Sep 2012 SCW Newsletter

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SEPTEMBER 2012 WWW.RCSCW

Inside this Rec Center News

All States Club.......................9Bowling.........................13Calendar..............................5Club Contacts.......................12Club Corner......................19‐24

Entertainment.................15, 18Financials...........................6Golf...............................10‐11Governing Board....................4Library...............................8

News.........................Phone Numbers.............PORA.........................Travel..........................Village Store..................

Come sail away at the Endof Summer Pool Party at theR.H. Johnson Pool Friday,Sept. 28. Gates open at 6 p.m.sharp; dinner will be servedfrom 6:30 to 7:30; and music by “The Rave” will be from 7

to 10.Get ready to limbo, toss

water balloons and enjoyother surprise activities after adinner catered by Memo’s

The Rave

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In September 2011, our Gen-eral Manager introducedthe topic of “Infrastruc-ture” to the then seatedGoverning Board at theBoard’s annual orienta-tion. His intent was to

provide insight into un-derstanding what ismeant by infrastructureand to encourage its considera-tion in long-range financial

planning for Recreation Cen-ters of Sun City West-owned

properties.I have been thinking more

and more about this topic and Ifeel the need to open a discus-sion to explore what is meant

by infrastructure and why thisis important for all Owner

Members to think about, not just the GoverningBoard.

The dictionary defini-tion for infrastructure is:“An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or sys-tem. The basic facilities,services, and installations

needed for the functioning of acommunity or society …”

Applying this definition toSun City West in terms of fu-ture planning for sustainabilityof what Del Webb envisionedand the preservation of certainessential “facilities and serv-ices” as defined, is important.

Jack Steiner

Public RelationsChair

Introducing infrastructure

to the community dialog

Continued on Page 4

Pool party marks end of summer

Beautiful Ballet

Under the Stars

The Recreation Centers presents Free Fest in Octo- ber, the Beardsley Park an-nual free concert series,with four Sunday concertson consecutive October weekends.

Gates open at 5 for the 7 p.m. concerts. Admissionis free for Sun City Westresidents, their friends and

neighbors. No tickets areneeded.

Concessions, including brats, hot dogs, hamburg-ers, beverages, chips, pop-

corn and ice cream available for purch

bring your lawn c blanket and get enjoy free music

park.The concerts are

lows:Oct. 7: Mary Ho

country and popOct. 14: Copper S

acoustic classic rocOct. 21: Rond

new country

Free concerts comto Beardsley Park

Mary Hoffman

Recreation CentersCity West Board memstaff continue to res

residents’ requests athrough the Arizona Sversity study.

Most recently, the tion has decided to ehours at the Box Of

brary and MemberTuesday nights to acdate working residening Sept. 4, the main to the R.H. Johnson Atrative Offices will bethose wishing to acceservices. No other serv

be available at the ma

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The story about Ballet Under the Stars is on Page 2.


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Sept. 20-29, Ballet Arizona presents the 15th annual BalletUnder the Stars. This popular series of sunset performancesis free and open to the public at

six Valley locations.Ballet Under the Stars

comes to Beardsley Park inSun City West at 7 p.m. Thurs-day, Sept. 27. Gates will openat 5 and concessions - includ-ing brats, hotdogs, hamburg-ers, beverages, chips, popcornand ice cream, will be avail-able for purchase.

Ballet Under the Stars allows

Arizona communities to enjoya professional ballet presenta-tion in a unique outdoor settingcomplete with stage, lighting,costumes and beautiful

weather. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy a varied program, ranging from classi-cal to contemporary ballet.This is a great introduction to ballet for all ages.

In addition, Ballet Under theStars will feature a presentationof Class Act, one of Ballet Ari-zona’s Education and Out-reach programs. Class Act is a

project combining theand expertise of the psional dancers of Ballzona and the youthfuand creative energi

school-age children, poincreasing their exposur performance arts.

Spend a relaxing eunder the gorgeous Asky as Ballet Arizona cues its annual season otradition with Ballet UnStars. Enjoy classical antemporary ballet in a setting for FREE!

Ballet Arizona goes outside

at Beardsley Park

Wii want you to bowl in our league!The 2012 Fall Wii Bowl-

ing League starts Oct. 15 andruns 20 weeks, ending theweek of March 15. Therewill be a two-week break for the holidays.

Sign up as a team - four players - or a couple or a sin-gle, and we’ll find great peo-

ple to complete your foursome. Make up a teamname, choose the day andtime you want to bowl andyou’re on your way.

