Communication Is A Two-Way Street: Uptown Angels Perform Free Memorial Day Concert

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Communication is a two-way street
Uptown Angels perform

free Memorial Day Concert
The Uptown Angels will bring their toe-tapping choreography, vintage
costumes and wonderful harmonies to the R.H. Johnson Social Hall
at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 27, as the Recreation Centers of Sun City
West celebrates Memorial Day. The Uptown Angels are two delightful
ladies whose spot-on act features songs from the 1920s through
1960s, including Dont Sit Under the Apple Tree and Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. Other patriotic selections ranging from God Bless
America to the Armed Forces Melody will round out the performance. The event is free and open to the community. Water and soda
will be available for purchase.
The Election is over and done

with. The results are in and weve all
moved on, right? Well, not quite.
Staff and Governing Board members have learned a great deal from
this election and will use the experience to guide us in future endeavors.
First and foremost, we heard from
you that you want more information
from us. We will do our best to deliver, starting with this story. Here
we are acknowledging that we can
do a better job communicating, and
we would love to hear your ideas on
how we can do that. But were also
asking you to help us because the
best communication is two-way
communication.
While some residents feel we
dont communicate enough, we
(staff and Governing Board Directors) often wonder if anyones out
there listening to the information we
share! So, lets all promise to do a
better job communicating. We ask
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Real Tones make a splash at June 8 Pool Party

The Real Tones, who made
their Sun City West debut last
year, will headline this years
Pool Party, which begins 6
p.m. Friday, June 8, at the R.H.
Johnson Outdoor Pool.
Tickets go on sale April 30;
Walgreens Charity Classic kicks off April 28

The inaugural Walgreens
Charity Classic kicks off Satur-
day, April 28, at Grandview

Golf Course in Sun City West
WalgreensCharity Classic Schedule of Events

Friday, April 27:
9 a.m., ProAm Shotgun; Awards reception to follow
Saturday, April 28:
8 a.m., Walgreens Healthy Living Expo; open through end of play
9 a.m., Walgreens Charity Classic first round begins
10:30 a.m., Walgreens Birdie Walk on Back 9, through end of play
Sunday, April 29:
8 a.m., Walgreens Healthy Living Expo; open through end of play
9 a.m., Walgreens Charity Classic second round begins
10:30 a.m., Walgreens Birdie Walk on Back 9, through end of play
End ofPlay, Champions Trophy and Check Presentation, 18th Green
Last shuttle departs from Grandview Clubhouse one hour after play.
when 40 LPGA Legends

golfers will face off in a twoday tournament featuring a
$200,000 purse.
The weekend event features
the Walgreens Healthy Living
Expo in the driving range area
beginning 8 a.m. Saturday,
April 28, and running through
residents are $12 and nonresidents are $14. No tickets will

be sold at the door.
Were pleased to announce
the Texas Roadhouse will be
catering this years affair. The
dinner includes a 4 ounce
chicken, 4 ounce pulled pork,

corn, cole slaw and dinner role.
Root beer floats will be available for dessert. Iced tea and
lemonade also will be served.
2012-13 Proposed Budget

Please see Pages 8 & 9 of this Rec Center News for the Proposed
201213 Budget. The General Manager will present this information
in upcoming budget forums:1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, in theRHJ
Social Hall; 9 a.m. Tuesday,May 1, in the Social Hall; and 6 p.m.
Thursday, May 3, in the Lecture Hall. Please plan to attend one of
these important sessions!
Inside this Rec Center News

All States Club.....................28
Bowling.........................14
Calendar..............................6
Club Contacts.....................13
Club Corner................... 2127
CommunityNews................10
Events.................................20
Financials...........................7
Golf...............................1617
Governing Board.................4
Library...............................11
Movies............................20
Phone Numbers..................13
PORA...............................10
Travel............................1819
Village Store........................15
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Expanded Johnson Fitness

reopens with May 1 ceremony
Sun City West residents are
advised that the newly expanded R.H. Johnson Fitness
Center will reopen at 8 a.m.
Tuesday, May 1, with a short
ribbon cutting ceremony.
The fitness area expanded
from 1,551 square feet to 2,925
square feet, and features a cardio room and a weight room.
The weight room has two
smith machines, a circuit to
work particular muscle groups,
dumbbells up to 100 pounds,
two dual pulley machines and
two different styles of barbells.
The cardio room is outfitted
with Life Fitness equipment.
Professionals from Life Fitness
will be onsite May 1 to acquaint residents with the equip-
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GrandReopening
8 a.m. Tuesday, May 1
RHJohnsonRec Center
ment.
The facility has been closed
since Jan. 2 as part of an overall update that included renovations to the restrooms,
outdoor showers and monitors
station. The project was delayed for about five weeks due
to rain, which pushed the opening date back by about a
month.
Residents are encouraged to
attend the ribbon cutting and
check out their expanded fitness center!
Get rid of old prescriptions

The
Drug
Enforcement
Agency
and
Maricopa
CountySheriffs Office are
partnering to
help you properly dispose of
unused or expired prescription medication.
Safe disposal of these medicines will be available between
10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday,
April 28, at the SunCityWest
MAY 2012
Fire
District,
13431 W. Deer
Va l l e y D r i v e ;
and the SunCity
West
Posse
Building, 20450
Stardust Blvd.
No liquids of
needles will be
accepted
at
these sites.
Last years event saw a great
turnout, so please take advantage of this great opportunity to
safely dispose of your unused
medications.
Eagles tribute band lives

it up Hotel California style
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 Californiahas 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 Henleys famous Dirty Laundry.
Tickets are on sale now. Tickets for residents
are $10. Non-resident tickets are $12. Tickets will
be $15 the day of the show.
Movies in the Park series features

Hollywoods Big Screen hits!
The Rec Centers brings back the popular
Movies in the Park series in May. Four
first-run movies will be shown in Beardsley Park on the big 16-feet x 9-feet screen.
Concessions popcorn, ice

cream, drinks
and chips will be available for purchase. The
movies will
begin at 7
p.m. or sunset. Bring a
blanket
or
chair
and
enjoy an affordable
night at the
movies
FREE!
Movies to
be shown are
War Horse, May 5; We Bought a Zoo,
May 12; Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, May 19; and The Help, May 26.
First-run
movies to be
shown in
Beardsley
Park on the
big screen are
from left, Mission Impossible - Ghost
Protocol, We
Bought a Zoo,
The Help
and War
Horse.
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2013 editions of Top Hat, Cruise Ship series

begin advance ticket sales
TOP HAT SERIES 2013
A new season of enjoyment
begins in January 2013, when
the Top Hat Series kicks off.
Four shows of musical entertainment offer a broad spectrum
of talent.
Jerry Pruntys Missouri
Opry, Jan. 10, 2013
The
Missouri
Opry
presents
music
rangi n g
from
country standards to Big Band swing
tunes of the 1940s and rock n
roll hits of the 1950s. The
music is mixed with humor and
showmanship to produce an unforgettable performance
Monica Heuser, A Tribute
A Tribute Concert
Concert, Remember Patsy
Cline, Feb. 7, 2013
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.
Heuser is a successful cabaret
artist as well as a one-woman
show.
The Alley Cats, Feb. 21,
2013
The Alley Cats formed at
Fullerton College in 1987 and
have made it to the forefront of
a cappella music with timeless
Doo-Wop classics and zany im-
provisational
comedy.
The
group has performed
with
celebrities such
as The Beach
Boys and Rascal
Flatts, and have
entertained audiences for more
than 20 years,
earning them the
title of Americas
Premier
D o o - Wo p
Group.
Roslyn Kind
Live, March 7,
2013
Roslyn Kind is
a
dynamic,
multi-talented
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. She is
equally at home on stage,
screen and disc. Don
Heckman of the Los Angeles Times said, Forget
that Roslyn Kind is Barbra Streisands kid sister.
Shes too good and too
special to have to worry
about comparisons.
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
Bob Anderson with piano

accompaniment, Jan. 4, 2013
Bob Anderson
Roslyn Kind
- members $75, non-members
$80, Individual show tickets are
$22 for members and $25 for
non-members; at the door, $25.
All unconfirmed, unsold fullseason tickets will be available
for sale April 2. 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.
the current spelling. Its not

your typical band playing the
same old Dixieland tunes. They
love what they do and it shows!
New West, Feb. 15, 2013
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 are consummate musicians who give the
audience a great show and so
much more.
Matilda & Patrick Murray,
Feb. 1, 2013
Jamaican Me Laugh features the brilliant comedy star,
the Jamaican bombshell,
Matilda, and her sidekick,
Second City-trained Patrick
Murray. Murray is a flawless
ventriloquist, puppeteer and humorist. This is a laugh-filled
multi-cultural show full of sexy,
sassy, vibrant and outrageous
observations of the hip
comedienne. A real family
show, with clean and age-appropriate humor for all to enjoy.
Bob Anderson has been

named the best singing impressionist in show business.
Theres something for all ages
with Andersons show, as is not
only covers the unforgettable
voices of The Rat Pack, but
also branches into the contemporary and timeless sounds of
Elton John, Stevie Wonder,
Barry Manilow, Tom Jones,
Neil Diamond and many more.
Continued on Page 6
He also takes requests
from his audience and
recreates the performer to
a T.
Original Wildcat Jass
Band, Jan. 18, 2013
Not your old familiar
Jazz Band music, its a
new yet vintage sound to
Dixieland and Jazz music.
Also presents a history
about how the music has
changed over the years
and how it differs from
city to city. It was spelled
Jass in the 1920s and
Matilda and Patrick Murry
evolved over the years to
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Management and Governing Board

Bylaw changes fail in landmark election
Governing Board Directors
All Directors:gb@rcscw.com
President
DaveMoeller
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Secretary
Jack Steiner
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Pat Canfield
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Kenny Jordahl
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LakeWestphal
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VicePresident
Terry Hamman
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Treasurer
Ed Van Cott
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Griff Williams
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Patricia Tomlin
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Governing Board Manager

Sharon Schomer
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sharon.schomer@rcscw.com
Although most everyone in

the community has already
heard the news, we are publishing the results of the communitys landmark election
because the Rec Center News
is our official publication.
So, for posteritys sake:
The three proposed Bylaw
amendments that would have
fundamentally changed Sun
City West were roundly defeated in the March 27 election
that drew more voters than any
in the communitys 33-year
history.
This is a great day for Sun
City West, and we want to
thank each of our members
who voted and assured our
community of a bright future,
said General Manager Mike

Whiting. The overwhelming
turnout and the failure of these
misguided changes indicate
our residents support the way
weve been operating for 33
years, and they want to preserve this community the way
it is.
With 15,522 total votes cast,
the first Bylaw, regarding a 2
percent cap on dues, went
down 12,424 to 2,946. The
second, regarding the three divisions being self-supporting,
was defeated 13,351 to 2,023.
The third, regarding capital expenditures over $100,000,
failed 12,869 to 2,601.
Governing Board President
Dave Moeller stated, Our res-
idents dont want a pay-forwhat-you-use system. The results are confirmation that we
are a community for active
adults who support something
for everyone. Where else can
you find a community with 111
chartered clubs, seven golf
courses, a private library, 30lane bowling center and countless other amenities where one
fee gives you access to just
about everything you could
want?
Also on Tuesday, the membership voted for three new
Governing Board Directors
who will be seated July 1. The
top there vote-getters were
May signals the annual

grossed in making sumexodus of our neighbors
mer plans, I would like
headed for cooler climes
to spend a few minutes
and visits with kids and
reflecting on the last
grandchildren.
Maythree years.
June also marks the time
While there are a numto form a new Govern- President ber of possible imporing Board. The transi- DaveMoeller tant discussion points,
tion period for the Board
the election will unstarts in March with the elec- doubtedly be remembered as
tion of three new Directors. the critical event in our history.
This year, Marion Mosley, So lets look at what made the
Nolan Reed and David Wilson election significant and the leswill take the Oath of Office sons that we can we take away
and join their colleagues on the from it to help our Association
Board starting July 1st. At that benefit from the experience.
time, three of us - Lake WestMany of those who took part
phal, Pat Canfield and I - will in the election point to the fact
take our leave. So before that it was a community-wide
everyone becomes too en- effort that engaged owner
members in working to achieve

goals for the common good of
the community. While there
were differing views regarding
what those goals should be, the
process helped motivate mem-
Continued on Page 5
President reflects on elections lessons
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MEETINGS &
WORKSHOPS
Regular Governing Board
meetings and Workshops are
listed below.
The next Workshop is
scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday,
May 11, in the Lecture Hall.
The next Regular Meeting is
scheduled for 9 a.m.
Thursday, May 24, in the
Social Hall.
The Governing Board will
meet with the General
Manager on the following
dates to receive his weekly
report. These sessions which are open to the public are scheduled at 1:30 p.m.
on Mondays: May 7, 14 and
21. 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.
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Mosley, Reed, Wilson earn seats on Governing Board effective July 1

From Page 4
Marion Mosley (12,428 votes), Nolan
Reed (12,418) and David Wilson
(11,675). Chuck Reott with 3,769 votes
and Ernie Prindle with 2,343 votes were
unsuccessful in gaining a seat on the
Board. The three newcomers will replace outgoing Directors Dave Moeller,
Pat Canfield and Lake Westphal.
Had the proposed Bylaw amendments passed, they would have resulted
in monumental changes to the Associations structure and operations. One
change would have required the Recreation, Golf and Bowling Divisions to be
self-supporting. That would have meant
up to $1 million in cuts from golf, and
depending on a legal interpretation
up to $5.8 million in cuts from the
Recreation Division.
The legal interpretation regarding
Recreation would have been required
because the failed Bylaw language required all direct operational and maintenance costs of each division to be
covered by operating revenues. Although Recreation uses membership

dues to operate clubs and facilities,
those dues are not generated by that division. Rather, dues are generated
through a Facilities Use Agreement that
all members sign when they move into
the community. Dues are currently
$370 per member, per year, and provide
access to all the amenities and clubs.
Only golf and bowling, due to their
higher costs of operations, require extra
fees.
One of the other changes voters
turned down was a requirement that annual dues increases be limited to no
more than the Social Security increase
from the preceding year, plus 2 percent,
not to exceed 8 percent greater than the
preceding fiscal year.
In the last couple of years, weve
held our dues increases to 5.3 percent
or lower, and were planning no more
than a 5 percent increase next year, so
we didnt see this as a major stumbling
block right now, said Whiting. How-
Marion Mosley
ever, it could have had profound effects

in the future because the Social Security
index does not take our local needs into
account. Were already fiscally conservative, but this provision would have
tied our hands with an artificial ceiling
that doesnt look at the age of our facilities, nor the needs and wants of our
members.
The final provision that failed Tuesday would have required the Governing
Board to seek membership approval on
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Youll LOVE our Summer Series!

For all our wonderful yearround residents who will be
with us during the scorching
summer months, weve got a
wonderful way to spend some
cool afternoons enjoying
some great entertainment. In
fact, we think youll LOVE
our Summer Series at Stardust Theatre.
One Heart, Heart to Heart,
and Sun City Wests Sweetheart Mary Jo Johnson are the
stars of the shows, which run
from 7 to 8:20 p.m. with no
intermissions at Stardust Theatre.Series tickets are available beginning April 30.
Series tickets for all three
shows are $12 for residents
and $15 for non-residents.
Single show tickets go on sale
June 1. They are $6 for residents and $9 for non-residents. The Box Office will be
open extended hours from 8
a.m. to 3 p.m. for the first day
of sales on April 30.
One Heart
Denny and Katherine have
been performing as One
Heart for 17 years, offering a
variety of music, old and new.
Dennys velvety voice will
sooth your mind, and together
the duo will give you an

evening to remember. They
will perform June 18 and 19.
Heart to Heart
Elliot Hart and Annie
Graves Heart to Heart was
the house band at the Las
Vegas Hilton for three years.
They had their own dinner
and dancing club and wrote
more than 50 country and
gospel duets while residing in
Nashville. Hart was the
drummer for various rock and
roll bands, while Graves was
a member of a professional
regional theater, where she
performed in musicals, dramas, comedies and childrens
theater. She also worked for
Disney in Orlando, Fla., as a
singer/dancer in a number of
Disney shows. They will perform July 16 and 17.
Nolan Reed
Mary Jo Johnson
SCW Sweetheart
Mary Jo Johnson
Mary Jo began performing
and singing at a young age,
and has never lost her zest for
the stage. Her delivery of the
old standards draws her audiences into reflections of their
times during the good ol
days.
Each of her presentations is
one of genuine respect and
appreciation for the audience.
She will perform Aug. 20 and
21.
David Wilson
any capital improvements over

$100,000 that change or modify a facility.
We welcome, encourage and provide for public input on our capital projects, said Whiting. The Governing
Board votes on these projects in public
session, and the Board represents the
members. In addition, all of these projects are discussed multiple times in
public sessions, with frequent opportunity for public input.
President: Election provides

valuable learning opportunity
From Page 4
bers to be actively involved in
and informed about the issues
affecting the Association. If
this level of participation continues on a monthly basis
rather than occurring just once
a year, this election will truly
be a significant event in the
history of our community.
Another benefit gained from
this election was the opportunity to apply lessons learned to
improve understanding within
the community.
This election provided numerous insights, so lets focus
on just one of the issues
brought up during the election:
communications. There was
agreement from all perspectives regarding the importance
of good communications, however, many of our members
pointed out that they thought
that the Staff and Board could
do a lot more to keep members
informed. Another view held
that the information was available, but members did not take
the time to access it. Both perspectives proved to be partially
accurate.
The fact is, the Association
puts out tons of information
through
news
releases,
monthly and weekly meeting
agendas and minutes, the Rec
Center News, RCSCW Website, E-News, Blogs, Twitter,
Facebook and even YouTube
videos. Unfortunately, members polled after the election

indicated that many relied on
newspapers, the RCN, and on
personal conversations for
much of their information.
There were a number of reasons given for not utilizing the
resources available.
One common reason was
that members who tried to access information from the website and had trouble finding
what they are looking for often
gave up and didnt try again.
Second, people said that they
tend to stay with their personal
habits and it takes an important
reason to get them to change
(i.e. to go from depending on
what they hear on the street to
becoming a web browser).
Third, many people told us that
they are just overwhelmed by
the volume of information and
they would like an easier way
to separate the important business issues of the day.
The good news is that we can
take these insights and turn
them into lessons learned to
improve the flow of communications. We can look at the
way we package our information, provide easier means to
access it and help train those
who are experiencing trouble
finding what they want on our
website. Then, we will need
our members to build those
habits that will enable them to
keep informed.
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Cruise Ship 2013 signing up repeat passengers

From Page 3
Face to Face, March 1, 2013
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 two capture
both the original artists in their
new, high energy, interactive
Rock n Roll show. The ultimate tribute show is a night of
hit songs, energetic performances, outrageous costumes and
true Rock n Roll at its finest.
Michael Finney, March 15,
2013
Comedy and magic are what
Michael Finney brings to the
stage. Finney won the prestigious Academy of Magical Arts
Award in 2004. With clean and
appropriate comedy and magic
for all to enjoy, this is a must
New West
see show. Finneys presentation makes him stand out above

the rest. He immediately bonds
with an audience and pulls
them into his web of laughter.
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
Original Wildcat Jass Band
for members and $66 for nonmembers. Individual show tickets are $12 for members and
$15 for non-members; at the
door, $15.
Current season ticket-holders
who want to change seat location or order more seats may do
so from April 2-6. All unconfirmed, unsold full-season tickets will be available for sale
April 9. All individual show
tickets will be available for sale
Oct. 8.
Michael Finney
May 2012
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
RHJFitness Center
2
Grand Opening
8 am
Budget Forum 9 am,
SocialHall
Chartered Clubs 1 pm
Tour Kuentz Rec Center 8

9 am
Operations Mtg
1:30 GB Conf Room
WEDNESDAY
Properties Cmte 9 am 9
Tour Beardsley Rec Center
9 am
THURSDAY
3
Budget Forum 6 pm
Lecture Hall
Legal AffairsCmte
10 am
PRCmte 1 pm
FRIDAY
4
Rec News deadline
SATURDAY
5
Movie in the Park

War Horse,
7 pm, Beardsley Park
Stardust Movie 7 pm
BowlingCmte, 9 am
Tour RH Johnson 10
Rec Center 9 am
Tour Palm Ridge Rec Center
9 am
Cinco de MayoHoliday
Golf Series Event, Deer
Valley
11
GB workshop
9 am Lecture Hall
12
Movie in the Park

We Bought a Zoo
Golf Cmte 1 pm
Stardust Movie 7 pm
13
SCWCouples Golf 14
Stardust
Operations Mtg 15
1:30 GB Conf Room
B&F Cmte 1 pm 16
17
Stardust Movie, 7 pm 18
19
Movie in the Park

Mission Impossible:
Ghost Protocol,
23
24
GB meeting 25
9 am Social Hal
26
Movie in the Park

The Help,
CPR & AED Training

8 am
21
20
HR meeting 22
9:30 am GBConf Room
Stardust Movie,
matinee 2 pm
Operations Mtg
1:30 GB Conf Room
Stardust Movie, 7 pm
27
SCWCouples Golf 28
Stardust
MemorialDay 29
Administrative
OfficesClosed!
30
31
MemorialDay Concert
Uptown Angels
1 p.m. Social Hall
To confirm events, call 6235446032. To confirm Governing Board activities, call 6235446115.
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February 2012 Financials

Recreation Centers of Sun City West Consolidated Income Statement by Division for the Eight Months Ending Feb. 29, 2012
Month
Actual
Revenue
Membership Division
Recreation Division
Golf Division
Bowling Division
Restaurant Division
Interest Income
Total Operating Revenue
Asset Preservation Fee
Total NonOper. Revenue
Total Revenue
Month
Budget
156,400
$156,400
$23,619
$618,475
740,144
51,141
54,752
193,743
$1,681,874
$910,122
115,937
912,613
77,959
12,500
$2,029,131
($3,847)
13,039
257,014
(2,608)
38,670
(3,933)
$298,335
110,330
$110,330
YTD
Actual
YTD
Budget
$2,139,461
$25,796
$550,891
578,987
52,026
173,534
$1,381,234
$891,627
132,937
931,185
71,697
$7,202,058 $7,081,542
451,661
379,867
4,911,407
4,704,718
456,435
518,213
82,272
12,687
86,319
100,000
$2,040,133 $13,190,152 $12,784,340
46,070
$46,070
$344,405
$2,177
($67,584)
($161,157)
$885
($54,752)
($20,209)
($300,640)
Depreciation
Recreation Division
Golf Division
Bowling Division
Restaurant Division
Total Depreciation
133,029
91,715
8,120
185
$233,049
$241,074
$3,374
($3,907)
$8,743
($185)
$8,025
Total Expenses
Net Revenue ( Loss)
$1,914,923
$568,943
$1,622,308
$517,153
($292,615)
$51,790
NonOperating Income
Net Revenue ( Loss)
NonOper. Income(Loss)
Prior Yr
Actual
YTD
Variance
Prior YTD
Actual
136,403
87,808
16,863
128,800
$128,800
1,313,300
$1,313,300
774,280
$774,280
$2,168,933 $14,503,452 $13,558,620
$13,472
$538,735
563,764
53,726
$162,715
$182,110
$3,985,835 $4,055,142
5,689,757
5,395,518
425,724
473,948
145,722
167,980
1,491,581
1,562,435
$1,337,677 $11,901,334 $11,669,153
126,817
73,387
23,733
$223,937
1,054,747
726,289
65,439
185
$1,846,660
1,075,020
681,154
67,136
$1,823,310
$1,561,614 $13,747,994 $13,492,463

