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Sun City Festival Community Association

September 2011
SUN CITY FESTIVAL BY DEL WEBB

ing, the Sun City Festival Community Association staff will be handing out Remember 9/11 lapel pins to our residents from September 1 through September 11 at the Member Services Desk in the Sage Recreation Center.

Memorial Observance of 9/11 With the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approach-

Finance Committee Volunteers Sought

The Board of Directors is soliciting volunteer candidates to serve on the Resident Finance Committee. The committee works closely with the Staff in reviewing the financial operations of the Community Association. This includes the monthly financial review process, the Reserve Study and reserve investment process, the Annual Audit, and the Annual Operating Budget process. The Board of Directors anticipates filling one vacancy on the Finance Committee effective November 1, 2011. Committee members can anticipate attending the Monthly Finance Committee Meeting, currently held on the second Thursday of each month in the Sage Center Conference Room. In addition, there will be situational meetings to discuss budgets, audits, and other community financial topics. Resident members in good standing who are interested in serving on the Resident Finance Committee should submit a short application letter requesting appointment to the Committee. In this letter, the individual should outline their qualifications and experience, and express why they desire to serve on the Committee. All application letters should be addressed to the Community Manager, Bruce Friedman. The deadline for application letters is September 23, 2011, so interested residents should get their letters to Bruce at their earliest convenience.

Please stop by to pick up your pin and wear it in rememberance of all those people killed in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center site and at the Pentagon, as well as those killed in the World Trade Center bombing in February 1993.

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Chef Aaron Geister has proven himself to be an excellent addition to the Indigo Grille! Please stop by to meet him.
Chef Aaron Geister

The Thursday evening menu has changed to Italian Night, offering a variety of delicious Italian cuisine, including: - Shrimp Scampi over angel hair pasta with tomatoes and basil; - Grilled Chicken Alfredo over linguine pasta; - Beef and Ricotta Lasagna with mozzarella and marinara sauce.

An Oktoberfest special menu will be offered each weekend throughout the month of October at the Indigo Grille. Some of the menu items will include Chicken Jaegershnitzel, Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte, Kraut Runzas, and Lebkuchen. Sam Adams Oktoberfest Beer will also be available throughout October.

Patriot Golf Day

Copper Canyon Golf Club invites you to participate in Patriot Golf Day by donating $1 or more to benefit the Folds of Honor Foundation. The Folds of Honor Foundation provides post-seconday educational scholarships for children and spouses of military service men and women killed or disabled while serving our Great Nation.

2011 Aerification & Over-Seeding Schedule

Green Aerification: Sept. 26 & 27 - 9 Holes only both days. Golf Course Closes on Monday, October 10 and will Re-open on Monday, October 31.

Labor Day Tournament

Two Person Best Ball Competition Monday, Sept. 5 at 8:00 AM Shotgun Cost: $28.00 Annual Pass Holder; $45 SCF Resident; $55 Guest/Public
Price includes: Golf, Cart, Range Balls, Tournament Entry, Lunch, and $1 donation to the Folds of Honor Foundation. Sign up in the Golf Shop.

Horse Race/Shootout

Peg-N-Keg

Thursday, Sept. 15 at 4:00 PM Cost: $5.00 per person This putting contest is a favorite among our residents. Test your putting skills on our ever-changing 9-hole course and bring your thirst. There will be a keg of beer for your enjoyment.

Thursday, Sept. 8 & Thursday, Sept. 22 at 5:00 PM Cost: $5.00 per person This event is a great time! Its almost full contact golf as your competitors egg you on, sometimes in your backswing. Two-person teams alternate their shots while the highscoring teams are eliminated on each hole until there are only three teams left. Out of those three teams, we will award a Win (1st Place), Place (2nd Place), and a Show (3rd Place). Serious golfers should leave their sensitive side at home for this event; we like to have fun!

