpool with departure at 7a.m. from the library parking lot. CallPaul at 584-3244.HIKING

There will be a C+ hike on Tues-day, March 31, at Fat Man’s Pass andHidden Valley at South Mountain.This is a C+ hike due to loose rockand some rock scrambling. We willleave the Library at 7 a.m. On Thurs-day, April 2, we will hike the MetateTrail at Spur Cross Ranch Conserva-tion Area. Leave Library at 7 a.m. OnTuesday, April 14, we’ll hike at Mor-gan’s Wash at Lake Pleasant. Again,leave Library at 7 a.m. Call Lou Annat 214-8637 or DeNae at 556-5355.Call Tom at 546-2410 for A and Bhikes in April. All hikes are subject tochange. Bring plenty of water, a trailsnack, hiking stick (strongly recom-mended), hiking boots (mandatory –no tennis shoes allowed) and lunch ifno lunch is planned. All hikes willleave from the R.H. Johnson Libraryparking lot. Please arrive 15 minutesbefore departure time to register andform car pools. We are always look-ing for new hikes. Call us if you haveany. We also need new leaders!RAFTING

The May 7, 188-mile ColoradoRiver Rafting trip is fully booked. Tobe placed on an “interested” list forthe May 3, 2010, Colorado RiverRafting trip, call Mort at 546-3695 ore-mail [email protected].

An Upper Salt River exciting pad-dle raft trip out of the Globe area isplanned for Thursday, March 26. Out-fitter is Wilderness Aware. Cost is$119. Lunch, guides, wetsuits, etc. areprovided by the outfitter. Please call

Mort at 546-3695 if you’d like addi-tional info or to book your reserva-tion.

A San Juan River Float out ofBluff, Utah is being planned for April9. Call Mort at 546-3695 for informa-tion or to be put on the interested list.TARGET SHOOTING

The Women’s Target ShootingGroup meets at 6 p.m. the second andfourth Tuesday in the library parkinglot to carpool to the Ben Avery TargetShooting Range. Call Pam at 214-7317. No firearms are needed. Shoot-ing times at the Ben Avery ClayTarget Center are 8 a.m. to duskWednesday through Sunday. Therange is closed Monday and Tuesday.Trap shooting goes on Thursday. Fortrap/skeet shooting call Gene at 214-9824.

Men’s Target Shooting for pistolsand rifles meets 9:45 a.m. every sec-ond and fourth Wednesday in the li-brary parking lot for departure at 10a.m. Riders will donate $5 to thedriver. There will be instructions fromsome in our group who will teach youproper firearm handling and shootingform. Let us know before we leave theparking lot if you need assistance.Hearing and eye protection aremandatory. Bring a clean firearm in acase and ammo, hearing protection(ear muff cuffs are much better thanthe plugs), paper plates for targets(may be purchased), safety glasses(regular eye glasses are OK), drinkingwater and your nametag. Entry fee is$5. Call Steve at 214-7317. TRAVEL

Travel with us to Grand CanyonWest on April 6 and 7, where you willexperience the one and only “GrandCanyon Skywalk.” We will also visitOatman. Cost is $159 per person dou-ble, $179 single. Join us April 14 fora day of shopping in Algodones, justacross the border from Yuma - only$59 per person. See the travel insertin the newsletter or call Clem at 214-7090 or Ruth at 584-1292.

STAINED GLASSStained glass isn’t just big window

projects! Members make such diversethings as night lights to colorfulkachinas to butterflies and birds.Making items for grandchildren is apopular pastime for many people.There are Disney characters, fairies,baseball and soccer items, teddy bearsand other stuffed animals to choosefrom. College athletic banners andmascots are fun to make too. We havea file cabinet full of patterns and hun-dreds of books from easy to difficultto make almost anything. If you can’tfind a pattern, take a photo and makea pattern on our equipment.