$607,319
$755,458
$66,157
136,190
$568,943
$517,153
$51,790
$607,319
$891,648
$120,516 $6,926,786 $10,798,368

71,794
436,819
542,855
206,689
4,660,545
7,544,565
(61,778)
458,338
703,911
82,272
(13,681)
105,937
150,000
$405,812 $12,588,425 $19,739,699
9,968
11,482
5,023
4,648
6,145
1,552,500
$1,552,500
18,159
19,805
October
27,403
24,256
25,610
$944,832 $13,492,325 $21,292,199
November
26,336
26,672
25,501
539,020
$539,020
903,900
$903,900
$19,395
$153,458
$315,070
$69,307 $4,007,558 $6,200,143
($294,239)
5,432,629
8,475,659
$48,224
434,320
690,127
($145,722)
$70,854
1,585,518
2,359,357
($232,181) $11,613,483 $18,040,356
$20,273
($45,135)
$1,697
($185)
($23,350)
999,471
668,417
94,487
1,646,121
1,027,518
88,929
$1,762,375
$2,762,568
($255,531) $13,375,858 $20,802,924

$689,301
$116,467
$489,275
August
10,328
December
21,193
20,448
22,106
January
29,731
27,351
29,763
February
29,495
27,900
28,805
March
33,999
31,696
April
16,011
13,160
May
11,637
11,375
June
13,238
12,789
FY to Date
167,664
159,762
Total Year
242,549
228,782
169,217
* Fiscal Year runs from July 1 to June 30
136,190
$66,157
$825,491
$116,467
$489,275
500,000
REVENUES
Membership
Recreation
Golf Fees
Bowling
Ancillary Revenue
Merchandise Sales
Food and Beverage
Interest Income
Other
Total Revenues
$906,275
120,843
981,129
65,333
92,356
77,268
75,595
156,400
8,567
100
2,483,866
EXPENSES
Wages And Benefits
Operating Expenses
Utilities
Repair and Maintenance
Interest & Financial Expense
Legal and Professional
Taxes and Insurance
Supplies and Services
Landscape Maintenance
Employee Related Expenses
Cost of Goods Sold
Depreciation Expense
Total Expenses
$910,122
110,052
785,754
63,248
69,376
48,284
29,795
110,330
12,500
2,139,461
($3,847)
10,791
195,375
2,085
22,980
28,984
45,800
46,070
(3,933)
100
344,405
1,027,033
137,636
165,766
74,797
36,673
8,260
64,232
47,443
24,084
9,905
86,046
233,049
1,914,924
846,164
119,517
178,711
41,050
21,146
8,770
51,194
41,170
26,959
8,111
38,442
241,074
1,622,308
$568,942
$517,153
$891,627
126,763
795,743
62,116
68,695
52,076
30,424
128,800
12,687
$7,081,542
334,649
4,046,740
392,045
380,699
276,849
171,816
774,280
100,000
2,168,931
$7,202,058
399,762
4,088,394
375,685
402,037
369,989
265,308
1,313,300
86,319
600
14,503,452
(180,869)
(18,119)
12,945
(33,747)
(15,527)
510
(13,038)
(6,273)
2,875
(1,794)
(47,604)
8,025
(292,616)
808,821
124,299
161,594
56,240
16,653
6,704
54,825
37,896
22,675
8,005
39,965
223,937
1,561,614
$51,789
$607,317
NON OPERATING NET INCOME
BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND
July
FY 200910 FY 201011 FY 201112
18,515
Recreation Centers of Sun City West Inc. Income Statement by Category for the Eight Months Ending Feb. 29, 2012
Month
Month
Monthly
Prior Yr
YTD
YTD
YTD
Prior YTD
Actual
Budget
Variance
Actual
Actual
Budget
Variance
Actual
NET INCOME INCL. NON OPER.
MONTH
September
Budget Stabilization Fund
NET INCOME (LOSS)

NON OPER. INCOME/EXPENSE
NonOperating Income
YE
Budget
Bowling Lineage by Fiscal Year *

$906,275
128,976
1,169,627
75,351
38,670
8,567
$2,327,466
$2,483,866
Expenses
Operating Expenses
Membership Division
Recreation Division
Golf Division
Bowling Division
Restaurant Division
General & Administrative
Total Operating Expenses
Monthly
Variance
$568,942
$517,153
$51,789
$607,317
YE
Budget
13,558,620
$120,516
65,113
41,654
(16,360)
21,338
93,140
93,492
539,020
(13,681)
600
944,832
$6,926,786 $10,798,368
390,407
465,155
3,903,676
6,424,965
378,446
538,272
391,512
602,379
295,095
481,609
175,218
278,951
903,900
1,552,500
105,937
150,000
21,348
13,492,325 21,292,199
6,924,798
639,068
1,461,078
792,650
115,888
100,607
357,905
367,828
713,365
88,730
339,417
1,846,660
13,747,994
6,870,799
595,899
1,629,165
603,471
105,927
125,327
334,509
344,543
730,710
91,259
237,544
1,823,310
13,492,463
(53,999)
(43,169)
168,087
(189,179)
(9,961)
24,720
(23,396)
(23,285)
17,345
2,529
(101,873)
(23,350)
(255,531)
6,912,320
612,667
1,533,329
642,816
102,132
100,881
360,738
339,981
685,981
73,336
249,302
1,762,376
13,375,859
10,673,599
904,105
2,435,621
1,076,893
184,006
188,570
501,000
543,472
995,379
132,158
405,553
2,762,568
20,802,924
$755,458
$66,157
$689,301
$116,466
$489,275
$116,466
$489,275
136,190
136,190
$136,190
$136,190
$891,648
$66,157
$825,491
$500,000
Golf Rounds by Fiscal Year *

MONTH
FY 200910FY 201011 FY 201112
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
12,128
11,966
15,512
20,165
26,549
22,006
29,474
32,353
40,084
31,377
20,282
15,056
11,290
10,391
13,510
20,329
25,423
22,754
33,013
30,109
40,550
30,671
20,007
13,876
10,743
9,143
12,429
19,538
26,542
21,002
36,172
38,550
FY to Date
170,153
166,819
174,119
Total Year
276,952
271,923
* Fiscal Year runs from July 1 to June 30

Golf Rounds Rounds have been restated
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2012-2013 Proposed Budget

RECREATION CENTERS OF SUN CITY WEST INC. SUMMARY BUDGET BY DIVISION FY 201213 PROPOSED BUDGET
FY 0809
Actual
REVENUE
Membership Division
Recreation Division
Golf Division
Bowling Division
Restaurant Division
Interest Income
Total Revenue
OPERATING EXPENSES
Membership Division
Recreation Division
Golf Division
Bowling Division
Restaurant Division
General & Administrative
Total Operating Expenses
Depreciation
Recreation Division
Golf Division
Bowling Division
Total Depreciation
Total Expenses
NET OPERATINGREVENUE
NonOperating Income
NETREVENUE
CAPITAL BUDGET
Recreation
Golf
Bowling
Administration
Restaurant
Total Capital Budget
FY 0910
Actual
FY 1011
Actual
FY 1112
Budget
FY 1112
Forecast
$9,577,561
564,959
7,456,991
664,376
0
166,654
1,138,000
$19,569,141
$10,235,432
542,184
7,446,733
660,151
$10,558,786
624,796
7,547,385
628,337
$10,798,368
542,855
7,544,565
703,911
96,614
2,017,800
$20,998,914
156,651
1,812,400
$21,328,355
150,000
1,552,500
$21,292,199
$215,197
$5,450,749
8,060,135
539,765
$216,852
$5,889,435
8,080,431
596,773
$353,746
$6,104,913
8,361,859
638,656
$315,070
$6,200,143
8,475,659
690,127
2,104,870
$16,370,716
2,166,174
$16,949,665
2,371,734
$17,830,908
1,571,235
1,162,833
215,584
$2,949,652
1,657,394
1,013,638
230,938
$2,901,970
$19,320,368
FY 1213
Budget
$10,918,884
614,649
7,751,255
642,134
227,310
136,319
2,093,000
$22,383,551
$11,476,632
675,179
7,887,685
651,952
443,319
138,000
2,065,000
$23,337,767
2,359,357
$18,040,356
295,675
6,130,636
8,769,897
641,903
220,714
2,288,501
$18,347,326
$398,406
$6,301,709
9,297,797
656,053
333,202
3,015,510
$20,002,677
1,530,438
1,054,579
93,051
$2,678,068
1,646,121
1,027,518
88,929
$2,762,568
1,625,848
1,072,654
87,231
$2,785,733
1,646,121
1,027,518
91,980
$2,765,619
$19,851,635
$20,508,976
$20,802,924
$21,133,059
$22,768,296
$248,773
$1,147,279
$819,379
$489,275
$1,250,492
$569,471
42,000
129,839
1,000
136,190
10,000
$290,773
$1,277,118
$820,379
$489,275
$1,386,682
$579,471
1,485,862
3,249,563
217,061
46,146
867,315
977,814
105,236
126,395
1,411,795
1,103,444
103,776
581,082
1,667,461
1,512,527
80,000
18,000
4,998,632
2,076,760
3,200,097
3,277,988
1,399,051
1,625,273
87,600
18,000
65,000
3,194,924
1,325,750
1,267,016
128,000
399,200
15,000
3,134,966
RECREATION CENTERS OF SUN CITY WEST, INC. FY 201213 BUDGET REQUEST PROPOSED MEMBERSHIP FEE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012 TO JUNE 30, 2013
Rates except Membership and Tenant Activity Card are subject to change by Governing Board during the Year
FEE DESCRIPTION
Owner Member Dues
Associate Member Dues
Landlord Additional Card
Tenant Activity card 1 Month
Tenant Activity card Annual
Guest Card Fee
Card Reprint Fee per card for first two
Card Reprint Fee per card after first two
Refund Processing Fee
Lien Filing Fee
Lien Release Fee
Seller Resale Disclosure Fee
New Owner Resale Transfer Fee
New Owner Asset Preservation Fee
New Club Application Fee
Current Fee
370.00
370.00
370.00
60.00
120.00
180.00
240.00
300.00
360.00
370.00
370.00
370.00
370.00
370.00
27.00
10.00
25.00
20.00
70.00
70.00
105.00
225.00
2,300.00
200.00
Proposed July 1, 2012

385.00
385.00
385.00
60.00
120.00
180.00
240.00
300.00
370.00
385.00
385.00
385.00
385.00
385.00
2.70**
10.00
25.00
22.00
70.00
70.00
110.00
230.00
2,500.00
200.00
THISISONLYAPROPOSEDBUDGET:The Governing Board will vote on this Proposed 201213 Budget at its Regular Board meeting on May 24 in the SocialHall.
The meeting begins at 9 a.m. The community is encouraged to attend.
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RECREATION CENTERS OF SUN CITY WEST FY 201213 BUDGET REQUEST
PROPOSED GOLF FEES EFFECTIVE JULY 1 2012 TO JUNE 30,2013 RATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY THE GOVERNING BOARD
JulySeptember
Regulation
Executive
Round Type
Resident
18 Hole
9 Hole
Twilight *
Super Twilight **
Kachina
18 Hole
9 Hole
Twilight *
Super Twilight **
Coyote
18 Hole
9 Hole
Twilight *
Super Twilight **
Swan
18 Hole
9 Hole
Twilight *
Super Twilight **
Guest
18 Hole
9 Hole
Twilight *
Super Twilight **
CNP
18 Hole
9 Hole
Twilight *
Super Twilight **
CNP Frequent Play
18 Hole
9 Hole
Twilight *
Super Twilight **
Outside
18 Hole
9 Hole
Twilight *
Super Twilight **
Family Guest Plan
18 Hole
October
Regulation
Executive
Regulation
April
Executive
Regulation
May
Executive
Regulation
June
Executive
$18.00
$12.00
$12.00
$11.00
$16.00
$10.00
$10.00
$9.00
$28.00
$19.00
$19.00
$17.00
$25.00
$16.00
$16.00
$15.00
$33.00
$21.00
$21.00
$19.00
$30.00
$17.00
$17.00
$16.00
$31.00
$19.00
$19.00
$17.00
$28.00
$16.00
$16.00
$15.00
$28.00
$19.00
$19.00
$17.00
$25.00
$16.00
$16.00
$15.00
$18.00
$12.00
$12.00
$11.00
$16.00
$10.00
$10.00
$9.00
$9.00
$7.00
$7.00
$6.00
$7.00
$5.00
$5.00
$4.00
$12.00
$8.00
$8.00
$7.00
$10.00
$6.00
$6.00
$5.00
$16.00
$11.00
$11.00
$10.00
$14.00
$8.00
$8.00
$7.00
$15.00
$10.00
$10.00
$9.00
$13.00
$8.00
$8.00
$7.00
$12.00
$8.00
$8.00
$7.00
$10.00
$6.00
$6.00
$5.00
$9.00
$7.00
$7.00
$6.00
$7.00
$5.00
$5.00
$4.00
$14.00
$10.00
$10.00
$9.00
$12.00
$8.00
$8.00
$7.00
$20.00
$12.00
$12.00
$11.00
$17.00
$10.00
$10.00
$9.00
$25.00
$15.00
$15.00
$14.00
$22.00
$13.00
$13.00
$12.00
$23.00
$15.00
$15.00
$14.00
$20.00
$13.00
$13.00
$12.00
$20.00
$12.00
$12.00
$11.00
$17.00
$10.00
$10.00
$9.00
$14.00
$10.00
$10.00
$9.00
$12.00
$8.00
$8.00
$7.00
$16.00
$11.00
$11.00
$10.00
$14.00
$9.00
$9.00
$8.00
$25.00
$17.00
$17.00
$16.00
$22.00
$14.00
$14.00
$12.00
$30.00
$19.00
$19.00
$18.00
$27.00
$15.00
$15.00
$14.00
$28.00
$18.00
$18.00
$17.00
$25.00
$15.00
$15.00
$14.00
$25.00
$17.00
$17.00
$16.00
$22.00
$14.00
$14.00
$12.00
$16.00
$11.00
$11.00
$10.00
$14.00
$9.00
$9.00
$8.00
$24.00
$16.00
$16.00
$14.00
$22.00
$14.00
$14.00
$13.00
$33.00
$21.00
$21.00
$19.00
$31.00
$20.00
$20.00
$17.00
$41.00
$26.00
$26.00
$24.00
$39.00
$26.00
$26.00
$22.00
$36.00
$25.00
$25.00
$22.00
$33.00
$20.00
$20.00
$18.00
$31.00
$23.00
$23.00
$21.00
$29.00
$20.00
$20.00
$17.00
$24.00
$16.00
$16.00
$14.00
$22.00
$14.00
$14.00
$13.00
$24.00
$16.00
$16.00
$14.00
$22.00
$14.00
$14.00
$13.00
$33.00
$21.00
$21.00
$19.00
$31.00
$20.00
$20.00
$17.00
$41.00
$26.00
$26.00
$24.00
$39.00
$26.00
$26.00
$22.00
$36.00
$25.00
$25.00
$22.00
$33.00
$20.00
$20.00
$18.00
$31.00
$23.00
$23.00
$21.00
$29.00
$20.00
$20.00
$17.00
$24.00
$16.00
$16.00
$14.00
$22.00
$14.00
$14.00
$13.00
$11.00
$8.00
$8.00
$7.00
$9.00
$7.00
$7.00
$6.00
$15.00
$11.00
$11.00
$9.00
$12.00
$9.00
$9.00
$8.00
$18.00
$13.00
$13.00
$11.00
$15.00
$10.00
$10.00
$9.00
$16.00
$12.00
$12.00
$10.00
$14.00
$9.00
$9.00
$8.00
$14.00
$10.00
$10.00
$9.00
$12.00
$8.00
$8.00
$7.00
$11.00
$8.00
$8.00
$7.00
$9.00
$7.00
$7.00
$6.00
$24.00
$16.00
$16.00
$14.00
$22.00
$14.00
$14.00
$13.00
$33.00
$21.00
$21.00
$19.00
$31.00
$20.00
$20.00
$17.00
$41.00
$26.00
$26.00
$24.00
$39.00
$26.00
$26.00
$22.00
$36.00
$25.00
$25.00
$22.00
$33.00
$20.00
$20.00
$18.00
$31.00
$23.00
$23.00
$21.00
$29.00
$20.00
$20.00
$17.00
$24.00
$16.00
$16.00
$14.00
$22.00
$14.00
$14.00
$13.00
$22.00
$20.00
$31.00
$29.00
$39.00
$37.00
$34.00
$31.00
$29.00
$27.00
$22.00
$20.00
Thru September 15th

11:00 AM
1:00 PM
* Twilight
** Super Twilight
NovemberMarch
Regulation
Executive
Sept 16th Thru October

12:00 Noon
2:00 PM
Current & Proposed

Unlimited Annual Golf Card
$2,900.00
Kachina Card
$995.00
Deduct $100 when Unlimited or Kachina cards are purchased within year in the same household.
Coyote Card
$295.00
CNP Frequent Play Card
$1,300.00
NovemberMarch
2:00 PM
3:30 PM
April thru May 14

2:00 PM
3:30 PM
Start May 15th

11:00 AM
1:00 PM
June
11:00 AM
1:00 PM
Proposed
$9.00
$8.00
18 Hole Golf Cart Rental Non Resident Fee Per Person

18 Hole Golf Cart Rental Resident Fee Per Person
9 Hole includes Twilight and Super Twilight
9 Hole Golf Cart Rental Non Resident Fee Per Cart
9 Hole Golf Cart Rental Resident Fee Per Cart
Golf Club Rental
Pull Cart Rental
$9.00
$8.00
$15.00
$5.00
RECREATION CENTERS OF SUN CITY WEST FY 201213 BUDGET REQUEST BOWLING FEE SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DURING YEAR BY THE GOVERNING BOARD
Current July
Proposed
Current Sept 2011 April Proposed Sept 2012 April
Current Sept 2011 April
Aug 2011
July Aug 2012
2012
2013
2012: After 8PM
Proposed Sept 2012 April

2013: After 8PM
Fee Per Line League
$1.95
$2.30
$2.25
$2.35
$1.75
$2.00
Resident Open Bowling

Guest and NonResident Fee Per Line
$2.00
$2.35
$2.10
$2.45
$2.25
$2.75
$2.35
$2.85
$1.85
$2.25
$1.95
$2.35
Club Special must have 10 members 3 Games
$5.00
$5.50
$18.00
$18.00
0.25
0.35
0.45
0.35
0.45
0.55
Locker Annual Fee No change

Bowler Incentive Program:
Discount Rates for open play for league bowlers per Line.
Bowler must be enrolled and active in league for discount
Discounts for Fall leagues will expire on April 30th.
Discounts for summer leagues expire on August 30th.
Bowling in 1 League
Bowling in 2 Leagues
Bowling in 3 Leagues
Controlled Neighborhood Annual Fee for fall league, and summer league.
Fee for January to April and or summer league
$20.00
$10.00
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Community News
SUN CITY WEST FOUNDATION
Party thanks SCW residents for support
Sun City West Foundation had a party to thank the community for
its support of the Foundation and the programs the Foundation runs,
such as Helping Hands and the community bus service. The Foundations March 10 party included melodious Dixieland Jazz performed by the Sun City Stomperz, above. About 480 guests enjoyed
hot dogs, soda and chips served on the mall. Inside the Foundations
new Grand Canyon Room, Cactus Country duo played country classics and rock and roll oldies while guests enjoyed coffee and cookies.
The Foundation hopes to make The Party an annual event.
Sun City West Foundation is at 14465 R.H. Johnson Blvd.
Information: 623-584-6851.
Community Fund aids Posses locator program

In a new pilot program, the
Sheriffs Posse of Sun City
Wests efforts to locate missing
or wandering residents is being
taken to a new level using the
latest in GPS locator technology. The new program is being
financially supported by a
$5,000 grant from the Community Fund of SunCity West.
Using money from the Community Fund, the Posse recently purchased some new
GPS personal locator devices.
The devices are being made
available to residents wishing
a faster method of finding a
missing spouse, relative or
friend for an initial six-month
trial run. The new device is
about the size of a small money
clip and weighs 1.4 ounces.
Roy Pieffer heads up the
Posses WAY (Where Are

You?) program, which aids the
public in finding missing
Alzheimers patients. According to Pieffer, the new system,
working off a satellite, can pinpoint the subjects location
within six feet anywhere on the
continent, and the subjects location can be monitored by the
Posse or by a caretaker using a
computer.
Sun City West Community
Fund President Jerry Overton
said, The Community Fund
saw the potential of using GPS
locators to help Sun City West
caregivers keep track of their
wandering loved ones.
The Community Fund is a
501c(3) all-volunteer corporation with the primary goal of
providing assistance to mem-
bers of the community in times

of temporary financial distress.
In the past it also provided
grants to several local organizations providing services to
the community, but the financial conditions of recent years
forced the Fund to curtail most
of its grant efforts and return to
the primary goal.
In 2010, the Fund distributed
more than $100,000. Currently,
the only grants in force are for
the locator program and one to
provide physical therapists
who work with members of the
Handi-Capables Club who
need help with water exercise.
Any Sun City West resident
wanting more information
about obtaining a GPS locator
should contact the Posse at
623-584-5808.
SCW Unite donates excess funds to Foundation

The ad hoc steering committee of SCW Unite,
which was organized to defeat proposed Bylaw
changes in SunCity West, held a final meeting
March 31, and donated its remaining $1,632.75
to the SunCity West Foundation.
Through seed money from the SCW Unite
committee members and donations from residents, SCWUnite had raised almost $10,000.
After paying for signs, printing and other expenses, the remaining funds were given to the
Foundation. For information about theFoundation, call 623-584-6851.
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MAY 2012
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R.H. Johnson Library

WHY SHOULD KIDS
HAVE ALL THE FUN?
HUGE BOOK SALE
The next Friends of the R.H.