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1,000 Cooks For The Cure A National Success

1,000 Cooks For The Cure events were held throughout the country and were successful in raising almost $50,000 for Susan G Komen for the Cure. Events ranged from Potluck Dinners as was held at Sun City Festival to BBQ/Progressive Cookouts, Dessert and Dancing Galas, Kabobs for the Cure, Cooking Demonstrations and others. Thank you to our generous Sun City Festival residents for helping us raise $545 for this worthy cause. The Sun City Festival winners of the raffled prizes donated by KitchenAid are shown below. Five Limited Edition Better Homes and Gardens Cook Books and two KitchenAid Mixers were raffled.

Richard Zannini (mixer), Kathi Landis, Bonnie Yamashita, Brenda Smalle, Kathleen Ford, Mary Yaconelli, and Debra McCrorey (mixer).

National Grandparents Day is September 11

RESIDENT PROFILE
Yard by yard is hard, but inch by inch is a cinch!

Nancy and Jim Akamine

Nancy and Jim Akamine met in Richmond, Virginia, one month before Jim was discharged from the Army and was about to return to Honolulu, Hawaii for college (1968). Love intervened and they married one year later. Jim received his Electrical Engineering degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia while Nancy worked on campus as secretary to the Director of Squires Student Center. They both had full careers: Jim (25 years) as an Electrical Engineer at Virginia Power Company; Nancy (30 years) in Virginia State Government Senior D Admininistrative positions to agency heads in the Dental School, Public Health Nursing, State Hazardous Quality Control, and Youth and Family Services. Vacations with family and friends at the beach, mountains, snow skiing, fishing, and travel balanced out a wonderful life. In 2000 they both retired, then Jim took a 3-year engineering consultant job in New Orleans, Lousiana with Entergy Corporations home office which covers five power companies. In 2003 they moved to Arizona, one year before Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. Fully retired and at home in Del Webbs Sun City, they enjoyed rock hounding, lapidary, community theater, readers theater, clay, and pickleball with Nancy in the Sun City Marching Pom Poms. They discovered Sun City Festival in Spring 2010. Everything about it excited them! Location, people and activities are dreams come true! Clubs they are involved with include Desert Harmony, Hiking Club, Potluck, Ballroom/Line Dancing, neighborhood block parties, and they volunteer at the Festival Foothills Elementary School. Others interests include karaoke, piano, pickleball, rock hounding, travel, and family visits to Hawaii and Virginia. Regular exercise at the gym keeps them fit to maintain their energy levels. The enthusiastic Sun City Festival Staff and friendly residents make every day at Sun City Festival a motivating, inspiring and fun place to live. Married for 42 years, their retirement motto is, Yard by yard is hard, but inch by inch is a cinch!

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Sun City Festival offers a spectacular variety of activities for its residents, including an assortment of Chartered Clubs ranging from hobbies and various arts groups to sports and social groups. Browse the listings and join any Clubs that interest you. You may find many new opportunities and even make a few new friends in the process. To learn more about these Clubs, go to the community website at www.oursuncityfestival.net under Clubs and Interest Groups to see what events are taking place and how you can get involved.

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CHARTEREd Clubs
Gourmet Club If you enjoy cooking and exploring new dishes, and would enjoy meeting new people with the same interests, this club is for you! This is not a potluck dinner. We have a great gourmet four-course dinner on the third Sunday of the month in the homes of our members. Contact Carol Komassa at 928-2523400 for more information. The Quilting Bees Come join the fun with the Quilting Bees. We have many fun and exciting projects and classes lined up for the fall. Please contact Carolyn Boden for further information at 928252-2873. Tennis Club The Tennis Club offers many game opportunities for all residents to participate. During the summer, residents should contact Bob Bone at 928-252-6854 or at itzmebob29@gmail.com for information and game schedules.

The Softball Club We are now organizing teams for the 2011-12 Winter Softball League. All skill levels are welcome, no experience necessary. Visit the softball field on Tues. or Thurs. mornings, 7:30-10 am to watch the Club play. Contact Jim Monachino at 928-252-3318 or at jjmonachino@yahoo.com if interested in participating.

