rec center news sun city west july 2008
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SCWNRC 08.07-Sun City West Rec Center Newsletter for July 2008.TRANSCRIPT
With the downward trend in residentgolf rounds continuing over the lastseveral years, the Rec Centers is mak-ing a concerted effort to get more play-ers out on our seven golf courses.
Two new programs inspired by thisdesire and developed in response to res-ident demand are aimed at increasinggolf rounds and, consequently, golf rev-enues.
Our avid golfers who aren’t as active
or able as they once were will find theprograms particularly attractive.
First off is a Golf for Benefitness
program slated for Thursday, July 3. The program, formerly called Super
Seniors, offers a casual, non-competi-tive, 9-hole round of golf for members.The round is followed by complimen-tary coffee and donuts, making it theperfect outing for those who enjoy thecamaraderie as much as the golf.
Golf for Benefitness is designed forgolfers who wish to avoid the pressureand stress of competitive 18-hole play.Residents who aren’t as zealous aboutthe game as they once were, or thosewho play less frequently, will find it aperfect fit for their needs.
Tee times are available starting at 9a.m. Thursday, July 3, at Stardust GolfCourse. To request a tee time, call 623-544-6012 or stop by Stardust before
Saturday, June 28. The second program we’ve intro-
duced is a new Men’s 9-Hole Golf
League. The program kicked off with around on June 19, and additional roundswill be scheduled in the near future. Ifthis sounds like something that’s upyour alley, give our Golf Operationsstaff a call at 623-544-6037 to find out
Have you seen the staff at the variousrecreation centers wearing their new blueshirts? Many of you have noticed andasked us, “Why does your shirt say: ‘SunCity West, the Ultimate Adult Community– a great place to live work and play’?”
Actually, that was the reaction we werehoping to get.
Did you know that slogan is our mis-sion statement for the RecreationCenters of Sun City West? Don’tfeel bad, others didn’t know ei-ther. That’s why we are wearingthe shirts.
You will see the Recreation Di-vision staff wearing the shirtsevery Friday. We are getting themessage out.
This is the Ultimate Adult Community.It is a great place to live, work, and play.We want everyone to know it. We wantpeople to shout it out to everyone theyknow.
We also hope to have some of you helpus get the word out. We have the shirts for
sale in our Village Store, so please stopin and get one if you agree this is
the Ultimate Adult Community. The shirts sell for $10 plus
tax, and they are available insizes small through XXL. Theywill eventually come in othercolors, but for now they areblue with green lettering.
Join us in getting the mes-sage out!
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Inside this Rec News
All States Club.............25
Bowling........................12
Calendar........................5
Club Contacts..............13
Club Corner...........18-24
Events...........................15
Financials........................6
Golf..........................10-11
Governing Board...........4
Library.............................8
Movies..........................15
Phone Numbers...........13
PORA..............................7
Travel....................2, 16-27
Village Store...................9
Continued on Page 15
Celebrate nation’s best retirement community!
From your Association
Governing Board & Staff
New golf programs aim to get players back on course
Communitypride!
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Free Fourth of Julyshow is ‘sold out’
BORDEAUX WINECOUNTRY, LOURDES
AND PROVENCEWEDNESDAY-SUNDAY,
OCT. 15-26
Presented by All Aboard America andLA Wine Fest, this 12-day vacation willtake you on a wine tour through Parisand the romantic French countryside.
You’ll explore the splendid Frenchcapital of Paris, sightsee with a localguide at the Arc de Triumphe, Opéra,Madeleine, the Louvre, Champs-Elysêes, Notre Dame Cathedral, andthe Eiffel Tower. Take a trip on theTGV Train to Bordeaux, and join thetour director on a pleasant walk throughthe center of this captivating city.
Other highlights include a stay in St.Emilion; a drive along the AtlanticCoast to the charming resort of Biarritz;a stop at the Lourdes of pilgrimagefame, including the St. Bernadette’sGrotto; lunch in the beautifully pre-served medieval walled city of Carcas-sonne; the Roman Amphitheater andMaison Carré in Nîmes; the 2,000-year-old aqueduct at Pont du Gard; the vine-yards of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and thePalace of Popes in Avignon; the elegantcity of Aix-en-Provence, includingCours Mirabeau and Place de Verdun;Cézanne’s Mount St. Victoire; the Fes-tival Hall at Cannes; and the Principal-ity of Monaco.
Cost is $3,287 (plus air tax) per per-son double occupancy, and $4,005 (plusair tax) per person single occupancy.The price includes the land tours andsightseeing, airfare from Phoenix, andround-trip hotel transfers.
No more tickets are available for the Rec Centers'
free July 4 concert featuring the Maule Sisters at 3
p.m. in Palm Ridge. We ask all owner-members
who picked up tickets but do not plan on using them
to return the unneeded ones to the Box Office in the
R.H. Johnson Rec Center so we can give them to
other residents who did not get tickets. Your
cooperation is appreciated!
Our “Baseball Thrills, No Frills”event will have you cheering for thehome team against three differentopponents at Chase Field this sum-mer. Join the Rec Centers to watchthe Diamondbacks:
For additional Travel Opportunities,
please see the centerspread of this
Rec Center News (pages 16 and 17).
Travel Opportunities
Arizona Diamondbacks
July 4 HoursThe Rec Centers’ Administrative
Offices, including Member Services,
will be closed Friday, July 4, in honor
of Independence Day. If you need
guest cards, please get them in ad-
vance from Member Services, or on
July 4 from the Sports Pavilion, which
will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Library and Village Store also
are closed July 4. (The Library will be
open regular hours July 5.) The recre-
ation centers and golf courses are
open their regular schedules July 4.
LAKE POWELL ANDGRAND CANYON
NORTH RIMTUESDAY-THURS., AUG. 26-28
This three-day, two-night summerescape will take you to Arizona’sbeautiful canyon country. You’llenjoy a full-day excursion to theNorth Rim of the Grand Canyon; abox lunch at the North Rim; dinner atthe Rainbow Room overlooking Lake
Powell; a Sunset Dinner Cruise onLake Powell; a docent tour at the Mu-seum of Northern Arizona inFlagstaff; two nights accommoda-tions at the Wahweap Lodge at LakePowell Resort, plus full breakfastsboth mornings at the lodge; and allparking and entrance fees and gratu-ities. Cost is $553 per person doubleoccupancy and $717 per person sin-gle occupancy.
VS. CUBSTUESDAY,
JULY 22
Our seats arein Section 106.Cost is $39 perperson.
VS.PADRESTUESDAY,
AUG. 19
Our seats arein Section 109.Cost is $36 perperson.
VS. ROCKIESFRIDAY, SEPT. 26
Our seats are in Section 108.Cost is $39 per person.
Join the fun!
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Thanks to our loyal, year-round residents, the Rec Centers’inaugural Stardust Summer Series sold out!
The series opened in June and continues in July and August.Unfortunately, there are no more tickets available for any ofthe shows, but we appreciate your patronage and your enthu-siastic acceptance of this first-time offering.
Look for more great events from the Rec Centers through-out this and future editions of the Rec Center News!
Top Hat features John Davidson, Dolan Ellis & more!The Rec Centers has introduced an
exciting new package of entertainmentfor 2009 when its Top Hat Series de-buts.
The series includes four top-nameacts: John Davidson on Wednesday, Jan.14; the Missouri Opry on Thursday,Feb. 12; comedian Brad Zinn on Thurs-day, Feb. 26; and Dolan Ellis on Thurs-day, March 26. Show times are 4 and7:30 p.m. in the Palm Ridge SummitHall for all the acts.
The series replaces the successfulCurtain Call Series that ran for threeyears.
Full-season seats are available now tothe public, if purchasing for the entireseries. Single-show tickets will go onsale Nov. 3. The series is $70 per per-son for all four shows. Single-show
Stardust Series sold out
The Desert City Six concludes the Stardust Summer Series in Au-
gust.
Six-show cruise ship series opens Jan. 9, 2009Ticket sales have been brisk for the
Rec Centers’ 2009 Cruise Ship Enter-tainment Series, running at 7 p.m. Fri-days from Jan. 9 to March 20, 2009,in the Palm Ridge Summit Hall,13800 W. Deer Valley Drive.
The coming season will feature AlRaitano, the Funny Fiddlers, MacFrampton, the Barbary Coast Dix-ieland Band, Jimmy Travis and NewOdyssey.
Series tickets are available now, butdon’t hesitate to get yours. Stop by theSun City West Box Office, 19803R.H. Johnson Blvd., between 8 and11:30 a.m. weekdays.
Series tickets are $55 for all sixshows. Single-show tickets – which
do not go on sale until Nov. 3 – are$10 each.
Following is the 2009 lineup of per-formers:
Al Raitano, who earned top honorsat this year’s “America’s Most Tal-ented Senior” competition, will per-form with the Steve Gold Trio on Jan.9, 2009.
Chris Pendleton and DavidLevesque, two excellent comediansand musicians known as the Funny
Fiddlers, perform on Jan. 23. Mac Frampton, considered one of
the nation’s top solo pops concert pi-anists, will entertain on Feb. 6.
The high-energy Barbary Coast
Dixieland Band, recently inducted
into the Minnesota Music Hall ofFame, performs on Feb. 20.
On March 6, comedian, singer andguitarist Jimmy Travis entertains.And finally, on March 20, three menwho have mastered 36 instrumentsbring their proficiency, humor andshowmanship to Palm Ridge as New
Odyssey.
tickets are $20 each. All tickets must be purchased in per-
son at the Box Office between 8 and11:30 a.m. weekdays. For informationonly, call 623-544-6032.
Davidson, a well-known NBC TVsinging star and Columbia recording
artist, will present his “Laugh Lines andLove Songs” musical show.
Jerry Prunty’s Missouri Opry is vari-ety entertainment featuring music, com-edy and showmanship.
Brad Zinn’s presentation of “TheGreat Comedians” brings recollections
of Johnny Carson, George Burns, W.C.Fields, Jack Benny, Will Rogers, Grou-cho Marx and other famous comedians.
The series concludes with Arizona’sOfficial State Balladeer, Dolan Ellis, anationally recognized artist with goldrecords and a Grammy.
The Rec Centers’ Top Hat Series features, from left, John Davidson, Dolan Ellis, Jerry Prunty’s Missouri Opry and Brad Zinn’s “Great Co-
medians.” Tickets for the series, which opens in January, are on sale now at the Box Office.
Many thanks to Martin Rios, one ofour greenskeepers, for recently rescu-ing three red-tailed hawk chicks, whowere found at hole No. 14 at Pebble-brook Golf Course.
The birds’ nest had been blown to theground during a big windstorm thenight before, and Martin and other em-ployees were unable to get the nestback into the tree. The young chicks(nicknamed Uno, Dos and Tres) weretaken to Fallen Feathers Wildlife Re-habilitation Center in Peoria, wherethey will be taken care of until they areold enough to be released into the wild.
You may remember that last yearFallen Feathers nurtured “Gus,” an-other rescued hawk. Gus was releasedback onto our courses last summer afterhe had recuperated and grown into abig slick raptor. (Who knows if theyare all related somehow?) Our thanks,Martin, for helping to give this beauti-ful trio a fighting chance at survival.
Golf employee rescues hawks
Three fuzzy red-tailed hawk babies, nicknamed “Uno,” “Dos”
and “Tres,” are recovering at a Peoria sanctuary after being
rescued from their fallen nest at Pebblebrook Golf Course.
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Editor - Katy O’Grady, 623-544-6027; [email protected]
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Recreation Centers of Sun City West
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BOARD
MEETINGS
No meetings are planned in July or August.
Special meetings may bescheduled, however, if
needed. Call 623-544-6115for information onBoard activities.
WHERE THEMONEY GOES
Did you know:The Association hasspent $1,807,152 onutilities for the fiscalyear, with one monthstill remaining. With
the rising cost ofenergy, every
1 percent increase inthese costs is more
than $18,000 per year.That’s tantamount to a
60-cent increase inannual membership
fees for eachAssociation member.
This is just one example
of the many expenses
this Association incurs
to bring you the
facilities and services
you’ve come to enjoy.
Governing Board DirectorsAll Directors: [email protected]
President
Matt Szydlowski
623-546-1949
20603 N. Desert Glen Dr.
Vice President
Ron Gillmeister
623-214-8984
15121 W. Gunsight Drive
Chair: Properties
Treasurer
Norm Bunas
623-975-7872
21903 Parada Drive
Chair: Budget and Finance
and Water
Flo Capps
623-594-0400
17807 N. Buntline Drive
Max Mohr
623-536-9865
19623 N. 132nd Ave.
Karyl Brandvold
623-214-6559
14626 W. Futura Drive
Chair: Chartered Clubs and
Library
Paul Piper
623-975-0732
19826 N. 129th Drive
John Ronan
623-584-8298
22207 Lobo Lane
Chair: Legal Affairs
Ginger Welch
623-214-0814
22632 N. Hermosillo Drive
Committee chair: golf
Office Manager
Sharon Schomer
623-544-6115
Celebrate all your freedoms July 4!It may be too hot to
celebrate the Fourthof July in Arizona theway many of us did inthe areas we oncelived, but the holidayis no less meaningfulhere. In fact, Sun CityWest is a shining ex-ample of all this holi-day stands for: freedom,patriotism and the pursuit ofhappiness.
Just think of all the freedomswe have to celebrate: the free-dom to join any of 107 char-tered clubs; the freedom to beas active and involved – or not– as we want to be; the freedomto voice our ideas on issues thatconcern us; the freedom to runfor the Governing Board or siton a Committee that interestsus; the freedom to invite ourguests to enjoy our activitiesand community with us; the
freedom to know welive in a safe environ-ment free from virtu-ally all violent crime;and the freedom tochoose from a hugeselection of activitiesand events to enrichour lives.
As for the pursuit ofhappiness, well, there’s no bet-ter place to find it than SunCity West. There is so much tosee and do here, so many or-ganizations to participate in,such clean surroundings toenjoy and such good people tocall friends. If you can’t findhappiness here, you’re proba-bly not looking!
Take a look around the com-munity and you will see moreevidence of our residents’ pa-triotism, and not just on July 4.On every patriotic holiday, ourlocal American Legion hangsflags along R.H. Johnson,known as the Boulevard ofFlags. Flags grace private resi-dences year-round. Our na-tion’s military bands play at theRec Centers on a regular basis,allowing us to meet some ofthe young men and womenwho serve as ambassadors forour service branches, and let-ting us enjoy some of the na-tion’s great patrioticcompositions.
On July 4, 2008, Americawill celebrate its 232nd birth-day! I’m sure you are as proudas I am to be a part of this greatnation, and to live in such an
unparalleled community likeSun City West. I hope you’lljoin me then in celebrating thisgreat occasion in whatevermanner suits you and showsyour pride. The Rec Centers issponsoring one such opportu-nity with its free Fourth of Julyconcert at Palm Ridge Recre-ation Center. The Maule Sisters,who fashion their performanceafter the Andrews Sisters, willplay at 3 p.m. Free tickets tothis event were given out at theBox Office in June.
If you can’t make the concert,check the local newspapers forother patriotic events happen-ing around the Northwest Val-ley. And whatever you do,please take a moment to reflecton all the freedoms your nationprovides you, particularly thosewe enjoy right here in Sun CityWest.
Matt Szydlowski
Board President
Management and Governing Board
Editor’s Note: New committee assignments and officer positions had not been made as of press time. The ones shown here are forthe 2007-08 term. Check www.rcscw.com
for 2008-09 assignments.
As for the pursuit ofhappiness, well, there’s nobetter place to find it than
Sun City West. There is somuch to see and do here,so many organizations toparticipate in, such cleansurroundings to enjoy andsuch good people to callfriends. If you can’t findhappiness here, you’reprobably not looking!
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StardustMovie
“The Odd Couple” 7 pm
July 4 Concert3 pm Palm Ridge
AdministrativeOffices closed
Rec News deadline!
StardustMovie
“The Dark Corner”7 pm
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StardustMovie
“The Four Seasons”
7 pm
StardustMovie
“Easy to Wed”7 pm
StardustSummer
Series: Joe Gallo7 pm Stardust
StardustMovie
“Showboat”7 pm
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All Sun City West residents are invited to brush up on theirtennis skills with summer tennis instructor Carol Bentley.
Carol has 25 years of experience in improving players’games. Whether you’re a good player striving to be great, orif you haven’t held a racquet since high school, give her acall! Lessons are given at the R.H. Johnson Sports Center.The charge is $25 for one hour.
To set up a time, call 623-546-4889. Groups of up to fourare OK. You do not need to be a Racquet Club member to usethis resource.
Repairs to the roofs of Star-dust Theatre and the Woodshopat Kuentz Rec Center were re-cently completed.
The work began April 3 andwas complete May 30. Theproject, performed by ReliableRoofing Co., came in at$57,440, a savings to the Asso-ciation $12,560 from the ap-proved amount of $70,000.
Reliable Roofing made sev-eral spot repairs to blisters,which occur from water vaporsbeing trapped under the roofsheeting. Several repairs weremade to the air-conditioningcurbing and duct work, andnew blocking was installedunder the condensation and
electrical conduit. The entireroof was then coated in a fiberemulsion with poly-type sheet-ing embedded into the emul-sion, followed by a secondlayer of emulsion applied overthe sheeting.
After three weeks of curingtime, the entire roof was thenprimed and a white reflectivecoating applied as the finalstep. This application shouldextend the life of the roof areasby 7 to 10 years.
“During these times when theeconomy is tight, we work hardto find solutions that are costeffective, maintenance friendly,and give us the best value forour dollar,” said Project Super-
According to the NationalOsteoporosis Foundation, thedisease of osteoporosis is amajor health threat to morethan 44 million Americans.
Fifty-five percent of the peo-ple over the age of 50 will faceit, in some capacity. One in twowomen and one in four menwill have an osteoporosis-re-lated fracture in their senioryears.
According to the AmericanMedical Association, men overthe age of 50 have a greater riskof suffering an osteoporosis-re-lated fracture than developingprostate cancer!
Experts agree that if you
have been diagnosed with os-teoporosis, you have probablylost 25 percent to 35 percent ofdesirable bone density. Ifyou’ve been diagnosed withosteopenia, the precursor of os-teoporosis, bone loss has beenroughly 10 percent to 15 per-cent.
Daily Fitness strives to defythese statistics through cus-tomized exercise programs forosteoporosis sufferers. Becauseit’s possible to grow new bonewith exercise that begins inadulthood, customized pro-grams can have immediate pos-itive effects. Statistics showthat a good strength trainingprogram can create up to 6 per-cent new bone. Although exer-cise alone will not restore allbone loss, it will affect thebody in ways that prevent os-teoporosis-related fractures. Awell-designed program can im-prove balance, reflexes and co-ordination, making falls lesslikely.
Studies reveal that combin-ing proper osteoporosis med-
Agnes Downs of Sun City West is improving muscle mass and building
bone density, with a workout program designed by Daily Fitness per-
sonal trainer Tom Reemtsma.
Summer tennis instructor available to all residents
Tips for Seniors from Daily FitnessProper exercise can improve effects of osteoporosis
ication with proper exerciseimproves bone density. If exer-cise improves bone mass by 6percent and medication in-
creases it by 10 percent, a per-son can experience a 16 percentincrease in new bone by com-bining the two components.
“At Daily Fitness, our per-sonal trainers create programsspecific to people’s needs,”states owner Colleen Daily.