Johnson
Library Book Sale
Summertime is the perfect
will
be
held
on Saturday, May
time to pick up a good book.
12,
2012
from
8 a.m. to noon
Remember the fun and excitein
the
R.H. Johnson
ment of participating in
Social
Hall.
You will
your hometown librarys
find
a
wonderful
selecsummer reading program
tion
of
hardbound
as a child? Trying to read
books, paperbacks, auenough books to win a
diobooks, CDs, casspecial prize brought exsette tapes, DVDs,
citement to those long
VHS tapes, and puzhot summer days.
Jane Kauzlaric
This summer, join the Library Director zles. All proceeds directly support your
R.H. Johnson Librarys
library.
Summer Reading Club - its
easy! Sign up begins on
Wednesday, May 23, and runs THURSDAY NIGHT
for 14 weeks to end on Friday, MOVIES
Aug. 31.
Movies are sponsored by the
Read for at least 7 out of the Friends of the R.H. Johnson
14 weeks and receive a compli- Library and shown at the Starmentary ticket to a Friends of dust Theater in the Kuentz
the Library Thursday Night Recreation Center (R.H. JohnMovie at Stardust Theater. son and Stardust boulevards).
Thats a minimum of 7 books Recommended donation is $2
in 14 weeks - see details at the per person.
Library.
Doors open at 6 p.m.; the
show begins at 7 . Matinees
SUMMER COMMUNITY begin at 2 p.m. All movies are
shown in digital DVD format
PUZZLE
Thanks to an anonymous and many of the movies are
donor, this summers Commu- shown in HD (High-Defininity Puzzle is so big it even tion). Hearing assisted devices
comes with its own hand truck! are available.
The May schedule is:
Made by Ravensburger and
featuring Keith Harings artMay 3 - LARRY CROWNE
work, it contains 32,256 preci(HD):
Academy Award winsion-cut pieces, weighs 42
ners
Tom
Hanks and Julia
pounds and, when completed,
Roberts
come
together in a rowill measure more than 17 feet
mantic
and
optimistic
comedy
by 6 feet. The fun begins at 9
about
how
its
never
too
late to
a.m. on Friday, June 1, and will
reinvent
yourself.
When
he
continue during operating
suddenly
finds
himself
without
hours until completed. All Sun
City West residents are invited his long standing blue collar
job, Larry enrolls at his local
to participate.
college to start over. (C)
(2011) (PG-13)
SCAMS AGAINST
SENIORS
Do you know how to identify

a scam? How to protect yourself from scams targeted
against seniors? What to do if
you become a victim of a
scam?
Debra Boehlke, Prevention
and Education Specialist in the
Arizona Attorney Generals
Offices Crime, Fraud and Victim Resource Center, will present Scams Against Seniors at
the Monday, May 21, 2012
General Meeting of the Friends
of the R. H. Johnson Library at
1:30 p.m. in the R.H. Johnson
Social Hall. The meeting is
open to the public and refreshments will be served.
May 10, 2012 - WALK,

DONT RUN: Charming
ladies man Cary Grant becomes a charismatic matchmaker in his final screen
appearance. When English industrialist Sir William Rutland
(Cary Grant) arrives in Tokyo
on business, the influx of
tourists for the upcoming
Olympic Games makes it impossible to find lodging. Rutland fast-talks his way into
sharing an apartment with
beautiful Christine Easton
(Samantha Eggar) for a few
days. To further confuse matters, Rutland invites Steve
Davis (Jim Hutton), a member
of the U.S. Olympic team, to
Keith Harings artwork, shown here in black in white, is featured on the worlds largest puzzle, which will be
unveiled at theR.H.Johnson Library on May 21 for this years Summer Community Puzzle.
share his apartment. Threes

definitely a crowd as Rutland
Plays cupid between Christine
and Steve. (C) (1954) (NR)
May 17, 2012 - OLD
YELLER: When his younger
brother adopts a frisky lopeared stray, 15-year-old Travis
(Tommy Kirk), acting manof-the-house, tries to shoo
him away. But Old Yeller soon
proves he is anything but yellow when he protects the family farm and saves Travis life.
(C) (1957) (NR)
May 24, 2012 - DOLPHIN
TAIL (HD): In an inspiring
story of the bond between animals and humans, a boy named
Sawyer discovers an injured
The R.H. Johnson Library hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tues
day through Saturday. A valid Rec Card is necessary to check out
items and use the Data Resource Center.
The Library has two exterior return boxes at the horseshoe drive
one for books and one for media. To prevent damage, please take
the time to rubber band your materials before depositing.
dolphin, which is brought to a

marine hospital and named
Winter. Unfortunately, her injuries cost Winter her tail,
without which she may not survive. But with Sawyers devotion, a marine biologists
(Harry Connick Jr.) and the
brilliance of a prosthetist (Morgan Freeman) charged with
creating a new tail, Winter may
receive a second chance at life.
Based on a true story (C)
(2011) (PG-13)
May 31, 2012 - NANCY

GOES TO RIO: stars Ann
Sothern and Jane Powell as a
mother/daughter acting duo
vying for the same role in a
new play - as well as the eye of
leading man Barry Sullivan.
Time and Time Again,
Love Is Like This, Ca
Room Pa Pa are among the
featured tunes. Also Staring
Carmen Miranda and Louis
Calhern (C) (1950) (NR).
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forms, through emails and
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mind. Attend meetings and
give us your two cents. We, in
turn, will work to put out more
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Lets talk about some of the
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get you the information you
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scwaz.com - our news and
Governing Board Blog; this includes all press releases for all
divisions, as well as all financial reports, Governing Board
minutes, agendas, upcoming
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PORA Lifelong Learning; and
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Opportunities; and even a
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then youre done. Youll get
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Facebook.com/suncitywest quick bits of news, feature and even photos and
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Youtube.com/suncitywestaz we are just getting into
this area of producing videos
on current events. Check out
the first address from the General Manager, and updates
about the election, as well as
our original Sun City West promotional video that is up to
23,570 views!
rcscw.com our static
website that contains more of
the unchanging information
such as links to all of the above
sites (so its a good starting
place if youre not sure where
to go); maps, lists of amenities;
Village Store, Sports Pavilion
and Library information; basic
information on the swan pro-
gram; hours of operation;

menus for the Strike Zone and
Crooked Putter; contacts for
the chartered clubs; our organization chart; and information
on our fees, hardcopies of the
Rec Center News and New
Member Packet; a Community
Organization Chart explaining
the major nonprofits (PORA,
Posse, PRIDES, Foundation,
Community Fund, Helping
Hands, etc) and Maricopa
County governance; guest policy; online Member Comment
Form; and information on our
Solar Initiative.
Twitter.com/rcscw brief
feeds from our Facebook and
Blog pages
We understand not everyone
has a computer, so we will continue publishing the Rec Center News, our press releases to
local media, our posters and
our bulletin board documents.
But from the ASU survey, we
know about 86 percent of you
have a computer at home, 13
percent use the computers in
the Data Resource Center of
the Library, and only 8 percent
have no computer experience.
So for the other 92 percent of
you plug in, turn on and tune
in and lets make communication a two-way street!
6235446100
RealTones make
Pool Party real fun!
From Page 1
Weve had many requests
for a return visit from the
Real Tones, so we know this
will be a fun and entertaining
party! The group plays old-
time Rock n Roll from the

1950s and 60s.
So grab your swim suit,
flip flops and towel, and
head on over for a great time
and some great music at our
annual Pool Party!
Walgreens Charity Classic includes golf, Birdie Walk, Health Expo

From Page 1
the end of play. The Walgreens
Birdie Walk, which will feature
several checkpoints for individuals to stop at for free goodies from vendors, runs from
10:30 a.m. to the end of play
on the back 9 of the course. At
each vendor station, visitors
can get a special sticker; once
theyve gotten one from each
station, they can turn it in for a
free T-shirt while supplies last.
The second round of play begins at 9 a.m. Sunday, April 29.
The Healthy Living Expo will
be open at 8, and the Walgreens Birdie Walk will again
start at 10:30. The Champions
Trophy and check presentation
will take place at the end of
play on the 18th green.
Tickets are $15 for the weekend, with children 13-under
admitted free. Active military
are also admitted free with a
current ID. Sun City West residents with a valid rec card can
get $5 off at the pro shops or
Box Office in the R.H. Johnson
Administrative Offices. Tickets
are also available online at

http://thelegendstour.com/tickets/tickets_Walgreens.htm.
All ticket sales go directly to
the Phoenix Childrens Hospital, which is Arizona's only licensed children's hospital,
providing world-class care in
more than 40 pediatric specialties to children from throughout the state and region.
Residents who live on Grandview Golf Course and plan to
watch the event from their
backyards are encouraged to
purchase a ticket to support
this worthwhile cause.
There will be no parking at
Grandview Golf Course from
April 27 through 29. All ticketholders can ride a shuttle to
and from the RH Johnson
Recreation Center parking lot,
where parking will be free. The
shuttle rides are provided free,
courtesy of To My Surprise
Airport Shuttle Service, but
you must have a ticket to ride.
Spectators are invited to
bring their own chairs to watch
play at designated areas along
the course. Limited bleacher
Scottsdale
resident Betsy
King, a
member of the
LPGAand
World Golf
Halls of Fame,
headlines the
Walgreens
Charity
Classic April
28 and 29 in
Sun CityWest.
seating will be available. Absolutely no golf cars will be allowed on the course or in the
Grandview parking lot during
the weekend. Food and beverages, provided by the Crooked
Putter restaurant, will be available near the pro shop throughout
the
event.
Event
merchandise also will be available at a special tent near the
driving range.
Along with Title Sponsor
Walgreens, and To My Surprise Shuttle, this event is
made possible by the generous
support of the following sponsors: Ping Apparel, Texas

Roadhouse, Parks and Sons,
Nawgan, Mutual of Omaha,
Independent
Newspapers,
FastSigns, Banana Boat, Arizona Golf Central Magazine,
Credit Union West, Club Car
and the Arizona Womens Golf
Association.
The event kicks off the official season of the Legends
Tour, the LPGAs official tour
for professionals age 45 and
over.
Phoenix-area resident Betsy
King, a member of the LPGA

and World Golf Halls of Fame,
will headline this years tournament field. She will be one
of five current Hall of Fame
members in the field when The
Legends Tour visits Sun City
West. Other Hall of Famers
will be Amy Alcott, Pat
Bradley, JoAnne Carner and
Patty Sheehan. LPGA veteran
Hollis Stacy, who will be inducted into the World Golf
Hall of Fame in May, also will
be in the field. Stacy won 18
tournaments in 26 years on the
LPGA Tour, including three
U.S. Womens Open titles.
Arizona-based Legends Tour
players in the field also include
Anne-Marie Palli and Sherri
Turner, both of Phoenix, and
Tucson residents Cindy Rarick
and Christa Johnson. Other
headliners in the event will be
former LPGA stars Rosie
Jones, Canadian Dawn CoeJones, Liselotte Neumann,
Sherri Steinhauer and Jan
Stephenson. Jones was the
2011 U.S. Solheim Cup captain.
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MAY 2012
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Phone Numbers
MAIN TELEPHONE NUMBER:
6235446000
RH JOHNSON REC CENTER:
5446105
19803 R.H. Johnson Blvd.
Swimming Pool: 5446106
Tennis Reservations: 544
6151
Mini Golf, Table Tennis, Wii,
Arcade, Racquetball, Bocce:
5446108
Ceramics: 5460975
Lapidary: 5848952
Lawn Bowls:5840617 or
5446147
Mens Club; 5446150
Metal Club: 5840150
ModelRailroad: 5446148
Rip N Sew: 5464050
Silvercraft: 5848153
VILLAGE STORE: 5446135
(located at R.H. Johnson
Rec Center)
RH JOHNSON LIBRARY:
5446130
SPORTS PAVILION (Bowling):
5446140
Strike Zone Eatery: 5446116
BEARDSLEY REC CENTER:
5446524
12755 Beardsley Road at
Stardust Boulevard
Pool/Fitness/Mini Golf: 544
6525
5446580
13800 W. Deer Valley Drive
Swimming Pool/Fitness:
5446581
Computers West: 2141546
StainedGlass: 5446586
Bridge Club: 5446529

Clay Club: 5446530
Copper Cookers: 5446532
Photography: 5446520,
5446521
KUENTZ REC CENTER:
5446561
14401 R.H. Johnson Blvd.
Swimming Pool/Fitness:
5446561
Softball:5446157, 544
6158
Stardust: 5847025
Weavers: 5446515
Womens Social: 5464236
Woodworking: 5464722
PALM RIDGE REC CENTER:
GOLF OPERATIONS: 5446037

Tee Time Confirmation:
5446044
Tee TimeReservations:
scw.totalegolf.com
Course Conditions: 544
6175
DEER VALLEY: 5446016
DESERT TRAILS: 5446017
ECHO MESA: 5446014
GRANDVIEW: 5446013
Crooked Putter: 5446090

PEBBLEBROOK: 5446010
STARDUST: 5446012
TRAIL RIDGE: 5446015
ADMINISTRATION
General Manager: 5446110
Human Resources: 5446123
Member Services: 5446100
Rec Center News: 5446644
Website: 5446133
Recreation Manager: 544
6114
Tours & Scheduling: 544
6129
Box Office: 5446032, 544
6093
Club Contacts
Arts & Crafts
Art Sun West,Val An
derson: 9334924
Basketeers, Marilyn
Poncey: 5469757
Beaders, Linda Don
ner: 9754480
Calligraphy, Dale
HornyanToftoy: 5468502
Ceramics West, Patty
Borchers: 2142635
Clay Club, James Herr:
9755551
Copper Cookers, Bon
nie Marshall: 5564821
Creative Stitchers,
Catherine Vaught: 214
0759
Encore Needle & Craft,
Sue Williams: 3374558
Johnson Lapidary,
Greg Waldon: 5189016
Leather Carvers, Jack
Hogan: 15416333420
MacCroKnit, Carol
Pritchard: 5565313
Metal Club, Don Mel
lum: 5840150
Palo Verde Patchers,
Patricia Luhmann: 537
5144
Photography West,
Gerry Rosen: 5379879
Porcelain Painters,
Marlene Gates: 5564998
Rip n Sew, Joan
Hardy: 9753657
RosemalingEuropean
Folk Art, Sandy Hinkes:
5467725
Scrapbooking, Paper
crafts&More, Fran Mills:
5941631
Silk Flowers, Rose
marie Read:2149712
Stained Glass Crafters,
Judith Watson: 5461531
Decorative Art, Regina

Oswald: 5441806
Toyki Silvercraft, Fran
West: 5336856
Weavers West Guild,
Mary Dehlinger: 3746995
Woodworking, Gary
Roberts: 9754153
Cards & Games

BridgeKiva West Du
plicate, Donna Shelton:
2515578
BridgeOne Partner,
Richard Lager: 5468839
BridgeLadies Saturday
Contract, Irma Epstein:
2148365
BridgeTuesday Con
tract, William Dwineu:
2142400
Bunco, Viv Hennessey:
5564818
Canasta West, Arlene
Rozmus: 5463803
Club 52 Card Club,
Raymond Langlois: 602
9996688
Cribbage, Don Donati:
3285697
Euchre Card Club, Con
nie Bellinger: 4869181
FiveHundred Card,
Marcel Mantha, 2517211
Mah Jongg, Joy Eisner:
2147307
Pan Card Club,Rosalyn
Wertz: 9754100
Pinochle, Barbara
MacLeod: 4660118
Saturday Night
Gamesters, Vard Miller:
5845396
Sheepshead, Lyle
Thompson: 6025241568
Dance
Country Western, Car
oline Morrell: 2148628
Hillcrest Dance & So
cial, Jayne DeyoeCohen:
2400098
International Social &
Dance, Anna Besmer: 214
0875
Latin Ballroom, Wilbur
Lider: 5848543
Line Dancers, Martha
Williams: 5569093
Westerners Square
Dance, Richarc Howden:
3225201
Health &
Fitness
Arthritis Club Rose
maryDougherty:5842327
Dance for the Health
of It, Pamela Spears: 602
6794220
Energetic Exercise,
Dick Altopp: 5441251
Fitness Club, Shirley
Miller: 2496931
HandiCapables, Peter
Onni: 5846222
Water Fitness, Gale
Garcia: 9751336
Yoga, Joan Harned:
2146760
Hobbies &
Travel
Agriculture, Janet Gri
col: 5841465
Automotive Restora
tion, Herb Clark: 4447778
Coin & Stamp, Fred
Bubeheimer: 5440871
Computers West,
Charles Horton: 2142981
Garden Club, David
Hodgins: 4448045
Investment Club,
Jamie Gunyuz: 5837443
Model Railroad, Bob
Rose: 8263448
Recreational Vehicle,
Roger Hutflesz: 9751022
Rockhounds West,
Sam Meacham:360463
4735.
Music &
Performance
Dancing Arts, Marie
Farmer: 5447842
Karaoke, Howard
Franklin: 5333064
Musicians Club, Mary
Lee: 5840308
Organ & Keyboard,
Ronald Aron: 5379092
Rhythm Tappers,
Peggy Parsons: 5464946
Stardust Theatre
Council, Gilbert Pantea:
5848419
Theatre West, Janice
Lombardos: 5463689
Westernaires Chorus,
Neal Johnson: 4660015
Social
Boomers, Roland
Cloutier: 6704082
Canine Companions,
Don Gerboth: 5464093
Club Espaol, Dan
Mesch: 4448483
Friends of the Library,
Larry Woods: 5568949
Mens Club, Felix Mer
lino: 2141418
Singles Club, Carol
Sarna: 2554965
Sunshine Animal Club,
Robert Stebbins:5442356
Womens Social Club,
Marlene Sullivan: 584
8893
Trail Ridge Men, Doug

Platt: 5846391
Trail Ridge Women,
Anne Marie Wunderlin:
6027707940
Sports - Golf
Sports
Deer Valley Men,

Ronnie Skogrand: 518
3546
Deer Valley Women,
Gayle Moeller: 5565118
Desert Trails Men,
Jerry Kinane: 2145752
Desert Trails Women
18ers and 9ers, Bonnie
Flasch: 5186866
Echo Mesa Men, Virgil
Olson: 5440886
Echo Mesa Women,
Alice Patton: 5562547
Golf Council SCW,
Karen Hunter: 5446986
Grandview Men, Steve
Waggoner: 8265322
Grandview Women,
Mary Train: 5562236
Lady Putters SCW, Bar
bara Martin: 5446270
Mens Niners, Howard
Allnut: 2140583
Mens Putting, Wayne
Nelson: 2141032
Pebblebrook Men, Gil
Preuss: 2148431
Pebblebrook Ladies,
Diane Smith: 5466906
Pebblebrook Ladies
Niners, Maureen McGinn:
5443430
Stardust Men, Irvin
Coon: 8268539
Stardust Women, Avis
Bennett: 4448483
Stardust Women Nin
ers, Barbara Scalise: 975
3826
Bocce, TomBrown:
5442757
Bowlers Association,
David Krauter: 5463469
Crestview Bike Riders,
Tom Wohlgemuth: 214
1290
Horseshoe, Louis Kell
ner: 2143903
Johnson Lawn Bowls,
George Poor: 5842986
MiniGolfers, Robert
Carneiro: 2369844
MisCues Ladies Bil
liards, Pat Pecqueux: 546
0577
Pickleball, John McFar
land: 5565694
Platform Tennis, Ron
Gliot: 5847838
Racquet Club, Dale
Johnson: 9759521
Racquetball/ Hand
ball/Whisperball, Jan War
ren: 2143760
Shuffleboard, Charles
Webster: 5466419
Softball, Richard
Lemoine: 9759291
Sportsmans, Lu
Marchese: 4448420
Table Tennis, Jack
Wetherbie: 5476263
Tennis, Mal Jacobson:
5461145
Volleyball, Dawn
Wakefield: 2718511
Chartered Clubs leader
ship is subject to change.
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MAY 2012
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Bowling
Sports Pavilion introduces new Strike Zone
Eatery services, summer bowling specials
It is hard to believe
SUMMER
that the fall bowling
SPECIALS
season is over. It was
During
the summer
a great experience for
we
have
created
some
me to meet so many
exciting
open
play
spenew people. I hope
cials.
they had as much fun
1. TUESDAY SPIN
as I did.
TO
WIN: Pay 50 cents
My biggest amuse- Barry Hardesty
to
spin
our discount
Sports
Pavilion
ment was witnessing
Supervisor
wheel
to
determine
the
so many honor
discount
you
will
rescores. There were
ceive
on
your
purchase
of
open
18 300 games, five 800 series
and more than 300 700 series play games. The range is from
bowled during the season. 0 to 60 percent.
2. LUNCH and BOWL:
These numbers are nothing
Every
Wednesday from 10
short of amazing. Congratulaa.m.
to
1 p.m. receive three
tions to everyone.
games
of
bowling and lunch
We are now accepting
(Strike
Zone
Eatery menu) for
signups for our summer sea$12
plus
tax.
son. Please mark on your cal3. VIP CARD: Purchase a
endar for May 29 and 30 to
VIP
card for $34.99 and all of
visit the lanes and watch the
your
open play games purthird annual Senior PBA
chased
will cost you only
Saquaro Open sponsored by
$1.25
plus
tax. The rate only
Lona King Realtor and Quality
applies
to
the
card holder. Valid
Inn and Suites of Sun Cities.
anytime
open
play is available.
We are anticipating more than
Our
operating
hours for the
100 bowlers to participate in
summer
will
be:
9 a.m. to 9
this event.
New Pro Shop

is now open at
Johnson Lanes
The Perfect Pocket Strike Pro
Shop in the Johnson Lanes
Sports Pavilion has opened for
business.
Summer hours will be 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday; and 9 a.m. to 7
p.m. Monday and Thursday. It
will be closed Saturday and
Sunday.
Come in and meet owner
Dennis Kline and check out the
large selection of bowling equipment and services available.
Be sure to show your Sun City
West rec card to receive a discount on your purchases.
Admin Offices
Closed May 28
Just a reminder, the Rec
CentersAdministrative Offices, including Member
Services, are closed Monday,
May 28, for theMemorial
Day holiday. If youre expecting guests, please put
money on your account in
advance or at Grandview
Golf Course on the holiday.
p.m. Monday and Thursday; 9

a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday; and
noon to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
POOLSIDEFOOD
SERVICE!
On to a different note: The
Strike Zone Eatery is now offering food service to the R.H.
Johnson swimming pool. Service is available from 8 a.m. to
4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. A limited menu including
finger foods and snacks is
available. Call the restaurant at
623-544-6141 to place your
order; your food will be delivered to you pool side.
Also, the restaurant is offering whole homemade pies for
sale. Call the restaurant 24
hours in advance to order your
pie.
The restaurant is now available for private parties on Saturday and Sundays after 5 p.m.
Call the restaurant for details
Have a great summer!
We host parties!
Call 623-544-6140
WWW.RCSCW.COM
MAY 2012
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Village Store
Spring Arts and Crafts Fair most successful in communitys history
The Spring Arts and
which I think is a benCrafts fair was held
efit to us. Taking into
March 24. The sky
account that fact, the
was sunny and blue,
influx of Spring Trainwithout any wind or
ing, Spring Break and
dust. The crowds were
our winter residents thick and in a spendthe crowds were large
ing mood.
and shoppers really
Katie
The Village Store
seemed to enjoy the
Van Leuven
had noticed an uptick
day.
Store Supervisor
in sales for the month
The final totals from
of March prior to the fair. That the fair showed an increase in
is quite typical as March is the sales in all but four of the 22
busiest month for us. This clubs participating. There was
Spring Fair was held one week a 14 percent increase over the
later than last year. It did not Spring Fair of 2011. Our credit
conflict with the Sun City card sales were over by 22 perGrand Arts and Crafts fair, cent. The overall attendance
Wittmann resident wins raffle
The Spring Fair was advertised once again in the Arizona Republic
Northwest edition on March 21. Raffle tickets were brought to the
store during the fair and we chose a winner for the $50 gift certificates.
Our winner is Wittmann resident Donna Boese, shown here with Village Store Manager Katie Van Leuven. Congratulations Donna!
Store Hours
October through May
Monday - Friday 9 am to 4 pm
Saturday 9 am to 1 pm
June
CLOSED Saturday
July
CLOSED Saturday
Closed the month of August
September
CLOSED Saturday
623-544-6135
Consignment is open only to
members of ourChartered
Arts and Crafts Clubs.
Attention
Arts and Crafts
CharteredClubs:
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
space-available basis
on the Village Store
page. Send your submissions toKatieVan
Leuven at katie.vanleuven@rcscw.com. Call
Katie at 623-544-6135 if
you have questions.
was markedly greater between

10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Hot dogs
and hamburgers were flying
off the grill. Record sales of
food were achieved. When all
was said and done, it was a
very successful day.
I want to thank the folks that
participated in making things
run so smoothly. The Rec Center employees manning the
credit card stations, most of
who had been working tirelessly in the Member Services
office during the election, did a
wonderful job. I know they
would have rather been home
resting, so a very special
Thank you! goes out to

them.
The Recreation staff that put
up, tore down, ran credit card
forms, cooked, served and
cleaned up did a marvelous
job. The Village Store volunteers who worked in the store
kept things moving. The Village Store staff members who
work like a finely tuned clock
again made me very proud.
My sincere thanks go out to
all of the clubs that participated
in selling items - without you
we would not have a need for
a fair. All of you again proved
that Sun City West is the best
place to live in the country!