The Lady Putters Come and enjoy the camaraderie of friends and neighbors while developing and enhancing your putting skills. The Lady Putters play on Thursdays at 7:30 am. Please join us for a game or two. Contact Sue Peppler at 928-252-2663 for all the details.

Glass Arts Club Members create traditional stained glass and warm glass through workshops, demonstrations, selfexporation and shared expertise. Contact C J Zimmerman at 928-2522203 for details. Visit us at our new studio Mon-Sat 10am-1pm.

Field and Stream Club Join us if you have an interest in outdoor Field and Stream activities such as fishing, hunting, shooting, archery, or other outdoor activities. We will have Nobel Hathaway from ARPA speaking about his group and gun safety at our Sept 7 meeting. Contact Steve Kelley at 480-544-7037 for more information.

Sun City Festival Car Club Sun City Festival Car Club is a mixture of Muscle, Vintage and Sports Car enthusiasts dedicated to having fun. The Club sponsors monthly outings both events and road trips. Once per month we meet to talk about what to do to make the experience better. Contact Tom Flanagan (tpflana@yahoo. com), Damon Decaon, Vel Moss or Tony Dellinger for details.

Mystery Riders We are a group of motorcyle aficianados who set aside Thursdays and at least two Saturdays or Sundays per month to do our riding throughout Arizona. We have all makes and models in our group. We dont always know where we are going or where weve been but have fun riding. Contact Pat Thomas at 928-252-3583 for more information.

Paws & Claws Club We encourage pet owners of all types to meet and gather information on various educational and health related pet information. On Sept 24 we wil hold the Wags & Whiskers Pet Expo at the Del E. Webb Memorial Softball Field from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm. Our club meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm. Contact Kathi Landis at 928-2526771 for details.

Sun City Festival Golf Chartered Club We are always accepting applications for new members! Every Tues. the Womens Golf Group plays. Every Mon., Wed. and Fri. the Mens Golf Group plays. See the Pro Shop for details or contact Mike Corson, for the Mens Golf Group, at 928-252-2388 and Patty Smith for the Womens Golf Group, at 602-614-3088.

The Players Club The Players Club offers 12 different board and card games seven days a week. New members are welcome. Consult the newsletter calendar, Cable Channel 22, or Fitness Center bulletin board for dates and times. To join the club, attend any of our daily functions and complete a membership application. Contact Sandy Setters at 928-252-3764 for additional information.

Genealogy Club Learn the what, where and how of genealogy. Were here to share with members the techniques, methods, resources, and facilities used in genealogy research. Learn how to organize and protect the results of their research. New or experienced are welcome. Meetings are second Tues., Oct-May at 3 PM in the Sage Center. Contact David Komassa for more details at 252-3400.

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Paper Crafts & More Club Please join us Tuesday mornings at 9:30 am. You will be amazed at the variety of projects we do. We incorporate all different levels of skills that include rubber stamping, tea bag folding, iris folding, just to name a few. Stop by and say hi. Contact Angie Storoschuck at 928-2522268 for more information.

Digital Photo Club The SCF Digital Camera Club is dedicated to advancing the art of photography for the residents of Sun CIty Festival. This is accomplished through a wide variety of programs that encourage members to excel in picture taking, electronic enhancement and display. Contact Al Gastellu at 928-252-6360 for details.

Festival Association of Beauties (FABs) We promote social interaction among the women here at Sun City Festival. We meet for lunch every Friday, at 11 am, at the Indigo Grille. FABs is open to all residents of Sun City Festival. Come join us! Its a great way to make new friends. Contact Stephanie Baker at 928252-6964 to learn more!

Barrel Buddies This wine tasting group holds events in members homes, at outside venues, or joint events with other wine clubs. We will have two events in our members homes each month. Please contact Steven Miller at 928-2526640 for details and to learn more about our club.

Pickleball Club The Pickleball Club is dedicated to promoting the sport of pickleball and we welcome everyone to join us in this fun game! We will continue to promote volleyball, table tennis, and water volleyball but will not take membership fees for these sports. Contact Donald Schelling at 602317-6298 to play!