On April 24, you may see a caravanof golf carts wending their waythrough Sun City West with a Posseescort. This is our annual Parade ofHomes, a showcase of members’ re-cent creations. Several homes will beopened to club members who alwaysenjoy seeing what their fellow arti-sans have designed. It is such a popu-lar event it is necessary to schedule amorning and an afternoon tour. Thisevent is restricted to members, so ifyou would like to join the tour, pleasebecome a member during the nextmonth. . Following the last tour, there

will be a barbecue roundup in the parkwith lots of food, fun and surprises!Guests are welcome at the barbecue.

Our workshop is open 8 a.m. to 4p.m. Monday through Friday at PalmRidge Rec Center. The phone numberis 544-6586. Stop by, enjoy our color-ful windows, and then come in for atour of the facility. Your house guestsare always welcome, too.

SUN WEST ARTOver 800 people who came to view

the “30 Years of Excellence” judgedArt Show, held in the KuentzRec Center art rooms. If you missedthe show you can stop by the artrooms during the month of April toview some of the winning artwork.Following are the results: Best ofshow, Pam Bleakney for her pen andink drawing titled “Follow yourdream”, and the Peoples’ ChoiceAward went to Ross Snodgrass for hisoil titled “Early Morning SingerKachina.”

Oil or Acrylic: 1st place, Joy Kap-sala; 2nd place, Jim Lacey; 3rd placeC.Ian Nelson; and two honorablementions to Penelope Freel Ott andRalph Ventura.

Water Media: 1st place, NancyGayou; 2nd place, Lois Doty; thirdplace, Kay Kindall; with 3 honorablementions; Blanka Schuster, KristiHering and Claudia Tolan.

Mixed Media/Experimental: 1stplace, Cy Thiewes; 2nd place, SaliSonnenlieter; 3rd place, Joan Henson,with two honorable mentions; JanetGoldfarb and Regina Cirillo.

Dry Media: 1st place, Judy Sin; 2ndplace, Rhonda Holmes; third place,Grant Thompson; with two honorablementions; Cherie Yard and BettyMacauley.

Dimensional or Sculpture: 1stplace, Charles Lagergren; 2nd place,Sue Lacy; third place, Marlene Brady;with two honorable mentions, NancyKeys and Marilyn Mikols.

Beginner: 1st place, Kathy Kim-pling; 2nd place Donna Heyer and 3rdplace; Violet Schlanbusch, with threehonorable mentions: Wiliam F. VanHorn, Carol Anderson and Rhoda Fra-jola.

Advanced: 1st place, Ross Snod-grass; 2nd place, Linda Lee Gimby;3rd place, Dorothy Ayan. In this pres-tigious class there where nine honor-able mentions; Barbara Ahrens,Patricia Knoor, Donna Heslip, JuneBrantner, Val Anderson, Mary LouHarvey, Marjorie Swann and twohonorable mentions for Linda Halabe.

The 1 p.m. April 13 program willfeature artist Deborah Peters. By agenine, Deborah knew art was her call-ing. Her emergence as an artist comesfrom a unique history with film pro-duction and photography. She re-ceived her degree in ComputerAnimation and landed a job with 20thCentury Fox Animation Studios. Asalways guests are welcome. Refresh-ments will be served.

We have some great teachers in theclub. Workshops and classes are:

Workshop 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. April18 with Jossy Lownes; acrylic paint-ing. Classes for April and May are:Drawing and mixed media startingApril 6 for 6 weeks and May 18 for 6weeks with Hewes; Watercolor with

Kathy Frey starting April 14 for 6weeks; Kitchen has a 4 week class inoil and any medium starting April 30;Bertelsen has a watercolor class start-ing April 9 for six weeks; Tom Hashas a 5 week class in oil startingMarch 26 but you should be able tocatch up. Come to the art roomsWednesday or Saturday between 9a.m. and noon during open art andcheck the bulletin boards for classes.

THEATRE WESTThe Theatre

West “HamAward” waspresented toMarie Farmerby Ron Mc-Collor, formerrecipient of theaward, for herperformanceas KatrinaSveg, the sexy,young inter-loper in the re-cent production of“Marriage-Go-Round.”