Cost is a one time buy-in

of $20 due at the time yousign up, then $2 per person

per week to cover your threegames of bowling.

The buy in money will beused for a luncheon and cash

prizes at the end of the sea-son party.

Players must be SCW cardholders and their invitedguests. To sign up or getmore details, stop by theR.H. Johnson ActivitiesCenter near the mini golf course or call 623-544-6108.

Restaurant and dessert byRita’s. Dinner includeschicken and fish wraps, beans, Spanish rice, iced teaand lemonade. Dessert will beItalian ice.

Tickets are $12 for residentsand $15 for non-residents.

Groups of 24 or more may re-quest reserved seating at thetime of purchase. No ticketswill be sold at the door theday of the event.

With music from the ’50s,’60s and ’70s, featuring selec-tions from Jimmy Buffett and

the Beach Boys, this promisesto be a fun party for all.

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Sail away at endof season pool party

Come along as the Phoenix Opera celebratesOktoberfest in Sun City West at 7 p.m. Wednes-day, Oct. 17 at Palm Ridge Recreation Center.The doors open at 6:30 for “Roll Out the Bar-rel,” favorite arias and drinking songs. Enjoy“Beer Barrel Polka”-type songs, sing alongsongs, German operetta with selections from“The Merry Widow” and “Die Fledermaus” andGerman inspired Broadway tunes such as “Edel-

weiss.” The evening will definitely puthe Oktoberfest mood.

Tickets for residents are $20 and wsale Aug. 31 at the Rec Centers BoxHours on that day will be 8 a.m. to 3 president ticket price is $25 and those wsale Sept. 14. At the door, tickets will b

Complimentary strudel and coffeeserved at intermission.

Ryan Glover, Rebecca Morris and Anna-Lisa Hackett celebrate Oktoberfest as the Phoenix Opera bevent to Sun City West Oct. 17.

Oktoberfest - opera styl

StardustTheatre

Sept. 4, 8:30 a.m. Tickets go on sale for “The Sensuous

Senator,” by Michael Parker. A fitting comedy for this

election year. Performance dates, Oct. 29 – Nov. 4.

Sept. 18, 1:30 p.m., Theatre West ‐ “Shocks of LaterLife” from the writings of Judith Viorst.

Open to members and their guests.

Oct. 10, 2 p.m., Musician’s Club ‐ “Second Wind” with

Bryan Whiteside and Peter Hirschthal.

Open to members and their guests.

October. 16, 1:30 pm, Theatre West ‐ Excerpts from

“Clarence Darrow,” a one‐man play by David W. Rin‐

tels. Open to members and their guests.

Every Thursday, Movies, 7 p.m.,$2 donation requested.

Box office hours for all shows: Monday throughThursday, 10 a.m. – noon.Tickets $7 each

SAVE THE DATE for Holiday in the Park 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20

in Beardsley Park Entertainment, Santa and MORE!


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Need to make room inthe garage cabinets or bed-room closet? Can’t useyour floor space becauseyou can’t find the floor?

Get ready to rid thosespaces and the rest of thehouse of trash, and counton finding plenty of treas-ures as the Rec Centerssponsors the Sun City WestGarage Sale from 7 a.m. tonoon Saturday, Oct. 20, inthe R.H. Johnson parkinglot.

This is a great opportu-nity to sell the used itemsthat have been taking upspace in your house andgarage and make room for the new treasures you’re

sure to find at the sale. Sell-ers and buyers alike will benefit from the variety of vendors, all convenientlylocated in one place. Jointhe crowd and sign up for your space today! OnlySun City West rec cardholders may sell items, andno items made in CharteredClub facilities may be sold

at the garage sale.Cost to participate as a

vendor is $15. Each vendor will have a parking spaceto fill with their items for

sale. Vendors may beginsetting up at 5:15 a.m.There is no electricityavailable. You may provideyour own tables and chairs,or rent them from the RecCenters for $8 per table.Tables will not be availableto rent on the day of thesale.

Spaces must be rented in

advance by visiting the SunCity West box office,which is open from 8 to11:30 a.m. weekdays in theR.H. Johnson Administra-

tive Offices. The box officewill be open until 3 p.m.Aug. 3, the first day spacesare available.

Space is limited andavailable on a first-come,first-served basis.

Concessions stands will be available with coffee,doughnuts and beveragesavailable for purchase.

Garage Sale offers options for

shoppers and sellers alike

Residents already knowMember Services is the place togo to pay your annual dues, butdid you know the membershipreps provide a variety of other services and answer a widearray of questions to help youmake the most of life in SunCity West?

