Rec News

OCTOBER 2012
WWW.RCSCW.COM
Board responds to requests for more communication
Patricia Tomlin
Vice-President
The ASU survey reported
that more communication
was needed between RCSCW
staff, Board and members,
and that our owner members
needed to feel they were
heard.
Well, we listen. Did you
know that the Box Office
Time & Time Again performs two shows of Doo Wop and Rock
‘n’ Roll at Palm Ridge Nov. 28.
Street corner harmonies
resound at Palm Ridge
Street corner harmony is the favorite music of
many. In fact, many favorite groups began singing
Doo Wop as teenagers. The Rec Centers present
Time & Time Again playing Doo Wop,’50s and ’60s
Rock ‘n’ Roll and Motown Sounds in two performances, at 3 and 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28 at Palm
Ridge.
Continued on Page 11
will now be open longer
hours? Beginning Sept. 4,
the hours are now Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
and Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to
Rec Centers
selects new
golf manager
The Recreation Centers of Sun
City West is pleased to announce
the selection of the new Golf
Operations
Manager,
P a t r i c k
O’Hara. After a
nationwide
search, O’Hara
was
chosen
from a large
pool of extremely qualified applicants.
O’Hara
The Interview
Committee felt he stood out
from the rest because of his ability to solve problems based upon
his varied background and his
superior communication skills.
They were also most impressed
with his passion for golf and his
positive attitude.
Continued on Page 11
Data Resource Center offers computer
access and free instruction
If you don’t have a computer at
home or you don’t know your mouse
from your desktop, Sun City West
has a resource to help you get started.
Or, let’s say you’re a pro on your
computer or you want to know what
all the fuss is about, or you want to
surf the ’net in the company of
friends, we’ve got just the place for Claudia Sherrill
News Assistant
you!
The Earl E. Mackert Data Resource
Center at the R.H. Johnson Library is de-
signed for both serious computer
users and neophytes alike. It opened
in February 2008, and was part of the
library renovation.
Since it opened, it has become a
haven for not only computer junkies
who like to check their email and
stock quotes daily, but also those hoping to do some genealogy or medical
research, or even those who are new
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7 p.m. That was something
the ASU survey showed was
desired by our community.
The library also will be
open on Tuesday evenings
until 7 p.m., beginning Oct.
16 (through April 14 each
year). The Membership office also began extended
hours on Tuesdays beginContinued on Page 4
Rec Centers reopens shuffleboard
room with country celebration
The Recreation Centers of
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for
Sun City West celethe event.
brates an inaugural
Jones
began
event and reintrosinging “country
duces the Shufflestyle” in Oklahoma
board Room with
with his father
and evening of
when he was 4. He
Wine, Brew and
won the 2007 SenCountry, Too! feaior Idol contest in
turing
country
Surprise and also
music artist Dennis
the duet award in
DJ Jones, at 7 p.m.
2009. His love of
Saturday, Nov. 10.
music and singing
The Shuffleboard
straight from the
DJ Jones
Room in the Sports
heart will make this
Pavilion has been renovated to a fun evening for all.
accommodate other activities
as well as shuffleboard.
Continued on Page 11
Treasure hunters seek
garage sale bargains
Need to make room in
the garage cabinets or
bedroom closet? Can’t
use your floor space because you can’t find the
floor?
Get ready to rid those
spaces and the rest of the
Continued on Page 11
Inside this Rec Center News
All States Club......................28
Bowling.........................15
Calendar..............................5
Club Contacts.......................10
Club Corner.....................21-27
Community News.................8
Entertainment................17, 20
Financials...........................6-7
Golf...............................12-13
Governing Board....................4
Library...............................9
News...............................2-5
Phone Numbers...................10
PORA................................8
Travel............................18-19
Village Store.........................14
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Stardust
Theatre
OCTOBER 2012
Mary Hoffman
Oct. 16, 1:30 p.m., Theatre West - Excerpts from
“Clarence Darrow,” one-man play by David W. Rintels.
Members and guests
Oct. 19, 7 p.m., Opening night “The Sensuous Senator” by Michael Parker. Performances through Nov. 4.
Oct. 29, 9 a.m. to noon, ticket sale for Westernaires’
“Christmas the World Over.” Performances Dec. 7-10.
Box office hours for all shows: Monday through
Thursday, 10 a.m. – noon.
Tickets $7 each
Ryan Glover, Rebecca Morris and Anna-Lisa Hackett celebrate Oktoberfest as the Phoenix Opera brings the event to Sun City West Oct. 17.
Oktoberfest opera style!
Come along as the Phoenix
Opera celebrates Oktoberfest
in Sun City West at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 17 at Palm
Ridge Recreation Center. The
doors open at 6:30 for “Roll
Out the Barrel,” favorite arias
and drinking songs. Enjoy
“Beer Barrel Polka”-type
songs, sing along songs, German operetta with selections
from “The Merry Widow” and
“Die Fledermaus” and German
inspired Broadway tunes such
as “Edelweiss.” The evening
will definitely put you in the
Oktoberfest mood.
Tickets for residents are $20,
and non-resident tickets are
$25 at the Rec Centers Box Office. Box office hours are 8
a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday to Friday with extended hours to 7
p.m. Tuesday. At the door, tickets will be $25.
Complimentary strudel and
coffee will be served at intermission.
Free concerts come
to Beardsley Park
The Recreation Centers
presents Free Fest in October, the Beardsley Park annual free concert series,
with four Sunday concerts
on consecutive October
weekends.
Gates open at 5 for the 7
p.m. concerts. Admission
is free for Sun City West
residents, their friends and
neighbors. No tickets are
needed.
Concessions, including
brats, hot dogs, hamburgers, beverages, chips, popcorn and ice cream will be
Oct. 10, 2 p.m., Musician’s Club - Second Wind, Bryan
Whiteside and Peter Hirschthal. Members and guests.
Every Thursday, Movies, 7 p.m.,
$2 donation requested.
Every Friday, 10 a.m., Photography West.
623-544-6100
available for purchase, so
bring your lawn chair or
blanket and get set to
enjoy free music in the
park.
The concerts are as follows:
Oct. 7: Mary Hoffman,
country and pop
Oct. 14: Copper Sunrise,
acoustic classic rock
Oct. 21: Rondevous,
new country
Oct. 28: Night Groove, a
5-piece band playing Motown, disco, soul, classic
rock and jazz.
He’s ‘Bach to Rock!’
Renowned Spanish-style guitarist Esteban returns to Sun City
West Thursday, Oct. 4 for a 7
p.m. concert in Summit Hall at
Palm Ridge Recreation Center.
With his unique style, Esteban
earns standing ovations wherever
he performs. His “Bach to Rock”
style has garnered eight No. 1
Billboard albums, more than any
other instrumental guitarist in history.
Performing with Esteban will
be his daughter, Teresa, on violin;
Paul McDermand on steel drums
and marimba; and Joe Morris on
drums and keyboard.
Tickets are $25 for rec card
holders, $27.50 for non-residents
and $30 at the door.
Born Stephen Paul in Pittsburgh, the son of a steel mill
worker, Esteban saw his first gui-
self to play and
practicing every
spare minute.
He wanted to
study with legendary classical
guitarist Andres
Segovia,
but,
being self-taught,
it seemed impossible
since
Segovia only accepted students of
other
classical
guitarists in the
traditional setEsteban performs at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 in tings of master
Summit Hall at Palm Ridge.
classes.
tar in a shop window when he
After much persistence, Estewas 8.
ban finally convinced Segovia to
His uncle bought it for him, allow him to play for him in
and from that moment on, he fo- 1974. And the rest, as they say, is
cused on the guitar, teaching him- history.
Open House tour kicks off
at Kuentz Rec Center
If you are thinking about joining a club or
just curious as to what Kuentz Recreation
Center looks like, come and join us from 10
a.m. to noon Oct. 13.
The clubs will have demonstrations, door
prizes at various clubs and refreshments.
There will be performances by Dancing Arts,
Rhythm Tappers, Theatre West, members of
the Boomers Club and Musicians Club.
You will be able to walk over to Liberty
Field, the Senior Softball field, and check out
the ballplayers. You will not want to miss seeing the Woodworking Club, which is filled
with the best equipment you will ever use.
Sun City West has the best variety of clubs
any where. Come and see all of them in their
rooms demonstrating their craft or in their social setting.
Walk into Stardust Theatre and see its
beauty. At 10:30 and 11:30 the new Theatre
West “ambassadors” will entertain there for
20 minutes.
Participating clubs are Basketeers,
Boomers, Cribbage, Calligraphy, Coin and
Stamp, Creative Silk Flowers, Creative
Stitchers, Decorative Art, Encore Needle &
Craft, Leather Carvers, Mac-Cro-Knit, Musicians Club, Palo Verde Patchers, Theatre
West, Senior Softball, Sun West Art, Weavers
West Guild, Woodworking, Women’s Club,
Stardust Theatre Council including Rhythm
Tappers and Dancing Arts, Zymurgy Club and
various Golf Clubs including Stardust Ladies
9ers.
Contact Dori Miller at 623-544-6193 or
[email protected].
WWW.RCSCW.COM
Grandview improvements
near completion
Grandview Lake No. 6 had a retaining wall installed to prevent further
erosion of the lake wall. This brought the lake back to its original contour,
meaning it's back to its original size. The lake bed was also lined with
an environmentally friendly vegetable oil sealant, which prevents seepage, also saving water. The firmer wall is also safer for our mowing staff
and members who walked close to the lakeshore, which was unsteady
because of the erosion.
Leadership training slated
for chartered clubs
A two-day training session
for chartered club leadership
will be from 1 to 4 p.m. two
consecutive Tuesdays, Oct.
23 and Oct. 30, in the Acacia
Room at Palm Ridge Rec
Center. You must attend both
days of training.
If you are new to being an
officer or want tips on how to
be more effective in establishing goals, setting agendas and
running meetings, this train-
ing could prove to be very
valuable. Would you like to
be able to communicate well
with everyone, even in challenging situations? Sign up
now.
This training is open to anyone who is interested in becoming a good, effective
leader. Space is limited, so reserve your spot by calling
623-544-6031 or emailing
[email protected].
OCTOBER 2012
Toys for Kids set
for new holiday season
The Women’s Social and Boomers clubs
are co-hosting the Toys for Kids Program
sponsored by the Recreation Centers of Sun
City West. They collect hundreds of new
toys every year to distribute to deserving
children through local non-profit organizations.
New unwrapped toys may be brought to
the Women’s Social Club room, in the
Kuentz Rec Center, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
Nov. 27 to Dec. 7.
Dec. 7, the Women’s Social and Boomer
clubs will reward your generosity with
cookies, punch and festive décor as they
transform the club room into a holiday wonderland. Tables will be covered with toys
upon toys – and even some bicycles – to create a scne that delights children and adults
alike. Santa will arrive at noon along with
children from Nadaburg School, who will
entertain by singing some songs.
For information, call Marlene Sullivan at
623-584-8893 or Liz Smith at 623-2145466.
Who’s got talent??
OK, who’s out there hiding their talent
under a bushel basket? Do you have a special talent you’d like to share with our community?
Are you part of a group that performs, perhaps?
Sun City West Events Department will audition local talent for consideration as performers
at future events at Rec Centers facilities from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23 at Palm Ridge. Auditions will
be every half hour. House sound and microphones will be
provided for each performer for their 15-minute performance.
Call Maggie Harvey at 623-544-6583 or Dawn Sims at 623-544-6582
to schedule your audition time. Provide a brief resume and a $10 refundable
entry fee, which will be refunded after the auditions. No walk-in auditions will
be accepted.
Recreation staff will be judging this event for potential future talent bookings.
This event is open all day to the public for those who are interested in seeing the talent.
Guests who desire to do so will have the opportunity to judge the talent as well.
Newcomers
invited
to coffee
Halloween dance -
invite your favorite ghoul!
Put on your “Boogie
Shoes” and get ready to
party at the Halloween
Dance, at 7 p.m. Friday,
Oct. 26 at the Palm
Ridge Recreation Center. The doors open at
6:30 and music will be
provided by Ladder 33, a
5-piece rock ‘n’ roll
band, a new band for this
venue. The band is influenced by artists such as
The Beatles, Elvis Presley, The Beach Boys,
The Bee Gees, Chuck
Berry and Creedence
Clearwater Revival.
Tickets for residents
are $8 and non-resident
tickets are $10. The Rec
Ladder 33
Centers Box Office is open
from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday to Friday with extended
hours to 7 p.m. Tuesday. At
the door, tickets will cost
$12.
Costumes are encouraged
and prizes will be awarded
for Scariest, Most Original
and Best Couple costumes.
Soft drinks and chips will
be available for purchase.
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SC Pops Band offers
musical salute to veterans
The Sun City Pops
Band honors military veterans of every war the
United States has fought
in a Veterans Day Celebration at 1 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 11, at Palm Ridge
Summit Hall.
The selections will in-
clude music that honors
Americans who’ve defended the country from
the Revolutionary War to
post 9-11 wars, including
“Hymn to the Fallen.”
Doors open at 12:30
p.m. and the event is free
and open to the public.
New Sun City West residents are invited to a Newcomers
Coffee
and
Orientation, an opportunity
for new residents to learn
about SCW Chartered Clubs
and get acquainted with all
the community has to offer.
The event will be at 9 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 18 in the
R.H. Johnson Social Hall
The doors open at 9 for
residents to visit with the
clubs and service groups
until the introduction of staff
and a PowerPoint presentation at 9:30. Coffee and pastry will be served.
If you’ve never attended
this event, please plan to
join with new residents and
your neighbors who wish to
reacquaint themselves with
all SCW has to offer.
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OCTOBER 2012
Management and Governing Board
Governing Board Directors
All Directors: [email protected]
President
Terry Hamman
July 2010-June 2013
623-243-7666
[email protected]
Vice-President
Patricia Tomlin
July 2011-June 2014
623-546-3248
[email protected]
Treasurer
Ed Van Cott
July 2010-June 2013
623-544-2371
[email protected]
Secretary
Marion Mosley
July 2012-June 2015
623-444-7707
[email protected]
Kenny Jordahl
July 2011-June 2014
623-271-7628
[email protected]
Jack Steiner
July 2010-June 2013
623-584-2054
[email protected]
David Wilson
June 2012-July 2015
623-229-6903
[email protected]
Nolan Reed
July 2012-June 2015
623-239-5992
[email protected]
Griff Williams
July 2011-June 2014
623-518-9919
[email protected]
Governing Board Manager
Sharon Schomer
623-544-6115
[email protected]
What if? scenarios aid
budget planning process
The basic function of the happens if?” scenarios.
Recreation Centers of Sun
It provides specific numCity West can be easily bers based on input assumpstated as to preserve, protect tions. These assumptions
and enhance the qualinclude:
ity of life of the owner
• Inflation percentmembers through pruages for capital projdent deployment and
ects
management of the
• Increase percentAssociation’s
reages for operating exsources. While this Ed Van Cott penses
may seem obvious, it Treasurer
• Increase/decrease
is worth remembering
percentages for golf
as the discussion turns to operating revenue
fiscal planning.
• Increase/decrease perBudgeting questions are centages for other operating
fundamentally simple. How revenue
much do we have? How
• Number of members
much do we need to spend
• Asset Preservation Fee
this year? How much do we level and number of houses
need to carry over to next sold
year? And, how much
• Capital projects by year
should we keep for future
• Infrastructure investyears? Once those questions ments by year
are answered an annual
All budgeted resources
budget can be built. Fiscal and expenditures are anaplanning then asks a single lyzed based on the assumpquestion… If we do that, tions and then projected for
what happens?
each year of a five year peThe Budget and Finance riod after the current year.
Committee has supported a For example, what if
Fiscal Planning Model as a today’s dues were lower?
tool to illustrate how How would it affect covertoday’s budget proposals ing projected FY 2014 exwould affect future years’ penses? How would it
support of anticipated oper- affect support of capital and
ating, capital and infrastruc- infrastructure
projects
ture expenditures. The planned for FY 2015?
model is in the form of Mi- Would a large percent incrosoft Excel spreadsheets
that support several “what
Continued on Page 5
Copyright © 2012
All Rights Reserved
General Manager - Michael Whiting, 623-544-6110;
[email protected]
Editor - Katy O’Grady, 623-544-6027; [email protected]
News Asst. - Claudia Sherrill, 623-544-6644;
[email protected]
Member Services - 623-544-6100
Membership as of Sept. 1, 2012: 28,422
Recreation Centers of Sun City West
19803 R.H. Johnson Blvd., Sun City West, AZ, 85375
[email protected]
WWW.RCSCW.COM
Sun City West is a senior community for individuals 55 and older.
Printed by Independent Newspapers.
For advertising information, call 623-972-6101.
623-544-6100
Board works
on improving
communication
From Page 1
ning Sept. 4, remaining open
until 7 p.m. for limited services such as paying dues,
buying golf cards or putting
money on your member
credit.
So now you can return or
check out library materials,
buy guest credits and purchase your tickets for upcoming events all in one
evening.
We’ve also added another
avenue of communication
by joining “Pinterest.” This
is a free Internet communication tool where items of
interest can be posted and
shared with others who have
a free account. It was reported in the eNews and is
linked on that site. This adds
one more way to communicate in RCSCW.
We invite community
members to our Monday
Operations Meetings to dialogue with the Board about
your concerns. All of this
Continued on Page 5
MEETINGS &
WORKSHOPS
The next Workshop is
scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday,
Oct. 12, in the Lecture Hall.
The next regular Meeting is
scheduled for 9 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 25, in the
Social Hall.
The Governing Board will
meet Mondays with the
General Manager on the
following dates to receive his
reports. These sessions which are open to the public are scheduled at 1:30 p.m.
Oct. 8 and 22. The sessions
are in the Governing Board
Conference Room in the
Administrative Offices.
The meeting schedule is
subject to change. Call 623544-6115 for meeting dates
and other Governing Board
information. Residents also
are encouraged to check
scwaz.com and sign up for
the e-newsletter to receive
the latest information about
the Association and
Governing Board.
WWW.RCSCW.COM
Board responds to ‘are you listening?’
with affirmative moves, changes
OCOTBER 2012
Budget
process
looks ahead
From Page 4
crease in dues be required
in later years? Will we be
able to sustain the Association and be financially secure?
The results are as good as
the assumptions. Fortunately, recent budget forecasts have been much better
than those of past years as
total expenses have been
below total revenue.
The Chief Financial Officer supports this tool for financial
planning
and
provides inputs and results
during the fiscal planning
process.
From Page 4
combines into my assertion that we listen.
We hear we have too many golf
courses. For the first time, we closed
two courses for six weeks this year in
addition to the two, four-month regular
summer closures. Since May 24, we
have had only five golf courses open
and, considering the over-seeding
schedule with rotating two-week closures, we will not have all seven open
until Nov. 6, just in time for our prime
season.
We listen. During our closures, Todd
Patty has done some terrific work on
the golf courses. After their six-week
closure, Echo Mesa and Deer Valley
came back better than ever. Todd said
there has never been better grass on
Deer Valley than after that closure. The
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six-week closures were successful and
probably will be repeated next season.
We’ve done some repaving, repainting, repairing and replacement during
the summer, all of which will maintain
our facilities at the level expected of a
Del Webb community. It is discouraging when we are accused of reckless
spending when in reality the maintenance and upkeep of our community
has stayed within the same approximate cost range for many years.
For those who want maintenance
only, I would offer the idea that the
definition of maintenance must include
replacement.
The expense for infrastructure replacement cannot be calculated, only
estimated, as our 30-year-old community facilities begin to wear out, can no
longer be repaired and have to be replaced. This is why we build a reserve
fund to help us with these inevitable
expenses without having to resort to a
special assessment or larger raises in
dues.
Our pledge is to keep the dues to a
reasonable level each year, and still be
able to afford future expenses. We cannot live only for ourselves and today
without planning for Sun City West to
continue to be a destination retirement
community for the next 30 years at
least.
We listen! Are you speaking? You are
invited to dialogue with the Board
through the blog, e-mail, Facebook,
Pinterest, Twitter, Monday Operations
Meetings, Board workshops, Board
meetings, phone calls or personal contact.
We want to know what planning for
infrastructure means to you. We are listening!