In summation, this was the
best Spring Arts and Crafts
Fair that we have ever had. It
has grown over the years and
participation has grown as
well. I am so proud to be a part
of this wonderful community
and help make this event so
successful. My hat goes off to
you, the residents of Sun City
West, and to your talent.
For those of you who leave
for cooler areas for the summer, have a safe trip and a
wonderful summer. For those
of you who stay, keep cool and
keep creating.
Visit scwaz.com for all the latest press releases, events, trips and
Governing Board news from theRecreation Centers!
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New at the
Crooked Putter
$1 o coupons for Spaghetti
Night and Steak Night available
at the restaurant!
Spaghetti Night Every

Tuesday
All You Can Eat 37 pm
Homemade meatballs and mari
nara sauce
Served with Side salad and
Breadsticks
$8.95
Pick up $1.00 o Coupons at the
restaurant
Steak Night
Every Thursday
47 pm
Seared and cooked to order ten
der, juicy USDA Choice 8oz NY
Strip $14.95 or 6oz Top Sirloin
$10.99
Served with French fries or baked
potato
(with butter, sour cream, and
chives).
Includes cheesy garlic bread and
your choice of fresh sauted
green beans or broccoli & cauli
flower.
*Pick up $1.00 o coupons for
steak night and spaghetti night.
See restaurant for details.
Happy Hour!
MondaySaturday 3 pmClose
$2.00 Draft Beers
$3.00 House Margaritas
$3.50 well rum and cokes (or
whiskey)
Sunday: $3.00 Bloody Marys
Friday Fish Fry All you can eat!
37:30 pm Fridays
MAY 2012
Golf
Celebration of Golf was a great success again this year
The fourth annual Celebration of Golf Series had record
breaking participants, a record
number of party goers, and an
increased enthusiasm shown
toward all Celebration events.
Thanks to the golfers, staff,
volunteers, and sponsors a
good time was had by all.
The Recreation Centers Golf
Operations staff would like to
thank the Celebration of Golf
Committee members Barb
Howson, Party Chairmen; Jan
Presidents Cup Champion:

Beverly Overholser
Flight #1
Low Gross: Kimberly Carter
2nd Low Gross: Randy Keeley
1st Low Net: Martina Michling
2nd Low Net: Carol Winternheimer
Flight #2
1st Low Gross: Marilyn Walt
2nd Low Gross:
Bonnie
Flasch
1st Low Net: Lois Foss
2nd Low Net: Pat Gittings
Hamilton, Event Entries Coordinator; Mark Smith, Party

Games Coordinator; and Annette Wurgler in Golf Operations.
Also, Todd Patty and his
ground crew at all courses;
Kevin Wurgler and the course
managers and their staff; the
event Directors, Regulation
Scramble, Sherry Skogrand;
Par 3 Partner/Decade, Janice
Kent; Green Team, George and
Sharon Hodnik; Executive
Scramble, Bonnie Flasch;

Boomer
Hoopla,
Ralph
Kwapiszeski; Mixed Partner
Best Ball, Tom and Gail Winter; Schamble, Brian Lewis;
and Partner 2 Day Challenge,
Peg Wynkoop.
In addition we thank the
nearly 150 volunteers who
worked at the events, and assisted greatly in all aspects of
the party. All of these individuals played a valuable role in
the success of the Celebration
of Golf.
A very special thanks to
Carrabbas for hosting the delicious dinner at the Party.
This is their fourth year as host,
and they are a highlight of the
party. Our sincere thanks for
the support and generosity of
our loyal sponsors whose signage was displayed prominently at all events. We
encourage residents to let them
know how much we appreciate
their support for SCW golf.
Mens beginning class, on-the-course class starting up

I am looking forward to continshot, uphill/downhill lies, club seuing learning programs through
lection and many other questions
the summer months. I am hoping
that may arise during the course of
Mother Nature is kinder than
play.
she was last summer.
I have had many of my students
I have had requests for beginhave a break through after taking
ning golf programs for men, so I
a playing lesson. For the beginning
will be adding a four-week progolfer, it is extremely helpful getgram just for men. We will cover Lee Huntley ting over the intimidation factor of
putting, chipping, pitching and iron/dri- going onto the course.
vers.
Please keep your eyes open for upcomI have also heard the statement: I cant ing clinics and if there are any areas of the
seem to take it from the driving range to game you would like to see addressed,
the golf course, so I am going to offer an please let me know.
on-course lesson with a maximum of four
One thing we can all work on is our flexpeople covering how to approach the tee ibility! It will help you feel better and play
Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
How often does a course need to be rerated?
A:
A course must be rerated by an authorized golf as
sociation at least every ten years, even if it has not been
changed in any way.
Flight #3
1st Low Gross:
Sue Beaudette
2nd Low Gross: Elaine Keller
1st Low Net: Dar Hart
2nd Low Net: Joann Bronzie
Flight #4
1st Low Gross: Joann Long
2nd Low Gross: Pat Ainsworth
1st Low Net: Joan Esche
2nd Low Net: Daphne Greenwood
Flight #5
1st Low Gross: Jean Charles
2nd Low Gross: Gloria Webb
1st Low Net: Kathy Swanson
2nd Low Net: Margaret Irwin
**Ties broken by best back nine
score
better golf when you stretch and exercise.

Everything in balance!
Clinic Dates and locations:

Stardust Golf Course
Four-Week Beginning Golf Class for
Men running 9 to 10 a.m. Mondays April
30 through May 21. Class schedule will be
as follows: April 30-Putting, May 7-chipping/pitching, May 14-irons, May 21-fairway/driver. Rate will be $80 per student.
Playing the golf course: How do I take
it from the driving range to the golf
course? Maximum of four people. Playing
the golf course: 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, May
17. Four people at $50 each.
RULES FAQ (Rule 5)

Q: If a player runs out of golf balls during a round, may he
borrow a ball from another player?
HANDICAP FAQ (Section 142)
DESERT TRAILS WOMENS

GOLF CLUB 2012
Club Champion:
Helen Schneider
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A: Yes. There is nothing in the Rules of Golf that prohibits

a player from borrowing a golf ball from an opponent or fel
lowcompetitor. A player who runs out of balls may get a
new supply from any source, provided he does not unduly
delay play (Rule 67) in the process. Although golf balls are part of a players
equipment, the only type of equipment that the Rules limit the borrowing
of is clubs (Rule 44).
Holes in One
Name
Louis Albright
William P. Johnson
Patricia Roberts
Bill Thorne
Patricia Burkhart
Don Schuster
William P. Johnson
Dennis Peterson
Spike Welker
Debbie Lyle
Barry Smith
Luis Marquez
Tim Freund
Jim Dardano
Barbara Hygrell
Diane Bloor
Art Zink
Phyllis Stephan
Len Campbell
Bob Rimel
Dick Howden
John White
Norman Spellman
Hank Engert
Date
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Golf Course
Echo Mesa
Deer Valley
Desert Trails
Pebblebrook
Echo Mesa
Stardust
Trail Ridge
Pebblebrook
Desert Trails
Echo Mesa
Deer Valley
Stardust
Desert Trails
Trail Ridge
Grandview
Desert Trails
Desert Trails
Grandview
Desert Trails
Desert Trails
Desert Trails
Deer Valley
Trail Ridge
Echo Mesa
Hole
16
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15
12
7
12
8
11
3
2
14
8
12
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4
12
15
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4
11
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Yardage
142
138
86
178
101
150
158
117
120
76
135
150
112
169
100
78
160
146
122
106
115
130
195
188
Club
4 hybrid
8 iron
Pitching wedge
2 Rescue
7 Iron
5 Iron
5 Rescue
Pitching wedge
8 Iron
Pitching wedge
8 Iron
5 Iron
9 Iron
5 Hybrid
9 Iron
9 Iron
9 Wood
7 Wood
9 Iron
Wedge
Pitching wedge
8 Iron
5 Wood
3 Wood
WWW.RCSCW.COM
MAY 2012
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Golf
WALGREENS CHARITY CLASSIC
Please help us thank
our wonderful sponsors!
We would like to extend our
heartfelt thanks to the many
sponsors who have stepped up
to help make the Walgreens
Charity Classic a reality.First
and foremost - Thank you
Walgreens! Without your generous support, this wonderful tournament would not be possible.
Please help us thank Walgreens and our other sponsors for
bringing the LPGALegends right here to Sun CityWest!
Walgreens
To My Surprise Shuttle
Ping Apparel
Texas Roadhouse
Fast Signs
Independent Newspapers
Parks & Sons
Southwest Golf Cars
Banana Boat
Mutual of Omaha Bank
Arizona Golf Central Magazine
Nawgan
Arizona Womens Golf Association
Footjoy
Credit Union West
We also extend a special thank you to the Phoenix Childrens
Hospital, which is the beneficiary of the tournament. Thank you
for all the wonderful work you do to help Arizonas children!
Grandview Pro Shop

its not just for golfers!
Certainly there is plenty
of golf apparel, shoes,
bags, anything a golfer
could want or need,
but there also are items
to commemorate
Arizonas Centennial.
Come
in and
check
out all
thats
in the
store!
Grandview Golf Course, 14260 W. Meeker Blvd.
Octogenarian
tourney
to be played
at Echo Mesa
The 17th Annual Octogenarian Tournament of Sun
City West will be Nov. 3 at
Echo Mesa Golf Course.
The 2012 Tournament is
open to all golfers 80 years
old and older in the Sun
Cities area.
A Shotgun Start will begin
at 8 a.m. A social hour and
awards banquet will be at
Briarwood Country Club,
also in Sun City West, beginning at 4:30 p.m. with the
meal served at 5:30.
This years field will be
limited to 96 players. There
will be a Mens and Ladies
division. Entry forms and
details will be available at all
seven Rec Centers golf
courses in Sun City West
starting in August.
The fee will be $60 for
players and $25 for a guest at
the banquet, which is the
same price as last year. For
information and details, call
623-337-5099.
Winter residents who want
to insure their spot for this
years tournament may preregister by calling the number above.
Deadline for entries is
Wednesday, Oct. 17.
DEERVALLEY WOMENS
GOLF CLUB 2012
The Deer Valley Women's 2012 Club Championship was played in
February. The following are the winners:
Lynn Adams - Club Champion
1st Flight Winner - Peg Wynkoop
2nd Flight Winner - Bonnie Tomlinson
3rd Flight Winner - Gayle Moeller
4th Flight Winner - Doris Iverson
5th Flight Winner - Sandy Ross
6th Flight Winner - Terry Barnes
In March the Deer Valley Womens 2012 Match Play was played.
The following are the winners:
Flight 1 - Flossie Ahles
Flight 2 - Karla Watson
Flight 3 - Bev Willett
Flight 4 - Carol Knudson
Flight 5 - Joy Thaler
Flight 6 - Jan Heuertz
Flight 7 - Carol Smyth
Reid-West clinic schedules

1- hour full swing
clinics
FAIRWAY
WOODS/HYBRIDS
11 a.m. Friday, April 27 Grandview

11 a.m. Wed., May 16 Echo Mesa
3 p.m. Thursday, April 26 Deer Valley
GREENSIDE SAND
FAIRWAY BUNKER
3 p.m. Thursday, May 3,

Pebblebrook
11 a.m. Thursday, May 10 Echo Mesa
11 a.m. Thursday, April 26 Grandview
DRIVER
9 a.m. Saturday, May 19 Pebblebrook
1- hour short game

clinics
PUTTING
SCW Sunday
Couples 2012
play schedule
May 13: Stardust
May 27: Trail Ridge
June 10: Pebblebrook
June 24: Echo Mesa
July 8: Trail Ridge
July 29: Desert Trails
August 12: Deer Valley
August 26: Echo Mesa
Sept. 9: Trail Ridge
Sept. 23: Desert Trails
PITCHING
11 a.m. Thursday, May 3 Echo Mesa
CHIPPING
11 a.m. Wednesday, May
23, Echo Mesa
Clinic prices
Full swing: resident, $20;

non-resident, $25. Short
game: resident, $15; nonresident, $20. Scoring
game: resident, $50; nonresident, $60.
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.
Sign up for clinics online at www.reidwestgolfacademies.com or call the Grandview Golf Shop at 623-5446022. For information, send e-mail to
info@reidwestgolfacademies.com.
Our courses are on Golf Now!

Check us out!
Travel
MAY 2012
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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:
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS VS.

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
Tuesday, May 8
The World Champs visit Chase Field to do

battle with the D-Backs. Come see St. Louis in
action and enjoy the sights and sounds of the
game! Leave SCW at 5:15 p.m., first pitch is at
6:40, return approximately 10:45. Cost is $55
per person, which includes game ticket, roundtrip transportation and driver gratuity. Tickets
are for seats in lower level, Section 111.
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES

Saturday, May 19
BROADWAYS BEST MUSICALS

Thursday, May 31
The Herberger Theatre takes an exciting look

at the winners of Broadways TONY award for
Best Musical. The show is a revue featuring
songs from the first winner, 1949s Kiss Me
Kate, through My Fair Lady, Cabaret,
Company, Phantom of the Opera, The
Producers, Hairspray, Avenue Q and In
the Heights to the most recent winner, The
Book of Mormon. Lunch reservations are at
the Cheesecake Factory, where you will have a
choice of soup, salad and/or half a sandwich,
cheesecake and beverage. Cost is $95 per person which includes round trip transportation,
show ticket, lunch at Cheesecake Factory and
driver and guide gratuities.
Winner of three Tony awards, including Best

Musical Revival, this hilarious new production
of La Cage aux Folles: was the biggest hit of
the 2010 Broadway season, leaving audiences
in stitches night after night! La Cage tells the
story of Georges, the owner of a glitzy nightclub in lovely Saint-Tropez. When Georges
son brings his fiancees conservative parents
home to meet his flashy parents, the bonds of
family are put to the test as the feather boas fly!
With a glorious score of hummable melodies
and a dynamite cast featuring the notorious
and dangerous Cagelles, La Cage is an
NEW ENGLAND TOUR
Sunday-Friday, June 10-15
indisputable musical comedy classic. This is a
Six glorious days and five wonderful nights
show you wont want to miss. Cost is $115 per
person, which includes round trip motorcoach on the East Coast in the heart of Boston. Visit
transportation, reserved show ticket and driver the Kennedy Library & Museum with a selfguided tour at your leisure. Includes a picturand guide gratuity.
esque day in the town of Gloucester on the
L.A. DODGERS VS. ARIZONA DIA- North Shore and a visit to Newport, R.I., where
youll tour the famous Breakers mansion,
MONDBACKS
owned by the Vanderbilt family. From Harvard
Tuesday, May 22
Division rivals the L.A. Dodgers visit Chase to Cambridge and Fenway Park to Salem,
Field and take on the D-Backs. Tickets are $55, youll explore historic sites, enjoy excellent
which includes game ticket, round trip trans- restaurants and whale-watching adventures in
portation and driver gratuity. Depart SCW at Boston Harbor along with exploring other
5:15 p.m.; first pitch is 6:40 and return home by famous attractions. Cost is $1,999 per person
10:45. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the game. double occupancy or $2,399 for single occupancy and includes roundtrip airfare and door
Seats are in the lower level, section 111.
to door transportation to and from Sky Harbor
Airport; six days and five nights at the

Embassy Suites in Waltham, Mass.; nine
tours; breakfast daily and complimentary
cocktails nightly; three lunches, two dinners;
motorcoach transportation in Boston; driver
and guide gratuities. Do not miss this spectacular and exciting East Coast adventure!
SAN DIEGO PADRES VS. DBACKS

Tuesday, July 3
Come see division rivals battle at Chase

Field as the Arizona Diamondbacks take on the
San Diego Padres. Cost is $55 per person and
includes transportation and ticket to the game.
All seats are in lower level, Section 111. First
pitch is 6:40 p.m.
SAN DIEGO JULY 4!

Tuesday-Thursday, July 3-5
Breakers Mansion, RI
Wednesday, June 13
Grand Tetons
Legend has it, that the original site, atop a

butte in the foothills of the South Mountains
established in 1971, was a hideout for cattle
rustlers. Today it is Arizonas legendary
Cowboy Steakhouse. It is home to Homey, an
Arizona Longhorn steer with horns that span 4
feet from tip to tip. The steakhouse also boasts
of an indoor waterfall and the famous Tin
Slide. Enjoy a Country Western dinner with
garden greens and vegetables with house
dressing, Arizona style ranch cowboy beans,
Western vegetable medley, corn on the cob,
fresh baked biscuits and Indian fry bread with
butter and honey, coffee, tea and desert. Cost is
$70 per person which includes roundtrip transportation, BBQ dinner at Rustlers Rooste,
Western entertainment and driver and guide
gratuity. You wont want to miss the panoramic view of the city!
round trip transportation, one night at the Little

America Hotel, one breakfast, one dinner,
National Park fees, hotel gratuities, baggage
handling, guided tour, snacks and bottled water
and minimum driver and guide gratuities.
CINCINNATI REDS VS.

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
Opportunities
person single occupancy. The tour includes
door to door transportation from your home to
Sky Harbor Airport, round trip airfare to Salt
Lake City, five days and 4 nights accommodations, tours of Salt Lake City, Grand Teton
National Park, Yellowstone National Park,
assorted meals, ground transportation in Salt
Lake City and Jackson, Wyo., driver and guide
gratuity.
RUSTLERS ROOSTE ARIZONAS

MOUNTAINTOP EATERY
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GRANITE CREEK WINERY &

PRESCOTT TOUR
Wednesday, June 20
Depart the Valley and head for the high

country around Prescott. Learn about the legend of the Granite Dells at Watson Lake, tour
Prescott including Whiskey Row, the historic
district, beautiful restored Victorian homes and
historic hotels. From Prescott, head to Chino
Valley and the Granite Creek Winery, where
lunch and wine tasting will be served in the
lush vineyards. Cost is $92 per person and
includes roundtrip transportation, tour of
Prescott attractions, Granite Dells, lunch at
Granite Creek Winery, and wine tasting.
YELLOWSTONE & GRAND TETON

NATIONAL PARKS
Saturday-Wednesday, June 23-27
Some of the most scenic areas of the country

are to be found in Yellowstone and Grand
Teton National Parks. The tour costs $1,799
per person double occupancy and $2,220 per
Enjoy three days and two nights of great

weather and celebrate our nations birthday!
What a great time of year to visit the San
Diego area and enjoy the cooler weather. Beat
the heat, enjoy ocean breezes and beautiful
scenery. Cost is $760 per person double occupancy, $950 for singles, which includes round
trip transportation; hotel accommodations at
the Embassy Suites, Seaport Village; daily
breakfast and complimentary nightly cocktails;
4th of July Bay Cruise with dinner and fireworks; tour of La Jolla, Old Town and
Coronado Island; dinner at Anthonys; lunch at
Melvyns Restaurant; driver and guide gratuity; water and snacks.
LOST IN BONKERS AT THE

HERBERGER THEATRE
Tuesday, July 10
Get on board for a dose of laughter therapy.