“Many seniors believe thatwalking is the only form of ex-ercise that’s necessary. Unfor-tunately, this is not the case.Bones respond to intensity, notduration. Therefore, strengthtraining must be introduced.Not every person will begin onthe machines or lifting dumb-bells,” Colleen emphasizes.“Sometimes it’s necessary tosimply relearn to balance one-self, without holding on to any-thing. From there, we progressto more intense exercises.Everyone starts at a differentpoint. The main focus for DailyFitness is to help osteoporosissufferers live a fuller life, onefree from the fear of falling.”
To schedule a free PersonalTraining Consultation, contactDaily Fitness at 623-256-7901.
A portion of all funds re-ceived by Daily Fitness go backto the Rec Centers for use in im-proving our fitness facilities.
Studies reveal that combining proper
osteoporosis medicationwith proper exercise
improves bone density.
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Kuentz’s Stardust Theatre, Woodshop receive roof repairsintendent Larry Griffith.
Look in future issues of theRec Center News for addi-
tional updates on projects oc-curring throughout the commu-nity as part of the Association’s
ongoing efforts to maintain andimprove our wonderful ameni-ties.
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Financials
Details of these summaries are available in the
R.H. Johnson Library at 13801 W. Meeker Blvd.
Editor’s Note:
The golf statistics for August2007 and March 2008 weremisreported in previous issuesof the Rec Center News. Thosenumbers have been correctedstarting in this issue.
In addition, there were errorsin the statistics reported in lastmonth’s Rec Center News. TheApril figures for golf and bowl-ing rounds were not included inthe Year To Date numbers forFiscal Years 2005-06 and2006-07. We apologize for theerror. Below are the correctYear to Date numbers forApril’s financials:
BowlingFYTD for 05-06: 228,664FYTD for 06-07: 246,515
GolfFYTD for 05-06: 277,319FYTD for 06-07: 260,094
Bowling Lineage by Fiscal Year *
MONTH FY 2005-06 FY 2006-07 FY 2007-08
July ** 10,733 9,843August ** 4,247 4,259September 22,370 21,239 19,741October 30,594 28,520 28,570November 29,234 28,594 28,023December 26,347 35,180 24,333January 32,814 34,674 33,847February 33,694 30,623 31,638March 35,456 35,347 33,290April 18,155 17,358 16,008May 11,449 10,240 12,137June 12,130 11,561
FY to Date 240,113 256,755 241,689
FY Total 252,243 268,316 241,689
* Fiscal Year runs from July 1 to June 30** Bowling lanes closed for remodeling
Golf Rounds by Fiscal Year *
MONTH FY 2005-06 FY 2006-07 FY 2007-08
July 13,960 14,967 13,101August 13,859 15,097 12,749September 18,435 19,303 16,158October 23,010 22,548 19,594November 29,405 28,879 25,245December 28,845 24,807 20,938January 38,208 28,941 27,538February 36,347 34,842 32,884March 39,545 38,624 37,215April 35,705 32,086 29,354May 25,095 21,701 18,941June 18,362 16,530
FY to Date 302,414 281,795 253,717
FY Total 320,776 298,325 253,717
* Fiscal Year runs from July 1 to June 30
Recreation Centers of Sun City West Inc.Balance Sheet - May 31, 2008
2008 2007
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents $7,024,587 $6,228,976Restricted Cash 6,528,905 6,450,617Accounts Receivable 598,843 515,906Note Receivable:Theatre West 57,925 40,659Note Receivable:Library 115,000 0Inventories 169,549 170,088Prepaids And Other Assets $290,390 278,292
Total Current Assets $14,785,202 13,684,540
Fixed Assets
Furniture & Fixtures $982,274 977,418Machinery & Equipment 9,873,189 9,405,667Buildings 36,088,868 34,842,457Land Improvements 33,649,628 33,088,434Land 5,196,987 5,196,987Water Rights 233,439 0Vehicles $843,415 707,454
Sub-Total Fixed Assets $86,867,802 84,218,418
Accumulated Depreciation (52,589,577) (50,259,334)
Total Fixed Assets $34,278,224 33,959,084
Total Assets $49,063,427 47,643,625
LIABILITIES AND EQUITIES
Liabilities
Accounts Payable $511,805 459,523Accrued Purchase 102,026 30,243A/Pay Sweeps - Pro Shop 180,877 185,513A/P Gift Certificates 3,097 7,381Accrued Fitness Funds (33) 0Capital Lease 0 19,590Golf Lessons & Tapes 0 (73)Accts Pay - Village Store 0 (30)SCW Softball Club 36,141 37,544Accrued Payroll 274,998 228,779Accrued Vacation Payable 588,304 430,376Payroll Taxes Payable 6,769 43,517Group Insurance Payable 0 (95)401K Payable 125 23Employee Optional Insurance 2,388 2,950Liability for Return Checks 413 151Accrued Taxes Payable 67,463 73,568Accrued Pension Plan 47,482 53,186Arizona Sales Tax Payable 6,079 5,444Deferred Membership Fees 4,208,142 3,373,136Deferred Golf Revenue $564,919 799,400
Total Liabilities $6,601,003 5,750,134
Retained Earnings $41,656,002 41,341,632
Net Profit / (Loss) $806,421 551,858
Total Equity $42,462,424 41,893,490
Total Liabilities and Equity $49,063,427 47,643,625
Recreation Centers of Sun City West, Inc.
Consolidated Income Statement
For the Eleven Months Ending May 31, 2008
Month Month Monthly YTD YTD YTD Prior YTD
Actual Budget Variance Actual Budget Variance Actual
Revenue - Gross Margin
Recreation Division $788,869 789,980 (1,111) 8,646,743 8,256,587 390,156 8,048,746Golf Division 483,888 627,858 (143,970) 6,569,216 7,669,423 (1,100,207) 6,256,193Bowling Division 25,781 24,831 950 589,042 601,627 (12,585) 582,818Asset Preservation Fee 160,000 128,000 32,000 1,166,000 1,280,800 (114,800) 1,160,245Facility Investment Fee 0 12,000 (12,000) 114,000 132,000 (18,000) 246,000Interest Income $21,730 20,000 1,730 289,559 220,000 69,559 259,608
Total Revenue - Gross Margin $1,480,268 1,602,669 (122,401) 17,374,560 18,160,437 (785,877) 16,553,610
Expenses
Operating
Recreation Division $531,683 475,170 (56,513) 5,474,448 5,354,914 (119,534) 6,029,815Golf Division 618,448 632,172 13,724 6,554,694 6,992,884 438,190 6,325,760Bowling Division 50,344 42,865 (7,479) 475,345 492,091 16,746 405,053General & Administrative 165,331 165,824 493 1,592,660 1,927,933 335,273 351,021
Depreciation
Recreation Division 103,828 104,250 422 1,437,901 1,146,750 (291,151) 1,158,838Golf Division 76,282 68,300 (7,982) 843,389 751,300 (92,089) 948,970Bowling Division $17,724 16,500 (1,224) 189,701 181,500 (8,201) 180,585
Total Expense $1,563,640 1,505,081 (58,559) 16,568,138 16,847,372 279,234 15,400,042
Net Revenue (Loss) ($83,372) 97,588 (180,960) 806,422 1,313,065 (506,643) 1,153,568
Golf Rounds $18,940 25,099 (6,158) 253,716 304,967 (51,251) 281,951
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Sun City West, Arizona 85375
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The information on this page is supplied by PORA and does not reflect the opinion of the Recreation Centers of Sun City West.
Are you a PORAMember?
Perhaps not.
Some residentshave told us that theyare PORA membersbut when we checktheir status againstour current recordswe discover that theyare not.
If you haven’t paidthe nominal $10 an-nual dues in morethan a year, youmight not still be aPORA member.
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PORA MemberBilling – Ooops!
During May we started usingan outside accounting firm todo our accounting and also ourmembership billing. Using aprofessional accounting firmallows us to get better controlover our funds. But, as oftenhappens when you move to an-other method of accounting,we ran into snags! As a result,some of you who paid yourdues in March or April mayhave received a second noticefrom us. If you did, please ac-cept our apologies and ignorethe notice.
PORA RecyclingSurvey
During April, PORA ran asurvey on our website. Al-though we understand thatmany of you do not have acomputer, we want to makeuse of any tools that we have inorder to get more informationabout what you feel about dif-ferent things. Because of costs,it is not possible for us to usethe mail for these surveys. Thismeans we either (1) use the In-ternet in order to collect infor-mation, or (2) we just don’t getany feedback from our resi-dents. We chose to use the In-ternet and we will be doingmore surveys in the future.
The point of this survey wasto get a general idea as to whatthe respondents thought aboutcurbside recycling. We are notprofessional survey specialists,but we believe we can get the
“pulse” of residents throughsurveys. Sometimes we goofup and might ask the wrongquestion, or forget to asksomething that some mightthink is important, but a littleinformation is a lot better thannone, assuming we realize theinformation may not be com-plete, which we do. PORA hasno authority to mandate curb-side recycling, and the feed-back we have received fromthose involved in waste collec-tion has indicated that thisservice – if ever offered –would be an optional service,and not mandatory.
As expected, the commentsto our second recycling surveywere diverse and interesting.Four main themes surfaced inthe comments. Before we dis-cuss these, it is important tocover some related issues.
Concerning recycling and itsfunction in Sun City West, weview PORA’s role as an infor-mation gatherer, communica-tions channel and a catalyst forincreasing recycling. Our viewis that all recycling is voluntaryand any recycling programsthat are offered should be op-tional; clearly each residentshould have a choice as towhether they wish to partici-pate or not. Other than ourCC&R responsibility, PORAdoes not have or wish to haveany ability to “mandate” thingsin the community. Our goal isto increase recycling in thecommunity so the environmentis left a little better than we
found it. We will work toachieve that goal within theguidelines of whatever resi-dents feel is most effective forthem.
Because Maricopa Countydoes not have any trash collec-tion capabilities and relies onprivate industry, the decisionas to whether an optional curb-side recycling program will beoffered will be made by a pri-vate company. Presently, noprivate hauler has made thatcommitment. We will facilitatea meeting of decision makersin the fall (including the localLions and Kiwanis clubs) todiscuss options.
PORA also recognizes that,since our surveys are done bye-mail, we are not pollingthose in the community whodo not have e-mail. Sending di-rect mail surveys is not eco-nomically possible, so wechose an alternative that webelieved would at least give anidea of what the communityhas to say about increasing ourrecycling. We are aware thatthe email survey is not a scien-tific study of our residents’wants and needs, but it doeshelp to surface a more com-plete assortment of issues.
As to the study results andthe more than 400 commentswe received, there were manyissues brought up but the ma-jority of comments expressedconcerns about costs for curb-side; the recycling containersand who would pay for them,and what would be placed in
them; what would happen tothe Lions and Kiwanis rev-enues if curbside recyclingwere implemented; and prosand cons of the existing “be-hind Safeway” drop-off site.
For all practical purposes, itis really too early to discusscosts for curbside recyclingand containers; to date, no pri-vate company has made anyspecific proposals. However, acouple of items should be clar-ified. For the most part, thepresent recipient of recyclingrevenues is the Sun City Lionsand Sun City West Kiwanis,not Parks and Sons. They sim-ply bill for picking up goods tobe recycled and deliver themwhere instructed. The Lions’and Kiwanis’ revenues are dis-tributed to charities by theirboards. They are understand-ably concerned about losingany revenues caused by curb-side recycling.
Also one should not assumerecycling is a highly profitablebusiness in Arizona. Marketsfor recycled goods shift, andwhat makes money today maynot next year. Combined withthe increased cost of gasolineto collect recycled items, thismakes it a challenge to say thatall costs for recycling would beoffset by the revenues from therecycled goods.
Lastly, we share the concernof many that while the “behindSafeway” recycling site hasworked very well over theyears; it has safety issues thatneed to be addressed. This has
increased with the advent ofplastics recycling.
We plan to address and workon all these issues in the falland will communicate furtherstatus on them as we havenews. In the meantime, keepup the good recycling workyou have done up to now, par-ticularly the plastics recyclingprogram. If anyone would likemore information, e-mail us [email protected].
CC & R RemindersPARKING OF VEHICLES
THAT ARE RESTRICTED
It is true that the roads in SunCity West belong to MaricopaCounty, but our CC&Rs thatrun with our property do re-strict the parking of certaintypes of vehicles on any streetwithin our residential proper-ties for more than 72 hours ac-cumulative in a calendarmonth. The following vehiclesare classified in this category:pickup trucks over 1 ton, recre-ational vehicles, mobile home,travel trailer, tent trailer, trailer,camper shell, boat, boat trailer,or other similar equipment orvehicle. The 72 hour limit isfor loading, unloading andcleaning of the vehicle.
OUTSIDE CLOTHES
DRYING OR AIRING
Outside facilities to air or dryclothes are prohibited in allresidential areas of Sun CityWest. It is illegal to dry clothesin any such a manner as to bevisible from any neighboringproperty.
Go ahead, sip ‘n’ savor thatfirst cup of coffee, but don’tforget to read the cup. Nexttime you buy a cup of coffee atStarbucks, whether it’s straightup or mocha-modified, don’tshort-change yourself by notindulging in a little light read-ing. Starbucks gives real peo-ple a chance to air theirthoughts on the side of theircups. Titled “The Way I SeeIt,” the tid-bits offer somegreat little mini-stories andsome wonderfully inspiringthoughts by all types of people(not “People’s” people but realones who have had interestingjobs and lives with interestinginsights to share over a cup ofjava).
No. 270 of “The Way I SeeIt” says, “Taste is subjective.Taste is democratic. Taste ispowerful. Taste … is also awindow into someone else’slife or culture. Be confident inyour taste, but remain curiousand expose yourself to newtastes. Allow your taste to con-stantly evolve and grow –while keeping and cherishingthe memories that taste cre-ates.” – Marcus Samuelsson,chef & author.
Taste seems a natural subjectfor a chef, but it’s also a fittingsubject for readers like us. Weall have some pretty specifictastes in reading, whether it’s aparticular genre like mysteries,romance, westerns, science fic-tion, or thrillers; a favorite au-thor like Tom Clancy, SueGrafton, Louis L’Amour, JohnSanford or maybe AndyRooney; or it could be just anatural curiosity about well-loved topics like the Civil War,the Wild West, or the Classics.
We may not know why wehave these tastes, these prefer-ences, but we know what welike, and when we run out ofour favorites we begin to panicmuch like having too muchcaffeine – we can get the men-tal shakes. If your favorite au-thor is prolific like JamesPatterson, Dean Koontz, orNora Roberts who take lessthan a hiccup between newbooks, you’re pretty securethere will be another title com-ing along any time. But ifyou’ve run out of possibilitieswith your favorite author, wecan offer you a chance to
“allow your taste to constantlyevolve and grow – while keep-ing and cherishing the memo-ries that taste creates” whenyou use our “If You Like”bookmarks.
These bookmarks help youcontinue to pursue your read-ing tastes with authors who aresimilar to your favorites; forinstance, “If You Like” JohnGrisham, you might like theseauthors of legal thrillers:William Bernhardt, Jay Bran-don, Phillip Margolin or LisaScottoline. “If You Like”Mary Higgins Clark, youmight like Phyllis Whitney,Barbara Michaels, JonathanKellerman or Michael Con-nelly. These bookmarks andmany more are available foryou to take from our give-awaytable located just in front of theNew Books Shelves.
Search for more favoritesand “be confident in your taste,but remain curious and exposeyourself to new tastes.” Lookat the other booklists, too, andtry something new; if you likewesterns by Larry McMurtry,try one of his meat ‘n’ potatoesfiction books. If you likeDanielle Steel’s strong femalecharacters, try Diana Gabal-don’s hot ‘n’ spicy historicalheroines.
And while you’re enjoyingyour next cup of coffee, tryreading your cup. What wouldyou contribute to “The Way ISee It”? Would you writeabout your amazing trip up theAmazon? How about theteacher who gave you an extrapush toward an engineering de-gree? Maybe you’d writeabout the year you grew themost perfect rose? Or do youthink it would be the first novelyou remember that was “a win-dow into someone else’s life orculture”?
Maybe we’ll get to say,“Here’s lookin’ at you kid” aswe read our next cup of coffee!
The BookDrops Here
Dropping off a book in ourLibrary Book Drop takes thesame concentration and skillthat you need for your drive-thru ATM machine, mail box,or fast food window – some-times too close, sometimes toofar, but most times it’s just
right and a real convenience –a maneuver even CaptainStuebbing would be proud toacknowledge.
It is truly disappointing ifyou’ve made a successfuldocking but the box is overfedand there’s “no vacancy” foryour library books. To help usprevent this disappointing cir-cumstance, we’re asking pa-trons who have donations(such as used books or maga-zines) to please box or bagthem up and place them next tothe Book Drop instead of in-side it. When we empty theBook Drop on Tuesday morn-ing, a third of the items in thereare not our library books but avariety of loose donations thatare taking up space our librarybooks would like to occupy.
We love donations, but thebest place for them is outsidethe Drop Box so our books canslip safely inside; and if the do-nations are already separated,we can swiftly transport themto our Book Sale tables for ourhard-working volunteers tosort and store. Our librarybooks, then, can be quicklychecked-in by our hard-work-ing library volunteers.
We wish you smooth sailingout there and a safe docking atall your ports o’ call.
Bashas’ Thanks aMillion for Friends
and Neighbors Program Pays Off
Again!This is the third year that you
and Bashas’ have been goodshoppers and generous neigh-bors. Enough of you signed upand shopped with your ThankYou Card between Septemberand March, designating the li-brary for bonus funds and gen-erating a whopping $1,526check for the Friends of the
R.H. Johnson Library. Con-gratulations for being super-shoppers, and bushels ofthanks for being such superfriends to your library.
Hear Ye, Hear Ye: a Book Sale
Celebration forAll the Realm
Thou has the opportunity toattend a grand and glorious cel-ebration for readers on Satur-day, July 26, when the Friendsof the R.H. Johnson Librarypresent a treasure- trove of be-guiling books, tapes and otherfanciful bargains that may looklike they cost a king’s ransombut can be yours for pauper’sprices from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.Come one, come all with coinor check to the Social Hall onSaturday, July 26. Inquiries?Call 623-544-6130.
Storytime WillEntertain the Little
Visitors at YourHouse this Summer
The R.H. Johnson Librarypresents pint-sized stories forpint-sized people every Thurs-day morning in July. StoryladyFran Buchanan will be front-and-center with fun-filled sto-ries to fascinate and entertainyour younger visitors whiletheir older siblings browse theshelves for elementary andteen titles to round out theirsummer between visits to minigolf, the video-game room andthe swimming pool.
Join us from 10 to 10:30a.m. every Thursday in July;and don’t forget to bring yourrec card so you can check outmore books, magazines andDVDs to entertain those ener-getic youngsters at your house.
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R.H. Johnson Library
Stay true to your tastes, but expand the possibilities
A big thanks goes out to our Association maintenance crews who in-
stalled a beautiful cover to keep our handmade R.H. Johnson Library
Quilt safe and clean. The quilt, created and donated by Kris Coates, is a
popular attraction in the library, and we wanted to make sure all our pa-
trons can enjoy it without worrying about wear and tear on it.
The Friends of the R.H. Johnson Library will hold their
huge Summer Book Sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,
July 26, in the R. H. Johnson Social Hall, 19803 R. H. John-
son Blvd.