October 2012
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
1
2
Budget Cmte 9 am,
3
Legal Cmte 1 pm
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
4
Couples Golf 8
Pebblebrook
CPR/AED 8 am 9
Tour Kuentz Rec Center
9 am
HR Cmte 9:30 am
Operations Mtg
1:30 GB Conf Room
14
15
Tour Beardsley 10
Rec Center 9 am
Chartered Clubs 1:30 pm
Marce Fast 11 am Kuentz
Courtyard
21
28
SCW Couples Golf 22
Stardust
Holiday Golf - Black Cat 29
Tournament Grandview
Facebook 23
Boomer Harmonies 24
1:30 pm Social Hall
11 am Kuentz Courtyard
Operations Mtg
1:30 GB Conf Room
30
Rec News deadline
6
Stardust Movie 7 pm
Tour RH Johnson 11
Rec Center 9 am
Second Wind 11 am Kuentz
Courtyard
US WWII Internment 16
B&F Cmte 1 pm 17
Camps 10 am Library
Local Authors 1 pm Library
5
SATURDAY
Esteban 7 pm Palm Ridge
Tony Miller 11 am Kuentz
Courtyard
7
Property Cmte 9am
PR Cmte 1 pm
FRIDAY
Tour Palm Ridge Rec
Center 9 am
12
Bowling Cmte, 9 am
Golf Cmte 1 pm
GB workshop
9 am Lecture Hall
13
Stardust Movie 7 pm
Pebblebrook, Trail 19
Phoenix Opera 18
Oktoberfest
Ridge and Desert Trails
7 pm Palm Ridge
courses closed
through Nov. 5 - overseeding
20
Stardust Movie, 7 pm
25
GB meeting 26
9 am Social Hal
Stardust Movie, 7 pm
Bud Parker 11 am 31
Kuentz Courtyard
To confirm events, call 623-544-6032. To confirm Governing Board activities, call 623-544-6115.
Halloween Dance 27
7 pm Palm Ridge
SCW Garage Sale
7 am - noon
RHJ parking lot
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OCTOBER 2012
Financials - July 2012
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
YTD Total Resources
Cur Month Total Expenditures
YTD Capital Expenditures
Curr Month Total Resources
RESOURCES
Earned Membership Dues
Membership Fees
Recreation Fees
Golf Fees
Bowling Fees
Ancillary Income
Merchandise Sales
Food & Beverage Sales
Interest Income
Asset Preservation Fee
Other income
Total Resources
EXPENDITURES
Wages & Benefits
Operating Expenditures
Utilities
Repair & Maintenance
Interest & Financial
Legal & Professional
Taxes & Insurance
Supplies & Services
Landscape Maintenance
Employee Related
Depreciation
Total Expenditures
Excess (Deficit) Resources
over Expenditures
Capital expenditures:
Capital
Infrastructure
Total Capital Expenditures
KEY
YTD Total Expenditures
Month
Month
Actual
Budget
870,749 884,900
52,980
52,044
15,846
17,737
209,127 203,554
15,469
15,393
42,599
25,074
12,194
4,569
3,591
13,041
5,415
11,500
234,400 124,800
75,300
0
1,537,671 1,352,612
Month
Month
Actual
Budget
873,020 975,082
46,290
80,731
235,690 242,770
88,255 134,925
12,734
16,133
14,136
8,956
42,243
41,911
49,917
53,848
82,052 101,531
7,992
13,347
250,686 223,609
1,703,014 1,892,843
(165,343) (540,231)
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
YTD
YTD
2013
Actual
Budget
Budget
870,749 884,900 10745800
52,980
52,044
730832
15,846
17,737
603,829
209,127 203,554 6,333,358
15,469
15,393
585,312
42,599
25,074
633,478
12,194
4,569
214,933
3,591
13,041
176,836
5,415
11,500
138,000
234,400 124,800 2065800
75,300
0
0
1,537,671 1,352,612 22,228,178
YTD
YTD
2013
Actual
Budget
Budget
873,020 975,082 11704499
46,290
80,731 1010003
235,690 242,770 2446857
88,255 134,925 1124953
12,734
16,133
298631
14,136
8,956
193970
42,243
41,911
525000
49,917
53,848
578156
82,052 101,531
998246
7,992
13,347
136650
250,686 223,609 2765619
1,703,014 1,892,843 21,782,584
(165,343) (540,231)
445,594
YTD ActualYTD Budget2013 Budget
Capital expenditure funding:
Asset Preservation Fee
Members' Equity fr Previous Years
Total Resources for Capital Expenditures
623-544-6100
680,036
680,036
234,400
47,102,961
47,337,361
3,050,944
700,000
3,750,944
2,065,800
47,102,962
49,168,762
Complete financial statements are posted monthly on Sun City West News Blog, scwaz.com
July Bowling Lineage by Quarter
> 5% over budget
> 5% under budget
within 5% of budget
Yr End
Projection
10,745,800
730,832
603,829
6,333,358
585,312
633,478
214,933
176,836
138,000
2,065,800
22,228,178
Yr End
Projection
11,704,499
1,010,003
2,446,857
1,124,953
298,631
193,970
525,000
578,156
998,246
136,650
2,765,619
21,782,584
445,594
Projection
3,050,944
700,000
3,750,944
2,065,800
47,102,962
49,168,762
DEFINITIONS
Resources: Funds available to RCSCW
Expenditures: Costs incurred by RCSCW
Fiscal Year 2013-Capital Projects $50,000 or Higher
Administration
General Recreation
Johnson
Project
Employee Time Reporting System
Kuentz
Sports Pavilion
Pebblebrook
Stardust
50,000
100,000
50,000
Sound System
Palm Ridge Locker/Entry Room
Palm Ridge Pickleball Court Creation
50,000
100,000
220,000
Renovate Pool Out. Bath/Showers
Stardust Theater
Upgrade Scoring System
Monitor Replacement
Equipment
Equipment
Grandview
Repair Pro Shop Concrete
Equipment
Tee Maintenance
Cart Path Maintenance
Echo Mesa
Equipment
Well Rebuild
Echo Mesa Pump Station
Deer Valley
Desert Trails
Golf Operations
Infrastructure Upkeep
50,000
Equipment Replacement
Energy Conservation Projects
Changing Demographics/Utilization
Replace Tile in Fitness Center Spa
Lecture Hall Renovation
Shuffleboard
Social Hall Kitchen
Palm Ridge
Budget
Cost
Deer Valley Equipment
Tee Maintenance
Equipment
Golf Operations Equipment
Johnson Area 1 parking lot
July Golf Rounds by Quarter
YTD
Total
75,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
55,000
67,978
92,225
87117
79,205 74,915
50,000
79,205 74,915
69,000
65,000
73,780 71,091
75,000
160,000
117,180 106,079
51,000 49,885
68,681 61,825
100,000
700,000
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Financials - August 2012
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
YTD Total Resources
Cur Month Total Expenditures
YTD Capital Expenditures
Curr Month Total Resources
KEY
YTD Total Expenditures
Month
Month
Actual
Budget
873,232 886,600
47,864
39,941
11,252
19,249
187,040 180,503
11,954
13,916
21,226
42,811
1,627
4,881
9,354
8,885
11,555
11,500
170,900
96,000
579
0
1,346,583 1,304,286
YTD
Actual
1,743,980
100,844
27,098
396,167
27,423
63,825
13,820
12,945
16,970
405,300
75,879
2,884,252
YTD
2013
Budget
Budget
1,771,500 10745800
91,985
730832
36,986
603,829
384,057 6,333,358
29,309
585,312
67,885
633,478
9,450
214,933
21,926
176,836
23,000
138,000
220,800 2065800
0
0
2,656,898 22,228,178
Yr End
Projection
10,745,800
730,832
603,829
6,333,358
585,312
633,478
214,933
176,836
138,000
2,065,800
EXPENDITURES
Wages & Benefits
Operating Expenditures
Utilities
Repair & Maintenance
Interest & Financial
Legal & Professional
Taxes & Insurance
Supplies & Services
Landscape Maintenance
Employee Related
Depreciation
Total Expenditures
Month
Month
Actual
Budget
859,460 976,343
39,756
56,214
221,214 214,272
137,004 108,955
10,666
16,078
4,497
8,756
40,139
42,055
52,524
57,636
91,351
49,793
5,164
15,544
240,596 229,369
1,702,370 1,775,015
YTD
Actual
1,732,481
86,045
456,904
225,258
23,399
18,633
82,381
102,442
173,402
13,156
491,282
3,405,384
YTD
2013
Budget
Budget
1,951,425 11704499
136,945 1010003
457,042 2446857
243,880 1124953
32,211
298631
17,712
193970
83,966
525000
111,484
578156
151,324
998246
28,891
136650
452,978 2765619
3,667,858 21,782,584
Yr End
Projection
11,704,499
1,010,003
2,446,857
1,124,953
298,631
193,970
525,000
578,156
998,246
136,650
2,765,619
21,782,584
(355,787) (470,729)
(521,131) (1,010,960)
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
Capital expenditures:
Capital
Infrastructure
Total Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditure funding:
Asset Preservation Fee
Members' Equity fr Previous Years
Total Resources for Capital Expenditures
445,594
YTD ActualYTD Budget2013 Budget
22,228,178
445,594
Projection
748,707
748,707
3,050,944
700,000
3,750,944
3,050,944
700,000
3,750,944
405,300
47,102,961
47,508,261
2,065,800
47,102,962
49,168,762
2,065,800
47,102,962
49,168,762
Complete financial statements are posted monthly on Sun City West News Blog, scwaz.com
August Bowling Lineage by Quarter
DEFINITIONS
Resources: Funds available to RCSCW
Expenditures: Costs incurred by RCSCW
> 5% over budget
> 5% under budget
within 5% of budget
RESOURCES
Earned Membership Dues
Membership Fees
Recreation Fees
Golf Fees
Bowling Fees
Ancillary Income
Merchandise Sales
Food & Beverage Sales
Interest Income
Asset Preservation Fee
Other income
Total Resources
Excess (Deficit) Resources
over Expenditures
PAGE 7
Fiscal Year 2013-Capital Projects $50,000 or Higher
Administration
General Recreation
Johnson
Palm Ridge
Kuentz
Sports Pavilion
Pebblebrook
Stardust
Project
Employee Time Reporting System
50,000
100,000
50,000
Sound System
Palm Ridge Locker/Entry Room
Palm Ridge Pickleball Court Creation
50,000
100,000
220,000
Replace Tile in Fitness Center Spa
Lecture Hall Renovation
Shuffleboard
Social Hall Kitchen
Renovate Pool Out. Bath/Showers
Stardust Theater
Upgrade Scoring System
Monitor Replacement
Equipment
Repair Pro Shop Concrete
Equipment
Tee Maintenance
Cart Path Maintenance
Echo Mesa
Deer Valley
Desert Trails
Golf Operations
Infrastructure Upkeep
50,000
Equipment Replacement
Energy Conservation Projects
Changing Demographics/Utilization
Equipment
Grandview
Budget
Cost
Equipment
Well Rebuild
Echo Mesa Pump Station
Deer Valley Equipment
Tee Maintenance
Equipment
Golf Operations Equipment
Johnson Area 1 parking lot
August Golf Rounds by Quarter
YTD
Total
75,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
55,000
67,978
92,225 87,117
79,205 74,915
50,000
79,205 74,915
69,000
65,000
73,780 71,091
75,000
160,000
117,180 106,079
51,000 49,885
68,681 61,825
100,000
700,000
PAGE 8
OCTOBER 2012
Community Information
Foundation bus service
provides lifeline to SCW residents
What do you do when
you’re no longer able to
drive yourself to the grocery,
the bank, the doctor or therapy?
Call Sun City West Foundation Bus to pick you up at
your door and take you to
your destination. When
you’re ready to return home,
call the Foundation dispatcher and the bus will return to pick you up.
The above is exactly what
Sun City West resident Jim
Shelton decided he would
do. He made that call to the
Foundation to arrange a ride
for his doctor’s appointment. A few years back, at
age 69 and living alone, Jim
lost his vision due to blood
clots in the retinas. His vision is limited to shadowy
images, and he explained he
operates by sound and identifies people by the tones of
their voices.
“I would be a basket case
if it weren’t for the Founda-
tion Bus” Shelton said. “I
want everyone in Sun City
West to know about the bus
service and I think many do
not have a clue that it even
exists! Please tell everyone
you know there is a bus
service available to them.”
Until recently, Jim took
the Foundation Bus to the
Recreation Center’s bowling
alley where he enjoyed a visually impaired bowling
league. However, finances
are tight and he doesn’t feel
he can afford the bus fee
plus the $80 to play in the
ten game tournaments. This
remarkable man does his
own grocery shopping at
Bashas’. After Jim gathers
his groceries and prescriptions, he requests that the
store call the Foundation
Bus dispatcher so he can return home.
Shelton would probably
say that when you see the
Foundation Bus on the
streets of Sun City West,
Jim Shelton depends on the SCW
Foundation bus service for transportation to appointments, shopping and social engagements.
please understand the bus is
a lifeline for some Sun City
West residents - their only
means of transportation.
Sun City West Foundation,
Inc., heavily subsidizes the
bus rides. Riders pay $4 per
ride however, the actual cost
is $17 per ride. SCWF is
supported via fund drives,
room rentals and shared revenue with Sun Health Resale
Shop in exchange for floor
space; no state, county or
local funding is received.
We would happily accept
your donation which could
be designated to a specified
division such as bus transportation or Helping Hands.
Also, you can help by recommending your friends
call the Foundation when
they need a room for a special event.
The Foundation Bus runs
from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday to Friday. To reserve your ride, call 623544-3020. The tickets cost
$4 per ride, a book of 10
tickets are $35 and may be
purchased at the Foundation
office at 14465 R.H. Johnson Blvd.
For information, call 623584-3534 or visit www.scwfoundation.org.
623-544-6100
Community
can aid Posse
by observing,
reporting
problems
The Sun City West Posse
is asking residents for help
in spotting problems.
These can include water
leaks, fallen trees, street
lights out of order, etc. Also
watch your neighbors’ property for any thing unusual,
such as strangers, strange
autos or unusual activity.
Call the Posse at 623-5845808 and a Posse member
will respond.
Also, if you are going to
be away for any length of
time, register your home
with the Posse’s Vacation
Watch program and a Posse
member will check you
property periodically. There
is no charge for this service.
The Posse has a Neighborhood Block Watch program.
Contact the Posse for more
information.
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OCTOBER 2012
R.H. Johnson Library
Library open later Tuesday
The R.H. Johnson Library hours are from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. TuesEvening hours are being
day; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. A valid
added on Tuesdays. BeginRec Card is necessary to check out items and use the Data Rening Oct. 16 and continusource Center. Web site: www.scwlibrary.com.
ing through April 9, the
The Library has two exterior return boxes at the horseshoe drive
library will be open from 9
- one for books and one for media. To prevent damage, please
a.m. to 7 p.m. All departtake the time to rubber band your materials before depositing.
ments of the library will operate during these hours,
Nishimoto was born in 2011. Her fourth, “The Last
including the Data Resource
Center. Please note, how- Hood River, Ore. He and his Tag,” received a stellar
ever, that the exterior doors family were forced to live in Kirkus Review. Goldfarb
camps in California has conducted a number of
to the Data Resource
and Wyoming from writing workshops for stuCenter will be locked
May 1942 to July dents and adults; she is
at 4 p.m. All residents
1945. After high scheduled to present one at
must enter and exit
school, he volunteered the library in December.
the building through
for the Army and
• Debbie Petrina wrote
the library’s main
served two tours of “Managing MS: Straight
doors during the
duty, the second dur- Talk from a Thirty-Oneevening hours.
Jane Kauzlaric ing the Korean War. Year Survivor” from experiIntroduction to the Library Director Nishimoto was an il- ence both personal and as a
lustrator for the De- National MS Society volunonline “card” catalog
fense
Department before teer. Multiple sclerosis isn’t
You can view the library’s
retiring
to SCW in 1994.
fatal or contagious, but it is
online catalog at the library,
a disabling neurological disat home, at McDonald’s order that has no cure. It imLocal
authors
book
signing
anywhere you have access
pacts millions of people,
An
informal
Meet-andto the Internet. From there,
lasts a lifetime, and has high
Greet
for
three
local
authors
you can see what books, aucosts. “Managing MS” is an
will
be
from
1
to
3
p.m.
diobooks, DVDs, CDs,
informative, inspiring and
Tuesday,
Oct.
16
at
the
limagazines, newspapers and
practical handbook in which
brary.
Stop
in
to
chat
with
puzzles are available. You
Ms. Petrina offers advice on
the
authors
and
see
the
also will be able to verify
a wide array of topics.
books
they
have
written.
due dates of materials alRegistration
is
not
necessary
ready checked out to you,
Friends of the R. H.
renew items and place holds. for this event.
•
“The
Eleventh
ComJohnson
Library presents
For residents not currently
mandment:
A
Jewish
ChildFacebook
using the online catalog, an
Facebook - our children
introductory class will be of- hood in Nazi-Occupied
fered at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. France” by Rabbi Leo and grandchildren are into
12 at the library. Seating is Abrami is the poignant it. Companies are urging us
limited, so registration is re- memoir of hiding on an iso- to “Like” them. Are you
quired. Call 623-544-6130 lated farm. Rabbi Abrami ready for social networkserved as the spiritual leader ing? Claudia Sherrill, superto register.
at Beth Emeth Congregation visor of the R.H. Johnson
in Sun City West from 2002 Library Data Resource CenU.S.-World War II camps:
to 2006. As a Jewish boy in ter, will present a program of
One man’s internment
France during World War II, general information about
experience
he evaded Nazi persecution
At 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. when his mother sent him to Facebook at the Friends of
15, you are invited to hear live in Normandy disguised the Library general meeting
former Sun City West resi- as a Catholic boy. After the at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct.
dent and library volunteer, war, he became a rabbi, 22 in the R.H. Johnson SoTim Nishimoto, describe his serving synagogues and cial Hall. The public is inpersonal experience living communities from Berkeley vited and refreshments will
be served.
in internment camps during to
South
Africa
to
World War II. The Library Guatemala.
DVDs and CDs
will only be open for the
• Writing has always been
We
are
asking all patrons
talk; no library transactions an integral part of New York
to
allow
Media
Department
will take place that day. native and Arizona author
staff
and
volunteers
to clean
Registration is not neces- Ann I. Goldfarb. Her freeDVDs
and
CDs.
Many
peosary, but seating is limited. lance nonfiction can be
ple
don’t
know
it
is
essential
In 1942, in response to Im- found in trade magazines for
perial Japan’s attack on Madavor Media and Jones to use a soft cloth and sweep
Pearl Harbor, approximately Publications, but her real from center of the disc
110,000 Japanese-Ameri- passion is writing mystery- straight out to the outer
cans and Japanese who lived suspense. Goldfarb’s first edge. They may not realize
along the Pacific coast of the novel, “The Face Out of tissues and paper towels
United States were moved to Time,” was recognized with scratch the surface and rubWar Relocation Camps an award from the Arizona bing around the disc in conwithin the interior of the Authors Association in centric circles damages the
data.
United States.
PAGE 9
Stardust
Movies
Oct. 4
“PAPER MOON”
Ryan O’Neal teams up with his daughter Tatum in this very bright, very warm
and very funny period film for which
Tatum won an Oscar in her first film role.
Ryan plays the smooth-talking con man
Moses Pray, driving through depressionera Kansas with a carload of deluxe
bibles, and a gold tooth behind a convincing smile. Addie (Tatum O’Neal) is
a cigarette-smoking, 9-year-old orphan who hooks up with
Moses and manages to show the master con man a trick or
two. (B&W)(1973)(PG)(Shown before in 1992.)
Oct. 11
“HUGO”
Welcome to a magical world of
spectacular adventure! When wily
and resourceful Hugo discovers a secret left by his father, he unlocks a
mystery and embarks on a quest that
will transform those around him and
lead to a safe and loving place he can
call home. Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese invites you to experience a thrilling
journey that critics are calling “the
stuff that dreams are made of.” Starring Ben Kingsley
(C)(2011)(PG)(Never shown before in SCW.)
Oct. 18
“HONDO”
Apache war drums sound an ominous
warning for an isolated female rancher and
her young son in this exciting and memorable John Wayne classic. Wayne plays
Hondo Lane, a cavalry rider who becomes
the designated protector of the strongwilled Angie Lowe (Geraldine Page) as
well as a father figure to her boy, Johnny (Lee Aaker). Also
starring Ward Bond, Michael Pate and James Arness.
(C)(1962)(NR)(Never shown before in SCW.)
Oct. 25
“THE BEST EXOTIC
MARIGOLD HOTEL”
Special additional showing
at 2 p.m.
An award-winning, all-star cast,
led by Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Tom
Wilkinson, and Maggie Smith, lights up this buoyant comedy laced with genuine emotion. When seven cash-strapped
seniors decide to “outsource” their retirement to a resort in
far-off India, friendship and romance blossom in the most
unexpected ways. Smart, life-affirming and genuinely
charming, this is a “true classic that reminds us that it’s
never too late to find love and a fresh beginning at any age.