The production examines a number of psychoses, diagnoses and a host of multiple personalities through story and song. Featuring
the talents of local actors Shane Bousard,
Dominik Rebilas and Joe Bousard, this comical cabaret is sure to improve your mental
health and tickle your Freudian fancy. Cost is
$95 per person and includes transportation,
ticket, lunch at the Cheesecake Factory and
driver and guide gratuity.
ROCKIES VS. DIAMONDBACKS

Tuesday, July 24
Come see the D-Backs play the Colorado

Rockies at Chase Field in Phoenix. Enjoy the
Tuesday, Aug. 28
Grand Canyon
sights and sounds of the game where you can
come and cheer your team to victory. All seats
are located in Section 111 of the lower level.
Cost is $55 per person, which includes game
ticket, roundtrip transportation and driver gratuity. Bus will depart Rec Centers parking lot
at 5:15 p.m. and the game starts at 6:40.
NEW YORK METS VS.

DIAMONDBACKS
Sunday, July 29
Come to Chase Field in Phoenix and see the

New York Mets battle your Arizona
Diamondbacks. Enjoy all the sights and sounds
of the game. Bus will depart Rec Centers parking lot at 11:30 a.m.; first pitch is 1:10 p.m. and
return home by 6. Cost is $55 per person,
which includes game ticket, roundtrip transportation and driver gratuity.
THE GRAND CANYON OVERNIGHT
The Reds battle the hometown D-Backs in a

night game. Be there and enjoy the sights and
sounds of the game. Cost is $55 per person and
includes game ticket in lower level Section
111, roundtrip transportation to Chase Field in
Phoenix, and driver gratuity. Depart SCW at
5:15 p.m., first pitch is 6:40 and return to SCW
around 10:45.
NEW YORK CITY

Friday-Monday, Oct. 12-15
Travel to the Big Apple and spend four days

and 3 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 Shulas Steakhouse in
the Westin Hotel, three breakfasts, three dinners, one lunch and one brunch cruise around
the Statue of Liberty; taxes and gratuities for
guide and driver. Space is limited, so dont
wait to book this trip.
Wednesday-Thursday, Aug. 1-2
An overnight trip to the Grand Canyon is a

great way to escape the desert heat. Average
temperatures at the canyon are in the 80s during the day and the 50s at night. This 2-day
tour lands in Flagstaff the first night for a stay
in the Little America Hotel and travels the scenic Route 180 to the Grand Canyon the next
morning. With plenty of sightseeing and time
for shopping, this is a great getaway. Visit
Sedona, see Oak Creek Canyon and lots of
beautiful vistas of the Grand Canyon. Cost is
$265 per person double occupancy and $335
per person single occupancy, which includes
Times Square
New York City
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Thursday Nite Movies

May 03, 2012 2:00pm WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
in HD
Reese Witherspoon,
Christoph
Waltz
&
Robert Pattinson star in this
epic tale of forbidden
love
based on Sara Gruens acclaimed best seller. Against all
odds, a veterinary student and
a beautiful circus performer
meet and fall in love through
their shared compassion for a
Thursday NiteMovies
at Stardust Theatre
Located at Kuentz RecreationCenter at R. H.Johnson
and
Stardust
Boulevards. Donation: $2
per person.Doors open at 6
p.m. Showtime is at 7.
Sponsored by the Friends of
the R.H. Johnson Library.
(All movies are shown in the
digital DVDformat.) Hearing
assist devices now available
for your use.
special elephant. But their secret romance incurs the wrath

of her dangerously volatile
husband.
(C) (2011) (2H)
(PG-13).
May
03,
2012
LARRY
CROWNE
in HD
Academy
Award winners
Tom
Hanks
and
Julia Roberts
come together
in a romantic and optimistic
comedy about how its never
too late to reinvent yourself.
When he suddenly finds himself without his long standing
blue collar job, Larry enrolls at
his local college to start over.
(C) (2011) (1H-38M) (PG-13).
(Never shown before in SCW).
May 10, 2012 - WALK,
DONT RUN
Cary Grant becomes a
charismatic matchmaker in his
final screen appearance. When
English
industrialist
Sir
William Rutland (Cary Grant)
arrives in
Tokyo on
business,
the influx
of tourists
f
o
r
Olympic
G a m e s
makes
it
impossible
to
find
lodging. Rutland fast-talks his
way into sharing an apartment
with
beautiful
Christine
(Samantha Eggar) for a few
days. To further confuse matters, Rutland invites Steve
Davis (Jim Hutton), a member
of the U.S. Olympic team, to
share his apartment. Threes
definitely a crowd as Rutland
plays cupid. (C) (1954) (1H54M) (NR) (Never shown before in SCW).
May 17, 2012 - OLD
YELLER
When his younger brother
adopts a frisky lop-eared stray,
15-year-old Travis (Tommy
Kirk), acting man-of-thehouse, tries to shoo him away.
But Old Yeller soon proves he
is anything
but yellow when
he protects
the family
farm and
s a v e s
Travis life.
( C )
(1957) (1H23M) (NR)
(Shown before in SCW in
2004).
May 24, 2012 - DOLPHIN
TAIL in
HD
In an inspiring
story of the
bond between animals and
humans, a
boy named
Sawyer
discovers an injured dolphin
which they name Winter. Unfortunately, her injuries cost
Winter her tail, without which
she may not survive. But with
Sawyers devotion, a marine
biologists (Harry Connick Jr.)
and the brilliance of a prosthetist (Morgan Freeman)

charged with creating a new
tail, Winter may receive a second chance at life. Based on a
true story. (C) (2011) (1H53M) (PG-13) (Never shown
before in SCW).
May 31, 2012 - NANCY
GOES TO RIO
Nancy Goes to Rio stars
Ann Sothern and Jane Powell
as a mother/daughter acting
duo vying for the same role in
a new play...as well as the eye
of leading man Barry Sullivan.
Time and Time Again,
Love Is Like This, Cha
Bomm Pa Pa are among the
featured
tunes.
Also Staring Carm e n
Miranda,
Louis Calhern.
( C )
(1950)
(1H-40M)
( N R ) .
(Never shown before in SCW).
MissionImpossible:Ghost Protocol,begins 7 p.m. in Beardsley

Park.Enjoy us for this free event.
Concessions will be available.
Sunday, May 20
The Uptown Angels will bring
their toe-tapping choreography, vintage costumes and wonderful harmonies to the R.H. Johnson Social
Hall at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 27, as
the Recreation Centers of Sun City
West celebrates Memorial Day.

The event is free and open to the
community. Water and soda will be
available for purchase.
Events
Tuesday, May 1
Join us for the Grand Reopening
of the newly expanded R.H. Johnson Fitness Center at 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 1. There will be a short
ribbon cutting ceremony to open the
facility.Life Fitness personnel will
be on site to demonstrate the new
equipment.
Tuesday, May 1
Join the General Manager for a
presentation of the proposed 201213 Budget at 9 a.m. in the Social

Hall.
Thursday, May 3
Join the General Manager for a
presentation of the proposed 201213 Budget at 6 p.m. in the Lecture
Hall.
Saturday, May 5
OurMovie in the Park, featuring
WarHorse,begins 7 p.m. in
BeardsleyPark.Enjoy us for this

free event.Concessions will be
available.
Saturday, May 12
We Bought a Zoo,begins 7 p.m.
in BeardsleyPark.Enjoy us for this
free event.Concessions will be
available.
Saturday, May 19
Tips for Seniors by Daily Fitness
Customize workouts to maximize results

Elaine Miller is all smiles as she works
the Hamstring Curl at Beardsley Fitness
Center.
With the help of Daily Fitness professional Shirley Miller, Elaine has mastered
the exercises that best suit her future goal
hiking the Grand Canyon.
Elaine needed a workout that addressed
the lower body the hamstrings, gluts
and quads are the foundation for an uphill
climb. Her upper body needed to be
strengthened to accommodate the 12-16
pound pack she would be carrying.
Elaine was also concerned about developing adequate cardiovascular capacity
for her endurance hike.
Personal trainer Shirley Miller took all
of this into consideration as she devel-
oped a workout for Elaine, selecting exercises that would not interfere with existing shoulder and hip issues.
Customizing workouts is our specialty, Shirley Miller said. Each body
is different, so its important we tailor
workouts to issues, needs and goals. One
of the biggest mistakes we see people
make in the fitness center is using machinery incorrectly. Educating active
adults on the correct way to exercise is the
primary goal of Daily Fitness. We strive
to provide clients with the knowledge
necessary to reach their fitness goals
safely.
To find out more about Daily Fitness
services, call 623-256-7901 or visit
www.Daily FitnessLLC.com.
Saturday, May 26
TheHelp,begins 7 p.m. in BeardsleyPark.Enjoy us for this free
event.Concessions will be available.
Equipment
demos
Daily Fitness presents group
equipment demonstrations
monthly at each of the Rec
Centers fitness centers for in
dividuals new to the commu
nity 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.
MAY
Palm Ridge:
Tuesday, May 1, 11:30 a.m.
Beardsley:
Tuesday, May 8, 4 p.m.
Kuentz:
Tuesday, May 8, 4:30 p.m.
R.H. Johnson:
Tuesday, May 15, 4:30 p.m.
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How to submit news:
The deadline for Club Corner
submissions is noon the first Friday of each month for the following
months publication.
DEADLINE FOR JUNES REC
CENTER NEWS IS NOON FRIDAY, MAY 4.
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
Mays heat means more water for
veggies, which do better if watered
from below. Deep watering forces
roots down and salt through. Onions
need drier soil as harvest time approaches, a good reason to plant them
away from other crops. Scrape away
soil so the sun ripens the onions, wait
until the stalk necks weaken and fall,
dont cut stalks, let them dry first.
Garlic should be dry with tan
stalks. If harvested before its dry
with hard clove points, it wont keep.
Tomatoes have been flowering for a
while - shake your plants each day to
distribute pollen from anthers onto
the nearby pistils. Squash will be
flowering, male flowers are usually
first, but produce no fruit, with female flowers to follow. If nothing is
happening in your patch, grab a paint
brush and rub over the sticky stuff
on the male plant and apply it to the
knob on the female plant. You may
have to do this more than once, but
soon you will see little squash all over
the patch. Both winter and summer
squash can be grown now. Malabar
spinach is an alternative to regular
spinach, it is good raw in salads or
steamed. It is a vine and can be grown
on a fence to save space. It often reseeds. Corn needs a lot of water and
a tablespoon of 21-0-0 fertilizer
around each plant every two weeks.
Watch for corn borers if your leaves
look ragged, the caterpillars may be
the culprit. Use Dipel before they attack.
Corn
earworm
can
sometimes be stopped if you add
mineral oil to each ear entrance as the
silk appears. Last year I cut the silk
off as it browned and had no worms.
If your corn has missing kernels, it
could be poor pollination because of

the heat. Plant in squares, not long
rows, so silk can touch. Sweet potatoes and watermelon take up a lot of
space, decide how much you can
spare before planting these crops.
There still is no cure for the cucurbit
virus that attack melons, cucumbers
and squash. The leaves turned yellow,
brittle and the plant dies. Yet the fruit
was plentiful and fine to eat. The yellow leaf tomato virus is still with us.
The plants turn yellow from the top
and the stems are shortened. If you
have this problem, let me know. Bag
the plant and dump it. Whiteflies
cause the virus, there is no cure and it
could spread to your other tomatoes.
Russet mites on tomatoes are so
small, they are hard to see. The leaves
yellow from bottom, so use sulfur
spray (this can only be used if its
below 90 degrees.) Blackberries need
plenty of water now, use 15-15-15
fertilizer after harvest. Cut back fruiting canes after harvest, new floricanes will appear for next years fruit.
Plant beneficial herbs such as basils
and borage all around your garden to
attract bees. Well help you start a
garden if this sounds like a club you
would like to join. Caged plots, when
available, are sold by owners;
uncaged plots may be had for $5 dues
and a $30 refundable cleanup fee.
The plots are at .
Information: Jim, plot manager,
623-584-1465.
ARTHRITIS
This is a wonderful club. The
friends we make are solid and last
throughout the years. Whether you
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.
AUTOMOTIVE
RESTORATION
Kathy Donner, left, Arlene Hall, Linda

Donner and Robin McFarland show
some of the jewelry donated to the
Cinderella Affair in Phoenix. Members of the Beaders Club made and
donated hundreds of jewelry items to
the Cinderella Affair, a non-profit organization that provides gently used
formal wear to girls in the area so
that they may attend prom.
The Automotive Restoration Club

of Sun City West is one of the
newest chartered clubs. 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.
Educational programs will be offered to assist members in restoring
or fixing their vehicle(s). Special
events may offer sessions on how
to perform basic automobile repair
and maintenance. The club meets
at 2 p.m. the third Tuesday of the
month (May 22) in the Lecture
Hall at the Johnson Rec Center.
Information: Herb, 623-4447778,
or
check
www.scwclubs.com, Hobbies &
Travel.
BOOMERS
If you want to be involved in a variety of
activities and events
and would like to meet
new people and have
fun, join the SCW
Boomers
Club.
Theres something for
everyone. Join the
clubs new members
at the Meet and
Greet event at 6 p.m.
April 30 at the
Karol and Richard Woodbury invite everyone to Womens/Boomers
attend Hillcrest Dance & Social Clubs May 19 Club at Kuentz Rec
50s-60s theme Dance and Classic Car Show. Center.
See the Upcoming
Events and the Activities Directory
BASKETEERS
pages of the website for a listing of
The Basketeers of Sun City West things the more than 900 members do
have enjoyed a busy and productive on a regular basis. Specific scheduled
winter and now springtime is upon events are listed on the online Calenus. Lets get started in basket weaving dar. There also are lots of photos on
and enjoy the good company of our the website from past events. Check
members as we also socialize.
it out on the Photo Album page.
The club has beginner classes and
If you live in SCW and have a rec
welcomes new members. Club ses- card, you are welcome to join the
sions meet from 8:30 a.m. to 4 Boomers Club. Membership dues are
p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, in $5 per person, per year (January-DeRoom 4 and Tuesday mornings in cember). A membership application is
Room 3 at Kuentz Rec Center. Please available online at www.scwboomerjoin us.
sclub.com on the Home page and the
Information: Betsy (membership) Club Business page. Information:
at 623-544-7232 or Jo Ann (publicity) 623-670-4082.
at 623-556-2263.
BEADERS
The Cinderella Affair is a nonprofit organization that provides gently used formal wear to girls in the
area so that they may attend prom.
The Beaders designed and donated
more than 200 necklaces, bracelets
and earrings for this event. If you
would like to take part in this event or
want to try a new hobby, visit the
Beaders Club. We welcome all levels
of beaders, from the brand new to the
expert. Classes are offered each
month and are FREE to members.
Whether you are interested in stringing, stitching or polymer clay, you
will be inspired. We offer free lessons
and mentoring. Visitors are welcome
any time. We meet Monday from 6 to
9 p.m.; and Wednesdays from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Sagebrush room
at the Beardsley Rec Center.
Information: Linda at lindadonner@msn.com or visit online at
www.scwclubs.com.
BOCCE
The annual Sun City West Bocce
Club In-House Tournament has been
completed with the Stars and Stripes
League defeating the All-States
League in a hard-fought battle at the
R.H. Johnson courts. The Stars and
Stripes were led by Captain Frand
Verturelli and players Frank Romano,
Adopf Schaller and Dan Norris.
Wayne Schultz captained the All
Stars League with players Floyd Dalsaid, Chuck Dolzmer and Marv Hertel providing the back up. Schultz led
his team to the championship round
after an earlier defeat. However, the
Stars and Stripes won the title after
losing its first game in the championship series. Awards for each team
will be given to the eight players at
the Fall Kickoff Dinner next season.
BOWLING
Club members welcomed back the
Summer Red Pin season which began
Tuesday, April 17. Participants meet
at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday for three games
of Red Pin Bowling, earning quarters
for various combinations of strikes,
splits and spares. The event continues
through the last Tuesday in July. This
is a great way to escape the Arizona
heat, so if you have never tried it,
sign-up books are available on the
league desk in Johnson Lanes. Current membership in the BASCW is
required.
Mays bi-weekly No-Tap events
will take place Saturday, May 5 and
May 19. Sign-up books are available
in the Sports Pavilion through noon
the Thursday preceding each event.
Entry fee is $10 and must be paid at
the time of sign-up. Cancellations
must be received by noon the Friday
preceding each event.
Its not too early for club members
to be thinking about worthy nominees
for the clubs annual Hall of Fame
event. Candidates may be nominated
based on bowling proficiency and/or
June Gust as Ulla Brett Johansen,

sings Ven you got it, flaunt it at
the Karaoke Clubs annual Dinner
Show March 4.
meritorious service to the club. This

years Hall of Fame dinner will be
Saturday, Oct. 20. Nomination forms
are available at the league desk or by
contacting Lefty Anderson at 623214-2934.
Club members wishing to be added
to the email mailing list for club
events may now do so by submitting
addresses to BASCW@yahoo.com.
The lists will be used exclusively to
update members on club events and
news.
The Bowling Association of Sun
City West sponsors many club events
throughout the year including 9-pin
(No-Tap) tournaments every other
Saturday night, Red-Pin bowling
every Tuesday during the summer,
Over-Average Tournaments every
March, a Hall of Fame dinner in October and a gala New Years Eve celebration. Sign-up sheets for all club
events are available at Johnson
Lanes. Remember, no league average
is required to bowl in either No-Tap
or Red Pin events.
If you are new to Sun City West or
havent bowled in a number of years,
Red Pin and No-Tap events are a
good way to ease back into the sport
and meet new friends. The annual fee
is $7 per year and membership is
open to all Sun City West Rec Card
Members in good standing. Membership applications are available at the
Johnson Lanes Monitors desk.
Information: Sheryl Sutherland,
623-322-2220.
BRIDGE KIVA
DUPLICATE
ACBL-sanctioned games are at
12:15 p.m. every day except Sunday
and Tuesday in the West building in
the card rooms of the Beardsley Rec
Center. There is also an evening game
at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Anyone interested
in this wonderful card game is invited
to join us. Arrive early and be in your
seat ready to play by game time.
Kiva uses both the BridgeDealer4
dealing machine to make random
hands ready for play and 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.
There is a special section on Friday
for newer players with less than 50
master points where they play against
others of the same skill level, providing there are at least three tables, otherwise they play in the open game.
Tell the director so you can be directed to that specific area of play. All
party bridge players are invited to
join and learn more about this different concept of play youll love it.
You cant go wrong to just come and
try it out.
There are free lessons at 11 a.m.
Fridays, prior to the normal game
with a variety of different topics. Free
lessons will end after May. The club
also sponsors a series of personalized
lessons offered by June Hueser as
well. Call her at 623-584-5851 for
registration and cost details.
Bridge is more than just a card
game, it is a cerebral sport. Bridge
teaches you logic, reasoning, quick
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thinking, patience, concentration and
partnership skills. Whoever said, Its
not if you win or lose that counts,
probably lost.
Bridge players know that this game
is by far the greatest card game of all,
and it can provide immense challenge
and enjoyment for the rest of your
life. Warning! Bridge can become
addictive.
Information: Donna Shelton, 623584-7012
or
KIVA.Bridge.Club@cox.net.
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.
BRIDGE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
ONE PARTNER
We are extending a cordial invitation to all SCW residents to join us
for contract bridge each Wednesday
night at the Beardsley Rec Center,
card rooms 2 and 3.
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. on the day of play.
Bridge play begins at 6. We play four
rounds of six hands each allowing 35
minutes per round.
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
may play three times and then must
be a SCW resident and officially join
the club. We look forward to seeing
you.
Information: Dick Lager, 623-5468839.
Some of the remaining spring table

favors were given to residents of a
local memory care center, who happily received them. Their thanks were
so heartfelt; were considering adding
them to our outreach program. Our
thinking caps are on for November.
Card Swaps off the wall St.
Patricks Day renderings were fantastic; those women are great.
The vice presidents bring a bouquet of spring flower and Mothers
Day projects for May. May 7 will be
table favors and May 11 will be
Sandy Virrusos April showers/May
flowers workshop. And for dad, Dorcas Sims will show how to make a
tie-shaped box May 14, which will be
followed by a Quick and Easy workshop led by Mary Kocha May 18.
May 28 we will honor our troops and
country with patriotic themes.
May 12 well have an Out and
About at AZ Art Supply and Crop
Girls, followed by a Dutch treat lunch
at a local restaurant. May 21 the Sun
City Calligraphy Club will join us for
an afternoon meeting. Bring your calligraphy marker or pen to that meeting and to the May 26 workshop
where club members may get help
with various hands. Sign-up is required for the Out and About and the
workshop.
Bump up your talents from 6 to 8
p.m. Wednesdays with member/artist
Judy Ross. This month shell teach
how to change plain paper to awesome, and craft some items you wont
see elsewhere.
Fun and information are found in
Ink Links, produced monthly by Dori
Leekly. Its full of good ideas and she
encourages member input. She also
has asked us to begin setting aside
materials and supplies we no longer
use. She will surprise us with her
plans for them.
Visitors are welcome to our meetings, and we hope theyll become
members. There is plenty of variety,
and talent is limitless. All meetings
are in Craft Room 3 at Kuentz Rec
Center.
Information: Dale at 623-546-8502
or at www.scwclubs.com and click on
Calligraphy.
CERAMICS WEST
Ceramics West Club is open from

8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday to Friday
and the second and fourth Saturdays
of each month. Also, evening sessions
have been reinstated and are from
3:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The general
CALLIGRAPHY WEST
meetings are the R.H. Johnson Social
Another successful Arts and Crafts
Hall, East the first Thursday of the
Fair is but a pleasant memory. It was
month.
fun to welcome new friends to our taThis month the Spring Luncheon
bles and to greet regulars as well.
will begin with a meeting at 10
a.m. Thursday, May 3, and Texas
Roadhouse will cater the luncheon at 11 a.m. Be sure to stop in
the club and sign up.
Porcelain Pouring is each
Monday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
with the first and third Mondays
self-pours.
Nancy Stallings is continuing
her Anything Workshop from
9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second
Bryan Whiteside and Nona Uthoff are Wednesday of the month.
seen backstage at the Karaoke Clubs
annual Dinner Show March 4.
Rockhounds West
recently explored
Constellation Road,
and enjoyed a cowboy lunch at Williams
Family Ranch at the
end of the road, top
photo. The ruins of
the former stagecoach shop at Sayers Springs, bottom
photo, was a highlight for the Rockhounds.
CLAY
The Clay Club thanks everyone
who came to the Spring Craft Show.
Club members loved showing our art
and speaking with customers. We sincerely hope you are enjoying your
purchases.
If you are interested in playing in
the mud with us, we have ongoing beginning hand-building classes. Come
on
in
and
sign
up.
We are slowly saying goodbye to
winter visitors. It is always sad to see
them
go.
Look for our Almost Perfect Sale
coming up in late summer or fall.
Information: 623-544-6350. Hours
are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and
Thursday.
CLUB 52
Come join us for Texas Hold em
poker at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and
Thursday in Building H, the Mens
Club, on Meeker Boulevard. Pizza is
served the first Tuesday of the month,
and birthday cake the third Thursday.
We also play from noon to 5 p.m. the
third Sunday of the month. Men and
women are both welcome.
COIN & STAMP

Coin section will meet May 1 and
the special guest speaker this month
will be one of club members. The
club has diverse collectors with specialty subjects, so come and join us.
This will be our last meeting until
Oct. 2. To all our members: Have a
great summer!
Stamp section members will meet
May 8, and will share the story of
how,
when
and
what
they started to collect. Some will
bring articles of special interest to
them.
Stamp section will continue to
meet the second Tuesday of each
month through the summer.
All meetings are from 6:30 to 8
p.m. in Room 3 at the Kuentz Rec
Center.
COMPUTERS WEST
Computers West, at the Palm Ridge
Recreation Center, phone 623-2141546, is the parent organization of
two user groups: MacsWest and the
PC Group. It is a social and technol-
ogy club whose members share information and experiences about computers. Room A is open from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday. Both PC
and Mac computers are available for
club members use. Complete information on CW, PC Group, and MacsWest can be found on the club
website: www.computerswest.org.
Check out the monthly newsletter,
Random Access, online. The next
general meeting will be at 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 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. Weve collected more than
7,490 cell phones. Old phone parts
are recycled. Collection boxes are at
CW and around Sun City West.
PC Group: The next PC Group meeting is at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 8 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. Sign up for classes
in binders in Room A. The Help
Group is available from 8 to 10 a.m.
Wednesday and Friday.
MacsWest meets at 1 p.m. Tuesday
and Friday in the Palo Verde Room.
Tuesdays are Questions & Answers.
Programs are presented on Fridays.
Check
the
website
(www.macswest.org) for this months
Lynn Pedro, a Rip n

Sew member, works on a
quilt project at the club.
There are many different
quilting opportunities at
the club, including sew
for kids, quilt block of the
month, quilts for vets and
ongoing classes.
topics and current Mac Message.

