rec center news sun city west may 2009
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SCWNRC 09.05-Sun City West Rec Center Newsletter May 2009.TRANSCRIPT
Sun City West’s Top HotSeries returns in 2010 with alineup of four fantasticshows: Beachfront Propertyon Jan. 14, Johnny Cash andJune Carter Tribute Show onFeb. 11, Jim Curry’s Tributeto John Denver on Feb. 25,and the Best of Broadway onMarch 11.
All shows are on Thurs-days. Show times are 3 and 7p.m. in Palm Ridge SummitHall.
Only full-season tickets areavailable now. The series offour shows is available for$70 for residents and $75 fornon-residents. Individualshow tickets will go on saleNov. 2 at a cost of $20 pershow for residents, and $22per show for non-residents.
All tickets must be pur-chased in person at the BoxOffice. For information call623-544-6032.
BEACHFRONTPROPERTY
Beachfront is not a piece ofreal estate property, but it is ahot property nonetheless. De-scribed as the “ManhattanTransfer meets Take 6,” thegroup’s smooth singing stylecombines the rich sounds of
jazz with the fun and energyof pop music. They haveshared the stage with MelTorme; the Four Freshmen;The Hi-Los; Emerson, Lakeand Palmer, and others.Beachfront’s four-part blendis spun out in seemingly ef-fortless fashion, creating mel-low and exciting chords thatare woven together to treatthe audience to an arrange-ment of familiar songs with awhole new sound.
JIM CURRY ASJOHN DENVER
Jim landed the part ofsinging the voice of JohnDenver for the CBS made-for-TV movie “Take MeHome, The John DenverStory.”
Although only a small partof the movie required Jim’svoice, it was the break thatwould give him recognition
The Rec Centersis pleased to bringyou, once again, aseries of summershows at StardustTheatre that willkeep you enter-tained in air-condi-tioned comfort.
The 2009 Star-dust Summer Series featurestwo returning performers,Mary Jo Johnson on June 22and 23; and Joe M. Gallo onJuly 20 and 21. The Dry HeatBluegrass Band rounds outthe performances on Aug. 24and 25.
Series tickets will be avail-able throughout the month of
May for $10 for residents and$12 for non-residents. Begin-ning in June, single showtickets will be available for$5 per resident and $6 pernon-resident, per show.
Johnson is a talented singerwho performs a variety of
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All States Club...............16Bowling...........................12Calendar...........................3Club Contacts................13Club Corner.............. 17-24Events.............................25Financials......................5Golf............................10-11Governing Board......4, 6-7Library...............................8Movies............................25Phone Numbers.............13Travel.........................14-15Village Store.....................9
The Colorado Connectionwill provide the music andwe’ll provide the festive at-mosphere – all we need is youat our annul Pool Party on Fri-day, June 12 at the R.H. John-son Outdoor Pool.
The party offers a free-spir-ited and enjoyable way to cooloff now that summer has cometo town.
You can dance to songs bythe Beach Boys, Jimmy Buffettand many other artists appro-priate for the occasion. Enjoy
the all-you-can-eat pizza andsalad dinner. Finish it off witha cool ice cream. Beverageswill be served all evening, con-sisting of regular and sugarfree lemonades and iced teas.The party starts at 6 p.m., din-ner will be served at 6:30, andthe dancing starts at 7:45.
Tickets are limited! They are$13 for members and $14 fornon-members, and availablenow at the Sun City West BoxOffice between 8 and 11:30a.m. weekdays.
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Top Hat stars shine in 2010
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Coolest party in town is SCW’s annual pool party
Stardust Series returns this summer
as a serious singer and allowhim to step closer to his dreamof being a full-time performer.
Since then he has surpassedall expectations of his careergoals. He performs often inLas Vegas and has appearedwith Herman's Hermits, DaveyJones, Chubby Checkers, andmany more.
Jim Curry is one of HollandAmerica Cruise Line's mostpopular shows from theCaribbean to Alaska. His showis fresh and honest, and is sure
to leave you smiling and inlove with John Denver’s clas-sic music all over again.
JOHNNY CASH ANDJUNE CARTER
TRIBUTEMarried and singing together
since 1994, Jimmie Ray andCyndi Cantrell have appearedas a duo, with one of theirbands, or as special guests withother great bands, in a varietyof venues, including the worldfamous Fremont Street Experi-ence in Las Vegas. Jimmie Rayhas had a varied background,
and in many ways he relates toJohnny Cash; this show wascreated from the heart. Cyndigrew up as a preacher’s daugh-ter and was raised on old stylecountry and gospel music.
SHOWSTOPPERSThe Producers, Spamalot,
Chicago, Phantom of theOpera, Les Miserables, Fiddleron the Roof, and Wicked areamong the biggest Broadwayshows of all time. Come andhear your favorite Broadwayhits by Andrew Lloyd Webber,Stephen Schwartz, Rodgersand Hammerstein, and Kanderand Ebb in one electrifying,
blockbuster show! Experience comedy, passion
and romance as you take ahighly charged emotional ridethrough Broadway’s greatestmoments. From classic showsto the hottest tickets on Broad-way today, you’ll take a musi-cal journey down the mostfamous street in the world withsome of the most gloriousmusic ever written.
“Adventures in Parrotdise,A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett”will be part of the Concert inthe Park Series at 7 p.m. Nov.1 at Beardsley Park.
Residents may purchasetickets for $10 beginningApril 2 in the Box Office.Non-resident tickets are $11and available beginning April16. Tickets are $12 at the door.
Jimmy Buffett is the world’smost famous beach bum andhas successfully marketed hislove of beaches, bars, boatsand ballads into a billion dol-lar business.
Along with an outstandingmusical career, he is a best-selling author and restaura-teur. His fans, known asparrotheads, can be foundeverywhere and are the mostloyal fans in the world. Maybethe tropical appeal and “stateof mind” known as Margari-taville exists in everyone.Whether it is the lure of thetropics or some other “parrot-dise,” Buffett’s music can takeyou there and so can thisshow.
Barrie Cunningham hasbeen performing Buffett’smusic almost as long as Buf-
fett himself. He has also trav-eled many of the same roadsand even played at some ofthe same places. Barrie takesthe showgoer on a musicaltour of Buffett’s road to fameand fortune. Barrie sings allthe songs you know, like“Come Monday,” “Cheese-
burger in Paradise,” “Changesin Latitudes, Changes in Atti-tudes” and, of course, the na-tional anthem of allparrotheads, “Margaritaville.”He also performs some ofBuffett’s other recorded songslike “Brown-eyed Girl,”“Southern Cross” and “It’s 5
O’Clock Somewhere.” Fingers Taylor and Roger
Bartlett, Jimmy Buffett CoralReefer Band members, joinBarrie and his band to makethis the most authentic Buffettshow anywhere. Other CoralReefer Band members thatmay appear include TCMitchell, Amy Lee, Doyle Gr-ishma, Mike Utley, RobertGreenidge, Tina, Nadirah,
Mac and who knows who elsemay appear depending ontheir tour schedule withJimmy. According to theseCoral Reefers, being in Ad-ventures in Parrotdise is thenext best thing to being at oneof Jimmy Buffett’s concerts.
Refreshments will be avail-able for purchase. Get away tothe tropics without leavingyour neighborhood!
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Adventures in Parrotdise plays Buffett tribute
Barrie Cunningham seems to channel Jimmy Buffett as he leads theLost Shaker Band in its Adventures in Parrotdise tribute to the famoussinger. George Bryant is the band’s drummer.
Top Hat includes Johnny Cash, John Denver, Broadway tributes
Summer Series offers cool diversion
songs that resonate witheveryone, including “Crazy,”“Dancing Queen,” “WordsGet in the Way,” “I JustCalled to Say I Love You,” “ItHad to Be You,” and “RoseGarden.”
Gallo, a Sun City West res-ident, is a long-time enter-
tainer who started with hisown jazz trio as both singerand drummer. In Branson,Mo., he co-starred in “ThePromise” as the narrator forseven seasons. He receivedAll American EntertainmentAward nominations for MaleVocalist of the Year in 1997and Gospel Artist of the Yearin 1999.
Dry Heat features TonyMiller (bass guitar, fiddle andvocals), Josh Tharp (banjo,dobro, guitar and vocals) andMike Blackburn (guitar, bassguitar, vocals and emcee du-ties). The group plays tradi-tional bluegrass, gospel andwestern music, with humorand audience participationthrown in as well.
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StardustMovie
7 pm
GB Workshop9 am
Lecture Hall
MOTHER’SDAY Kuentz Tour
9 am & 6:30 pm
BeardsleyTour
9 am, 6:30 pm
RHJ Tour9 am & 6:30 pm
PR Tour9 am & 6:30 pmStardust Movie
7 pm
ARMEDFORCES
DAY
StardustMovie
7 pm
Memorial DayConcert
3 pm Social Hall
MEMORIALDAY
AdministrativeOffices Closed
GB Meeting9 am
Social HallStardust Movie
7 pm
To confirm events, call 623-544-6032. To confirm Governing Board activities, call 623-544-6115.
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One of the West Valley's favoritemusical groups, The Bill Fedor Or-chestra, will be featured at a freeconcert beginning 3 p.m. Sunday,May 24, in the R.H. Johnson So-cial Hall. The 17-piece band,which has been performing in thePhoenix area for eight years, willbe playing both patriotic selectionsand the nostalgic music of GlenMiller, the Andrew Sisters and oth-ers from the World War II era.Vocal stylings will be by ThorinePeterson. You will be greeted atthe front door by a World War IIJeep and an ambulance with driv-ers in period uniforms. Comeenjoy the music of the era.
Join us for free Memorial Day show
Sun City West resident Chuck King was filmed recently for a segment on Fox News titled “Only on Fox.”A Fox camera crew visited Beardsley Rec Center on March 12 to capture footage of him exercising withthe Sun City West Water Fitness Club. Chuck says the exercise helps relieve the symptoms of Parkin-son’s. “Exercise is the biggest part of it, it really is. Exercise and the right medication,” he said. Diagnosedwith Parkinson’s in 2004, Chuck takes Azilect to treat his symptoms, which is how Fox News came to in-terview him. The news channel had interviewed a scientist at Arizona State University who developed thedrug and suggested the reporters hear first-hand from some of the individuals taking the drug. “I’ve beenon Azilect three years,” Chuck said. “I really feel I’m doing better on it.” We’re proud to count Chuck amongSun City West’s many active adults!
Editor’s Note: We are
pleased to announce that
PORA has decided to
again publish its page in
the Rec Center News. The
PORA News and Views
page will begin running in
the June issue.
PORA returnsto Rec News
MEETINGS &
WORKSHOPSMeetings:
• 9 a.m. May 28 and
June 25 in the Social Hall.
Workshops:
• 9 a.m. May 8 and June 12
in the Lecture Hall.
Dates subject to change.
Call 623-544-6115.
I’m sure all of youhave been cuttingyour personal budgetsas we watch the econ-omy struggle, and Iwant to assure you theRec Centers has beendoing the same.
Early on in this fi-nancial crisis, yourGoverning Board andGeneral Manager rec-ognized the need for our Asso-ciation to react to what wewere seeing at the nationallevel, and that’s exactly whatwe’ve done this fiscal year. Wecreated and have been follow-ing a three-level planningprocess to deal with the econ-omy. Under the first level,“Belt-Tightening,” staff hasbeen working to identify costreductions and postpone capi-tal projects until revenues re-cover.
Already this fiscal year, anenormous amount of moneyhas been saved. Managers havegone through their budget toidentify savings, and thencombed through them again foradditional ways to cut theirbudgets. The end result? Weexpect to realize cost reduc-tions of $750,000 by the timethis 2008-09 fiscal year comesto a close on June 30.
With money on everyone’smind, I would encourage youall to attend the General Man-ager’s budget presentation.Mike Whiting will present the2009-2010 Financial Plan at 10a.m. Thursday, April 30, in theSocial Hall. Another hearingwas held April 28.
Mr. Whiting will explain theproposed plan, including ex-pected revenues, expendituresand capital projects. He willprovide plenty of time forquestions and answers.
On May 8, theGoverning Board willdiscuss the plan againin public session dur-ing our Workshop,which begins 9 a.m.in the Lecture Hall.Then, on May 28, theGoverning Board willvote on the proposedfinancial plan. Thatsession, also open to
the public, begins 9 a.m. in theSocial Hall.
I would encourage all of youto attend as many of these ses-sions as possible and ask ques-tions so you’re informed aboutwhat’s in the budget for thenext fiscal year. As always, weappreciate your input.
•••On a side note, we would
like to extend our gratitude toElection Committee Chair-man Ray Caldwell for coordi-nating this year’s election. Ourthanks also go out to his com-mittee members: SuzanneHoffmann, Nancy Labowe,Clare French, Jim Labowe,Dave Morris, Mary Morris,Glenna French, Ron Ras-mussen, Virginia Caldwell,Mary Smith, Walter Jor-gensen, Eileen Walker, DanMehner, Barbara Johnson,Wayne Johnson and NormBenoit.
We also want to say thankyou to the Sun City WestSheriff’s Posse for providingtraffic and crowd control onElection Day. You kept every-one safe on a very busy day!
Thanks also to those whohelped with the two candidatesforums: Ray Caldwell, EdEdelstein, Rita Johnson,Doris Fagan and Dave Favro.
We appreciate all your helpand your dedication to thecommunity!
Message from the President:Board expected to vote on
budget in May; you’re invited!
Matt Szydlowski
Board President
Dear Friends,I would like to take a mo-
ment to thank all of my sup-porters who voted for me in theMarch 31 election. I appreciateyour support, and I’m sad-dened that I will not be servingyou as a Director after June 30,but I want you to know I willcontinue being a positive forcebehind the scenes, helping outwherever I can.
I also want to speak directlyto those of you who cast yourvote for another candidatespecifically because I voted toaccept the petition that led tothe referendum election. WhileI can appreciate where youwere coming from in not want-ing the petition to be accepted,I do want to make sure you
know that I made my decisionbased on an opinion from ourattorney, not because I agreedwith the petition.
The lawyer’s first opiniondid in fact say the petitionersdid not follow the Associa-tion’s Bylaws, and were there-fore invalid and insufficient tocall a special election/meeting.However, some of you may notknow that the attorney issued asecond opinion when it cameto light that the appendixes thatshow the actual petition formatwere not included in a pub-lished copy of the Bylaws thatwent to members for a publicvote in 2007. Those appendiceswere left out to save printingcosts, but our attorney advisedus that the exclusion could be
interpreted by some to meanthere was no “official” petitionformat that needed to be used.
Some of you did not hearabout this second opinion, andprobably wondered why Ivoted the way I did. It was withan overabundance of cautionthat I voted to accept the peti-tion in order to ensure the peti-tioners could not claim laterthat we didn’t give them ampleopportunity to be heard. I neversupported the petition or its in-tent.
The election is over and Iwish the successful candidatesgood luck as the Board movesforward. And I thank you allfor this opportunity to clear theair and explain my position.
Gratefully,Flora Capps
On the off chance youhaven’t heard, the results forthe March 31 election are asfollows:
• The referendum to amendthe Bylaws to put new re-straints on capital projectsfailed with 3,839 no votes and556 yes votes.
• The following three candi-dates were elected to four-yearterms beginning July 1: ScottEllis (2,591 votes), DavidMoeller (2,367 votes), andLake Westphal (2,359 votes).Pat Canfield (2,343 votes) waselected to a two-year term.Thomas Bell received 2,281votes and Flora Capps received1,855 votes.
We want to thank all of youwho voted early, and especiallyall of you who voted in personand had to wait in line. We hadsuch a larger number of earlyballots requested that we didnot anticipate the incredibleturnout March 31.
In addition, we were holdingthe election in the Library’sData Resource Center for thefirst time in an effort to take
advantage of the computers al-ready set up there, so therewere a lot of variables in-volved. We will be looking atall of them as we prepare fornext year’s election.
We apologize for the longlines, and we appreciate yourpersistence to ensure yourvoice was heard. Thank you forbeing involved citizens in SunCity West’s future!
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General Manager - Michael Whiting, 623-544-6110;
Editor - Katy O’Grady, 623-544-6027; [email protected]
Member Services - 623-544-6100
28,186 members as of April 1, 2009
Recreation Centers of Sun City West
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DID YOUKNOW?
The sluggish home resale
market has had a signifi-
cant impact on the Associa-
tion’s budget this year.
Each home sale generates
revenue through a Transfer
Fee, Disclosure Fee and
Asset Preservation Fee. At
the end of February, only
395 home sales have been
recorded this fiscal year
compared to 484 last fiscal
year. As a result, revenue
for these items is $227,000
below budget. In March,
however, sales looked to be
on the rise, so that’s great
news!
Governing Board DirectorsAll Directors: [email protected]
President
Matt Szydlowski
623-544-6064
20603 N. Desert Glen Dr.
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
Chair: Chartered Clubs
and Library
Scott Ellis
623-556-4110
14401 W. Futura Drive
Chair: Human Resources
Secretary
Karyl Brandvold
623-214-6559
14626 W. Futura Drive
Chair: Bowling
Paul Piper
623-975-0732
19826 N. 129th Drive
Chair: Public Relations
John Ronan
623-584-8298
22207 Lobo Lane
Chair: Legal Affairs
Vice President
Ginger Welch
623-214-0814
22632 N. Hermosillo Drive
Committee chair: golf
Office Manager
Sharon Schomer
623-544-6115
Management and Governing Board
Editor’s Note: When sending an email, please put “SCW” in thememo line so the Directors know it’s coming from a resident.
Referendum fails, new directors elected
Ellis Moeller Westphal Canfield
Director explains reason behind petition vote
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Financials
Details of these summaries are available in the
R.H. Johnson Library at 13801 W. Meeker Blvd.
Bowling Lineage by Fiscal Year*
MONTH FY 2006-07 FY 2007-08 FY 2008-09
July 10,733 9,843 10,316August 4,247 4,259 4,034September 21,239 19,741 18,526October 28,520 28,570 28,255November 28,594 28,023 26,261December 35,180 24,333 27,605January 34,674 33,847 34,029February 30,623 31,638 29,464March 35,347 33,290April 17,358 16,008May 10,240 12,137June 11,561 11,338
FY to Date 193,810 180,254 178,490
FY Total 268,316 253,027 178,490
* Fiscal Year runs from July 1 to June 30
Golf Rounds by Fiscal Year *
MONTH FY 2006-07 FY 2007-08 FY 2008-09
July 14,967 13,101 11,980August 15,097 12,749 11,974September 19,303 16,158 15,057October 22,548 19,594 19,117November 28,879 25,245 24,131December 24,807 20,938 20,130January 28,941 27,538 31,806February 34,842 32,699 30,339March 38,624 37,215April 32,086 29,354May 21,701 18,941June 16,530 14,764
FY to Date 189,384 168,022 164,534
FY Total 298,325 268,296 164,534
* Fiscal Year runs from July 1 to June 30
Recreation Centers of Sun City West
Balance Sheet - February 28, 2008
2009 2008
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents $4,350,695 $5,700,969
Restricted Cash 6,123,361 6,479,185
Accounts Receivable 765,625 683,808
Accounts Receivable over 90 Days 119,752 0
Note Receivable: Theatre West 32,925 57,925
Note Receivable: Library 45,000 150,000
Inventories 1,440,501 194,964
Prepaids and Other Assets 80,907 58,352
Total Current Assets $11,662,319 $13,325,205
Fixed Assets
Furniture & Fixtures $994,638 $982,274
Machinery & Equipment 10,927,865 9,974,277
Buildings 37,158,898 35,815,925
Land Improvements 32,849,444 33,632,368
Land 5,196,987 5,196,987
Vehicles 915,385 819,938
Water Rights 2,234,498 0
Accumulated Depreciation (53,569,704) (52,025,421)
Total Fixed Assets $36,708,013 $34,396,348
Total Assets $48,370,332 $47,721,554
LIABILITIES
Accounts Payable $354,491 $339,170
Tour Revenue Collected 18,190 0
Accrued Purchase 22,792 154,326
Sweeps-Pro Shop 170,054 178,982
Gift Certificates 2,835 4,353
SCW Softball Club 26,269 44,752
Accrued Payroll 380,472 506,404
Payroll Taxes Payable 26,062 47,564
401K Payable 10,688 3,248
Employee Optional Insurance 578 630
Liability for Return Checks 637 413
Credit Card Duplication (126) 0
Accrued Taxes Payable 68,770 35,888
Accrued Pension Plan 63,497 18,993
Arizona Sales Tax Payable (359) 9,730
Deferred Membership Fees 4,156,788 3,857,138
Deferred Golf Revenue 928,450 855,993
Total Liabilities $6,230,093 $6,057,590
EQUITY
Retained Earnings $42,470,426 $41,656,002
Net Profit/ (Loss) (330,187) 7,961
Total Equity $42,140,238 $41,663,963
Total Liabilities and Equity $48,370,332 $47,721,554
Recreation Centers of Sun City West, Inc.Consolidated Inc Stmt for Board
For the Eight Months Ending February 28, 2009
Month Month Monthly Prior Yr YTD YTD YTD Prior YTDActual Budget Variance Actual Actual Budget Variance Actual
Revenue-Gross MarginRecreation Division $888,067 $896,547 ($8,479) $1,110,954 $6,630,727 $6,621,417 $9,310 $6,125,686Golf Division 900,511 937,139 (36,627) 911,121 4,418,678 4,649,640 (230,961) 4,244,466Bowling Division 69,824 69,099 725 75,374 435,949 412,923 23,026 448,386Asset Preservation Fee 54,000 98,000 (44,000) 93,700 586,600 780,000 (193,400) 707,734Facility Investment Fee 0 0 0 6,000 24,000 0 24,000 102,000Interest Income 21,265 18,000 3,265 36,534 103,382 144,000 (40,617) 286,146Total Revenue-Gross Margin $1,933,668 $2,018,785 ($85,116) $2,233,685 $12,199,337 $12,607,980 ($408,642) $11,914,419
ExpensesOperating ExpensesRecreation Division $500,121 $550,076 ($49,954) $465,189 $4,100,380 $4,370,733 ($270,353) $3,932,041Golf Division 458,733 526,556 (67,822) 462,227 4,918,917 5,239,374 (320,457) 4,818,329Bowling Division 41,991 40,820 1,171 47,410 319,647 351,849 (32,201) 341,132General & Administrative 130,899 155,647 (24,748) 137,808 1,215,670 1,367,878 (152,207) 1,143,663Total Operating Expenses $1,131,745 $1,273,100 ($141,354) $1,112,635 $10,554,615 $11,329,835 ($775,219) $10,235,167
DepreciationRecreation Division $132,511 $125,200 ($7,311) $120,543 $1,032,237 $1,001,600 ($30,637) $942,872Golf Division 95,366 78,000 (17,366) 76,228 801,623 624,000 (177,623) 592,603Bowling Division 18,478 17,200 (1,278) 17,026 141,049 137,600 (3,449) 135,810Total Depreciation $246,356 $220,400 ($25,956) $213,798 $1,974,909 $1,763,200 ($211,709) $1,671,286
Total Expenses $1,378,101 $1,493,500 $115,398 $1,326,434 $12,529,525 $13,093,035 $563,510 $11,906,453
Net Revenue ( Loss) $555,566 $525,284 $30,281 $907,251 ($330,187) ($485,055) $154,867 $7,966
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Governing Board considers proposed Bylaws changesThe Governing Board has proposed the following Bylaws changes. The Appendix Document List and the subsequent Appendixes would be formally included in the
Bylaws. (Their inclusion was intended when the community voted on the revised Bylaws in 2005, but in an effort to save printing costs, the Association did not includethe Appendixes in the published copy sent to households for the vote. Appendix 2 has been renumbered. Changes to Article 3 are highlighted in bold, underlined,italic. The Board is scheduled to vote on the changes at its June 25 meeting, which is scheduled to begin 9 a.m. in the Social Hall, 19803 R.H. Johnson Blvd. Thecommunity is invited. Individuals wanting hardcopies of these proposed changes may pick them up in the Governing Board office between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. week-days.