(C)(2012)(PG-13)(Never shown before in SCW.)
STARDUST THEATRE
Kuentz R.C. (Johnson Blvd. @ Stardust Blvd.)
$2 per person donation - 7 p.m. doors open @ 6
Sponsored by the Friends of the R.H. Johnson Library
Hearing assisted devices are now available for your use.
PAGE 10
OCTOBER 2012
MAIN TELEPHONE NUMBER:
623-544-6000
RH JOHNSON REC CENTER:
544-6105
19803 R.H. Johnson Blvd.
Swimming Pool: 544-6106
Tennis Reservations: 5446151
Mini Golf, Table Tennis, Wii,
Arcade, Racquetball, Bocce:
544-6108
Ceramics: 546-0975
Lapidary: 584-8952
Lawn Bowls: 584-0617 or
544-6147
Men’s Club; 544-6150
Metal Club: 584-0150
Arts & Crafts
• Art - Sun West,Val Anderson: 933-4924
• Basketeers, Marilyn
Poncey: 546-9757
• Beaders, Linda Donner: 975-4480
• Calligraphy, Dale
Hornyan-Toftoy: 546-8502
• Ceramics West, Sue
Lewis: 258-2094
• Clay Club, James Herr:
975-5551
• Copper Cookers, Bonnie Marshall: 556-4821
• Creative Stitchers,
Catherine Vaught: 2140759
• Encore Needle & Craft,
Sue Williams: 337-4558
• Johnson Lapidary,
Greg Waldon: 518-9016
• Leather Carvers, Jack
Hogan: 1-541-633-3420
• Mac-Cro-Knit, Carol
Pritchard: 556-5313
• Metal Club, Don Mellum: 584-0150
• Palo Verde Patchers,
Patricia Luhmann: 5375144
• Photography West,
Gerry Rosen: 537-9879
• Porcelain Painters,
Marlene Gates: 556-4998
• Rip ‘n’ Sew, Joan
Hardy: 975-3657
• Rosemaling-European
Folk Art, Sandy Hinkes:
546-7725
• Scrapbooking, Papercrafts & More, Fran Mills:
594-1631
• Silk Flowers, Rosemarie Read: 214-9712
• Stained Glass Crafters,
Judith Watson: 546-1531
623-544-6100
Phone Numbers
Model Railroad: 544-6148
Rip ‘N’ Sew: 546-4050
Silvercraft: 584-8153
VILLAGE STORE: 544-6135
(located at R.H. Johnson
Rec Center)
RH JOHNSON LIBRARY:
544-6130
SPORTS PAVILION (Bowling):
544-6140
Strike Zone Eatery: 544-6116
BEARDSLEY REC CENTER:
544-6524
12755 Beardsley Road at
Stardust Boulevard
Pool/Fitness/Mini Golf: 5446525
• Decorative Art, Regina
Oswald: 544-1806
• Toy-ki Silvercraft, Fran
West: 533-6856
• Weavers West Guild,
Mary Dehlinger: 374-6995
• Woodworking, Gary
Roberts: 975-4153
Cards & Games
• Bridge-Kiva West Duplicate, Donna Shelton:
251-5578
• Bridge-One Partner,
Richard Lager: 546-8839
• Bridge-Ladies Saturday
Contract, Irma Epstein:
214-8365
• Bridge-Tuesday Contract, William Dwineu:
214-2400
• Bunco, Viv Hennessey:
556-4818
• Canasta West, Arlene
Rozmus: 546-3803
• Club 52 Card Club,
Raymond Langlois: 602999-6688
• Cribbage, Don Donati:
328-5697
• Euchre Card Club, Connie Bellinger: 486-9181
• Five-Hundred Card,
Marcel Mantha, 251-7211
• Mah Jongg, Joy Eisner:
214-7307
• Pan Card Club,Rosalyn
Wertz: 975-4100
• Pinochle, Barbara
MacLeod: 466-0118
• Saturday Night
Gamesters, Vard Miller:
584-5396
• Sheepshead, Lyle
Thompson: 602-524-1568
Bridge Club: 544-6529 Clay Club: 544-6530
Copper Cookers: 544-6532
Photography: 544-6520,
544-6521
KUENTZ REC CENTER:
544-6561
14401 R.H. Johnson Blvd.
Swimming Pool/Fitness:
544-6561
Softball: 544-6157, 5446158
Stardust: 584-7025
Weavers: 544-6515
Women’s Social: 546-4236
Woodworking: 546-4722
PALM RIDGE REC CENTER:
544-6580
13800 W. Deer Valley Drive
Swimming Pool/Fitness:
544-6581
Computers West: 214-1546
Stained Glass: 544-6586
GOLF OPERATIONS: 544-6037
Tee Time Confirmation:
544-6044
Tee Time Reservations: scw.totalegolf.com
Course Conditions: 5446175
DEER VALLEY: 544-6016
DESERT TRAILS: 544-6017
ECHO MESA: 544-6014
Club Contacts
Dance
• Country Western, Caroline Morrell: 214-8628
• Hillcrest Dance & Social, Jayne Deyoe-Cohen:
240-0098
• International Social &
Dance, Anna Besmer: 2140875
• Latin Ballroom, Wilbur
Lider: 584-8543
• Line Dancers, Martha
Williams: 556-9093
• Westerners Square
Dance, Richarc Howden:
322-5201
Health &
Fitness
• Arthritis Club Rosemary Dougherty: 584-2327
• Dance for the Health
of It, Pamela Spears: 602679-4220
• Energetic Exercise,
Dick Altopp: 544-1251
• Fitness Club, Shirley
Miller: 249-6931
• Handi-Capables, Peter
Onni: 584-6222
• Water Fitness, Gale
Garcia: 975-1336
• Yoga, Joan Harned:
214-6760
Hobbies &
Travel
• Agriculture, Janet Gricol: 584-1465
• Automotive Restoration, Herb Clark: 444-7778
• Coin & Stamp, Fred
Bubeheimer: 544-0871
• Computers West,
Charles Horton: 214-2981
• Garden Club, David
Hodgins: 444-8045
• Investment Club,
Jamie Gunyuz: 583-7443
• Model Railroad, Bob
Rose: 826-3448
• Recreational Vehicle,
Roger Hutflesz: 975-1022
• Rockhounds West,
Sam Meacham:360-4634735.
Music &
Performance
• Dancing Arts, Marie
Farmer: 544-7842
• Karaoke, Howard
Franklin: 533-3064
• Musicians Club, Mary
Lee: 584-0308
• Organ & Keyboard,
Ronald Aron: 537-9092
• Rhythm Tappers,
Peggy Parsons: 546-4946
• Stardust Theatre
Council, Gilbert Pantea:
584-8419
• Theatre West, Bernard
Meagher: 249-7213
• Westernaires Chorus,
Neal Johnson: 466-0015
Social
• Boomers, Roland
Cloutier: 670-4082
• Canine Companions,
Don Gerboth: 546-4093
• Club Español, Dan
Mesch: 444-8483
• Friends of the Library,
Larry Woods: 556-8949
• Men’s Club, Felix Merlino: 214-1418
• Singles Club, Carol
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: 544-6644
Website: 544-6133
Recreation Manager: 5446114
Tours & Scheduling: 5446129
Box Office: 544-6032, 5446093
Sarna: 255-4965
• Sunshine Animal Club,
Robert Stebbins: 544-2356
• Women’s Social Club,
Marlene Sullivan: 5848893
Sports - Golf
• Deer Valley Men,
Ronnie Skogrand: 5183546
• Deer Valley Women,
Gayle Moeller: 234-1097
• Desert Trails Men,
Jerry Kinane: 214-5752
• Desert Trails Women
18ers and 9ers, Bonnie
Flasch: 518-6866
• Echo Mesa Men, Virgil
Olson: 544-0886
• Echo Mesa Women,
Alice Patton: 556-2547
• Golf Council SCW,
Karen Hunter: 544-6986
• Grandview Men, Steve
Waggoner: 826-5322
• Grandview Women,
Mary Train: 556-2236
• Lady Putters SCW, Barbara Martin: 544-6270
• Men’s Niners, Howard
Allnut: 214-0583
• Men’s Putting, Wayne
Nelson: 214-1032
• Pebblebrook Men, Gil
Preuss: 214-8431
• Pebblebrook Ladies,
Diane Smith: 546-6906
• Pebblebrook Ladies
Niners, Maureen McGinn:
544-3430
• Stardust Men, Irvin
Coon: 826-8539
• Stardust Women, Avis
Bennett: 444-8483
• Stardust Women Niners, Barbara Scalise: 9753826
• Trail Ridge Men, Doug
Platt: 584-6391
• Trail Ridge Women,
Anne Marie Wunderlin:
602-770-7940
Sports
• Bocce, Tom Brown:
544-2757
• Bowlers Association,
David Krauter: 546-3469
• Crestview Bike Riders,
Tom Wohlgemuth: 2141290
• Horseshoe, Louis Kellner: 214-3903
• Johnson Lawn Bowls,
George Poor: 584-2986
• Mini-Golfers, Robert
Carneiro: 236-9844
• Mis-Cues Ladies Billiards, Pat Pecqueux: 5460577
• Pickleball, John McFarland: 556-5694
• Platform Tennis, Ron
Gliot: 584-7838
• Racquet Club, Dale
Johnson: 975-9521
• Racquetball/ Handball/Whisperball, Jan Warren: 214-3760
• Shuffleboard, Charles
Webster: 546-6419
• Softball, Richard
Lemoine: 975-9291
• Sportsman’s, Lu
Marchese: 444-8420
• Table Tennis, Jack
Wetherbie: 547-6263
• Tennis, Mal Jacobson:
546-1145
• Volleyball, Dawn
Wakefield: 271-8511
Chartered Clubs leadership is subject to change.
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Music show promises
taste of oldies, Doo Wop
From Page 1
Time & Time Again
formed after enjoying great
success moving from a cappella to working with backup bands and opening for
legends such as Johnny
Maestro, The Classics and
The Platters, among others.
The singers - Artie, Barry,
Joe and Lilly, and the band
Community
preps for big
garage sale
From Page 1
house of trash, and count
on finding plenty of
treasures as the Rec
Centers sponsors the
Sun City West Garage
Sale from 7 a.m. to noon
Saturday, Oct. 20, in the
R.H. Johnson parking
lot.
– Alan, LD, Eddie and
Mark, combine for a fun
and exciting combination
of classic oldies.
Doors open at 2:30 and
6:30 and the shows are
open to the public. Tickets
for residents are $10 and
available beginning Oct. 1.
Non-residents will be able
to purchase tickets for $12
beginning Oct. 15.
Country music
christens new
shuffleboard
room
OCTOBER 2012
Chartered Club officers
invited to meeting
It is time for the mandatory Chartered Club Officers meeting to review Rules, Regulations and Procedures. Meeting
choices are 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 or 8 a.m. Thursday,
Oct. 4. Meetings take place in the R.H. Johnson Social Hall.
It is every club’s responsibility to provide at least one officer to represent their club in order to protect the club’s charter as well as its IRS exempt status. Confirm your club’s
attendance by calling Peggy at 623-544-6031 or emailing
[email protected] with your choice of meeting
day and time.
Summer swan snuggle
From Page 1
Tickets go on sale for residents Oct. 1 and cost $10.
Non-residents may purchase
tickets beginning Oct. 15 for
$12. Light snacks will be provided, including one alcoholic
beverage. Wine and beer also
will be available for purchase.
No outside beverages are allowed and soft drinks or water
must be in sealed containers.
Swans on Lake No. 8 at Grandview Golf Course enjoy a summer swim.
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O’Hara takes
over golf ops
From Page 1
O’Hara grew up in Western
Colorado and has lived in
Kearney, Neb. He and his
wife currently live in Las
Vegas. He is expected to start
work around mid-September
and his office will be at the
Grandview Golf Course.
He brings more than 25
years of experience building
private club and public facility golf programs. His past
experiences have helped
make him familiar with the
extremes of the changing
desert weather conditions.
O’Hara is an accredited PGA
member and a US Open
Qualifier. In his previous capacity as general manager, he
has hosted numerous state
and national championships
and some televised events.
His expertise in budgeting,
forecasting, marketing and
membership programs along
with his ability to solicit, secure and administer first class
golf events, should be a great
fit for the Recreation Centers
of Sun City West.
Data Resource Center addresses community’s
computing needs with access, lessons
From Page 1
to computing but need to
print out boarding passes for
an upcoming trip or want to
get on Facebook to see pictures of their grandkids.
The Data Resource Center
is a place where patrons can
come to use computers provided for almost any purpose. There
are
13
computers in the DRC
(which is what the regulars
call the Data Resource Center), all Windows 7 and all
with Microsoft Office 2003.
The browser used is Google
Chrome, and the computers
are set up with screens that
provide options listing popular browsing sites such as
Yahoo, Google, AOL and
others; e-mail sites; travel
sites; genealogy, health and
finance sites. This setup
makes browsing easier for
computer neophytes and
quicker for more experi-
enced users.
The DRC has proven to be
very popular with residents.
Comparing the same fourmonth period - March
through June - from 2008 to
2012 shows a steady increase in the number of DRC
users: 2008: 3,332; 2009:
4,533; 2010: 4,689; 2011:
4,976; and 2012: 5,553.
Also available for patrons’
use are four study rooms,
which are outside the DRC
in the main library. Patrons
may use their own laptop or
notebook computers in these
rooms or may use them for
private study or quiet reading.
The DRC resources require patrons to present a
valid rec card to the monitor,
who will scan it and record
the activity the patron
chooses. Patrons then choose
a computer or study room
and record the time in. When
they finish, they return to the
monitor’s desk and sign out.
Time is limited to one hour,
unless no one is waiting to
use a computer.
If most of the computer
mumbo jumbo means nothing to you, but you’re still
curious what all this computer talk is all about, you’re
in luck! The DRC began offering one-on-one computer
training in September 2010
to help our more beginnerlevel users get started in
whatever areas of computing
they want to learn.
Patrons sign up with the
DRC supervisor, Claudia
Sherrill, and answer a few
questions about what they
want to learn. Initially designed for computer beginners, the training has
evolved to include help with
Facebook, job applications,
laptop computer use and
iPad instruction and much
more. Since 2010, nearly
280 residents have taken ad-
vantage of these one-on-one
training sessions.
The training is conducted
by volunteers who sit with
patrons for each hour-long
lesson and explain or teach
what the patron wants to
learn. This is hands-on learning and can give you the
skills you need to feel comfortable around computers.
We can teach you basic computer skills from how to use
a mouse and how to handle
Windows folders to searching eBay or just about any
other thing that might interest you. If we have someone
who knows a topic or is willing to help, we can teach
you.
With the Library preparing
to offer extended hours, the
DRC will be open later on
Tuesdays as well. Tuesday
hours will be 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
beginning Oct. 16. The DRC
doors will be locked at 4
p.m., so patrons will have to
enter through the Library’s
main doors.
The DRC offers volunteer
opportunities for those residents interested in computers
and helping others. Our
monitors check people in
and help resolve issues with
finding websites and printing
documents or pages. Our
training volunteers work
with patrons to learn computer skills and applications
and to develop confidence
with computers. If volunteering in the DRC is something that interests you, visit
the DRC and complete an
application to volunteer. It’s
a great way to do something
you enjoy with a group of
people who really appreciate
your help!
Come by the Library and
check out the Data Resource
Center. We think you’ll like
the resources we have to
offer. For information, call
623-544-6644.
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OCTOBER 2012
Octogenarian entry
deadline looms
The entry deadline for the
17th annual Octogenarian
Tournament of Sun City
West is quickly approaching.
All entries must be completed by Wednesday, Oct.
17. The field of 96 players is
nearly full, so don’t hesitate
to pick up your entry form at
any of the Rec Centers golf
courses in Sun City West.
The tournament is open to
all area golfers who are 80
years old or older. There will
be divisions for both men
and ladies.
The tournament will be at
Echo Mesa Golf Course
Nov. 3, with a shotgun start
at 8 a.m. The entry fee for
the tournament is $60 for
players, and $25 for guests to
attend the banquet. Briarwood Country Club will
again host the banquet,
which will begin at 4:30 p.m.
with a social hour. The meal
will be served at 5:30.
For information, call Fred
Rohlfer at 623-337-5099.
Frequently Asked
Questions
RULES FAQ (24-1)
Q. My ball lies against a rake in a bunker.
Am I entitled to relief?
A. es. A bunker rake is a movable obstruction, which the player may remove in accordance with Rule 24-1.
If the ball is touching the sand in the bunker (or another
part of the course), then the rake may be removed in
accordance with Rule 24-1a. If the ball moves, it must
be replaced, and there is no penalty, provided that the
movement of the ball is directly attributable to the removal of the obstruction.
If the ball is resting solely on the rake (not also touching
a part of the course), then Rule 24-1b permits the
player to lift the ball, remove the rake, and drop the
ball as nearly as possible to the spot directly beneath
where the ball lay on the rake, but not nearer the hole.
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Golf/Sports
Reid-West Golf
Academies Clinics
Black Cat
tourney starts
holiday season
The new Holiday Series Season kicks off Oct. 28 with the
Black Cat Tournament at the
Grandview Golf Course. The
Black Cat Tournament is the
ever-popular night golf under the
full moon event. Registration for
the event begins at all courses
Oct. 5. Holiday Series pocket
calendars will be available at the
October event and afterward at
all SCW golf courses.
Tournament announcements
will be on all Golf Operations AFrames outside the clubhouse at
each course, and information
sheets are posted on the Special
Event Boards at each course.
Registration sheets will be available at all courses three weeks
prior to the event.
The Holiday Series provides
opportunities and challenges for
golfers of all skill levels. The format varies from scrambles, raffles, team and/or partner
challenges, low gross/low net,
and many wild and crazy outings. The series features one
tournament a month centered on
a special theme or holiday within
that month.
1- hour full swing
clinics
11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26 Echo Mesa
PITCHING
GREENSIDE SAND
IRONS
9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 22 Deer Valley
11 a.m Friday, Oct. 12 - Pebblebrook
11 a.m. Friday, Oct 19 Echo Mesa
FAIRWAY WOODS/
HYBRIDS
Clinic prices
9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23,
Pebblebrook
9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, Deer
Valley
FAIRWAY BUNKER
There will be no fairway
bunker clinic this month.
DRIVER
1- hour short game
clinics
PUTTING
CHIPPING
9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 Deer Valley
Full swing: resident, $20;
non-resident, $25. Short
game: resident, $15; nonresident, $20.
Each clinic includes one
hour of instruction. The full
swing clinics focus on specific clubs.
Note: Clinics are subject to
date and time change and
the lists are updated frequently.
Check the website at
www.reidwestgolfacademies.com for the most updated list.
Check clinic schedules and sign up for all clinics online
at www.reidwestgolfacademies.com or call the Grandview Golf Shop at 623-544-6022. For information, send
e-mail to [email protected].
Beginning class aimed
at new golfers
Reid-West Golf Academies offers a four-week
Beginning Golf Class at 9
a.m. that will run consecutive Mondays in October, starting Oct. 8 and
ending Oct 29 at Pebblebrook Golf Course. This
course is designed specifically for new or begin-
Name
William Dwinell
Rick Howard
Truman Hare
Jim Hruz
Allen Thordsen
Dave Roberts
Griff Williams
Bob Kerwin
Walt Mizinski
Ken Roady
SCW Sunday
Couples
Oct. 7: Pebblebrook
Oct. 21: Echo Mesa
ning golfers. Classes will
cover topics from getting
to the golf course to making tee times; golf clubs,
rules, etiquette and instruction. Each class will
be one hour. Cost is $80
per person for Sun City
West residents and $90
for non-residents.
Nov. 11 Deer Valley
Nov. 25 Desert Trails
Dec. 9 Trail Ridge
Dec. 23 Stardust
Holes in One
Date
8-4-2012
8-11-2012
8-11-2012
8-12-2012
8-15-2012
8-17-2012
8-19-2012
8-22-2012
8-24-2012
8-26-2012
Golf Course
Echo Mesa
Deer Valley
Echo Mesa
Desert Trails
Echo Mesa
Deer Valley
Pebblebrook
Echo Mesa
Pebblebrook
Echo Mesa
Hole
13
17
12
12
8
14
8
6
15
16
SCHEDULE SUBJECT
TO CHANGE
Yardage
172
160
150
160
133
138
117
119
180
142
Club
5 Wood
Rescue
Driver
5 Iron
8 Iron
8 Iron
8 Iron
7 Iron
3 Wood
9 Iron
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OCTOBER 2012
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Golf/Sports
Patriot Day tournament
a big success
The participation of the
Sun City West golfers once
again contributed to making
the Patriot Day Golf weekend a huge success. At the
time of publication, the total
contribution made to the
Folds of Honor was unknown. However, if you
combine the donations from
the golfers’ participation at
all courses throughout the
weekend along with the $400
from the tournament
donation and the
Texas Roadhouse’s
donation from the
Par 3 challenge
($230), you can see it
will be a sizable contribution for the
Folds of Honor from
Sun City West. The
Folds of Honor is an
organization which
provides post-secondary educational
scholarships for children and spouses of
military and service
men and women
killed or disabled
while serving their
country.