If you have guests who arevisiting and want to use the reccenters or the pools, mini golf or the Wii room, the staff inMembership can help you putmoney onto your account soyour guests have access to thosefacilities.

Previously, we issued pink

guest cards – and thoswho still have those them to get your guestfacilities. If you don’t

pink punches left or none of those cards, simto Membership (or GrGolf Course) and let you want to put moneyaccount.

You can put money owhole-dollar incremewhen you go to a pocenter with your gumonitor will deduct $guests from your acco

Let us help you!

Halloween dance -invite your favorite ghou

Put on your “BoogieShoes” and get ready to party at the HalloweenDance, at 7 p.m. Friday,Oct. 26 at the Palm RidgeRecreation Center. Thedoors open at 6:30 andmusic will be provided

by Ladder 33, a 5-piecerock ‘n’ roll band, a new band for this venue. The band is influenced byartists such as The Beat-les, Elvis Presley, TheBeach Boys, The BeeGees, Chuck Berry andCreedence Clearwater Revival.

Tickets for residents are$8 and go on sale Aug.31. The Rec Centers Box

Office will be open fa.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 31residents may purchasets for $10 starting SeAt the door, tickets w$12.

Costumes are encoand prizes will be awfor Scariest, Most Oand Best Couple cost

Soft drinks and chip be available for purch

Ladder 33

Continued onStardust Theatre castmembers and crew have been working hard to pre- pare for the fall production,“The Sensuous Senator,”written by Michael Parker and directed by Jim Reedwith Darlene Olejniczak asthe assistant director.

Mark your calendars for ticket sales which start Sept.4 at the Stardust Box Of-fice. Tickets cost $7 and can be purchased by check or cash. For ticket information,

call Jeanne Tarr at 623-584-7025. “The Sensuous Sena-tor” opens Oct. 19 and runsthrough Nov. 4.

Meet Harry Douglas, “TheSensuous Senator,” played by Mike Baker. Baker isnew to the Theatre Weststage. He hails from Illinoisand has a teaching back-ground. He minored in the-ater in collage and hasreacquainted himself withtheater by working back-

stage on many produc-tions.

Senator Douglas isrunning for Presidenton a morality platform.When his wife leavesto attend a conferencein Chicago, he inviteshis secretary/lover over. She is not avail-able, so he has an es-cort service send awoman. Before her ar-rival, elderly congres-sional colleague Harry

Salt asks to spend thenight, as he has lockedhimself out. Add an un-expected visit fromCongressman Jack Maguireand an inquiring reporter and you have the compo-nents for a farce filled withtons of laughs, plays onwords and high energy ac-tion.

Baker will be sharing thestage with many well knownactors. Joining him will be

Barbara Bailey as MaryRichmond; Bill Benz asCongressman McGuire;Louise Carroll as Miss Mor-rison; Janice Lombardos asthe secretary, Veronica; JudyRoss as the escort, Fiona;John Koller as Harry Salt;Maryann Stratton as LoisDouglas; and Tom Strattonas the police officer.

‘Sensuous Senator’ provides laughs

in midst of electoral season

Mike Baker as Harry Douglas, “The Sen-suous Senator,” practices some of his“courting” techniques.

Renowned guitarist Esteban returns to Sun City West for ashow Oct. 4. Read the story on Page 15.

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623‐54PAGE 4 SEPTEMBER 2012

Management and Governing Board

Copyright © 2012

All Rights Reserved

General Manager ‐ Michael Whiting, 623‐544‐6110;[email protected]

Editor ‐ Katy O’Grady, 623‐544‐6027; [email protected] Asst. ‐ Claudia Sherrill, 623‐544‐6644;

[email protected]

Member Services ‐ 623‐544‐6100

Membership as of Aug. 1, 2012: 28,454

Recreation Centers of Sun City West

19803 R.H. Johnson Blvd., Sun City West, AZ, 85375

[email protected]

WWW.RCSCW.COMSun City West is a senior community for individuals 55 and older.

Printed by Independent Newspapers.

For advertising information, call 623‐972‐6101.

The next Workshoscheduled for 9 a.m. Sept. 14, in the LectuThe next regular Mee

scheduled for 9 aThursday, Sept. 27,

Social Hall.