Check the website for classes, information and to register on-line.
Be sure to give back to your club by
signing up to monitor!
COPPER COOKERS
At our December party, Joanne
Bottorf was named Enamelist of the
Year. This award is given each year to
a member who does beautiful work
and goes above and beyond in helping the club. Congratulations, Joanne.
Who will win this years award?
The Spring Fling picnic was a great
success, what good cooks our members are!
Many of our members are Snowbirds and are leaving for the summer.
We will miss you and look forward to
seeing you in the fall.
We will continue to have new
member classes for those brave
enough to stay for the summer, so
come in and look us over.
We do copper enameling as well as
glass slumping and dichroic jewelry.
The club is open from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m.
Information: 623-544-6532
COUNTRY
WESTERN DANCE
The Country Western Dance Club
has monthly dances at the Palm
Ridge Rec Center from 6:30 to 9:30
p.m., usually on the second Saturday
of the month, from October through
April Refreshments, coffee and ice
are provided for $4 for members and
$6 for guests. DJ Jerry Cutbirth plays
music and you many bring your own
drinks. Dance lessons are offered during the same period at the R.H. Johnson Rec Center on Wednesdays from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and taught by Kort
Kurdi. Lessons are $4 for members
and $6 for guests. Annual membership dues for SCW Rec card holders
are $5. See you in the fall!
Information: Carol Morrell, 623
214-8620.
CREATIVE STITCHERS
Creative Stitchers Club meets
Mondays in Room 5 at Kuentz Rec
Center. Open stitching is from 811:30 a.m., brown bag lunch at 11:30
a.m., and classes, when scheduled,
are at 12:30 p.m.
Spring is always a busy time for
the membership. The Intermediate
Needlepoint Class with Brenda Archambault is under way, and the colorful design class members are
stitching will create a striking exhibit
in our Biennial Needlework Show
Feb. 25, 2013.
On March 26, we enjoyed a delicious luncheon when social chairs
Adele Sacher and Sue Lacy treated us
to a Picnic in the Park. As always, this
spring event was a resounding success.
April 16, the members of Roadrunners Needlers, the local chapter of the
American Needlework Guild, joined
club members for an enjoyable Show
and Tell of needlework projects in
process.
A beginners class in Miniature
Russian Punchneedle was offered
April 16 and 23.
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Sign up for a combination Hardanger and Silk Ribbon Embroidery
project is underway. The class, which
will be taught by Barbara Bentsen
and Lill Mueller, is scheduled for
Oct. 8, 15, and 22. Class size is limited to 10.
For a preview of members needlework skills and a calendar of club
events and classes, please visit the
displays in the Courtyard window of
Room 5 at Kuentz.
Creative Stitchers welcomes both
accomplished and novice stitchers to
join us. Visitors are always welcome.
Information: Cathy, 623-214-0759.
CRESTVIEW RIDERS
What better way to start the day
than to go for a bike ride with really
friendly people? Not only is it invigorating, it also is one of the healthiest
things you can do for yourself. Our
riders say how really great they feel
after an hour ride and some social
time back at the Echo Mesa patio.
The Crestview Riders is open to all
members of Sun City West and all
that is required is a bike, a helmet and
$3 per year dues. The club has riders
of all skill levels so you can choose
the group you prefer to ride with.
New members with mountain or hybrid bicycles may want to start with
the casual ride group, which likes to
bike at a leisurely pace and enjoy the
scenery. More advanced riders with
road bikes may want to join the fast
group, which will cover about 16
miles in less than an hour. We also
have a tongue-in-cheek half-fast
group. All rides take a water break at
the halfway point, many times at
recreation centers or golf courses.
Safety is our primary concern, and
we recommend all riders read the
safety manual, wear bright colored
clothing and obey all traffic laws. We
never ride on the sidewalks and always stay to the right side of the highway, single file on busy streets.
Join us if you want to look forward
to getting up in the morning and
doing something you will really
enjoy. Your body will thank you. The
club departs from and returns to the
Echo Mesa Golf Course parking lot.
Departure times change with the season, so check the clubs web site at
www.scwclubs.com under Sports,
then Crestview Riders. The
Crestview Riders will welcome you!

CRIBBAGE
Do you enjoy playing cribbage?
Do we have an opportunity for you.
The Cribbage Club of SCW would
like to invite you to become a member and be a participant in our weekly
evening of cribbage. We meet Mondays at 5:45 p.m. The first game
starts at 6 p.m. During the three hour
session we play nine games against
nine different opponents. The Club
meets at the Kuentz Rec Center in
Room 4. Come and check us out.
Rec Center Card holders can play
twice as guests before joining. We are
a mix of full time and seasonal residents. Come meet new people with
similar interests and make new
friends in our community.
Please note the club does not meet
in June, July or August; play resumes
the first Monday in September.
Information: Don Donati, 623-3285697.
DANCE FOR THE

HEALTH OF IT
Looking for fun and easy exercise?

Join us and Dance for the Health of
It, available several times a week.
This program offers exercise through
the basic fundamentals of dance steps
and rhythms such as swing, rumba,
foxtrot and more. Our instructor, Kort
Kurdi, combines teaching techniques
with great music and a sense of
humor to keep us motivated, smiling,
dancing and exercisingall at the
same time.
Dance for the Health of It is for individuals, so no partner is required.
Four levels of exercise are availableeach one only a slight step up. On
Tuesday evenings at Beardsley Rec
Center, Agave Room, we have Level
2+ from 7 to 8 p.m. and Combination
Levels 2+ and 3+ from 7:30 to 8:30.
Plus classes have the same great routines but with less explanation. On
Wednesday evenings at R.H. Johnson
Social Hall, Level 4+ is at 5 p.m.
Thursday mornings at Palm Ridge
Rec Center, Summit Hall A, Level 1
is at 9:30 a.m. and Level 2 is at 10:30.
On Saturday mornings at R.H. Johnson Social Hall, Level 1 is at 9 a.m.,
Level 2 is at 10, Level 3 is at 11 and
Level 4 is at noon. Come as often as
you like depending on the amount of
dancing and exercise you want.
Membership in the club is
required and costs $5 per
calendar year. The cost of
the class is $4 per session
for your first level with a
discount on additional levels on the same day. Our
Level 4 classes are $5.
Schedules change from
time to time depending on
room availability, so verify
the class schedule by visiting
the
website
at
www.scwclubs.com under
New officers of the Palo Verde Patchers Health and Fitness or by
are Karen Justus, vice president of calling
602-679-4220.
classes, back row left; Phyllis Samuelson, Hope to see you soon on
vice president of programs; and Pat Luh- the dance floor.
mann, president. In the front row are Patricia Bailey, secretary, left; and Sue DANCING ARTS
Johnson, treasurer.
The Sun City West DancPhoto by: Carlyn McManus
ing Arts Club will have
At Weavers West Club, Kumihimo

braiders learned jewelry weaving techniques in April. There also were several scarf making workshops.
open auditions for the next Hearts &
Follies Review 2013. The theme is
Love 007 (the James Bond series).
Singers, dancers, skits, spies, secret
agents, villains, jugglers and magicians are all sought for the show. Feel
free to try out your talents at the Stardust Theatre from 10 a.m. to noon
May 12.
The Hearts & Follies performances
will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 8 and 9 and at 2
p.m. Feb. 10, 2013. Rehearsal dates
are Feb 4, 5, 6 and 7, 2013.
Information: 623-584-6222 or visit
www.scwclubs.com.
ter Room 3. Barbara McCarts

8:30 a.m. early-bird classes for
2012 will wind up with a fresh
take on a Prudy Vannier special
on decorating a Nutcracker from
May 2 9.
Meanwhile, Barbara promises
new and exciting projects, including her annual Santa series when
she resumes teaching in January
2013. Well done for a great year
of art, Barbara!
Erma Crippen offers a new colorful artsy Welcome on an 8x10
canvas board for the noon artists
May 2 and more. May 9, stuff a
handy box you will find you cant
stop painting at just one May 9.
These are great anytime gifts.
Ann Cline, after many requests,
will further delight us with a
down-home Southwest lazySusan adorned with cool red,
green and yellow hot chili peppers
at noon, two days, May 16 and 23.
Be sure to sign up in advance
for these classes to get your prepping done in time for class.
Interested SCW rec members
are welcome to visit or join Decorative Artists each week at noon,
Room 3 at Kuentz Rec Center.
Join us for acrylic painting
classes with other artists in a cool
room during the hot weather - enjoying our Summer Survivors sessions.
NOTE: There will be no club
meetings until the general meeting at noon, Wednesday, Sept. 26.
Information: 634-544-1806, or
check the club on www.scwclubs.
DESERT TRAILS
WOMENS GOLF
January Low Gross: Nancy Nolfo72
Low Net: Jeanne Klimek-48
February Low Gross: Helen
Schneider-71
Low Net: Marianne Prather-46
March Low Gross: Kim Carter-69
Low Net: Bev Overholser-48
ENCORE NEEDLE
& CRAFT
Its May, and while many clubs are

starting to slow down or close for the
Decorative Art, a year-round summer, Encore Needle and Craft is
acrylic art club continues to meet preparing for the busy summer seaeach Wednesday in Kuentz Rec Cen- son. We will continue with lunch at a
local restaurant on the first Friday of
the month and will
change the meeting on
the last Friday of the
month to include different themes for June,
July and August.
The summer social/summer survival
will be a Pizza Party
June 29, and, by popular demand, well have
Christmas in July on
July 27. The summer
series will end with an
The Sun City West Ladies Saturday Contract Ice Cream Social Aug.
Bridge enjoyed a St. Patricks Day celebration 31. There will be
while honoring long time member Susan Em- scrapbooking the third
mett who will be moving to Mesa to be close to Friday of the month
family. From left to right are Mercedes Grib- with various classes
shaw, Ann Frontz, Isabel Werner, June Lacy, and club projects
Susan Emmett holding a bouquet, Jean Cook, throughout the summer.
Cathy Landry and Fran Voci.
DECORATIVE ARTS
There will be a Bon Voyage party

May 25 for our friends who will be
escaping the summer heat - to wish
them safe travel and to let the winter
visitors know we will miss them until
their return in the fall.
If you love to do handcrafts, want
to meet a bunch of fellow crafters and
have a good time, or enjoy doing
charity work, consider joining the Encore Needle and Craft Club.
The club meets at 8 a.m.
every Friday in the Kuentz Center.
Encore Needle and Craft gratefully
accepts donations of fabric, yarn,
thread and craft items.
Information: Sue Williams, 623337-4558 or Sue Lewis, 623-2582094, or stop by the club any Friday.
FITNESS
Are you in need of some physical
exercise? The Fitness Club offers a
wide variety of low and high impact
land and water classes with energetic
class instructors. Calendar year membership is $5. Classes with certified
instructors are available for purchase
at any of the classes for a per class
ticket price.
Jazzercise and Jazzercise Lite
Strength & Tone classes are taught by
Susan Shewmake and Sandra
Sanchez. Jazzercise classes are from
9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the R.H. Johnson
Social Hall with Susan Shewmake,
and from 8 to 9:00 a.m. the same days
in Summit Hall A of Palm Ridge with
Sandra Sanchez. For those looking
for a less aerobic Jazzercise program,
Sandra Sanchez offers a Jazzercise
Lite Strength & Tone class from 9:15
to 10:05 a.m. Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday at Palm Ridge Summit
Hall A.
Aqua Zumba is available from 8:30
to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Palm
Ridge Indoor Walking Pool. Mitzi
Cerecedes is the instructor for this
class as well as the Monday, Wednesday and Friday Aqua Aerobics classes
from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. at Palm
Ridge.
Other water classes include Deep
Water Exercise with Sherry JohnsonTraver (April 9 through Oct. 17
7:45 to 8:45 a.m. Monday and
Wednesday) at the R.H. Johnson Pool
and WW Workout (Wicked Water
Workout) with Lisa Friedman (April
17 through June 25 7:45 to 8:45
a.m. Tuesday and Thursday) at the
R.H. Johnson Pool. Lisa also offers
an ABS Workout class (April 17
through June 25 6:45 to 7:30 a.m.
Tuesday and Thursday) at the R.H.
Johnson Pool Deck. The WW and
ABS classes are not conducted June
26 through Oct. 1.
Information: www.scwclubs.com,
Health & Fitness, The Fitness Club
or Judy Kane, vice president, 623544-3886 or Sherry Skogrand, treasurer, 623-518-3546.
GARDEN
Its beginning to feel a lot like summer. It is the time of year winter visitors flee to cooler climates. Garden
Club members will meet at 9 a.m.
Tuesday, May 1 in the Lecture Hall.
The program will be presented by
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well-known
horticulturist
Jim
Oravetz. He will speak on Irrigating
Landscape & Gardens in the Southwest Desert. This is a timely program
for those persons who remain here
during the summer. It is a challenge
to keep everything properly watered,
so this is the meeting for all who have
a landscape or garden to tend. A Master Gardener will be present at 8:45
a.m. to answer gardening questions.
The next Plant Sale at Beardsley
Greenhouse will be from 8 to 11 a.m.
Friday, May 4. Guests are always
welcome.
A request: The Garden Club needs
flower pots in good condition. Small
pots or bowls for cactus gardens are
especially needed. Call 623-584-3110
or leave donations at the greenhouse.
HANDI-CAPABLES
Handi-capables Club meets from 9
to 10 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday
and Saturday at the Beardsley
Aquatic Center for water exercise and
socializing. Water therapy can help
with recovery from joint replacement,
stroke and back surgery and improve
symptoms associated with
Parkinsons disease, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, osteoporosis, degenerative bone disease, ALS and
wheelchair-bound conditions.
Members of the club help each
other entering and leaving the pool,
frequently using water-bound wheelchairs. Physical therapists oversee
much of the activity and manipulation. Arthritis and deep-water exercise groups are available, as are
weights, water floats and jogging
belts.
Each member determines his/her
own level of handicap and many
members exhibit no outward physical
signs. Many club members meet for
dinner socials on Tuesday evenings,
and four luncheons a year take place
at Briarwood Country Club. Dues are
$10 a year. Visit the pool to check us
out.
Information: 623-584-6222 or 623214-2947.
HILLCREST
DANCE & SOCIAL
Hey, all you cool cats and flower
children, lets get ready for a swingin
50s and 60s theme Dance and Classic Car Show with the Hillcrest
Dance and Social Club Saturday,
May 19, at the R.H. Johnson Social
Hall. The fun starts at 5 p.m. with a
classic car show for you to enjoy in
the parking lot in front of the Social
Hall. So dress retro if you like, and
bring your classic car, if you have one
to show, or just come to sight-see and
reminisce. The 50s and 60s Dance
Party begins at 7 with music by
Michael Lawrence Carollo. Try us
out with a two for the price of one
pass for first time visitors - call 623546-6845.
May Dance Schedule:
May 5: Peggy Kaye
May 12: Manuel Dorantes at the
Palm Ridge Summit Hall, preceded
by the general membership meeting
from 6 to 6:45 p.m.
May 19: Michael Lawrence Car-
ollos 50s and 60s theme Dance

with Classic Car Show at 5 p.m. in
front of the R.H. Johnson Social Hall.
May 26: Frank Romani
Dances are every Saturday evening
at the R.H. Johnson Social Hall with
the exception of the May 12 dance at
the Palm Ridge Summit Hall. The
doors open at 6:30 p.m. with dancing
from 7 to 10. Membership to the club,
new or renewal, is $10 per year.
Membership is open to all residents
of Sun City West. Admission per
dance is $4 for members and $6 for
guests. Bring your own beverages
and snacks; ice, water and coffee are
furnished. Guests are always welcome; singles are encouraged to attend all of our events. Gentlemen:
coats and ties are optional at all
dances, but please - no shorts, T-shirts
or tank tops. For information on Saturday night dances, call 623-5466845. Please join us for a relaxing
evening of dancing and socializing.
HORSESHOE
The Spring Club Picnic was March
30. The main menu was chicken with
various condiments available, soda
and water. Members and their
spouses were invited. Our super chef,
Robert D. Wrebeckes, cooked a delicious lunch for club members and
their guests. Members who attended
came early and stayed late. Chef Wrebeckes extends sincere and personal
thanks to David Bennett, senior facility supervisor, for the use of the recreation truck and other assistance
rendered to make this picnic a success. Thanks Dave, this helped us get
ready for the hungry horde in a timely
fashion. The club is participating in
the inner clubs Snowbird horseshoe
league. Club membership requires a
current Sun City West recreation card
and payment of annual dues, currently $10. Ability? If you can play
horseshoes, you are welcome. If you
are willing to learn to play horseshoes, you are welcome. If you are
like me and are a D-plus player, but
enjoy the fellowship, you are welcome. If you like the idea of two picnics, spring and fall, at no extra
charge, you are welcome. Come on
down to Beardsley, meet the players,
meet the lady who tells the joke of
the day and try pitching a few shoes.
Learn the meaning of the expressions
two Bob and six pack and just
have a good time.
JOHNSON LAPIDARY
The Johnson Lapidary Club is a social and hobby club. Lapidary is the
art of cutting, forming and polishing
gemstones and other precious materials such as amber, shells, coral, etc.
When you have visitors with
youngsters, please stop by and ask for
a free bag of polished rocks. All
young visitors can take their pick of
a bag of polished rocks. Youll be surprised at how they will play with
them and its a great memento of their
visit.
The club has state of the art cutting,
shaping and polishing equipment
which members use to create their
works of art. Once created, members
can set their works of art in jewelry
such as bolas, belt buckles, pendants
and earrings or possibly bookends,
clocks or other decorative pieces. Members

also wrap works of art
in sterling silver and
other wire to make jewelry enhancers and pendants.
There
is
equipment to make
dichroic
glass
items/jewelry
and
faceting equipment to
facet man-made or natural gems. As a member
you may purchase mate- Cheryl Wagner, dressed to sing The Coal
rials to use, settings, Miners Daughter, helps Tobi Ingram get
findings, tools and other dressed to perform Whatever Lola Wants, at
items from the club at the Karaoke Clubs annual Dinner Show
very competitive prices. March 4.
All finished products
are a joy to look at, wear and use. no shorts, jeans or T-shirts, please.
They also make great inexpensive Light refreshments will be provided.
Admission is $4 per person for club
gifts!
Beginner and advanced classes are members and $6 per person for nonprovided on a regular basis. Visit the members. Music will be by Dale Timclub in the R.H. Johnson center for a berlake.
The second dance, May 17, will be
tour and to get more information.
the
annual Pizza Party, featuring all
Winter hours (September through
May) are from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mon- you can eat pizza and complimentary
day through Friday, and 8:30 to 11:30 soft drinks. Dress theme is casual,
a.m. Saturday. Its fun, easy and very and music will be by Dale Timberrewarding. Remember, lapidary - lake. Admission is $6 per person for
club members and $8 per person for
ROCKS!
non-members. In order to assure
enough pizza for all, please look for
KARAOKE
The Karaoke Club of Sun City the sign-up sheet at the Cabaret
West had its annual Dinner Show Dance or call Carol or Lou at 623March 4, in the R.H. Johnson Social 975-6248 to let us know how many
Hall. More than 250 people were club members and guests will be in
treated to a great show and a great your party.
Dance lessons concluded April 30
dinner. The show consisted of a variand
will resume in October.
ety of song styles: comedy, classics,
If you would like to receive inforwestern and standard hits of the past.
The theme of the show was Music mation on upcoming activities via esend
an
e-mail
to
through the Years. About 30 singers mail,
SCW.Latin.Ballroom@gmail.com
participated. Judging by audience reaction, the show was a hit. The show with the word Subscribe in the subis an annual event for the club, which ject and your name in either the body
meets at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the or subject line.
Information: 623-584-8543 or
Beardsley Recreation Center. Guests
are always welcome to come and lis- www.scwclubs.com, link to Latin &
ten or sing. Why not enjoy an evening Ballroom
of free entertainment? Come join us,
we love an audience.
Information: Howard Franklin,
623-533-3064 or see the website at
www.scwclubs.com under Music.
LADY PUTTERS
The Lady Putters meet each
Wednesday at Grandview Golf
Course putting green for one hour.
The times vary according to the seasons, so please check the website.
Check-in time for May will be no
later than 8:15 a.m. All women are invited to come and give the club a try.
Many fun activities are planned
throughout the year.
The last Wednesday in May will be
the Memorial Day celebration, with
everyone wearing red, white and
blue. All members are wished a safe
and fun summer and we hope to see
everyone in the fall. The brave souls
who stay around are invited to putt all
summer.
www.scwclubs.com.
LATIN & BALLROOM

DANCE
The Latin and Ballroom Dance
Club will have a Cabaret Dance at
Palm Ridge Recreation Center,
Thursday, May 3. Dress is casual, but
LAWN BOWLING
Lawn Bowling is a fun, interesting
and challenging sport. We have many
activities throughout the year including social bowling, local tournaments
and great potluck dinners. All members are welcome to participate in any
of these activities. The greens are
well maintained and beautiful.
Social bowling is offered seven
days a week and more competitive
bowling in tournaments. There also
are international tournaments. Most
champion bowlers started with free
lessons before moving on to the tournaments. During the summer months,
many enjoy bowling in the evening
under the lights.
Weekly bowling hours are:
Monday through Saturday morning
draws start at 7:45 (tags up) for 8 a.m.
play. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
and Sunday evening draws at 6:45
(tags up) for 7 p.m. play.Events
scheduled for May: May 28 - Special
Memorial Day Event in the afternoon. See clubhouse bulletin board
for other club events.
You can stop in and watch games
at any time and members are more
than willing to explain the
game and answer questions. Free lessons are provided along with free use
of the equipment. The club is located
inside the walking path at the R.H.