Open to the public, this sale will include fiction, non-fic-
tion, cookbooks, children’s, hard and paperback books
in nearly new and gently used condition, in addition to
puzzles, tapes, audios, videos and much more. All pro-
ceeds from this volunteer-run book sale go towards the
purchase of new materials for the recently expanded li-
brary. Join the crowds throughout the county who have
attended our book sales for some of the best reading bar-
gains in Arizona. For information, call 623-544-6130.
Summer Book Sale is July 26
Hi all. I am in the process ofexperiencing my “Big Adven-ture – Part 2,” and in doing so,I have come to a very impor-tant realization. I have had thepleasure of visiting three ofour fine clubs so far thisspring. I have come to the re-alization in these visits that theclubs in Sun City West wereone of Del Webb’s greatest vi-sions, providing an immensely impor-tant link to residents and theircommunity.
The opportunity for a resident with arec card to be able to participate in thesemarvelous activities is priceless. I have
met folks who have been mem-bers of clubs for more than 25years. They have built friend-ships, and engaged in fun andexciting activities that from myobservation are nothing shortof the “Fountain of Youth.”
During one of my Big Ad-venture visits, I was given a kitto make a craft at home. I wentto the store to purchase several
items that I would need to make thisitem. I sat at my craft table followingthe directions and trying to rememberjust how to do this. I completed mytask, but I then realized how much morefun and interesting it was to do it in the
company of club members, in theirroom and with someone to ask when Ineeded help.
Along with the friendly company, theclubs provide a convenient and easyway to purchase the materials neededfor projects, instead of doing what I hadto do, which was to get in my car andgo to the store.
There is nothing that can replace thecamaraderie that I have observed in theclubs. I know there are a lot of you wholive in the community who can nolonger participate in your craft/hobby,but you can rejoice in the fact that youspent some of your best years crafting,laughing, eating and just having others
to share with. I envy all of you involvedwith a club and hope you remember thegood times you have had and what thefuture holds for you and new residentmembers. They deserve the same greatmemories that you possess.
If you can’t participate any longer,just drop by your favorite clubs to sayhello or have a cup of coffee. I am sureyou will be greeted with open arms anda cheerful smile.
I just needed to share this with you aswe all say “Thank You” to Del Webbfor his wonderful vision.
Sincerely, Katie Van Leuven,
Village Store Supervisor
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Village Store
Katie
Van Leuven
Store Supervisor
To all our traveling friends outthere, before you leave town, youmay want to stop by the VillageStore for one last important pur-chase. The store sells those niftyvacation mailboxes that the MetalClub makes.
These mailboxes are a good in-vestment, providing security andpeace of mind. They also save youfrom having to go to the Post Of-fice, first to stop your mail, andthen to pick it up at the end of yourtrip.
The Post Office will only holdyour mail for 30 days, making thepurchase even more valuable.
GOING SOMEWHERE?Make sure your mail is safe
Some thoughts on Del Webb’s vision for our clubs
The Village Store offers reflectivehouse number signs to make yourhouse more visible to family, friendsand emergency responders. Thesesigns are custom made for your ad-dress and mounted to a metal rod.
You can order them and have theminstalled, or you can install them your-self. Due to higher costs in materials,the signs have increased to $35, butthe installation has decreased to $5.
Reflective house signs guidefriends, emergency personnel
Carol Jewett-Strnad moved toSun City West from the Min-neapolis area in June 2004. Shemoved here only knowing afew people in the Valley and“took the plunge,” moving in atthe beginning of the summer.What a way to get your feetwet!
Carol joined the Singles Clubshortly after moving in to meetpeople in the community. Loand behold, she met Ron Str-nad, and after a short romance,they were married in February2005. Carol did not belong to achartered club until after shebegan volunteering at the Vil-lage Store. She decided that theClay Club might be interesting,so she went to the club’s “PotParty” in February 2007 andwas hooked. She had used theVillage Store as her entry intofinding something interesting todo, and it worked.
Carol is also very involved inthe “Connections” group in SunCity West, which is a group thatwelcomes newcomers into thecommunity. She has found it tobe very rewarding. She is activeon its committees and is a boardmember. She is also involvedwith her church and the Span-ish Club. Previous to movinghere, Carol was very involvedin skiing, golf, bowling and rac-quetball, but several back sur-geries forced her to subduethose interests.
Carol and Ron are trying toget their blended family of two
Meet a VolunteerCarol found her ideal club by first volunteering at our store
daughters and one son, threegrandchildren and one greatgrandchild to visit and find outwhat a treasure they have herein Sun City West.
Carol’s claim to fame ismeeting several stars in LasVegas including Pierce Bros-nan, Victoria Principal andHenry Winkler. Henry was herfavorite.
The Village Store came intoplay from reading materialsthat were given to her when shemoved into Sun City West. Sheread about it and made a visit.Carol was in awe when she sawall of the beautiful arts andcrafts. When she found out thateverything was made by some-
one who lives here, she decidedthat volunteering was a must.
Carol’s favorite part of vol-unteering at the Village Store ismeeting the people and espe-cially the new residents of SunCity West, as she recalls howoverwhelming it can be whenyou first move here. Carol vol-unteers two to four times permonth because it is a fun placeto be and meet people. Sheloves to meet new people andtalk about the clubs. Carol al-ways has a bright smile on herface and welcomes all of ourvisitors warmly.
We are glad you spend someof your valuable time with us,Carol!
If you’re interested in volunteering at the Village Store,call Manager Katie Van Leuven at 623-544-6135.
July Hours at the Village Store
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday. Closed Saturday & Sunday.
Most of our golfers here inSun City West do what DelWebb intended them to do:They go out and golf and enjoytheir day on the course.
Little thought goes into whathappens behind the scenes, andthat’s the way it should be. Wewant you to enjoy your golfingexperience without worryingabout the details. That’s whatour staff is here for; but forthose of you who do find thedetails interesting, we’d like tooffer a little insight.
First and foremost, we aim tomake golfing a pleasant and re-warding experience for youand your guests. That meanswe work hard to make surethey are in tip-top condition;that you are given priority inmaking your tee times; thatyou have the convenience ofrequesting tee times at any ofthe seven golf courses from thecomfort of your home; that youcan enjoy a beverage or snackat the pro shops at the end ofyour round; that you can bringyour own golf cart onto thecourse without paying an extrafee; and that you can do all ofthis at low rates available onlyto yourself and your fellowowner-members.
In theory, that’s simpleenough. In reality, it’s quitecomplicated, as you can imag-
ine. But in every decision that’smade, those goals are kept inmind. In this economy in par-ticular, those goals are chal-lenging because of increasingfinancial constraints. The costof our goods and services(gasoline, minimum wage, in-surance, etc) are going up at asteady pace. Our residents,meanwhile, are increasinglytrying to get their limited en-tertainment dollars to stretchfurther, meaning they look forbetter deals in golf.
In Sun City West, our sevencourses must contend with twocompeting golf courses vyingfor a limited number of golfers.Surrounding communities like-wise have courses that are try-ing to appeal to our members.The major difference is we arean exclusive community – we
do not allow the public to golfon our courses. In a limitedfashion, CNP players can par-ticipate (and their contributionto the bottom line is greatly ap-preciated), but in general weare limited in where we cangain new revenues.
So we are left with trying toprice our product competi-tively, and at such a level thatwe do not impact your pocket-books too greatly, but withoutputting the Association into thered. We are a non-profit organ-ization, so we’re not here tomake a buck, only to provideyou with great services and fa-cilities at the lowest price pos-sible.
Our pricing is not a subjec-tive matter. We study years’worth of financial data andtrends in annual rounds and de-mographics to determine theprice that will attract the great-est number of golfers and stillmeet our financial obligations.
Take into consideration avery timely matter: our sum-mer rates. We began them onJune 1 when a lot of thecourses around us had startedthem on May 1. Why thisbreak with what appears to bethe norm? The answer comesdown to money.
Starting summer rates onMay 1 instead of June 1 would
have cost us $200,000 to$270,000 in lost revenue.(Summer rates are half of win-ter rates, and there’s no possi-ble way we could expect todouble rounds during themonth to make up the differ-ence.) We probably lost a fewrounds to our competitors forthose golfers who are solelyprice-conscious, but the bot-tom line is healthier because ofthis choice. We hope most ofour golfers will realize they’renot only paying for a round ofgolf, they’re supporting theircommunity – their home –when they choose to play inSun City West.
Decisions such as the one il-lustrated above may not bepopular with all of our golfers,but this isn’t a popularity con-test. If it were, you’d all be get-ting free golf, free beveragesduring your game and compli-mentary hors d’oeuvres at the
19th hole. This is your community, and
we aim to run it with you inmind. Sometimes that meanswe make decisions you mightquestion, but there is alwaysresearched logic behind thosechoices. If, after enjoying yourday on the course, you decideyou are, in fact, curious aboutsome of the details, please stopby and see us, or write us anote so we can fill you in.We’re easily accessible andhappy to respond. The bestway is through a MemberComment form, available at allthe pro shops and other facili-ties, or you can download onefrom our website atwww.rcscw.com. If you prefer,email us at [email protected].
We put a lot of research andeffort into our decisions, andafter that much work, we’rehappy to share it with thosewho will listen!
Golf decisions made with you, your pocketbook in mindGolf
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ClubHybrid5 Wood3 Wood5 Wood6 Iron3 Wood8 Ironpitch. wedge3 WoodHybrid7 Wood
Yardage150142114145153163115114153130100
Hole71653148281455
Golf CourseStardustEcho MesaDesert TrailsGrandviewDesert TrailsEcho MesaDesert TrailsPebblebrookDesert TrailsDeer ValleyStardust
Date5-1-20085-1-20085-5-20085-5-20085-7-20085-9-20085-10-20085-23-20085-26-20085-27-20085-27-2008
Name Pat DoeBob HankBeverley BearnsElli WalmsleyKenneth C. KaneMartin VogtLarry ToerberEd LambBob HankNancy EddyPat Miller
Holes in One
Sunday Couples GolfSun City West Sunday Couples Golf resumes with the fol-
lowing schedule. Our year has been great so far and we inviteall couples interested to join us. For information, please callJean Serr at 623-214-1501.
By popular request, we are planning a Night Golf Eventagain this fall (on Oct. 12). The cost for this event will be $20per couple and includes dinner prior to golf, the lighted golfball per person, and sweeps money). This event is open to allgolfers, so plan to sign up early.
REVISED SCHEDULE THROUGH DECEMBER 2008
July 13 Desert Trails
July 27 Pebblebrook
Aug. 10 Deer Valley
Aug. 24 Echo Mesa
Sept. 14 Stardust
Sept. 28 Pebblebrook
Oct. 12 Desert Trails (Night Golf)
Oct. 26 Trail Ridge
Nov. 9 Echo Mesa
Nov. 23 Deer Valley
Dec. 14 Pebblebrook
Dec. 28 Stardust
Want to play more golf? TheGreen Team Social Golfinggroup offers casual golfing,just for the fun of it.
You can ride, walk or pullyour golf cart – whatever yourpreference. Relax, get somefresh air and play somegolf. It’s a fun time.
Sign up solo, or with others,to play with the Green Team
Social Golfers.The Green Team is for Sun
City West residents, theirguests and CNP players whoare lightly experienced golfersor who haven’t played in awhile. It’s for golfers who justwant a relaxed game atmos-phere.
The Green Team outing for-mat provides a friendly, non-
stressful environment in whichto hone your golf skills. Play-
ers will need their rec cards,plus standard nine-hole feepayable at the golf course forgreens fees. Going on to play18 holes is an individual op-tion.
Tee-times will be reserved ona first-come, first-served basis.To reserve a place, go to Star-dust Golf Course and enteryour names in the Green Team
sign-up book available at thestarter’s counter.
To get on the Green Team e-mail list or for questions or re-quests for more information,please send an e-mail to: [email protected].
You may also call StardustGolf Course at 623-544-6012(press No. 1 in options) for ad-ditional information.
Green Team members hone their skills every other SaturdayGREEN TEAM
SOCIAL LEAGUE GOLF DATES:
Saturdays, every two
weeks, from July 12
through September.
Tee times begin at 8 a.m.
Our pricing is not asubjective matter. We
study years’ worth offinancial data and trends
in annual rounds anddemographics to determine
the price that will attract the greatest number of
golfers and still meet ourfinancial obligations.
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Golf
2008 Maintenance Schedule Trail Ridge
Summer Closure
Closed for summer main-tenance Monday, July 28.Reopens Monday, Oct. 13.
Projects to be completedduring closure:
• Re-design the irrigation
system on the 14th tee.
• Raise the bottoms of
grass bunkers on the 18th
green.
• Re-level tee boxes on
holes 5 and 7.
• Trim trees throughout the
course.
• Desert work: Thin plant
material in overgrown areas.
• Increase aerification
throughout the golf course.
• Sod thin areas in the
rough.
Deer Valley
Summer Closure
Closed for summer main-tenance. Reopens Monday,July 28. Projects to be com-pleted during closure:
• Install drainage in traps
on holes 4 and 18.
• Re-landscape around
fairway trap on hole 15.
• Spray out over-seeded
areas to help strengthen
the summer Bermuda
grass.
Take the easiest route to lowering your score!The short game makes up nearly 70
percent of the shots we take out on thegolf course. That said it is usually thefirst place to examine if lowering thescore is your goal!
Generally, the short game is made upof putts, chips and pitches. A small im-provement in each area can add up to abig difference in score!Putting: Start by practicing short putts. If you
can consistently make the 2-foot to 3-foot putts,back up. Try the 10-foot to 15-foot putts. Seehow many out of 10 you can get close enough tothe hole to make the second putt a tap-in. Last,work on the long lag putts. Imagine a hula-hooparound the hole and see how many you can getwithin that 3-foot circle. The goal should be atwo-putt every time.Chipping: Practice both with a lofted club and
a less lofted club. You want chips that will hopa little and roll a lot (7 iron) or that will hop androll about the same amount. (PW) Practice short,medium and long distances with both clubs. Thegoal should be to get in close enough to the pinthat there is a reasonable chance to make theputt.
Pitching: Using a lofted club (PW,SW or LW) practice one-quarter, one-half and three-quarter swings to figureout your distances with one or all of yourwedges. (Higher handicappers shouldstick to just one club, while advancedplayers should have distances figuredwith all wedges.) Once distances areknown, practice on the pitching green
from varying distances, determining whichswing is needed. See how many balls out of 10you can get on the green, initially aiming for thecenter of the green and then eventually the flag.
Remember: Working on the short game is oneof the fastest ways to reduce score! For highhandicappers, it’s not unrealistic to lower thescore one to two shots per hole. For low handi-cappers, it can really help with overall consis-tency and scoring.
Robin Eichten is a Class A LPGA member andcertified teacher giving lessons on alternatingweeks at Pebblebrook, Echo Mesa and DeerValley. Lessons are $35; a Summer Special offour lessons for $120 is available through Sep-tember. (Special must be used within six monthsof purchase.)
Robin Eichten
How long is this going to take, Tom?How long until I get it? Those are thequestions I encounter over and overagain – both spoken and unspoken.Everybody’s “biological clock” is tick-ing (it means something different thanit did when we were younger) andpeople are wondering whether theyhave the time in their life to make thechanges necessary to improve their golf game.
I’m sure my answer is unsatisfying. I tell themthat it depends on their desire, the amount ofwork they put in and their natural aptitude forthe demands of the golf swing. All those are ex-actly true. It depends on all those things – plusone other above all else: mental discipline.
How good are you at staying on task? Howgood are you at staying on task when the workis tedious? Are you goal oriented? Do you resistdoing what is familiar and easy in favor of thebest thing? That is the real acid test.
A lot of my students have desire. They wantto get better. They run off and spend severalhundred dollars at the drop of a hat for somenew equipment that promises the results they arelooking for. Unfortunately, many don’t have thetype of desire that translates into practice time.
It’s perfectly understandable – they are adults;they lead busy lives (especially in retirement!).I have often said that if I had to learn the gameas an adult, knowing what I know about what ittakes, it would be a struggle. There are so manyother things crowding in. But if the golf game isnot high enough on the priority list, “desire”could be better translated as “wish.”
Most of my students have the aptitude for thetask. They have the hand-eye coordination andthey hit those occasional good shots that provethey have it. As a matter of fact, I often say themost exasperating question in golf is not to miss
one and ask, “What did I do wrong?” butto hit one great and to ask, “What did Ido right?”
Many of my students are hard workers.They practice every day. They hit lots ofballs. They say, “I’m going to get this ifit kills me.” (Don’t say that – it may!)However, at this juncture we get to thepoint of the story. If they don’t have the
mental discipline to do the effective thing, ifthey lapse back into familiar swing patterns,they’ll get better simply because they are hittingmore balls; but the improvement won’t last. Inthe end, they will be back where they started.
You must discipline yourself to focus on theassignment. If your teacher has given you some-thing to do, don’t lapse back into “full swingswith a driver.” I frequently have my studentspractice small swings in slow motion. I focus onthe hitting area because if they can be funda-mentally sound in that area, they’ll do all right.
The problem is, when I leave them to them-selves, they experience some success with thesmall swings, their swings get larger and fasterand, wouldn’t you know it, the next time I lookat them they are taking “full swings with adriver.” They lapse back into old patterns and atthe end of the day, they’ve made no progress.
Understand that practice tee work is sweat-shop time. You want to learn a new sequence ofmotion in your swing regardless of whether ornot you feel awkward. Stay on task doing ex-actly what your instructor tells you and, in theend, you won’t maximize your old method,you’ll learn an entirely new level of perform-ance, which transcends anything you’ve donebefore. That’s what we want.
Tom Drisler is teaching at Trail Ridge. Videolessons with take-home CDs are available. Call602-316-0419 for an appointment.
“I looked up toosoon.”
“My arms collapsedand I chicken-wingedmy swing.”
“I didn’t coil mybody on my back-swing.”
“I just did not fol-low through on myswing.”
“I’m always pulling myshots to the left.”
“I don’t have any tempoand I’m never in balance.”
Sound familiar? These aresome typical responses I re-ceive from new golf studentstaking a lesson. The questionsasked were: “Why are youhere taking a lesson? What isthe biggest problem you arefacing repetitively?”
Usually the above-men-tioned statements are not theproblem. Too many golfers
are concentrating onthe symptoms to theproblem as opposed tothe cure for the prob-lem.
Looking up or rais-ing your head on yourswing can be traced tomany areas such asalignment, grip, pos-
ture or just simply swing me-chanics. Just simply keepingyour head still does not solvethe problem, it only adds tothe problem.
The same can be said of allthe other symptoms listedabove. Almost all are tied tofundamental setup problems.When you have problemswith your golf game, learn toconcentrate and work on theproblems rather than thesymptoms. When problemsare cured, symptoms go away.
Good fundamentals of aim-ing, grip, posture and ball po-sition give the golfer a chanceto have an on-plane andtempo-oriented swing.
Doug is a PGA member anda certified instructor for theRec Centers. He gives lessonsby appointment at Grandview,Stardust and Desert Trailscourses. Schedule a lesson bycalling the golf course, or callDoug at 623-866-9163.
BUILDING A BETTER GOLF GAME
Cure problems, notsymptoms, of golf swing
When you have problemswith your golf game, learnto concentrate and work on the problems rather
than the symptoms. Whenproblems are cured, symptoms go away.