The Governing Boameet Mondays withGeneral Manager o

following dates to recereports. These sess

which are open to the are scheduled at 1:3

Sept. 10 and 24.sessions are in the GoBoard Conference Rthe Administrative O

The meeting schedsubject to change. Ca544-6115 for meetingand other Governinginformation. Residenare encouraged to c

scwaz.com and signthe e-newsletter to rethe latest information

the Association aGoverning Boar

MEETINGSWORKSHO

Governing Board DirectorsAll Directors: [email protected]

President

Terry Hamman

July 2010‐June 2013

623‐243‐7666

[email protected]

Jack Steiner


623‐584‐2054

[email protected]

Griff Williams


623‐518‐9919

[email protected]

Kenny Jordahl


623‐271‐7628

[email protected]

Governing Board Manager

Sharon Schomer

623‐544‐6115

[email protected]

Vice‐President

Patricia Tomlin


623‐546‐3248

[email protected]

Secretary

Marion Mosley


623‐444‐7707

[email protected]

Treasurer

Ed Van Co


623‐544‐2371

[email protected]

Nolan Reed


623‐239‐5992

[email protected]

David Wilson

June 2012‐July 2015

623‐229‐6903

[email protected]

Not only do we have to makethe necessary repairs, but wehave to plan ahead to set asidefunds (sometimes by raisingdues) so the money is readywhen the repairs are needed.When the community was

brand new, it was easy to keepdues low because the infra-structure was new so little hadto be set aside for its long-termmaintenance. Now, however,it’s time to start budgeting for that inevitability.

So, what might be some spe-cific elements of infrastructure?Here are just a couple of exam-

ples: the R.H. Johnson Pool, ir-rigation systems and parkinglots.

In the case of the R.H. John-

son Pool, there is no Visqueen between the soil and the con-crete, which has allowed chem-icals to leach up from the soiland damage the concrete deck.Despite our efforts to repair thedeck over the last couple of years, we will eventually needto replace the whole thing. Thiswill not be cheap.

In the case of parking lots,the lifespan is about 20 years

because of the nature of asphaltand the damage Arizona’s sunand heat inflict. The Rec Cen-ters maintains more than 40acres of parking lots adjacent toour owned properties. Thesemust be maintained, and themaintenance is not cheap.

The water wells and irriga-tion systems are additional con-

cerns. Many of these predate

the community and athan 50 years old. Theymiles of undergrouncapable of sending other golf courses inwater well pump failcourse. We have beencontinue to replace pasystem as lines break owear out.

The wells, howeveventually get beyond where they can be repaare projecting the repof two wells in the years. Again, these cheap – they cost aboulion to $1.5 million ap

The cost of maintainelements as well as ofacilities is planned f

public budgeting

That’s where we counto share your thoughcerns and priorities With some areas of SWest reaching the 30-old category, there is to be more discussiohow to fund certain inture items.

The Staff, Governinand Budget and Finanmittee have been wrestinfrastructure failure rcosts for some time. Iyou might want to jodiscussion.

Why do we need to discuss infrastructuFrom Page 1

2012 Committee MeetingsAll commiee meengs are in the Governing Board Conference Room.

The community is encouraged to aend. Call 623‐544‐6115 with quesons.

Bowling

9 a.m. Thursdays:

Sept. 13, Oct. 11, Nov.

8 and Dec. 13.

Budget and Finance

9 a.m. Tuesdays: Sept.

4, Oct. 2, Nov. 6 and

Dec. 4.

1 p.m. Tuesdays: Sept.

18, Oct. 16, Nov. 20

and Dec. 18.

Chartered Clubs

& Library

1:30 p.m. Tuesdays:


13, Dec. 11

Golf

1 p.m. Thursdays:


8 and Dec. 13.

Human Resources

9:30 a.m. Mondays:


12, Dec. 10.

Legal Affairs

1 p.m. Tuesdays: Sept.

4, Oct. 2, Nov. 6, Dec. 4

Properes

9 a.m. Thursdays:

Sept. 6, Oct. 4, Nov. 1

and Dec. 6.

Public Relaons

1 p.m. Thursdays:

Sept. 6, Oct. 4, Nov. 1

and Dec. 6

TORCH

1 p.m. Mondays (ex‐

cept September’s

meeng): Sept. 14,

Oct. 15, Nov. 19 and

Dec. 17.


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on Tuesday nights. The ex-tended hours will run from 4 to7 p.m. on Tuesdays only. Be-ginning Oct. 16, the Librarywill adopt its extended Tues-

day hours, also staying openuntil 7 p.m.