A special thanks to
the Luke Air Force The Luke Air Force Honor Guard presents
Honor Guard for the the colors and Bob Hamilton, left photo, sings
presentation of the the National Anthem at the start of Patriot Day
Colors, and to Bob Golf tournament.
Hamilton for singing
Patty and his staff and the
the National Anthem. Also, many golfers who particiwe thank Texas Roadhouse, pated for their contributions
the Trail Ridge staff, Todd to the weekend’s success.
Grandview
gets
expanded
range area
The range tee at
Grandview Golf
Course was releveled
from two levels to one,
increasing useable tee
space by about 10,000
square feet. The extra
space is greatly
needed during the
winter season when
the heavy usage is apparent on what was
very limited playing
space before.
COURSE CLOSURE DATES FOR OVERSEEDING
Course
Grandview
Stardust
Deer Valley
Echo Mesa
Pebblebrook
Trail Ridge
Desert Trails
Closing Date
closed now
closed now
Sept. 27
Sept. 27
Oct. 18
Oct. 18
Oct. 18
Re-opening Date
Oct. 15
Oct. 15
Oct. 16
Oct. 16
Nov. 6
Nov. 6
Nov. 6
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OCTOBER 2012
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Village Store
Craft sales grow, participation increases year by year
Recap of the 2011/2012
Season
The past selling season in
Sun City West was a successful one. The Village Store
welcomed a lot of new residents to the community. It is
really nice to have so many
enthusiastic newcomers.
Please be sure to visit the
Newcomers Coffee, which
will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Social Hall. It is a wonderful
opportunity to learn about the
community you now call
home.
I had a chance to do some
analysis of the Village Store
and Craft fair sales over the
past several years. I have
records back to 1999. The
total sales for the Village
Store and the craft fairs remained quite consistent from
1999 to 2006. In spring of
2007 sales started increasing 13 percent. Spring of 2011
at a steady rate. By the end of was up 25 percent from 2010
fiscal year 2012 our total and up again by almost 14
sales had increased markedly. percent in the spring of 2012.
I found that the sales in the The fall fair has remained relfall fairs have remained rela- atively steady over the years.
tively stable increasThe spring fair has
ing by a slight
increased not only in
margin from 2005
sales, but particithrough 2008, depants. In 2003 we
creased a bit from
had
sales
of
2009 through 2010
$21,740.25 with 14
then bumped back
clubs and the spring
up in November
fair of 2012 had 22
Katie
2011. The spring fair
clubs and sales of
Van Leuven
has been increasing
$107,744.
at a dramatic rate Store Supervisor
The Village Store
since the first one in
sales have increased
2002. The increase this past as well with more clubs havspring was the largest. In the ing events at their facilities.
spring of 2011 we did our The Rip ‘n’ Sew Club used to
first advertising in the Ari- have a fashion show and sold
zona Republic. The sales for some items in 2001. The
the three fairs we advertised Metal Club had its first
have increased noticeably. Garage Sale in 2006 and sold
Fall Fair 2011 increase was $1,955 of metal art. The sales
October kicks off the second season of local talent.
Every Tuesday, from 11 a.m.
to noon, relax in the the
Kuentz Courtyard and enjoy
an hour of entertainment.
The line up for October is:
Oct. 2: Tony Miller, who
also plays with The Roadrunners and Dry Heat Bands.
Oct. 9: Second Wind, the
duo of Bryan Whiteside and
Pete Hirschthal.
Oct.16:
Marce
Fast,
singer/guitarist playing ‘50s
music.
Oct.23: Boomer Harmonies by Tim Polizzi.
Oct.30: Bud Parker, singer
and guitarist.
October through May
Attention
Arts and Crafts
Chartered Clubs:
‘So You Think You Have Talent’
entertainment starts this month
Store Hours
Monday - Friday 9 am to 4 pm
Saturday 9 am to 1 pm
June
Monday - Friday 9 am to 4 pm
CLOSED Saturday
July
Monday - Friday 9 am to 1 pm
CLOSED Saturday
Closed the month
of August
September
Monday - Friday 9 am to 4 pm
CLOSED Saturday
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Consignment is open only
to members of our Chartered Arts
and Crafts Clubs.
Would you like us to
feature one of your club
members as our featured Artist of the
Month? We invite you to submit a story and photo of
your chosen artist. We
run them on a spaceavailable basis on the
Village Store page.
Send your submissions to Katie Van Leuven at katie.vanleuven
@rcscw.com. Call Katie
at 623-544-6135 if you
have questions.
Fall Arts & Crafts Fair will be from 8 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, indoors and outdoors at the R.H. Johnson Rec Center.
have increased to $15,428 in
2011. The Clay Club has its
annual “Pot Party” in January. The first sale in 2006
boasted sales of $5,832 and
this past spring the Pot Party
sold $23,313 of clay merchandise. There are other
clubs that have events in their
locations throughout the winter. Please check the Rec
Center News for dates and
times.
One club that sells every
month is the Garden Club.
Their sales are the first Friday
of the month at their greenhouse location in the Beardsley Rec Center.
I have given you a lot of in-
formation, and the point of it
is to let you know the Village
Store is a significant part of
the community. We not only
serve our patrons at the store
and fairs, but also support the
sales throughout the year at
various locations. The members of the clubs have an opportunity to show off what
they do at other venues. The
club sales are advertised in
our local newspaper, the Rec
Center News, on the club
websites, flyers and locations
around the community.
Please attend and see what
they have to offer. I assure
you, you will not be disappointed.
Toy-Ki Silver Club member
combines love of rocks
with silversmithing
Toy-Ki Silver would like
to introduce Dick Bruha, a
gifted and talented silversmith in our club. Bruha’s
work is simple and elegant
with beautiful cabochons
that he has made from raw
rock.
His wonderful, fun-loving
attitude is coupled with a
willingness to help both
young and old members,
He is 93 years young.
His interest in making silver jewelry stems from his
interest in rocks (raw
stones). This interest in silver work and stones started
during his time in Minneapolis. In 1967, Dick and
his family started rock hunting and traveled the Western
states in search of rocks and
adventure. They started vacationing in Arizona and
moved here in 1994, the
same year he joined Toy-Ki
Silver.
Bruha only works in silver
and he makes beautiful
crafted pendants, earrings
Toy-Ki Silver Club member Dick Bruha, is the club’s artist of the month.
The World War II veteran makes pendants, earrings and rings using various silversmithing techniques and raw stones.
and rings employing numerous silversmithing techniques.
He also is a member of the
Lapidary Club, as are many
of our members,.
Here are a few more facts
about Dick Bruha: He was a
co-pilot and flew B17s in
World War II. On his 19th
mission, he was shot down
and remained a POW for 11
months until he was released
when General Patton’s army
was victorious.
He still enjoys life and always will, and we at Toy-Ki
enjoy him as well!
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OCTOBER 2012
Bowling season moves
into full swing mode
October is here, and we are in
full swing with most of the
leagues back to bowling. It is
great to have the excitement of
league bowling back for another
season. A few leagues have not
started yet, so it is not too late to
sign up.
Sept. 28 brought a lot of excitement to the lanes for dollar
day. The place was rocking
from open to close. Numerous
games were bowled and lots of
hot dogs were consumed.
Special events:
Mixed Doubles Event: noon,
Saturday, Oct. 13
Red Pin/No Tap: 5:30 p.m.,
Saturday, Oct. 27, Nov. 24
8 Pin No Tap: 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8
Operating hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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Bowling
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday: Noon to 5 p.m.
Tip of the month:
The lane oil pattern for the
new season will be the same as
last year, the Christmas Tree,
commonly thought to be the
fairest possible completion condition. The oil starts at each side
of the lane and goes into a point
further down the lane, creating
a triangle resembling a Christmas tree. This condition caters
to all styles of bowlers. It allows
the big hook bowler or cranker
to move deep into the middle of
the lane and swing the ball out
to the edge of the lane where
there will be more friction. At
the same time, this condition allows a lesser hook bowler or
stroker to play up the edge of the
lane into the pocket. Hope this
helps!
See you on the lanes.
BACSW Hall of Fame inducts 2 at Oct. 20 dinner
The Bowling Association of Sun City
West is proud to welcome two new
members to its prestigious Hall of Fame
during the club’s annual Hall of Fame
Dinner Saturday, Oct. 20. Jan Warren
will be honored for bowling proficiency,
while Dick Dougherty will receive the
award for meritorious service.
Dougherty has been a member of
BASCW since moving to Sun City
West in 1995 with his wife, Lorraine. He
has held various positions on the board been a bowler since serving in the Navy
during that time and
many years ago and has
has contributed time
continued to participate
and energy to club acin both club and league
tivities whenever it
activities since moving
was needed. Before
to our community.
his recent retirement
Warren moved to Sun
from the board, he was
City West with her husinvolved in setting up
band, Bob, in 1998.
the Saturday night NoThey
immediately
Warren
Dougherty
Tap events. He has
joined the Bowling As-
Tips for Seniors by Daily Fitness
Personal trainer is good investment
“Investing in a personal trainer might
seem a little frivolous with today’s economy, but it’s an investment that pays off”,
said Colleen Daily, owner of Daily Fitness.
If you have any doubts, just ask a Daily Fitness client. Studies confirm that exercise
is not an option after age 55, it’s a necessity. The physiological changes of an aging
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Consider the following benefits of working with a trainer: FITNESS EVALUATION A personal trainer will accurately evaluate
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trainer has an arsenal of exercises to draw
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there’s no way around it! A personal
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the way. SAFETY – Using exercise equipment without appropriate instruction is
foolish. Proper settings, form, technique
and breathing play a role in exercising effectively. A personal trainer monitors all
activities, continually teaching and coaching throughout the process.
Daily Fitness provides personal training
services to the residents of Sun City West
sociation and have bowled in both club
events and leagues since their arrival.
She served on the Board of Directors for
a 3-year term. In 2002 Jan took time off
to pursue a degree in nursing. She works
as a registered nurse at Arizona Eye Institute. In addition to her professional career, she manages to find time to play
racquetball, pickleball, whisperball and
tennis, while averaging better than 175
in league play.
Bill Parmenter uses an exercise program specifically
designed for his needs and medical issues by Daily
Fitness trainer Dick Fortier.
at its various Fitness Centers. All trainers
are certified by recognized national fitness
associations, and have additional education in senior fitness. To get details on
services available, contact Daily Fitness at
DailyFitnessLLC.com or call 623-256-7901.
Equipment
demos
Daily Fitness presents group
equipment demonstrations
monthly at each of the Rec
Centers’ fitness centers for individuals new to the community or new to using a fitness
center. Exercise professionals
provide a half hour tour of the
facility one Tuesday a month,
demonstrating basic use of
various machines.
Palm Ridge, 11:30 am
Tuesday, Oct. 2
Beardsley, 4 pm Tuesday,
Oct. 9
Kuentz, 4:30 pm Tuesday,
Oct. 9
R.H. Johnson, 4:30 pm
Tuesday, Oct. 23
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$25 Residents
OCTOBER 2012
623-544-6100
7 pm Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012
Palm Ridge Recreation Center
$27.50 Non-Residents
$30 at the Door
WWW.RCSCW.COM
OCTOBER 2012
Entertainment & Events
SAVE THE DATE for Holiday in the Park
4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20
in Beardsley Park
Entertainment, Santa, Hot Air Balloons,
concessions and MORE!
Eagles tribute rockers
deliver classic sound
“Hotel California” is one of
the biggest hits of country-rock
band The Eagles. Hotel California also is the name of the original tribute band to The Eagles.
The tribute rockers pride themselves on creating the illusion
that you are listening to the actual Eagles.
“Hotel California” has shared
the stage with the Doobie Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Styx, REO
Speedwagon, Gretchen Wilson
and many more artists. They
have performed all over North
America and in Dubai, Japan,
India and Bermuda.
Hotel California, “The Original Tribute to the Eagles,” will
perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 7, in Beardsley Park. The
park will open at 5 and concessions will be available for purchase before the show.
The band will perform such
Eagles hits as “Life in the Fast
Lane,” “Take it Easy,” “Desperado” and Don Henley’s famous
“Dirty Laundry.”
Tickets are on sale now. Tickets for residents are $10. Nonresident tickets are $12. Tickets
will be $15 the day of the show
if available.
BOX OFFICE INFO
In order to receive Sun City West Resident Rates when
purchasing tickets, you must show your rec card. Without
proper ID, the member discount rate cannot be given.
Nonresident rates will apply without the proper credentials, ie, your rec card. The Box Office system is unable to
look up membership numbers.
Box Office hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays.
SAVE THE DATE for New Year’s Eve
Two celebrations are better than one!
Monday, Dec. 31
Traditional party at Palm Ridge and
Party in the New Year
at R.H. Johnson
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Stop by Tours and Scheduling in the R.H. Johnson
Rec Center between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays for
details on these upcoming trips:
NEW YORK CITY
Friday-Monday, Oct. 12-15
Travel to the Big Apple and spend four days and
three nights exploring the bright lights and big city.
The tour has been planned so there is very little
walking, so everyone can take advantage of fall
weather in NYC. Cost of the trip is $2,785 for double
occupancy and $3,299 for single. The trip includes
door to door transportation to Sky Harbor Airport,
round trip airfare to New York, four days and three
nights at the Westin Hotel Times Square, a visit to
the 9/11 Memorial, two Broadway shows (matinees)
– “The Lion King” and “Nice Work if You Can Get It,”
a horse-drawn carriage ride in Central Park, dinner
at Shula’s Steakhouse in the Westin Hotel, three
breakfasts, three dinners, one lunch and one brunch
cruise around the Statue of Liberty and taxes and
gratuities for guide and driver. Space is limited, so
don’t wait to book this trip.
ROCKY POINT
Tuesday-Thursday, Nov. 6-8
Enjoy three days and two nights of fun in the sun
with an escape to Rocky Point, Mexico. Located on
the Sea of Cortez, just 66 miles from the U.S. border,
Rocky Point attracts Americans to enjoy the beaches, sunsets and fresh ocean breezes. Cost is $299
per person/double occupancy or $399 single occupancy. Trip includes luxury motorcoach transportation, three day/two night stay at Penasco del Sol
Hotel, two breakfasts, dinner at Puesta del Sol
Restaurant, guided tour, baggage handling, minimum driver and guide gratuities. PASSPORT IS
REQUIRED TO ENTER MEXICO.
OCTOBER 2012
Travel
Cost is $115 per person which includes roundtrip
motorcoach transportation, reserved theater ticket,
tour, driver and guide gratuities.
LAS VEGAS FOR THANKSGIVING
Wednesday to Sunday, Nov. 21-24
Enjoy four days and three nights’ hotel accommodations at the South Point Hotel and Casino in
Las Vegas and celebrate Thanksgiving in the
“Entertainment Capital of the World.” Cost is $599
per person double occupancy or $699 single occupancy. Included in the cost is round trip transportation; hotel accommodations; cruise on Lake Mead
with box lunch; three breakfasts; Thanksgiving dinner; baggage handling; guide and driver gratuities,
snacks and water. There are two optional shows,
Human Nature, an Australian quartet of Motowners
at the Imperial Palace & Casino; and a concert featuring The Platters, Coasters and Marvelettes at the
Rio Resort. Tickets for the shows, $70 for Human
Nature; $57 for Platters, Coasters and Marvelettes;
must be purchased when booking reservations.
Transportation to the shows is included in the ticket price.
THANKSGIVING AT THE OPRY
Thursday, Nov. 22
Celebrate Thanksgiving with a special matinee
show that gets rave reviews
throughout the Valley
uteveryone
O
at the Arizona Opry,
where
has fun! The
d
Solentertain with more than 50
Opry “gang” will
instruments and almost any style of music.
Valley of the Sun
VALLEY OF THE SUN TOUR
Wednesday, Nov. 14
Get to know the Phoenix area – there is a lot to
learn about your hometown this day. The tour
includes the past and present of the metro Phoenix
area. Points of interest include Chase Field, U.S.
Airways Center, Federal Court House, Arizona
Center and the State Capitol. Also Old Town
Scottsdale, and Tempe sites, Arizona State
University, Sun Devil Stadium and Frank Lloyd
Wright-designed Gammage Auditorium.
Cost is $45 which includes roundtrip motorcoach
transportation, tour guide, water, snacks and driver
and guide gratuity.
“ANYTHING GOES” AT GAMMAGE AUDITORIUM
Saturday, Nov. 17
You’ll enjoy Roundabout Theatre Company’s
saucy and splendid production of “Anything Goes,”
winner of three 2011 Tony Awards including Best
Musical Revival and Choreography. Some of musical
theater’s most memorable standards pepper this
Cole Porter first-class comedy. Songs such as “I Get a
Kick out of You,” “You’re the Top,” and of course,
“Anything Goes.”
Donny & Marie
Osmond
DONNY & MARIE OSMOND
“Christmas in Arizona”
Saturday, Dec. 1
In the holiday tradition of the “Osmond Family
Christmas” television specials, the legendary Donny
and Marie invite you to join them in celebrating the
joy of the season as the iconic pair share the spotlight for the first time together at ASU Gammage
Theatre. With a dash of Christmas spirit and their
trademark show-stopping production numbers,
Donny & Marie “Christmas in Arizona” will feature
your favorite holiday hits, mixed with the irresistible
chemistry that has made them international stars
and pushed “Osmond-mania” to the top of the
charts. Cost is $130 per person which includes
roundtrip transportation, reserved ticket to Donny
& Marie “Christmas in Arizona,” driver and guide
gratuities.
ALGODONES, MEXICO
Tuesday, Dec. 4
Popular shopping destination just across the
border from Yuma. Leave SCW early in the morning, make one stop in Gila Bend for fast food breakfast or coffee and arrive at the border around 11:30
a.m. The motorcoach parks on the U.S. side and you
walk about 100 yards to cross the border.
You will have four hours to spend shopping, bargaining and enjoying the culture of Mexico. Plenty
of room in the cargo bays allows you to bring home
your purchases safely. Restaurants in Algodones
offer lunch possibilities. Bus returns to SCW around
8:30 p.m. after another stop at Gila Bend on the
return trip. Cost is $65 per person. VALID PASSPORT IS REQUIRED TO CROSS THE BORDER.
“A CHRISTMAS CAROL”
AT HALE THEATRE
WITH DINNER AT
ORGAN STOP PIZZA
Saturday, Dec. 8
A holiday tradition,
back
by
popular
demand, “A Christmas
Carol,” the timeless tale
by Charles Dickens,
brought to life on the
Hale stage for the holidays. This musical dramatization will put holly, love and joy of the season in
everyone’s heart. After the show we’ll head to
Organ Stop Pizza. Enjoy house salad, choice of pizza
and beverages while you enjoy the spectacular
Wurlitzer Organ with nearly 6,000 pipes. Cost is $90
per person and includes round trip transportation,
show ticket at Hale Theatre, dinner at Organ Stop
Pizza with entertainment, guided tour, driver and
guide gratuity.
PALM SPRINGS FOLLIES
Wednesday-Friday, Dec. 12-14
From Nov. 1 through New Year’s Eve, the
Fabulous Palm Springs Follies celebrates the winter
holidays in grand style. The lobby of the historic
Plaza Theatre transports audiences to a child’s
Christmas morning dream-come-true, complete
with a lavish tree and exquisite ornaments inspired
by Follies showgirls. The entertainment runs the
course from comedic fun to Christmas fantastic
with an audience sing-along and an onstage snowfall. Christmas carols and other holiday tunes make
“Christmas in Follies Land” a treat for the eye, ear,
heart and funny bone.
Lorna Luft makes her Follies debut with an
inspired tribute to her mother, Judy Garland.
Cost is $495 per person double occupancy and
$625 single occupancy, which includes round trip
motorcoach transportation, 3 days and 2 nights
hotel accommodations at the Spa Casino in downtown Palm Springs, breakfast/brunch, tickets to the
Follies and so much more.