“
Doug Weber
Tom Drisler
Mental discipline is key to results
623-544-6100PAGE 12 JULY 2008
The perfect coor-dination of ballmovements andsteps is desired byall bowlers, and wewould be delightedif we could alwaysget to the foul line inperfect timing.
This is not alwayspossible, and to offset thisslight defect in timing, weshould develop the ability to“wait for the ball.”
To do this, you must con-centrate on keeping the bodybent forward from the kneesand hips, trying to stay inthat position as long as pos-sible. Pulling back orstraightening up from thepins just as you are releasingthe ball will affect your bal-
ance and your accu-racy.
Do not straightenup until the ball iswell on its way to-ward the pins. Oneway to practice thisis to pretend that aphotographer is outon the lane waiting
to take your picture. Whenyou release the ball, youmust pose for him, holdingyour position for at least thecounty of “one.” This isample time to allow the ballto head for the target, and toprevent you from rising outof position too soon. It alsoprevents you from takingyour eyes from the target be-fore you see whether or notthe ball hits it.
Learn to Bowl clinics are offered every month at JohnsonLanes. The next sessions will begin 9 a.m. Wednesdays, July16, 23 and 30 at Johnson Lanes in the Sports Pavilion at R.H.Johnson Rec Center.
Cost is $25 per person, which includes the three weeks of in-struction and bowling. Payments and reservations can be madeat the Sports Pavilion counter.
Certified instructors Marie Forman, Ray Hansen and Al Bra-mucci will teach you all the fundamentals in a fun and wel-coming atmosphere.
Bowling
MARIE’S BOWLING TIP:
Marie Forman
Bowling Instructor
Sign up for lessons
Wait for the Ball
Bowling Association plans slate of summer activitiesDuring the month of May,
the following Bowling Associ-ation of Sun City West Satur-day night No Tap bowlersfound the sweet spot on theirlanes and hit a 300 game: JerrySchwitzke got one natural 300and one no tap 300; Ron Goffbowled two 300 games on hisbirthday, and two more 300games during the month; Mel
Shirey, two games; and BobRoss, Dave Krauter, Bill Well-nitz and Terry Hamman, onegame each. Congratulations toall.
Red Pin Bowling: Hurry,come join the fun and winquarters. Our last day for RedPin Bowling will be July 29.On June 3, we were pleased tohave 50 bowlers show up at
Johnson Lanes for bowling.They all enjoy taking homethose quarters.
July No Tap Schedule: NoTap Saturday will be on July12 and 26.
August Schedule: No TapSaturday will be on Aug. 23.(There is only one for Augustas Johnson Lanes will be clos-ing on Aug. 4 for maintenance,
and will not reopen until Aug.18.)
September Schedule: NoTap will be on Sept. 6. Our fallgeneral membership meetingwill be held 4 p.m. Sept. 20 inthe Lecture Hall after whichwe will open our 2008/2009Kick-Off Party in the SportsPavilion for BASCW membersonly. At 5:30 p.m., we begin
our No Tap Bowling.Membership in the BASCW
Club is open to all Sun CityWest residents with a valid reccard. Membership fee is only$5 per person, per year. Formore club information, callGlenn Compton at 623-975-6373, or check out our websiteat www.scwclubs.com (clickon Bowling Association).
The More You Bowl, the More You SaveOpen-play discounts introduced for league bowlers
The Rec Centers is introducing open-playbowling discounts for our winter leaguebowlers. The more leagues you bowl in, themore you save on your open bowling. You can’tbeat that!
Our winter league bowlers can take advantageof the following discounts, per line in openbowling all day on weekends and on Mondayand Tuesday evenings after 8 p.m.:
1 league: 20-cent discount per line
2 leagues: 30-cent discount per line
3 or more leagues: 40-cent discount per line
As you join your leagues this fall, please no-tify the front desk so we can make your cardsfor you.
When you come in for open bowling duringthe times listed above, show your card and we’llgive you the discount.
As a reminder to all Sun CityWest residents, we are onceagain hosting the prestigiousPro Bowlers Association Re-gional Tour over the Sept. 12-14 weekend.
This is the third year in suc-cession that these high-caliberbowlers will be coming to ourcommunity. Let’s give them
another warm welcome as wehave in the past! They enjoybowling here on our state-of-the-art equipment, and have re-marked that they are so pleasedto have the audience participa-tion in our community thatthey do not get in other citieson the tour.
Our tournament director,
Mel Shirey, and his committeewill be seeking donations foritems to be raffled off duringthe event, sending out entryblanks for two “Win A Spot”tournaments, and generallyhandling all of the advertise-ments and information for theweekend.
The two “Win A Spot” tour-
naments are scheduled forAug. 31 (Open Division) andSept. 7 (Senior Division).Check at the monitor’s desk forentry blanks or check withMel.
There will be two Pro-Amevents this year, one on Fridayevening at 6:30 p.m. and oneon Saturday evening at 8 p.m.
The pros will be practicing onboth Friday and Saturday, withthe final competition to be heldSunday morning. Stop in at thelanes and pick up entry blanks.
There will be more informa-tion available as the Tourna-ment Committee finalizesplans for this event. Keep read-ing the Rec Center News!
PBA Regional Tour returns for third consecutive year
The Rec Centers is looking for com-
puter-savvy individuals who would like
to volunteer as monitors in our new
Data Resource Room at the R.H. John-
son Library. Flexible schedules are
available, with even one-hour shifts
available to those who want the sim-
plest option.
Volunteers sign-in computer users,
check rec cards and stamp guest cards.
They also assist patrons using the In-
ternet when possible. Call Joan Cum-
mings at 623-544-6644 for details.
For those who are unfamiliar with the
Earl Mackert Data Resource Center, it is
a new addition in the remodeled library.
The center attracts many residents who
are eager to take advantage of its high-
tech offerings.
The center offers 10 computers offer-
ing high-speed Internet service, as well
as wireless service for individuals who
bring their own laptops.
(In addition, the four private study
rooms in the main library are hard-wired
for those wishing to plug in their lap-
tops to the Internet.)
Joan Cummings, the Data Resource
Technician who runs the center, says
residents are performing a variety of
tasks on the center’s computers. The
most common include checking email
messages on personal email accounts;
making airline reservations; printing
boarding passes; and doing research.
The center is particularly attractive to
residents who don’t have their own
computers at home, or who don’t have
Internet access. Printing (15 cents a
page) and scanning ($5 per picture)
also are available.
The center is open regular library
hours: from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. Stop in today!
Computer lovers sought to volunteerin new Data Resource Center
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MAIN TELEPHONE NUMBER:
623-544-6000
RH JOHNSON REC CENTER:
544-6105
Swimming Pool: 544-6106
Tennis Reservations: 544-6151
Mini Golf, Table Tennis, 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
Newlan: 214-1305
• Ceramics West,
Jack Marten: 546-8685
• Clay Club, Doris
Miller: 293-1657
• Copper Cookers,
Joanne Bottorf: 584-
6134
• Johnson Lapidary,
Troy Gray: 215-2221
• SCW Beaders,Mary
Hester: 584-1012
• Leather Carvers,
John Granlund: 977-
8929
• Mac-Cro-Knit, Sally
Gallardo: 546-9140
• Metal Club, D.F.
Gundersen: 388-6773
• Encore Needle &
Craft, Eleanor Hamil-
ton: 214-2990
• 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, Delight
Moum: 584-4134
• Rip n’ Sew, Kathy
Gundersen: 388-6773
• Creative Silk Flow-
ers, Rosemarie Read:
214-9712
• Toy-Ki Silvercraft,
Donald Swope: 214-
2176
• Stained Glass
Crafters, Cher Pe-
tersen: 546-8082
• Creative Stitchers,
Barbara Bentsei: 975-
0316
• Tole Artists, Peggy
Faucher: 214-2027
• Weavers West
Guild, Charles Benson:
584-7537
• Woodworking, Mar-
shall Adams: 584-1938
Cards & Games• Kiva West Dupli-
cate Bridge, Richard
Starbuck: 584-1761
• Saturday Ladies
Contract Bridge, Car-
olyn Robinson: 214-
7858
• Tuesday Contract
Bridge, William Drury:
933-4975
• One Partner
Bridge, Urban Hart-
man: 544-4293
• SCW Bunco, Vivian
Hennessey: 556-4818
• Canasta West,
Leona Szubra: 214-
7444
• Five-Hundred Card,
K.C. West: 544-2688
• Cribbage, James
Tappen: 444-4246
• Saturday Night
Gamesters, Ann Ono:
214-3240
• Euchre Card Play-
ers of SCW, William
Scott: 466-8328
• Mah Jongg, Eva
Tiberio: 584-3350
• Pan Card Club,
Martha Windecker: 556-
9834
• Pinochle, David
Crane: 584-6695
• Sheepshead, Tony
Richter: 556-1071
• Club 52 Card Club,
Ronald Curcio: 266-
4302
Dance• Country Western,
James Cochran: 544-
4208
• Hillcrest Ballroom,
Nancy Jenkins: 544-
2376
• 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, Ron
Rasmussen: 546-5710
• Energetic Exercise,
Melba Franke: 584-
4903
• Fitness Club, Alvin
Andrus: 546-9648
• Handi-Capables,
Thomas Simard: 544-
2428
• Water Fitness,
Penny Plass: 476-5151
• Yoga, Carolyn
Scullin: 546-3852
Hobbies &Travel
• Agriculture, Janette
Gricol: 584-1465
• Coin & Stamp, Fred
Bubeheimer: 544-0871
• Computers West,
Robert Kelling: 214-
8589
• Garden Club, Ar-
lene Macy: 214-7823
• Model Railroad,
Paul Gramnitz: 556-
1183
• Recreational Vehi-
cle, Ron Smith: 584-
9071
• Rockhounds West,
Bill Blakley: 584-7992
• Investment Club, Al
Knoblock: 975-2222
Music & Performance• Dancing Arts,
Helen Onni: 584-6222
• Westernaires Cho-
rus, Lee Puro; 544-
5868
• Karaoke, Nona
Uthoff: 584-2661
• Musicians Club,
Craig Lee: 584-0308
• Organ & Keyboard,
Sharon Lindsay: 584-
8707
• Rhythm Tappers,
Gerry Zoph: 214-8504
• Stardust Theatre
Council, Jan Cooley:
975-4003
• Theatre West, Al
Lombardos: 546-3689
Social• Canine Compan-
ions, Ron Ouellette:
584-6776
• Club Español,
Charlotte Gisriel: 975-
7841
• Friends of the Li-
brary, JoAnn Dauer:
214-9170.
• Men’s Club, John
Kelley: 556-2772
• Singles Club,
Norma Wallace: 214-
8232
• Women’s Social
Club, Patricia Leopard:
584-7802
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,
Dennis Bailey: 214-
8853
• Desert Trails
Women, Jan Landis:
214-8904
• Echo Mesa Men,
Bob Stone: 214-2827
• Echo Mesa
Women, Lorraine Saari:
556-4071
• Grandview Men,
Bob Baker: 975-4832
• Grandview Women,
Dianne Schroetlin: 546-
4626
• Lady Putters SCW,
Jeanne Ricard: 546-
8326
• Pebblebrook Men,
Noah Murphy: 546-8736
• Pebblebrook
Women, Sharon Peb-
ley: 214-8289
• Men’s Putting,
Manny Zarate: 362-
9164
• Pebblebrook
Women Niners, Sally
Peterson: 877-9471
• Stardust Men, Lee
Reynolds: 584-1551
• Stardust Women,
Karen Hunter: 544-6986
• Stardust Women
Niners, Barbara
Scalise: 975-3826
• Trail Ridge Men,
Angelo Petrarca: 214-
3353
• Trail Ridge Women,
Bonnie Kehoe: 546-
9807
Sports• Crestview Bike
Riders, Faye Fray: 214-
5267
• Pickleball, Martha
Wasserman: 975-0764
• Mis-Cues Ladies
Billiards, Pat Schmidt:
214-0544
• SCW Bocce, Ed
Stroming: 546-5646
• Tennis, Mal Jacob-
son: 546-1145
• Bowlers Associa-
tion, Glenn Compton:
975-6373
• Western Horse-
shoe, Louis Kellner:
214-3903
• Johnson Lawn
Bowls, Wanda Penrod:
214-6958
• Mini-Golfers, Ver-
non Irby: 975-1118
• Racquet Club, Glo-
ria Mitchell, 214-1755
• Platform Tennis,
Ron Gliot: 584-7838
• Racquetball/ Hand-
ball, Cliff Philpott: 214-
2314
• Shuffleboard,
Robert Wilt: 214-9279
• SCW Softball, Art
Nelson: 556-9263
• Sportsmen’s, Earl
Fray: 214-5267
• Hot Shot Billiards,
Joe Gobell: 687-6619
• 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
623-544-6100PAGE 14 JULY 2008
You’re at a restaurant andyour friend starts choking,struggling for breath. Shepasses out and falls to the floor.
You’re at home with yourspouse, watching TV. He criesout, grabs his chest and col-lapses.
Your visiting grandchild slipsout the backdoor, toddles overto the pool and reaches in toretrieve something. He slips inand is underwater for minutesbefore you find him.
What do you do? If you’re ina crowd, maybe you lookaround for someone else tostep in. Hopefully, someonedoes.
If you’re alone, you lookaround vulnerably and then runto the phone to call 911. Thenyou wait – helplessly, anx-iously – until help arrives.
In any of these scenarios,you don’t have to wait forsomeone else to step in andhelp. You could be the one pro-viding aid in the minutes mostcritical to the victim’s survival.All you have to do is devotefour hours of your time to afree CPR and AED class of-fered through the Rec Centers.Don’t wait until you need theseskills to decide it’s a good timeto learn them. By then, it’s too
late.All Sun City West residents
and employees are encouragedto take free CPR and AEDclasses taught monthly bywell-qualified volunteer in-structors Bob Warren, BobDeadman and Tom Romaine.The classes are fun, easy andrelaxed. Students learn how torecognize an emergency andhow to react. They learn howto perform cardiopulmonaryresuscitation (CPR) and how touse an automated external de-fibrillator (AED).
AEDs are simple devicesthat can be used to save a vic-tim of sudden cardiac arrest.They are readily available atmost Sun City West recreationfacilities and golf course proshops, places where cardiac ar-rests are more likely to happen.
If you’ve heard about recentrecommendations from theAmerican Heart Association touse compression-only CPR,
you’ll learn about that too. Allyou have to do is sign up forone of the classes. Classesbegin promptly at 8 a.m. in theR.H. Johnson Lecture Hall.They are on hiatus for the sum-mer but will resume in Sep-tember.
At one recent class, about adozen students listened intentlyas they were captivated bysome of the theoretical scenar-ios thrown out by Warren andDeadman. Can you help some-one who seems to be having aheart attack but doesn’t wantyour help? What if he later be-comes unconscious – then canyou help? Should you give anaspirin to a heart attack victim?What about a stroke victim?Does it matter if the aspirin iscoated or uncoated?
One question that seemed tocatch students by surprise wasthis one posed by Warren: Ifyour husband suffers a life-threatening condition and youput him in the car to drive himto the hospital, then a speedingmotorist hits your car – who’sat fault? (You’d be surprised atthe answer.)
And did you know most
women who suffer a heart at-tack don’t have chest pain?They might feel symptoms intheir neck, arm, jaw or back,but most won’t feel the stereo-typical chest pain that menfeel.
Did you know that when youcall 911, your call is routedfirst to Phoenix? If you’re onthe golf course and your buddycollapses, how do you best tella Phoenix dispatcher where tofind you? If you say Pebble-brook Golf Course and SunCity West paramedics show upat the pro shop instead of, say,hole No. 8, you’ll lose valuableminutes waiting for help.
Keep in mind, for every oneminute it takes paramedics tostart treating a cardiac arrestvictim, the victim loses 10 per-cent chance of survival. On theother hand, when a citizentrained in CPR is able to re-spond immediately at thescene, the victim has a 49 to 74percent improved chance ofsurvival.
In case you are concernedabout your own liability intreating someone using CPR,rest assured that all 50 stateshave a Good Samaritan Lawthat protects you if you are giv-ing aid that you have beentrained to deliver.
If any of the above informa-tion has caught you by sur-prise, or if you’re still one ofthose who think two breaths tofive compressions is still theway to go, it’s time to get toclass.
Check out www.rcscw.comunder “Activities” for informa-tion on the CPR/AED classes,or check out future issues ofthe Rec Center News whenwe’ll be giving you the dates ofupcoming classes.
Take the class. Be a lifesaver.
Are you prepared if a loved one needs CPR?
Sun City West CPR instructor Bob Deadman shows the proper tech-
nique for performing chest compressions during a class in the R.H. John-
son Lecture Hall. Below right, Deadman talks about performing CPR on
an infant, a technique that also is covered in the classes offered free to
all Sun City West residents and Association employees. Classes will re-
sume in the fall. Watch future issues of the Rec Center News for dates
and registration information.
CPR instructor Bob Warren, left, times a student performing CPR compressions during a recent class. Al-
though it may not appear strenuous, performing CPR is physically taxing and most individuals can’t do it for
more than a few minutes. That makes it all the more important to call 911 before you start assisting a victim.
To learn more, be sure to sign up for one of the free classes this fall.
... when a citizen trained inCPR is able to respond
immediately at the scene, thevictim has a 49 to 74 percentimproved chance of survival.
“
Friday, July 4Our free Fourth of July con-
cert featuring the Maude Sis-ters begins 3 p.m. in PalmRidge Summit Hall. The eventis free, but you must have aticket. All tickets have beengiven out as of press time;those who picked up tickets butdon’t intend to use them areasked to return them to the BoxOffice.The Maule Sisters, per-forming in the style of the An-drew Sisters, will entertainwith patriotic favorites andsongs from the era including“Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,”“In the Mood” and “Americathe Beautiful.”
Monday, July 28SOLD OUT: Stardust Sum-
mer Series continues withsinger and entertainer Joe Galloat 7 p.m. in Stardust Theatre.
Tickets are $5 each or the seriesof three for $10. Gallo, now aSun City West resident, is along-time entertainer whostarted with his own jazz trio asboth singer and drummer.
Monday, Aug. 25SOLD OUT: Stardust Sum-
mer Series concludes with theDesert City Six at 7 p.m. inStardust Theatre. The DesertCity Six, which for yearsplayed every Phoenix Sunshome game, follows the tradi-tion of the Dukes of Dixieland.
Monday, Sept. 1Free Concert in the Park fea-
turing Jan Rittmaster at 7 p.m.in Beardsley Park (Palm Ridgeif inclement weather). Cele-brate Labor Day with us as Janand her fellow performers en-tertain you with music andcomedy. The other performers
Tickets are going fast for theDuttons’ Christmas program at3 and 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec.11, in Palm Ridge SummitHall. The Duttons are a familyact from Branson, Mo., that hasgained national attention asthey’ve spread their energeticperformances across the coun-try.
The group features themother, father and seven Dut-ton children, along withcameos from even the
youngest grandchildren. All ofthem are blessed with individ-ual talent and showmanship,
and together they provide non-stop entertainment.
Colorful costumes, cleverhumor, audience participationand pure musical genius maketheir energy contagious. By theend of the evening, you’ll feellike you’re part of the family.
The public is invited. Ticketsare $22.50 and $25 each andavailable now at the Box Of-fice, open from 8 to 11:30 a.m.weekdays. For informationonly, call 623-544-6032.