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Fitness equipment training setThe Rec Centers has made
arrangements for group equipmentdemonstrations monthly at each ofthe Association’s fitness centers.The presentations are appropriate forindividuals new to the community ornew to using a fitness center.
Exercise professionals will pro-vide a half-hour tour of the facility,demonstrating basic usage of vari-
ous machines.The upcoming schedule is:
• 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 5, PalmRidge
• 6 p.m. Tuesdays, May 5, Beard-sley
• 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, Kuentz• 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, R.H.
Johnson.
It seems everyone’s on the envi-ronmental bandwagon these days.Here at the Rec Centers, we’ve been“green” for a while because it’s notonly good for our world, but it’s alsogood for the bottom line.
Take our accounting department,for example. We have 100 percent ofour employees receiving paymentsthrough direct deposit. That meansno paper checks, and no special inkcartridges required.
We estimate we save some $70,620in processing and environmentalcosts every year!
That number is calculated from sta-tistics provided by PayItGreen Al-liance that estimates companies savean average of $176.55 per employee,per year, by switching to automaticdeposit. (That doesn’t include ourvendors or Village Store consigningclubs, who also receive money via
automatic bank deposits.) A company with 300 employees
(we have 400 total, including part-time and full-time) saves an esti-mated 121 pounds of paper; avoidsthe release of 1,159 gallons of waste-water, and eliminates the release of346 pounds of greenhouse gases.
Did you know the Association hasalso been installing low-flow waterdevices and low-energy-use lightbulbs over the past several years?We’ve also eliminated unnecessaryturf areas on the golf courses, replac-ing them with desert landscaping thatuses less water. And of course we’vebeen recycling paper and cans foryears.
Yep, we’re proud to say we’vebeen “green” long before it was invogue. And we’ll continue to findways to be a cost-conscious and en-vironmentally friendly company!
Our ‘green’ habits save money
Editor’s NoteFor an explanation of the proposed changes to the
Bylaws shown above, please see the top of Page 6. Hard copies
may be obtained by visiting the Governing Board Office,
located in the R.H. Johnson Administrative Offices, between
8 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays.
R.H. Johnson Library623-544-6100PAGE 8 MAY 2009
May Flowers?
Mayflowers? No,not as in the big boatthat brought the pil-grims here to Amer-ica. I mean flowersblooming in May dueto all the April show-ers. Showers? Whatshowers? Oops, I for-got we live in Arizona and wedon’t get that in April. Well, re-gardless, because it is May wewould like you all to stop bythe library and see how we’vespruced up the place with liveplants and flowers!
We also will be offeringbooks on plants that will beavailable in our new displayshelf area. The late spring is anexcellent time to repot plantsand bring outside porch plantsinside in order to have them es-cape the soon-to-be hot sum-mer heat!
Read All About It!
We will soon be looking tostart having the major newspa-pers of various regions of theUnited States available to ourpatrons here at the library.Why, you ask? Well if youhaven’t noticed by now, virtu-ally everyone you talk to hereseems to have come from someplace else (remember it’s a re-tirement community – nobodywas born here). Because ofthis, we would like to knowwhat part of the United Statesyou came here from. Help usout by filling out a “Where YaFrom” card at the check-outarea. We’ll compile this infor-mation, verify the list and seewhat regions of the countrywe’ll try to accommodate inproviding news from backhome!
The Bunny WasHere
If you were not at the librarybetween 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.Saturday, April 11, then notonly did you miss all the ex-citement from the EasterBunny visiting us, but you alsomissed a wonderful SpringStory Time, coloring pages,book marks and the cute ani-mals from the Maricopa
County Animal Careand Control MobileAdoption Vehicle.
A total of 51 people– including 37 grand-children – were in at-tendance for thisinaugural event.Friends of the Librarymembers had an ex-clusive photo opportu-nity with the Easter
Bunny before the spring-timestory was read, and book marksand coloring pages werehanded out to all the children.
In addition to this, a total ofsix pets now call Sun City Westhome after being adopted byresidents. If you were here forthis event, we certainly hopeyou enjoyed it. It was a won-derful time and we hope you allcan make it next year!
Save the Books!
You will notice that onceyou’re at the check-out area,our friendly volunteers andstaff members will be putting abook mark in your books asboth a gift and a reminder. Wewant you to remember that ifyou return your books in ourdrive-up book drop service,you should rubber-band eachbook so it is not damaged in thedrop. It’s the only way we cansave the books from completedestruction! If books are placedin the book drop without beingrubber-banded, they end upbeing damaged, and need to berepaired or replaced. Many ofthe books we find without rub-ber bands on them are brandnew books. So please, help ussave the books!
Woodcarvers tothe Rescue!
The Sun City West Wood-carvers Club was recentlycalled in to action to create anew sign for the Friends of theLibrary Endowment FundDrive, and they did just that!We want to wholeheartedlythank the Woodcarvers Club,especially Tom Wright for allof his hard work, and GaryRoberts for springing into ac-tion to make sure our wish for asign became a reality. The signlooks great and is a welcomedtool to advertise our fund
drive!On behalf of our volunteers,
patrons and staff, I just want tothank you once again for allyour help and efforts in thisproject. We deeply appreciateyou coming to our rescue!
Endowment F-ndDrive: All That’s
Missing Is U!
The R.H. Johnson Library re-lies on the donations of beauti-ful people like you. Without thefinancial support from all youwonderful people donatingmoney to the Endowment Fundduring the Fund Drive eachyear, the library would be at aheavy loss. To date we areunder our goal as to where weshould be at this time of year.Now with our new sign out infront of the library as an incen-tive, we are asking our sup-porters to donate to the library.As always, your contribution istax-deductible and totally re-sponsible for thousands ofsmiles.
The Endowment F_nd Drive:All that is missing is U! Thankyou in advance!
Wi-Fi Passwords,Study Room Sign-in and a Typewriter!
In an attempt to be able tokeep library services for SunCity West residents and theirguests, the Rec Centers’ Infor-mation Technology staff hascreated a password for usingWi-Fi services at the library.This password is only attain-able by members coming intothe Data Resources Center atthe library and signing in aftershowing their Sun City Westrec card. Passwords changeeach week, so those withguests wanting to use the Wi-Fiservices will also need to havea guest card for each guest oneach day that they plan to usethis service. Wi-Fi is availablethroughout our facility with theuse of our password.
In addition to the password
for those wishing to use ourWi-Fi services, we are alsohaving any patrons wishing touse our private study rooms toalso show their rec cards andsign up at the front desk. Theseareas have become very popu-lar places for patrons wantingseclusion to read or work ontheir projects with fewer inter-ruptions and noise. As is thecase within the rest of the li-brary, talking on cell phones isprohibited within these studyrooms.
A typewriter? What? Yep, wegot one and you can use it forfree if you’ve got a Sun CityWest rec card. Just sign up touse it at the front desk and youcan peck away until yourheart’s content! Of course,you’ll have to supply your ownpaper and own two pointer fin-gers! So if you have the need totype, then by all means head tothe library!
Library welcomes new greenery, newspapers, Fund Drive sign
Vince MicallefLibrary Director
Above, R.H. Johnson Library As-sistant Mary Galego reads aspringtime story to visiting grand-children during the library’s specialStory Time event featuring a visitfrom the Easter Bunny on April 11.At right, Library Director Vince Mi-callef, left, assists the youngstersgetting some candy after the StoryTime.
knitted, crochet,quilting and every-thing baby. Logictells me that a babyblanket would not bemade out of materialthat could not bewashed, but if a noteto that effect could beattached or even writ-ten on the back of the
tag by the date, that would behelpful. Also, a blanket,sweater, dress or anything witha size that could be written ona tag would be appreciated. Iknow a lot of you already dothis, but for those who don’t,this message is for you.
5. Is the stand included?We get this a lot when we dis-play something that can not behung on the wall due to ourlimits. The stands are generallythe Village Store’s property. Ifyour item includes a stand, justmake a note of it on the tag, onthe back by the date.
6. Can I take this home to
Last month I gaveyou the questions mostasked by our con-signors. Now I want toshare some of the ques-tions that our guestsask.
Even those who livein the community askthis, the most askedquestion: “Are thesethings made by someone in thecommunity?”
Our answer is “Yes, all of theitems in the store are made bymembers of 23 craft clubs inSun City West.” If they do notask it, we offer the informationto let them know the talent thatis here. In our quest to offer thebest service to our customers,who are not only the visitorsbut the members who consign,we want to have the best infor-mation available to answer themany questions.
Here is a sample of otherquestions we are asked. If youare a consignor, please takenote of any that may pertain toyour craft and if you can pro-vide us with additional infor-mation to better answer thesequestions, it would be mosthelpful. Here goes:
1. Is it food/oven safe? Weget this question regarding claypieces all of the time. We havehad notes that say “Not foodsafe,” but on other pieces wedo not want to tell someone“yes” if we are not certain.Those of you who make foodcontainers – clay, wood, ce-ramic, copper enamel or anyother club – are encouraged toattach a tag or note that givesthe status. We would appreci-ate it.
2. Can we change chains?This is asked of the jewelry,and our standard answer is“no.” We do not direct anyoneto any of the clubs to see if achain can be swapped orchanged. It is in the store as itwas consigned, and we do notwant to get in the middle ofspecial requests.
3. Can you make piercedearrings into clip? I knowthere is a gentleman whochanges them in the silverclub. We have told folks thatsilver earrings can be changed,but no other club.
4. Is this machine-wash-able? This pertains to fabric,
Katie answers guests’ most frequently asked questions
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Village Store
Katie
Van Leuven Store Supervisor
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The Spring Arts and Craft Fair was held onMarch 21. The weather was beautiful and thecrowds were abundant.
We had 19 clubs participating in the fair,which is one less than last spring. I was notable to do my normal running as I was nursinga broken foot, but in the brief time I perusedthe fair, it seemed to be bustling.
We all know the condition of the economy,but if the fair was any indication of what washappening in our community, you would neverknow there was a problem. The total sales forthe craft clubs and the Village Store wereabove last spring by 4 percent! Go figure.
Nearly half (47 percent) of the clubs sawsales above last year, 32 percent lower and 21percent were virtually the same. The VillageStore sales were lower by 22 percent in dollarvolume. I will do some analysis of the sales inthe future to see what the average sales pricewas, and share that information at a later date.It is helpful for the clubs to see at what priceitems are selling.
All in all, things went extremely well. Ouruse of the electronic credit card machines ex-panded, and that was wonderful. The number
of errors and rejected cards was reduced dras-tically. I know it is hard for the members tomake changes, but this change to electroniccredit card processing is worth it.
I would like to thank all of the members ofthe Recreation Centers staff who helped in allaspects of the fair. We could not do this with-out you. Our volunteers in the Village Storewere tireless in their helping our customers,and for that I give my heartfelt “Thank You.”
The clubs that participate are the reason forthe crowds, and we are grateful to have suchwonderful items to be showcased. Thanks toall of you who make and sell your art; none ofthis would be possible without you.
Now we can regroup and prepare for the fallfair; luckily summer comes in between. Forthose of you who leave Sun City West for thesummer, we bid you a safe trip home. Forthose who stay and endure the heat – stay in-doors and create. That is what you are great at!As always, it is my pleasure to serve you.
Sincerely,
Katie Van Leuven
Village Store Supervisor
Village Store Summer Hours
The season is drawing to aclose and we will soon beshortening our hours. The fol-lowing is a breakdown of thehours for the summer.
• June: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon-day through Friday; closed Sat-urday.
• July: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,Monday through Friday.
• August: Closed for themonth.
• September: Reopen thesecond Tuesday of the month,after Labor Day.
Spring fair sales beat 2008 total
see if it matches my house?We do not let anything out ofthe store for this purpose. Any-thing that leaves the store is ei-ther purchased, with our noexchange and return policy ineffect, or it is returned to theconsignor after it has been inthe store for six months.
7. What is this for? If theitem is not easily recognizableor is something new and we donot know what it is, we feelkind of silly saying, “I don’tknow.” If you make something,you obviously know what it isand what it is for, but we don’t.
Please add a note, extra tag orwrite on the back of the pricetag near the date. We like togive as much information with-out having to run to the con-signment slip. The exception tothat is the jewelry made byLapidary and Silver. Most ofthe time there will be anothertag that tells the stone or metalif applicable. Also, the con-signment slips are right at theSilver and Lapidary counter sowe can look them up easilywhile the customer is there.
8. Is it safe to put outside?This is asked of the metal items
all of the time. If the item ispowder coated, we know that itis safe to put outside. We alsoget asked if it will rust. Withthe lack of rain around here,the likelihood of rusting isprobably very low, but wewould appreciate knowinghow to tell the difference be-tween different types of fin-ishes, and whether thosefinishes can be placed indoorsor out.
Look for more Q&A in nextmonth’s issue of the Rec Cen-ter News!
Golf623-544-6100PAGE 10 MAY 2009
Hooray, hooray! It’s the firstof May. Sweeps dollars fordaily greens fees start today!
OK, maybe the meteringisn’t exactly poetic, but youget the point. Many of youhave a number of dollars sit-ting in your Tournament Win-nings account(s).
We recognize that many ofyou don’t need or want moremerchandise just now, so we’re intro-ducing our own sort of Golf StimulusPackage to allow you to access thosefunds for daily greens fees and to getyou out on the links while the weatheris still generally pleasant.
During the month of May, you can
pay for your daily greens fees(including the Kachina carddaily rate), with your tourna-ment winnings. This promo-tion is good only for dailygreens fees and only for themonth of May.
To provide additional “stim-ulus,” this year golf fees willbe being seasonally reducedMay 1 to May 31 from $28 to
$23 for 18 holes and from $14 to$11.50 for nine holes for residents; andfrom $35 to $29 for 18 holes and from$17.50 to $14.50 for nine hole play forCNP golfers to keep our residents andCNP golfers here playing at Rec Cen-ters courses.
We know you will appreciate the dis-counts. Factoring in additional travelcosts and time, playing outside courseswill continue to be a lesser value thanyour home courses represent.
With all of us dealing with the strug-gling economy and stretching our dol-lars at every opportunity, we know youwill agree that your best interests arefound in playing here in Sun City West.The conditions are second to none, withhometown friendliness and neighborlyservice featured in the golf shops.
Why take your dollars outside yourcommunity? In the past, there mighthave been a financial incentive to playelsewhere, but those days are over.Sure, playing new courses can be fun
and exciting – and if you want to playelsewhere occasionally just for thosereasons, we understand.
But if you want us to continue to keepyour greens fees among some of themore affordable in the Valley, we canonly do that through increased volumein rounds. So invite your friends andfamily and play golf in Sun City Westthis month while the weather’s nice.Use your Tournament Winnings, andyou’ll be pleased you did!
And last but not least: Remember, the$260 Winter Cards expire at the end ofMay. So any of you still possessingthose cards with rounds still availableon them, please be sure to get thoserounds in this month.
May discounts make Sun City West a great golf value
Scott SimpsonGolf Operations,
Marketing Manager
All Sun City West and CNP golfers are encouraged to sign up forour e-newsletter by visiting www.rcscw.com and clicking on the green“E-Newsletter” tab located at the top of the right column on the homepage. You’ll receive weekly email updates with up-to-date golf infor-mation and other news from the Rec Centers.
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Sun City West 2009 Celebration of Golf Series an-nounces the results of the Celebration Scramble heldMarch 21 at Deer Valley.
TEAM AWARDSWOMEN’S DIVISION:
First Place: Lillian Deas (DV), Maria Sorce (GV), PegWynkoop (DV) & Lynn Adams (DV)
Second Place: Sue Pike (DV), Paulette Motyll (TR),Nancy Eddy (DV) & Jan Heuertz (DV)
Bogey Div: Julie Johnston (PB) Nina Paris (PB) MaxineJeffers (PB) & Sharon Pebley (PB)
D. Bogey Div: Phyllis Holmes (DV), Lee Coon (DV),Phyllis Conway (DV) & Pat Celebre (DV)
MEN’S DIVISION:First Place: Ron Skogrand (DV), Dave Moeller (TR),
Jack Johnson (TR) & Duane Streit (DV)Second Place: Thomas Watson (DV), Myron Currie, Bill
Ballard (TR) & Con Clark (PB)
Par Div: Lloyd Glasoe, Brnet Hall, Lanny Barness (DV)& Dave Walker (DV)
Bogey Div: Jack Krause (DV), Charles Straus (DV), DickStone (DV) & Ron LaPoint (DV)
D. Div: Don Murphy (DV), Dick Sobczak (DV), EdShroka, Ken Colburn (TR)
MIXED DIVISION:First Place: Bob Schweitzer (TR), Corky McWhirter (TR),
Brian Lewis (GV) & Kay Lewis (TR)Second Place: John O’Neal (PB), Bob Leaf (PB), Con-
nie O’Neal (DV) & Ruth Samson (DV)Birdie Div: Connie Cronk (DV), Gil Cronk (GV), Lois
Crane (DV) & Jack CranePar Div: Deb Channell (DV), Wes Channell (GV), Peggy
Johnson (DV) & Gregg Harshman (DV)Bogey Div: Mary Steiner, Linda Swift (TR), Jack Steiner
& Gregg SwiftD. Bogey Div: Jim Agopsowkz, Judy Mazzaferro, Dick
Keller (DV) & Elaine Keller (DT)
INDIVIDUAL AWARDSLongest Putt: Men - Bob O’Neil (DV), Women - Tudel
ReedClosest to the Pin: Men – Brian Lewis (GV), Women –
Norma Hill (GV)Accuracy Drive: Men – John Born (GV), Women – Lil-
lian Deas (DV)Longest Drive: Men – Frank Hagen, Women – Lynn
AdamsSandies: Roger Hutton, Ron LaPoint, Len Campbell &
Nell FriedmanWater Logged: Bob Timoffee, Jerrol Jones, Jamie Durnin
& Bev SandbergHole #7 Captives: 7 teams
Deer Valley Women’s Club won the Beer Bash with thehighest number of entries, 44.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!
Celebration Scramble Results
More play dates have beenapproved for Green TeamSocial Golf at Stardust GolfCourse and other executivegolf courses in Sun CityWest. On Saturdays through-out May, Green Team teetimes will be offered begin-ning at 10:30 a.m. Freehands-on golf clinics are fre-quently available to newgolfer residents.
Green Team Social Golf-ing is designed for golfers ofall experience levels, and es-pecially for lightly experi-enced golfers who just wantto play golf in a hassle-free,fun environment. It’s for SunCity West residents, theirguests, and CNP players.
Sign up for a tee-time bygoing to Stardust GolfCourse or calling 544-6012.
Green Team2009 Golf Maintenance ScheduleGrandview Summer Closure
Closed for summer maintenance Monday, June 15. Reopens
Monday, July 27. Dates subject to change.
Golf Maintenance Days
1-Day closure each course
Thursday June 4 Trail Ridge
Friday June 5 Desert Trails
Thursday June 11 Deer Valley
Friday June 12 Echo Mesa
Thursday June 18 Pebblebrook
Summer Aerification
Thursday and Friday July 9 and 10 Trail Ridge
Thursday and Friday July 16 and 17 Desert Trails
Thursday and Friday July 23 and 24 Deer Valley
Thursday and Friday July 30 and 31 Echo Mesa
Thursday and Friday Aug. 6 and 7 Pebblebrook
Thursday and Friday Aug. 13 and 14 Stardust
Fall Overseeding
Each course closed approximately 3 weeks each.
Course Closes Opens
Trail Ridge Monday, Sept. 21 Monday, Oct. 12
Stardust Thursday, Sept. 24 Tuesday, Oct. 13
Grandview/Echo Mesa Thursday, Oct. 1 Tuesday, Oct. 20
Deer Valley Thursday, Oct. 15 Tuesday, Nov. 3
Pebble./Desert Trails Thursday, Oct. 22 Tuesday, Nov. 10
MAY JUNE
Resident 18 holes $23 $14
Resident 9 holes $11.50 $7
Family Guest Plan $25 $16
Regulation Twilight* $17 $12
Executive Twilight* $15 $12
Regulation Supertwilight** $12 $10
Executive Supertwilight** $11 $10
CNP/Guest 18 holes $29 $20
CNP/Guest 9 holes $14.50 $10
CNP/Guest Twilight* $23 $16
CNP/Guest Supertwilight** $18 $15
*Twilight begins 2 p.m. in May, and noon in June
**SuperTwilight begins 3:30 p.m. in May and 2 p.m. in June
May & June Rates
It was of special in-terest to me, a teacher,as I read an inter-change between a“Super Teacher” ofnational renown and alocal teacher in a na-tional golf publication.The nationally knownteacher said that it washis observation that most of hisstudents overused their bodiesin their golf swings. His con-clusion was that most golferswould be better suited to sim-ply swing their arms and lettheir bodies respond.