Sun City Festival RV Club If youd like to learn more about RVing and find ways to enhance the RV life you love, then the Festival RV Club is for you! Our Club purpose is to facilitate bringing together those who wish to travel and who enjoy the recreational vehicle lifestyle. We are on hiatus for the summer. Meetings resume October 12. Contact Larry Lanie at 928-252-2554 for more details.

The Brew Crew We have hosted several successful events with a variety of beers and conversation. Club badges and shirts are available for purchase by members. Membership is still open with dues of $8 per person. If interested in participating, call Milt Levy at 928-2526952 or Mark Silver 623249-5917.

Fine Arts Club Fine Arts has open painting on Monday afternoons and all day on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Try out your creativity and fun at the same time. Everyone is welcome to join us for a presentation on Your Rights as an Artist by Allen Reamer on Oct. 10 in the ASU Classroom. Allen is a teacher and artist. Contact Jean Buhle at 928-2522468 for more information!

Canadian/American Friendship Club We promote activities that bring Canadians and Americans together for fun and friendship. We will plan various activities including sporting events, arts, off-road trips, and more. Contact Terry Barnard at 928-2523714 or Chuck Smith at 928-252-6976 for more information.

Crafty Scrappers Club Life is a scrapbook of young and old in which precious stories are told. When time moves on and our memories fail us, this book will be the sweetest tale. We can turn the pages of times gone by and see how the days and years did fly. Contact Bonnie Lenke at 623-2296400 bonnielenke@msn. com for more information in joining our club.

Sun City Festival Hiking Club We offer many exciting hiking trips all over the region. We meet once a month to review previous and upcoming trips and learn many helpful tips on hiking. We offer separate hiking levels for new and experienced hikers. This past season we introduced night hikes and overnights for one or two days away. Contact Stan Goldman at 928-252-3602 to join.

Woodcrafters Club Our club caters to all facets of wood crafting. Learn wood working skills and work on various projects with us! The primary purpose of the Woodcrafters Club is to promote the craft of woodworking as a hobby and assist in the improvement of member skills and abilities. Contact Jerry Moore at 928-252-6439 to learn more!

The Social Dance Club Our members learn and practice various dances in a fun and non-threatening environment. Couples dance is on break until October. Line dance meets Thursdays from 10:3012:00 am in Celebration Hall through the summer. Previous dances will be reviewd and practiced. Contact Magda Brown at 623-398-0478 for either dance. Club membership is $5/person and includes both activities.

Pottery & Ceramics Club The Potter/Ceramics Club is now open in the new Industrial Arts Building. We will be welcoming new members starting in October 2011 when we can begin the mandatory classes for beginners. For now, we welcome your visits to our studio while we get settled into our new surroundings. Contact Gordon Fjeld at 831-5942487 for details.

Desert Harmony We are gearing up for the 2011-12 season. Rehearsals begin Wed, Sept 14 at 6:30 pm in the Aerobics Room of the Fitness Center. New members are welcome, no audition necessary. We are in the midst of planning Desert Harmony Presents.. Karaoke with Style and will be very busy over the Christmas season. If interested in joining us, contact Pat Kubler at 928252-6878 for details.

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Special Events for September

September 2 Free Blood Pressure Screening - Fitness Center 2 pm September 7 Salt River Solar & Wind Seminar - Sable Room 11:30 am September 8 Buckys Casino & Sightseeing Trip - Departs Sage Center 8 am September 8 Buckeye Bookmobile - Sage Center Parking Lot 9 am September 9 Screen on the Green - Free Outdoor Movie, The Lincoln Lawyer - Golf Course Driving Range 8 pm September 14 Promenade Travel - Meet Darlene - Cyber Cafe 9 am September 14 Sun Valley Solar Solutions Seminar - Sable Room 11:30 am September 16 Monthly Resident Potluck Dinner - Celebration Hall 5:30 pm September 17 Marty Berks Musical Comedy Show - Celebration Hall 7 pm September 19 Free Blood Pressure Screening - Fitness Center 9 am September 21 New Resident Orientation - Celebration Hall 8:30 am September 22 Buckeye Bookmobile - Sage Center Parking Lot 9 am September 26 Monday Movie Madness, 13 Assassins - Celebration Hall 6:30 pm September 27 Homeopathic Medicine Lecture - Celebration Hall 10 am September 29 David Nyborg Senior Lifestyle Solutions Financial Seminar - Sable Room 10 am
September 5 Labor Day Tournament 8:00 AM Shotgun September 8 & 22 Horse Race/Shootout at 5:00 PM September 15 Peg-N-Keg at 4:00 PM Every Tuesday Sun City Festival Womens Golf Group Every Monday, Wednesday & Friday Sun City Festival Mens Golf Group