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JULY 3“THE ODD
COUPLE”
After beingthrown out of hishome and mar-riage, fastidiousFelix decides theonly thing forhim to do is to
move in with his best friend, OscarMadison, a divorced man living alonein an upper eastside apartment. Oscar isa total slob while Felix is a compulsivecleaner. Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau.(1968) (C) (1H-45M) (G). (Shown be-fore in SCW in 1996).
JULY 10“THE DARK CORNER”
A private eye is backed into a corner,framed for the murder of his ex-partner.His trusty secretary aids him in track-ing down the real killer. A very goodand riveting film that didn’t get much
p u b l i c i t y .Mark Stevens,Lucille Ball,Clifton Webb,William Ben-dix. (1946)(B&W) (1H-39M) (NR).(Never shownbefore inSCW).
JULY 17“THE FOUR SEASONS”
A film about marriage, friendship andmiddle age. Three wealthy couples gettogether four times a year for vacations.When one of the couples decide to di-
vorce, it sends shock-waves throughout theiramiable association.Alan Alda, Carol Bur-nett, Sandy Dennis, RitaMoreno, Bess Arm-strong. (1981) (C) (1H-
48M) (PG). (Shown before in SCW in1990).
JULY 24“EASY TO WED”
An heiress sues anewspaper for libelwhen it calls her ahome wrecker. Theeditor hatches ascheme to compro-mise her using hisfiancée and a re-porter carrying outthe plot. A musi-cal/comedy with awonderful cast. Lu-
cille Ball, Esther Williams, Van John-son, Keenan Wynn. (1946) (C)(1H-50M) (NR). (Never shown beforein SCW).
JULY 31“SHOWBOAT”
Life on a Mississippi showboat in the1890s. Timeless Jerome Kern-Oscar
H a m m e r s t e i nsongs including:“Can’t Help Lov-ing That Man,”“Make Believe,”and “Old ManRiver.” KathrynGrayson, HowardKeel, Ava Gard-ner, Joe E. Brown.(1951) (C) (1H-47M) (NR). (Shown before in SCW in1995).
Stardust TheatreLocated at Kuentz Recreation
Center at R.H Johnson and Stardust
Boulevards. Donation: $2 per per-
son. Doors open at 6 p.m. Show-
time is at 7. Sponsored by the
Friends of the R.H. Johnson Library.
(All movies are shown in the digital
DVD format.)
Hearing assisted devices nowavailable for your use.
Events & Activities
Thursday Nite Movies
Get tickets now for Duttons’ holiday show
FitnessTRAINING
A Sun Health professional
will demonstrate the proper
use of Rec Centers’ fitness
equipment from 2 to 3 p.m.
Thursdays according to the
following schedule. Sign up
at the monitor’s stations.
R.H. Johnson
July 17
Kuentz
July 3 and 31
Beardsley
July 10
Palm Ridge
July 24
We would like to advise allSun City West residents andemployees interested in the freeCPR/AED classes that they willresume in the fall.
The classes are offered free toresidents and Rec Centers em-ployees. They are taught Mon-days in the Lecture Hall. Dateswill be announced in future is-sues of the Rec Center News.
CPR classesresume in fall New golf programs promote 9-hole format
how to sign up for this newleague.
Regular summer rates applyfor both programs.
If you’ve been wanting to getout and play but you’re not upto 18 holes, try one of theseprograms. You’ll be glad youdid.
And for those who want to
learn the game but are startingfrom “scratch,” keep an eye outin future editions of the RecCenter News for the dates ofour biannual New Golfers andMentors Program. This innova-tive and fun program for be-ginners brings in mentors toassist you in learning the ba-sics.
Those who take the New
Golfers and Mentors Programcan “graduate” to our GreenTeam, for lightly experiencedgolfers. For more informationon that group, please check outPage 10 of this Rec CenterNews.
So what are you waiting for?Golfing in Sun City West hasnever been friendlier, easier ormore inviting!
From Page 1
include Sun City West resi-dents Wayne Kindall and RonMcCollor, along with vocalistand drummer Kent Parry.
Wednesday, Oct. 1Semi-annual Chartered Club
Meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. in the
Social Hall. All Chartered Clubofficers must attend one ofthese two meetings to receiveinformation and ask questionsabout the clubs.
Thursday, Oct. 2Semi-annual Chartered Club
Meeting from 8 to 10 a.m. inthe Social Hall.
All Chartered Club officersmust attend one of these twomeetings to receive informa-tion and ask questions aboutthe clubs.
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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:
ARIZONA’S HIGH COUNTRYMONDAY-WEDNESDAY, JULY 14-16
Enjoy the cool, fresh air of Arizona’s WhiteMountains, including the lush meadows, tow-ering pines, aspen trees and meandering LittleColorado River. This is arguably the mostcharming place in Arizona! Your trip includestwo nights lodging at the Hon-Dah ResortCasino; admission to the X Diamond Ranch; aprofessional tour escort; water and snackswhile aboard our deluxe tour coach; and twobreakfasts, two lunches and two dinners. Costis $369 per person single double occupancy,and $442 per person single occupancy.
FLAGSTAFF ROUTE 66 DAYSSATURDAY, SEPT. 6
Come join us in beautiful Flagstaff, the high-est city on Route 66, for fun, arts and crafts,fast cars and entertainment galore. Take a tripdown memory lane and celebrate the Spirit ofRoute 66 in the cool pines of Arizona’s HighCountry. Come on up and enjoy all the naturalbeauty Flagstaff has to offer. Cost is $49 perperson.
NATIVE LANDS – ANCIENT SANDS
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, SEPT. 24-25
You will tour some of Native America’s mostsignificant historical regions as we travel intoNavajo and Hopi Indian lands. The ancient
dwellings on themesas are part ofwhat historiansbelieve to be theoldest continu-ously occupiedcommunity inNorth America.The two-day,one-night tripincludes deluxe motorcoach transportationwith water and snacks, professional tour guide,dinner in Flagstaff, one night at the LittleAmerica Resort, full American breakfast, guid-ed tour of the first Mesa and Hopi lands, plus avisit to downtown Prescott. Prescott was at onetime the county seat, and its Whiskey Row isknown for the numerous saloons that oncelined the street but are now home to uniqueshops and restaurants. Cost is $259 per persondouble occupancy, and $319 per person singleoccupancy.
PIMA AIR & SPACE MUSEUMTHURSDAY, SEPT. 25
The Pima Air and Space Museum, wherehistory takes flight, is one of the largest non-government-funded aviation museums. Thereare more than 275 aircraft and spacecraft,including many of the most historically signif-icant and technically advanced craft ever pro-duced.
This day includes a tour of the Air and SpaceMuseum, as well as the AMARG, known as the“Boneyard,” located adjacent to the museum atDavis-Monthan Air Force Base. Lunch is onyour own at the Thunderbird Grill, where theyserve hamburgers, hot dogs and more. We’lltake a little side trip to the DeGrazia Museumbefore returning home. Cost is $64 per person.
ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON FIESTA
WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 8-11
Please join us for this most spectacular andinternationally acclaimed event, theAlbuquerque International Balloon Fiesta,with accommodations at the beautiful four-dia-mond Sandia Casino Resort Hotel. The festivalitinerary includes the Dawn Patrol (pilots take
off in the dark and fly until there’s enough lightto see the landing sites), Wells Fargo SpecialShape Rodeo, Flying Competition and PrizeGrab, Chainsaw Woodcarving Contest, WellsFargo Special Shape Glowdeo and AfterGlowFireworks Show.
Cost is $599 per person double occupancy,and $949 per person single occupancy.
GLENDALE DOG SHOWSATURDAY, OCT. 18
Join us for the spectacular showmanship,agility, obedience and excellence of man’s bestfriend. The show is presented by the KachinaKennel Club at the University of PhoenixStadium. Cost is $29 per person and includesmotorcoach transportation, guide, bottledwater on the coach, and gratuities.
KARTCHNER CAVERNS BIG ROOM TOURWEDNESDAY, NOV. 12
Come experience the “Big Room” atKartchner Caverns. Opened in November2003, it is the newest section and is open onlyfor tours from October to April. See and mar-vel at the strange and colorful formations, andlearn about cave inhabitants, both past andpresent.
Guided tours inside the Big Room are ingroups of 15. The tour lasts about 1 ½ hours.The Big Room (bat “condos” in the summer) isabout ½ mile with steep grades and highhumidity. Individuals with respiratory or car-
diac conditions may experience difficulties.Wheelchairs are welcome but it is suggestedthat the person/s responsible for assisting bephysically fit as there are tight corners, andsteep grades to contend with.
Explore the Discovery Center and see a 30-minute film of the Kartchner Caverns. Exhibitsinform visitors of how the cave was formedand the creatures that live there. A multiscreenvideo recounts how Tucson cavers Gary Tenenand Randy Tufts discovered Kartchner in1974, and how the park was created.
Cost is $99 per person, which includesmotorcoach transportation, a box lunch,snacks, bottled water and sodas on the coach, atour guide, entrance fee to Kartchner, and gra-tuities.
ALGODONES, MEXICOYOUR CHOICE OF THREE DATES:
SATURDAY, NOV. 15
SATURDAY, FEB. 7, 2009
SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2009
People are friendly and prices are low inAlgodones, a town located near Yuma. We willstop at a fast food restaurant in Gila Bend inthe morning so you can get breakfast or coffee,and again on the return trip. The motorcoachparks on the U.S. side of the border and youwalk about 100 yards to cross into Mexico. Avalid passport is required. We provide trans-portation only; no tour guide.
In Algodones, you will have four hours tospend bargaining, shopping or just enjoying
the different culture. We have plenty of roomin our coach’s luggage bays to bring homeyour purchases. There are several nice restau-rants in Algodones for lunch. Cost is $42 perperson. Passport is required.
BETTE MIDLER AT CAESAR’S PALACE
MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1-3
This show features the incomparable humor,over-the-top imagination and captivating
charisma of Bette Midler. We’ll stay at theMonte Carlo Casino Resort Hotel on The Strip,nestled between the Bellagio and New York,New York. It’s within walking distance toCaesar’s Palace, the Mirage, PlanetHollywood and more. There’s plenty of timefor sightseeing and meals on your own. OnDec. 2, we’ll head to Caesar’s Palace forMidler’s performance. Cost is $410 per persondouble occupancy, and $499 per person singleoccupancy.
PRESCOTT GINGERBREAD VILLAGE
FRIDAY, DEC. 5
Come away withus to an indoorwinter wonderland.Enjoy the creativityand ingenuity ofthe artists who cre-ate these ginger-bread masterpieces.Marvel at the intri-cate details! Thenenjoy a docent tourat the Sharlot HallMuseum, and a stroll in downtown Prescott.Jump into Christmas on this festive trip. Costis $51 per person.
ROSE BOWL PARADE 2009TUESDAY, DEC. 30, 2008 –
THURSDAY, JAN. 1, 2009
Enjoy the beautiful pageantry and traditionof magnificent floral floats, high steppingequestrians and spirited marching bands in thisannual event. This year’s theme is “Hats off toEntertainment.” The trip includes two nights atthe Hilton Universal City, one full breakfast,one box breakfast, one box lunch, one dinner,a float barn tour, reserved seats for the RoseParade, a souvenir program and pin, and driv-er and guide gratuities.
Cost is $699 per person double occupancy,and $979 per person single occupancy.
THE LION KINGWEDNESDAY, JAN. 28, 2009
Experience the phenomenonof Disney’s “The Lion King”right here in the Valley of theSun when this award-winningBroadway musical comes tothe ASU Gammage stage.Thrill to the pulsating rhythmsof the African pridelands andthe unforgettable score in this sensational pres-entation. Let your imagination run wild. Costis $125 per person, which includes motorcoachtransportation, excellent seats in the orchestraarea (near the stage), driver gratuity and escort.Don’t miss this breathtaking spectacle of ani-mals brought to life on stage. This is a showyou will remember forever.
FABULOUS PALM SPRINGSFOLLIES
THURSDAY-FRIDAY, FEB. 26-27, 2009
It’s show time! The Fabulous Palm SpringsFollies, the most stunning showgirls in thebusiness – and all aged 53 to 86 – sing theirway to the fountain of youth. This group hasreceived standing ovations for 12 seasons. TheFollies is a combination of music, comedy anddance from the 1930s and ‘40s. Add in the fab-ulous costumes, and it’s an entertainmentextravaganza. Our trip includes deluxe motor-coach transportation, and accommodations atthe Spa Resort Casino in the heart of down-town Palm Springs. You’ll also enjoy a celebri-ties tour of Palm Springs to see numeroushomes of movie stars we grew up with. Cost is$289 per person double occupancy, and $369per person single occupancy.
TOURS & SCHEDULINGOpen 8 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays.
We accept cash, Visa, MasterCardand Discover. Trips and tours must be
purchased in person at Tours andScheduling, 19803 R.H. Johnson Blvd.
Information: 623-544-6129.
AGRICULTURE CLUB
Sure July is hot, but yoursummer garden is planted andwe hope thriving. You justneed to water it and get readyfor fall. Fall gardens are won-derful, including all the rootvegetables, broccoli, cauli-flower and cabbage.
Tomatoes were a good cropthis summer, even though wehad a lot of the blight, whichcaused leaves to brown andwither. The tomatoes were big-ger, with many more tomatoeson each vine; maybe they don’tneed all those leaves.
Paul Rankin let his carrots goto seed, and the bees aroundthem are amazing. For those ofus who are seeing fewer beesthis year, that might be the wayto attract more.
Lots of cucumbers are allaround the garden, small pick-ling types, the long roughSoyuz and the hybrids withfew seeds. Cucumbers of dif-ferent types should be plantedwell apart from each other; thebees will mess up your seed-less when planted too close toseeded varieties.
I’m having better luck withmy watermelon this year. Ihave three vines and a lot ofmelons. I grow “moon andstars,” an older variety that’snot too large.
If you’re planning to growyour own plants from seed,such as tomatoes and peppersfor the fall garden, they shouldbe ready to go out in August.Butternut squash is long last-ing, wonderful in soup and haslots of fiber. Savoy cabbagewith its ruffled leaves getslarge enough for great cabbagerolls.
Janette, our plot manager,has a great idea for attachingyour shade cloth. She usedclips from fishing stringers;just remove clips from chain
with pliers and clip the shadecloth to the cage. It’s cheaperthan wire, and it’s faster.Strong fingers help, but heck –what are men for anyway?
A lot of the plots in the backare taken. Most new memberstook two or three, almost im-possible in the rest of the gar-den. These plots are more workto begin with, but having twogardens lets your summer cropcontinue while starting a win-ter garden.
We still have more plotsavailable, disked and ready forthe asking. Strawberries shouldbe planted by Nov. 15; thereare lots of runners for anyonewanting to try them. Strawber-ries are a lot of work, but soworth it.
We’ve given thousands ofpounds of vegetables and otherfood to the Westside FoodBank. Marie Coulter heads upthis project, giving her timemany Wednesdays togetherwith her helpers. ThanksMarie, for your many years ofservice.
Our officers need to bethanked too, for making theclub better. Gary, our presi-dent, keeps things runningsmoothly (most of the time).Dorothy, the treasurer, is cutterof shade cloth, etc. Nita is thesecretary and all-aroundhelper. Our monitor, Jim, is al-ways helping someone put upa cage, and he makes time ifyou have a problem. Janette,the plot manager, showsprospective members whatplots are available.
Lou fixes the leaks we en-counter, and changes oldfaucets (multiply that by a fewhundred plots, and it adds up tomany hours a year). We havedirectors and assistant moni-tors. All these volunteers makethe Agriculture Club the won-derful club I love. If thissounds like a club you’d like tobe a part of, call our plot man-ager at 584-1465 for more in-formation. We’re located at17800 N. 137th Drive.
BASCW
The Bowling Association ofSun City West was establishedto further residents’ enjoymentin bowling. We sponsor severalevents throughout the year foryour pleasure. We sponsor 9-Pin No-Tap bowling everyother Saturday night, Hall ofFame Dinner in October, Over-
Average Tournament in March,and Red Pin bowling on Tues-days during the summermonths.
Membership fee for the clubis $5 per person, per year, andis open to all Sun City Westmembers in good standing.Membership applications maybe obtained in the Sports Pavil-ion at the Johnson Lanes mon-itor’s desk.
Information: 623-975-6373or www. scwclubs.com (clickon “Bowling Association”).
BASKETEERS
Learn and enjoy a new skillin air-conditioned comfort!The Sun City West BasketeersClub is open all summer, andwe welcome newcomers!
We meet from 9 a.m. to 3p.m. Mondays and Thursdaysin Room 4 at Kuentz Rec Cen-ter; and from 9 a.m. to noonand from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdaysin Room 3 at Kuentz. Beginnerinstruction is provided; all thatis required is a Sun City Westrec card.
Come join us!Information: 623-584-4699
or 623-544-6291.
BEADERS
Sun City West Beaders meetfrom 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays andfrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Wednesdays in MultipurposeRoom 5 at Beardsley Rec Cen-ter, 12755 Beardsley Road.Open beading and instructionis available for members. Visi-tors are always welcome.
Information: 623-584-6222,623-214-9501, or www.scw-clubs.com (click on SCWBeaders).
BOCCE CLUB
“On vacation!” Wish youwere here, but wherever youare, enjoy yourselves! “Kissthe pallino.”
Lest we forget: Our first cap-tains meeting is Oct. 4. Leagueplay begins Oct. 6. I almostcan’t wait to get playing again!Be patient, all good thingscome to those who are!
Information: 623-546-1632or 623-546-5646.
CALLIGRAPHY WEST
Calligraphy West workshopsare held 1 p.m. every Mondayin Room 5 at Kuentz Rec Cen-ter.
All Sun City West rec card
holders are welcome to visitour club and see what friendlypeople we are and how muchfun we have. For information,call Judy Newlan at 214-1305.
Our workshops show waysto use your calligraphy and todecorate greeting cards andother items. Haven’t seen ourcards? Check them out at theVillage Store. We have a goodsupply there for you to lookthrough.
In addition to the afternoonworkshops, we are open mostMonday evenings from 6:30 to8:45 p.m. so members canwork on their own projects orlearn a little more about thesupplies we have. Come joinus!
Our July schedule includes:July 7: Gift Box Card by
Joan Wende.July 14: Using Roller
Stamps by Adrienne Shieck.July 21: Christmas in July
(Show and Tell ChristmasCards).
July 28: Open Workshop foryour own work.
Our active Special InterestScrapbooking Group is now onits summer schedule as fol-lows: Friday, July 4, closed forthe holiday; open from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. Friday, July 18; openfrom 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays,July 9 and 23. These work-shops also are in room 5 atKuentz Rec Center.
For scrapbooking informa-tion, call Char Stiehl at 584-6457.
Check out our website atwww.scwclubs.com (select“Calligraphy”) for informationon additional activities andfield trips.
CERAMICS WEST
Our club is working summerhours, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday and the secondand fourth Saturday of themonth.
There are a few classesscheduled for the month. OnTuesday, July 15, Annette Par-sons will hold a “PicklingClass” starting at 9 a.m.
The monthly “AnythingWorkshop” with NancyStallings and Lynn Kagen willbe held on Wednesday, July 9,at 8 a.m. The July Birthdayswill be celebrated at 11 a.m.
Then on Wednesday, July23, Kathy Rimlinger willhold a “Snowman Plate”
class beginning at 8:30 a.m.For details on any of these
events, please call the club at623-546-0975.