The local teacher said that hisexperience was entirely differ-ent. He said that most of hisstudents didn’t use their bodiesat all. He said that most of hisstudents simply lifted theirarms and took a whack at theball.
As I thought aboutit, I realized that thenationally knownteacher was workingwith the cream of thecrop as far as the talentlevel of his averagestudent was con-cerned. Perhaps, withthose students, overus-
ing their bodies was a concern.I, however, have to agree withthe local instructor. In my ex-perience in Sun City West, theproblem I see most is the arms-only swing.
You must turn your body andget your trunk involved in sup-porting your swing if you everhope to have consistency andpower. The arms-only swing,where there is little or no bodyturn, is simply too hit-and-miss.It is very difficult to make aconsistent arm movement whenthe arms are the only thingsmoving. Also, the backswingand downswing paths tend tobe too steep. The downswingtends to be aimed at the balland most of the force goes rightdown into the ground. Bodyturn through the ball is neces-sary to flatten out the bottom of
In my experience in Sun City West, the
problem I see most is thearms-only swing.
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Golf
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Hole1266828116312111188814163118581338
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Date3-1-20093-2-20093-3-20093-5-20093-6-20093-6-20093-7-20093-9-20093-9-20093-10-20093-11-20093-11-20093-12-20093-13-20093-13-20093-13-20093-14-20093-17-20093-19-20093-21-20093-23-20093-27-20093-29-20093-29-20093-30-2009
Name Ruth MayerhoferLee C. ClarkLois StiteleyMarlene BrownMary Ann ChorpenningDonald JohnsonEvie OpsalMark BraunRon StrnadJim WesterholdPaul NeroDavid W. Van WertKeith BratteigColin PrimroseRay SimpkinsRobert L. LeValleyAnn BryanRetha ChappelearDonald L. SpohnVern BjorkJohn A. ZimorinoKenneth KentKent C. OlsonJerie ClarkJoe Langley
Holes in One
The grip is a crucial part ofour golf set-up. The grip hasfour components: positioning,placement, precision and pres-sure.
1. Positioning means the waywe have our hands rotated ei-ther right or left of the center ofthe grip. For a right-handedplayer, having the hands turned slightlytowards the right side of center, so thattwo knuckles of the top hand are show-ing, would be considered neutral. Aturn slightly more to the right so thatthree knuckles would show is consid-
ered a strong grip, whereas aturn to the left of this so thatone knuckle shows would beconsidered a weak grip. A halfinch turn in the wrong direc-tion can be enough to producea 30-yard hook or slice!
2. Placement means how farup or down on the handle the
hands are placed. Choking up or downchanges the effective length of the cluband therefore changes the distance theball will go. Generally for each inchyou choke down, 10 yards of distancewill be lost.
3. Precision simply means placingthe hands the exact same way eachtime. Consistency in your shots canonly be attained if the grip is done iden-tical every time.
4. Last is pressure, which probably isthe most important. The majority ofgolfers grip the club much too tight.This leads to a variety of problems in-cluding topped shots, lack of distanceand slicing the ball. With a tight grip,the clubface cannot do what it was de-signed to do! Practice holding the clubwith a light grip and the difference canbe amazing.
Overall, the grip is responsible for di-rection, distance, contact and consis-tency of our shots. So always begin andend with checking the grip.
Robin is a Class A LPGA member andcertified teacher giving lessons at EchoMesa, Pebblebrook and Deer Valleygolf courses on alternating weeks. Les-sons are $35, or a summer series of fourfor $120 is available May through Sep-tember (must be used within 6sixmonths of purchase). For informationor to sign up, call Robin at 322-6300 oremail [email protected].
Robin Eichten
The emergence of launch mon-itors has taken this club fitting tonew heights. A launch monitoris a computer that measures thespeed of your club, the speed ofthe ball as it leaves the face ofthe club, the angle at which theball launches, and the back spinon the golf ball as it leaves theface. A launch monitor fitting can costyou as much as $ 300 to give you thesestatistics. The club fitter can then sug-gest the loft of a driver, the length of the
shaft, the flex of the shaft andeven what type of ball to use tomaximize your distance. Youcan then invest $300 to $ 400in a new driver.
If you don’t relish paying$300 to get a custom driver fit-ting, take advantage of the offerfrom our hometown manufac-
turer, Ping Golf. You can go to the Pinggolf fitting center here in Phoenix andtheir expert club fitters will scientifi-cally fit you for irons, hybrids, fairway
woods, drivers and even putters. Thebeautiful part is the cost to you for thisfitting is nothing!
The good people at Ping won’t evenhigh-pressure you to buy a golf club.They simply give you all the pertinentstatistics and you can go to the greatstaff at the Grandview Golf Course proshop and make the best deal in town onyour new Pings. The staff at Grandviewcan give you a map or you can use yourGPS to go to Ping (officially KarstenManufacturing). It’s a fun trip and not
too far from Sun City West, and whenyou buy from Grandview, all the profitstays here to help keep your rates down.At this point in time, you don’t even
need a reservation for the fitting, so takeadvantage.
Doug is a PGA member and a certi-fied instructor for the Rec Centers. Hegives lessons by appointment at Grand-view, Stardust and Desert Trails golfcourses. You can schedule a lesson withDoug by calling 623-866-9163. Giftcertificates are also available.
Doug Weber
Tom Drisler
Don’t overlook importance of a good grip in your game
More body involvement equals more power, consistency
Ping offers free custom club fitting right here in the Valley
the arc on the through swing.Turning your body with your
arm swing has a lot of advan-tages. When the body is in-volved in the turning requiredto swing the club, you are ableto keep your arms more ex-
tended. The arc is larger andthe radius is more constant. Alarger arc is power and a con-stant radius is consistency.
Tom Drisler is the teacher atTrail Ridge Golf Club. The
“Intensive Care” Daily GolfSchool meets every day, Mon-day through Friday, at TrailRidge. For more information,to obtain a brochure by emailor to schedule a lesson, call602-316-0419.
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A consistently accu-rate hook ball is pro-duced by a number offactors. One of themost important is therelease, but timing andspeed must also beconsidered
The main advantageof the hook ball is theangle into the 1-3 pocket forright-handers, and the 1-2pocket for left-handers. Thereare many kinds of strikes. In aperfect strike, the ball only hitsfour pins, the 1-3-5 and 9 forright-handers; and the 1-2-5and 8 for left-handers. Thehook ball gives you the re-quired angle to do this.
To produce a hook, the ball
must do two things: itmust roll forward androtate sideways.
The ball gets its for-ward moment fromthe action of the arm-swing, and bowler’sspeed on the approach.The side rotation is theresult of the sideways
lift applied at the point of re-lease.
As the ball is released, theforward momentum is thestronger force, so the ball trav-els straight ahead. Gradually,the side rotation begins toovertake the forward momen-tum. When the side rotation be-comes the stronger of the twoforces, the ball begins to hook
and rolls to the left (right-han-ders) or right (left-handers).
The lift, which produces siderotation, requires the proper re-lease. As the ball passes the leftfoot for right-handers (rightfoot for left-handers), thethumb must come out first. Thefingers and hand continue inupswing. It is this upward mo-tion with the fingers that givesthe ball side rotation.
To obtain the proper release,the bowler should keep thewrist firm, the thumb at ap-proximately 10 o’clock, andthe fingers at 4 and 5 o’clockfor right-handers. For left-han-ders, the thumb should be at 2o’clock and the fingers at 7 and8 o’clock.
The thumb and index fingerform a V. When the V pointsstraight up the arm, the wrist isstraight. The thumb is shorterand, in the correct position, itis higher on the ball than thefingers. When the ball is heldproperly, the thumb will come
out first, automatically.It is important to keep a firm,
straight wrist. To accomplishthis, keep slight pressure on theball with the index and littlefingers – the “outriggers” – oryou may also try a wrist sup-port.
Bowling
Properly delivered hook ball will increase your strikes
Marie FormanBowling Instructor
Johnson Lanes welcomes all levels of bowlers to our monthlyLearn to Bowl clinics.
Three weeks of bowling and instruction are offered at 9 a.m.Wednesdays, May 6, 13 and 20. Cost is $25 per person, and in-cludes all three sessions. Payments and reservations may bemade in advance at the Sports Pavilion counter. Certified bowl-ing instructors are Marie Forman, Ray Hansen and Al Bra-mucci.
Learn to Bowl clinics set
Red Pin Bowling: Our 2009summer season of Red Pinbegan April 28. Come into theSports Pavilion and try yourluck at bowling and winmoney for missing pins. Thisis great fun and you can keepcool during the hot summermonths. Bowling begins everyTuesday at 1:30 p.m., and youmay sign up at the monitor’sdesk by Monday at noon. TheMay dates are May 5, 12, 19and 26.
May Schedule: TheBASCW Board of Directorsmeeting begins 3 p.m. Satur-day, May 9, in the Men’s Club.
Saturday night No Tap willbe on May 9 and 23.
This month will be the dead-line for submitting your Hall ofFame nominees. Forms are
available at the monitor’s deskin the Sports Pavilion. Youmay give the forms to anyBASCW board member in asealed envelope. Hall of Famedinner will be in October.
June Schedule: No Tapbowling will be June 6 and 20.Red Pin will be June 2, 9, 16,23 and 30.
July Schedule: No Tapbowling this month will be onJuly 4 and 18.
Membership in the BASCWClub is open to all Sun CityWest rec card-holders in goodstanding.
Membership fee is only $5per person, per year. For moreclub information, call GlennCompton at 623-975-6373, orvisit www.scwclubs.com andclick on Bowling Association.
BASCW sets schedule
Summer is fast approaching and we encourage all youbowlers (new and used) to “Beat the Heat” by coming in andjoining one of the summer leagues that are now forming. Wehave men’s, women’s, and mixed leagues available – up toand including a scratch doubles league and a traveling leaguethat bowls at three different houses!
Information is also available for leagues that will restart inSeptember. Again, we have leagues for beginners up toscratch bowlers. We offer a Learn to Bowl program for thoseof you who wish to learn the game, and a mentoring programfor those of you who wish to improve your game! Bowling isa fun way to spend a morning, afternoon or evening with yourfriends. It’s also a great way to meet new friends!
So come on in to the Sports Pavilion and see what we havegoing on!
Summer leagues formingGet in on the fun!
SCW hosts Senior Olympic competitionJohnson Lanes recently
hosted another successfulSenior Olympic competitionin bowling and billiards.
Bowling Doubles winnersin their respective divisionswere as follows: GOLD: TinaMichling and Sheryl Suther-land; Gerry Schwitzke andManny Zarate; Mona Hickeyand Judy Morgan; ElaineAntonovich and Jan Warren;SILVER: Bob and Jan War-ren; Glenn Compton and RoyAnderson; Frank Antonovichand Bob Warren; BRONZE:Jean Bramucci and MarthaOwen; Dena Martin and PatYaroch; Lola Field and JoeMattingly; John McNee andLarry Moore; Lola Field andRosa Mismahl.
Singles divisional competi-tion winners included:GOLD: Sheryl Sutherland,Gerry Schwitzke and Joe
Mattingly; SILVER: ElaineAntonovich and MonaHickey; BRONZE: OllieBarnes and FrankAntonovich.
Team winners were as fol-lows:
Division 1 winners: GOLD– Tina Michling, SherylSutherland, Mona Hickeyand Judy Morgan.
Division 2 winners: SIL-VER – Sandy Foley, DenaMartin, Tonie Miller and PatYaroch. BRONZE – JeanBramucci, Bonita Combs,Gretchen Novak and MarthaOwen.
Division 3 winners: GOLD– Barb Fidler, Judy Florence,Beth Hansen and BessieRoberts.
Division 4 winners: GOLD– Lola Field, Elaine Keating,Joan Kess and Rosa Mis-mahl.
A good time was had byparticipants and audiencemembers! We’re looking for-ward to next year, and hope-fully a lot more localparticipants!
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VILLAGE STORE: 544-6135(located at R.H. Johnson Rec Center)
RH JOHNSON LIBRARY: 544-6130
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GOLF OPERATIONS: 544-6037 Tee Time Confirmation: 544-6044 Tee Time Reservations: www.cgsteetimes.comCourse 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: 544-6129Box Office: 544-6032
Arts & Crafts• Sun West Art, Kath-
leen Perry: 544-3245
• Basketeers,
Dorothy Barnes: 544-
3154
• Calligraphy, Judy
Ross: 584-8698
• Ceramics West,
Wesley Warren: 975-
0414
• Clay Club, Doris
Miller: 293-1657
• Copper Cookers,
Helen Skaggs: 214-
6097
• Johnson Lapidary,
Jude Foster: 544-8806
• SCW Beaders,
Mary Hester: 584-1012
(through May); Rose
Anythony (June-Sept.):
878-6900
• Leather Carvers,
Arthur Truesdell Sr.:
546-2963.
• Mac-Cro-Knit, Sally
Gallardo: 546-9140
• Metal Club, George
Wildridge: 546-6904.
• Encore Needle &
Craft, Mary Falzone:
214-5633
• Photography West,
Harald Johnsen: 215-
3355
• Porcelain Painters,
Constance Irmer: 214-
0320
• Palo Verde Patch-
ers, Gayle LeGrand:
546-3360
• Rosemaling-Euro-
pean Folk Art,
LaVonne Braaten: 214-
5977
• Rip ‘n’ Sew, Sherry
Dorner: 546-4644
• Creative Silk Flow-
ers, Rosemarie Read:
214-9712
• Toy-Ki Silvercraft,
Darlene Phillips: 537-
5411
• Stained Glass
Crafters, William “Bud”
Armstrong: 546-8547.
• Creative Stitchers,
Barbara Bentsen: 975-
0316
• Tole Artists, Sharon
McAndrews: 544-2837
• Weavers West
Guild, Janet Crane:
546-1760
• Woodworking,
Michael Bell: 975-2691
Cards & Games• Kiva West Dupli-
cate Bridge, Richard
Starbuck: 680-0926
• Saturday Ladies
Contract Bridge, Car-
olyn Robinson: 214-
7858
• Tuesday Contract
Bridge, William Drury:
933-4975
• One Partner
Bridge, George Nelson:
915-9905
• SCW Bunco, Viv
Hennessey: 556-4818
• Canasta West, Ar-
lene Rozmus: 546-3803
• Five-Hundred Card,
Al & Dottie Merrill: 584-
6689
• Cribbage, Nicole
Donati: 328-5697
• Saturday Night
Gamesters, John
“Jack” Wetherbie: 547-
6263
• Euchre Card Club,
Mary Tackett:556-1253
• Mah Jongg, Eva
Tiberio: 584-3350
• Pan Card Club,
Martha Windecker: 556-
9834
• Pinochle, David
Crane: 584-6695
• Sheepshead, Karen
Horsley: 584-2700
• Club 52 Card Club,
Raymond Potocki: 584-
8411
Dance• Country Western,
James Cochran: 544-
4208
• Hillcrest Ballroom,
Joe Oliver: 214-6801
• International Social
Dance, Anna Besmer:
214-0875
• Latin Ballroom,
Barbara Coupe: 544-
0805
• Line Dancers, Javis
Vice: 584-6970
• Westerners Square
Dance, Richard How-
den: 322-5201
Health & Fitness
• Arthritis Club,
Sharron G. Nelson:
972-4735
• Energetic Exercise,
Ernie Dern: 546-2032
• Fitness Club, Alvin
Andrus: 546-9648
• Handi-Capables,
Thomas Simard: 544-
2428
• Water Fitness, Lor-
ree Parrella: 544-3407
• Yoga, Judy Archer:
217-2889
Hobbies &Travel
• Agriculture, Steve
Byrd: 214-7317
• Coin & Stamp, Fred
Bubeheimer: 544-0871
• Computers West,
Frank Treibel: 214-9734
• Garden Club, Ar-
lene Macy: 214-7823
• Model Railroad,
Bob Rose: 826-3448
• Recreational Vehi-
cle, Ray Caldwell: 214-
1331
• Rockhounds West,
Bill Blakley: 584-7992
• Investment Club,
Kevin Foley: 975-4155
Music & Performance• Dancing Arts,
Helen Onni: 584-6222
• Westernaires Cho-
rus, Lee Puro; 544-
5868
• Karaoke, Thomas
Harrigan: 975-5582
• Musicians Club,
Mary Lee: 584-0308
• Organ & Keyboard,
Flora Rutledge: 975-
0023
• Rhythm Tappers,
Peg Kuntzelman: 214-
6226
• Stardust Theatre
Council, Hal Lind: 546-
6385
• Theatre West, Al
Lombardos: 546-3689
Social• Canine Compan-
ions, Don Gerboth:
546-4093
• Sunshine Animal
Club, Robert Stebbins:
544-2356
• Club Español, Don
Monroe: 547-7534
• Friends of the Li-
brary, JoAnn Dauer:
214-9170.
• Men’s Club, Dennis
Lake: 640-2530
• Singles Club, Tiny
Phillips: 466-0151
• Women’s Social
Club, Mary Reilly: 546-
9851
Sports - Golf• Golf Council SCW,
Howard Allnutt: 214-
0583
• Deer Valley Men,
Don Berge: 214-1650
• Deer Valley
Women, Marilyn Fagot:
214-1601
• Desert Trails Men,
Jerry Kinane: 214-5752
• Desert Trails
Women, Jan Landis:
214-8904
• Echo Mesa Men,
Jack Sautter: 214-8561
• Echo Mesa
Women, Lorraine Saari:
556-4071
• Grandview Men,
Don Oblander: 584-
8281
• Grandview Women,
Gretchen Novak: 584-
6798
• Lady Putters SCW,
Myrna Thielmann: 584-
6887
• Pebblebrook Men,
Larry Pfent: 340-3347• Pebblebrook
Ladies, Sarah Baird:546-2854
• Men’s Putting,
Larry McAlpin: 214-
2908
• Pebblebrook
Ladies Niners, Glenn-
dine Thomas: 214-3343
• Stardust Men, Lee
Reynolds: 584-1551
• Stardust Women,
Joye Kohl: 556-1746.
• Stardust Women
Niners, Sandra
Matschke: 544-9641
• Trail Ridge Men,
John Pike: 556-8214
• Trail Ridge Women,
Bonnie Kehoe: 546-
9807
Sports• Crestview Bike
Riders, Faye Fray: 214-
5267
• Pickleball, Larry
Masteller: 584-6619
• Mis-Cues Ladies
Billiards, Judy Malm:
556-1528
• SCW Bocce, Ed
Stroming: 546-5646
• Tennis, Mal Jacob-
son: 546-1145
• Bowlers Associa-
tion, Glenn Compton:
975-6373
• Horseshoe, Louis
Kellner: 214-3903
• Johnson Lawn
Bowls, Wanda Penrod:
214-6958
• Mini-Golfers, Ver-
non Irby: 975-1118
• Racquet Club,
James Hess: 546-6903
• Platform Tennis,
Ron Gliot: 584-7838
• Racquetball/ Hand-
ball, Cliff Philpott: 214-
2314
• Shuffleboard, Carl
Bolz: 546-3182
• SCW Softball, Rich
McAndrews: 544-2837
• Sportsmen’s, Earl
Fray: 214-5267
• Table Tennis, Don
Scheidt: 556-1065
Chartered Clubs lead-
ership is subject to
change. The list will be
updated as necessary.
Call 544-6031.
Phone Numbers
Club Contacts
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:
FLAGSTAFF &
GRAND CANYONTuesday-Wednesday, May 5-6
We’ll start our trip with a visit to Sedona to shop and eat lunch. Then we’ll visit the museum of Northern Arizona, and stay overnight at the lovely Little America Hotel in Flagstaff. The trip includes dinner at the hotel, breakfast at the hotel, the Grand Canyon entrance fee, Grand Canyon IMAX experience, a chance to tour the canyon and a visit to the Cameron Trading Post. Cost is $275 per person double occupancy, and $355 per single.
MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH AND SHOPPING
Sunday, May 10Enjoy a brunch at the Cheesecake Factory,
along with a tour of the Biltmore area and Paradise Valley, on this fun trip. You’ll have time for shopping at Biltmore Fashion Mall, and receive a narrated tour of the area. Cost is $73 per person.
RONALD REAGAN LIBRARY & GARDENS OF THE WORLD
Tuesday-Thursday, June 2-4The Ronald Reagan Library is a favorite
trip among our residents. The tour includes admission to the library, hotel accommodations at the Ayres European Style Hotel, two full breakfasts, dinner at Marmalade’s Café, a guided tour of Gardens of the World, a guided tour of the Getty Art Museum, and roundtrip transportation to Manhattan Beach, Calif. Cost is $437 per person double occupancy, and $634 per person single occupancy.
ARIZONA’S HIGH COUNTRY & HON-DAH CASINO
Wednesday-Friday, June 17-19Enjoy the cool, fresh air of Arizona’s White
Mountains and escape the summer heat of Phoenix. Lush meadows, towering pines, Aspen trees and the meandering Little Colorado River are featured. Plus enjoy all the fun and excitement of the Hon-Dah Resort and Casino. Cost is $384 per person double occupancy, and $462 per person single occupancy.
‘WICKED’ THE MUSICALThursday, July 2
Back by popular demand is Broadway’s biggest blockbuster, “Wicked,” which first played the Valley in 2006. At that time it broke box office records and sold out in record time. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to meet the witch long before that girl from Kansas arrived in Munchkinland. The musical tells the story of two girls who meet
in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How they grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for a fascinating story. Cost is $125 per person.