Opportunities
Napa Valley Wine Train
HOLIDAY DINNER AT DURANT’S
LIGHTS AT MORMON TEMPLE
AND GLENDALE GLITTERS
Monday, Dec. 17
An evening of holiday cheer begins with an old
fashioned festive dinner at Durant’s, a favorite
metro-Phoenix restaurant. After dinner, we head to
Gilbert to see the new Mormon Temple under construction and then to Mesa to the beautifully lit
Mormon Temple there, illuminated with more than
500,000 multicolored lights for the Christmas holidays. On our way back to the West Valley, we’ll stop
in Glendale to see the always spectacular lights at
Glendale Glitters. Cost is $95 for this tour which
requires very little walking, designed for easy participation by everyone.
SAN DIEGO CHRISTMAS
Sunday-Wednesday, Dec. 23-26
Enjoy a Christmas celebration you’ll long remember! The day starts with a tchampagne brunch at
Ou enroute to San Diego,
Ingleside Inn in PalmdSprings
l
o
then arriving in
S San Diego to check in at the
Embassy Suites Seaport Village for four days and
three nights.
2013 TOURNAMENT OF ROSES
Sunday, Dec. 30-Wednesday, Jan. 2
Enjoy the spectacle that is the Tournament of
Roses! Get an up-close look at floats during a float
barn tour, take a lunch cruise, watch the parade
from reserved seats and take home a souvenir program and pin. Cost is $899 per person double occupancy or $1,299 for single occupancy which
includes roundtrip transportation, three nights at
the Hilton Universal City Hotel, three breakfasts,
lunch cruise, float barn tour, reserved seating for
the Rose Parade, all taxes and gratuities and more.
LUNCH AT ORGAN STOP PIZZA
Wednesday, Jan. 9
Come see the spectacular Wurlitzer Organ with
nearly 6,000 pipes at Organ Stop Pizza restaurant.
The organ was originally built for Grauman’s
Hollywood Egyptian Theater. The unique concept
for a pizza parlor was envisioned by William P.
Brown, a Phoenix real estate developer, whose
enthusiasm for the theater pipe organ and its music
led to the creation of this landmark attraction. Its
success led to the opening of a second Organ Stop
in Mesa, which this trip will visit. Cost is $45 per
person and includes all you can eat and drink private group lunch, round trip transportation, guided
tour, driver and guide gratuity. Patriotic music and
audience requests, all you
can eat salad, pizza and
non-alcoholic beverages
are all part of this event
which is not open to the
public, making it a special
event for a select few.
Tubac Art Festival
“FOREVER PLAID” AT HALE
THEATRE
WITH DINNER
AT ORGAN STOP PIZZA
Wednesday,
Jan. 16
Returning to the Hale for
its third visit, “Forever
Plaid” is an affectionate
homage to the close harmony male singers of the
1950s. In an all-new staging, the Plaids are four
young, eager male singers
who never made it to their first big gig due to a fatal
car crash. Returning from the afterlife, they are
given a chance to fulfill their dreams and finally perform the show that
never was. Stroll
down
memory
lane with this guaranteed
smash.
After the show
we’ll head to Organ
Stop Pizza. Enjoy
house salad, choice
of pizza and beverages while you
enjoy the spectacular Wurlitzer Organ with nearly
6,000 pipes. Cost is $90 per person and includes
round trip transportation, show ticket at Hale
Theatre, dinner at Organ Stop Pizza with entertainment, guided tour, driver and guide gratuity.
DOLLY STEAMBOAT CRUISE
& LUNCH AT MINING CAMP
Tuesday, Feb. 5
Enjoy a cruise on Canyon Lake aboard the Dolly
Steamboat and a hearty home-cooked meal at
Mining Camp Restaurant. Lunch is first, “all you can
eat” from heaping platters of food and large pots
of coffee, topped off with the old Mining Camp
prospector cookies. After the meal, we’ll cruise the
inner waterway of the “Junior Grand Canyon.”
You’ll hear the history of the Apache Trail and
Canyon Lake, flora and fauna of the lower Sonoran
Desert and legend and lore of the Superstition
Mountains. It’s a beautiful 90-minute cruise you
won’t want to miss. You may even see some
bighorn sheep that reside in the canyon. Cost is $99
per person which includes roundtrip transportation, Dolly Steamboat Cruise, lunch at Mining
Camp, bottled water, guided tour, taxes and gratuities.
TUBAC ART FESTIVAL
Friday, Feb. 8
Tubac is about 40 miles south of
Tucson in Santa Cruz County. Founded
in 1752 as a Spanish Presidio or fort,
this is the oldest European settlement
in what would later become the State
of Arizona. The area offers more than
120 shops, studios and galleries. The
Tubac Festival of Arts is Arizona’s
longest-running art festival, showcasing the work of hundreds of visiting
artists, craft persons and musicians
from around the country and North
America. The town of Tubac has grown
over the year and has wonderful new
shops, boutiques and restaurants for
you to enjoy during your visit. Cost is
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$70 per person, which includes round-trip transportation, guided tour, snacks and water, and all
taxes and gratuities.
NAPA WINE COUNTRY
& THE WINE TRAIN
Saturday-Tuesday, Feb. 9-12
Enjoy the unique experience of visiting Napa
Valley, Calif., attractions and wine country including
a trip on the Wine Train. You’ll have four days and
three nights at the Meritage Resort & Spa; breakfast each morning; brunch in Napa Valley, wine
tasting at Castello di Amorosa; and the Napa Valley
Wine Train. Cost is $1,749 per person double occupancy or $1,999 for single occupancy, which also
includes roundtrip airfare and door to door transportation from your home, baggage handling,
guide and driver gratuities and all taxes.
AMERICAN QUEEN RIVERBOAT CRUISE
Wednesday-Monday, April 17-22
An American icon, a paddle wheel steamboat, is
your vessel, taking you to ports along the mighty
Mississippi, where you’ll be steeped in “Southern
Culture” and pampered like royalty. The American
Queen Steamboat Company provides the accommodations for the riverboat tour that stops at three
ports of call before returning you to “The Big Easy.”
Cost depends on choice of cabin. Category A is
$3,865 per person double occupancy; Category B
is $3,065 per person double occupancy; and
Category C is $2,865 per person double occupancy. If you are interested in single occupancy, call
All Aboard America at 480-222-6941. Cost
includes roundtrip airfare and door-to-door transportation to and from Sky Harbor Airport; fournight voyage and one night hotel accommodations in New Orleans; shore excursions; many dining options; Captain’s Champagne Welcome
Reception & Gala Dinner; entertainment; city
tour; baggage handling; airport and riverboat gratuities; tour escort; all taxes; and fuel and government surcharges.
American Queen
Riverboat Cruise
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OCTOBER 2012
623-544-6100
Entertainment & Events
Advance sales continue for 2013
editions of entertainment series
A Tribute Concert
Matilda and Patrick Murry
A new season of enjoyment begins in January 2013, with the Top
Hat Series kicks off. The shows are:
Jerry Prunty’s Missouri Opry,
Jan. 10
The Missouri Opry presents
music ranging from country standards to Big Band swing tunes of
the 1940s and rock ‘n’ roll hits of
the 1950s.
Monica Heuser, A Tribute
Concert, Remember Patsy Cline,
Feb. 7
Monica Heuser has performed
the title role in a national tour and
regional theaters across the country.
She is sanctioned by the estate of
Patsy Cline to depict the singer.
The Alley Cats, Feb. 21
The Alley Cats formed at Fuller-
TOP HAT SERIES 2013
ton College in 1987 and have made
it to the forefront of a cappella
music with timeless Doo-Wop
classics and zany improvisational
comedy. The group has performed
with celebrities such as The Beach
Boys and Rascal Flatts, and have
entertained audiences for more than
20 years.
Roslyn Kind Live, March 7
Roslyn Kind is a dynamic, multitalented entertainer who has forged
a successful career across the spectrum of entertainment, from acclaimed recordings to sold-out
Broadway and concert venue performances and nightclubs the
world over.
Showtimes for Top Hat Series
are 3 and 7 p.m., with doors opening at 2:30 and 6:30.
Prices for the Top Hat Series
are: Series tickets - members $75,
non-members $80, Individual
show tickets are $22 for members and $25 for non-members;
at the door, $25.
Unconfirmed, unsold full-season
tickets are now on sale. All individual show tickets will be available
for sale Oct. 1.
CRUISE SHIP
SERIES 2013
Cruise Ship Series 2013 sets sail
with six outstanding musical acts
for Sun City West residents’ enjoyment. Two acts in each month from
January to March bring some of the
best in entertainment to SCW
shores.
Bob Anderson with piano accompaniment, Jan. 4
Bob Anderson has been
named the “best
singing impressionist in show
business.”
There’s something for all ages with Anderson’s
show, and he also takes requests
from his audience and recreates the
performer to a T.
Original Wildcat Jass Band,
Jan. 18
Not your old familiar Jazz Band
music, it’s a new yet vintage sound
to Dixieland and Jazz music. It was
spelled Jass in the 1920s and
evolved over the years to the current spelling. It’s not your typical
band playing the same old Dix-
ieland tunes.
New West, Feb. 15
New West is a musical trio of
great traditional western swing with
lots of comedy and parody songs to
double you over with laughter.
These musicians give the audience
a great show and so much more.
Matilda & Patrick Murray,
Feb. 1
“Jamaican Me Laugh” features
the
brilliant
comedy star, the
Jamaican bombshell, “Matilda,”
and her sidekick, Second
City-trained
Patrick Murray. A real family show,
with clean and age-appropriate
humor for all to enjoy.
Face to Face, March 1
Tribute artists Michael John and
Joey Riedel join forces to create the
ultimate tribute show based on the
Face to Face show performed by
Billy Joel and Elton John. The ultimate tribute show is a night of hit
songs, energetic performances, outrageous costumes and true Rock ‘n’
Roll at its finest.
Roslyn Kind
Michael Finney, March 15
Comedy and magic are what
Michael Finney brings to the stage.
With clean and appropriate comedy
and magic for all to enjoy, this is a
“must see” show.
Shows in the Cruise Ship Series
are at 7 p.m., with doors opening at
6:30.
Prices for the Cruise Ship Series are: Series tickets are $60 for
members and $66 for non-members. Individual show tickets are
$12 for members and $15 for
non-members; at the door, $15.
All individual show tickets will
be available for sale Oct. 8.
Face to Face
WWW.RCSCW.COM
How to submit news:
The deadline for Club Corner
submissions is noon the first Friday of each month for the following
month’s publication.
DEADLINE FOR NOVEMBER
REC CENTER NEWS IS NOON
FRIDAY, OCT. 5.
Club news must be submitted
every month. We prefer submissions by e-mail, so send them to
c l a u d i a . s h e r r i l l @ r c s c w. c o m .
Please, in the subject line, show
your club name and the month.
AGRICULTURE
October brings cooler nights and
shorter days, good for us and our
gardens. Plant garlic all over, it deters pests. Add borage, parsley and
cilantro, all of these bring beneficial
bugs and attract bees to pollinate
crops. Lettuce leaves can be cut off,
leaving the plant to produce more.
New
strawberry
beds
can be started until November. Use
16-20-0, wet it down and leave it
for a few days. Plant strawberries
even with the ground, too low and
they rot, too high and they dry out.
Plant cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower transplants, cover with row
cover to keep out aphids and loopers. Continue to fertilize with fish
emulsion and cut back on water.
Peas love the cool weather; snap
peas are good raw or in stir fries.
Eggplant, peppers and tomatoes
may survive the winter with protection. Root vegetables such as
carrots, beets, turnips and bok choy
are still OK to plant.
Want a garden plot? We usually
have caged plots for sale by owner,
or uncaged plots for $5 dues and a
$30 refundable cleanup fee.
Information: Jim, 623-584-1465.
ARTHRITIS
This is a wonderful club. The
friends we make are solid and last
throughout the years. Whether you
OCTOBER 2012
are new to Sun City West or have
been here a while, please join us.
The club meets at 8 a.m. Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday at the
Beardsley Pool. Many members
walk for an hour or half hour before
class begins and chat while we are
walking.
We have volunteer instructors
and have a lot of fun doing the
hokey pokey and other low impact
water exercises.
Arthritis is not a requirement.
Dues are $5 per year. We have
many outings during the year
which everyone enjoys.
Information: 623-584-2327.
AUTOMOTIVE
RESTORATION
The Automotive Restoration
Club of Sun City West is one of the
newest chartered clubs, with close
to 200 members. It was formed to
provide members in Sun City West
a place to work on, and learn how
to work on automobiles. Through
the knowledge and expertise of the
membership, club members will be
able to work on their automobiles
and help others working on their
automobiles.
Educational programs will be offered to assist members’ to restore
or fix their vehicle(s).
Special events may offer sessions on how to perform basic automobile
repair
and/or
maintenance.
The lot between PORA and the
Metal Club is under consideration
as the site for a facility for the club.
Negotiations are under way to
build a temporary structure until
funds are raised for a permanent
building. Watch the website for updated information.
Club meets at 2 p.m. the third
Tuesday of the month – Oct. 16 –
in the Johnson Lecture Hall. Join us
for our First “Rock Around the
Block Tour” Poker Run Dec. 8.
Club Corner
Members of the Stained Glass Club create many beautiful items of
varying designs.
The tour will start in Sun City West
and continue through Sun City
Grand, Sun City and other West
Valley locations.
Information: Herb Clark, 623444-7778, or website: www.scwclubs.com under Hobbies &
Travel.
BASKETEERS
Welcome back winter members.
Autumn has arrived and the Sun
City West Basketeers are busy
weaving baskets to display at the
Arts and Craft Fair, Nov. 3. We
hope you enjoy browsing and perhaps purchasing some of the handmade baskets. It is a great time to
do some early holiday shopping.
The club will start beginner
classes the first part of October.
Come and learn a new craft in basket weaving.
We will have a general meeting
Oct. 11, at which we will nominate
members for board positions for
the upcoming year.
The club meets from 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Monday and Thursday in
Room 4; and Tuesday mornings in
Room 3 at Kuentz Recreation Center. Please join us.
Information: Betsy, membership,
623-544-7232 or Jo Ann, publicity,
623-556-2263.
BEADERS
Beat the heat! It’s the perfect time
to join the beading club.
If you want to learn to string,
stitch, make beads with polymer,
kumihimo, Chinese knotting or
wire work, this is the place for you.
Club members enjoy free lessons
and mentoring. Visitors are always
welcome. Our beaders are beginners to experts. The club meets
from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday and 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday in Sagebrush Room 5 at the Beardsley Rec
Center.
Information: Stop by the club or
email
Linda
at
[email protected].
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BOCCE
It’s here! The new bocce season
has arrived! This is the best time to
get involved and discover why
more than 600 SCW residents are
active Bocce Club players.
If you want to learn how to play,
call our instructors, Al and Dottie
Filafusi, 623-546-3304. If you
want to be placed in one of our 34
leagues, call our player coordinator,
Nancy Markel, 623-214-6073.
The main point to remember is
we play because it is fun. We also
have evening bocce at 6:30
Wednesdays beginning Oct. 3. This
is open to all rec card holders. It is
a walk-in activity and you can
come any Wednesday you like.
The league captains will meet at
9 a.m. Oct. 6 at the Lecture Hall to
discuss plans for the coming year.
Your league will receive a folder
with all of the important information at the meeting. Play will begin
the week of Oct. 8 at your league’s
regular time and day of the week.
As always, more players are
welcome for the coming season.
You can start as a regular player or
a substitute.
Information: President Tom
Brown, 623-544-2757.
BOOMERS
If you want to be involved in a
variety of activities and events, and
would like to meet new people and
have fun, then join the SCW
Boomers Club. There’s something
for everyone.
See the Upcoming Events and
the Activities Directory pages of
the website for a listing of the types
of things our more than 1,000
members do on a regular basis.
Specific scheduled events are listed
on the online Calendar. There also
are lots of photos on the website
from past events. Check it out on
the Photo Album page.
If you live in SCW and you have
a valid rec card, you are welcome
to join the club. Membership dues
are $5 per person, per year (January-December). A membership application is available online at
www.scwboomersclub.com on the
Home page and the Club Business
page.
Information: 623-670-4082.
BOWLERS
Rip ‘n’ Sew Club members who’ve volunteered their talents, show
some of the finished quilts for veterans. The group has completed
more than 70 quilts of their goal of 100 quilts for the year.
Photos from previous Halloween dances from the International Social
and Dance Club include Elvira Meissner, who actually celebrates her
birthday on Halloween, channeling her namesake, Elvira, while Bob
Rubendunst chooses the persona of a clown.
Bowling Association No-Tap
events are scheduled for Saturday,
Oct. 6 and Saturday, Oct. 20. The
Oct. 20 No Tap event will be preceded by the club’s annual Hall of
Fame Dinner. This year we will be
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inducting two new members into
the prestigious group: Jan Warren
for bowling proficiency and Dick
Dougherty for meritorious service.
Dinner will be at 3:30 p.m. in the
Spare Room at Johnson Lanes.
Texas Roadhouse will cater the
event. Tickets are available from
any board member or by calling
Lefty Anderson at 623-214-2934.
The Bowling Association Board
of Directors comprises nine members, each serving a 3-year term.
Three of those members have
terms that expire in December. If
you hold a current club membership and are interested in contributing your time and talents to your
club’s operations, consider running
for one of the open seats on the
board. New ideas are the lifeblood
of any organization. Our primary
goal is to provide members with an
enjoyable bowling experience, so
join us, share your expertise and
help make that happen!
Information: Sheryl Sutherland,
623-322-2220.
BRIDGE – KIVA
WEST DUPLICATE
ACBL-sanctioned games are at
12:15 p.m. daily except Sunday
and Tuesday at in the West building
card rooms of Beardsley Rec Center. There also is an evening game
at 6 Tuesday. Anyone interested in
this wonderful game is welcome to
join us.
Information about our club is
available at the SCW Visitors Center, the club or the website.
There are two special ACBLsanctioned games in September.
They are unit-wide games open to
all bridge players. Dates and times
are available at the website,
www.scwclubs.com/Kiva/Bridge.
htm
Kiva
uses
both
the
BridgeDealer4 dealing machine to
make random hands ready for play
and also Bridge Mates for instant
scoring directly from your table to
the computer. Scores are always
ready to see at the end of the game
and there are printouts of hand
records for evaluation.
A special section for newer players with less than 50 master points
plays Friday afternoon against others of the same skill level, providing there are at least three tables in
that section. If not, they play in the
open game. Advise the director to
be directed to that specific area. All
party bridge players are invited to
join and learn about this different
concept of play – you’ll love it.
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Addie Willbanks and John Goebel, members of Hillcrest Dance & Social Club, invite you to attend the Oct. 27 Halloween Dance Party.
Free lessons are at 11 a.m. Friday, prior to the normal game,
taught by Mitchell Weisburg. The
club also sponsors personalized
lessons by June Hueser as well.
Call her at 623-584-5851 for registration and cost details.
I n f o r m a t i o n :
[email protected] or
call Donna Shelton, club president,
at 623-584-7012.
BRIDGE – LADIES
SATURDAY CONTRACT
Spend Saturday afternoon playing progressive contract bridge in
an enjoyable, friendly, relaxed atmosphere. New members are welcome. Levels of play are: some
experience, intermediate and advanced.
Partners are not required. Join us
each Saturday in Beardsley Recreation Center Rooms 1, 2 and 3.
Arrive by 11:15 a.m. to register.
Play begins at 11:45.
Weekly play is 50 cents. Membership is $ 5 annually. Guests may
play three times and then officially
join with a valid rec card.
Information: 623-214-8365.
BRIDGE –
WEDNESDAY EVENING
ONE PARTNER
CONTRACT
We are extending a cordial invitation to all SCW residents to join
us each Wednesday night at the
Beardsley Rec Center, Card
Rooms 2 and 3, for contract bridge.
You must have a partner to play
and both partners must be in attendance before purchasing their tally.
The cost is 50 cents per person and
tallies must be purchased beginning at 5:30 p.m. the day of play.
The bridge play will commence at
6. We play four rounds of six hands
each allowing 35 minutes per
round.
Your membership is $3 per person with a valid Rec Card. Guests
accompanied by a SCW member
are welcome to play at a cost of $1
per person. Guests are allowed to
play three times and then must be
a SCW resident and officially join
the club.
We look forward to seeing you.
Information: Dick Lager, 623546-8839.
BUNCO
SCW Bunco Club meets every
Members of the Beaders Club display their wares. The club meets
from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday in Sagebrush Room 5 at the Beardsley Rec Center.
More than 60 Rip ‘n’ Sew Club members volunteered to make quilts
for veterans. The goal is 100 quilts and the group is close to their
goal. Shown in the photos are clockwise from top left, Barbara Murray, Jan Landis, Carole Hoffman and Dorothy Wagner.