CLAY CLUB
The Clay Club has beenbusy making bowls for EmptyBowls, an organization thatfeeds the homeless. We get theclay donated from Marjon, andclub members make bowls ofall sizes and shapes. Some aredone on the wheel and someare hand built. We glaze andfire them, then store them untilfall, when Empty Bowls has itsfund-raising sale. Sara Duda isour chairperson.
There are many organiza-tions besides us that makethese bowls for this worth-while organization.
We also have artists whomake signature pieces sold atauction. Some have sold forseveral hundred dollars.
Information: 623-544-6530.
CLUB 52
If you enjoy playing TexasHold ‘Em Poker, come andjoin us from 5:30 to 9:45p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdaysin Building H (aka the Men’sClub) on Meeker Boulevard.We also play from 12:30 to5:30 p.m. on the third Sundayof each month. Ladies and gen-tlemen are welcome at the ses-sions.
Upcoming events includeour Mexican Riviera Cruise onthe Sapphire Princess fromOct. 25 to Nov. 1. There willbe Texas Hold ‘Em tourna-ments, blackjack tournaments,bingo and other games that youmight like to play. Membersand non-members are welcometo join this cruise. Limitedspace is available. Call MikeOrlando at 623-826-4892.
Information: 623-266-4302.
COIN AND STAMP
The Coin and Stamp Clubwill hold a meeting on July 8.During the summer months,meetings are an informal timewhen members gather to tradeamong each other, listen to dis-cussions from club members,ask questions, and find out thelatest in stamps. Coin Chair-man Mel will help updatemembers’ state quarters, newpresidential dollars or our
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How to submit news:The deadline for Club Corner sub-
missions is noon the first Friday of
each month for the following month’s
publication. DEADLINE FOR AU-
GUST’S REC CENTER NEWS IS
NOON FRIDAY, JULY 4. Club news
must be submitted every month, and
should be in writing; none accepted
by telephone. We’d prefer e-mail to
[email protected]. Please, in the
subject line, show your club name
plus the month, for example: “Bocce
Jan07” Paper items should be
brought to the receptionist in the Ad-
ministration Building.
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country’s new silver dollars.You must be a Sun City West
rec card-holder and a clubmember to purchase new is-sues. Stop by and visit with usif you’re interested in stampsand coins. We’re a people-friendly club. Meetings arefrom 7 to 8 p.m. in Room 3 atKuentz Rec Center, on theStardust side of the building.
Information: 623-544-0871.
COMPUTERS WEST
Computers West, located inPalm Ridge Recreation Center,is the parent organization oftwo user groups: MacsWestand the PCUG. It is a socialand technology club whosemembers share informationand experiences about comput-ers, and have fun doing so. Thenext CW general membershipmeeting will begin 1 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 14, in SummitHall A at Palm Ridge Rec Cen-ter. Complete information onCW, PCUG and MacsWest canbe found on our club website:www.computerswest.org.
The PC Users Group willmeet again at 1 p.m. Tuesday,Sept. 9, in Summit Hall A.
Check the CW website(www.computerswest.org) forprogram information.
Members of CW receive in-dividualized help with com-puter problems at the club.Fellow members provide theseservices, as well as instructionon the use of hardware andsoftware. If you are havingcomputer problems, help isavailable to PC users from 7 to9 a.m. on Wednesdays and Fri-days in the CW office. Help isreduced to just Wednesdaysduring the summer when theneed for this assistance de-clines. PCUG members are no-tified of this schedule changevia e-mail. Be sure to comeearly and sign in upon arrival.
Save your old cell phones!Computers West was honoredfor being a top collection cen-ter for Cell Phones for Sol-diers. We have earned 232,000minutes of talk time for ourtroops. (Check out the CWwebsite for details.) Great job,but we’re not through yet! Anew cell phone may be on youragenda this summer. Don’tforget to save the old ones andbring them to the CW office orPORA. Computers West has
already collected more than1,700 cell phones and is look-ing to reaching the 2,000 level.These donated cell phones areconverted into telephone cardsthat are given to our soldiers inIraq and Afghanistan. The cellphones are recycled, so theywill not be adding to our land-fills.
Residents of Sun City Westand surrounding communitiesare encouraged to drop offtheir old cell phones at the CWoffice at the Palm Ridge RecCenter. Remind your relatives,friends and neighbors not tothrow away those old phones!Donation boxes are also foundat the following clubs and or-ganizations: PORA, Calligra-phy, Dance, Golf, Library,Metal Club, Photography andStained Glass. When you pur-chase that new cell phone, besure to donate your old one to“Cell Phones for Soldiers.” It’sone way to give back to thosewonderful young Americansserving our country. Learnmore about this wonderful or-ganization started by twoteenagers at http://www.cell-phonesforsoldiers.com.
Our Open Discussions groupcontinues to meet from 10 a.m.to noon Thursdays in the PaloVerde Room at PalmRidge. There is a wealth of in-formation to be learned. Thisgroup tackles all computer re-lated problems and applica-tions. Bring your questions.This experienced group is sureto have the answers.
If you’ve never stopped in ata Flight Simulator Group meet-ing, you’re missing out on afun time. The group meets at10:30 a.m. the second andfourth Wednesday of eachmonth (July 9 and 23) in thePalo Verde room. The groupshares a common interest inaviation. No sign-up fee is re-quired, just walk in. You mustbe a member of ComputersWest.
Although classes have endedfor the summer, be sure tocheck the PCUG website forupcoming fall classes. All ofthese classes are good for be-ginners, intermediate and sea-soned PC users alike. Theinformation available at thesemeetings is boundless. Hopeto see you soon at one of ourclub activities.
MacsWest meets 1 p.m.every Tuesday and Friday in
the Palo Verde Room fromSeptember through May. Tues-days are designed to be “Ques-tion and Answer” sessions, anda special program is plannedfor each Friday meeting. Dur-ing the months of June, Julyand August, there will be a Fri-day meeting only at 1 p.m.Question-and-Answer will be
incorporated into the Fridaymeetings. New software willbe introduced at each Fridaymeeting followed by any ques-tions and answers. There is noending time for these meetings,so bring your questions. Youare sure to learn somethingnew at each meeting.
Mark your calendar for July4, when there will be an icecream social at 1 p.m. in thePalo Verde Room. MacsWest isa fun group of people whocombine education and havinga good time. Check the currentMacsWest Newsletter(www.macswest.org) for up-dated information. Althoughclasses and help groups havestopped for the summer, thereis usually someone around tohelp you out. Be sure to stopby the Friday meetings.
Although classes have endedfor the summer, be sure to keepwatching our web site for up-coming classes. Classes fill upquickly and signing up onlineis easy. If there is a class thatyou are willing to teach in thefall, please let us know.
Whether you are a PC orMacintosh user, don’t forget togive back to your club by sign-ing up to monitor. It’s a funway to get to know other mem-bers of the club, as well as fa-miliarize yourself with all ourclubs have to offer. Our goal isto keep the computer lab openall summer. To do that, weneed to have monitors. Be sureto go to www.computer-swest.org and click on “Sched-ule” under “Monitors” to signup. A special thanks goes tothose same people who go onestep beyond to give back to theclub on a regular basis.
COUNTRY WESTERN
DANCE
Due to popular request, wewill continue dance lessons(including pattern dancing)through the summer season.The lessons are held 6:30 p.m.Wednesdays in the R.H. John-son Social Hall. Looking for-
ward to seeing you. Information: 623-544-4208.
CREATIVE
SILK FLOWERS
The club will meet from 8a.m. to noon July 2, 9 and 16. Itwill close for the summer be-ginning July 23, and will re-open on Wednesday, Sept. 10.Anyone wishing to become amember should come to room5 at Kuentz Rec Center or con-tact President Rosemarie Readat the number below.
623-214-9712.
CREATIVE STITCHERS
Our club continues to meetfrom 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mon-days in the Acacia Room atPalm Ridge Rec Center. Mem-bers are working on club proj-ects or doing stitching on apersonal project. If needle-point, counted-cross stitching,hardanger or other hand-needlework interests you,come and join our friendlygroup.
July 14 is our Summer Sur-vivors Luncheon at 11:30 a.m.The last day to sign up for theluncheon is July 7.
Information: 623-556-4340.
THE FITNESS CLUB
The Fitness Club has just thething for your active lifestyle!“Dance for the Health of It” isa Saturday exercise programfor Sun City West residents.This program (called DH forshort) is an alternate way of ex-ercising your body and mindthrough dance steps and rou-tines. DH is for individuals, sono partners are needed. Our lo-cation is the R.H. Johnson RecCenter Social Hall West.
DH provides all the benefitsof low-impact aerobics. Youwill enhance cardiovascularhealth, strengthen leg muscles,improve balance and flexibil-ity, increase stamina, burn hun-dreds of calories, and aid bonehealth. Exercise through danceis a great way to relieve stressand anxiety, too. And, did youknow DH will improve yourmental agility? That’s becauseyou will be learning and re-membering steps, combina-tions, and routines. Now isn’tthat a wonderful benefit?
We offer three exercise lev-els: Level 1 is from 9 to 9:50a.m. and has beginner routines.This level is for those new to
dance or who need to refreshbasic technique. Level 2 isfrom 10 to 10:50 a.m. and haseasy intermediate routines.This level is for those whoknow basic dance steps. Level3 is from 11 to 11:50 a.m. andhas intermediate routines. Thislevel is for those who are readyfor more challenging dancesteps and combinations. Theintensity ranges from moregentle exercise in Level 1 tomore vigorous exercise inLevel 3.
You’ll have such fun learn-ing all the dance styles, such asnightclub two-step, cha-cha,East Coast swing, West Coastswing, Latin, waltz, big bandswing, and contemporarydances. Just wait until you hearthe wide variety of great music,from the big band era to theRock and Roll of the 1950s and‘60s; from disco of the 1970sto the current top 40. Youwon’t be able to stop yourselffrom moving!
Our instructor, Kort Kurdi,has 15 years experience in pro-viding dance instruction. Since1998, he has been teaching in-dividuals and couples in adultcommunities throughout theValley of the Sun. Kort has de-veloped his own unique ap-proach to teaching dance. Hiscareful, methodical style fo-cuses on correct dance steptechnique, allowing you to getthe most benefit from your ex-ercise session. Kort says, “Ijust want everyone to have funand feel good about whatthey’ve accomplished inclass.”
Membership in the FitnessClub is required ($5/calendaryear). The cost of DH is $4 forone level, plus $1 each addi-tional level you wish to attendper Saturday. Pay each weekby check only.
You’ve got a lot of livin’ todo, so come live it up on thedance floor and Dance for theHealth of It!
Information: 623-556-5359.
HILLCREST
BALLROOM DANCE
“Seven o’clock, 8 o’clock, 9o’clock, rock. We’re gonnarock around the clock tonight”at the Hillcrest BallroomDance Club.
Join the fun from 7 to 10p.m. each Saturday night at the
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R.H. Johnson Social Hall. Asthe weather gets warmer, thisis the cool place to be. So grabyour partner, or come as a sin-gle to enjoy wonderful musicduring the month of July.
Frank Romani will providethe music for our Fourth ofJuly dance on Saturday, July 5.Kick your heels up to Peggyand the Blue Notes on July 12.Michael Lawrence Carollo willkeep you rocking on July 19.July 26 will be our last dancefor the summer, with music byBob Roppolo. There will be nodances in the month of August,so don’t miss any of these Julydances.
Our “summer” dress codewill continue for the month ofJuly, and men will no longer berequired to wear jackets.Please, no shorts, T-shirts orjeans. Membership to the club,new or renewal, is $10 peryear.
Refreshments are servedduring break; bring you ownbeverages. Cost is $4 for mem-bers and $6 for invited guests.
For information on Saturdaynight dances and events only,call 623-546-6845.
Frank Romani is the instruc-tor for dance classes on Tues-day afternoons in the R.H.Johnson Social Hall. Cost is $4for club members and $5 fornon-members per ongoing ses-sion. Singles are welcome. Forinformation on dance classesonly, call 623-412-4363.
INVESTMENT CLUB
The goal of our club is tolearn how to invest in stocksand equities. All Sun City Westrec card holders are welcometo visit the club twice as ourguest before deciding to join.
The annual membershipdues are $10, with a one-timeinitiation fee of $20 for equip-ment and supplies. The clubmeets every Monday nightfrom 7 to 8 p.m. in the LectureHall at the R.H. JohnsonRecreation Center. We arepleased to announce that abroadband wireless network isavailable in the Lecture Hallfor the use of our speakers andour members in the audienceusing laptops.
For all new members, theclub provides a free CD con-taining a 14-chapter course ontechnical analysis and chart
reading, which was written byone of our club members.
The club will not be meetingduring the summer months ofJuly and August.
Our spring stock pickingcontest that began Feb. 1 hasconcluded and the results areas follows: first place, VernJohnson, $100; second place,Roger Grandpre, $75; thirdplace, Bob Baron, $50; fourthplace, Joe Fiedor, $25; fifthplace, Ed Chatham, $25; andsixth place, Linda Victor, $25.
Our fall contest will beginOct. 1 and conclude Dec. 31.
Some of our members meettogether to use and exchangeinformation on their subscrip-tion software services.
User groups have beenformed using TC2005, QuotesPlus, Cool-Trade and VectorVest. These groups are open toInvestment Club members.
Information: 623-810-3083or www.scwclubs.com (under“Hobbies and Travels”).
JOHNSON LAPIDARY
Lapidary is the art of cuttingand polishing stones. We playwith rocks! Classes are offeredwhen there are enough individ-uals to fill them, and we usu-ally have four to five in eachclass.
Stop in and meet our clubmembers and visit our fabu-lous facilities.
The club is open from 8 a.m.to 1 p.m. Monday through Fri-day, and from 8 a.m. to noonSaturdays.
JOHNSON LAWN
BOWLS
Members of the JohnsonLawn Bowls Club continue tobowl throughout the summermonths with several scheduledevents. We are being joined bythe members of the Sun CityGrand Club while their greenis being renovated.
Morning bowling starts at7:30 a.m. every day exceptSunday, and evening bowlingis scheduled for Tuesday, Fri-day and Sunday evenings start-ing at 6:30 p.m.
We invite anyone interestedto join us. Free lessons and useof our equipment will get youstarted to enjoy a relaxing ac-tivity.
Stop in anytime the club-house doors are open. JohnsonLawn Bowls Club is located
inside the walking track at theR.H. Johnson complex.
KARAOKE CLUB
Put on your red, white andblue, and strike up the band!The Fourth of July is coming atthe Karaoke Club. We’re call-ing it Patriotic Day. But what-ever you call it, this year it fallson a Friday. That’s our usualevening to spend singing ourhearts out. This year, we’llhave the background of fire-works going off around town.Practice all your patrioticsongs and any others thatmight fit the bill. And even ifyou can’t sing a note, come lis-ten and help us celebrate theFourth.
If you’re sticking it out dur-ing the month of August, don’tforget to mark your calendarfor the “Dog Days of Summer”coming up Aug. 15. It’s an-other reason to party. As we’vedone in the past, there’ll be hotdogs, coleslaw, potato saladand all the fixings before westart singing. Put it on your cal-endar right now so you don’tforget.
Remember, every Fridayevening we are at the Beards-ley Rec Center, Card Rooms 3and 4. Singing is from 7 to9:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30p.m., so come sign in, pay your$2 if you want to sing, and getyour name in the pot. If youprefer to just listen, it’s free.It’s the best deal in town.
You might want to bringsomething to wet your whistle.We provide the cups and ice.Guest singers are welcome totake the microphone for a one-time try at singing karaokestyle. We have a selection ofsongs available on disc foryour use if you don’t have yourown.
New members are alwayswelcome to our club. If you areinterested in joining and be-coming part of the KaraokeClub, whether you sing or not,annual membership is $5. Wemeet Friday evenings, yearround. Come join us.
KIVA WEST
DUPLICATE CLUB
We are a club of more than400 members. All levels ofplayers are welcome, as wehave a stratum that will ac-commodate you.
Visitors are welcome. Come
see smiling faces and hear thepeals of laughter sometimesduring the game.
Our games are from 12:30 to3:45 p.m. Monday throughSaturday, and from 6:15 to9:30 p.m. Tuesdays.
There is a free one-hour lec-ture on duplicate bridge at 11a.m. Fridays in Beardsley CardRoom 1.
Information: 623-680-0926.
MAC-CRO-KNIT
The Mac-Cro-Knit Club ismade up of people who enjoyknitting, crocheting, macraméand more. We meet from 8:15a.m. to noon Thursdays inRoom 3 at Kuentz Rec Center,14401 R.H. Johnson Blvd. AllSun City West owner-membersare welcome.
Information: 623-546-9140,623-535-7945 or www.scw-clubs.com (click on Mac-Cro-Knit).
MAH JONGG
The Sun City West MahJongg Club meets from 11:30a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every Tues-day and Thursday in BeardsleyRec Center. All Sun City Westresidents with a currentrec card are invited to join us.
Information: 623-792-8410or 623-546-4435.
MEN’S PUTTING CLUB
Please join us at 9 a.m. Tues-days (check in at 8:30) for an18-hole putting competition atGrandview Golf Course. Im-prove your skills and meetother golf enthusiasts. Not agolfer? It doesn’t matter sincehandicaps are developed sothat everyone competes withintheir own skill level.
Even though most of ourwinter visitors have alreadyleft, we still enjoy meetingevery Tuesday. Newcomers,you are welcome to be ourguest for your first visit. Comeon by and give us a try!
Our quarterly meeting andluncheon were held on June 10with prizes awarded, includingthe Hot Putter Award for thesecond quarter.
Information: 623-362-9164,623-214-2908 or www.scw-clubs.com.
MINI GOLF
Summertime – good oldsummertime! Come join us at8:30 a.m. Thursdays for a
round of mini golf. This will beat the R.H. Johnson course,until July 31 when we willmove to the Beardsley course.
Congratulations to MargaretMiller, our Golfer of theMonth. Sun City West resi-dents are welcome to becomemembers. Dues are $5. Checkout our bulletin board for in-formation or us the contactsbelow.
Information: 623-975-1158,623-214-6202, or www.scw-clubs.com.
MODEL RAILROAD
Greetings to all our railroadfans. We have been busy in ourstation depot, located in theR.H. Johnson Rec Center. Weare constantly updating, re-building and maintaining ourtracks, switches and all rollingstock. In this way, we can puton a good show for all whotake the time to visit with us.We appreciate your visits; per-haps we can impress and in-spire you enough that you willlike to become part of ourAgua Fria Northern RailroadClub, where every day is agood day.
The only rule we have is wehave no rules – just have funand enjoy. Also, we are air-conditioned – real cool! Duesare only $25 the first year andonly $15 each year thereafter.Real cheap considering all thefun you can have. You will re-ceive a handsome name badgeproclaiming your good taste.
You can learn the “opera-tion” at your own pace, and wewill be happy to instruct you.We are an equal opportunityrailroad – men and women arewelcome, as well as permanentresidents and snowbirds. Allyou need is a Sun City Westrec card.