SAN DIEGO OVER FOURTH OF JULYFriday-Sunday, July 3-5
It’s time to get away to beautiful San Diego. Enjoy the cooler temperatures, the ocean breezes and gorgeous scenery over July 4th. You’ll enjoy accommodations at the gorgeous Embassy Suites by the Bay, a General Manager’s Welcome Reception, happy hour at the hotel each evening, a Fourth of July Dinner Cruise and Fireworks on San Diego Bay, a trip to the San Diego Zoo, and more.
Cost is $599 per person double occupancy, and $895 per person single occupancy.
APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING: 40th ANNIVERSARY
Monday-Tuesday, July 20-21Come and experience where the Apollo
11 astronauts trained in Flagstaff and surrounding areas for the historic moon landing on July 20, 1969. We’ll visit Meteor Crater, the best preserved and first proven meteor impact site on Earth, and the Lowell Observatory (which houses the historic Clark Telescope used by the Apollo astronauts to map their landing site on the moon).
The tour also includes the Pluto Scope from which Pluto was first discovered, and the guest register signed by Neil Armstrong and crew. You’ll also get a tour of the USGS Astrogeology Center houses that houses the “Grover” Lunar training rover, and visit the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. Cost is $259 per person double occupancy, and $329 per person single occupancy.
BEAUTY AND THE BEASTSaturday, July 25
Come experience one of the longest-running shows on Broadway, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.” Nominated for numerous Tony Awards and an Academy Award for best musical score, this magical show will delight audiences of all ages. You’ll enjoy the intimate setting of the Hale Center Theatre in Gilbert. Cost is $60 per person.
DIAMONDBACKS VS. PHILLIESMonday, July 27
Come and see the D’Backs play the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies at Chase Field in Phoenix. Our seats are located in the lower level, Section 111. Cost is $43 per person.
DIAMONDBACKS VS. METSMonday, Aug. 10
We’ll provide roundtrip transportation and your game tickets as you watch the D-Backs play the New York Mets at Chase Field in Phoenix. Our seats are in the lower level, Section 108. Cost is $43 per person.
PAGEANT OF THE MASTERSTuesday-Thursday, Aug. 25-27
The idea of the Pageant of the Masters came to this small village when the Great Depression swept the land. With little money, this art colony struck on a summer art festival to be held the week following the Olympics in hopes that visitors would travel south to Laguna Beach. The whole town pitched in to make the 1932 festival a resounding success, in effect, transforming Laguna Beach into one enormous art gallery for the week.
The festival featured art exhibitions, community plays, outdoor pageants, a parade, street market, spectacle of lights and tour of artists. Today, 76 years later, this event sells out! Many people ask, “What is the Pageant of the Masters?” It is 90 minutes of “living pictures” art, re-creations of classical and contemporary works with real people posing to look exactly like their counterparts in the original art pieces.
It includes an outdoor amphitheater, professional orchestra, original score, and live sets accompanied with sophisticated lighting.
This pageant is the best presentation of its kind and most definitely a must see! Cost is $570 per person double occupancy, and $733 per person single occupancy.
LAKE POWELL & GRAND CANYONWednesday-Friday, Sept. 2-4
Our professional tour guide will lead you on this breath-taking trip including an excursion to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and a sunset dinner cruise on Lake Powell.
Cost is $565 per person double occupancy and $715 per person single occupancy.
DIAMONDBACKS VS. DODGERSTuesday, Sept. 8
Come see the D-Backs play the division rival Los Angeles Dodgers at Chase Field in Phoenix. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the game, where you can come and cheer the Diamondbacks to victory.
Cost is $43 per person.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE & RENOWednesday-Sunday, Sept. 16-20
You’ll get a break from the heat on this refreshing trip. The average temperature in Reno and Tahoe this time of year is 72 degrees for the high and 37 for the low. You’ll enjoy a cruise to Emerald Bay, one of the most photographed sites in the western U.S.; sightseeing in Tahoe; a driving tour of Carson City’s historic district; a tour of the Nevada State museum, formerly the U.S. Mint; a trip
to the famous Reno National Championship Air Races and Show; and much more. Cost is $1,329 per person double occupancy, and $1,699 per person single occupancy.
ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON FIESTAWednesday-Saturday, Oct. 7-10
The internationally acclaimed Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta includes a variety of events, including the Dawn Patrol, Special Shape Rodeo, Flying Competition and Prize Grab, Special Shape Glowdeo, the AfterGlow and Fireworks Display.
We’ll stay at the beautiful Embassy Suites Hotel and Spa, and enjoy a brief city tour of Albuquerque, including Old Town.
The trip also includes a stop in Santa Fe to experience unique art galleries, restaurants, boutiques, history and culture. Cost is $650 per person double occupancy and $999 per person single occupancy.
DONNIE & MARIE IN VEGASWed-Sat, Nov. 25-28
We’ll stay at the Golden Nugget Hotel, where the Fremont Street Experience is just steps from the lobby door. You’re also just minutes from the Mono Rail if you want to go to the strip. Our tickets for the Donnie and Marie show are excellent.
This excursion includes an optional Titanic Artifact Exhibit side trip. Tickets are $530 per person double occupancy, and $658 per person single occupancy.
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ALL STATES
PRESIDENTS CLUBThe cruise on Nov. 7 in which we
will be driving by bus to the ship inSan Diego is going great. Anyone in-terested in going with us must call assoon as possible, as cut off will soonbe coming up.
For information, call Jean at 623-214-8150.
Wisconsin and Ohio are still almostneck and neck, but Nebraska is nottoo far behind! Hurry! Several otherclubs are gaining also.
CALIFORNIAWe have a nice group signed up for
the seven-day Coastal Wine Cruiseaboard the Sapphire Princess. For in-formation please contact Lyn at 623-977-8800.
The Laughlin trip that was sched-uled April 29-May 1 has been can-celled. An Italian Night is scheduledOct. 2. It will be a dinner-dance atPalm Ridge Rec Center. A potluck isplanned for November.
All former California residents arewelcome to join the club. For more in-formation please call Marge at 623-214-2038.
IDAHO The Idaho State Club will have
breakfast at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 2,at My Favorite Martin’s Restaurant,17300 N. Sun Village Parkway, Sur-prise. For reservations or information,please call 623-974-6682 one weekprior.
MINNESOTAThe summer season is almost here
and the club has suspended social ac-
tivities until fall. The board is cur-rently finalizing dates and activitiesfor the 2009-2010 season. Have awonderful summer and join us againin November for the Welcome BackLuncheon.
The club is open to those with Min-nesota ties. Membership is $5 per per-son, and for this, members receivediscounted fees for events, as well asadvance notice of upcoming events. Ifyou would like to help on any eventor be part of the board, please call thenumber below.
Mark your calendar now for the fallWelcome Back Luncheon on Wednes-day, Nov. 11, at the Sun City CountryClub. The Holiday Luncheon will beFriday, Dec. 11, at Briarwood Coun-try Club in Sun City West. The entire2009-2010 calendar of events will beposted in upcoming issues.
Just a reminder, prepaid reserva-tions are required for all events.
Information: 623-546-0557.
NEW ENGLAND Club activities will take a summer
break and not resume until the Wel-come Back Breakfast in October.Whether you stay in place, travel backEast or journey to cooler climes, ourthoughts are with you. We look for-ward to seeing you all again in the fallso we can resume more exciting so-cial events together. Be happy, healthyand safe, and keep that New Englandspirit, no matter where you are.
Information: 623-584-8038.
NEW JERSEYThe New Jersey State Club invites
you to a Wine and Cheese Party at 1p.m. Friday, May 15, in the AcaciaRoom at Palm Ridge Rec Center. Wewill be entertained by the wonderfulJan Rittmaster, who we know so wellfrom her appearances in the VarietyShows and other local presentations.The cost is $8.75 per member and$10.75 per guest. Please send a checkpayable to the New Jersey State Club:care/of the New Jersey Club, 16129W. Greystone Drive, Sun City West,AZ 85375.Reservations must be in byMay 5. Information: 623-584-4674.
OHIO-SCWThe Sun City West Ohio Club
meets for breakfast the first Mondayof every month. We meet at 8:30 a.m.at Lou’s Tivoli Gardens in Sun City.All Buckeyes are welcome. Watch fora flyer in the mail listing our eventsfor the year.
See you at breakfast on Monday,May 4. Information: 623-546-4603.
PENNSYLVANIA Members and guests are invited to
enjoy a day of gaming at the MazatalCasino in Payson on Wednesday, June17. Cost is $10 per person and in-cludes bus fare, gratuities, breakfastpastry and bottled water. Attendeeswill receive $10 back at the casino.Bingo is from 12:45 to 3 p.m. Bus de-parts 8 a.m. from the Sundome, aisles19 and 20, and returns at 3:15 p.m. co-inciding with the bingo schedule.Reservation deadline is June 10. CallBarbara at 623-975-0561 for furtherinformation.
Pennsylvania Club officers areworking diligently to prepare amonthly activity for members. Theyask that members reward their effortsby attending these events. Upcomingactivities include: July 7, Ice CreamSocial; and Aug. 12, Cliff CastleCasino. Details are in the newsletter.
WASHINGTONThe May 7 potluck at Ramada 7 in
Beardsley Park will be our final eventuntil fall. Join us! Bring all of yourtable service, forks, knives, tablecloth, napkins, etc., and a favorite dishto serve eight persons. Don’t forget toinclude your beverage and ice. Timeis 5:30 p.m. Nothing is furnished andno reservations needed – just show upand enjoy!
If there is anyone from WashingtonState who is not a member and wouldlike to join in and meet our membersand possibly join the club, you arewelcome.
We will resume our activities inOctober with lots of exciting eventscoming up, so be sure we have yoursummer out-of-state address so youcan get your September newsletter
mailed to you. You don’t want to missout on any of our fun events.
Call Jan at 623-584-8483 to leaveyour out-of-state address.
For all of you snowbirds who willbe in Washington in early October,don’t forget to join us on our “Snow-bird Cruise” out of Seattle. It is athree-night cruise on the beautifulship “The Mercury,” departing Seat-tle on Oct. 2 with ports of call in Na-niamo and Victoria.
We’ve got the best prices going! In-side cabins start at $210, plus port andtax; and outside cabins start at $290,plus port and tax. No airport hassle,just park across the street from thepier, walk across and board the ship.How easy can that be?
Book today. A small deposit willhold your reservation. For informa-tion, call Jean at 623-214-8150. De-posits and reservations are due now.
The bridge club meets the first Sun-day evening of every month starting
in November. All players must havetheir club dues paid in order to partic-ipate. Contact Colleen at 546-5047.
Have a safe summer and we willsee you in the fall.
WISCONSINWe have concluded our events for
the spring of 2009, and are nowchoosing our events for the fall.
Our Welcome Back Bratfest is onthe agenda for Nov. 19. Our DinnerDance at Luke Air Force Base will beDec. 6. We are looking at Organ StopPizza for Dec. 2. The flyers should bein the mail by the end of September,so get your reservations in early.
We will continue our “Breakfastwith Carol” during the summer. It willbe the second Monday of the monthat the Garden Cafe in the SundomePlaza. Please call Carol at 623-214-6661 with your reservation.
Information: 623-546-6129 or 623-433-8775.
All States ClubSubmit All States Club news
by the first day of each month
(for the next month’s publication)
to [email protected]. All
submissions for June are due by
May 1. If you do not have a com-
puter, please print and mail to:
22211 Lobo Lane, Sun City
West, AZ 85375.
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Baby Boomers Club aims for charter
The 20th annual Ms. Senior Arizona Pageant was held March 14 be-fore a packed audience at North Canyon High Auditorium in Phoenix.The five finalists pictured from left to right are Maddy Paschel, GwenColony, Ms. Senior Arizona Jane Gilmer, Dody Homan and Mary LouBaird. Sun City West’s own Gwen Colony, first runner up, was sim-ply elegant in a jade green gown. She performed a lovely version ofthe aria from “The Phantom of the Opera.” Gwen is a member of theSun City West Karaoke Club, the Westernaires, the Prince of PeaceChoir and the Cameo Club.
Patti Rowan, left, executive director of the Sun City West Foundation,celebrates upon graduating from the Recreation Centers of Sun CityWest’s TORCH Citizens Academy on April 2 at Palm Ridge. RCSCWGoverning Board President Matt Szydlowski, assisted by TORCHCommittee members Barbara Horton, left, and Barbara Luzader, pre-sented Rowan and other graduates with certificates and torch pins,asking them to be an ambassadors for Sun City West by carryingthe torch of citizenship and the information they’d learned over thecourse of seven weeks to other residents. Residents interested inregistering for the fall sessions should call 623-544-6115.
The Baby BoomersClub of Sun City Westhad a very successful“Meet and Greet” partyMarch 27. Approxi-mately 90 people at-tended. Appetizers anddesserts brought by themembers and musicprovided for a funevening at BeardsleyPark. Our club has amembership of 160 andis growing every day.We are now in theprocess of becomingchartered. To join,please go to our web-site, www.scwbaby-boomers.com. Formore information, con-tact us at our new emailaddress, [email protected].
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AGRICULTURALIf you had a chance to see our dis-
play at the clubs expo in March, youknow what can be done with a shovel,a few scoops of soil (well maybe a lit-tle more then a few scoops) and a seedor two. Folks were amazed at thearray of vegetables, the size of thecabbage, the beets you roast, beauti-ful Swiss chard, green and red. Manyof you came right over to tour our gar-dens, and some of you joined ourclub. If you were motivated, we haveplots available and we are here to helpyou get started, just give us a call.
Cucumbers are everywhere, longsoyus, light green Armenians, (thesestay sweet even in hot weather) andburpee seedless. You must keep vari-eties apart or bees will mix them foryou. Tomatoes look better this year,and they are still producing. The hotweather (over 90) will stop the fruit-ing. Beans are doing well, as are win-ter and summer squash in shades ofgreen and tan. Strawberries are stillproducing. Most of our all-year gar-deners grow strawberries; they areeasy to grow. They do need shade inthe summer and fertilizer 0-16-20. Ifyours look light green they may neediron.
All of our gardeners like to experi-ment. We know what grows well here,but maybe just maybe, onions thatgrow well in Utah might grow here.Wayne Blair at plot #55 is trying someUtah onions this year. Arvid Kinnee isgrowing some tomatoes usually notgrown here. He started them in hishomemade greenhouse; check it outat lot #69. I’m trying some BlackKrim and orange sunshine tomatoes,both around 69 days. You’ll findpineapples growing in Lou Robi-nette's lot #74, and those who wouldlike to try potatoes might check withAl in #212. He buys potatoes at thedollar store, scrubs them well andplants the eyes here and there in hisgarden with great success. Olin Millerhas some good looking garlic; it ishuge and has been handed downthrough the ages. Tom P., lot #205,buries his garden debris, and histomatoes that were planted over thisgarden waste were huge (cover thewaste well to discourage rodents.)
Our corn looks good. We are solucky to be able to plant corn twice ayear. Tucked among the vegetablesare flowers; all over the garden beau-tiful red poppies, lilies, snapdragonsappear. Flowers attract bees and weneed those bees. Ted Jell, #186, hassweet peas lining his cage.
Herbs are easy to grow, but can beinvasive. Garlic chives need to beplanted in a container with the bottomcut out to keep them from taking overthe garden. Cinnamon basil is beauti-ful and attracts bees, but the seedsdrop everywhere. Tango is a new cel-ery I tried; sweet, never bitter andeasy to grow. It is nice to have for sal-
ads or soups and is good spread witha sharp cheddar cheese.
We are still adding new members.Steve, our new president, recruitedthree new ones on a recent fishingtrip. Our plots are filling up fast, butthere are a few available. If you aregone for the summer, you can have awinter garden. Just cover your plot toprevent weeds and return in the fall tobegin your garden. Dues are $5 a year.We also have an April picnic, and aChristmas luncheon and coffee on thepatio from 9 to 11 a.m. most Satur-days. Our plots are at 17800 137thDrive. Information: 623-584-1465.
ARTHRITIS CLUB The club holds classes 8 to 8:45
a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Sat-urdays at Beardsley pool. We are alow impact, warm water exercisegroup that helps with overall bodymovement and joint health. Comeearly and water walk with us startingat 7:30 a.m. Yearly due are only $5.All classes have volunteer instructors.Come visit; we will be happy to seeyou.
Information: 623-972-4735.
BASKETEERSThe Basketeers have enjoyed a
busy and productive winter andspring. We are still enjoying our bas-ket-making and socializing through-out the summer. In fact, summer is agreat time to join us. We have lots ofspace and enjoy the relaxed and coolcomfort of our club room. We meet 9a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays and Thurs-days in Room 4 at Kuentz Rec Cen-ter, and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays. OnTuesdays we meet from 9 a.m. tonoon in Room 3. All you need is avalid rec card to join us. We are al-ways happy to welcome newcomersand to provide beginner instruction.Hope to see you soon.
Information: 623-584-4699 or 623-544-6291.
BEADERSThe Beading Club meets from 6 to
9 p.m. Mondays, and from 10 a.m. to4 p.m. Wednesdays, in Beardsley’sRoom 5. Everyone is welcome.
We will hold our general meeting,with a finger food party, at 6 p.m.Monday, April 20.
We had a very successful SpringArts and Crafts Fair selling our bead-ing, and we are looking forward to theFall Arts and Crafts Fair.
We had a display of beading in theLibrary during the month of April. Wehope you were able to stop by and seethe beautiful work that the memberscreate.
For those who stay during the sum-mer, we will be having classes duringthe summer, so if you are interested inbeading and need something to keepyou busy during the summer months,
come join us. For those interested, callRose Anthony at 623-878-6900.
BOCCE“Mother, may I? Mother, may I?”
Do you remember this game? Well,let’s play by saying, “Mother, may Icongratulate all the great Sun CityWest Bocce members who partici-pated in the two challenging tourna-ments that were held in March.”
The Tri-Cities Tournament washeld March 14 at Sun City Grand.They were a terrific host, and our hatsare off for a great and pleasant playingfield by all their bocce members.Well, what’s new? Nothing! Sun CityBocce Club once again won the tour-nament and are the champions, andthey truly deserve the honor. Theirbocce club works hard to send theirvery best, and their players work hardto qualify for the tournament. Again,our heartfelt congratulations for agame well done. Will we be there nextyear?
The In-House Tournament onMarch 23 was held on our boccecourts, and it was terrific! For thosemembers who did not witness – andwe do mean witness – one of the mostwonderful, exciting and all-out heart-felt tournaments, boy, did you missout! It was a winner; all played thegame as only professionals could do.Our hands are still shaking from theexcitement as we announce the cham-pions and runners-up. They are:Champions, National Hot Shots –Helen Grom, Marlene Shaw, JaneHeld and Helen Richardson; Runners-Up, Adams Family – Howard Thor-son, Marlene Thorson, DonaKoosmann and Bob Henderson. All ofthem received trophies. The champi-ons received the “Bocce Ball” trophy,and the runners-up received the goldcups. Congratulations to all!
When the moon hits your eye like
a big pizza pie, that’s our annualawards social banquet of March 29.We had 411 fun-loving members inattendance. The entrée was free pizzaand more pizza and then even morepizza, plus drinks. Numerous doorprizes were given during our meal. Alot of happy faces could be found inthe crowd. Not only did we enjoy ourfood, but we collected $243 for theWest Valley Community Food Bank.Once again, we shared our blessingswith those in need. Thank you all!
The banquet contained our year-end meeting. Thanks to everyone whomade this season a great success.We’re looking forward to another fab-ulous season. Your day goes the waythe corners of your mouth turns. Sosmile! Until next time, kiss the pallinoand try something new!
Information: 623-546-1632 or 623-546-5646
BOWLINGThe Bowling Association of Sun
City West was established to furtherresidents’ enjoyment in bowling. Wesponsor several events throughout theyear for your pleasure. We sponsor 9Pin No-Tap bowling every other Sat-urday night (next date is May 9), aHall of Fame Dinner in October, anOver-Average Tournament in March,and Red Pin bowling on Tuesdaysduring the summer months. Member-ship fee for the club is $5 per person,per year, and is open to all Sun CityWest residents with a valid rec card.Membership applications may be ob-tained at the Johnson Lanes monitor’sdesk. Information: 623-975-6373.
CALLIGRAPHYThe club would like to thank Pat
Korver for an outstanding job with theSpring Craft Fair. The club was verysuccessful this year due to the callig-raphy items that were for sale. In case
you missed the fair, calligraphy greet-ing cards are available at the VillageStore. Pat is also going to chair theFall Craft Fair in November. You gogirl! If you would like to be a part ofthis fun, interesting and learningprocess, we meet from 6:30 to 8:45p.m. Mondays in Room 5 at KuentzRec Center. Feel free to come and goas you please. We also meet 1 p.m.Mondays at Kuentz in Room 5.
Scrap booking: Yes, the Calligra-phy Club has a special interest groupthat is growing fast in popularity. Ad-ditional times have been made avail-able for scrapbooking. If you wouldlike to come by and see us, we are inKuentz Room 5 from 6 to 9 p.m.Wednesdays, May 6, 13, 20 and 27.Also, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, May 1.If a Saturday works better for you,how about seeing us 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.on May 23? Char has something spe-cial planned for that day.
Stop by and join in on the fun.Again, come and go as you please,feel free to use the club supplies,make cards, use the library; you nameit. Call Char Stiehl at 584-6457 foradditional information. She just lovesto talk about this fast-growing hobby.
Calligraphy lessons will continue inthe fall. For those of you who areleaving for the summer, have a greattime, and when you return, sign up forour classes with Char Cash. To learnthis craft, contact Char at 266-1361.Have a fun, safe summer.
Information: 623-584-8698 orwww.scwclubs.com (click on Callig-raphy).
CERAMICS WESTThe last general meeting before the
summer is 9 a.m. Thursday, May 7, inthe R.H. Johnson Social Hall East.From 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdayand Wednesday, May 5 and 6, NancyStallings will hold an Indian ChiefGreenware and Chalk Class. From 9a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 13,Nancy will have the “Anything Work-shop” for those who either need helpwith a project or just want to work onone in the club.
The club wishes everyone a happyand safe summer and hope to see youagain in September.
Information: 623-546-0975.