Do you remember Bob Hope andhis famous USO tours? They were somuch fun and very enjoyable. Nowyou can take a trip back to those timesand relive the fun and enjoyment byattending this year’s Rhythm TappersSpring Show, “A Salute to the USO”,directed by Valerie Gitter. The showwill feature all new dance numbersfrom the many jazz and tap classes,military marching numbers from theJazzy Poms, the Jan Wilson trio (akathe Andrew sisters), and many othersurprising guests.

One of the special guests is JacobRodvelt-Gamlieli, son of Ilauna Gam-lieli, the show’s artistic director, andthe third generation in a family ofgreat dancers. Jacob began dancing atthe age of 2. He has trained with manydifferent teachers to diversify his tal-ent. Jacob holds World Championshipawards in tap. He currently guest per-forms with the Washington Contem-porary Ballet and will be honoring theRhythm Tappers’ audiences with hisamazing talents. You won’t want tomiss him.

Another added attraction in theshow, is Sun City West’s own WendyMcLaughlin. She has sung in manyvarious chorale and musical groupsthroughout the US, but most recentlyand close to her Arizona home, in-cludes singing the National Anthemfor the Surprise and Peoria SpringTraining Games.

“A Salute to the USO” will be pre-sented at the Stardust Theater at 7p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 24and 25; and 2 p.m. on Sunday, April26. Tickets are $7 each and are on saleat the Stardust Theater box office 10a.m. to noon Monday through Thurs-day. Get your tickets early to makesure you get a good seat. Ticket infor-mation: Sharon Haselhuhn, 623-544-4216.

Theatre West will hold its regularmembership meeting 1:30 p.m. April21 at the Stardust Theatre. Followingthe Business Agenda a delightful Pro-gram will entertain members and theirguests. This event is free. The pro-


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gram is: “Neighborhood News” byLouise Carroll, directed by JennyKaupu.

Act One: H.O.A. typical monthlymeeting. On the agenda a majorchange in architectural standards. Noton the Agenda but there anyway, thesquabbling, bickering, recriminations– in other words the usual.

Act Two: Welcome Wagon, twosisters, the mainstays of the townsWelcome Wagon volunteers, visit thehome of an intriguing new resident.He looks like – but he couldn’t be!One sister is determined to find out,by fair means or foul, who the new-comer really is.

Act Three: Park Bench, have youever thought about those benches inevery park? Simple or elaborate,shaded or sunny, they just sit there assilent witnesses to the scenes andchanges in our lives. Should we takethem so much for granted?

Tickets for the “Summer Play Fes-tival” are now on sale at the StardustTheatre Box Office. The three one-act programs will be over a period ofthree weekends in July 2009 (onlynine performances) July 10, 11, 12,17, 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26. Reservedseating tickets are $7.

Act One: “The Bed” by DorothyDaniels Anderson, directed by JennyKaupu, takes a comedic but thought-ful look at the challenges a contem-porary parent faces dealing with anadult child. Based on a true story, it allstarted with the purchase of a piece offurniture, a bed.

Act Two, “Tell Me Another Story,Sing Me Another Song” by JeanLenox Toddie, directed by Anna Be-smer. This witty and yet poignant lookat mother-daughter relationships is alight hearted exploration of irritationsand misunderstandings that builtwalls between a woman and her fe-male offspring – and the love andcompassion that destroys these walls.The crisis and humor of childhood,adolescence, adulthood and old ageare evoked in this celebration of con-flict and harmony between mothersand daughters. With a light touch offantasy, it touches some of our deep-est emotions.

Act Three, “From Broadway withLove” directed by Al Lombardos.This musical review includes musicand songs of Richard Rogers, OscarHammerstein, Lorenz Hart, AndrewLloyd Webber and Irving Berlin in-terwoven to show the various moodsof love and the effects that they haveon us. Shows such as Carousel, As-pects of Love, South Pacific, AnnieGet Your Gun, Babes in Arms, Evitaand Jesus Christ Superstar are all pre-sented.