At the Membership desk, basic business will be trans-acted. More complicated busi-ness such as resales and deathcertificate refunds must take

place during regular businesshours from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.Monday through Friday. Youmay pay your dues, put moneyon your guest account, pur-chase a golf card, or access thevarious informational hand-outs that are available.

Although the Box Officewill be open, Tours and Sched-uling will not be. The Box Of-fice also has extended itsMonday, Wednesday, Thurs-day and Friday hours to 2 p.m.to better accommodate mem-

bers. Tuesday will be the onlylate night.

The Library will transactmost regular business on Tues-day nights, including check-ins, check-outs and DataResource computer use. TheLibrary is seeking additionalvolunteers now that it will beopen extended hours. Data Re-source Center volunteers help

residents use the computersand software. Reference Desk volunteers assist patrons inusing the online catalog and

online databases. Media De- partment volunteers help pa-trons find DVDs and usecomputers to check items inand out. Circulation volunteersuse computers to check librarymaterials in and out and then

return the items to the shelves.Stop by the Library for moreinformation.

These extended hours aredependent on budget andusage by residents. The RecCenters will evaluate themafter several months beforemaking a decision on perma-nently extending the hours.

We appreciate everyone who participated in the ASU survey.It provided the Associationwith valuable information tohelp us better meet your needs.To summarize, the three de-

partments’ new hours will be:

Box Office, beginning Sept.4:

Monday, Wednesday, Thurs-day, Friday: 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

Tuesday: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.Saturday and Sunday:

ClosedMembership, beginning

Sept. 4:Monday, Wednesday, Thurs-

day, Friday: 8 a.m.-3 p.m.Tuesday: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.Saturday and Sunday:

ClosedLibrary, beginning Oct. 16:

Tuesday: 9 a.m.-7 p.m.Wednesday-Saturday: 9

a.m.-4 p.m.Sunday and Monday: Closed


SeptemberSUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT

P

Rid

Rec CentersOffice Closed

in observance of Labor Day

B&F 9 amLegal 1 pm

Properties9 am

PR 1 pm

Stardust Movie7 pm

Chess@Llibrary

Rec Center Newsdeadline

Couples

Golf,

Trail Ridge

CPR & AED8 am

HR 9:30 amGM Ops 1:30 pm

CharteredClubs

1:30 pm

Bowling9 am

Golf 1 pm

Stardust Movie7 pm

Workshop,9 am

Lecture HallChess@Library

B&F1:30 pm Stardust

Movie7 pm

Chess@Library

Couples Golf,

Desert TrailsGM Ops1:30 pm

BoardMeeting

9 am Social HallStardust Movie

7 pmBallet Under the

Stars 7 pmBeardsley Park

Chess@Library

Pool Party, 6pmJohnson Pool

To confirm events, call 623‐544‐6032. To confirm Governing Board activities, call 623‐544‐611

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Member Services would like to remind residents that if they have difficulty getting to the Administrative Offices to

pay their annual dues, they are welcome to do so by mail.Checks can be mailed to the Recreation Centers of Sun

City West, Attn: Member Services, 19803 R.H. JohnsonBlvd., Sun City West, AZ 85375.

Residents who mail in their dues will receive their stickers by mail to affix to their rec cards.

You can pay dues by mail

All Rec Centers members are reminded they can get a brand new rec card if their old one is faded or worn out.

With more and more facilities swiping member cards, youmight find your card won’t read easily or has an outdatedmember number style.

Simply bring your old card to Member Services between8 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays, and we’ll take an updated photoand issue you a new card. If you don’t have your old card,there is a $10 replacement fee.

Need a new rec card?

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Recently, the Sun CityWest Foundation found itneeded to organize the Help-ing Hands warehouse andmake more room for inven-tory, so the organization do-

nated some of its older itemsto the Salvation Army. Mostof the donated items were inneed of repair since it getsvery heavy usage from resi-dents. After local newspapers ran an article about thedonation, it came to light thatsome residents thoughtHelping Hands was “closingthe doors.” This is not trueand the organization is stillhere when you need us.

Helping Hands is lucky to be the recipient of medicalequipment donated from res-

idents when they no longer have a need for it. Whenitems are donated to HelpingHands, the newer/nicer itemsare used to replace older in-ventory, and this sometimescauses a need to clean houseand organize the warehouse.

Helping Hands loans to

more than 15,000 peopleeach year. The medicalequipment includes wheel-

chairs, walkers and bath benches. Roll-away beds,cribs, highchairs, strollersand more are also availablewhen grandchildren visit.Your donations enable Help-ing Hands to repair, replaceand update inventory so it isalways in tip-top shape.