Wednesday evening from 6 to 9 at
the Beardsley Rec Center. Membership is $5 yearly with a valid rec
card. Everyone is welcome.
Information: 623-556-4818.
CALLIGRAPHY WEST
What can Calligraphy do?
For others to enjoy: You can be a
fountain of unique, individual gifts;
provide remarkable, attention-getting envelopes; make handmade
greeting cards; be a source of attractive posters for your employer,
church, civic clubs and sorority or
fraternity.
For you: It can give you a means
of sparking your creativeness and
self-expression; give you a productive hobby; be a source of interesting amusement and a means of
relaxation; bring you self-respect
and self-satisfaction; bring you
recognition and respect from others; bring you added income.
And, as a member of Calligraphy West, it’s a great source of fun
and socializing. We offer a large
variety of Calligraphy hands in the
fall and winter classes. All are presented by professionals. Sign up
now with Joan, 623-214-9677.
Oct. 21 at 5:30 p.m. marks our
Oktoberfest celebration. All members are welcome to enjoy this celebration of cooler weather and the
return of our winter members.
Place: Palm Ridge Rec Center.
Information: President Dale
Hornyan-Toftoy, 623-546-8502.
CERAMICS WEST
Ceramics West Club is open
from 8 a.m. to noon Monday
through Friday, second and fourth
Saturdays monthly; evening sessions are from 4 to 8 Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. The October general meeting will be at 9
a.m. Thursday, Oct. 4. in R.H.
Johnson Social Hall East.
The board will meet at noon,
Monday, Oct. 1. Members who are
interested may attend.
The board wants to streamline
many club departments. Introduction to Ceramics: All new members
must take an orientation class
which will earn them volunteer
hours for the next month. This will
be basics for beginners. Learn how
to select a project in the correct skill
level for your ability. Then, learn to
properly clean the piece, to select
and apply the correct product.
Next, learn how to fill out firing
tickets properly. After the Beginners Class, proceed to Intermediate
and Advanced Classes which are
taught by certified teachers. Costs
for classes will be determined.
The Singles Club, an umbrella
group of single women members,
meet on the first and third Saturdays of the month. A fun-loving
group that enjoys friendship, works
on ceramic projects, and still has
time for lots of laughs. For information, call Rita Kenna, 623-5849053.
Information: 623-546-0975.
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ture guest speaker John Burris.
Burris has been involved with
coins and stamps for the last years,
working in many major U.S. cities.
He has a vast knowledge that’s up
to date in current coin trends. So,
you’re invited; bring your rec card
and join us.
The stamp section meets Oct. 9
and will have members participate
in a discussion on stamp trends and
new U.S. issues. All levels of stamp
collectors are invited.
Meetings are from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday at the Kuentz Rec Center,
Room 3.
Information: 623-377-6621.
COMPUTERS WEST
Computers West, at the Palm
Ridge Recreation Center (623-2141546), is the parent organization of
two user groups: MacsWest and
the PC Group. It is a social and
technology club whose members
share information and experiences
about computers. Room A is open
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.
Both PC and Mac computers are
available for club members’ use.
Monitor to help our club remain
open. Club website: www.computerswest.org. General meeting is at
1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9 in Summit
Hall A at Palm Ridge.
We need your old cell phones!
Computers West is an official collection agency for “Cell Phones for
Soldiers.” Old phone parts are recycled, and phone calling cards are
distributed to our servicemen overseas. Collection boxes are at CW
and around Sun City West.
The next PC Group meeting will
follow the general meeting Tuesday, Oct. 9 in Summit A at Palm
Ridge. The PC Group provides instructional programs, including
“Hands On” classes, presentations,
and discussions. Watch for classes
and “walk-ins” at www.pcscw.org.
MacsWest meets every Tuesday
and Friday at 1 p.m. in the Palo
Verde Room. Tuesdays are setaside for Questions and Answers.
Fridays are for general meetings
and programs. Check the website
(www.macswest.org) for this
month’s topics, scheduled classes
and current “Mac Message.”
COPPER COOKERS
Wow, another month gone already! Our club is busy getting
ready for the Nov. 3 Arts and Crafts
fair.
Come see us there and get some
unusual gifts for yourself and
friends and family.
OCTOBER 2012
We will be electing new officers
next month and have officers’ installation in December.
We have beginners classes for
the basic copper enameling, and
also classes in glass slumping and
dichroic jewelry.
The club is very friendly and the
members are always ready to help
out wherever needed. So, if you are
looking for something new, come
check us out in the Beardlsey Rec
Center. Information: 623-5446532.
COUNTRY
WESTERN DANCE
The first dance will be Oct. 13 at
Palm Ridge, and we welcome all
to join us for a fun time from 6:309:30 p.m. Cost is $5 for members
and $8 for guests. SCW Rec Card
holders may become members for
$5 a year.
Coffee, refreshments and ice are
provided and you may bring any
additional drinks. DJ Jerry Cutbirth
plays great music for ballroom, pattern and line dancing or just for listening.
There are two lessons each
Wednesday by instructor Kort
Kurdi for beginners and those who
are “Beyond Basics.” The October
6:30 p.m. classes are beginner
waltz, and the 7:30 classes are for
couples who already know the
basic steps and turns of the waltz.
Cost is $4 for members and $6 for
guests.
Classes start Oct. 3 at Palm
Ridge, and the Oct. 10-24 classes
will be at the R.H. Johnson Social
Hall. Oct. 31 and Nov. 7 will be
Pattern Dance Classes at R.H.
Johnson.
Information: Carol Morrell, 623214-8628.
CREATIVE SILK
FLOWERS
The purpose of the club is to
bring people together who are interested in active participation in
creating flowers from fabrics. The
club offers beginners classes to
teach members how to cut fabric,
dye petals, assemble flowers and
arrange them; progressing to workshops and making many more
beautiful flowers. The club meets
from 8 to 11 a.m. Wednesday in
Kuentz Rec Center Room 5.
Information: Rosemarie Read,
623-214-9712.
CREATIVE STITCHERS
Creative Stitchers Club meets in
Room 5 at Kuentz. Open stitching
is from 8 to 11:30 a.m., brown bag
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lunch at 11:30, and classes, when
scheduled, begin at 12:30 p.m.
Creative Stitchers will be participating in the Kuentz Recreation
Center Open House activities from
10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 13.
Please stop by Room 5, for demonstrations of various needlework
techniques, a display of members
work and membership information.
For a preview of members’
needlework skills and a calendar of
club events and classes, visit the
displays in the Courtyard windows
of Room 5 at Kuentz.
Creative Stitchers welcomes
both accomplished and novice
stitchers to join us. We were all beginners at one point.
Visitors are always welcome.
Information: Cathy, 623-2140759.
DANCE FOR THE
HEALTH OF IT
Think exercise is boring? Guess
again! Join us and Dance for the
Health of It! Exercise using basic
dance steps and rhythms such as
swing, rumba, rock and roll, foxtrot
and more.
The instructor, Kort Kurdi, uses
his teaching techniques, sense of
humor and an exciting variety of
music to keep us motivated, smiling, dancing and exercising — all
at the same time. Classes are for individuals, so no partner is required.
Tuesday evenings at Beardsley,
Agave Room, Level 2+ is 7 to 8
and Combinations Levels 2+/3+ is
7:30 to 8:30. Plus classes have the
same great routines but with less
explanation. Thursday mornings at
Palm Ridge, Summit Hall A, Level
1 is 9:30 and Level 2 is 10:30. Saturday mornings at Johnson Social
Hall, Level 1 is 9, Level 2 is 10,
Level 3 is 11, and Level 4 is noon.
Membership is required, $5 per
calendar year. Class cost is $4 per
session for your first level with a
discount on additional levels the
same day. Level 4 classes are $5.
See you on the dance floor!
Visit the website at www.scwclubs.com or call 602-679-4220.
DANCING ARTS
There is a new Mind/Body Connex class beginning Oct. 2. Class
will meet for six weeks at 3 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays for one
hour in the dance studio at the Palm
Ridge recreation complex.
The Mind/Body Connex class
starts with warm up/stretching and
then progresses into dance steps
choreographed to lively music.
Second
Wind guitar
duo, made
up of local
musicians
Pete
Hirschthal
and Bryan
Whiteside,
entertain at
the Musicians Club
meeting
Oct. 10.
Wear comfy clothing and non-skid
shoes. No mats required. Dancing
is great exercise; learning and remembering step combinations
works your grey matter (the brain);
not to mention the workout you’ll
get for all those other muscles.
Pilates resumes at 2 p.m. Oct. 2,
also on Tuesday and Thursday. We
have a new instructor for both
classes. Her name is Michal
Kempton and she is dynamic. All
SCW rec card holders are welcome. Be sure to bring your rec
card. All other classes will continue
as usual.
Information: 623-544-7842.
DECORATIVE ART
Decorative Art has so many
wonderful things planned for October – like what you might ask?
Well, how about Zentangle? Yes, a
strange name, a new art experience!
A special hands-on class of Zentangle, an easy-to-learn, relaxing
and fun art way to create beautiful
images by drawing structured patterns!
Members need to sign up in advance for this class. A generous
amount of supplies will be available for those attending at noon
Wednesday, Oct. 3, in Craft Room
3 at Kuentz Rec Center.
Decorative Art also will be actively participating in the Kuentz
Open House, from 10 a.m. to noon,
Oct 13.
Meanwhile, the fantastic
monthly Mini Banners classes are
continuing this month as the upcoming holidays draw closer and
we can display our lovely art work!
Time too, for Christmas ornaments classes and finishing those
painted projects for the November
Fall Craft Fair, Saturday, Nov. 3, as
well as the art gifts for family and
friends! Check out our great fair
raffle items – painted, of course!
Welcome back, returning members! Don’t forget the club meeting
at noon, Wednesday, Oct. 31 for
your “Tricks & Treats” this Halloween! Boo!
Information: 523-544-1806.
ENCORE
NEEDLE & CRAFT
Encore Needle and Craft Club
thanks all the wonderful people
who have taken time to donate various yarns, crochet and knitting
needles, quilting fabric, cross
stitching materials and specialty
threads. Your generous hearts have
provided a wide range of material
our members use to complete a
multitude of charity projects to help
people in our community. Our club
thanks you and wants you to know
how much your donations are appreciated.
Encore Needle and Craft will be
displaying items made by members at the PORA Visitors Center
starting in October. Stop by and
view our beautiful handcrafted
items. The PORA facility is at
13815 Camino del Sol.
The club gratefully accepts donations of fabric and yarn to continue our charitable work. Join us
at 8 a.m. every Friday in Rooms 4
and 5 at the Kuentz Center.
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ENERGETIC EXERCISE
Doctor’s Orders: Start an exercise program to stay young and
mobile. Energetic Exercise Club
just may be the answer you’ve
been looking for - low impact and
total body movement. We start
early and leave energized. All that
is needed are close-toed shoes, a
floor mat and a PVC pole for
stretch and movement. Join for
only $3 a year and meet from 7:55
to 8:45 a.m. Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at the Johnson Social
Hall.
Information: 623-544-1251.
FITNESS
The Fitness Club offers low and
high impact land and water classes.
Calendar year membership is $5.
Classes are available for purchase
at a per class ticket price.
Jazzercise: R.H. Johnson Social
Hall – 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Monday,
Wednesday and Friday with Susan
Shewmake; Palm Ridge Activity
Center Summit Hall A – 8 to 9 a.m.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday with
Sandra Sanchez.
Jazzercise Lite Strength & Tone:
Palm Ridge Activity Center Summit Hall A – 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Sanchez.
Aqua Zumba: Palm Ridge Indoor Walking Pool – 8:30 to 9:30
a.m. Saturday with Mitzi Cerecedes.
Aqua Aerobics: Palm Ridge Indoor Walking Pool – 9:15 to 10:15
a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Cerecedes.
Deep Water Exercise: R.H.
Johnson Pool - April 9 to Oct. 17 –
7:45 to 8:45 a.m. Monday and
Wednesday with Sherry JohnsonTraver.
WW Workout: R.H. Johnson
Pool - April 17 – June 25 – 7:45 to
8:45 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday
with Lisa Friedman.
ABS Workout: R.H. Johnson
Pool - April 17 - June 25 – 6:45 to
7:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday.
Friedman.
I n f o r m a t i o n :
www.scwclubs.com under Health
& Fitness or Judy Kane, 623-5443886, or Sherry Skogrand, 623518-3546.
GARDEN
Aaahh! You can almost hear the
collective sigh of relief, October is
Club Corner
finally here! The heat of summer is
leaving and the winter visitors are
returning. An abundance of great
garden club programs, trips and the
annual October Picnic in the Park,
Oct. 16, are in the near future. First
up is the meeting at 9 a.m. Tuesday,
Oct. 2, in the Lecture Hall. The
presentation will be “Perennials for
the Lazy Gardener,” given by Kris
Coates. Although we are not sure
why Kris considers herself a lazy
gardener, she is a Master Gardener,
Certified Desert Landscaper,
teaches a variety of classes for the
City of Surprise and Master Gardener program and well known
quilter. Her primary interests are in
native and desert-adapted plants
and inexpensive water harvesting.
Coates will be looking at using
perennials for color, plant size good and bad, and answer questions at the end of the presentation.
The next “Plant Sale at the
Greenhouse” will be from 8 to 10
a.m. Oct. 5, behind Beardsley Rec
Center. It’s time to restore any landscape material that has suffered
damage during the summer heat.
Information: 623-444-8045.
HILLCREST
DANCE & SOCIAL
Join us for a “spook-tacular”
Halloween Dance Party Saturday,
Oct. 27, at the R.H. Johnson Social
Hall. The party begins with a complimentary dance lesson at 6:15
p.m. followed by dancing to
Manuel Dorantes from 7 to 10.
Enjoy a complimentary dessert
buffet at intermission and win
prizes for best costumes.
October dances: Note – 6:15
p.m. dance lesson precedes each
dance
Oct. 6 – Frank Romani
Oct. 13 – Peggy Kaye
Oct. 20 – Michael Lawrence
Carollo
Oct. 27 – Manuel Dorantes Halloween Dance Party
There are dances every Saturday
evening from 7 to 10 p.m. at the
R.H. Johnson Social Hall; doors
open at 6. Admission is $4 members, $6 guests; special “two for the
price of one” admission for first
time visitors, call 623-546-6845. A
complimentary dance lesson is included with paid admission.
Membership is open to all Sun
City West residents for $10 per person, new or renewal. Guests are
welcome; singles are encouraged
to attend. Water, ice and coffee are
furnished; bring your own refreshments and snacks. Gentlemen:
jackets and ties are optional; no T-
shirts, shorts or tank tops. See you
on the dance floor.
HORSESHOES
We are sad to note the passing of
our friend Scotty. We’ll always remember his helpful hints to newcomers and we’ll all miss him.
The club is always looking for
new members. No horseshoe experience is necessary. The club
meets at 8 a.m. at the Beardsley
horseshoe pits by the mini golf
course.
The club has started to honor
older members, those who have
been with the club for 10 or more
years. The first mentioned were
Allan Bartel, Cass Stevens and
Brian Samuelson. Please let us
know if you have been a member
for 10 or more years so we can recognize your participation as well.
Reminder: The Horseshoe Club
Picnic sill be at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov.
2 at Beardsley Park Ramada 3.
INTERNATIONAL
SOCIAL & DANCE
The International Social and
Dance Club is in full swing again
with its monthly dinner/dances.
The club meets the fourth Sunday
of the month in the R.H. Johnson
Social Hall to socialize, have dinner
and dance. Sharko’s Catering provides the buffet dinner at 5:30 p.m.
and various live musicians furnish
the dance music until 8:30. The
next event is Oct. 28 when we celebrate Halloween with the music of
Rich Howard. Members and
guests are encouraged to be imaginative with their costumes to add
to the fun.
Membership is limited to Sun
City West residents, but members
may bring non-member guests.
Membership is $5 per year. The
cost for the dinner/dance for members is $17; guests pay $19. Attendees bring their own liquid
refreshments. Our themes vary.
November will be the annual Western Night; December brings Holiday Glitter. Advance, pre-paid
reservations are required.
Information: Anna Besmer, 623214-0875 or Rosemarie Read, 623214-9712.
LAPIDARY
The Johnson Lapidary Club is a
social and hobby club. Lapidary is
the art of cutting, forming and polishing gemstones and precious materials such as amber, shells, etc.
If you have visitors with youngsters, stop by for a free bag of polished rocks. All young visitors can
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pick a bag of polished rocks. You’ll
be surprised; they will play with
them and it’s a great memento of
their visit.
Club members use state of the art
cutting, shaping and polishing
equipment to create their works of
art as jewelry (e.g. bolas, belt buckles, pendants, earrings, etc), bookends, clocks or other pieces.
Members also wrap their works of
art in sterling silver and other wire
to make jewelry. We have dichroic
glass equipment and faceting
equipment used to facet manmade
or natural gems. As a member, you
may purchase materials, settings,
findings, tools, etc., from the club
at
competitive
prices.
We provide beginner/advanced
classes. Visit us in the R.H. Johnson
Center for a tour and to get more
information.
Winter hours (September
through May) are 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Monday through Friday; and 8:30
to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. It’s fun,
easy, and very rewarding. Remember Lapidary - Rocks!
LEATHER CARVERS
The Leather Carvers Club meets
from a .m. to noon Monday to Friday in the club’s meeting room at
Kuentz Recreation Center. The
Kuentz Recreation Center will host
an Open House from 10 .m. to
noon, Saturday, Oct. 13. Come to
the Open House and tour our club
room. We will have demonstrations and examples of club members’ work on display. Visitors are
also welcome any time during operating hours. We have many
leather carvers’ tools and stamps
that members may use. Also, we
stock many dyes, finishers and applicators that members may use to
finish their project. New members
are always welcome and instruction is provided for beginners.
Information: 623-546-5563 or
www.scwclubs.com.
LINE DANCING
No partner is needed to enjoy
dancing to a variety of music! Beginner dances are from 12:30 to 2
p.m. Wednesday at R.H. Johnson,
with higher level dancing from
2:15 to 3:45 with instructor Joe
Varrelli. If you are new to line
dancing, try our beginner’s workshop classes, which will meet from
1:30 to 3 p.m. Oct. 1 and Oct. 29 at
R. H. Johnson with instructor Kort
Kurdi. Kurdi also teaches a weekly
Beyond Basics Workshop at R.H.
Johnson from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Wednesday. The Thursday evening
“Show & Go” class has returned
with Kurdi at Beardsley’s Agave
Room from 7 to 8:30. There is a
class for everyone’s level and ability. Give us a try – you’ll be dancing right away, meeting new people
and having a lot of fun! Class
schedules may change before publication.
Information: 623-556-9093 for
schedule and fees or visit
www.scwclubs.com and go to Line
Dancing under Dance.
MAC-CRO-KNIT
Join for macrame, crocheting,
knitting and tatting. The club meets
from 8 a.m. to noon Thursdays in
Kuentz Room 3. Dues are $5 per
year. The club is involved in several
service projects throughout the year
and welcomes all donations of yarn
and toiletries for women and children.
Information: 623-556-5313.
MAH JONGG
The Mah Jongg Club of Sun
City West meets from 11:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. every Tuesday and
Thursday in the Beardsley Recreation Center. All Sun City West residents who have a current rec card
are welcome to play.
There is a monthly meeting on
the first Thursday of the month.
Refreshments are provided by
members.
Mah Jongg lessons are offered at
a fee of $45 for six lessons. Call Joy
Eisner at 623-214-7307 or Toni
Rhodes at 623-546-2845 for information about or to sign up for lessons.
Information: Roz Wertz at 623975-4100 or Sandy Hodes at 623792-8410.
MEN’S SOCIAL
Men looking for a place to spend
their leisure time in a friendly environment are invited to the Men’s
Social Club. Members engage in
social card games from 7:30 a.m.
to 4:45 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Poker: Most poker games are
played including Texas Hold ’em.
Betting ranges from nickel/dime to
$1. This should fit almost everyone’s pocketbook.
Bridge: There are daily bridge tables where four members agree on
a time and a day of the week to play
contract or Chicago bridge. There
are progressive bridge tournaments
at 8:30 a.m. every Tuesday. Other
card games can be played as well.
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Poker Tournaments: Texas Hold
’em, every Monday and Friday; 7card stud the third Wednesday of
each month. All tournaments start
at 12:30 p.m.
Birthday Celebration: 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. Cake will be served to
celebrate all members’ birthdays in
October.