Auditions: 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, April17, for the comedy “Senior Follies”by Billy St. John, directed by BettyPolasek, Oct. 24-Nov. 8, (13 perform-ances); 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 22,for the comedy “Play On” by RichAbbot, directed by Bernie Meagher,Jan. 23-Feb. 7, 2010, (13 perform-ances).

All auditions are at the StardustTheatre. Residents with a valid IDmay audition. One does not need to bea member of Theatre West, but once

selected must become a member.Information: 623-975-2338.

TOLE ARTISTSApril, a month of five Wednesdays,

spilling over with more great Wednes-day Tole Artists decorative paintingclasses all month long and the annualTeachers Recognition Potluck Lunch-eon at noon, Wednesday, April 29, inRoom 3 t Kuentz Rec Center. Ourartists shine in the kitchen too! Bringyour favorite dish and a good ap-petite! See you there.

Advanced Acrylic April Classes at8:30 a.m. with Barbara McCart willcontinue with the final steps to com-plete the regal “Rooster” on April 1 –now that’s no April Fools’. April 8and 15 will feature a fashionable “RedHat Lady” Class to be followed with aJamie Mills-Price series “BaileyBear,” April 22 and April 29 continu-ing into May. Noon classes with ErmaCrippen, who continues to surprise uswith her vast selection of projects, aresure to delight you also with moregreat projects for you to pick andchoose from. Earth Day, April 22,brings to mind that our “Sweet Aprilshowers do spring May Flowers.”


WATER FITNESSA vigorous 30-minute water work-

out offers both muscular and cardiobenefits, making it as efficient as it iseffective. Come join us at Water Fit-ness! We meet 9 to 10 a.m. Mondaythrough Friday at Johnson Pool and 9to 10 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday, and Fri-day at the indoor Beardsley Pool.Membership is only $3 a year, checkonly.

We welcome all to our generalmeeting 11:30 a.m. April 22 in Sum-mit Hall B at Palm Ridge.

WEAVERS WESTWeavers West members are busy

preparing for their April meeting andannual spring luncheon on April 3.This year it will be a potluck withrecipes prepared from the guild cook-book, “Food of the Loom.” The cook-book is available for sale at the

Village Store or in the club room andconsists of favorite recipes of ourmembers.

Classes on the rigid heddle loomshave started and there will also be aclass on making simple garments inkeeping with our theme for the sum-mer, which will be “Woven Wear-ables.” Those members who will beout of town are gathering patterns totake with them so they can also par-ticipate.

The weaving room is open 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday formembers’ use. If you are interested inweaving, stop in and visit.

Information: 623-544-6515 or visitour web site at www.scwclubs.comand click on Weavers West.

WESTERNERS

SQUARE DANCEWesterners Square Dance Club is

for fun-loving energetic people inter-ested in promoting the enjoyment ofsquare and round dancing. The cluboffers beginner, plus, A1, A2 squaredancing and round dance lessons eachweek.

Here is the dance schedule: 7 p.m.Mondays, advance dance and 2/3+round dance lessons/workshop; 6p.m. Thursdays, mainstream work-shop and 7 to 9 p.m. mainstream/plusdance. Events are held in R.H. John-son Social Hall.

Dances continue over the summerat 7 p.m. Thursdays for mainstreamand plus.

Square dancing is friendship set tomusic! Please come and join us.

Information: 623-322-5201 or 623-556-4410 or www.scw.clubs.com.

WOMEN’S CLUBApril is an exciting month at the

club. Besides the usual fun andgames, we’ll have the Spring FlingLuncheon and Fashion Show from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, April 30, inBriarwood Country Club. Cost is $23per member or guest. Draper and Da-mons will present a fashion show. Themenu includes salad, almond-crustedchicken, mashed potatoes, vegetablemedley, strawberry shortcake and a

cash bar. If you have questions, con-tact the club. Hope to see you there.

The general meeting will be Tues-day, April 7, in the clubhouse. Doorsopen at 9 a.m., and the meeting beginspromptly at 9:30. There will be apenny auction at this meeting. It’s al-ways exciting. Please drop off anyitems you plan to donate at the club-house. These meetings are very im-portant, so please make every effort toattend.