For those of us who stay inArizona after the snowbirds flynorth, and for those of us whowant a cool break and a rail-road experience travel vaca-tion, may I suggest thefollowing points of interest:
Ohio: Out of Wellington, theLorain and West Virginia Rail-way, a 12-mile scenic excur-sion powered by an EMD E8Alocomotive with restored LongIsland commuter coaches. Thistrain operates at 1:30 p.m. onweekends from the last Satur-day in July to the last Sunday
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in October. Also, specialevening Halloween train ridesare the last two weekends inOctober. Call 440-647-6660.Also, out of Independence,Ohio, is the Cuyahoga ValleyScenic Railroad. Experiencethe romance and nostalgia of avintage train ride, one of theoldest and most scenic excur-sions in the country. Call 800-468-4070.
Indiana: Out of Nobleseville,the Indiana Transportation Mu-seum includes 35-plus miles ofgreat railroading, connectingsix communities from Indi-anapolis to Tipton. It offersspecial weekend trips, uniquedining and quaint towns; aswell as dinner on the diner,pizza train, fair train and spe-cial charters. Call 317-773-6000.
Illinois: Here we have theMonticello Railway Museum.The Wabash Depot offers aneight-mile roundtrip. Want torun a train? Ask about “Throt-tle Time.” Call 800-952-3396.There is also the Illinois Rail-way Museum in Union, Ill.This is home of the NebraskaZephyr and several steam,diesel and electric cars. Call815-923-4000.
Wisconsin: The Osceola &St. Croix Valley Railway offersa highly scenic ride from Aprilthrough October, through theunspoiled St. Croix River Val-ley Wilderness. Brunch, pizzaand dinner are available. Call715-755-3570. Also in GreenBay, Wis., is the National Rail-road Museum. More than 70historic locomotives live here.It’s home of the “Big Boy,”Eisenhower’s World War IIcommand train, and the PRRGGI. Call 920-437-7623.
Minnesota: In St. Paul, visitthe Jackson Street Roadhouse,the Great Northern fully oper-ational roundhouse andrestoration shops. Cabooserides are offered on Saturdays.Call 651-228-0263.
Happy traveling on thetrains!
I’m pleased to report thatduring the Spring Arts andCrafts Show held at the R.H.Johnson Rec Center, we werevisited by a little more than1,100 folks – thank you all!
This just in! One last piece oftrain travel info: “Travelin’Tours” in Glendale (623-974-
4913) has announced severaltrain tours. One is the FillmerTrain and Reagan Library tourJuly 27-30. A train trip to seeCher at Caesar’s Palace in LasVegas will be Aug. 12-14.From Aug. 3 to Aug. 8, youcan take the Santa Fe Southernto Lamy, N.M., and theCombers Toltec Railroad andthe Durango Silverton Rail-road. A trip Oct. 12-29 willvisit Memphis, Nashville, NewOrleans and Dollywood.
Well, that’s all until nextmonth. We continue to enjoyand encourage your visits. Ourstation is a friendly place.Bring the family, a camera andask questions. We’ll be happyto show off our knowledge (orlack of it) about railroading.Remember, our official hoursare 9 a.m. to noon Monday,Wednesday, Thursday and Fri-day; as well as 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesdays.
We hope all your life’s signallights are in the green. I’ll seeyou down the line.
Information: 623-544-6148.
PALO VERDE
PATCHERS
It is the middle of summerand the Palo Verde Patchersare keeping cool in our quiltroom. Although many mem-bers have left for coolerclimes, there are still many ofus remaining for the summer.Our group is smaller, more in-timate and definitely quieter. Itis a wonderful time for poten-tial new members to come intothe room and meet us.
We love to quilt and love tosocialize. Last month, insteadof our monthly meeting, wehad a pot luck luncheon. It was
delicious – our members arewonderful cooks!
If you are interested in ourclub, please contact GayleLeGrand at 546-3360 or joinus at one of our meetings. Wemeet from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays,and most Tuesday evenings ifdesired. We also are now meet-ing from 9 a.m. to whenevermost Saturday mornings. Wemeet in Room 5 at Kuentz RecCenter.
Information: www.scw-clubs.com.
PAN CARD CLUB
Even though the snowbirdshave left, the strongest of thestrong remain. We play Pan, afun card game, at 6 p.m. everyThursday in Beardsley RecCenter’s Card Room 4. Weplay until 9 p.m.
We promise you a night thatgoes by so fast you can’t be-
lieve it’s 9 already. We prom-ise you an exciting game, andyou won’t want to miss anight. We promise you afriendly group and free les-sons. What a bargain! I’d joinin a minute if I wasn’t alreadya member.
Information: 623-556-9834.
PICKLEBALL
If you haven’t tried indoorpickleball, give it a shot. Dur-ing the summer months wehave an indoor court set up atthe Palm Ridge RecreationCenter in Summit Hall B, fromnoon to 5 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday. What a greatway to have fun, get somegreat exercise, and stay out ofthe heat. The court must be re-served online. For more infor-mation go to the Sun City WestPickleball Club website atwww.scwclubs.com and under“sports” click on pickleball or
call the information numberlisted below.
Of course, there’s still plentyof action going on at our out-door courts. During June, July,and August, free lessons are of-fered 9 a.m. the first Mondayof the month. If you have anyquestions about lessons, youcan contact our instructor,Diane Becker, at 584-7954.
The Sun City Grand Pickle-ball Club (almost 800 mem-bers strong and growing) hasextended an invitation to ourSun City West Pickleball Clubmembers to join them in someof their social activities, whichinclude: an Arizona Diamond-back baseball game in July; redpin bowling in August; a LakePleasant boat trip in Septem-ber; horse racing at Turf Para-dise in October; a Coyoteshockey game in November; aTexas Hold ‘Em event in Janu-ary; and a special activity inMarch, which is a MexicanRiviera Cruise with PrincessCruise Lines. (And, oh yes,they do play pickleball on theship!) For more information onthese events, call the informa-tion number listed below.
Information: 623-487-9091
RACQUET CLUB
Great news! The resurfacingof the Kuentz Tennis Courtshas been approved! The resur-facing with Pro-Bounce willbegin in July/August andshould be available for play inthe fall. We thank the membersof the Governing Board fortheir willingness to continue toprovide funds for the mainte-nance of all of Sun City West’soutstanding facilities.
For those wishing to developor improve their tennis skills,our club has arranged for an in-structor for the summer. CarolBentley, who has more than 20years of teaching experience,will be available for private orgroup lessons until Oct. 1.Contact Carol at 546-4889 fordetails.
Even though the demand forcourts during our prime timeshas diminished for the sum-mer, it is still a good idea tocall for reservations, particu-larly if you are interested ingetting adjacent courts.Through August, the first ses-sion will begin at 6 a.m.; thesecond session starts at 7:30;
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Although many of our members have gone to cooler climes, a group
of about 20 ladies continues to enjoy relaxed play on the well-kept
grounds of Pebblebrook Golf Course. At the West Fest held in May,
three of our members – Glenndine Thomas, Carole Beghein and
Diana Ellingwood – presented visitors with brochures and invitations
to join our nine-hole golf group.
Gasoline and food prices are not the only things that spike. For a spiking good time, come join the Vol-
leyball group of the Sun City West Racquet Club.
PEBBLEBROOK LADY NINERS
and the third session starts at 9a.m. Reservations are easy tomake by calling the monitor inthe tower at 623-544-6151 orby signing in at the tower dur-ing operating hours. The mon-itors are available 45 minutesbefore the first session andone-half hour after the thirdsession. Reservations for Mon-day must be made on Saturday,as the monitors are not avail-able on Sunday.
TENNIS
Round robin play is availableto all Sun City West residentsand their guests and does notrequire a reservation. Play isat the Johnson Racquet Centeras follows: Monday throughSaturday starting one-half hourbefore the first session (Coor-dinator Horst Weinheimer,214-0484); Tuesday andThursday, third session (Coor-dinator Gerhard Kronshage,546-9773); Saturday, third ses-sion (coordinators Gerhard andUna Kronshage, 546-9773);and Monday and Wednesday6:30 p.m. (Coordinator RoseJoel, 544-2796).
PLATFORM TENNIS
The early bird is not the onlyone to get a reward. The Plat-formers initiated a trial startingtime of 6:30 a.m. and are re-warded with relatively coolerplaying conditions. Come jointhem and they will furnish theballs and paddles, and occa-sionally a warm cup of coffee.Contact Ron Gliot (584-7838)or Walt Schalm (546-9211) foradditional information.
TABLE TENNIS
The offer of good company,fast action and a cool environ-ment is still open. Come joinus at the Johnson ActivitiesCenter for single and doublesplay, daily from 9 a.m. to 9p.m. Free instruction is avail-able. Contact Don Scheidt(566-1065) or Irene Weitzman(214-6552) for more details.
VOLLEYBALL
Open play continues at theSurprise location. For addi-tional information, contact RoyHandwerk (584-6416) or WaltSchalm (546-9211).
For complete Racquet Clubnews, visit us at www.scw-clubs.com.
RIP ‘N’ SEW
One of the Rip ‘n‘ SewClub’s many community proj-ects involves sewing Six PackTotes for the New Song Or-ganization that helps individu-als going through the grievingprocess due to a loss of a fam-ily member or close friend.They work with children aswell as adults. After a coun-selor’s training they are givena Six Pack Tote to use in thefield. Lynda Glasoe, coordina-tor of this project, will be hav-ing sew-ins through thesummer where Rip ‘n‘ Sewmembers can learn how tomake the tote.
The next Six Pack Tote sew-ins will be Saturday, July 19,and Saturday, August 9. Allmaterials will be supplied andtotes go to the New Song Or-ganization. This is a great wayfor a Rip ‘n’ Sew member tolearn how to make the tote andalso help with a worthy cause.
Another of Rip ‘n’ Sew’scommunity projects is Sewingfor Kids. Their creations aredonated to children in needthroughout the area. Donatedmaterial, patterns and no-tions are used to make newclothes for children of all sizes.Sewing for Kids is held from 4to 6 p.m. Thursdays (Coordi-nator Dot Gelineau), and noonto 3 p.m. Fridays (CoordinatorCarolyn Grauer). If you are aquilter, or just want to learn,the club has twice a month (ex-
cept July and August) Quiltsfor the Needy sew-ins, coordi-nated by Helen Tolzman. Someof the Quilts for the Needy areon display now in the club’swindows.
To participate in the club’sprojects, sign up for classes oruse the club’s equipment, onemust have a current Sun CityWest rec card, complete an ori-entation and a lesson on thebasic sewing machine. Call623-546-4050 or stop by dur-ing the club’s hours of 9 a.m.to 4 p.m. Monday through Sat-urday for information. Rip ‘n’Sew is located next to the Vil-lage Store at the R.H. JohnsonRecreation Center.
RV CLUB
As you are reading this, thereis a caravan going to the coolmountains of Montana to seeGlacier National Park. In Au-gust there will be an Indianheritage rally. In September, acaravan will head to thecanyons of northern Arizona.October features a fishing ex-pedition to San Diego and alsoa caravan to Las Vegas. In No-vember there will be a rally inWickenburg for the BluegrassFestival. December will fea-ture a Christmas pageant. Moreevents are being planned fornext year.
The next caravan meetingwill begin 8:30 a.m. Sept. 23 inthe Social Hall. Come meet theRVers; the donuts and coffee
are on us.Information: 623-972-2201,
623-584-9071, or www.scw-clubs.com.
SHUFFLEBOARD
WEST
Our summer program is infull swing now. For a fun ac-tivity and good times in thecool Sports Pavilion, come andjoin the Shuffleboard WestClub at 6:15 p.m. Monday,Tuesday and Thursday (RedPin Play) or at 1:15 p.m. Tues-days.
We offer a friendly club withmembers offering help withyour game (if you need it) andlessons for the new membersto get them started.
For more information or toask questions, call Bob Wilt at623-214-9279, or just come inand talk to our members anyregular play time.
SINGLES
Happy Birthday to theUnited States! Yes, the Fourthof July is the birthday of ourcountry, and we like to cele-brate it in style with parades,concerts, fireworks and pic-nics. I hope everyone has asafe and happy holiday.
Our schedule for the monthis as follows:
July 9: Club meeting from 1to 4 p.m. at Palm Ridge RecCenter.
July 18: Happy Hour at Dil-lion’s Grand, hosted by FredNunamaker; 584-1855.
July 23: Sloppy Joe Dinnerat Norma’s at 5 p.m.; you mustcall for seating.
Please check out our web siteat www.scwclubs.com or callNorma at 214-8232 for infor-mation.
SOFTBALL
The good news is that thereis still time to sign up for soft-ball, even if you haven’tplayed for years. The secondsession of the official softballseason ended in mid April, butthe summer softball sessionsstarted immediately.
You’ll meet lots of newfriends with similar interests.There are players of all skilllevels and ages, and we domean all. You’re sure to fit intoeither the American or Na-tional league, where you’ll beassigned according to yourage, skill and abilities. New
players are continually movingin and out of the system, espe-cially the snowbirds. If you’reready to play, fine, otherwisethe Farm Team will get youwarmed up.
There were 28 teams (14 Na-tional and 14 American) with12 players each during the reg-ular season that ended in April.Join the summer games now.Dust off your spikes and stepup to the plate to get your sign-ing bonus, which is big-timeSenior League fun.
The first of three summerball sessions began on April 15and ended on June 5. The sec-ond session began on June 10and ends July 31. Each is about16 games. The third sessionmay mix the American and Na-tional league players. Anyoneplaying from the start would beon three different summerteams. Or you may decide toplay in one or the other of thesessions. It’s your choice.There were 8 National and 6American league teams to startsummer ball, plus substitutesand replacements. Now thereare fewer teams. Everyonewho wants to play does play.Total members in the leagueare about 400.
Our emphasis is on having agood time and enjoying greatfellowship. The cost is only$25 per year (plus $50 for thefirst year). This gets you a fulluniform plus excitement, hun-dreds of potential new friends,exercise and the pure joy ofplaying ball again. Imaginethat – at your age! Wait till thekids, grandkids and relativeshear about this. Better yet, sendthem one of your profession-ally taken individual baseballcards or team photos. You caneven get your picture on aWheaties Box, T-shirt or ball.
The seven-inning gamesbegin at 7:30 a.m. and end bynoon. The schedule is posted atthe field. Beautiful LibertyField is located next to theKuentz Rec Center at R.H.Johnson and Stardust boule-vards. Games are played onTuesday and Thursday bothhere and in Sun City, with thetwo leagues alternating fields.
Be sure to contact us at thephone number below so thatyou can join in the fun andgames. All you’ll need is a bat,glove and softball shoes (no
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Clockwise from top left:
Rip ‘n’ Sew member
Diane Oliver assists at
a Six Pack Sew-In.
Lynda Glasoe is coor-
dinator of the Six Pack
Tote Sew In. Sewing
for Kids participants
are, from left, Ella
Schreiber, Jean Ire-
land, Therese
Rutkowski, Jackie Bur-
ris and June Racus.
metal spikes). If you prefer,our players can give you ad-vice and help you get the nec-essary gear, new or used. Theclub supplies the full uniform– hat, sponsor jersey, long andshort pants plus socks. LundCadillac provides jerseys forall the summer sessions. Thereare lots of safety rules to pro-tect you and even suggestedwarm-up exercises.
If you’re interested in beingan umpire, professional-typeinstruction is provided at nocost. Our league has its ownweb site if you can access theInternet at the address below.There you’ll find schedules,rosters, the Hall of Fame, pic-tures, newsletters, history ofthe league, Angels in the Out-field, minutes of meetings,rules, archives and much more.
If you decide not to play,come out and watch the gamesfrom our covered bleachers lo-cated near first and third bases.Cheer for your favorite playeror team and get to know someof the players – ordinary folks,just like you who get a chargeout of softball. Restrooms areright there in our beautifulclubhouse plus water and softdrinks. Be sure to note oursuper-supportive billboardsponsors on the outfield fence.
Many events take placethroughout the year includingspecial ball games, barbecuesand breakfasts. Consider thelast month or two of our regu-lar season: Tin Cup Golf Tour-nament and Dinner Dance;four-day Spring Fling Tourna-ment; annual Softball Banquetwith induction of new Hall ofFame members; Vintage Soft-ball using 1865 rules andequipment; Sponsor Apprecia-tion Day with free food anddrinks; Half-Pint Men vs.Women; plus separate Men’sand Women’s league tourna-ments; Fan and Player Appre-ciation Day at the Park withfree hot dogs, chips, drinks,etc. for everyone, members ornot; Palm Desert Tournament;Team Pictures; etc. Activitiesreally slow down during sum-mer ball. It’s still great fun andmore relaxed.
WOMEN’S SOFTBALL
There are several wonderfulopportunities for women toplay softball in Sun City West.
The women’s Green Teamplays on Mondays. It is forwomen who haven’t played ina while or for beginners whowould like the fun of playingwith other women. This ismostly an instructional teamwith the main focus on learn-ing the great game of softball.If interested, please call BobDobbins at 623-792-8993 orCarol Bowden at 623-337-
5131. There are also two women’s
teams, the Sparks and Flames,who play here or travel to SunCity Grand, Traditions andPebble Creek to play theirgames in the West ValleyWomen’s Softball League.These teams are made up ofmore skilled players. Theyplay from November throughMarch in some very exciting
games. The schedules will beposted on the league website,www.azsrsoftball.com, whenthey are finalized. Open prac-tices are held through the sum-mer at Liberty field. Call Bobor Carol for times. We wouldlove to see you get involved inwomen’s softball.
ALL SOFTBALL MEMBERS:
Open practices, occasional
tournaments and farm teamplay take place on Friday, Sat-urday, Sunday and Monday forall softball members.
Information: 623-214-1013or www.azsrsoftball.com.
SPORTSMEN’S CLUB
The Sportsmen’s Club is formen and women who live inSun City West and enjoy out-door activities and socialevents with people of similarinterests. The dues are $7.50per year. The Sportsmen’sClub offers fishing, hiking,back road trips, birding,trap/skeet shooting, fly tying,rafting, skiing and women’starget shooting, in addition tonumerous social events. Meet-ings are held from Septemberthrough April, featuring speak-ers with interesting programsrelating to Arizona. Call Al at214-8890 for more details.
There are no general meet-ings until September.
There will be no C/beginnerhikes until fall. Call Tom at546-2410 for A and B hikes inJuly. All hikes will leave fromthe R.H. Johnson Library park-ing lot on R.H. Johnson Boule-vard. Please arrive 15 minutesbefore departure time to regis-ter and form car pools. Bringplenty of water, a trail snack,hiking stick (strongly recom-mended), hiking boots(mandatory – no tennis shoesallowed) and lunch if no lunchis planned. We are alwayslooking for new hikes – call usif you have any. We also needmore leaders!
Aug. 11-14 is a trip to south-west Colorado. The group willleave from Ouary, Colo., to goon the local trails of the area.Trail ratings will range from 3to 6. The highest level of lessdifficult trails will be a 4. CallC.J at 975-0764 for informa-tion on motels. Trips leavefrom the library parking lot onR.H. Johnson Boulevard.Please arrive 15 minutes be-fore departure to check in.Bring plenty of water, lunchand a camp chair. Also be sureto have a full tank of gas beforeleaving Sun City West. Alltrips are subject to change dueto weather and/or road condi-tions.