CLAY CLUBOutstanding Clay Club volunteers
contribute their expertise in manyways. A big thank you to just a few of
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At its March meeting, the Sun City West Bocce Club awarded trophies to the champion and runner-upteams of the annual In-House Tournament. At left, the champions, “The National Hot Shots,” are from left,Helen Richardson, Marlene Shaw, Helen Grom and Jane Held. The runners-up, "The Adams Family,” are,from left, Bob Henderson, Donna Koosmann, Howard Thorson and Marlene Thorson.
MichelleLewton,Char Stiehland JoanWende helpBev Be-naglio withquality con-trol for Cal-ligraphyWest. Comeand join thishappy group.
our contributors:George Patenode made a metal
spraying booth for glazing. He alsomaintains and keeps it clean. ShirleyLacy regularly shares her knowledgein glazing seminar for our beginninghand-builders. Mary Ann Coates, withthe help of Jack Erbach, fashioned atool board to show the items regularlystocked for our members. She alsoacts as our purchasing agent. CarolJewett and Nancy Hawley spendmany hours doing everything.
Jim and Cindy Herr reorganized theglazing room, added the glaze sampleboard and sponsored a raffle to fi-nance new glaze buckets. Carol Pricebravely chaired the Fall and SpringArts and Crafts Fairs. Sandy Cryerredid the clay chart guide and hasbeen advisor to the glaze committeefor years. She’s been the most helpful,professional potter.
Sara Duda has taken charge ofEmpty Bowls for years, collecting andstoring them until the time of show inthe fall. Our officers, Doris Miller andBev Pauly, have implemented manynew things like new slab rollers, cab-inets and shelving. We also get emailswhenever something important comesup before the next meeting.
Without these special people andmany other volunteers, we reallycould not function. Thank you!
CLUB 52If you enjoy playing Texas Hold
‘Em Poker, come and join us from5:30 to 9:45 p.m., Tuesdays andThursdays, in Building H (aka theMen’s Club) on Meeker Boulevard.We also play from 1 to 5 p.m. on thethird Sunday of each month. Ladiesand gentlemen are welcome.
Information: 623-584-8411.
CLUB ESPAÑOLSee Spanish Club.
COIN AND STAMPOn May 5, the Coin Club Section
will feature guest speaker Bill Green.All valid rec card holders are wel-come to attend. This will be the lastmeeting of the coin section until it re-convenes on Oct. 6. The stamp sec-tion runs thru the summer, and coinchairman Mel and others also attend.On May 12, the stamp section willhold its stamp auction. It is a fun timefor all and bargains for collectors.Don’t miss it if you are a stamp afi-cionado. Meetings are held from 7 to8 p.m. in Room 3 at Kuentz.
Information: 623-544-0871.
COMPUTERS WESTComputers West (CW), located at
Palm Ridge Rec Center, is the parentorganization of two user groups: Mac-sWest and the PCUG. It is a social andtechnology club whose membersshare information and experiencesabout computers and have fun doingso. Complete information on CW,PCUG, and MacsWest can be foundon our club website: www.computer-swest.org. A monthly newsletter,“Random Access,” keeps membersinformed of current club activities andprograms. Join us at the Computers
West meeting 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8,in Summit Room A at Palm Ridge.
We need your old cell phones!Computers West is the official collec-tion agency for “Cell Phones for Sol-diers.” Computers West was honoredfor being the top single site collectioncenter for Cell Phones for Soldiers inthe United States. We have alreadycollected over 2,700 cell phones.Great job, but we’re not through yet!Don’t forget to save your old phonesand bring them to the CW office orPORA. These donated cell phones areconverted into telephone cards thatare given to our soldiers around theglobe. The cell phones are recycled,so they will not be adding to our land-fills. Area residents are encouraged todrop off their old cell phones at theCW office at the Palm Ridge RecCenter. Remind your relatives,friends, and neighbors not to throwaway those old phones!
Donation boxes are also found atthe following clubs and organizations:PORA, Calligraphy, Dance, Library,Metal Club, Photography, and StainedGlass. When you purchase that newcell phone, be sure to donate your oldone to Cell Phones for Soldiers. Asmany of you head north for the sum-mer, don’t forget to save those phonesto bring back with you. It’s one wayto give back to those wonderfulyoung Americans serving our country.Learn more about his wonderful or-ganization started by two teenagers atwww.cellphonesforsoldiers.com.
PC USERS GROUPThe next PCUG meeting is 1 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12, in Summit Room Aat Palm Ridge. This will be the lastgeneral meeting until September. ThePCUG provides instructional pro-grams, including hands-on classes,presentations and discussions to trainand develop members’ knowledge inthe use of computers, peripheral de-vices, and application software.
From 8 to 10 a.m. Mondays, Be-ginning Windows is presented inPalm Ridge’s Palo Verde Room. Thisis the very best way to start your PCand Computers West/PCUG learningexperience. This class not only helpsyou learn about PCs, but about ourgreat club, too. Don’t miss Word Per-fect at 8 a.m. on Thursdays and OpenDiscussions 10 a.m. to noon onThursdays in the Palo Verde Room.The Vista How To class is 1 to 3 p.m.Thursdays. This is a demonstration ofthe newest PC operating system. Up-dated Vista How To books are avail-able for purchase. The eight sessionswill be finishing up this month. TheLinux group meets 8 a.m. on Fridays.Be sure to check out the Palo VerdeRoom schedule (these discussiongroups are free).
The PCUG also offers a Help groupto work on computer hardware andsoftware problems that membersbring in for repair. This is a knowl-edgeable group of volunteers. TheHelp group is available from 7 to 9a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays atComputers West. You need to sign inupon arriving at Room A.
Anyone interested in “Buying aComputer” is invited to a meeting at10:30 a.m. April 21 in the Palo Verderoom. You need not be a Computers
West member to attend this meeting;just bring your valid rec card.
Want hands on training? Then signup for Windows Basics. Look forsign-up binders in Room A at PalmRidge. Be sure to sign up quickly.There is a small fee for these classes.Check for other classes at our websiteunder Room B.
Beginners, intermediate, and sea-soned PC users alike will find a classthat will suit their needs. The infor-mation available at these meetings isboundless. For more information onthese classes, go to www.computer-swest.org and click on PCUG. Oncethere, check out what is available, es-pecially at the Palo Verde Room andRoom B. Click on the class that inter-ests you and detailed information willpop up on that class. We hope theclasses, workshops, and discussiongroups will entice you to join.
If you’ve never stopped in at aFlight Simulator group meeting,you’re missing out on a fun time. Thegroup meets 10:30 a.m. the secondand fourth Wednesdays (May 13 and27) of every month in the Palo Verderoom. The group shares a common in-terest in aviation. No sign-up fee is re-quired; just walk in. You must be amember of Computers West to jointhis group.
MACSWESTMacsWest meets 1 p.m. every
Tuesday and Friday in the Palo Verderoom. Tuesdays are designed to bequestion and answer sessions, and aspecial program is planned for eachFriday meeting. You are sure to learnsomething new at each meeting. Mac-sWest is a fun group of people whocombine education and having a goodtime. Check the current MacsWestNewsletter at www.macswest.org forinformation. Specific details on meet-ing topics, our monthly newsletter,class offerings, help groups, and otherMacintosh information can be foundthere. Be sure to check out Ray’s Cor-ner for helpful tips and information.
Be sure to check out both the Tues-day and Friday meetings. Stop by andsee what we are all about. We are al-ways looking for new members. Wewelcome visitors to our meetings. Wedo meet all summer. Watch the web-site or next month’s Rec Center Newsfor updated days and times.
Classes are winding down for thesummer. Do you have some ideas forclasses next fall? Would you like toteach a class next fall? Let us know.We are always open to suggestions forclasses or for our Friday programs,and we can always use more teachers.Go to www.macswest.org and clickon classes to check out what is avail-able.
Whether you are an experiencedMacintosh user or are new to Macs,there is something new to learn. In-terested in Genealogy? We have agroup for you. If you are thinking ofbuying a Mac, stop by one of ourmeetings and see what we have tooffer. If you are a new Mac user, theTuesday “Green Apples” group is theplace for you. This free class, forMacs West members, meets 2:15 p.m.Tuesdays in Palm Verde Room.
Mac users are always willing togive a helping hand. Be sure to give ahelping hand; check our website for
updated information.Whether you are a PC or Macintosh
user, don’t forget to give back to yourclub by signing up to monitor. It’s afun way to get to know other mem-bers of the club, as well as familiarizeyourself with everything our clubshave to offer. There are two monitorsworking together, so if you are a newmonitor, there will be someone expe-rienced to help you out. Be sure to goto www.computerswest.org and clickon “Schedule” under “Monitors” tosign up.
Sign up for monitor training ses-sions in the Computers West office onthe bulletin board in front of the mon-itor desk. Both PCUG and MacsWestare available to its members becauseof the many volunteers that monitor,teach, govern, maintain equipmentand keep software updated. Wewouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for ourwonderful volunteers. Be sure to doyour part. If you haven’t renewedyour membership or are joining forthe first time, do so now. PC Usergroup is $25 per year and MacsWestis $30 per year.
COPPER COOKERSThe merry, merry month of May is
upon us. Our numbers are dwindling– people escaping the heat – but weare still busy with all of our usual ac-tivities. It may be getting hot outsidebut it is very cool in our studio.
April was a busy month. We hadspring cleaning (not too popular butwell done), a picnic (last chance forsocializing until fall) and a month ofdisplaying our art in the Visitors Cen-ter.
Interfaith Community Center hasmoved to Greasewood Avenue, be-hind Rio Salado. I am sure many ofyou remember the days when theysold the luminarias. Many peoplefrom Sun City West volunteered toput them together and the local newschannels always flew over and gavethe whole Valley a taste of living here.Great times. They were able to buildtheir new facility through many dona-tions. One couple donated funds,which included a garden as a memo-rial to their daughter, who had beenkilled at age 8. There is a statue cre-ated of a small girl on a tricycle rep-resenting her. Her nickname was BooBoo. Our club was asked to create alicense plate for this statue. One ofour very best artists, Doris Shumway,stepped up to the plate as she usuallydoes when asked to do anything forthis community. If you go to tour thisnew facility, be sure to visit BooBoo’s Garden and see it. It is great!
So cool off and come down to theplace where all the fun is these days,Copper Cooker Creations Club atBeardsley Rec Center.
Information: 623-544-6532.
COUNTRY WESTERN
DANCEWe had a fun year of dances and
lessons. We are going to go dark overthe summer, beginning May 1 and re-turning in full force in October, with agreat schedule of dance lessons.Please join us for the fun. Have a safeand happy summer.
Information: 623-544-4208.
CREATIVE
SILK FLOWERSThis time of the year brings many
emotions. We continue to say good-bye to our winter friends. We wishthem a good and safe journey to theirother home. We will miss them. Weare happy that mother nature contin-ues to brighten our desert landscapeswith breathtaking flowers.
This month is a good time to tacklethat dream flower, add some newcolor to an old arrangement, or justchat with your fellow club members.Remember, all our flowers will sur-vive the summer and truly aredrought-tolerant.
This is a month of no new classes,but if you need help or are new to us,feel free to join us every Wednesdayfrom 8 a.m. to noon at Kuentz.
Information: 623-214-9712.
CREATIVE STITCHERSAt 9:30 a.m. May 18, we will be
having our last general meeting untilOctober. The club will continue tomeet throughout the summer andwork on a club project of “Biscornu”kits. The summer is also for the stitch-ers to catch up on all the projects wehave had classes on. We meet from 8a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays in the AcaciaRoom t Palm Ridge Rec Center.
Information: 623-214-0759 or 623-546-9170
CRESTVIEW RIDERSInstead of walking, ride a bike with
the Crestview Bicycle Club. Youcover more distance, get great exer-cise and meet lots of fun people.
Our next meeting will be 8 a.m.Wednesday, May 13, in Beardsley’smultipurpose room. Come and joinus. On Saturday, May 2 and 16, theclub will meet at Echo Mesa GolfCourse for a ride and to a local restau-rant for breakfast.
Information: 623-214-5267 or 623-556-1218.
DANCING ARTSThe Dancing Arts Club has
changed its evening exercise classesto an hour earlier. Zumba dance exer-cise class is being held an hour earlierat 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays,and the Pilates exercise class is heldat 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays inthe dance studio in Palm Ridge RecCenter.
Please join us for some daytime ex-ercise classes. Pilates is 2 p.m. Tues-days and Thursdays in the dancestudio at Palm Ridge. Cardio Danceexercise is at 3 p.m. Tuesdays andThursdays. And our popular Tai Chiclass is at 8 a.m. only on Thursdays.
If you join any of these exerciseclasses, registration is for valid reccard holders and an annual member-ship of $5 is required for the year forthe Dancing Arts Club, plus your classfees.
For additional information con-cerning these classes, call 584-6222,546-0865, or 214-5840.
The club is holding auditions for its“Hearts and Follies: To Hollywoodwith Love” dance revue for February2010. The revue is now in its 10th
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year. Auditions will be held from 1 to4 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, at Star-dust Theatre at Johnson and Stardustboulevards. An additional time for au-ditions will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Mon-day, May 4, at the theater. Our 2010Hearts and Follies Revue will be Feb.12-14.
Auditions are open to all forsingers, comedians and other talentlending itself to our dance theme andrevue. Skits need to be less than fiveminutes.
For information on auditions, call584-6222, 546-0865 or 214-2039.
ENCORES.O.S., S.O.S. Our club is in need
of any yarn, and any stretch fabric.These items are used for the charityworkshops that are done 7:30 to 11a.m. Fridays in room 4 at Kuentz RecCenter. Turbans and chemo hats aremade from the stretch fabric. They arebeautiful, and very stylish. Fabric isused in making stuffed toys and pil-lows. The yarn is used in makingafghans and hats for those who areless fortunate than us. Our supply iscurrently very low. Any donated yarnwould be much appreciated. CallMary at 214-5633 for additional in-formation.
Now is the time to start working onthose holiday items for the Fall Artsand Crafts Fair. The sooner you start,the more time you will have to enjoythe holidays. Stay turned for more up-dates on the fall fair. The dues for En-core Needle and Crafts are only $2 peryear.
We have a variety of very talentedladies who are willing to teach you tomake a hot plate, without a sewingmachine, learn a new stitch in cro-cheting, needlecrafting or cards.
If that isn’t enough, come for thevariety of flavored tea and coffee.This is a very wonderful group. Tryus, you’ll like us!
ENERGETICS
EXERCISELooking for a low-impact exercise
program? The Energetic ExerciseClub offers one three times a week.We meet from 8 to 8:45 a.m. Mon-days, Wednesdays and Fridays in theJohnson Social Hall. Bring a floormat, a PVC pole and $3 for annualdues, and you are set to go for a funand healthy workout. Drop in for apreview.
Information: 623-546-2032.
FITNESS CLUBDance for the Health of It, a unique
combination of exercise and dance de-veloped by instructor Kort Kurdi, of-fers three levels of fun, easy, andeffective classes three times a week.Learn the basic steps of many dancestyles using a wide variety of updated,multigenerational music from BigBand to today’s Top 40. Routines arefor individuals, so no partners areneeded.
Tuesday evening classes are held inBeardsley’s Room 6. Level 1 is at 7p.m. and Level 2 is at 8 p.m. Thurs-day evening classes are in Beardsley’s
Room 6. Level 2 is at 7 p.m. andLevel 3 is at 8 p.m. Saturday morningclasses are in the R.H. Johnson SocialHall. Level 1 is at 9 a.m., Level 2 is at10 a.m., and Level 3 is at 11 a.m.
Membership in the Fitness Club isrequired ($5 per calendar year). Thecost of the class is $4 per day for yourfirst level plus $1 for each additionallevel that day.
Call 602-679-4220 or 602-679-0952. Visit our website at www.scw-clubs.com (under Health and Fitness)for a complete listing of all FitnessClub classes.
GARDEN CLUBThe regular meeting of the Garden
Club will be held 9 a.m. May 5 at theR.H. Johnson Lecture Hall (next tothe Village Store). Following thismeeting we will carpool to the Lyn-den Tree Nursery for a tour of the newfacilities. Directions will be availableat the meeting. This should be an in-teresting experience for both new andlong-time gardeners. Master Garden-ers will be on hand to answer yourquestions. This will also be the finalmeeting of the season; we will gatheragain in September,
Information: 623-213-7823 or 623-584-7980.
HILLCREST
BALLROOMOur summer schedule begins May
2, and we will be kicking off the sea-son with a ‘50s Dance from 7 to 10p.m. in the R.H. Johnson Social Hall.Get out your felt poodle skirts, Levis,penny loafers and leather jackets, andget ready to rock to the big band tunesof the 1950s. Peggy Kaye and the BluNotes will provide this music and itshould be a swinging good time.
Dig out a Hawaiian shirt and dressand join us for our annual HawaiianDance on May 9. Manuel Duranteswill be sure to add a few Hawaiiansongs to his extensive music selec-tions for an evening that is sure to begreat fun.
Our general membership meeting
will be 5:30 p.m. May 16. We willhave complimentary sandwiches fol-lowed by a meeting at 6 p.m. Musicand dancing will begin at 7 p.m., withMichael Lawrence Carollo supplyingthe music.
New performer Johnny Michaelswill be providing the musical enter-tainment May 23. We look forward toa good turnout to welcome him to ourdance club.
Rounding out our month of Maywill be the Spur of the Moment Quar-tet on May 30. This group will keepus dancing with polkas, fox trots,rumbas, as well as the ever popularline dance music. So, don’t miss thischance to kick up your heels anddance to all your favorite music.
May 1, our summer dress code willbe in effect and men will no longer berequired to wear jackets. Country clubcasual will be the attire through Sep-tember, but please remember: noshorts, golf shirts, T-shirts or jeans.
Membership to the club, new or re-newal is $10. Cost per dance is $4 formembers and $6 for invited guest,which includes refreshments servedduring the break.
For information on Saturday nightdances and events only, call 623-546-6845.
Dance classes continue Tuesday af-ternoons in the R.H. Johnson SocialHall. Cost is $4 for club members and$5 for non-members per ongoing ses-sion. Singles are welcome. Frank Ro-mani is the instructor. For informationon dance classes only, call 623-412-4363.
INTERNATIONAL
SOCIAL AND DANCEYou are invited to come and enjoy a
wonderful evening of socializing,good food, dancing etc. The Interna-tional Social and Dance Club will beholding its monthly dinner dance May24 at Palm Ridge. This event will becelebrated as “Hawaiian.” Two’sCompany will provide the music.Dinner is by Sharko’s Catering. Bringyour own favored beverage. The buf-fet dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m.,with socializing and dancing follow-ing until 9. Members pay $15, invitedguests pay $17. Due to the catered
dinner, reservations are required. Membership is only $5 per year.
Members must be Sun City West res-idents. Guests are always welcome.This event and this month only will beheld in Palm Ridge Rec Center. Formembership or reservations, call Pres-ident Ann Besmer at 214-0875, orRosemarie Read at 214-9712. Reser-vations and membership forms arealso available at the Sun City WestVisitors Center.
You can also get the forms off ourwebsite: www.scwclubs.com (checkunder Dance and then click on Inter-national Social and Dance Club, thenclick on Newsletter). At the bottom ofthe Newsletter you will find the mem-bership and reservation forms.
Only Sun City West residents maybe members of the club, but membersmay bring non-residents as guests.
INVESTMENT CLUB The goal of our club is to learn how
to invest in stocks and equitiesthrough investor education. We pro-vide a forum to present educationalinformation to club members so theycan make their own individual invest-ment decisions. Each Monday nightwe feature a variety of financial serv-ices speakers who cover a wide rangeof topics such as stocks, bonds, mu-tual funds, day trading techniques, in-surance and real estate investmentstrategies. Occasionally, some of ourclub members share their experienceswith subscription software services,market analysis and other marketevaluation techniques.
The club meets 6:45 to 8 p.m. Mon-days in the R.H. Johnson LectureHall. Annual membership dues are$10 with a one-time initiation fee of$20 for equipment and supplies. Allvalid rec card holders are welcome tovisit the club twice before joining. Forall new members the club provides afree CD containing a 14-chaptercourse on technical analysis and chartreports.
We also conduct two three-monthstock picking contests each year andaward prizes to the winners. Each clubmember who chooses to participatepicks five stocks and invests an imag-inary $10,000 in each. Those who fin-
ish in the top six places are awardedprizes ranging from $50 to $200, andthe weekly winner also receives aprize of $10. We ask the winners toshare their winning strategies with theclub.
The following programs will bepresented, subject to change withoutnotification (please call for confirma-tion): May 4, Thinkorswim.com Trad-ing Platform; May 11, Dan Burkhard– Sun City West Real Estate Trends;May 18, to be announced; May 25,member presentation.
Information: 623-975-4155.
LATIN AND
BALLROOM DANCEThe Mondays and Tuesdays dance
lessons are suspended until the fall.Watch this column for information re-garding the resumption of lessons inthe fall. Our dances are held the firstand third Thursday of each month inPalm Ridge’s Summit Hall A.
Our Cinco de Mayo Dance will beheld from 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday,May 7. Frank Romani will provide themusic. The admission cost includescomplimentary dance lessons from6:30 to 7 p.m. The cost is $4 for mem-bers and $6 for guests. Our PizzaParty Dance is Thursday, May 21, fea-turing all-you-can-eat pizza and com-plimentary soft drinks. Doors open at6 p.m. with pizza served at 6:30 p.m.and dancing starting at 7:15. FrankRomani will provide the music. Costis $6 for members and $8 for guests.Note: There will be no complimentarydance lessons at this party. To ensurethe pizza man has enough pizza foreveryone, call Jeanie Ralston at 623-584-0699 or sign the pizza sign-upsheet at the next dance.
LAWN BOWLINGAre you looking for a sport that of-
fers exercise, entertainment, relax-ation and good fellowship?
Then you should consider lawnbowling. We have many activitiesthroughout the year that include socialbowling, local tournaments, and greatpotluck dinners for less than the costof a burger. Our lawn bowling greensare well maintained and beautiful.
We offer relaxed social bowlingseven days a week and more compet-itive bowling in scheduled tourna-ments. If you desire an even morecompetitive experience, perhaps youwould enjoy national or internationaltournaments. All champion bowlersstarted with free lessons before mov-ing on to these tournaments. Duringthe summer months, many peopleenjoy bowling in the evening underthe lights.