Johnson complex. People wear white
clothing for tournaments and Sunday
bowling, otherwise casual wear is acceptable. Smooth-soled shoes are required when bowling to protect the
greens. Any smooth-soled shoe is acceptable. Our lesson plan is flexible
and can be scheduled at the clubhouse.
Information: 623 584-2986 or visit
www.scwclubs.com and click on
Lawn Bowls.
LINE DANCING
Youre missing out on a great way
to exercise and a lot of fun if you
havent tried line dancing. No partner
is needed and youll be dancing right
away. There are multiple classes to
choose from. Dance with instructor
Joe Varrelli every Wednesday at the
R.H. Johnson Social Hall from 12:30
to 2 p.m. for beginners and from 2:15
to 3:45 for intermediate. Try out
workshop classes with instructor Kort
Kurdi. They are designed to demonstrate the steps in more detail. Workshops are from 1:30 to 3 p.m. twice
monthly in the R.H. Johnson Social
Hall. Upcoming workshops are May
7 and May 28. Weekly workshop
classes are from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday in Beardsleys Agave Room.
www.scwclubs.com and go to Line
Dancing under Dance.
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 with a current rec card are welcome.
There is a monthly meeting on the
first Thursday of the month (except
summer months).
Dessert and
tea/coffee are provided by the members.
Mah Jongg lessons are offered at a
cost of $45 for six lessons. Call Toni
Rhodes at 623-546-2845 or Joy Eisner at 623-214-7307.
Information: Sandy Hodes at 623792-8410 or Myra Geiger at 623-5848928.
MENS PUTTING
Please join us at 9 a.m. Tuesdays
(check in at 8:15) for an 18-hole putting competition at Grandview Golf
Course. Improve your skills and meet
other enthusiasts. Not a golfer? It
doesnt matter, since handicaps are
developed so everyone competes
within their own skill.
To potential newcomers, we would
like to welcome you by making your
first visit complimentary. We have a
varied membership consisting of active golfers, non-golfers and former
golfers. Our main objective is for
everyone to have fun. Stop by and see
what were all about.
May is the time of the year when
our snowbirds begin to fly home. For
those leaving during this
period, Sun City West Mens Putting Club wishes you a safe trip home
and return in the fall. Enjoy the summer and we will see you when it gets
chilly at your summer home.
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METAL
The general membership meeting
will be at 10:30 a.m. in the R.H. Johnson Lecture Hall Thursday, May
10. Please plan to attend. As always,
we will be having a drawing for two
prizes of $25 each.
The club will be display examples
of metal art in the display case inside
the front door of the R.H. Johnson Library at the corner of R.H. Johnson
and Meeker boulevards through the
month of May. One of the vacation
mailboxes sold through the Village
Store will also be on display at the Library. Please make sure you let all of
your family and friends know so that
they can stop by and see this small
but impressive display. If you are not
an SCW Metal Club member, be sure
to stop by the library and see a small
sample of what we do. You might see
something that motivates you to visit
the Metal Club and maybe even become a member.
Visitors are always welcome at the
Metal Club during normal operating
hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday. Check in with the
monitor on duty when you enter.
Tours and demonstrations are available for those wishing to see the facilities and equipment. More than 300
pieces of metal art created by members of the club are on display. Metal
art may be purchased either at the
Metal Club or at the Village Store in
the R.H. Johnson Rec Center. Vacation/security mailboxes may be purchased at the SCW Village Store and
installation is available through the
Metal Club at a nominal cost. Custom
sheet metal, milling and lathe work,
metal art, knife/axe sharpening, repairing garbage container tops and
metal furniture, special welding
needs, etc., are services offered to the
community by members of the club.
Visit us and let us know your needs.
We are always looking for new
members, so if you are interested in
joining the Metal Club, stop by for a
visit and a tour of the facility. No experience is needed. Many members
had no previous experience working
with metal and are now accomplished
metal artists. A wide variety of new
skills can be learned from the many
classes available. Annual membership dues of $20 provide access to
equipment and instruction unavailable anywhere else.The Metal Club
also offers social opportunities and
events throughout the year which include spouses, significant others and
friends.
www.scwmetalclub.com.
MINI GOLF
Thursday, May 3, open play will
begin at 9 a.m. at the R.H. Johnson
course. The May meeting will be at 9
a.m. Thursday, May 10, in the Acacia
Room at Palm Ridge Center. Members will be back to play a tournament
at R.H. Johnson course at 9 a.m.
Thursday, May 17. Open play will be
at the same time at R.H. Johnson
Thursday May 24 and May 31. Congratulations to Larry McFadden as
Putter of the Month!

Information: 623-236-9844 or 623546-4275, read our bulletin board at
RHJ, or go to www.scwclubs.com.
PALO VERDE
PATCHERS
Spring is in the air, the cacti are in
full bloom and the mockingbirds are
serenading again. There is a sense of
excitement and anticipation that a
new season brings. Patchers reveled
in the beauty of the season at the annual Spring Luncheon enjoying good
food, companionship and a wonderful
Trunk Show, presented by our own
Ann Anderson. Thanks to Ann and
Phyllis Samuelson for putting together a thoroughly enjoyable and inspiring
program.
Taking
responsibility for a ladies luncheon is
no easy task kudos to Sally Foshay
and her committee for a job well
done.
As spring and warmer weather
creeps in, many of our friends are
preparing to depart for cooler climates and summer adventures. We
wish all safe journeys, and look forward to their return in the fall. Happy
quilting!
Karen Justus, VP in charge of
classes, has been doing a yeomans
job of keeping a variety of classes
going, providing something for
everyone. The rooms are fairly
buzzing with activity, from Mystery
Quilters to Pickle Partiers. Many
Patchers are looking forward to the
annual May trek to Quilt Camp;
while others will enjoy classes including Wrapped Baskets, Spiral
Table Runners, continuation of the
Mystery Quilt, and Pickle Parties as
well as the Shelter and Quilts of Valor
workshops. The creativity and artistry
that comes from these activities is a
joy to behold as completed projects
are shared weekly.
Palo Verde Patchers is a quilting
group that welcomes all quilters expert to novice. If you ever thought
you might like to quilt, stop in and
see us. PVP meets at Kuentz Recreation Center Room 5 from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday; 8 a.m.
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.
Information: www.scwclubs.com
or call Pat, 623-537-5144.
PAN CARD
Its good to see new members coming to the club. This card game is fun,
easy to learn and addictive. It is
played with eight decks of cards, and
the eights, nines and tens are not
used. You receive 10 cards, five at a
time. A card you take may be used by
adding from your hand and placing it
in front of you or passing it to the
next person. You may never put the
card in your hand. Free lessons are
given to new members. Play Thursday night from 6 to 9 and at noon
Tuesday in card room 4 at Beardsley
Recreation Center.
Information: Roz, 623-975-4100.
PEBBLEBROOK
MENS GOLF
Arizonas famous March weather
and spring break meant lots of golf
and spring training baseball to keep
the PMGC men very busy. The
course is in great condition and is
playing well but is starting to firm up.
The rough is greening up, so those
extra yards in the rough are just about
to end. The 36-hole Stroke/Medal
Play Club Championship finished
and there are new champions. This
was a 36-hole event in flights with the
total gross strokes for the 36 holes determining the Club Champion and
total net strokes determining the
Flight Champions.
PHOTOGRAPHY WEST
Photography West (photo, digital,
video) 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) regular
hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to
Thursday. Use the darkrooms in the
photo lab to develop your own pictures, mount and mat pictures, sign up
for classes, get club information and
pay dues; turn those old 8 mm, 16
mm silent and sound movies, and Hi
8 to DVD, or make a movie with your
pictures in our video lab; transfer
those old slides to CD or DVD, work
with Photoshop Elements, print pictures, transfer VHS tapes to DVD,
and records and cassette tapes to CDs
in our digital lab. Check out our website at www.photographyscw.org for
current information and our newsletter, Focus.
Photography West meets at 10 a.m.
Friday in the Stardust Theatre at the
Kuentz Recreation Center from midSeptember through mid-May. This
month features: May 4-TBA/Steve
Carpenter; May 11-Men of October/Jim Bromwich; May 18-Australia & New Zealand/Bernardine
and Marvin Ginsberg. Solo shows
from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Beardsley
Photo Lab: May 11 - Patricia Casey.
Look for members photography displayed around Sun City West in the
Library, Lecture Hall, Stardust and
the Visitors 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 the sign-up
binders in the photo lab. Photography
West has two competitions each year,
fall and spring, for print and digital
entries. There are three classes: beginner, advanced and master. Travel
with us and enjoy plenty of photo opportunities.
PICKLEBALL
What would you do with an old
badminton court, damaged rackets
and a perforated plastic ball? Joel
Pritchard, Bill Bell and Barney McCallum invented Pickleball.
The first permanent Pickleball
court was built on Pritchards Seattle,
Wash., property in 1967. The sport
was named for the Pritchards dog,
Pickles, who delighted in running
away with the ball. Pickleball is

played by all ages and is the fastestgrowing sport for seniors. The USA
Pickleball Association lists more than
1,300 places to play in North America. Its easy to learn and fastpaceda fun-filled way to exercise.
You havent tried Pickleball? Get
started with our free Pickleball lessons at the Palm Ridge courts. Well
supply the paddles, balls and instructors. Check the website for times.
But, be warnedplaying Pickleball
can be addictive!
Congratulations to club members
who earned medals in the Second Annual SCW Fun in the Sun Pickleball
Tournament at Palm Ridge March 1214: Clint Tschetter and Dale Oswald,
Bronze, Mens Doubles 3.0; Jack Cavanaugh and Kim Peterson, Bronze,
Mens Doubles 4.0; Mike Johnson,
Bronze, Mens Doubles 5.0; Mary
Steiner and Bob Parizek, Bronze,
Mixed Doubles 3.0; Jack and Cheri
Cavanaugh, Bronze, Mixed Doubles
4.5; Marci Maxwell and Candy Pettis, Silver, Womens Doubles 3.0;
Martha
Wasserman,
Bronze,
Womens Doubles 5.0.
Thanks to all members who helped
with the golf car raffle fundraiser. It
was a terrific success, raising $4,700
for our court improvement fund. The
winning ticket was drawn during the
Fun in the Sun Tournament banquet.
Vice President Byron Brothers called
winner Daniel Ramsey on speakerphone so all could share his excitement. Daniel is a full-time resident of
SCW and comes from Peoria, IL.
Congratulations, Daniel!
General membership meetings are
from 5 to 8 p.m. the third Tuesday
each month in Palm Ridge Summit
Hall A. Hope to see you there May
15.
Information: Visit the website at
www.scwclubs.com and click on
Pickleball.
RACQUET
The Swing Into Spring tennis tournament celebrated its 27th anniversary this year at its March 28 to April
1 event. This event, sponsored by the
Sun City West Racquet Club, was a
great success, in spite of the heat. Tshirts were provided to all participants and many trophies were
awarded to the winners. There were
more than 200 entrants in 25 divisions, representing many surrounding
communities and states. Results are
posted on the racquet club website at
www.scwclubs.com/tennis.
Pierce Walsh, the tournament director for the second year, is to be
commended for the fine job of pulling
this tournament together. He extends
his appreciation to all the resident
tennis player helpers and support
from the community.
The Racquet Club is not only for
tennis players, but also includes platform tennis, a fast growing sport in
Sun City West; table tennis, which
can be played in any weather on indoor courts; and volleyball. Dues are
$5. The Racquet Club meeting in
May will be Tuesday, May 8, so plan
to join the Racquet Club so you can
attend. Flyers are posted around the
courts and in the tower with additional information on times and
menu. The May meeting will be the

last one until the fall.
Round robin tennis is available
every day at the Johnson courts. No
reservations or partners are required,
just show up and play. Round robin
tennis is at 6 a.m. Monday through
Saturday, 9 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday, and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Monday
and Wednesday. An informal group
meets at 8 a.m. Sunday morning and
there are usually coffee and refreshments.
Platform tennis begins at 6:30 a.m.
Monday to Saturday. Paddles and
balls are always available; play is at
the Johnson courts. This is a fun and
easy-to-learn sport. For information
on the early session, call Ron Gliot at
623-584-7838 or Ron Majka at 623544-7220.
For table tennis players, singles
and doubles play is available daily at
the Activities Center. Call Jack
Wetherbie at 623-466-5857 for information. Free instruction is available.
Remember, neither rain, sun, heat,
nor wind bothers the table tennis
players. Non-marking gym shoes are
required in the table tennis room.
For complete Racquet Club news,
pictures, information on schedules
and the ladders, visit www.scwclubs.com/tennis.
RECREATIONAL
VEHICLE
Sun City West RV Club Caravan to
the Palm Springs Follies was March
27 to April 1. Led by Wagon masters,
Ray and Norma Donzero, the trip included five nights at the Sands RV &
Golf Resort. We attended the follies,
had a covered wagon tour with dinner
and entertainment, a Palm Springs
City tour and great eats at an Italian
restaurant with singing waiters. There
also was an evening at Village Fest in
Palm Springs, a pizza party at the
campground and a morning at the
College of the Desert craft show.
Information: Jean Jones, membership director, 623-544-1205.
RHYTHM TAPPERS
The Rhythm Tappers are accepting
membership applications for the May
through December dance sessions
taught by professional instructors and
featuring jazz, clogging, lyrical dancing, Boot Camp (exercise and core
fitness), parade routines via the Jazzy
Poms and of course, all levels of tap
dancing. Yearly membership dues of
$15 and class fees apply. Applications
and brochures may be found outside
the Dance Studio at Palm Ridge or
the Visitors Center. Membership is
open to all RCSCW card holders - female and male. Couples may want to
join our 8 a.m. Boot Camp. Those
who already belong say, Its a great
way to start the day.
Information: 623-214-1152, 623546- 4946 or visit scwclubs.com and
click on Rhythm Tappers.
RIP N SEW
In 2011, the quilting group of volunteers at Rip n Sew made more
than 600 quilts using donations of
fabric, and donated them to several
different organizations, including pa-
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tients at the VA hospital, hospices,
shelters and childrens groups. If you
would like to know more about joining the quilters at Rip n Sew, contact
Jean Ireland. If you have fabric sitting
in your home, and want to see it be
used for a good cause, drop it off at
Rip n Sew. The monitors will accept
your donations of fabrics. The biggest
need is for cotton-type fabrics that
can easily be used for quilting projects.
Check the list of upcoming classes
There are lots of opportunities to
learn something new. There are
classes for stained glass sweatshirts, wall hangings, applique, wallets, table runners, strip quilts, quilt
block squares, quilted bags, purses,
and more. For a complete list of
classes, check the calendar online at
the Rip n Sew website, or stop by
the club and check the calendar in the
clubroom. Sign up and learn something new. There are also opportunities to learn something new at sew-ins
while making comfort caps for cancer
patients and making quilts for the various community service projects, including the Quilt for the Needy event
May 8 and May 29.
The Machine Embroidery Group,
MEG, will meet May 16. You will be
amazed at what can be done with embroidery machines. If you have considered learning more about machine
embroidery, contact Dot Welnick.
The club is fortunate to have members with skills of every level. Some
of our members are also instructors
with excellent skill levels and a willingness to share what they know by
teaching. If you want to learn something that is related to sewing, look at
the class calendar and sign up. If you
dont see what you want to learn, put
it in the wish book.
The Rec Center of Sun City West
installed an automatic door opener at
Rip n Sews clubroom several
months ago. If you have your hands
full or are using a walker, cane or
wheelchair or simply need help with
the door, look for the button to push.
Please sign up to monitor for a time
is scheduled to be open on the calendar.
The club has a wonderful selection
of patterns, which are in an area separate from the club book and magazine library. Literally, there are
hundreds of patterns of several different types, to pick from. The club has
books, movies, and other resources in
our Rip n Sew library. Take a look
and see what is there for our members
to use.
The Wednesday evening Sunset
Sewers meet each Wednesday. The
sewing room is open to all members
until 8 p.m. Any member who sews
in the clubroom on Wednesday nights
is a Sunset Sewer; all you need is
your sewing kit and show up with
your Rip n Sew membership badge.
Rip n Sew is a group of Sun City
West residents (both men and
women) that join together to share
their love of sewing, quilting and/or
machine embroidery. Members of
Rip n Sew are able to use the clubroom and the equipment during open
hours for their own personal 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 that are scheduled each
month at different times, including
evenings and Sundays. The Rip n
Sew clubroom is next to the Village
Store at R.H. Johnson Recreational
Center.
To participate in the clubs projects, sign up for classes or use the
clubs equipment, you must have a
current Sun City West rec card, join
the club, complete an orientation
class and take a lesson on the Juki
sewing machine at the club.
Information: club phone, 623-5464050 or Ann, membership co-vice
president, at 623-546-1518.
ROCKHOUNDS
Rockhounds West is a geology club
for people who are interested in gaining knowledge of meralogy 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.
The Rockhounds most recent journey found them exploring Constellation Road, an 1893 highway built at
a cost of $17,000 to accommodate the
mines along the road. The construction was so excellent that the many
curves of this dirt road have not
washed away in over 100 years.
Rockhounds enjoyed exploring the
remains of Sayers Station, an old
stagecoach stop along the way and
had a special cowboy lunch prepared
for them at Williams Family Ranch at
the end of the road.
There are no field trips or meetings
for the summer months, but membership information is available by calling Ruth at 584-7804 or Nancy at
214-9045.
SATURDAY NIGHT
GAMESTERS
Saturday Night Gamesters meet at
Beardsley and play a variety of
games. Any current rec card holder
may join and play any game of their
choice with their own group from
4:30 to 8:45 p.m. Annual dues are $3.
Poker (dealers choice) is from
4:30 to 7:30, with a $5 buy-in for
chips.
Double-deck pinochle starts with
sign-in at 5 and play from 5:30 to
8:45. There are four games of six
hands and the nightly fee is 25 cents.
Anyone interested in starting a
group for games such as chess, Hand
and Foot, Mexican Train, Backgammon, Hearts, etc., is welcome.
Information: Vard, 623-584-5396.
SCRAPBOOKING,
PAPER CRAFTS
& MORE
Some members have started to
leave and head to their other homes.
However, Scrapbooking, Paper Crafts
& More Club continues to have ongoing classes, workshops, demos and
field trips. There are day and evening
events scheduled. See the website for
up-to-date information on Scrapbook-
ing, Paper Crafts & More Club

changes. Fran Mills, club president,
will be happy to provide additional
information. She may be reached at
623-594-1631. Membership chair
Marlene may be reached at 623-2492689.
SHUFFLEBOARD
WEST
Regular hours of play continue at
6:30 p.m. Mondays, 1:30 and 6:30
Tuesday and 6:30 Thursday. Those
who were members in 2011 and have
yet to renew their memberships are
urged to do so. The next scheduled
membership meeting is at 6 p.m. Friday Oct. 26. The meeting will be in
the Acacia room in Palm Ridge and
will be preceded by a pizza party.
SINGLES
Tuesday, May 1 at 4:30 p.m., dinner will be at Wow Caf, 10746 W.
Bell Road, Sun City, in the Safeway
Shopping Center. Restaurant is
known for its homecooking. Hosted
by Carol S. Call 623-255-4965.
Wednesday, May 9 at 1 p.m., the
general meeting will be at Palm
Ridge Rec Center. Arrive at 12:45 for
sign in and to sign up for monthly
events.
Bocce is cancelled for the summer
months and will resume in October.
Friday, May 11 from 4 to 8 p.m. is
the Wine Party. Bring an appetizer
and wine of your choice (or whatever
you choose to drink.) This is a social
event and alcohol is not required.
Event is limited to 30 people. Hosts
are Joy B. and Jack H. in Joys home,
youll get the address when you sign
up or call for reservations. Call Joy B.
at 623-546-3815 or Jack H. at 623556-0934.
Tuesday, May 15 at 1 p.m. lunch
will be at Marleys, a new restaurant
in the area. The address is 15226 W.
Bell Road, Surprise (area of Brookside.) Host is Justine K. Call 623584-2612.
Thursday, May 17 at 12:30 p.m.
lunch will be at Hayashi Hibachi,
13823 W. Bell Road, Surprise. Teppan grill tableside. Hosted by Anna
G., 623-584-2558 and Thea R., 623975-1496.
Friday, May 25 will be Happy
Hour/Dinner at Dillons at the Zoo,
Dine with the Sharks. Meet at the
restaurant at 5 p.m. or carpool from
the Library at 4:45. Wildlife World
Zoo address is 16335 W. Northern
Ave., Litchfield Park, near the Loop
303 intersection. Hosts are Debbie H.
and Jimmy D., 623-374-6366.
Tuesday, May 29 at 5:45 p.m.,
Mexican Train dominoes will be at
Beardsley Rec Center, Chicory
Room. Its fun and easy to learn.
BYOB and bring a snack to share.
Beginners are welcome; no sign-up is
necessary, just show up to play. Call
Carol S. for information, 623-2554965.
SOFTBALL
Summer ball is here and fun is the
name of the game. The official softball season went from Oct. 26 to
April 5. Summer games go into September. You can join right now or any
time you like. Youll love our beautiful, new AstroTurf infield. Wait until
you see this park.