Chartered Club Activities

Every Monday Pickleball 7:00am Mah Jongg 9:00am Lady Putters 12:30pm Dealers Choice Poker 1:00pm Fine Arts 1:00pm Woodcrafters 5:30pm Euchre Lessons 6:00pm Pickleball 7:00pm Euchre Play 6:30pm Digital Camera 6:30pm Every Tuesday Pickleball 7:00am Tennis 8:00am Play Anything! 9:00am Paper Crafts 9:30am Digital Camera 10:00am Contract Bridge 1:00pm Water Volleyball 2:00pm Hi-Lo Omaha Poker 5:30 pm (2nd & 4th Tuesdays) Tx HoldEm Tourn. 5:30pm (1st & 3rd Tuesdays) Ponytail Canasta 6:30pm Pickleball 7:00pm Every Wednesday Pickleball 7:00am Fine Arts 8:30am Mah Jongg 1:00pm Tx HoldEm Poker 1:00pm Paws & Claws 6:30pm (1st Wednesday each month) Paper Crafts 6:00pm Single Deck Pinochle 6:30pm

Sunday - Tuesday 11:00am - 7:00pm Wednesday - Saturday 11:00am - 8:00pm

Hours of Operation:

Special Events
Happy Hour Monday thru Friday 4:00pm - 6:00pm Every Sunday 8:00am - 11:00am Breakfast in the Indigo Grille Every Wednesday 4:00pm - 8:00pm is Comfort Food Night Every Thursday 4:00pm - 8:00pm is Italian Night Every Friday 4:00 - 8:00pm is Seafood Night Every Saturday 4:00pm - 8:00pm is Prime Rib Night

Every Thursday Pickleball 7:00am Tennis 8:00am Mixed Doubles Tennis 9:00am Lady Putters 9:30am Line Dancing 10:30am Duplicate Bridge 12:30pm Volleyball 3:00pm Dealers Choice Poker 5:00pm Pickleball 7:00pm Table Tennis 6:00pm Chess 6:30pm Every Friday Pickleball 7:00am Tennis 8:00am Contract Bridge 9:00am Quilting Bees 9:00am Mixed Doubles Tennis 9:00am FABs Luncheon 11:00am Mah Jongg 12:30 pm Bunco 7:00pm Every Saturday Pickleball 7:00am Table Tennis 1:00pm Tx HoldEm Poker 1:00pm Couples Contract Bridge 6:30pm Anything Goes Social 6:00pm Every Sunday Bocce Ball 2:00pm Table Tennis 3:00pm Mexican Train Dominoes 6:30pm

Woodcrafters, Glass Arts, Pottery/Ceramics See pages 4 & 5

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Fitness Classes
Every Monday Flow Yoga 8:45 am Pilates 8:45 am Body Sculpting 10:00 am Aqua Aerobics 10:00 am Zumba Gold 11:00 am Strength & Cycle 12:15 pm Aqua Aerobics 4:00 pm Every Tuesday Aqua Aerobics 8:00 am Cardio Core 9:30 am Fitness on the Ball 10:45 am Aqua Aerobics 4:00 pm Group Cycling 5:00 pm Every Wednesday Flow Yoga 8:45 am Aqua Aerobics 10:00 am Tai Chi (sign up only) 10:15 am Pilates 11:15 am Body Sculpting 12:30 pm Zumba 1:30 pm Aqua Aerobics 4:00 pm Every Thursday Aqua Aerobics 8:00 am Cardio Core 9:30 am Equipment Orientation 3:00 pm - Canceled for Sept 1 & 22 Group Cycling 5:00 pm Every Friday Cardio Combo+Stretch 10:30 am Every Saturday Group Cycling 8:00 am