Summer bowling hours: Mondaythrough Saturday morning draw startsat 7:45 (tags up) for 8 a.m. play;Thursday, Friday and Sunday eveningdraw starts at 6:45 (tags up ) for 7 p.m.play under the lights; May 24, Memo-rial Day, lawn bowling event in the af-ternoon.
You can stop in and watch thegames at any time and see if lawnbowling is of interest to you. To getstarted, we offer free lessons and freeuse of our equipment. Our club is lo-
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Phyllis leads her “Cards byPhyllis” card-making class atEncore Needle and Crafts.Stop by 7:30 a.m. Fridays atKuentz Rec Center’s Room 3to meet the ladies of EncoreNeedle and Crafts.
Art and Ardath Wilbur are ready for our annual Hawaiian Dance onMay 9, where they will lead us in the Anniversary Dance as they cel-ebrate their 4th wedding anniversary. Ardath is a past president of theHillcrest Ballroom Dance Club.
cated inside the walking path at theR.H. Johnson Complex. People oftenstop and ask why we wear white at-tire.
Lawn bowling has a long historythat originated in Scotland and Eng-land. Wearing white clothes whilebowling is part of that tradition. Wewear casual clothes for our dailybowling and “whites” on Sundays andfor tournaments. Smooth soled shoesare required when bowling to protectthe greens. Any smooth soled shoe isacceptable. Our lesson plan is flexibleso stop in any time you see the doorsof the clubhouse open. For informa-tion call 623-214-6958 or to arrangefor lessons call Curt at 623-583-4284.Our website is www.scwclubs.comand click on Lawn Bowls.
MAH JONGGThe Mah Jongg Club meets Tues-
days and Thursdays at Beardsley RecCenter. We play 11:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m. All residents of Sun City Westwith a valid rec card are invited to joinus. There will be a meeting on the firstThursday of every month and refresh-ments will be available. On May 7,the club will have a Spring Luncheonat the Grandview Manor. All mem-bers are invited to attend. Lessons areoffered for $45 for six lessons.
Information: Sandy at 623-692-8410
MEN’S PUTTING CLUBPlease join us 9 a.m. (check-in at
8:15) Tuesdays for an 18-hole puttingcompetition at the Grandview course.Improve your skills and meet othergolf enthusiasts. Not a golfer? It does-n’t matter since handicaps are devel-oped so that everyone competeswithin their own skill level.
To our potential newcomers, wewould like to welcome you by mak-ing your first visit complimentary. Wehave a varied membership consistingof active golfers, non-golfers, and for-mer golfers. Our main objective is foreveryone to have fun. Stop by and seewhat we’re all about. To our memberswho are part-year residents, we wishyou a safe trip back to the northernclimes and look forward to seeing youagain in the fall.
Information: 623-214-2908 orwww.scwclubs.com
MEN’S SOCIAL CLUBMen who need a cool place to
spend the hot days in Arizona are in-vited to join the Men’s Social Club.Members engage in social card gamesbetween 7:30 a.m. and 4:45 p.m.Monday through Saturday. The mostpopular games played are poker, in-cluding the ever popular Texas Hold-em. There is a range of betting limitsincluding nickel, dime, quarter, 50cents and $1. This should fit almosteveryone’s pocketbook. Bridge is alsopopular. There are progressive bridgetournaments 8 a.m. Tuesdays. Alsothere are daily bridge tables, wherefour players agree on a time of dayand a day of the week. Other cardgames such as gin and pinochle, aswell as board games, are also played.Free lunches are served after every
membership meeting and other occa-sions as well. Other social activitiesare also planned. Come to the club,check it out and take a brochure to pe-ruse at home. Talk to some of themembers. They will be happy to an-swer questions and welcome you tothe club. New membership is $8 andrenewal is $3. Information: 623-544-6150.
Tuesday May 12, will be our thirdquarter membership meeting. Themeeting will come to order at 11 a.m.There will be a free pizza lunch afterthe meeting.
Birthday celebration is Friday, May29. We will again serve up the birth-day cake in honor of our memberswho have a birthday in May.
METAL CLUBDarlene Phillips, Linda West and
Avis Acton are some of the most ac-tive and productive members of theMetal Club. Avis is the instructor forcomputer design of patterns for theCNC Computerized Plasma Cutterthat is used by most members who dometal art. She also makes a wide vari-ety of outstanding metal art. Avis de-votes several days a week to teachingand assisting her students in perfect-ing the computer skills needed to de-sign metal art.
Linda and Darlene planned the lasttwo very successful picnics for theMetal Club, and planned and oversawthe Metal Club’s entry in the recentChartered Club Exposition. Darleneand Linda have worked together increating some of the top metal art atthe club. Their art is very unique,unduplicated by anyone else. Darlenealso serves as president of the Toy-KiSilvercraft Club.
These talented women along withseveral other women have added animportant presence at the club. Theclub is not just for men.
Many of the members of the MetalClub, such as these three women, hadno experience in metal work prior tojoining, and have found the club awonderful place to learn. New mem-bers can expect to develop a wide va-riety of new skills in the myriad ofclasses available, and from memberswilling to demonstrate and teach in-formally at almost any time. The an-nual dues of $20 provide access tohundreds of thousands of dollarsworth of first-rate equipment unavail-able elsewhere.
If you are interested in joining theMetal Club, stop by for a visit andtour of the facility. The club also of-fers social opportunities and eventsthat include spouses or significantothers.
The next general membershipmeeting of the Metal Club will be at10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 21, in theR.H. Johnson Lecture Hall locatednext to the Village Store. All MetalClub members are encouraged to at-tend. Two lucky members attendingthe meeting will receive $25 checks.
Custom sheet metal, milling andlathe work, repairing garbage con-tainer tops, metal furniture repair,welding, custom metal art, etc. areservices offered to the community bymembers of the Metal Club. Visit theclub and let us know of your needs.
More than 300 pieces of metal artcreated by members of the club are ondisplay year around at the club andthe Village Store.
Metal art can be purchased at theVillage Store in the Johnson Rec Cen-
ter or at the Metal Club. Vacation/se-curity mailboxes are available at theVillage Store.
Visitors are always welcome at theclub during normal operating hours.Tours are available for those wishingto see the excellent facilities andequipment. Fresh coffee and pop isprovided for visitors by our friendlymembers.
For information on the club and itsmany activities and programs, pleasestop by the club or visit our website:www.scwmetalclub.com.
The club building is the large rosebeige building next to the VisitorsCenter/PORA at 13849 Camino delSol. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon-day through Friday. Stop by for avisit. Information: 623-584-0150
MINI-GOLFERSSpringtime and the playing is easy!
Yes, mini-golfers will tee off for two-member teams, Low-Ball Tournamenton Thursday, May 21. Other playdates will be the May 7 and 28, all atthe R.H. Johnson course. On Thurs-day, May 14, our meeting will be heldat Palm Ridge Center. All eventsbegin at 9 a.m. We honor Evie Ritteras Golfer of the Month. Come visitour club at our meeting and learnmore about us and some of the futureevents being planned.
Information: 623-975-1118 or 623-546-4275 or www.scwclubs.com.
MODEL RAILROADHello rail fans. We hope you all
come to visit with us in our stationdepot, located in the R.H. JohnsonRec Center. Along the way, you mayfind enough interest in this greathobby to join us here at the Agua FriaNorthern Railroad Club, where everyday is a fun and interesting day.
You don’t have to know anythingabout model railroading; we will behappy to show you how it’s done, atyour pace. There is no pressure orminimum time obligation. You willsoon find out what you are interestedin, and take it from there. Our club isopen to both men and women. All youneed is a valid rec card. Dues are only$25 for the first year $15 each yearthereafter – really cheap compared toother clubs around the country. (InNew York, I paid $20 a month! InFlorida, I paid $25 a month! And wehave just as much fun, if not muchmore than those two clubs!)
Our official hours are 9 a.m. tonoon Monday, Wednesday, Thursdayand Friday. We are also open 7 to 9p.m. Tuesdays (however, some mem-bers also come in during the day).
On the second and fourth Thursday,we operate our railroad in a “proto-typical” manner. That’s railroading ona time and schedule basis, over ourthree main lines, going from place toplace on our layout. Timing is ab-solutely necessary as we do not wanttrains to collide! Great fun and itkeeps one on his or her toes. This op-eration “goes down” from 6 to 9 p.m.every other Thursday.
Information: 623-544-6148.
ORGAN AND
KEYBOARDThe Organ and Keyboard Club will
meet 7 p.m. May 18 (note change tothe third Monday) at Palm Ridge RecCenter. Local artist, A.J. Thau, and hisdigital piano ensemble returns and isfeatured for the evening’s concert.
Thau is a 19-year-old sophomoreattending the University of Arizona inTucson. He graduated from MountainRidge High School in Glendale in2007 with a GPA of 4.02. He hasmany interests, but his passion ismusic and computers. He began play-ing piano at age 10 and had the goodfortune of studying with a graduate ofJulliard. Over the past few years, AJhas performed throughout the Valley,from Mesa to Sun City West, and oc-casionally in the Chicago area. AJplays a wide range of music, butprefers songs of the 1920s, ‘30s and‘40s. An aspiring computer engineer,AJ plans to continue making musicfor many years to come. Be preparedto enjoy the evening’s entertainmentof AJ’s Memory Lane Music. Thiswill be the club’s last concert untilSeptember. Guests are welcome for$5. Information: 623-556-5307.
PALO VERDE
PATCHERSPalo Verde Patchers are bidding
goodbye to many of our members forthe summer season. Some return tohomes in cooler climates and otherstake refuge on extended vacations,also in cooler areas. But we quilterswho stay year round in Sun City Westare happy to welcome each otherevery time we gather in the air-condi-tioned quilt room.
Several quilters recently made atrip to the New Life Center, a refugefor women and children of domesticviolence. The visit was complete witha wonderful tour of the facilities, in-cluding the new children’s center, aswell as getting information about thecampus and programs offered. PaloVerde Patchers has supported the cen-ter for many years, and each womanand child who enters the shelter isgiven a quilt made by our group. Weare pleased to support this communityoutreach project.
Many of our quilters are anticipat-ing attending Quilt Camp in May atEmmanuel Pines in the pine forestnorth of Prescott. Several participantsare making quilt blocks for a blockexchange to take place at the camp. Inaddition to quilting, campers enjoygetting to know each other better, hik-ing, playing games, and of course,good eating!
Patchers always welcome newmembers to our group. We have re-cently initiated a buddy system tohook up new members with a currentmember to assist in acquainting thenew member with available quiltingtools, the library, assisting with ouroutreach projects, as well as introduc-ing them to other members.
The group meets from 8:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays,and most Tuesday evenings and Sat-urday mornings. Patchers meet inRoom 5 at Kuentz Rec Center. We al-ways welcome new faces.
Information: 623-546-3350 orwww.scwclubs.com.
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Club CornerThe LeatherCarvers wel-come their2009-2010officers, fromleft, Secre-tary ZaneKing, Presi-dent ArtTruesdell,TreasurerDel Vosbergand VicePresidentRon Thayer.
Active leaders in the Metal Club include, from left, Avis Acton, LindaWest and Darlene Phillips, who are showing off some examples oftheir creative metal art.
PAN CARDSCome one come all. We will give
you free lessons, definitely somethingfun to do on Thursday evenings dur-ing the hot summer. We play 6 to 9p.m. Thursdays card room 4 at Beard-sley Rec Center. This is a differentcard game, played with eight decks ofcards; the 8s, 9s and 10s are not used.
Information: 623-556-9834.
PEBBLEBROOK MENWe continue to see lots of that fa-
mous Arizona weather in March andwith spring breaks, lots of golf andspring training baseball to keep thePMGC men very busy. The course isin great condition and is playing well,but is starting to firm up. With thewarmer weather, the rough is startingto green up as well, a little earlier thanusual. Our tournament for March wasa Beer Bust-Pizza-2 Man AlternateShot Event. Teams of two competedin 8 flights combining each man’shandicap to determine the flight theywould compete in. On the first tee,each man would hit a drive and fromthen on would alternate shots, hittingthe same ball, for the rest of the 18holes. Quite an interesting game,where all skills come into play. Fol-lowing the golf, we all were able toenjoy pizza and beer while sharingour golfing stories and shots from theday’s round. Fun time.
Beer Bust-Pizza-2 Man AlternateShot Tournament winners: Flight “A”Champions: Ron Eastin and GlenFarnham; Flight “B” Champions: MelFreund and Merle Levig; Flight “C”Champions: Vince Barsolo and LarryKlag; Flight “D” Champions: RichardColeman and Richard Hunter; Flight“E” Champions: Gene Jordan andKonrad Schoebel; Flight “F” Cham-pions: Andrew Harayda and Jack Vac-caro; Flight “G” Champions: PaulHalton and Tom Wais; Flight “H”Champions: Robert Griffin and LeeSchlabach. Congratulations to thewinners in each flight. Each of theflight champion winners received abit of cash for spending.
We are just starting the 36 holeStroke/Medal Play Championship aswe write this and results will be re-ported here next time.
We invite you to come and playPebblebrook sometime, if you havenot had the opportunity. PMGC playevery Wednesday and are a lowgross/low net competition in flights.We also have special events with dif-ferent formats and bigger prizes. Ifyou would like to join or would likemore information, please stop by theclubhouse to pick up and complete amembership application or go to ourwebsite, www.scwclubs.com and lookfor Pebblebrook Men under “GolfClubs”. The 2009 dues are $45 and in-clude membership in the AGA.
The 2009 Directory is now avail-able and can be picked up at the Peb-blebrook Golf Course clubhouse.
PHOTOGRAPHY WESTPhotography West is a club for res-
idents who enjoy photography. Char-tered in 1980, we are dedicated toadvancing the arts and techniques of
photography and videography as ameans of personal expression througha balance of well-equipped facilitiesand a variety of activities to meetmembership needs. Our photo, digitaland video labs are located at Beards-ley. The photo lab (623-544-6520) isopen 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondaythrough Thursday at Beardsley RecCenter.
The digital/video labs (623-544-6521) are open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Monday through Thursday. We areopen in the summer with reducedhours.
Use the dark rooms in our photo labto develop your own pictures, transferthose old slides to CD or DVD in ourdigital lab, turn those old 8mm, 16mmmovies, Hi 8 or VHS tapes into aDVD, or make a movie with your pic-tures in our video lab.
We have updated equipment in allof our labs. Check our website atwww.photographyscw.org for currentinformation, or visit our labs, andwe’ll show you around. PhotographyWest meets at 10 a.m. Fridays in theStardust Theater at the Kuentz RecCenter mid-September through mid-May.
This month features: May 1, Im-ages of 2008 by Lance Janaskie; May8, Water Transits by Walter Kaplinski;May 15, Color Images from BobMetz presented by Larry Durbin. Allguests and visitors are always wel-come.
May 15 is our last Friday meetingday until Sept. 18. Visit our SoloShows on Friday, May 1 and May 15from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the BeardsleyPhoto lab. All are welcome to viewbeautiful photography, and learn moreabout our club. Some of our talentedphotographers have their work dis-played around Sun City West: at theLibrary, Lecture Hall and visitor’scenter. The displays change periodi-cally, so watch for new pictures.Check out our Photography Westnewsletter, “Focus,” on our website atwww.photographyscw.org.
Photography West is dedicated tohelping its members become betterphotographers through instructionalprograms, workshops, and mentoringopportunities. Travel with us andenjoy plenty of photo opportunities.Our trips allow members to visit andphotograph points of interest in Ari-zona and other locations. This is alsoa chance for members to get better ac-quainted. There are social activitiesthroughout the year to get to knoweach other, too. Our spring picnic lastmonth was a fun time with our Boardmembers doing the cooking in thepark.
Photography West holds two com-petitions each year: one in the fall andthe second one in the spring. Compe-titions are held for slides, prints anddigital entries. There are three classes:beginner, advanced and master.
Themes for this fall’s competitionare: Slides-Nature; Prints-Eyes; Digi-tal-I See Something Red. Keep thesethemes in mind as you take your sum-mer pictures. Be sure to visit our website at www.photographyscw.org tolearn more about our club, view someof our photography, and keep updatedabout current activities. We also par-ticipate in the Arizona Camera Club
Council and Photographic Society ofAmerica associations.
Whether you are a digital, print, orvideo user, or you just enjoy our Fri-day photo presentations, don’t forgetto give back to your club by signingup to monitor. Both of our labs; photoand digital/video, need monitors.There are sign-up calendars in eachlab. Stop by and talk to a monitor. It’sa fun way to get to know other mem-bers of the club, as well as familiarizeyourself with all our club has to offer.Stop by the photo lab for informationon training sessions, or to learn whatthe job entails. Photography clubmembers are a helpful group who aremore than willing to help you out orshare their skills.
PICKLEBALLMany local residents tried their
hand at pickleball during the RecCenters’ March 7 Expo. The club pro-vided a demonstration court, where allinterested folks could try pickleball. Itwas a huge success as several peoplejoined the club that day. They had allheard about pickleball, but did notknow how to play the game. Many ofthem have purchased their paddlesand are now playing pickleball on aregular basis.
The St Patrick’s Day Skill LevelPickleball tournament was enjoyed bynearly 100 people on March 17 at theR.H. Johnson Racquetball Courts.The club provided snacks and waterfor the players. The tournament wasdouble elimination which started at 9a.m. and finished about 3:30 p.m.Many of our new members partici-pated in the tournament and it wasgood competitive pickleball at all skilllevels. The winners were:
A DIVISION: Larry Masteller andHoward Higgins, gold; Jack Ca-vanaugh and Ray Hicks, silver; TedKafka and Martha Wasserman,bronze.
B DIVISION: Ernie Schultz andPam Lake, gold; Ted Marr and LyndaStrobel, silver; George Munro andJudy Spencer, bronze.
REC DIVISION: Dan Ferron andJean Beyer, gold; Alice Fuller andJanet Kintz, silver; Corky McWhirterand Mercedes Altweis, bronze.
You can continue to play pickleballduring the summer months in cool airconditioning. Check our web site andreserve the time you would like toplay at Palm Ridge. It is fun and greatexercise during the hot summermonths. Monday pickleball lessonsfor new players will be changing.
Information: www.scwclubs.com
and click on pickleball.
RAQUET CLUB The 24th annual Swing Into Spring
tennis tournament, sponsored by theSun City West Racquet Club, wasconsidered by all attendees a hugesuccess. Nearly 200 participants rep-resenting 17 different communities,including Wisconsin, Washington,and Minnesota, played some greatmatches over the four days betweenApril 2 and 5. There were 38 differentdivisions, separated by age categories,singles, doubles and mixed. Individ-ual results are too numerous to in-clude here but will be published in the“Smash,” the club’s newsletter.
This year was the first for a 3.0 cat-egory, which drew 18 different teamsof men’s, women’s and mixed dou-bles. Also new this year was a changein the format to round robin, which al-lowed more tennis for everyone. Theoldest player, at the “young and spry”age of 94, was Huck Bullock, fromSun City. But not to be undone,Midge Kocher, age 90, and Gus Na-smith, age 91, superbly representedSun City West, and even played“down” in the 80s category.
Dale Johnson, the tournament co-ordinator, is to be commended for thefine job of pulling this tournament to-gether. He extends his appreciation toall the resident tennis player helpersand the support from the community.
As many of the renters in Sun CityWest have begun to leave this para-dise, activity on the courts has beendeclining just a bit in terms of num-bers of players. The enthusiasm is stillthere though for those out there brav-ing the heat. While the weather iswarming up, players are just gettingout earlier. Court reservation timeschange again in May and start at 6a.m. for 1 ½ hour sessions for tennisand platform tennis. While thesehours might appear to be quite earlyin the morning, you can often catch aspectacular sunrise and then have therest of the day for other activities,which abound in this community.
Tennis court reservations can bemade one day in advance either inperson at the R.H. Johnson tower orby calling the tower at 544-6151.Tower hours in May are 5:15 to 10a.m.
The next meeting and dinner willbe May 12 and will include sloppyJoe’s, baked beans and chips. Partici-pants are requested to bring a salad ordessert. All Racquet Club membersare invited.
TENNIS
The Swing Into Spring Tourna-ment, held April 2-5, was a great suc-cess thanks to Dale Johnson, his manyhard-working volunteers and the con-tributions from many local busi-nesses. This is the biggest tennis eventheld in Sun City West, and this year’stournament was even better due to thechange in format. Events includedmen’s singles and doubles, women’ssingles and doubles, and mixed dou-bles. The major changes this yearwere a 3.0 level division, in additionto the open age grouping competition,and the round robin format. The roundrobin format for all groupings gavepeople an opportunity to play lots oftennis. In spite of some high winds,which of course affected some gamesand points, a great time was had byall. A wine a cheese gathering, spon-sored by the Racquet Club as part ofthe Swing Into Spring, brought outmany players, spectators and friendson April 3.
Round robin tennis is availableevery day except Sunday at the John-son courts. No reservations or part-ners are required. Just show up andplay. Round robin tennis occurs everymorning in May starting at 5:30 a.m.(Horst Weinheimer, coordinator, 214-0484); Tuesdays and Thursdays (Ger-hard Kronshage, coordinator,546-9773); and Saturdays at 9 a.m.(Andrew Morgan, coordinator, 670-1622); and Monday and Wednesdayevenings at 6:30 p.m. (Rose Joel, co-ordinator ,544-2796.
PLATFORM TENNIS The platform tennis group, always
trying to recruit more players, put ontwo demonstrations at the Swing IntoSpring tennis tournament and had lotsof interest.
Platform tennis is easy to learn andalways fun. New paddles and balls areavailable for new players. Tennis andpickleball players are welcome.
A good time is guaranteed with agroup of “young” seniors. Play beginsat 6 a.m. in May at the Johnson courts,and lessons are free. Contact RonGliot at 584-7838 or Ron Majka at544-7220 for additional information.All you need to bring is a sense ofhumor!