Any SCW resident can sign up for
good times and great fellowship, even
if you havent played for years. Youll
be assigned to the American or National league according to your skill
and interest. Generally, the National
league is more recreational and the
American more advanced. Players
continually move in and out of our
400-member system. If youre ready
to play, fine, or the Farm Team will
get you warmed up for some genuine
fun and lots of friendly folks.
Play continues on Tuesdays and
Thursdays alternating between the
Sun City West and Sun City fields
starting at 8:30 a.m., earlier through
the summer months. Covered bleachers provide weather protection. Misters keep you cool in SCW.
There are 26-28 teams of 12 players each in the official season, fewer
in the summer. Eleven play at a time
including rover and four outfielders.
Emphasis is on fun and camaraderie.
The cost is $25 per year (plus $50 the
first year). This gets you a full uniform plus excitement, hundreds of
potential new friends, exercise and
the pure joy of playing ball again.
All youll need for senior slowpitch, 12-inch softball is a bat, glove
and softball shoes (no metal spikes)
and well help you get them. The
League supplies a full new uniform.
There are lots of safety rules to protect you.
Our Friday Coed league also
started in October. There are six
teams with each carrying about 12-15
players. Its a fun league with no stats
or standings kept.
Some very special events occur
such as the unique annual Tin Cup
Golf Tournament and Dinner that
took place April 1 on two courses.
There are many other events including the Annual Softball Banquet
where new members of our Hall of
Fame are honored for their contributions. Dozens of other exciting ballgames, tournaments, breakfasts or
barbeques bring out the fans.
Check the website for club officers,
personnel contacts, player names and
photos, special events, schedules, rosters, Hall of Fame, pictures, newsletters, videos on youtube, Angels in the
Outfield, minutes of meetings, rules,
history of the league, archives and
more.
Open practices, tournaments and
Farm Team play are Friday, Saturday,
Sunday and Monday. Information:
Ken Skinner, 623-546-8983 or website www.azsrsoftball.com.
Womens Softball: The womens
softball season has finished for the
summer, but will begin again in the
fall. Stay tuned to the Rec Center
News for times and dates. Women interested in more information may call
Carol Bowden at 623-337-5131. We
are always looking to increase our
numbers. Even if you havent played
for a long time, join us. Prepare to see
how much you remember and have a
ball.
SPANISH
Puede creerlo! (Can you believe
it!)
The Spanish Clubs spring classes
ended in April, and summer review
classes began. Summer classes are

very informal. Instead of having a
teacher as in the fall and spring
classes, students work together and
practice speaking at their level of
Spanish. New members who have
had some Spanish elsewhere are welcome to join in.
The summer intermediate/advanced informal conversation class
plans to meet on Thursday mornings
at Beardsley Rec Center. Please contact either Mike Sterry at 623-5449001 or Frances Cogen at
623-975-2925 for information. In this
class, students practice their Spanish
conversation skills by discussing
movies, books and news articles. Students also tell their personal experiences.
A class titled Learning Spanish
Through Songs will meet at Beardsley Rec Center from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday beginning May 4. The class will
focus on improving your Spanish
pronunciation and training your ear to
understand words of various songs
sung by native Spanish speakers.
Members of Club Espaol are invited
to attend. Please call Tiffany Coleman, 623-546-4298, to register for
the class.
Sue Ward will facilitate a class
using a Survival Spanish videotape
series. Please call Sue at 623-2436723 for information.
The fall Reunion/Orientation meeting for Club Espaol will be early in
October at the R.H. Johnson Lecture
Hall. The fall schedule and fiesta calendar will be posted on the website at
www.scwclubs.com as soon as it is finalized by the Rec Center schedulers.
Visit the website, scroll to the category Social Clubs and click on
Club Espaol. Lets learn some Spanish!
STAINED GLASS
In April, the club social gave us
time to visit with members and say
good bye to winter visitors. It was organized by Sandy Miller. Thank you,
Sandy! The theme of the party was
Mad Hatter. Members showed up
in all kinds of hats to get into the
spirit of the party. There were games
with prizes, live entertainment and
lots of food. Great fun was had by all
who attended.
May brings a quieter time to the
club, so if you are planning to make
a large piece like a window, now
would be the time to work on this
project. Tables are open and there is
less activity in the club, so space is
not an issue. Also, there are classes
available for interested crafters
through the summer. Please contact
the club for information. Club hours
are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday at Palm Ridge Recreation Center.
STARDUST LADIES
NINERS
We have a lot of fun! This year we
went to Golden Corral Jan. 23 for a
delightful breakfast. Our general
membership meeting and lunch was
March 8 at the Trilogy Country Club
in Peoria. Our Wine and Cheese Party
was April 10 at Stardust Golf Course
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and we had a scramble.
Information: www.scwclubs.com.
THEATRE WEST
Theatre Wests monthly meeting
will be May 15 in Social Hall West.
Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. This is
our picnic luncheon and tickets must
be purchased prior to attending the
event.
The main stage productions have
been selected for the 2012-2013 season. The Sensuous Senator, written
by Michael Parker, will be directed
by Jim Reed. This comedy centers
around Senator Douglas, who is running for president on a morality
platform. However, when his wife
Lois, leaves to attend a conference in
Chicago, he does not hesitate to invite
Veronica, his secretary and lover, to
come over. Finding her unavailable,
he has an escort agency send the
voluptuous Fiona. All seems well
until his elderly Congressional colleague and neighbor locks himself out
and asks to spend the night. Congressman Jack Maguire drops in unexpectedly and Fiona, unsure who her
client is, zeros in on him. Veronica
changes her plans and appears on the
scene. Quickly the Washington townhouse is swarming with libidinous
politicians, scantily dressed women,
security police and a muckraking reporter from The National Intruder.
Bedlam erupts when the Senators
wife returns home. The show
crescendos to a surprise ending in this
outrageous farce. Tickets go on sale
Tuesday, Sept. 4. Show dates are Oct.
19 to Nov. 4.
The second main stage show is
California Suite, written by Neil
Simon and directed by Bernie
Meagher. This comedy is composed
of four different playlets in Suite 20304 of The Beverly Hills Hotel. In the
The Visitor From New York, divorced couple Hannah and William
Warren are forced to decide what living arrangements are best for their
daughter, who has decided to live
with her father. A Visitor from
Philadelphia finds conservative
businessman Marvin Michaels awaking to find a prostitute unconscious in
his bed after he has consumed a bottle
of vodka. When his wife comes up to
the suite, he must find a way to conceal all traces of his uncharacteristic
behavior. The Visitors from London are British actress Diana
Nichols and her husband Sidney. She
is in denial about the true nature of
her marriage of convenience as she
prepares for the Academy Awards.
Her mood fluctuates from hope to
panic to despair. The Visitors from
Chicago are two couples who are
best friends who vacation together.
Things fall apart when Beth hurts her
foot playing tennis and her husband
accuses best friend Stu of having
caused her injury. California Suite
runs from Jan. 18 to Feb. 3, 2013.
The third main stage production
will be a Rogers and Hammerstein
musical. This will be directed by
Ellen Strier and will run March 15 to
March 31, 2013.
TOY-KI SILVER
May is here and the silver room is
quiet; our winter visitors have left for
the summer. However there are still
many activities going on. The club
had a winter fling which was well attended, and an April picnic, with lots
of good food and fun. Both craft fairs
were successful, with many pieces of
jewelry being sold. A full slate of beginning classes were offered, lost wax
classes and a series of refresher
courses were also on the calendar.
Come by and take a tour of the facilities. The clubroom is open from 8
a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday to Friday,
and members are always happy to
give a tour. The club is in the patio
area of the R.H. Johnson Rec Center,
across from the Village Store, you
cant miss it.
WATER FITNESS
The class is low impact aerobic and
gentle stretching to a CD. We meet at
the Beardsley pool from 9 to 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday year
round and at the R.H. Johnson pool
from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday to Friday
during the warmer months. Come out
and join us, water exercise gives lots
of opportunity to do something for
yourself, your heart and joints and
have fun doing it.
We will have a continental breakfast meeting in June at the R.H. Johnson pool before class. There will be
notices at the pools and sign-up
sheets for the date and time.
All Sun City West rec card holders
are welcome. Annual dues are $5
payable by check. Hope to see you
there.
Information: Gale Garcia, 623975-1336 or Bob Knight, 623-4660346.
WEAVERS WEST
The class teaching schedule is
winding down as the weaving snowbirds head back north. Kumihimo
braiders learned jewelry weaving
techniques in April. There also were
several scarf making workshops, and
another is scheduled in May. Check
the red class book. Newcomers to
weaving should contact the club to
check on beginning weaving instruction this summer.
Members enjoyed the Spring
Luncheon April 13 in the weaving
room. The committee did a great job
with decorations and special celebrations for years of service. Donations
were taken for the Fire Departments
school supplies for local children.
The club is considering a name
change to incorporate the spinners
and identify ourselves officially as a
teaching guild. Ideas for consideration were submitted by the membership and presented to the
membership. The vote will take place
at the May meeting at 9 a.m. May 4
in the weaving room.
Club members attended Fibers
Through Time in Phoenix as a part of
the State Federation of Weavers.
Thanks to all who volunteered to be
greeters and monitors to make this
event successful. It was a great showing for our club. The workshops provided great opportunities for learning
and the selection of fiber for purchase
pressed with the

Westernaires men.
He told his teacher
that he wants to be a
Westernaires man!
Another major stop
for Billy on his vacation was the circus. A
lot of work went into
the preparation of
this section by the
circus committee and
its chairperson, Darlene Ross. It was a
grand scene as the
New members of the Stardust Ladies Niners Golf circus came down the
Club are Marsha Franklin, left, Bobbie Young, aisles of the auditoBetty Lettenberger, Lynne Hagen and Charlene rium. Jim Haller, pianist, burned up the
Fletcher.
keys with Come
was plentiful.
Follow the Band along with Bob
The weaving rooms are open from Mummey, percussionist. Janet Langs
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday dancers really cut a rug. Billy saw
and to 8:45 Wednesday and Thursday some beautiful scenery during his
evenings and noon to 3 p.m. Sundays. road trip along Route 66 on his way
The yarn store is open Friday morn- to see his grandparents in Arizona.
ings for purchases. A library of books Dick Goodman was featured in the
on weaving techniques and a collec- song Cool Water, a favorite song of
tion of magazines with patterns for the chorus, and Ron Seegers porprojects is also available for mem- trayed everybodys favorite cowboy,
bers. The spinners meet Thursday af- Ragtime Cowboy Joe. In honoring
ternoons and welcome new members Arizonas 100th birthday and to close
interested in learning the art of spin- the concert, the chorus sang Arizonas
ning fiber. Visit the club at Kuentz state song, I Love You Arizona by
Rec Center where you can observe Rex Allen, Jr., who was a special surthe weaving process and view the dis- prise guest in the Friday night audiplay of finished products. Tours are ence. What an honor for the
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Fri- Westernaires Chorus to have him in
day.
attendance. Nerves were high for the
Information: 623-544-6515 or visit chorus during that Friday evening
www.scwclubs.com and click on show, but especially for Jim Blexrud
Weavers West.
and the trio composed of Judy Moreland, Vicki Baker and Linda Roach
WESTERNAIRES
who were the featured singers.
The Westernaires Chorus com- Billy had a lot to tell about his (What
pleted its Summer Vacation I Did) On My Summer Vacation.
through the eyes of a little schoolboy, The Westernaires Chorus had a lot of
Billy, and his teacher, Jeanne Tarr. Six fun and put in a lot of hard work
capacity audiences filled the Stardust preparing for the concert. The chorus
Theatre to follow Billy and were re- also thanks the audiences for their
minded of many places that they, too, continued support. Janet Hochstatter,
had visited with their families. Maybe director, never ceases to amaze the
you went to a Broadway show. Billy chorus with what is ahead for them in
saw The Music Man, with Lida each concert. This concert was no exRose, a special song sung by the ception. Thanks, Janet, you did it
quartet of Chuck Thompson, Norb again! See everybody in the fall.
Murphy, Len Franke and Jack Stiehl, Have a safe, healthy and great Sumwho were joined by Lida, Terry John- mer Vacation, wherever you go!
son. Another favorite song was Til
There Was You sung by Eunice De- WOMENS SOCIAL
Baker. A fun stop for Billy was a
The Womens Social Club meets
baseball game where he saw his fa- from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to
vorite players: Dominic Reilly, Norb Saturday in the Kuentz Rec Center.
Murphy and Paul Piper. Wayne Kin- The club is open to all residents with
dall did the well-known reading of a valid recreation card. Dues for new
Casey at the Bat. One of Billys fa- members are $15 which includes a
vorite stops was Disneyland. He saw name tag. Renewal is $10 a year. A $5
the Step In Time dancers choreo- penalty is assessed for renewal after
graphed by Janet Lang and learned the
last
day
of
February.
how to pronounce supercalifragilis- Bunco is at 3:30 p.m. every Monday.
ticexpialidocious with the help of No Partner Progressive Bridge starts
David Barnard. The first act closed at 12:30 p.m. every Tuesday. Game
with A Small, Small World which Day is at 12:30 p.m. every Thursday,
the chorus kept singing much to the when members can learn new games
dismay of director Janet Hochstatter. being offered.
During the Westernaires womens
Salad Luncheon Day is the third
section of the concert, Marion Monday of the month. You must
Forsyth was featured in Blue bring a dish or dessert to feed eight to
Bayou. The dancers really got a 10 people in order to attend the club
workout in Razzle Dazzle and a this day. The club will open at 1 p.m.
dapper imaginary man (Len Atwill) for those not attending the luncheon.
rescued the frazzled housewives, Bet- Dont forget to get your monitoring
tie McEvilly and Char Kozlowski, in - its only six hours once a year.
from their mundane life during Be sure to check the bulletin board
Cocktails for Two. Billy was im- for all information and updates.
To all of the snowbirds, have a great

summer and remember your friends
in the Arizona dry heat. Return safely
to us.
YOGA
The Sun City West Yoga Club is
offering a new evening yoga class for
residents with Kim Fiegelist, a certified yoga instructor. The class meets
Tuesday and Thursday from 7 to 8
p.m. in the Acacia room at Palm
Ridge Recreation Center. The class
fee is $1 after joining the club. Bring
a yoga mat and wear comfortable
clothes.
The Yoga Club also offers a wide
variety of classes, including a chair
class on Wednesdays from Oct. 1 to
May 31. This class is intended for
those individuals who have difficulty
getting up and down from a floor mat.
The club also offers an early morning
stretching class with Bob Milne to
help muscles relax and become more
limber. This is a great way to start the
day. Yoga classes are offered with different instructors at different times of
day to accommodate all schedules.
Yoga offers poses and special postures to help tone muscles and create
a greater awareness of your bodys
potential. Renee Pruit offers her yoga
class over the summer months. It is a
great way to escape the heat and still
get exercise. The Pilates class with
Karen Stricherz focuses on strengthening the core muscles, using rigorous exercises that lead to better
posture and a trimmer figure. This
class also continues during the summer. You may join the club by coming to a class with your current SCW
Recreation Card and register. Annual
club dues are $5.
www.scwclubs.com. You will also
see the latest news and class listing
there.
ZYMURGY
The SCW Zymurgy Club is a craftoriented club with a fun social bias.
Zymurgy deals with the biochemical
processes involved in fermentation,
with yeast selection and physiology,
and the practical issues of brewing almost any beverage. Our educational
interests are beers, ales, lagers, wines,
meads and ciders. Our interests will
also include many other cordial-style
drinks.
Club members also delve into an
in-depth study of the many interesting
foods that, when paired with appropriate drink, totally enhance the gastronomical phenomenon. We strive to
learn how to create them, and as connoisseurs, we are dedicated explorers
of the fermentation process, searching out unique flavor combinations to
enhance our palates. We endeavor to
seek them out, craft them and bring
them together in a social environment
of fun, friendship and education. The
club also readily encourages and
seeks out contemporary live entertainment, which is simply an activity
which further enhances the entire experience.
Information: Visit the club website
at www.SCWZymurgyClub.com.
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All States Club

Submit All States Club
news by the first day of each
month (for the next months
publication) to azsunmama@cox.net. All submissions for June 2012 are
due by May 1. If you do not
have a computer, please
print and mail to 22211
Lobo Lane, Sun City West,
AZ 85375.
ALL STATES
We are all gearing up for the
upcoming coastal cruise April
28. Its a nice group and all are
looking forward to a great
time. In addition to all of the
amenities we are receiving
there will be a great cocktail
party on board the ship just for
our group, with an open bar
and lots of hot and cold
canaps. There will be three
prizes awarded, one to each of
the three clubs with the most
people from their state in attendance. See you when we get
back.
Next meeting of the club
presidents will be in November. Notices of time and place
will be sent to each club president.
Hoping everyone has a safe
and healthy summer. See you
in the fall.
IDAHO
Meet and make new friends
who have an association with
Idaho the second Saturday of
every month. Breakfast and
meeting at 8:30 a.m. at My Favorite Martins. Call Gen at
623-584-6083. Information:
Joe, 208-660-5775.
NEBRASKA
Nebraskans will gather for a
Picnic in the Park at Beardsley
Park Tuesday, April 3. The cost
is $16 per member or $19 per
guest. Make reservations by
mailing your check to: Nebraska Club, c/o 15716 W.
Sentinel Dr., Sun City West,
AZ 85375-6678. Information:
623-214-8568.
Nebraska Mens breakfast is
at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hole in
One Restaurant. Co-ed breakfast is at 9 a.m. Saturday at
Tivoli Gardens. Bridge luncheon is at 11:30 a.m. the third
Friday monthly at My Favorite
Martins Restaurant. Call 623322-2442.
Visit
scneclubnaz.com for news and
pictures.
MINNESOTA
The club finished up the winter season in fine shape with a
day at the Surprise Stadium for
a great Spring Training game.
Sixty-two special fans from
Minnesota enjoyed a great
sunny, warm day at the ballpark. Excellent seats really
helped make it an extra fun day
in March.
The final event of the year
was the annual picnic April 12
at Beardsley Park with barbecue lunch with all the trimmings and topped off with the
outstanding program headed
up by singing cowboy, Gary
Sprague, and his horse, Dusty.
A wonderful time was had by
all and a good send-off to those
who head back to Minnesota
and cooler parts of the country
Way to go Senior Olympians!
The Senior Olympics event in Billiards was conducted March 4 in the

R.H. Johnson Recreation Center in Sun City West. The medalists included June Bailey, gold; Joanie Kongsvick, silver; and E. Leathem,
bronze.Two of the winners are pictured above.
for the summer season.

Next fall, the action begins
again. A welcome back breakfast has been scheduled for
Saturday, Nov. 3. Details will
be announced in future issues
of the Rec Center News.
Information: Jean, 623-5460557.
MONTANA
On March 9, the Montana
Club - Valley of the Sun hosted
a very successful golf scramble
and social event at Hillcrest
Golf Club. Chairman Larry
Holman reported it was the
largest turnout in recent years.
This annual event is just one of
the many club activities enjoyed throughout the winter
season. First place winners pictured left to right are Art Matteucci, John Munis, Eric
Strohmeyer and John Naef.
Information: Eleanor, 623972-2689.
OHIO
The monthly breakfast will
be at 8:30 a.m. May 7 at Lous
Tivoli Gardens (now in Surprise on Bell Road opposite
Sun City West.) Breakfasts will
continue to be at 8:30 a.m. the
first Monday of each month.
Everyone pays their own
check.
Lunch at My Favorite Martins Restaurant will be at 11
a.m. May 16. This was brunch
at 10:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of each month. There is no
breakfast service. Everyone
pays their own check.
Breakfast at Tivoli Gardens
and lunch at Martins RestauSun City West women
bowlers took top honors
in the Senior Olympics,
which were held at John
son Lanes in March. Pat
Hundley, Ron Mikkelson,
Gayle OBrian and Dena
Martin took the gold
medal for team event.
Dena Martin and Gayle
OBrian also won gold for
doubles, and Dena took
home an individual bronze
medal for her age group.
Flora Rutledge earned a
gold for her individual age
group, as did Helen Dun
lap. In the Billiards event,
Helen Dunlap won a silver
medal and Don Nicks took
home the gold medal.
rant will continue throughout

the year - no fliers will be sent
out, so mark your calendars
now!
Activities currently in the
planning stage for the fall are:
October
matinee
luncheon/show at Arizona
Broadway Theatre in Peoria;
November - luncheon at Rancho de los Caballeros in Wickenburg; December - Christmas
party at the Sun City Country
Club. Full details will follow
when fliers are sent out.
Information: Richard, 623214-6201.
PENNSYLVANIA
What a great turn-out we had
for the St. Patricks Day luncheon and the Soda, Subs and
Slapstick event with more
than 75 members in attendance
at both events. The enthusiastic
participation of members at
these events is what keeps the
club alive and flourishing. We
are looking forward to the next
activity - a two-night trip to
River Palms Casino in Laughlin, Nev., May 7-9. We also anticipate a great turnout for the
trip to Fort McDowell Casino
June 11. Rounding out the
agenda will be the annual IceCream Social July 14. Other
than these activities, it will
probably be a quiet summer.
We bid adieu to our Pennsylvania Snowbirds and we will
continue to keep the Arizona
home fires burning.
WASHINGTON STATE
Well its time for the season
to wind down, as the snowbirds are getting ready to leave

and the officers are looking
forward to a quiet summer season.
The final events until October will be the annual Potluck
in the Park, at 5:30 p.m. May 7
in Ramada 7. Bring a dish to
serve eight and your own table
service, drink, tablecloth etc.
Nothing is furnished, we just
share all the great food everyone brings. Anyone living in
Sun City West from Washington State is welcome, so come
on over and meet the gang.
On May 12, the group taking
the coastal Wine Cruise on the
Sapphire Princess will leave
for California to board the ship.
Upon arrival in Vancouver,
B.C., on the final day of the
cruise, we will bus back to the
Seattle airport were those who
are going to stay for the summer will leave and the rest will
return by air to Phoenix and
Sun City West.
If you missed this one, its
too bad as it is a wonderful
cruise with many ports to visit.
If interested for next year, book
early as this cruise always fills
up fast.
Hope everyone has a wonderful, safe and healthy summer, and we look forward to
seeing you again in the fall. A
newsletter will be sent in September, and if you want to get
yours while you are out of
state, call Jan at 623-584-8483
and leave a message with your
summer address.She will send
it there. God Bless and take
care.

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May signals the annual

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Mosley, Reed, Wilson earn seats on Governing Board effective July 1

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ever, it could have had profound effects

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videos. Unfortunately, members polled after the election

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CPR & AED Training

February 2012 Financials

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