Birding will resume in thefall. Show and Go fishing andfly-tying will resume in the
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Theatre West’s 2008-09 Board
of Directors members are, from
left, Program Chair Jan Rittmas-
ter, Treasurer Bill Campbell, Cor-
responding Secretary Lydia
Boyer, President Al Lombardos,
Membership Chair Fran DeWell,
Secretary Ron McCollor, Public-
ity Chair Ursula Parrent, and
Parliamentarian Lu Gay. Not
shown is Vice President Wayne
Kindall. The new board was pre-
sented to the membership at the
May 20 luncheon, shown at bot-
tom. At left is one of the cute
centerpieces featuring real
grass.
fall.The Women’s Target Shoot-
ing Group meets the secondand fourth Thursday at 6 p.m.at the library parking lot onR.H. Johnson Boulevard to carpool to the Ben Avery TargetShooting Range. Call Pam at214-7317 or Chris at 546-0880. No firearms are needed.Shooting times at the BenAvery Clay Target Center are 8a.m. to dusk Wednesdaythrough Sunday. The range isclosed Monday and Tuesday.Trap goes on Wednesday andskeet goes on Thursday. CallGene at 214-9824.
Men’s Target Shooting forpistols and rifles will meet atthe library parking lot at 10a.m. every second and fourthWednesday. Riders will donate$5 to the driver. There will beinstructions from some in ourgroup who will teach youproper firearm handling andshooting form. Let us know be-fore we leave the parking lot ifyou need assistance. Bring aclean firearm in a case, ammu-nition, hearing protection (earmuff cuffs are much better thanfoam plugs), paper plates fortargets (may be purchased),safety glasses (regular eye-glasses are OK), drinkingwater, and your nametag. Entryfee is $5. Call Steve at 214-7317.
It’s not too early to be put onan “interested” list for our tripMay 7-13, 2009. Outfitter isHatch River Expeditions. CallMort at 546-3695.
The travel group is going tothe Prescott Indian Art MarketJuly 12 for $50 per person. OnJuly 19, travel the CatalinaHighway to Mount Lemmonfor $90 per person. Visit theL.A. Museums and LibrariesJuly 21-23. Cost is $475 perperson double, $635 per single,
and $420 per person triple.Shootout on Whiskey Rowwill take place on July 26 inPrescott. Cost is $50 per per-son. Aug. 6-14 is a nine-daytour into the Alaska wilder-ness. Cost is $3,384 per persondouble occupancy, $4,443 persingle, and $3,368 per persontriple occupancy. See the travelinsert in the newsletter or callMike at 602-276-9008 or Ruthat 584-1292.
THEATRE WEST
The crowning of anothersuccessful Theatre Season wascelebrated by more than 180members and their guests May20 in the R.H. Johnson SocialHall.
The theme “RecognitionLuncheon” originated withKarrol McNulty, chairpersonof the event, who felt that themany people behind the sceneswho never get to take a bowyet have made every produc-tion over the years a great suc-cess should be recognized.Karrol mentioned the idea toPast President Rosann Wagner,who engaged our webmasterEsther Imsande, and togetherthey produced a slide show.The list of names and their in-volvements with pictures,where available, were repeatedon the big screen every 30minutes throughout the entireluncheon. This wonderful trib-ute was received with ap-plause.
Another great idea was thecenterpieces. Karrol, togetherwith her committee, grew fromseeds patches of “GreenGrass” that a lucky person atthe table was able to takehome.
As always, the buffet was de-licious and plentiful, and thisyear was presented with bou-quets of fresh flowers and can-dlelight. A nice touch.
There will be no general
membership meetings untilSept. 16, when the next seasonofficially begins. However,committees for the next seasonare already at work with set de-sign and building. The Design-ing Divas are checking theWardrobe Department for thecostumes needed. Tickets aredesigned and prepared forprinting. Furniture and propsare on the Treasure Hunt List,and committee chairs are busygathering the people neededfor their task. Publicity neverstops either.
So, for the rest of you, enjoythe summer and stay cool!
To learn more about TheatreWest, please visit us at ourwebsite, www.scwclubs.com.Go to “Music and Perform-ance” and click on TheatreWest for the most current, past,present and future productionsand audition information.
TOLE ARTISTS
During these sizzling Julysummer days, Tole Artistsmembers have a new monthand a new team of our veryown talented member-instruc-tors continuing from June afterenjoying sessions titled “AnAngel,” “Stuff,” and a mostpersonable “Master Turtle.”You won’t want to miss theclasses that July has in store!
July 2 and 9: You can tryyour hand at fabric paintingwith a delightful “‘BunnyArtist,” just perfect for theacrylic artist to paint on a shirt,bag, apron or on wood!
July 16: The perfect com-plement for the summer, a fit-ting “Watermelon Snack”dish-set! You won’t believejust how simple this is to do –so simple there is no pattern,making it so much fun!
July 23: “Silhouettes!” Yes, achoice of patterns or do themall; use your magical silhou-ettes to bring this colorful set
to life! Tole Artists meet for their
contemporary decorativepainting classes at 11:30 a.m.every Wednesday in Room 3 atKuentz Rec Center. Stop in!
Information: 623-214-2027.
WATER FITNESS
Water Fitness Club membersmeet at 9 a.m. Monday throughFriday at the R.H. Johnson RecCenter’s outdoor pool. We alsomeet 9 a.m. Tuesday, Thursdayand Friday at Beardsley Recre-ation Center. New mem-bers are always welcome.Come and join in the fun.This club is both a physicaland social benefit to all whobelong.
Our annual dues are only $3.Now that’s a bargain.
Our next event is our annual“survivors’ party.” This one iscalled Cheeseburgers in Para-dise. The date is Aug. 20.Watch for more news on theparty when you come to theWater Fitness Club.
WESTERNERS
SQUARE DANCE
Mark your calendar! Ourspecial dances this summerare: July 10, Hot Dog Night;Aug. 21, Ice Cream SundaeNight; and Sept. 18, Pie Night.
We will be dancing all sum-mer long, so join us on Thurs-day nights. Lee Hailey will becalling mainstream and plus al-ternating tips. Dancing is from7 to 9 p.m. in the R.H. JohnsonSocial Hall. Singles and cou-ples are welcome to join us.
If you would like to givesquare dancing a try, Sun CityGrand’s square dance club,Grand Squares, will be hostingan introductory dance (no ex-perience needed) on Wednes-day, July 2. The dance will beheld from 7 to 9 p.m. in theCimarron Center. Bob Jones
will be calling. Information: 623-322-5201,
623-556-4410, or www.scw-clubs.com/square.
WOMEN’S SOCIAL
The Sun City West Women’sSocial Club is open to all SunCity West women with a validrec card. We have two occa-sions where you do not have tohave a partner for games. Oneis our Open Game Day at12:15 p.m. Thursdays when weplay a variety of card andboard games, and the other isProgressive Bridge at 12:30p.m. Tuesdays.
We have potluck lunches onthe second Monday and thefourth Friday. The club is agreat opportunity to enjoygood food and make newfriends.
The club is open from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday throughSaturday, and we always havea fresh pot of coffee as well ascold tea and lemonade. Wewelcome you and look forwardto you coming to the club andchecking us out.
Information: 623-584-7802.
YOGA
Stressed by the dry heat andtriple digit days? Yoga is agreat stress reliever. Come “de-stress” and exercise with ourclub.
Classes are available Mon-day through Friday, and thecharge varies from no chargeto $1 to $3, depending on theinstructor.
Yearly membership in theclub is $5, and registration isongoing. Whether youenjoy stretching, beginning orintermediate yoga or pilates,there is a class for you. Whatare you waiting for? Check outour full schedule and the loca-tions of classes at www.scw-clubs.com.
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Evening & Weekend ActivitiesMONDAYS
Calligraphy: 6:30-8:45 p.m. foranyone wishing to work on calligra-phy, stamping, scrapbooking orclub projects, Kuentz, Room 5,623-214-1305.
Cribbage: 6 p.m., Kuentz, 444-4246.
Beading: 6 p.m., Beardsley, 556-4237.
Investment Club of Sun CityWest: 6:50 p.m., R.H. Johnson Lec-ture Hall, 546-2637
Shuffleboard West: 6:15 p.m.,Sports Pavilion, 584-5061.
Pickleball: drop-in play 7 p.m.,R.H. Johnson Racquet Sports Cen-ter.
TUESDAYSDancing Arts: Zumba, 7 p.m.,
Palm Ridge, 584-6222 or 214-5840.
Dancing Arts: Stretch Pilates, 8p.m., Palm Ridge, 584-6222 or214-5840.
Kiva West Duplicate Bridge:
6:15-9:30 p.m., Beardsley, 584-7681.
Rhythm Tappers: 4 p.m., PalmRidge, 544-0635.
Club 52 Card Club: 5:30 p.m.,Men’s Club (men and women wel-come), 544-3689.
500 Card Club: 5:45 p.m., Beard-sley, 544-2688.
Yoga: 5:30 p.m., Beardsley, 546-3852.
Coin and Stamp: 6 p.m., Kuentz,544-0871.
Model Railroad: 6 p.m., R.H.Johnson, 556-1855.
Shuffleboard West:6:15 p.m.,Sports Pavilion, 584-5061.
Basketeers: 6:30 p.m., Kuentz,544-7827.
Latin and Ballroom Dance: 6:30p.m., R.H. Johnson, 544-0805.
Palo Verde Patchers: afternoonsand evenings as requested,Kuentz, 214-4860.
WEDNESDAYSCalligraphy West/Scrapbooking:
6-9 p.m., Kuentz, Room 5, 584-6457.
One-Partner Bridge: sign-in 5:30p.m., play at 6:15, Beardsley, 215-4583.
Lapidary: 6 p.m., R.H. Johnson,215-2221.
Mis-Cues Couples Billiards: 6p.m., Sports Pavilion, 584-2335.
Shuffleboard West: 6:15 p.m.,Sports Pavilion, 584-5061.
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Bunco: 7 p.m., Beardsley, 556-4818.
Pickleball: drop-in play 7 p.m.,R.H. Johnson Racquet SportsCenter.
Woodworking: 6-9 p.m., Wood-shop at Kuentz, 546-4722.
THURSDAYSRhythm Tappers: 4 p.m., Palm
Ridge, 544-0635.Rip ‘N’ Sew: 4 p.m., R.H. John-
son, 388-6773.Club 52 Card Club: 5 p.m.,
Men’s Club (men and women wel-come), 544-3689.
Euchre Card Club: 6 p.m.,Beardsley, 466-8328.
Latin and Ballroom Dance: 5p.m., Palm Ridge, 544-0805.
Dancing Arts: Zumba, 7 p.m.,Palm Ridge, 584-6222 or 214-5840.
Dancing Arts: Stretch Pilates, 8p.m., Palm Ridge, 584-6222 or214-5840.
Yoga: 5:30 p.m., Beardsley,546-3852.
Pan Card Club: 6 p.m., Beards-ley, 546-1938.
Cribbage: 6 p.m., Kuentz, 444-4246.
Westerners Square Dance: 7p.m., R.H. Johnson, 322-5201 or556-4410.
Shuffleboard West: 6:15 p.m.,Sports Pavilion, 584-5061.
FRIDAYSKaraoke: 7-10 p.m., Beardsley,
584-3895.Pickleball: drop-in play 7 p.m.,
R.H. Johnson Racquet Center.
SATURDAYSFitness Club: “Dance for the
Health of It,” three exercise levels(9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m.). Pay bycheck. 556-5359.
Racquet Club: 6 a.m.-11 p.m.,tennis courts, 975-0215.
Pickleball: drop-in play 7 a.m.,R.H. Johnson Racquet SportsCenter.
Rhythm Tappers: 6:45 a.m.-noon, Palm Ridge, 544-0635.
Johnson Lawn Bowls: 7 a.m.-9p.m., R.H. Johnson Lawn Bowling,544-2691.
Softball: 7 a.m.-5 p.m., LibertyField at Kuentz, 556-9263.
Men’s Club: 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.,Men’s Club, 546-0452.
Stained Glass: 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.,Palm Ridge, 546-4636.
Arthritis Club: 8 a.m., Beardsley
Indoor Pool, 546-5710.Clay Club: 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.,
Beardsley, 975-0303.Johnson Lapidary: 8 a.m.-noon,
R.H. Johnson, 215-2221.Karaoke: 8-11 a.m.: Men’s Club
Stampede Room, 584-3895.Racquetball/Handball: 8 a.m.,
R.H. Johnson Racquetball/Hand-ball Courts, 544-9809.
Weavers West: 8 a.m.-noon,Kuentz, 546-8313.
Handi-Capables: 9 a.m., Beard-sley, 584-8762.
Rip ‘N’ Sew: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., R.H.Johnson, 388-6773.
Bocce: 9 a.m.-noon, R.H. John-son Bocce Courts, 546-5646.
Sun West Art Club: 9 a.m.-3p.m., Kuentz, 975-1022.
Women’s Social Club: 9:45a.m.-4 p.m., Women’s Club atKuentz, 584-8893.
Woodworking: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,Woodshop at Kuentz, 584-2242.
Ceramics West: 8 a.m.-1 p.m.the second and fourth Saturdaysof each month., R.H. Johnson,546-8685.
Kiva West Duplicate Bridge:noon-4 p.m., Beardsley, 584-7681.
Dancing Arts: noon-4 p.m., PalmRidge, 584-6222.
Saturday Ladies ContractBridge: noon-3 p.m., Beardsley,546-3926.
Hillcrest Ballroom Dance: 4-10p.m., R.H. Johnson, 214-2561.
Saturday Night Gamesters: 5-9p.m., Beardsley, 214-3240.
SUNDAYSRacquet Club: 6 a.m.-11 p.m.,
tennis courts, 975-0215.Johnson Lawn Bowls: 1-9 p.m.,
R.H. Johnson Lawn Bowling, 544-2691.
MINNESOTA
The social activities of theMinnesota Club have been sus-pended for the summermonths. The board has met andcome up with an outstanding2008-2009 Calendar of Events.The club members who arespending their summer here in“Paradise” are enjoying theflora and fauna.
The new calendar and mem-bership application is locatedin the Visitor’s Centers. Seeyou in November.
Information: 623-645-0557.
NEW JERSEY
Join us on Saturday, July 12,at the Arizona Broadway The-ater to enjoy a production of“The Music Man.” Lunch willbe served at noon with theshow following. Cost is $47per person. Reservations aredue before July 4.
Make checks payable to theNew Jersey State Club andmail to: New Jersey StateClub, 14623 W. WindcrestDrive, Sun City West, AZ85375. For further informationcall 623-546-1787.
It’s “Champagne andPropane” Oct. 6-11 when wetravel to New Mexico to Albu-querque’s Balloon Fiesta Parkwhere the skies are painted
with brightly colored balloonsas these graceful giants leavethe ground to take their placein the bright blue desert sky.It’s a sight to behold!
In addition to the Balloon Fi-esta, we will tour the beautifulsights of New Mexico, enjoy acity tour, the Sandia Tram ride,Turquoise Museum, SpecialShape Glowdeo and Fire-works, Shodoni Cultural Gar-dens and much more. There issomething for everyone!
The price is $850 per personbased on double occupancy,and for singles the price is$1,075. Deposit required is$300 per person upon booking,and the balance is due by July30, which is the cut-off date.For more information on thisfabulous event, call 623-546-1787.
Checks should be made outto the New Jersey State Cluband mailed to the same at:14623 W. Windcrest Drive,Sun City West, AZ 85375.
Hurry, sign up now andenjoy this wonderful tour.
NEW YORK STATE
We are continuing our sum-mer casino trips with a visit tothe Gila River Casino nearChandler on July 14. The buswill leave aisles 16/17 at theR.H. Johnson Rec Center park-ing lot at 9 a.m. Be at the bus at8:30 a.m. We will return at ap-proximately 3:30 p.m. Cost is$10 per person, which will berefunded upon arrival at thecasino, making this a “freebie”trip. Call Sandy at 602-469-0516 for more information and
reservations. Stay tuned forour August casino trip in thenext Rec Center News. Guestsare always welcome on ourtrips.
We are planning to open ournew fall season with our Wel-come Back Picnic on Sept. 17,so be sure to mark your calen-dars for this event. Details willbe forthcoming in the AugustRec Center News. All formerNew Yorkers are welcome tojoin our club.
Information: 623-546-9647
OHIO-SCW
This is a reminder for allBuckeyes that the Sun CityWest Ohio Club will be meet-ing for breakfast during thesummer. We meet at 8:30 a.m.the first Monday of everymonth at Lou’s Tivoli Gardensin Sun City. Hope to see thosewho remain in Sun City Westfor the summer, so come outand join us.
We have a lunch scheduledfor August. Watch your mailfor a flyer.
Information: 623-546-4603.
PENNSYLVANIA
The Pennsylvania Club hasscheduled a bus trip to ChaseField on Aug. 6 for a game fea-turing the Diamondbacks ver-sus the Pittsburgh Pirates.Game time is 12:40 p.m. Theprice is $29 per person and in-cludes bus transportation,driver gratuity, bottled waterand admittance to the ballpark.Members may also tour theball field after the game. Wehave secured very good seats.
The bus leaves the MaricopaCounty Events Center (Sun-dome) parking lot at 11:15 a.m.and returns approximately 4:15p.m. Call Dick at 623-546-0909 for further information.
We have also scheduled anafternoon at the ArizonaBroadway Theatre in Peoriawhere we will view the pro-duction “Nunsense.” The datefor this event is Saturday, Aug.23. Make your reservations assoon as possible as only a lim-ited number of tickets areavailable. Reservation couponsare attached to your monthlynewsletter, or you may callPhyllis at 623-584-1917 foradditional information.
WASHINGTON STATE
All is quiet on the Arizonafront as the summer rolls in.Many of our members havegone back to cooler weather,but we here keep working onthings to come.
The next season begins withour “Fall Snowbird Cruise” outof Seattle on Sept. 26. It is athree-night, four-day cruisewith ports of call in Naniamoand Victoria, B.C. The beauti-ful ship “Mercury,” a CelebrityCruise Line ship, is our homeaway from home for the cruise.
We are planning a welcomeback event in the park at thevery end of October, and inNovember, another “RawhideAdventure” with a steak andchicken barbecue out in thedesert with live entertainment.We all had a great time at thelast one, and the food was fan-tastic. Our annual wine and
cheese event will also be thatmonth.
An “Autumn Tour” is set forOct. 14-23. This is a wonderfultour. We will head to beautifulColonial Williamsburg to seethe living history museumsthat recreate the spirit and cul-ture of everyday life in the 18thcentury capital of Virginia.This is a great attraction. Wewill also visit the Amish Coun-try to see their lifestyle, ValleyForge, Independence Hall, theLiberty Bell, Antietam, the Vir-ginia Military Institute,Jamestown, Yorktown, the Ap-pomattox Court House,Shenandoah Valley, and somuch more that space does notpermit us to list it all.
At the end of the tour we willswing back through Washing-ton, D.C., to catch a few of thenew additions, plus a few wemissed on our last tour. Thefall colors should be beautiful!
This promises to be a greattrip, and as usual we will havea first-class trip at prices youwon’t believe.
Guests are welcome to joinus on this tour. Brochures arefinally ready and are availableby calling Jean at 623-214-8150.
Space is limited, so hurryand get your reservations in.
On Nov. 9, there will be awonderful Salute to Our Veter-ans Champagne Brunch atUnion Hills Country Club.And don’t forget our annualtrip to the Broadway PalmsDinner Theater to see theChristmas show on Dec. 6.
Information: 623-214-8150.
All States ClubSubmit All States Club news by
the first day of each month (forthe next month’s publication) [email protected]. All sub-missions for August are due byJuly 1. If you do not have a com-puter, please print and mail to:22211 Lobo Lane, Sun CityWest, AZ 85375.
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