Will this work for me? Whats the best thing by Chuck Eier, M.S. C.S.C.S., Fitness & Wellness Director for...?
One of the most common questions about exercise is whether or not a particular
We are constantly bombarded with advertisements and articles for Turbo Jam, P90X, Insanity, the Ab Doer, Thigh Master, etc. Yes, these work for some people in some situations, but not always. All of these things work by creating a stimulus to which the body must respond. However, they may not work to help someone reach their specific goals. Nor will they help every person get the results advertised. If a goal is as simple as weight loss, then just about anything might work. If a goal is to strengthen and stabilize back muscles, increase upper body strength, or something more specific, then particular exercises might not be effective. Or, an exercise might be downright dangerous if performed incorrectly, or when someone has certain limitations. One of the best recommendations for exercise is for it to be something you will do easily and consistently. If someone is afraid of water, swimming wont work for them because they will never do it. Likewise, if someone cant walk on a treadmill because of a back or knee injury, a treadmill wont be the right thing. Just because a neighbor or relative saw great results from something doesnt make it perfect. It could be something you hate to do, or simply cant do. When considering an exercise program, or an exercise to accomplish something very specific, many things must be taken into account. What are the goals? What are the limitations? Why is this being done? Will this exercise be something that can be easily done and fit into a schedule? Taking all of these things into account can help ensure the success of any exercise program. And remember, exercise is only part of the puzzle. Good health, fitness and weight loss are also achieved through appropriate eating habits. Again, like exercise, diet is something for which goals and limitations should be taken into account. When the right questions are asked, and all things are taken into account, exercise can help accomplish great things. exercise will accomplish something or if its the best exercise to do. Most often, the answer is that depends and the best one is the one you will do.

Instructor Of The Month Carrie Murphy

Fitness/Wellness Specialties
Massage Therapy: Male & Female Therapists, 1-Hour = $60, 90-Minutes = $90 Health Assessment: A complete Health Assessment with a personal exercise program including one lesson - $40 Equipment Orientation: Free 60-minute group session on effective and safe exercise with demonstrations. Personal Training: One-on-one personal training sessions - $35/Hour Carrie has been teaching Group Cycling since 2007. She is a Sun City Festival resident and is a recently retired school teacher.

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September & October

September 2 Arizona Mills Mall & Organ Stop Pizza September 10 Arizona Route 66 Days & Car Show September 22 Heard Museums October 13 October 17 October 26 October 30 Big Bugs Exhibit -Desert Botanical Garden Sedona Day Trip Grand Canyon Day Trip Mystery Mansion Dinner Theatre, Murder at Bedside Manor
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Contact Information & Important Numbers

Bruce Friedman Community Manager 928-252-2103 Jennifer Haigwood Lifestyle Director 928-252-2104 Carol Jackson Community Standards 928-252-2105 Lisa Annett Communications Coordinator 928-252-2133 Chuck Eier Fitness & Wellness Director 928-252-2115

Hours of Operation:
Sage Recreation Center Wood Shop and Craft Studios

Monday - Friday 5:30 am 10:00 pm Sat. & Sun. 7:00 am 10:00 pm

Monday through Saturday 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM

George Jeffers, Ed. D. ASU Lifelong Learning Coordinator 928-252-2107 Caring Neighbors 928-252-2118 Copper Canyon Golf Club/ Indigo Grille 928-252-6445 coppercanyongolfclub.com

Marketplace Partners
Brian Trimble
Financial Advisor

Barbara Jeanne Gallagher

AZ Active Adult Communities Specialist

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Front Desk: 928-252-2100

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