TABLE TENNIS Singles and doubles play is avail-
able daily at the Activities Center.Call Don Scheidt at 556-1065 for ad-ditional information. Free instructionis available, and remember that nei-ther rain, sun nor wind bothers thetable tennis players.
Non-marking gym shoes are re-quired in the table tennis room. Playtimes are:
A Group, doubles play: 9 a.m.Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and1:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday.
B Group, doubles play: 9 a.m.Tuesday and Thursday; and 1:30 p.m.Friday.
A Group, singles play: noon Satur-day and 1 p.m. Sunday.
Group A is for advanced players,more competitive and aggressive.
Group B is more social and for be-ginners or those who are less compet-itive.
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Hal Federman and JoeFjelstad, members ofthe Sun City WestRacquetball/HandballClub, entered the Sen-ior Olympics in the 75-79 age bracket in thedoubles format, andearned the gold medalfor their win! Hal andJoe have entered andpartnered for the lastfour years, and havewon one silver andthree gold medals as ateam.
VOLLEYBALL Open play continues at the Surprise
location. Contact Roy Handwerk at584-6416 or Ron Majka at 544- 7220for additional information.
For complete Racquet Club news,visit us at www.scwclubs.com.
RIP ‘N’ SEWRip ‘N’ Sew is a group of Sun City
West residents who join together toshare their love of sewing, quiltingand/or machine embroidery. Mem-bers of Rip ‘N’ Sew are able to use theclubroom and the equipment duringopen hours for their own personalsewing projects. The clubroom isopen 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday throughSaturday, plus the first and thirdWednesday of each month from 4 to 7p.m. Additionally, the clubroom isopen for classes that are scheduledeach month at different times, includ-ing evenings and Sundays. The Rip‘N’ Sew clubroom is located next tothe Village Store at R.H. Johnson RecCenter.
The winner of the “Annual UglyFabric Contest” was Evelyn Simek.She wowed everyone with a gorgeousquilt. The other winners were: DianaOliver, bolero jacket; Eileen Walker,fancy sweatshirt; and Sherry Dorner,chenille rugs. All the entries wereworthy and none of them “ugly.” Theguidelines of the contest are that eachmember who wishes to participatetake a yard or more of their “ugliestfabric.” Then each member tradestheir ugly fabric for someone else’sugly fabric and creates somethingspecial, unique or one of a kind. Thepresentations of those that createdsomething new from the ugly fabricwere at the club’s spring picnic.
A partial listing of classes for Mayare: Quilted Bag with Lil Mueller,Table Toppers with Sue Delucia, andthe “Dog Animal Towel” with VerdaBell.
The club offers on-going classes tomembers each month that will im-prove their sewing, quilting skills,teach a new skill or increase machineproficiency. Members can learn newprocesses, create handcrafted items oftheir own, and/or become more profi-cient with the machines available tothe club members. Classes are avail-able for all skill levels, including be-ginner.
The members often create projectsthat “give back to the community”such as comfort caps which are do-nated to cancer patients, clothingmade for premature infants, quilts forinjured military personnel returninghome to the USA, and “Sew forKids,” which creates beautiful hand-made clothing items for children liv-ing in shelters or living in economicchallenged environments. There are10 different “sew-in” dates for oppor-tunities to work together with otherclub members who participate inmaking quilts for the less fortunate,sewing for premature infants, sortingfabrics and “sewing for kids.”
To participate in the club’s proj-ects, sign up for classes or use theclub’s equipment, you must have a
current Sun City West rec card, com-plete an orientation class and a lessonon the basic sewing machine at theclub.
Any interested person with a SunCity West rec card is invited for a per-sonal tour of the clubroom during thehours the clubroom is scheduled open.
Information: 623-546-4050.
RV CLUBTwenty-six members of the RV
Recreational Vehicle Club recentlytraveled to the Sedona area. Overthree fun-filled days, they visited fourIndian Heritage sites: Walnut Canyon,Palatki, V Bar V Ranch, and Honanki.During this “Native American Her-itage Rally,” the participants viewedand learned about petroglyphs, pic-tographs, and the recently discoveredsun calendar that is believed to havebeen used by Native Americans to de-termine seasons of the year and whento hold various religious ceremonies.
The group enjoyed lunch at PJ’sSports Bar and Grill in Oak Creek Vil-lage and happy hour and a meal at theSedona Elks. Sedona is rich in beautyand culture , which we enjoyed verymuch; a great time was had by all.
Another March caravan was to thePalm Springs Follies in California.Activities included five nights at theSands RV, Golf and Tennis Resort, adinner and a tour by covered wagonpulled by mules, followed by enter-tainment. One night featured dinner atCafe Italia, complete with singingwaiters and delicious food. The PalmSprings Follies have been entertain-ing people for many years and arenothing short of fabulous. The partic-ipants also enjoyed happy hours,potluck dinners, a pizza party, and oneevening at the Indio Performing ArtsCenter.
The club offers caravans, ralliesand special events. We meet twice a
month (usually in the R.H. JohnsonSocial Hall, unless otherwise noted)on the first Tuesday following the firstMonday of each month from Octoberthrough April for a potluckdinner/general business meeting, fol-lowed by entertainment. We also havecaravan meetings, which are held onthe fourth Tuesday of each monthfrom September through May. Coffeeand rolls are served at 8:30 a.m., andthe meeting begins at 9. We discussrecently completed events and heardescriptions of upcoming events. Weusually have a guest speaker discussimportant issues for RVers. Feel freeto stop by as our guest at the April 28Caravan Meeting. Members are notrequired to own an RV.
Information: 214-1331, 544-6836or www.scwclubs.com.
SATURDAY NIGHT
GAMESTERSWe play poker at 4:30 p.m. and
pinochle at 5:30 p.m. (sign-in at 5pm.) in Rooms 3 and 4 Beardsley RecCenter.
Information: 623-547-6263.
SHUFFLEBOARD
WESTAttention summer dwellers! Are
you tired of spending too much timeinside your house? Well then, hot footit over to the R.H. Johnson Rec Cen-ter for a fun activity that you can doin air-conditioned comfort!
Try a low-impact, exciting sessionof shuffleboard. It’s easy, fun, and youhave a chance to get acquainted withsome friendly folks. Sessions are open6:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday andThursday; and 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays.We have in-house and travelingleagues during the winter months,with special get-togethers throughout
the year, so come and check us out!We will be pleased to meet any new
people who are interested, and indi-vidual lessons are available. See youthere!
Information: 623-546-3182 or 623-546-6419.
SINGLESAll singles feel free to come “check
us out”. We are not a dating or matchmaking club, but we are a great clubto meet other singles, male and fe-male. We have a variety of activitieseach month and will keep changingand adding as members suggest newactivities.
May 25, Memorial Day is an im-portant reminder of the male and fe-male veterans that died in service ofour country. Another very importantday this month is Mother’s Day sogive Mom a call, take her out to din-ner, or just remember her in yourthoughts and heart.
• 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5: wineand hors d’oeuvres at Carol’s, 255-4965 (paid members only).
• noon Sunday, May 10: Mother’sDay Luncheon at Carrabba’s ItalianGrill with host Ginny Bloom, call546-1788.
• 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 13:general meeting at Palm Ridge RecCenter, Summit A.
• Friday, May 15: Happy Hour atTiburon, The Aquarium Restaurant,16501 W. Northern Ave., LitchfieldPark, hosted by Nancy Wyatt.
• Saturday, May 16: Dance withHillcrest Ballroom Dance Club in theR.H. Johnson Social Hall. Doors openat 6:30 p.m. There will be 50-cent set-ups; BYOB. Host is Bud Karr, 234-1781.
• 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 20: PatioParty at Rae Nicholson’s home, bringsnack and BYOB (paid membersonly). Call 266-4665.
• 7 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 22:Karaoke night, Beardsley card room5; they have cups/ice, BYOB. Host isTiny, 466-0151.
• noon Monday, May 25: MemorialDay luncheon at Lis Doon Varna withhost Ginny Bloom, 546-1788.
Information: 623-466-0151 orwww.scwclubs.com.
SOFTBALLThe League plays year around, so
you can join us at any time. The firstsession of official softball play startedin October and the second sessionbegan in January. Games wentthrough April 9. Then, summer playstarted immediately and lasts throughSeptember.
Sign up now, even if you haven’tplayed for years. You’ll meet lots ofnew friends with similar interests.There are players of all skill levelsand ages, and we do mean all. You’resure to fit into either the American orNational league, where you’ll be as-signed according to your age, skilland abilities. New players are contin-ually moving in and out of the systemespecially the snowbirds. If you’reready to play, fine. Or the Farm Teamwill get you warmed up. Dust off yourspikes. Step up to the plate to get yoursigning bonus which is big-time Sen-ior League fun with 400 members.
There are 26-28 teams of 12 play-ers each, half National League andhalf American League. Temporarysubstitutes and replacements roundout the player roster. Our emphasis ison having a good time and enjoyinggreat fellowship. The cost is only $25per year (plus $50 for the first year).This gets you a full uniform plus ex-citement, hundreds of potential newfriends, exercise and the pure joy ofplaying ball again. Imagine that—atyour age! Wait till the kids, grand kidsand relatives hear about this. Betteryet, send them one of your profes-sionally taken individual baseballcards or team photos. You can evenget your picture on a Wheaties Box,T-Shirt or ball.
Games start at 8:30 a.m. and nor-mally last all day, but fewer teams areformed during the summer. We thankthe Rec Centers and our members forbeautiful Liberty Field located next tothe Kuentz Rec Center at RH Johnsonand Stardust streets. Games areplayed on Tuesday and Thursday bothhere and in Sun City, with the twoLeagues alternating fields.
Be sure to contact us at the phonenumber below so that you can join inthe fun and games. All you’ll need isa bat, glove and softball shoes (nometal spikes). If you prefer, our play-ers can give you advice and help youget the necessary gear, new or used.The club supplies the full uniform—hat, sponsor jersey, long and shortpants plus knee-high socks. There arelots of safety rules to protect you, likeno sliding, and even suggested warm-up exercises. Many events take placethroughout the year including specialball games for cancer and heartcauses, vintage ball from 1860, an-nual banquet, barbeques, breakfasts,Toys for Kids, food drives, Tin Cupgolf-dinner day, etc. Our members arehighly involved.
If you’re interested in being an um-pire, professional-type instruction isprovided at no cost. Our league has itsown web site. You can access the In-ternet at the address below. Thereyou’ll find: latest updates on specialevents, schedules, rosters, Hall ofFame, pictures, newsletters, history ofthe League, Angels in the Outfield,minutes of meetings, rules, archivesand much more.
Should you decide not to play,come out and watch the games fromour covered bleachers. Our new pro-fessional mister system over thebleachers and dugouts will keep youcomfortably cool during the hotweather. Park your golf cart in our
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Members of the Sun City West RV Club enjoy viewing petroglyphs atPalatki during a recent Native American Heritage Rally.
4,000 bags and still counting!
"Popcorn Princess" Carol Bond serves her 4,000thbag to softball all-star Ernie Miller at the April 7 SunCities Senior Softball League games at LibertyField. Carol fired up the popcorn machine on wheelsalmost three years ago, and since then has been afixture at Liberty Field games, serving popcorn tofans and players, and the occasional passers-by, aswell. The popping princess already has started onher next thousand bags!
Photo by Dennis Raczak
new cart lot right next to the third baseline. Cheer for your favorite player orteam and get to know some of theplayers--ordinary folks, just like youwho get a charge out of softball. Hisand Her Restrooms are right there inour beautiful Clubhouse plus water,soft drinks and maybe some free pop-corn. Be sure to note the names of ourTeam Sponsors and our super-sup-portive billboard sponsors on the out-field fence.
WOMEN’S SOFTBALLIn addition to our exciting Sparks
and Flames women’s local-travelteams, there has been huge interest inwomen’s recreational softball in SunCity West and Sun City.
Our goal is to put together two ad-ditional women’s teams from made upof women that are not on the Sparksor Flames. They would play gamesamong themselves plus invites toteams from Sun City Grand, PebbleCreek and Traditions, whose playerscould not be on any of their travelingteams.
This presents a wonderful opportu-nity for new women softball playersor women, who haven’t played in awhile, to compete with other womenof their own skill level, make newfriends and have some ball park fun.
Please spread the word about thisconcept. For information, call BobDobbins at 623-792-8993.
The Valley Women’s League endedMarch 28 with the two Sun CitiesTeams taking first and second place.The Flames beat the Sparks to takesole possession of first place. This isthe Flames second consecutive firstplace finish. The Women’s softballrosters and schedules can be found onthe Senior Softball website athttp://www.azsrsoftball.com/index.htm. All home games are played 1 p.m.Saturdays at Liberty Field. Schedulesare posted at the field on the Women’sBoard.
All women players are encouragedto join the National League Coedteams that play on Tuesday andThursday all summer. Softball is likehaving a second family and gives thewomen a chance to physically im-prove themselves and play a gamethey love. Volunteers with soft-ball/baseball background havestepped up and given batting, throw-ing and fielding training during theMonday practices. The two sponsors,Ott Realty (Larry and Rachael) andAward Realty (Arvid and Kay Peter-son) not only give 100 percent sup-port, but both women sponsors playon their respective teams.
To join the Women’s Softballteams, the players must first attend a“Women’s Green Team” practice. De-pending on their skill levels and de-sires, they will be placed on thesubstitute list for competitive gamesor play recreational games only. Thereis something for everyone inWomen’s Softball. We’ve had excel-lent volunteers join the teams as bat-ting/base coaches, scorekeepers andannouncers. Big thanks go to MelBentley, Dee Coumont, Ray Early,Ron Powers and Barb Waddell.
The coaches/managers for next
year’s teams will be decided in Sep-tember. Come out and watch theWomen’s Softball Valley League play.You will enjoy it.
ALL SOFTBALL MEMBERSOpen practices, occasional tourna-
ments and farm team play take placeon Friday, Saturday, Sunday andMonday for all softball members.
Information: 623-214-1013 or web-site www.azsrsoftball.com
SPANISH CLUBFor information on the current
classes, summer classes and the onesplanned for next fall, go online towww.scwclubs.com. Scroll down toSocial Clubs, click on Club Español.You can go to Membership to printand mail the registration form.
New members are welcome at anytime. Each person selects his or herown level of comfort and challengefor learning, and then has the flexibil-ity to visit and find the best class orclasses.
Membership is $10 per year. Otherthan the purchase of textbooks, in-struction is free.
April 15 was a lucky day for ClubEspañol members. The spring meet-ing and super Fiesta Picnic served en-chiladas, chiles rellenos, tostadas andchicken fajitas at Beardsley Park.Members enjoyed the catered buffetamong colorful fiesta decorations.The teachers of the classes who haddedicated hours to the classes this pastyear were acknowledged and groupphotos were taken.
An Advanced Conversation classwill continue to meet this summer,May through September. There willbe no “Maestro” or teacher, but thestudents will review materials to-gether. The students will meet from 9to 11 a.m. Thursdays in Room 1 atBeardsley Rec Center.
The Spanish Club Library, locatedin Room 4 of Beardsley, is availablefor check-out of material. The libraryhas copies of each text book used bythe 2009 classes, videos, and variousother learning aids, including chil-dren’s books and several of the Span-ish Language literary classics.Contact Don Monroe at [email protected].
The Fall Reunion and Orientationmeeting for Club Español will be at9:30 a.m. Oct. 1 at the Lecture Hall.Regular Spanish classes will be heldfrom October through April startingOct. 5.
Classes for beginners start in Octo-ber and again in January. The sched-ule and fiesta calendar can be seen onour website: www.scwclubs.com.
Information: 623-546-4310 [email protected].
SPORTSMAN’S CLUBThe Sportsmen’s Club is for resi-
dents who enjoy outdoor activitiesand social events with people of sim-ilar interests. Annual dues are $7.50.
The club offers birding, fishing,hiking, back-road trips, trap/skeetshooting, fly-tying, rafting, men’s andwomen’s target shootings, travel op-portunities and numerous socialevents.
Meetings are held September
through April and feature speakerswith interesting programs relating toArizona. There are no general meet-ings until September. Call Dick at 623975-1245 for details.
BIG WHEELSOn Friday, May 1, the Big Wheels
will be heading for the 3rd AnnualLuncheon at Crown King. The groupwill split into 2 sections – the first willtake the back road Trail Rated at 7 toCrown King leaving at 7 a.m. Thesecond will go by the way of BumbleBee on a road Trail Rated as 1 andwill leave at 9 a.m. Call Don at 544-8021. The Big Wheelers who remainhere in Sun City West during the sum-mer will “wing it” and get together offthe record and plan things on theirown.
Trips leave from the library parkinglot on R.H. Johnson Boulevard.Please arrive 15 minutes before de-parture to check in. Bring plenty ofwater, lunch and a camp chair. Also,be sure to have a full tank of gas be-fore leaving. All trips are subject tochange due to weather and/or roadconditions. $14 members and $16guests. Call Jim at 544-3205.
BIRDINGThe birding activities for the spring
have ended. Watch for field trips to re-sume when the weather cools in thefall.
FISHINGThe Fishing Group enjoyed three
outings to Alamo Lake, which pro-duced 284 fat bass and crappies.Camping, fish fry, and sharing storiesaround a nightly campfire made theevents very special. We have sched-uled a trout fishing and camping tripto Big Lake for May 12, 13, and 14.Host will be Dick at 214-3749. Thistrip includes a nightly campfire andgroup fish fry. Lake Pleasant fishingtrips will occur when club memberscall each other and schedule amongthemselves. Call Ron at 455-9969.Show and Go fishing meets at 6:45a.m. on Thursdays to form a carpoolwith departure at 7 a.m. from the li-brary parking lot. Call Paul at 584-3244.
HIKING There will be no C/beginner hikes
until fall. Call Tom at 546-2410 for Aand B hikes in May. All hikes are sub-ject to change. Bring plenty of water,a trail snack, hiking stick (stronglyrecommended), hiking boots (manda-tory – no tennis shoes allowed) andlunch if no lunch is planned. All hikeswill leave from the R.H. Johnson Li-brary parking lot on R.H. JohnsonBlvd. Please arrive 15 minutes beforedeparture time to register and formcar pools.
We are always looking for newhikes. Call us if you have any. We alsoneed new leaders.
RAFTING The 188-mile Grand Canyon Col-
orado River Rafting trip May 7 isfully booked. Nine spots remain forthe May 3, 2010, Colorado RiverRafting Trip. The cost is $2,310. Tobe placed on an interested list for theMay 3-9, 2010 Colorado Rafting tripcall Mort at 546-3695 or e-mail to
[email protected] SHOOTING
The Women’s Target ShootingGroup meets at 6 p.m. the second andfourth Tuesday in the library parkinglot to carpool to the Ben Avery TargetShooting Range. Call Pam at 214-7317. No firearms are needed. Shoot-ing times at the Ben Avery ClayTarget Center are 8 a.m. to duskWednesday through Sunday. Therange is closed Monday and Tuesday.Trap shooting goes on Thursday. Fortrap/skeet shooting call Gene at 214-9824.
Men’s Target Shooting for pistolsand rifles meets 9:45 a.m. every sec-ond and fourth Wednesday in the li-brary parking lot for departure at 10a.m. Riders will donate $5 to thedriver. There will be instructions fromsome in our group who will teach youproper firearm handling and shootingform. Let us know before we leave theparking lot if you need assistance.Hearing and eye protection aremandatory. Bring a clean firearm in acase and ammo, hearing protection(ear muff cuffs are much better thanthe plugs), paper plates for targets(may be purchased), safety glasses(regular eye glasses are OK), drinkingwater and your nametag. Entry fee is$7. Call Steve at 214-7317.
TRAVELThere will be a 3-day tour to Puerto
Penasco on May 6-8 where we willstay at the Playa Bonita Hotel, righton the beach. $290 per person dou-ble/$370 single. Travel with us toSouthern California on May 11-15and visit San Diego, Catalina Islandand Palm Springs; $750 per persondouble, $975 single. May 18, we willtravel to Tucson and ride the tram atSabino Canyon then visit the De-Grazia Gallery; $85 per person. OnMay 21, we will visit historic Jeromethen ride the Verde Canyon Railroadfrom Clarkdale to Perkinsville andback, $99 per person. See the travelinsert in the newsletter or call Clem at214-7090 or Ruth at 584-1292. Seethe travel insert in the newsletter orcall Clem at 214-7090 or Ruth at 584-1292.
STAINED GLASSSpring is always a busy time for
club members. It starts with the springsale, which is a very important clubmoney maker. Many of the items inthe sale are donated by members tohelp with expenses during the year.Much of our equipment is very ex-pensive – consider a diamond ringsaw blade that costs $62.95 for onlythree hours of use! All of this equip-ment is furnished free for members’use.
Next, is the home tour. Some of thecreations featured on this year’s“glass” houses were displays of mu-sical instruments, various breeds ofdogs, contemporary panels, 50 step-ping stones with butterflies and flow-ers, and 3D glass formed in the kiln.This was followed by a barbecue pic-nic in the park catered by Dave’s Bar-becue.
The spring silent auction was nexton the bill. When members retire,move or pass on, their families oftendonate stained glass materials to the
club. This, too, is a big money maker,as members bid on glass and equip-ment. It’s a good way for new mem-bers to acquire equipment and glass ata very low price.
Our workshop is located open from8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Sat-urday at Palm Ridge Rec Center. Thephone number is 623-544-6586.
Stop by, enjoy our colorful win-dows, and then come in for a tour ofthe facility. Your house guests are al-ways welcome, too. We welcome newmembers and have frequent “Intro-duction to Stained Glass” classes.
SUN WEST ARTThe last general meeting before the
Summer hiatus will be 1 p.m. May 11in the R.H. Johnson Social Hall.Multi-medium artist Sue Hunter willbe our guest demonstrator. Her paint-ings, whether in oil, pastel, watercoloror acrylics are full of color and emo-tion painted in an impressionist style.
Sue is a native of Arkansas but haslived in Arizona since 1960. She is agraduate of Western InternationalUniversity and has studied art atScottsdale Artist School and with in-dividual instructors.
Hunter has a technique of toningher pastel paper and allowing some ofthe color to show through in her paint-ing. She teaches this method in herpastel class at Paradise Valley Com-munity College, Terravita and herScottdsale studio and in workshops.She also teaches oil/acrylics and wa-tercolor classes at PVCC.