Helping Hands is sand will continue toon the corner of R.H

son and Stardust boufor a long time. Houa.m. to noon Mthrough Friday. A futory list is availablewebsite, www.scwtion.org.

For information, c975-5499.

Helping Hands - ‘We’re still he

for the community’

Medical equipment ready to loan is in Helping Hands warehouJohnson and Stardust boulevards.

RCSCW begins extendedhours in September


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June 2012 FinancialsRecreaon Centers of Sun City West, Inc.

PRELIMINARY Consolidate Income Statement by Category

For the Twelve Months Ending June 30, 2012Amounts in Thousands

Month Month Monthly Prior Yr YTD YTD YTD Prior YTD YE

Actual Budget VarianceActual Actual Budget VarianceActual Budget

REVENUES

Membership 1013 918 95 890 11042 10798 244 10559 10798

Recreaon 18 17 1 17 550 465 85 545 465

Golf Fees 224 249 ‐25 237 6501 6425 76 6301 6425

Bowling 21 19 1 20 518 538 ‐20 522 538

Ancillary Revenue 29 28 1 26 645 602 42 618 602

Merchandise Sales 38 30 8 32 626 482 144 509 482

Food and Beverage 27 16 11 15 484 279 205 284 279

Interest Income 6 13 ‐7 13 112 150 ‐38 157 150

Other 1 1 21

Total Oper. Revenues 1376 1290 85 1250 20478 19739 738 19495 19739

Non Operang Revenue

Asset Preservaon 242 148 94 173 2645 1553 1093 1812 1553Non‐Operang Income 2 2 182 182 1

Total Non Opererang Revenue 244 148 96 173 2827 1553 1275 1813 1553

Total Revenue 1620 1438 181 1423 23305 21292 2013 21308 21292

EXPENSES

Wages And Benefits 934 1220 286 1198 10686 10674 ‐12 10602 10674

Operang Expenses 89 60 ‐29 40 927 904 ‐23 925 904

Ulies 226 226 0 207 2223 2436 213 2268 2436

Repair and Maintenance 195 216 21 185 1252 1077 ‐175 1068 1077

Interest & Financial 17 11 ‐6 113 212 184 ‐28 292 184

Legal and Professional 17 28 11 21 150 189 39 148 189

Taxes and Insurance 41 42 1 39 521 501 ‐20 515 501

Supplies and Services 58 43 ‐15 46 590 543 ‐47 533 543Landscape Maintenance 80 95 15 102 969 995 26 943 995

Employee Related Exp 9 15 6 10 123 132 9 108 132

Cost of Goods Sold 40 36 ‐4 38 610 406 ‐204 429 406

Depreciaon Expense 239 244 5 239 2791 2763 ‐28 2678 2763

Total Expenses 1944 2236 292 2238 21055 20803 ‐252 20509 20803

NET INCOME (LOSS) ‐324 ‐798 473 ‐815 2250 489 1761 799 489

BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND 500 ‐500 500 ‐500 500

Recreaon Centers of Sun City West, Inc.

Balance Sheet ‐ June 30, 2012

Amounts in Thousands

ASSETS

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Accounts Receivable Net

Inventories

Prepaids and Other AssetsFixed Assets Net

Total Assets

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Accounts Payable

Accruals

Deferred Revenue

Total Liabilies

EQUITY

Total Liabilies and Equity

Recreaon Centers of Sun City West

FY 2011‐12 Capital Projects over $50,000

Project Budget Y

Recreaon Replacement of Equipment 50,000

Landscape Equipment 62,930

Changing Demographics 50,000

Library Roof Restoraon 68,000

Johnson Fitness Renovaon 539,600

Johnson Fitness equipment 127,000

Sports Pavilion replace lockers 75,000

Pebblebrook Maintenance Equipment 119,215

Stardust Maintenance Equipment 89,075

Grandview Cart Barn 236,000

Grandview Pump Staon 215,000

Grandview Maintenance Equipment 99,764

Echo Mesa Maintenance Equipment 89,483

Trail Ridge Pro Shop Renovaon 79,800

Trail Ridge Maintenance Equipment 80,395

Deer Valley Roof/AC 57,000

Deer Valley Maintenance Equipment 84,225

Desert Trails Maintenance Equipment 86,070

Golf Operaons Equipment 50,000

Soball Field Turf 140,000

Admin Renovaon 200,000

Desert Trails Well Rebuild 85,000

Editor’s note: Dear readers, we apologize for the poor quality

of last month’s financials. In aempng to add graphical ele‐

ments to the financials, we had to import the Excel files into our

paginaon program in a different way, and it obviously did not

work as intended. Last month’s are available at scwaz.com.