Come to the club, check it out
and take a brochure to peruse at
home. New membership is $8, renewal is $5.
Information: 623-544-6150
METAL
The next General Meeting will
be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11,
in the Lecture Hall. The Board
Meeting is at 9 a.m. Oct. 4 in the
Men’s Club Acacia Room. Don’t
forget these upcoming events: Club
Picnic Oct. 25 and the Fall Craft
Fair Nov. 3.
Visitors are welcome at the club
during normal operating hours
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday. Check in with the
monitor on duty to take a tour.
A variety of member metal art is
on display and may be purchased
at the club or the Village Store. We
make the vacation mailboxes available through the Village Store with
low cost installation by the club.
Various metal repair and sharpening services are also available from
club members.
Potential new members are invited to visit the Metal Club. No
experience is needed. Many members have had no previous experience and are now accomplished
metal artists. Classes are available
to teach new skills. Annual membership dues are $20. The Metal
Club also offers social opportunities and events throughout the year.
Information: 623-584-0150, or
visit the website at www.scwmetalclub.com.
MINI GOLF
Welcome back to our members
who have been away during the
summer. Fall activities begin with
a slight change in schedules. Thursday, Oct. 4, the club meeting will
be in the Sagebrush Room at the
Beardsley Recreation Center. The
meeting begins at 9 a.m. Arrive
earlier to sign in and enjoy refreshments and time to visit.
Thursday, Oct. 11, club members
will be guests of the Sun City Mini
Golf Club for the annual Friendship Tournament there. Location
will be announced. They invite us
to be there early, about 8:15 a.m.,
for refreshments before the game
begins at 9. Pre-registration is required.
Club members return to R.H.
Johnson course for our fall tournament at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 18.
Regular play there at 9 a.m. Oct.
25.
All SCW Rec Card holders are
welcome to join the club. Come
visit us Oct. 25. Annual dues are $5.
Information: 623-236-8744 or
623-546-4275; check the Bulletin
Board at R.H. Johnson, or the website at www.scwclubs.com.
MUSICIANS
The Musicians Club is gearing
up for its first performance meeting
of the 2012-2013 season. The afternoon begins at 2 p.m. Oct. 10
with a brief meeting followed by
the Second Wind guitar duo, made
up of local musicians Pete
Hirschthal and Bryan Whiteside.
They bring together pop standards
and soft rock classics from the ’40s
through the ’80s. Reminisce with
music from such groups as the
Everly Brothers; Simon & Garfunkel; The Eagles; Crosby, Stills,
Nash & Young; the Beatles and
Willie Nelson.
Since this is the return following
the long hot summer, the club will
celebrate with a Welcome Back
Party following the program. Refreshments will be served in the
“Back 40.”
The Music Makers Big Band,
sponsored by SCW Musicians
Club, will play its first dance of the
fall season Thursday, Oct. 11, at
Palm Ridge Recreation Center.
Dancing is from 2 to 4 p.m. The
band features vocalist Barry Dale
Bill Benz, as Congressman Jack
McGuire, drinks
some “powders,”
extreme sleeping
potions intended for
someone else. Let
the romp begin in
“The Sensuous
Senator,” a farce
about the life of
Senator Douglas
and his platform of
morality. Theatre
West kicks off its
fall season Oct. 19.
Tickets are available at the Stardust
Theatre Box Office
Monday through
Thursday from 10
a.m. until noon. The
show runs from
Oct. 19 to Nov. 4.
and trumpet player Dan Reed.
Each has more than 20 years
singing and playing worldwide.
Dress is casual and admission is
free. Come out and support your
local big band and enjoy the afternoon. Contributions are accepted.
Information: 623-536-6858.
ORGAN & KEYBOARD
The SCW Organ & Keyboard
Club will meet at 7 p.m. Monday,
Oct. 22 at Palm Ridge Recreation
Center for an entertaining organ
concert. The club attracts people
who play an organ, piano or keyboard as well as those who enjoy
listening to professional musicians.
The October concert will feature
Sheryl Crowfoot, a nationally acclaimed organist and entertainer.
She has been performing since age
3. She began to play the organ professionally at 12. Her musical travels have taken her to the Reno Jazz
Festival; Portland, Ore.; Laughlin
and Las Vegas, Nev. She has performed on television and radio as
well. Her talent includes writing
and arranging songs. She won
Teacher of the Year award from
Fletcher Music Center at Arrowhead, where she taught for many
years.
The club’s annual membership is
$20 per person, which includes admission to six concerts and a
newsletter three times a year. Nonmembers, guests and visitors are
welcome and may purchase tickets
at the door for $6 per concert. A
bench warmer organ player starts
at 6:30 p.m. Mark your calendars
for a very enjoyable evening. Save
Monday, Nov. 26 for Rick Anderson’s return engagement.
Information: 623-975-0023 or
623-537-9092.
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PALO VERDE
PATCHERS
Palo Verde Patchers is a quilting
group that welcomes all quilters –
expert to novice. Each month a variety of classes and workshops are
offered.
Palo Verde Patchers meets at
Kuentz Recreation Center Room 5,
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 5 to 8
p.m. Tuesday; noon to 4 p.m.
Wednesday; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday; and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. The monthly general meeting is at 12:30 p.m. the second
Tuesday of the month in the Lecture Hall at Johnson Recreation
Center. Guests are welcome.
Palo Verde Patchers have a long
history of sharing their skill and
artistry with the community by
providing quilts to the New Life
Center and to military heroes.
October is Domestic Violence
Awareness month. Our partnership
with the New Life Center of
Goodyear includes a gift of a quilt
to each woman and child entering
the shelter. This month, you will
see an example of these quilts
hanging in the Sun City West Library.
PAN CARD
Old friends are returning, come
and join us for an evening of cards.
We give free lessons to new members. This is a fun game; you’re
dealt ten cards, five at a time. Kings
and aces don’t need to match, lay
down three anytime it’s your turn
and the card you pick can be
matched to cards in your hand.
Otherwise three of the same or
three different may be played.
Spades pay twice as much. Remember, never put a card you pick
in your hand, use it with cards in
your hand by placing it on the table,
or pass it on. You also can rope
cards, it’s fun. It’s challenging something to do on Thursday
nights. We play in Beardsley Card
Room 4 from 6 to 9 Thursday and
at noon Tuesday.
Information: Roz, 623-9754100.
PEBBLEBROOK
LADY NINERS
To welcome back our Lady Niners, we will have the annual Welcome Back Breakfast and general
meeting at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct.
31 in the Acacia Room of the Palm
Ridge Rec Center. You are asked to
invite a friend who may be interested in joining the group. Election
of officers also will be conducted.
Come and greet those who went
away for the summer and those
who stayed and survived the heat.
PHOTOGRAPHY WEST
Photography West at the Beardsley Recreation Center, is a club for
Sun City West residents who enjoy
photography. Photo/Video labs
(623-544-6520) and Digital lab
(623-544-6521) are open from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Thursday. In the Photo Lab, you may use
darkrooms, mount and mat pictures, sign up for classes, get information and pay dues. The Video
and Digital labs have equipment to
convert older movie formats to
more modern technology; Photoshop Elements; slides to CD/DVD,
VHS to DVD, and transfer
records/cassettes to CDs. Website:
www.photographyscw.org. Meetings are at 10 a.m. Fridays at the
Stardust Theatre. Solo shows are in
the Photo Lab at Beardsley at 2
p.m. Oct. 5 and 19. Photography is
displayed at the Library, Lecture
Hall, Stardust, and Visitor’s Center.
Pictures and cards are available for
purchase at the Village Store.
Photography West is dedicated
to helping its members become
better photographers through instructional programs, workshops
and mentoring opportunities.
Check sign-up binders in the photo
lab. There are two competitions
each year, fall and spring, for print
and digital entries. Three classes:
beginner, advanced, master. Digital
is due Nov. 2 for Competition, Nov.
16. Prints are due Nov. 9 for Competition Nov. 30 at Palm Ridge.
Travel with us to visit and photograph points of interest in Arizona and other locations. Check
website for future trips. Social: Oktoberfest, Oct. 27.
PICKLEBALL
Welcome back Snowbirds! Time
to hit the pickleball courts! All your
favorite ladders, team play, mixers
and round robins are gearing up
again, so check the website for details.
Pickleball has been described as
ping-pong on steroids. We play
with a wood paddle and a whifflelike ball on a badminton-sized
court. With less ground to cover
than tennis, pickleball is a low-impact sport yet can be a great workout for men and women of all ages.
It’s fast or slow, competitive or
recreational, totally fun and downright addictive.
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Sound like a good time? Then,
come to our free beginner lessons
— we’ll supply the paddles, balls
and instructors. Classes are at the
Palm Ridge Recreation Center and
last about 1½ hours. Check the
website for details.
We hope to see everyone at the
General Membership Meeting.
To learn more about the SCW
Pickleball Club, visit the website at
www.scwclubs.com (click on
Pickleball).
RACQUET
The October meeting of the Racquet Club will be Tuesday, Oct. 9.
A flyer will be posted around the
tennis facilities containing more
specifics about time, location and
dining offerings. Guests and new
residents are welcome at the meeting to learn more about our club
and all its offerings and activities.
Membership dues are $5 and can
be paid at any meeting.
The West Valley Ladies Senior
Tennis League will get under way
in October. Anyone interested in
joining a 3.0, 3.5 or 4.0 team should
contact Mal Jacobson, 623-5461145, or Mary Jo Coughlin, 623214-7275, for information.
The annual Hobo Stew will be at
1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. Round
robin tennis and platform tennis
will start the event, followed by the
always delicious hobo stew. Participants should bring a can of tennis balls, a can of vegetables for the
stew, a spoon and their own beverages. The stew will be served in the
empty vegetable cans.
Platform tennis occurs Monday
through Saturday at the Johnson
courts and volleyball is starting in
October and is available in Surprise. Call Ron Majka at 623-5447220 or Dawn Wakefield at
623-271-8511 for information.
RECREATIONAL
VEHICLE
The purpose of the Sun City
West RV Club is to foster and promote our members’ interest in, and
enjoyment of, recreational vehicles.
Our members travel together,
sometimes just to Lake Pleasant or
as far away as Eastern Canada.
This year, scheduled caravans
took our members to the Tucson
Rodeo, Silicon Valley in California,
the Oregon Coast, Branson, Mo.,
Palm Springs Follies and many
other interesting places throughout
the United States.
Members who have given up
their RVs still remain in the club to
enjoy friendships with other members.
We meet at the R.H. Johnson Social
Hall.
The
general
meeting/potluck suppers with entertainment are at 5:15 p.m. the first
Tuesday following the first Monday of the month. January 2013
meeting will be Jan. 15.
Caravan meetings are at 8:30
a.m. the fourth Tuesday of every
month. We discuss upcoming caravan trips as well as those already
taken.
Our caravan in October will be
to the Northern New Mexico Balloon Fiesta and includes 10 days of
fun.
Come visit with us at the upcoming annual R.H. Johnson Upper
Arts and Crafts Chartered Clubs
Open House from 10 a.m. to noon
Oct. 10. Coffee and snacks will be
a available, so stop by and say hi.
Information: Jean Jones, 623544-1205.
RHYTHM TAPPERS
Plans are well under way for the
Rhythm Tappers winter show,
which will be Nov. 30, Dec. 1 and
Dec. 2. Tickets will go on sale from
10 a.m. to noon Oct. 8 at the Stardust Theatre box office. Ticket
sales will continue until the show
dates.
An open house will be from 10
a.m. to noon Nov. 3 at the Palm
Ridge Dance Studio. Come and get
involved in tap and jazz dancing or
our Jazzy Poms, the parade group
that goes out in the community.
The open house is open to all SCW
residents. Please wear comfortable
shoes, or you may borrow shoes
based on availability of sizes.
Registration will take place in
November for classes that begin
the week of Jan. 2. Plan to attend
the next general meeting at 6:30
p.m. Nov. 12 in the Acacia Room
at Palm Ridge.
RIP ‘N’ SEW
The Quilt for Vets group is on the
way to reaching the goal of 100 or
more quilts for a November delivery date. Last year, the Quilters delivered more than 100 quilts to vets
in local hospitals. Red, white and
blue or patriotic themed fabrics are
used to make the quilts. The group
welcomes cotton fabrics of all
types and colors. Leave your donation at the club during open hours.
For a list of classes, check the
calendar online at the website, or
check the calendar in the clubroom.
Rip ‘n’ Sew is a group of Sun
City West residents (both men and
Club Corner
women) that joins together to share
their love of sewing, quilting and/or
machine embroidery.
Members may use the clubroom
and the equipment for their own
sewing projects. The clubroom is
open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
through Saturday; and 4 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday.
Additionally, the clubroom is
open for classes. Rip ‘n’ Sew is
next to the Village Store at R.H.
Johnson Rec Center.
To participate, you must have a
current rec card, join the club, complete an orientation class and a lesson on the Juki sewing machine.
Come for a tour of the clubroom
during open hours.
Information: 623-546-4050 or
Ann, 623 546-1518.
ROCKHOUNDS WEST
Rockhounds West is a geology
club for people who are interested
in gaining knowledge of mineralogy and earth sciences as they
apply to the many spectacular areas
of Arizona and the Southwest. We
collect and study rocks and minerals and learn as we go. Newcomers
are always welcome and are taught
by knowledgeable collectors.
Our season kickoff starts at 9
a.m. Oct. 8 with breakfast at
Denny’s (just west of McDonald’s
on Grand Avenue.) The fall schedule, including socials and field trips,
will be announced at that time.
Prospective members are invited to
attend this event.
Information: Ruth, 623-5847804 or Nancy, 623-214-9045.
SCRAPBOOKING,
PAPER CRAFTS
& MORE
Scrapbooking, Paper Crafts &
More Club meets from 6 to 9 p.m.
Wednesday; from 12:30 to 4 p.m.
Friday; from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 4 and Oct. 18. We
love drop-ins. Club president Fran
Mills may be reached by calling
623-594-1631. The club also is online at www.rcscw.com, click on
Scrapbooking.
The month of October is full of
Open Workshops, as well as some
free classes. Check the clubroom
for additional information.
The club board meeting is Oct.
18 in the Agave Room. All Scrapbooking members are invited to attend.
Lois Swanson will be leading the
Scrapbookers in making Cards for
the Troops Friday, Oct. 19.
October 31 is Halloween, and
Scrapbooking, Paper Crafts &
623-544-6100
More will celebrate it with a food
drive to benefit Valley View Food
Bank. All canned goods, checks,
etc., may be brought prior to the
general meeting. Election of Officers will be the topic.
SHUFFLEBOARD
The new roll-out courts are ready
for play. All present and past members are invited to come down and
play on the courts and express their
opinion of the roll-out courts and
their playability. October hours of
play will resume at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday and at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The October general meeting and
pizza dinner will be at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26 in the Acacia Room at
Palm Ridge. A sign-up sheet for the
event will be posted in the shuffleboard court room. Diane Chaney
will attend, address the meeting and
offer help in boosting membership.
SINGLES
Thursday, Oct. 4 – 11 a.m. –
Bocce at R.H. Johnson Rec Center.
Call Peter S., 623-546-0075 or
Quint H., 480-336-8729. (first and
third Thursday until summer)
Wednesday, Oct. 10 – 1 p.m.
General Meeting at Palm Ridge
Rec Center; arrive 12:45 for sign
in. Program to follow with cake
and coffee.
Friday, Oct. 12 – 4 to 7 p.m.
Potluck Social at Beardsley Park.
Bring a dish to share and BYOB.
Call Carol S at 623-255-4965 for
info.
Wednesday, Oct. 17 – 5 p.m. –
Tivoli Gardens Dinner. Music at 6,
12555 W. Bell Road, Surprise.
Hosted by Vel U. and Jane A., call
623-214-6727 or 623-594-0041.
Thursday, Oct. 18 – 11 a.m. –
Bocce at R.H. Johnson Rec Center.
Call Peter S., 623-546-0075 or
Quint H., 480-336-8729.
Tuesday, Oct. 30 – 5:45 p.m. –
Mexican Train (Dominoes) at
Beardsley Center, Chicory Room.
Bring a snack (finger food) to share
and BYOB. Just show up! Call
Carol S. for information, 623-2554965.
Sunday: Every Sunday in October, free concert at 7 p.m. in Beardsley Park. Bring your chair and join
us. Concessions open at 5 p.m. if
you want to eat there or just buy
sodas or ice cream. Call Carol S.
for information, 623-255-4965.
SOFTBALL
SCW residents can sign up any
time for official ball that starts Oct.
30 and ends in April. Emphasis is
on fun and camaraderie. The National league is more recreational
and the American more advanced.
Enjoy dozens of special events.
Play is Tuesdays and Thursdays
at SCW/SC fields starting at 8:30
a.m. There are 26-28 teams of 12
players. Eleven play at a time including rover and four outfielders.
The cost of $25 per year (plus $50
the first year) includes uniform. All
you’ll need for senior slow-pitch
12-inch softball is a bat, glove, softball shoes.
Open practices, tournaments and
Farm Team play are on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Information:
Dick
Lemoine
623-760-5456 or www.azsrsoftball.com
Women’s Softball: Play begins
in November. Stay tuned for times
and dates. Join the action even if
you haven’t played for years. Information: Carol Bowden at 623-3375131.
70s Softball League: National
League players who are 70 or older
make up four teams from SCW
and SC. The Saturday morning
games start in October. Information: Jack Harrison, 623-556-4845.
Friday Coed League: There are
six fun teams with 12-13 players
starting in October. It’s a fun league
with no stats or standings. Information: Barb Waddell, 623-975-1781.
SPANISH
¡Hola amigos! El otoño está
aquí. (Hello friends! Autumn is
here.) Would you like to learn to
speak some Spanish? Club Español will offer classes in October
at the beginning, intermediate and
advanced levels at Beardsley Rec
Center. Some of the classes will
focus on conversation, others on introducing all aspects of the language and some on more advanced
verbs and grammar. Club dues are
$10 for the year and the classes are
free.
Attend our general fall meeting
from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday,
Oct. 5, at the R.H. Johnson Rec
Center Lecture Hall. You will learn
about our Spanish classes and fiestas, meet the teachers and other students, and have the opportunity to
join the Spanish Club.
Club Español has several wonderful fiestas each year. The Margarita Fiesta will be Nov. 8 at Palm
Ridge Rec Center. The fiestas are
fun! Olé!
Call Spanish Club President Dan
Mesch, 623-444-8483, to be on the
notification list for fall classes. New
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members are always welcome.
Have fun with us as we learn some
Spanish.
I n f o r m a t i o n :
www.scwclubs.com; scroll to the
category “Social Clubs” and click
on Club Español.
SPORTSMAN’S
The Sportsman’s Club is for residents who enjoy outdoor activities
and social events. For membership
information call Jim at 623-5561377. The club offers birding, fishing, hiking, horseback riding,
back-road trips, trap/skeet shooting,
fly-tying, rafting, men’s and
women’s target shooting, motorcycle riding, travel opportunities and
numerous social events. Meetings
take place September through April
and feature speakers with interesting programs relating to Arizona.
The October general meeting
will be a 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15,
in the R.H. Johnson Social Hall.
Three social functions during the
year include the Fall Festival at
Palm Ridge Rec Center Oct. 30,
the Holiday Dinner Dance at Briarwood Country Club Dec. 5, and
the Spring Festival.
Membership is $5 per person per
year.
Information:
website
at
www.scwclubs.com/sportsman.
STAINED GLASS
The Stained Glass Club is a place
where you can work with beautiful
pieces of glass and create art. By art
I mean windows, pictures, shadow
boxes, jewelry, plates, dishes,
vases, lampshades and anything
you can think you want to create.
The club has hundreds of patterns
with which to work. Also, we have
a computer program which can
take a picture and transform it into
a pattern. Taking the pattern, you
can try out colors and see how the
pattern will be transformed into a
completed piece. We have kilns so
you can meld pieces of colorful
glass into plates, dishes, figures,
jewelry and whatever your imagination can design.
In addition to working at the
club, we also have regular social
events. We thoroughly enjoy getting to know each other. We have
an ongoing project of making
stained glass angels to send to the
troops who are recovering from injuries in the hospital.
We would love to introduce you
the art of Stained Glass. Check out
the club at Palm Ridge Recreation
Center. We are open from 8 a.m. to
OCTOBER 2012
4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Provisional evening hours are also
an option.
Information: 623-544-6586.
SUN WEST ART
Come visit our club located at the
rear of Kuentz Recreation Center.
Our gallery has pictures for sale,
and classes begin after the first club
meeting in October.
Everyone is invited to the
monthly general meeting from 1 to
3 p.m. the second Monday of every
month between October and April.