The club is open to all Sun CityWest women with a valid rec card.The club is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Monday through Saturday at KuentzRec Center. We have two luncheonsper month, on the second Monday andthe fourth Friday. We ask you to bring$1 and a dish to serve eight people.Call the club at 546-4236 if you havequestions.

We offer progressive bridge at12:30 p.m. Tuesdays; no partnerneeded (please leave the big room forbridge playing only). Thursday is agood time to meet other new memberswithout partners. That day is set asideto learn different card games, and ofcourse no partner is required. Thegames begin at 12:30 p.m. and areheld just inside the front door, to theleft.

We have special socials in theevening throughout the year, as wellas tours to fun places. Pick up fliers atthe club.


WOODWORKINGThese are busy days in the club.

Some members are finishing projectsfor the Spring Craft Fair. The newsub-group, ROWW (Reach Out WithWood) is off and running, and has at-tracted a number of new members.They will be raffling off some beauti-ful donated wood creations to raisefunds for their cause of makingneeded items for shelters.

We have new gooseneck lamps onthe lathes, new utility sinks, new palmsanders, and a new miter saw for pic-ture frames. A special routing table

with setup for dovetailing is nearingcompletion. In the planning stage is anew “kitchenette” area, with morenew equipment.

April’s general meeting is 1 p.m.Tuesday, April 7, in the R.H. JohnsonLecture Hall. Visitors are welcome.Come visit us at Kuentz Rec Center.You can take a tour at any time. Theclub is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Saturday; and 6 to 9 p.m.Wednesday. The next classes for newmembers are April 6, 7 and 8. Wehope you’ll visit us and join the fun“making sawdust.”

YOGAThe summer season is here (or just

around the corner)! Yoga, stretchingand Pilates classes are a wonderfulway of toning those slightly flabbyareas we all have and want to im-prove. Get ready to show off a tonedand healthy body in your spring andsummer fashions.

Start by joining the Yoga Club now.Your $5 annual dues entitle you to at-tend one or many of our 16 weeklyclasses. Some are even completelyfree (once you become a member ofthe club). There is no requirement toattend any set number per week, andyou can easily switch from one to an-other just by showing up! All classesand postures can be modified forthose new to yoga or Pilates. We evenhave two evening classes. Why notjoin us?

Contrary to popular perception,yoga positions are not about how faryou can reach to touch your toes orhow many repetitions you can per-form.

Yoga is all about paying attentionto how your body feels, about how itmoves, about how the muscles canstretch and release tension. Yoga canenhance your strength, energy, vital-ity, flexibility and level of endurance.It’s a great form of exercise and awonderful way to reduce stress.


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"High Spirit,” an extravagant musical based on Noel Coward’s “Blithe

Spirit” by Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray, directed by Dean Spotts,

opened to a standing ovation March 17 at the Stardust Theatre. The

cast shown here is in one of the many costumes created by the De-

signing Divas. The extraordinary set was designed by Dean Spotts

and built with the help of many.The show runs through April 5. Re-

served seating tickets are $ 7. Show time is 7 p.m., except Sunday

when there is a 2 p.m. matinee; there are no performances March

26, 30 and April 2. Call 623-584-7025 or 623-975-2338.

It’s the last call for “Let’s Go to the Movies,” the Westernaires’ spring

concert. Performers include Dick Landis on harmonica, Marion

Forsythe, Bob Mummy on percussion, Vicki Baker, Joyce Martin and

Dick Goodwin on guitar. Tickets are $7 and available from 10 a.m.

to noon Monday through Thursday in the Stardust Theatre lobby. An

additional Monday evening performance has been added for an

extra opportunity to hear a song that made a movie to be remem-

bered. A surprise “Celebrity Rectangle” is also a feature of this spring

concert. Mark your calendars for 7 p.m. Friday, April 17; Saturday,

April 18; and Monday, April 20. There will also be a matinee at 2 p.m.

Sunday, April 19. Enjoy the movies with the Westernaires.

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