She is active in several art groupssuch as the Arizona Artist Guild, Ari-zona Watercolorists, Scottsdale ArtistLeague, Sonoran Art League ( Hiddenin the Hills), Contemporary Water-color Association and Studio II.
Her subject matter for paintingranges from landscapes, animals andflorals to figurative work. She also en-joys plein aire painting.
Hunter is represented by SedonaArt Center and Raku Gallery inJerome. Her work can also be viewedby visiting her website, www.sue-hunter.net.
Please join us in saying goodbye toour friends who are leaving for thesummer months. Refreshments willbe served, and as always, guests arewelcome. As usual, the Wednesdayand Saturday open art will continuefor the summer months, in the morn-ings. There may even be a class ortwo offered. See the board in the artroom.
Looking forward to seeing you allin the fall when our general meetingsresume on Oct. 12 (and continue thesecond Monday of the month).
Information: 623-327-0338.
THEATRE WEST Our Summer Play Festival runs the
following weekends in July: July 10-12, 17-19, and 24-26. There will benine performances.
The program consists of three one-act plays. Act 1, titled “The Bed,” is acomedy. Act 2, titled “Tell Me An-other Story,” is a drama. Act 3, titled“From Broadway with Love,” is amusical review.
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Reserved seating tickets are on salenow for $7 each. Box office hours are10 a.m. to noon Monday through
Thursday. I n f o r m a -
tion: 623-546-3689.
The TheatreWest “HamAward” waspresented toJeanne Tarr byMarie Farmer,former recipi-ent of theaward, forTarr’s per-
formance as Madam Arcati in the re-cent production of “High Spirits.”
The tradition of passing on theHam Award was started several yearsago and is at the discretion of the tro-phy holder.
Tarr will keep the trophy until thecompletion of the next Theatre Westproduction, at which time she willhand over the award to a performer ofher choice.
Theatre West will celebrate anothersuccessful season with a recognitionluncheon on Thursday, May 14, in theR.H. Johnson Social Hall. Doors openat 11:30 a.m. and lunch is served atnoon. Cost for members is $7 andGuests $10. Tickets were available atthe April 21 general meeting. Thedeadline for ticket purchase is May 1.Checks only. No tickets available atthe door.
Information: Marietta Georger 623-584-9973.
TOLE ARTISTSTole artists’ members have had so
many different choices of classes topursue this year – and May promisesto offer more great projects to keepthem excited. Check our Contempo-rary Decorative Painting classesWednesdays in Room 3 at Kuentz RecCenter, where you will find fun andfriends to enjoy.
Barbara McCart is continuing her8:30 a.m. advanced morning classesMay 6, May 13 and possibly May 20,featuring a most adorable “BaileyBear,” this year’s project. It is secondin the Jamie Mills-Price four-part sea-sonal series, that is bound to attractmany deserving compliments.
How about a Daisy luggage tag,with lively ladybugs that you can usefor a suit case
or painting bag? Join us for the 12p.m. afternoon class, May 6, withErma Crippen. Erma will also have al-ready primed-boxes for another of ourfun Shara Reiner, “Funky Folk-Art”projects during the month of May; as
well a surprise or two to keep yourbrushes busy. Don’t forget to sign upin advance for your classes for in-structions and patterns.
Note: There are no club meetingsduring May to September. Our nextgeneral meeting will be 12 p.m. Wed.,Sept. 30.
Do join us for our “Summer Sur-vivor’s” classes during the afternoonsonly, at noon every week starting inJune during the hot summer monthsin our cool classroom with differentteachers and more fresh new projects.
Don’t forget the Fall Arts andCrafts Fair Nov. 7 – you can come inat any class time to paint on your ownto get your things ready for the fair ashas been “recommended.
Information: 623-544-2837.
TUESDAY CONTRACT
BRIDGEOur club is a fun group of friendly
men and women, who meet Tuesdaysat Beardsley Rec. Center, card rooms1, 2 and 3 for Progressive Bridge. Youdo not need a partner, but if you haveyour own partner or group, you willplay the first of four rounds of 6 handstogether. Play begins promptly at 12p.m. but plan to arrive around 11:40a.m. for table sign-up.
All valid rec card members are in-vited to join us. Annual dues are $3,weekly play is $.50.
Information: 623-933-4975.
WATER FITNESSPut a ‘Spring’ in your step and join
us at Water Fitness. Studies show thatworking out vigorously in water mayburn more than twice the calories oflow-impact workouts on land. Wemeet 9 to 10 a.m. Monday thru Fridayat Johnson Pool and 9 to 10 a.m.Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at theindoor Beardsley Pool.
Our next general meeting and so-cial will be June 17 at Johnson Pool.
Information: 623-544-3407 or 623-975-6793.
WEAVERS WESTSpring has sprung and many of our
snowbirds are about to take flight.Classes are over, projects have beenfinished up, and patterns and threadgathered for their summer weaving.We wish them Bon Voyage.
For those of us who stay, summerweaving is also about to begin. Ourtheme for this year is “Woven Wear-ables”. Members will be weaving co-coons, bog coats, ruanas, shawls,stoles, scarves, bags, and maybe evenbeads. A fashion show is planned forlater in the year. Weaving for Christ-mas gifts is also popular at this timeof year. In addition, summer weavers
have meetings, potlucks, work shopsand other get-togethers.
The weaving room is open 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. Monday thru Friday formembers use. If you are interested inweaving, stop in and visit and seesome of the lovely things we make. .
Information: 623-544-6515 or visitour web site at www.scwclubs.comand click on Weavers West.
WESTERNAIRES
CHORUSThe Westernaires are now on sum-
mer break. Our snowbirds hungaround a little longer this year to havethe time of their life rehearsing andperforming “Let’s Go to the Movies”.The hard work is over. The Librarianshave filed all of the music, the heartyfull-time SCW members are lookingforward to a leisurely summer andJanet Hochstatter, the director, is,hopefully, going to take a break be-fore September.
“Let’s Go to the Movies” was morethan just singing songs. Yes, the menhad their spotlight, as well as thewomen. But, when members of thechorus stepped forward to add to themovie theme, little did the audienceknow that they would also experiencethe acting talent of the Westernaires.Too bad there wasn’t a spot in the pro-gram to show the “out-takes” duringrehearsals. Of course, there weresoloists but without the backup of ouraccompanist, Jim Haller, and our per-cussionist, Bob Mummey, the choruswouldn’t hear the notes to come in onor the beat to keep. The dancers alsoadded their touch to a couple of thesongs which helped to make themovie themes authentic.
Our director and members of theWesternaires want to thank all who at-tended the four sold out perform-ances. Your support is appreciated andmakes it well worth all the time andhard work that everyone puts into theconcerts. After a well-deserved rest,the members will be looking forwardto rehearsing again in September. Thefirst rehearsal is 8:30 a.m. September10 in the “back forty” of the StardustTheatre. Watch for further informa-tion during the summer. The invita-tion for new members, especially,men, is always open. Come join theWesternaires and have a great time.
Information: 623-544-5868.
WESTERNERS
SQUARE DANCEWesterners Square Dance Club is
for fun loving energetic people inter-ested in promoting the enjoyment ofsquare and round dancing. The cluboffers beginner, plus, A1, A2 squaredancing and round dance lessons each
week. Here is the dance schedule: 7 p.m.
Mondays, Advance Dance and 2/3+round dance lessons/workshop; 6p.m. Thursdays, Mainstream work-shop, and 7 to 9 pm Mainstream/plusDance. Events are held at R.H. John-son Social Hall.
Dances continue over the summer7 p.m. Thursdays for Mainstream andPlus.
Square dancing is friendship set tomusic! Please come and join us.
Information: 623-322-5201 or 623-556-4410 or www.scw.clubs.com.
WOMEN’S CLUBLadies, if you are looking for a fun
place to go, give the Women’s Club atry. We are open six days a week 10a.m. to 4 p.m. The only requirementis that you must have a valid rec card.We encourage you to come and visit.You may be a guest (twice) beforejoining. Thursday is a great day tovisit. Different games are taught, nopartner needed. Just show up at 12:15p.m. Thursdays, show your rec card,sign in as a guest. The Monitor onduty will point you in the right direc-tion. We also offer ProgressiveBridge, 12:45 p.m. Tuesdays. Thesecond Monday and fourth Friday areour salad luncheons; you are requiredto bring a dish to serve eight and a $1.
By the time you read this issue, ourSpring Fling Luncheon and fashionShow will have passed. It was a won-derful event for all who attended.Thank you Pat.
The club is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Monday thru Saturday at Kuentz RecCenter. Information: 623-546-4236.
WOODWORKINGIt’s that time of year when our win-
ter residents are finishing up theirprojects and the summer survivors arecontemplating new creations. Thenew router table is complete and thereis a designated router set up for dove-tailing. Gene Nieman and his mainte-nance team determined that one of ourfaithful disk/belt sanders was beyondrepair and a new one has been pur-chased. There are two new utilitysinks. The club donated lumber andour members built two step-storagebenches for the new Interfaith Com-munity Care Center just south of SunCity West.
The weather was perfect for theSpring Arts and Crafts Fair. Amongthe many beautiful wood works dis-played and sold were some offered forraffle. Lucky winners collected an in-tarsia (wooden picture-sculpture)work, scroll-saw works, an Easterbasket including scrollwork bunnies,and generous baskets of miscella-neous goodies. The proceeds will
fund woodworking activities, such asthe club’s Reach Out With Woodgroup. This group is currently makingwooden puzzles both for children andAlzheimer’ patients at Eve’s Place (awomen’s shelter), the Interfaith Com-munity Care Center, and Del WebbHospital’s rehabilitation center. Inter-faith has also requested a mail/storagestructure and six conference tables.ROWW expects to be very busy andwelcomes new members to help withthese worthy and rewarding tasks.
April’s general meeting was a pic-nic at Beardsley. The May meeting isat 1 p.m. May 5 at Johnson LectureHall. Orientation classes for newmembers are offered each month; thenext are May 4, 5, and 6. Sign up, orjust take a tour, at the WoodworkingClub at Kuentz Rec Center. The clubis open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat-urday; and 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Information: 623-546-4722.
YOGAGreat news! Because of many re-
quests, the Yoga Club will be offeringa new Chair Yoga Class, designed forthose who have difficulty getting upand down from the floor in regular ex-ercises. Stretching and yoga postureswill be modified and adapted for peo-ple who are less flexible, slightly dis-abled, or more comfortable exercisingwhen seated. This will be a trial run tosee, if there is enough interest to makeChair Yoga a continuing program forthe club. The class will begin 11 a.m.Wednesday, May 6, Room 6 Beards-ley and will continue for the fourWednesdays in May. To participate,you need to bring a current rec cardand a belt or a strap. No mat isneeded. The first class is open toeveryone at no cost. If you elect to be-come part of the class after the firstmeeting, and you are not already amember, you will need to join theYoga Club for $5. For information,call Judy at 217-2889.
Yoga is indeed for everyone. Ithelps tone the body and relaxes themind. It provides flexibility and in-creases stamina. Aren’t you ready togive yoga a try? We offer more than15 classes per week, including Pilatesand stretching, available at varyingprices depending on whether there is ateacher in the class. We have recentlymodified our Wednesday demonstra-tion class at 10:30 a.m. at R.H. John-son’s Social Hall, making it a yogaplus class. The regular 10 a.m.Wednesday yoga class will now be of-fered with tapes and CD’s in Beards-ley, Room 6. Check out the web sitefor a listing of all classes and fees.
Information: 623-214-0761 orwww.scwclubs.com.
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Jeanne Tarr
“SENIOR FOLLIES”A comedy by Billy St. John, directed
by Betty Polasek. Oct. 24-Nov. 8 (13performances).
Tickets on sale 8:30 a.m. Sept. 8.
“PLAY ON”A comedy by Rich Abbot, directed
by Bernie Meagher. Jan. 23-Feb. 7,2010 (13 performances).
Tickets on sale 8:30 a.m. Nov. 9.
“70 GIRLS 70”This musical is based on the play “A
Breath of Spring” by Peter Coke,music and lyrics by Fred Ebb and John
Kander, directed by Dean Spotts.March 16-April 4, 2010 (15 perform-ances).
Auditions: September 2009, dateTBA. Tickets on sale 8:30 a.m. Jan.25, 2010.
All auditions are in the Stardust The-atre. Residents with a valid ID may
audition. One does not need to be amember of Theatre West, but once se-lected must become a member.
For information on all productions,call Ticket Chair Jeanne Tarr, 623-584-7025
Box Office hours are 10 a.m. tonoon Monday through Thursday.
Theatre West announces 2009-2010 production schedule
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Sunday, May 24Free Memorial Day Concert
featuring the Desert BrassBand. Begins 3 p.m. in theR.H. Johnson Social Hall.Come listen to the Desert BrassBand play patriotic songs ofAmerica. Refreshments will beavailable for purchase, includ-ing hotdogs, beverages, cook-ies, chops and more.
Friday, June 12Pool Party at R.H. Johnson’s
Outdoor Pool featuring Col-orado Connection begins 6p.m. Enjoy a variety of beachsongs to dance to, plus all-you-can-eat pizza and salad dinner.Beverages served all evening,including regular and sugar-free lemonades and iced teas.Dinner served at 6:30 p.m.,with dancing at 7:45. tickets
are $13 for members and $14for non-members.
Monday & Tuesday,June 22-23
Stardust Summer Seriespresents songstress Mary JoJohnson at 7 p.m. in StardustTheatre. Tickets for the three-show series, which also in-cludes Joe Gallo and the DryHeat Bluegrass Band, are $10per resident and $12 for non-residents for all three shows.Single show tickets go on salein June for $5 for residents and$6 for non-residents, per show.
Monday & Tuesday,July 20&21
Stardust Summer Seriespresents singer Joe Gallo at 7p.m. in Stardust Theatre. Tick-
ets for the three-show series,which also includes Mary JoJohnson and the Dry HeatBluegrass Band, are $10 perresident and $12 for non-resi-dents for all three shows. Sin-gle show tickets are $5 forresidents and $6 for non-resi-dents, available in June.
Monday & Tuesday,Aug. 24-25
Stardust Summer Seriespresents the Dry Heat Blue-grass Band at 7 p.m. in Star-dust Theatre. Tickets for theseries, which includes Mary JoJohnson and Joe Gallo, are $10for residents and $12 for non-residents. This show only is $5for residents and $6 for non-residents, available in June.
Events & Activities
Personal Trainer Colleen Daily, records machine settings for DianaHenline as Diana pumps the leg press at the Beardsley FitnessCenter. Diana and her husband, John, are working as a couple inan introductory exercise program that addresses “Fitness over 50.”Lack of exercise accounts for approximately 50 percent of the phys-ical decline usually associated with aging. Much of this decline canbe avoided with some proactive measures. By incorporatingstrength training into their weekly schedule, the Henlines can helpavoid the major physiological pitfalls of aging: loss of muscle mass;decreased strength and stamina; poor balance, coordination andflexibility; and diminished bone mineral density. Colleen teachesthe Henlines how to strength train correctly so they achieve maxi-mum results from their efforts. She has tailored the Henlines’ pro-gram to meet their needs and any existing medical issues. To findout more about working with a personal trainer in a customized ex-ercise program, call Daily Fitness at 623-256-7901. Trainers areavailable at all four fitness centers in Sun City West.
Tips for Seniors
The Recreation staff offers
tours of its four recreation cen-
ters the second full week of
every month, with two conven-
ient times per center: 9 a.m. or
6:30 p.m.
You don’t need to sign up in
advance, just meet your tour
guide at the facility on the fol-
lowing days and locations:
Monday: Kuentz (meet at the
pool).
Tuesday: Beardsley (meet in
front of Arts and Crafts Building).
Wednesday: R.H. Johnson
(meet at the Social Hall).
Thursday: Palm Ridge (meet
at the Activities Building).
FacilityTours
Bedtime for BonzoMAY 7
(1951) ProfessorPeter Boyd is en-gaged to brainydean’s daughter,Valerie. But Dadwants to end the en-gagement when helearns that Peter’sfather was a habit-ual convict. Toprove that environ-
ment is more than heredity, Peter setsout to teach Bonzo, the lab chimp, thedifference between right and wrong.He hires a nursemaid, Jane Linden, to“mother” Bonzo. Will fiance Valerieunderstand if she finds Jane around thehouse? Ronald Reagan, Diana Lynn (B&W; 21h, 24m; never shown in SCW)
Blood and SandMAY 14
(1941) Poor countryboy Juan Gallardo risesfrom obscurity to be-come Spain’s most cele-brated matador. At thepeak of his fame, Juanbecomes entangled withDona Sol, an alluring so-
cialite, who may cost him his career andhis virtuous wife. A flamenco betweenAnthony Quinn and Rita Hayworth is ahighlight of the film. Tyrone Power,Anthony Quinn, Rita Hayworth, LindaDarnell (2h, 3m; never shown in SCW)
Hope FloatsMAY 21
(1998) Humiliated when she learnsfrom a national TV talk show that herhusband and best friend are having an
affair, Birdee Calvert-Pruitt and her lonelydaughter move back toBirdee’s Texas hometown. But it’s hard tobuild a new life whencatty acquaintances con-tinue to rub in her mis-fortune. Birdee’s momplays matchmaker with a local nice guy.Will good intentions and bad timingspoil a potentially great match? SandraBullock, Harry Connick Jr, Gena Row-lands (PG-13; 1h, 54m; never shown inSCW)
My Blue HeavenMAY 28
(1950) Radio personalities MollyMoran and her spouse and partner, Jack,finally get their big break — their ownTV series. Shortly after signing the
contract, Molly learnsshe is pregnant andmiscarries. They tryto adopt a baby, ac-quiring a girl in asomewhat back-alley manner callinginto question their suitability as parents.Complications follow amid musicalnumbers too good for 1950 TV. A star-studded cast headed by Betty Grableand Dan Dailey (1h,36m; shown inSCW in 2003).
Stardust TheatreLocated at Kuentz Recreation Center atR. H. Johnson and Stardust Boulevards.Donation: $2 per person. Doors open at6 p.m. Showtime is at 7. Sponsored bythe Friends of the R.H. Johnson Library.(All movies are shown in the digital DVDformat.) Hearing assisted devices nowavailable for your use.
Thursday Nite Movies
Safety is job No. 1
Grandview Pro Shop employee Barbara Holly practices using a fireextinguisher under the guidance of Sun City West Deputy Fire Mar-shal Keith Tanner during the Rec Centers’ fire extinguisher trainingApril 8. The training is held annually to ensure employees are pre-pared if they need the safety skills.
Fitness program for those over 50should incorporate strength training
“JUDY AND LIZA: TOGETHER AGAIN”
JAN. 8Suzanne Goulet and
Julie Sheppard performas the most famousshow business mother-and-daughter team of alltime: “Judy Garland” and“Liza Minnelli.” The showcombines all the spec-tacular musical hits each
had throughout two glorious careers. Youwill be dazzled and amazed at their “spoton” characterizations of these icons of thetelevision, Broadway, concert, theater andnight club stages.
A DOUBLE BILL OF MUSICAND LAUGHS
FEB. 19
Tommy Leadbeater (the ScottishVagabond with the big voice) is a delight-ful singer who hails from Toronto with ahuge voice and a personality to match. Inhis colorful Scottish kilts, he sings and ca-vorts his way through many wonderfulsongs and humorous stories. TV funny-man Hiram Kasten delivers hysterical
monologues about avariety of subjects. Hisclean approach tohumor is a breath offresh air. He has ap-peared on sitcoms suchas “Seinfeld,” “Every-body Loves Raymond,”“The Tonight Show” and“King of Queens.” This
is a face you will recognize the minute heappears on stage.
A DOUBLE BILL OFINSTRUMENTALISTS
JAN. 22Featuring Banjo Master Doug Mattocksand Pops Concert Pianist Deborah Offen-hauser. Doug Mattocks comes stormingout of southern California with one of the
happiest sounds in allof music. His virtuosityon stringed instru-ments is widely knownand respectedthroughout the instru-mental world. DeborahOffenhauser is one ofArizona’s most prolificmusicians. With her
strong playing style and her delightful per-sonality, she can enrapture the severestcritic.
ROBERT SHIELDSCOMEDIAN, PANTOMIMIST
& ACTORFEB. 5
Formerly one half of thegreat TV comedy teamof “Shields & Yarnell,” inrecent times RobertShields has broken outon his own as a solostage artist entertaininghis long-time televisionfans with a lot of new as
well as classic routines from his vast reser-voir of material. He performs some hilari-ous stand-up monologues, as well asmany of his award-winning mime routines.He also presents some nostalgic videoclips of the TV years.
SKILES & HENDERSONMARCH 19
This is the hysterical musical comedy teamthat boasts more than 500 national TV ap-pearances on “The Ed Sullivan Show,”“The Johnny Carson Tonight Show,” “The
Merv Griffin Show,”“The Bob Hope Show,”“Laugh In,” “The DeanMartin Show,” “The BellTelephone Hour” andas regulars on “TheHollywood Squares.”Beginning their brilliantcareer in 1965 as partof the “New Christy
Minstrels,” they soon branched out to tour-ing with The Carpenters, Andy Williamsand Kenny Rogers.
THESE THREE TENORSMARCH 5
These are three of NewYork City’s greatestvoices combined on thesame stage. They havebeen rated by the high-est professionals asbeing equally as goodas the original Italiantenors. They sing com-pletely familiar music
ranging from the wonderful Americansongbook to the most popular light clas-sics that everyone can relate to.
2010 Cruise Ship SeriesFull-season tickets are on sale now at the Sun City West Box Office, open between 8 and 11:30 a.m. weekdays in the R.H. Johnson Rec Center, 19803 R.H. Johnson Blvd.
The series is available for $55 for residents and $60 for non-residents. On Nov. 2, individual show tickets will go on sale. The series begins in January 2010 and runs through
March 2010. All shows begin at 7 p.m. in Palm Ridge Rec Center. Tickets must be purchased in person; for information, call 623-544-6032.
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The Recreation Centers of Sun City West is proud to present its