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More hours plannedfor library

Beginning this October,the library will remain opento 7 p.m. Tuesday evenings.See more information onPage 1 and also in theOctober issue of Rec

Center News.

Volunteers neededLibrary volunteers

provide a wonderfulservice to Sun CityWest through their hard work and dedica-tion. More volunteers areneeded especially now thatthe library will be open lateon Tuesdays during the win-ter season. Data ResourceCenter volunteers help resi-dents use the computers andsoftware. Reference Desk

volunteers assist patrons inusing the online catalog andonline databases. Media De- partment volunteers help pa-trons find DVDs and usecomputers to check items inand out. Circulation volun-teers use computers to check library materials in and outand then return the items tothe shelves. Interested?Come to the library for moreinformation.

Foreign language booksA big “thank you” to Club

Español for donating Span-ish books and to a Sun CityWest resident for donatingGerman books. All foreignlanguage materials (430s – 490s in Dewey Classifica-tion) have been moved to

prominent shelves in the Nonfiction Area to highlightthese materials. It may be possible to add additionalforeign language books if enough residents are inter-

ested.

Community summerpuzzle contest

The Friends of theR.H. Johnson Libraryinvite SunCity Westresidents toguess the

date we will complete our summer community puz-zle. The winner will be awardedtwo free tickets toa dinner show at the ArizonaBroadway Theater. Each

entry costs $1 and benefitsthe Friends; rules are postedat the checkout counter.

eBooksThe R.H. Johnson Library

now has a selection of eBooks for residents todownload 24/7 to their per-sonal eReaders or personalPCs. Although small, thecollection will grow over time. This new service, powered by OverDrive, isfree with your Rec Card.

The best way for you toview the R.H. Johnson Dig-

ital Library is to go to the Li- brary’s homepage atwww.scwlibrary.com andclick on “Digital Library.”Titles can be transferred to avariety of devices, includingthe Kindle, Nook, Sony

Reader, iPad, and iPod. AlleBooks will automaticallyexpire at the end of the lend-ing period, so you will never incur any late fees.

The R. H. Johnson Libraryis happy to help you learnhow to borrow R.H. Johnson

Library eBooks on your per-sonal eReader - just call for an appointment, 623-544-6164.

Online reference databases

When at the library, besure to stop in the Referencearea to see the amazing col-lection of online databasesavailable to you. Increas-ingly, publishers of refer-ence books and periodicalsare moving to the online-only format in order to pro-vide the most up-to-dateinformation. The Morn-ingstar Investment ResearchCenter is just one example.Part of the so-called “hiddenweb” and viewed onlythrough subscription, Morn-ingstar provides comprehen-

sive financial information.You can obtain reports onstocks on the New York Stock Exchange, the Ameri-can Stock Exchange, and the NASDAQ plus data andMorningstar ratings on thou-

sands of mutual fundsand hundreds of ex-change-traded funds.

September@your library• Join your neighbors as

they complete the 32,256 piece community jigsaw puzzle.

• Play a game of chesson Friday mornings, be-ginning at 9. The libraryhas two extra chess setsand experienced playerswill help beginners learnthe game.

• Enjoy an exquisitefloral display from theCreative Silk FlowersClub.

• Marvel at the elegantscript of the CalligraphyClub display.

Sept. 6“THE IRON LADY”

Meryl Streep won the best actress Oscar for her role as the Iron Lady. This is a sur-

prising and intimate portrait of MargaretThatcher (Meryl Streep), the first and onlyfemale Prime Minister of The United King-dom. One of the 20th century’s most famousand influential women, Thatcher came fromnowhere to smash through barriers of gender

and class to be heard in a male dominatedworld. (C) (2011) (1H-45M) (PG-13) (Never shown in

Sept. 13“SALMON FISHING

IN THE YEMEN”When Britain’s leading fisheri

(Ewan McGregor) is approachconsultant (Emily Blunt) to hela sheikh’s (Amr Waked) vision ing the sport of fly-fishing to thhe immediately thinks the projecabsurd and unachievable. But wPrime Minister’s overzealous pretary (Kristin Scott Thomas) lato it as a “good will” story, this

team will put it all on the line and embark on an upstreamof faith and fish to prove the impossible, possible. (C(1H-47M) (PG-13). (Never shown in SCW.)