We feature a demo by a visiting
artist and serve refreshments.
Workshops are from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Saturday. They are a good
way to get acquainted with your
creative side.
Joann Matthews presents Animals in Motion Oct. 13 and Wendell Bertelsen teaches Chinese
Brush Painting. $45 for each workshop.
Two of our teachers instruct all
year:
Nancy Hewes teaches an all
media design class from 9 a.m. to
noon Monday, cost $52.
Val Anderson teaches mixed
media acrylics from 1 to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, cost $52.
In October these classes will be
added:
Mardelle Driscoll teaches a
drawing class in all media from 9
a.m. to noon Tuesday starting Oct.
9. Cost $52.
Bonnie Kitchens’ oils and
acrylics class is from 9 a.m. to noon
Thursday, starting Oct. 4. Cost $60.
Kathie Neal teaches watercolor
in ways that make it easy from 9
a.m. to noon Friday starting Oct. 5.
Cost $60.
THEATRE WEST
Theatre West’s monthly meeting
will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.
16. President Bernie Meagher will
conduct the business meeting, followed by the program. Vard Miller
will present a one-man show. The
program will showcase Charles
Darrow. All members of Theatre
West are welcome along with their
invited guests.
If you are interested in volunteering for a main stage production,
now is the time to volunteer. Work
is going on now for “The Sensuous
Senator.” You can volunteer to
work backstage with props, ushering and technical aspects of a theater production. Call Darlene, the
assistant director of “The Sensuous
Senator,” at 623-544-4571.
Information: Bernie, 623-2497213.
Club Corner
TOY-KI SILVER
The fall and winter schedule has
started; there will be a basic silver
class offered from Oct. 1-17. The
lost wax class has started, but more
will be offered throughout the winter. Come in and take a tour of the
workrooms, see what the members
are making, and maybe you will
decide to join the group. The club
has various social events during the
year, and the art and craft fair is always an important day. Toy-Ki Silver is open to any resident of Sun
City West with a valid rec card. We
are open from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Monday to Friday, in the R.H.
Johnson Rec Center.
Information: 623-584-8153.
WATER FITNESS
This is low impact aerobic and
gentle stretching to a music CD.
We meet at Beardsley pool from 9
to 10 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday year round and at the R.H.
Johnson pool Monday through the
warmer months, and then move indoors to the Palm Ridge Pool from
8-9 a.m. Friday for the “winter season” from mid-November to midMarch. Come out and join us,
water exercise gives lots of opportunity to do something for yourself,
your heart and joints and have fun
at the same time.
All rec card holders are welcome. Dues are $5 per year
payable by check. Hope to see you
there.
There will be a luncheon from
11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 14, in Summit Hall B at Palm
Ridge Rec Center, catered by Personal Touch. Sign up will be at the
pools, along with more information
on cost and the menu.
Information: Gale Garcia 623975-1336 or Bob Knight 623-4660346.
WESTERNAIRES
Westernaires tickets go on sale
Monday from 9 a.m. to noon Oct.
29 in the Stardust Theatre lobby for
the December concert. Through
Thursday of the first week and for
following weeks, tickets will be
sold from 10 a.m. to noon Monday
to Thursday. The December concert, “Christmas, the World Over,”
will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday,
Saturday and Monday Dec. 7, 8
and 10; and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
9 in Stardust Theatre at the corner
of R.H. Johnson and Stardust
boulevards. The price for a reserved ticket is $7.
Director Janet Hochstatter is tak-
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ing the Westernaires and the audience around the world. The chorus
has been back to work on the music
for a month. Songs with a Spanish
flair and also Italian, English,
French, Irish, Australian and Austrian are included in the concert. Of
course, American Christmas favorites are well represented. Begin
the holiday season with the Westernaires, family and friends enjoying the music of “Christmas, the
World Over.”
WESTERNERS
SQUARE DANCE
The Westerners Square Dance
Club will have a special Halloween
Dance Oct. 25 with Mike Sikorsky
calling and Anne Brownrigg cueing rounds. We will return to the
winter schedule Mainstream and
Plus Dancing on Thursdays with
Lee Hailey. Workshop will be at 6
p.m., dancing from 7 to 9. On the
first Thursday of every month,
Anne Brownrigg will join us with
pre-rounds at 6:45 and Rounds between tips from 7 to 9. For those
who like Advanced Square Dancing, Chuck Hansen will be calling
in the north end of the Social Hall
from 7 to 9 p.m. each Thursday. All
dances will be in the R.H. Johnson
Social Hall. All Sun City West residents and their invited guests are
welcome to join the fun. Square
Dance attire please.
Information: 623-322-5201.
WOMEN’S SOCIAL
The Women’s Social Club meets
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to
Saturday at the Kuentz Rec Center.
The club is open to all residents
with a valid recreation card. Dues
for new members are $15, which
includes a name tag. Renewal is
$10 a year. There is a $5 penalty for
renewal after the last day of February. The first Monday of every
month is Bunco at 3:30 p.m. Every
Tuesday is no partner bridge starting at 12:30 p.m. Every Thursday
is game day at 12:30 p.m., when
members can learn new games
being offered.
The third Monday of the month
is salad luncheon day. You must
bring a salad or dessert to feed 8 to
10 people to attend the club on this
day. The club will open at 1 p.m.
for those not attending the luncheon. Also don’t forget to sign up if
you are attending the luncheon. We
are looking forward to the Snowbirds returning. Hope you had a
great summer wherever you were.
Information: 623-546-4236.
YOGA
Fall classes are back in session,
and now is the perfect time to learn
some new skills or refresh old ones.
In October, club classes, such as
meditation, chair yoga and Pilates
are starting up again. Have you
considered joining the Yoga Club?
Yoga can be done at any age and
skill level. There are many adaptations available, so anyone can participate. Yoga has been practiced
for thousands of years. Yoga makes
you more aware of the body’s postures, movements and alignments.
It also helps its devotees deal with
stress and pressure. If you want to
be more fit, feel more energetic,
confident and at peace, check out a
yoga class. Yoga can help you
achieve your goals. You can join
yoga at anytime throughout the
year. Just bring your current recreation card to your first class. Annual membership dues are only $5.
As a member of the club, you may
attend any and all classes after paying the class fees. Check out our
class schedule and meet our instructors at www.scwclubs.com
and look for Yoga Club.
Information: Joan, 623-2146760.
ZYMURGY
Zymurgy means fermentation:
making beer, wine and other cordial drinks. Join the Z-Club at our
events as we raise funds to build the
equipment needed to make our
very own microbrewery and winemaking system. Visit the website
www.scwZymurgyClub.com to
see what’s brewing and to RSVP to
our upcoming events open to all:
Sept.
21:
MusZart
(Music/Art/Wine) - Kuentz Courtyard.F
Sept. 28: Summer Survival Party
- Palm Ridge, Summit Hall A.
Oct. 12: Z-Club Oktoberfest Palm Ridge, Summit Hall A.
Oct.
19:
MusZart
(Music/Art/Wine) - Kuentz Courtyard.
Oct. 31: Halloween Happy Hour
- Sports Pavilion.
Nov.
16:
MusZart
(Music/Art/Wine) - Kuentz Courtyard.
Nov. 30: Holiday Box Wine
Tasting - Boomers Clubhouse at
Kuentz Rec Center.
Dec.
21:
MusZart
(Music/Art/Wine) - Kuentz Courtyard.
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Submit All States Club
news by the first day of each
month (for the next month’s
publication) to [email protected]. All submissions for November
2012 are due by Oct. 1. If
you do not have a computer,
please print and mail to
22211 Lobo Lane, Sun City
West, AZ 85375.
ALL STATES
A new place to take your groups is
the Silver Star Playhouse, formerly
Broadway Palms Theater, in Mesa.
For information, call Jean at 623-2148150 or go online and search for Silver Star Playhouse. It sounds like a
fun place to take a group, and the purchase of food is optional.
The date of the next Presidents’
meeting will be announced in October,
we will send announcements to all
Presidents and also the date of our
first meeting will be published in this
column next month, please watch for
those. Thank you.
IDAHO
A special year is coming up for the
Idaho Club. Our membership has
grown to 136 members. Anyone who
has any affiliation with the state of
Idaho is more than welcome to become part of this fun-loving group.
Regular schedule activities for
Idaho Club:
First Saturday of every month –
breakfast meeting at 8:30 a.m. at the
Golden Corral on Grand Avenue. If
you want to meet and make new
friends, you will love this group. Call
Gen at 623-584-6083 for reservations.
First and third Fridays starting Sept.
21, men’s and women’s bridge and
backyard bridge and lunch at 5 &
Diner at 10:30 a.m. Call Gen at 623584-6083 for bridge, Joyce at 623523-4407 for backyard bridge and
Mona at 623-242-8343 for hand and
foot.
Monthly, January through April,
couple card games, call 623-242-8343
for marathon bridge and 623-5234407 for hand and foot.
Special events throughout the year
include:
October (date tba) — Welcome
back Snowbirds Ice Cream Social.
Call Joe at 208-660-5775.
Dec. 6 - the annual Christmas party
at I & J Fountain restaurant, El Mirage
and Bell roads. Call John at 623-9754213.
January 2013 - A play or movie at
the Stardust Theatre. Call John at 623975-4213.
March 2013 - A day at the Surprise
ballpark. Half-price day at the park to
watch an exciting baseball game,
$12.50 per person. Call Freeman at
623-249-7236.
March 2013 - Golf at Grandview
Golf Course, $40 green fees, $10 cart,
if needed, $10 prize fee – shotgun
start, usually around 10 a.m., 18 holes,
no handicap needed. Call Tom at 623546-5784.
March 2013 - Brunch at Rancho de
los Caballeros, Wickenburg. Libations
followed by a grand buffet. Call Jerry
at 623-444-4050.
April 2013 - A grand send off to the
snowbirds. Picnic and bingo at Beard-
OCTOBER 2012
All States Club
sley Park, Ramada 7, noon to 5 p.m.
Cost is $4 for hamburgers/hot dogs
and condiments. BYOB and drinks.
Call Joe at 208-660-5775.
Information: Joe at 208-660-5775.
IOWA
The Iowa Club is having a fall Picnic in the Park Saturday, Oct. 27 at
Beardsley Park. Food will be catered
by Texas Roadhouse and includes
BBQ chicken, pulled pork, cut corn,
coleslaw and rolls. Price is $8 per
member and $10 for guests. Send your
reservation to The Iowa Club c/o Joe
Brown, 18038 W. Port Au Prince
Lane, Surprise, AZ 85374.
Dec. 8, a chartered bus will take
members to lunch and the matinee of
the Barleen Family Christmas Show at
the Arizona Opry Dinner Theatre. A
signup sheet will be available at the
picnic. Space is limited to the first 56
people who pay, so secure your place
early. Price should be about $45.
Membership in the Iowa Club is
$10, so join today to get in on the
great events being planned. Forms are
available on the Iowa Club brochure
at PORA or you can request one from
[email protected]. We hope to
hear from you soon.
KANSAS
Information: Jean, 623-546-0557.
MONTANA
Montana Club - Valley of the Sun
welcomes all Big Sky residents and
friends to the 2012-2013 season. The
kick-off event will be the Annual
Montana Club Fall Picnic at Beardsley Park in Sun City West Thursday,
Nov. 15. Watch for details next
month. Other events will be scheduled throughout the winter months,
with details to follow.
Information: Linda, 623-584-5046
or Karen, 623-362-8622.
NEBRASKA
Men’s Breakfast is at 6:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Hole in One Restaurant,
13574 Camino del Sol, Sun City West.
Co-ed breakfast is at 9 a.m. Saturday
at Tivoli Gardens Restaurant, 12555
W. Bell Road, Surprise. No reservations needed for either breakfast.
Bridge luncheon is at 11:30 a.m. the
third Friday monthly at My Favorite
Martin’s Restaurant, 17300 N. Sun
Village Pkwy, Surprise. Call 623-3222442. Visit scneclubnaz.com for news
and pictures.
NEW ENGLAND
MICHIGAN
To All The Ships at Sea: The Club
will have a Welcome Back Breakfast
by Classic Catering in the Sun City
West Foundation’s Quail Room, Saturday, Oct. 20. Details will be in the
October Newsletter. This is being
written as I overlook the ocean with
the Boston Skyline in the distance and
boats dancing on their moorings. The
breezes are cool and enjoyable, so I’ll
be brief. We are always looking for
new members from Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut and Rhode Island to share our
Arizona lifestyle. Come on board!
Information: 623-975-3482 or 623584-8038.
MINNESOTA
Come join us for breakfast at Lou’s
Tivoli Gardens at 8:30 a.m. Monday,
Oct. 1, and lunch at Lou’s Tivoli Gardens at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Oct.
17. Everyone pays his/her own
check.
Current fall activities are Oct. 31 Arizona Broadway Theatre matinee
production of “Oklahoma;” Nov. 14 lunch at Rancho de los Caballeros in
Wickenburg (with door prizes); and
Dec. 12 - Christmas Party at the Sun
City Country Club. Details when fliers
are sent out.
Information: Richard, 623-2146201.
The Kansas Club welcomes members back for a new season with an
Octoberfest Oct. 23 in the Webb
Room at the SCW Foundation, R.H.
Johnson and Stardust boulevards. Refreshments will include beer and
brats.
Future activities include AZ Broadway (a Sunday matinee), Kansas Day
Pig Roast, Valentine Party, Pizza Party
and an Ice Cream Social.
Information: 623-214-9829 or 623776-6088.
Michiganders! Starting off the season is a “Welcome Back Breakfast”
scheduled for Nov. 5. For information/reservations call Sandy or John at
623-544-4488. If you haven’t attended
a Michigan Club function, this breakfast will be a great time to join us and
begin a season of fun, sharing common interests. This is a wonderful opportunity to catch up on what’s
happened during the summer for
Snowbirds and stay-at-home people as
well as greeting new members.
Watch for details of other events in
later issues of Rec Center News.
Information: Jim, 623-544-7601.
October is finally here! A very long,
hot summer! But the cooler temps
should remind us the first fall get together for the Minnesota Club will be
breakfast at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 at
the Sun City Country Club, 9433 N.
107th Ave. Reservations for this event
must be made by Oct. 29, so be sure
to get your reservation in. We have a
very short window to respond, so
please watch your mail for the announcement and reservation form.
The cost will be $10 per person.
Guests are welcome.
Membership dues for 2013 are now
payable at $5 per person. Dues may be
added with your reservation for the
breakfast. For those who like to plan
ahead, mark your calendar for the
Christmas Holiday Luncheon Saturday, Dec. 1.
OHIO
OREGON
The State of Oregon Club invites all
current or past Oregonians and guests
to the annual Welcome Back Pizza
Party at 4:45 p.m. Nov. 9 in the
Quail/Coyote Rooms of the Sun City
West Foundation. The cost is $10 per
person for pizza, salad and coffee. You
are invited to bring your beverage of
choice. For information or to RSVP,
please
email
[email protected] or call
503-580-4636 or 623 214-3696.
PENNSYLVANIA
Oktoberfest is just around the corner for our members and guests. We’ll
be meeting Saturday, Oct. 20 in the
Webb Room at the Sun City West
Foundation Building. A catered buffet
dinner will be served from 5 to 6 p.m.
The menu will include grilled brats,
roasted chicken, sauerkraut, kugelis,
Bavarian green beans, rye bread, coffee, iced tea and German chocolate
cake. Entertainment will be provided
by “Remember When” and include
polkas as well as music from the ’50s
and ’60s. Cost is $19 for members and
$21 for guests. The reservation deadline is Oct. 12. Call Phyllis at 623584-1917 for information.
The Musical Instrument Museum
tour will be Tuesday, Nov. 13. Departure is at 9 a.m. from Sun City
West. Tour includes transportation,
driver and guide gratuities, admission
to the museum and a guided tour. We
look forward experiencing the history
of musical instruments throughout the
world. Members and guests are welcome. The cost is $49 per person.
Lunch will be on our own at the café
inside the museum. Contact Barbara at
623-975-0561 by Oct. 3 or Bev at
623-399-6545 after Oct. 3. Please note
that payment is due by Oct. 3. A cancellation policy on this tour states that
a refund in full will be given if a cancellation is prior to Oct. 3 but there is
no refund of a cancellation after Oct.
3.
WASHINGTON STATE
It’s just about time to see the Snowbirds rolling back into Sun City West.
Hopefully, it will cool off a bit before
that, this has been a very hot and
humid summer.
We are planning a lot of great
events for the new season. The first
event will be an Octoberfest evening
at the Quail Coyote room of the Foundation with a super menu of German
potato salad, grilled brats, buns, sauerkraut, chicken schnitzel, red cabbage
and apple salad, and for desert, Black
Forest Cake, coffee, water and beer.
We will also have live German
music for dancing and listening, so get
out your dancing shoes and practice
up on your “Chicken Dance” and
polkas. This was a lot of fun last year
so don’t miss it, mark Oct. 27 on your
calendar. Guests are invited to attend
and may call 623-214-8150 for information and book early.
Nov. 27 is the annual Wine &
Cheese night, in the Summit Hall A at
Palm Ridge. This is also the annual
meeting - which is always very short
- and then we enjoy the rest of the
evening meeting new members, renewing our friendships with old members and tasting the wine and goodies.
This is the only event during the season that guests cannot attend. Best of
all remember it is a freebie!
The wine and cheese coupons and
information will be in the Washington
Club newsletter at the end of September. To make your reservation, send in
your coupon and a check for $5 per
person and when you sign in at the
door that evening you get your original check back. If you do not show up,
your check is considered a donation to
the club to help cover the expenses.
The Christmas event will be Dec. 8
at the former Broadway Palms theater,
now known as the Silver Star Playhouse, a comedy, called “The Nutcracker Suite with Men in Tights.” It
is about a small town in Arizona
whose mayor, in order to save the
town from financial disaster, decided
to put on a show. And what better than
to do the Christmas show, “The Nutcracker?” There is just one problem,
623-544-6100
no one in town knows anything about
ballet, and to make things worse, the
famous man they hired - sight unseen
- to play the lead role, is a past-histime blowhard with an ego as big as
his stomach. Hilarity ensues as the
production goes on - really a funny
comedy, so come join us for this event
and enjoy the show.
The playhouse no longer serves big
meals, but offers pizza, wraps of various kinds, hamburgers, appetizers and
scrumptious desserts and soft drinks.
There is a cash bar for those who prefer alcohol and you can order what
you want and pay for it yourself as it
is not included in the ticket price. You
do not have to order anything to eat –
it’s up to you, our cost is only for the
bus and the show ticket. That gives
you the option of not eating if you
don’t want to or just ordering what
you want and paying for it yourself.
Keep Dec. 8 on your calendar as there
are only 40 seats. If you are interested
send in your coupons from the club
newsletter with your checks for the
show and bus and driver’s tip. If you
have not paid your dues for 2012 you
will not receive a club newsletter, so
if you want to get one, send in your
2012 dues of $10 per person as soon
as possible, paying now will carry you
from now through all of 2013.
Guests are welcome, and anyone
can call me for information on getting
tickets and our bus transportation
from Sun City West for the show at
623-214-8150. Incidentally, we have
great seats, and they will go to first
come, first serve. This is a real bargain
and promises lots of fun. Book early
to get a seat, call 623-214-8150.
Coupons and more info in the September club newsletter.
Jan. 20 is the annual two-night trip
to Laughlin at the Aquarius hotel including meals.
Feb. 23 is the annual crab feed, oh,
yummy! More info in the September
issue of the Washington State Club
Newsletter or call 623-214-8150 for
any events.
Note: We have cancelled the program for Les Miserables that was to
be in November due to the 2012 election.
WISCONSIN
You know you are a true Wisconsinite when you stayed there the whole
summer this year. Wow, do you believe the crazy hot, muggy and no rain
summer we had? Welcome back, Wiscos. Hope you all had a great time and
are ready to enjoy the upcoming club
events. We have some exciting events
coming up in the future.
The first event will be the “Welcome Back” picnic at Beardsley Park
Ramadas 1, 2 and 3 Nov. 16. We will
have a band named “ Strings n
Things”
playing
for
the
occasion. They are an acoustics
strings assemble. Members pay $8,
guests, $10. Call Lyle at 602-5241568 for information. A delicious
lunch will be catered.
A holiday dinner with music will be
Dec. 4 at Briarwood Country Club.
Call Linda at 623-399-8237 for information.
We welcome any Wisconsinites
who are new to the area and want to
join our club. Call membership chairwoman Joanne at 623-486-3784. For
general information, call President
Bob at 623-399-8237. The website is
www.scwclubs.com/wi.