Sept. 20“THE ENEMY BELOW”

Robert Mitchum and Curt Jurgens star in thisgripping WWII drama about an American de-stroyer and a German U-boat stalking each other at sea. As both men try to outthink and outma-neuver each other, the chase becomes a deadlychess game in which any mistake can bring in-stant defeat and death. (C) (1957) (21H-37M)(NR) (Never shown in SCW.)

Sept. 27“DEEP IN MY HEART”

DEEP IN MY HEART is the story of Romberg (Jose Ferrer), one of the moscomposers from the early days of the Amusical theater. The story includes perfoof his songs by Ann Miller, Vic DamoPowell, Howard Keel, Tony MartCharisse, Rosemary Clooney and Gen

(C) (1942) (1H-42M) (NR) (Never shown in SCW.)


R.H. Johnson LibraryThe R.H. Johnson Library hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m

day through Saturday. A valid Rec Card is necessary to che

items and use the Data Resource Center.

Web site: www.scwlibrary.com.

The Library has two exterior return boxes at the horsesh

‐ one for books and one for media. To prevent damage, p

take the time to rubber band your materials before depo

Jane Kauzlaric

Library Director

Stardust

Movies

STARDUST THEATREKuentz R.C. (Johnson Blvd. @ Stardust Blvd$2 per person donation - 7 p.m. doors open @

Sponsored by the Friends of the R.H. Johnson LibHearing assisted devices are now available for you

Library patrons are making good progress on the summer puzzle project. Stopby to see it as they near completion and put in your entry to guess the com-pletion date.


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will provide you with a printedreceipt. That receipt can be used

by your guest to get into anyother facility that same day.(Separate fees apply for bowl-

ing and golf.)If you have any other ques-

tions about how these digitalguest funds work, please stop

by Member Services or call623-544-6100.

For those of you facing a lifetransition such as the death of aspouse, a marriage where youneed to add someone to your deed, or some other event,Membership is here to help. If you bring in a death certificate

of a spouse who was an Owner Member or an Associate Mem-

ber, we will refund the prorated portion of that family member’sdues. If you bring in a deedadding someone to your house-hold, we can take care of that

for you as well.Did you know that Member

Services is also the place to goif you have out of town guestswho want to golf, and you wantto ensure they get on the teesheet in advance of our normal7-day reservation limit?

You can book reserved teetimes for out of town familymembers between eight and 30days prior to the day of play.This is especially valuable dur-ing prime season when waiting

until the normal seven days inadvance may not allow you toget enough confirmed tee timesfor a large number of visitors, or if you have a very tight sched-ule and need the guaranteedtime.

Christmas may still be a littleway off, but did you know youcan buy gift cards at Member Services? You may purchasegift cards that can be redeemedat any of the golf courses for greens fees, pro shop merchan-dise, or food and beverages (ex-cept the Crooked Putter.)

If you ran your rec cardthrough the wash, or in anyother way damaged it so the bar code is unreadable or the print-ing illegible, we’ll print you a

new one for free. You min the old one to get thefor free. If you lost ycard, we’ll print you afor $10 the first two t$25 for the third or sureprints. (The fees are

to prevent residents fring multiple copies jusvenience, because ourlimit you to only one c

And finally, did you have a Lost and FounMembership office? Ysurprised how manykeys, sunglasses anitems are left in and aroffice. If you’re missinthing and you were in Johnson complex areato stop by and inquire.

IOWAIf you have not yet joined

the Iowa Club, do it now soyou will be ready for some funevents starting in October.The first is a picnic luncheonin Beardsley Park Oct. 27. TheHoliday event will be Dec. 8.It will be a chartered bus tripto Arizona Opry where we willhave lunch and the Barleenfamily will entertain us.

Information: www.scw-clubs.com/Iowa or Kay at623-566-2894. Brochures withmembership forms are alsoavailable at PORA.

MICHIGANMichiganders! While the

club may be dark during thesummer months, membershave not been idle. They have

been putting together the2012-13 autumn and winter season activities selected bythe membership during theFarewell and Planning Meet-

ing dinner April 4.Starting off the season is a“Welcome Back Breakfast”scheduled for Nov. 5. Watchfor details of the breakfast and

other events in later issues of Rec Center News. This is awonderful opportunity tocatch up on what’s happenedduring the summer for snow-

birds and stay-at-home peopleas well as greeting new mem-

bers. If you haven’t attended

a Michigan Club function, this breakfast will be a great timeto join us and begin a seasonof fun, sharing common inter-ests. Information: Jim, 623-544-7601.

MINNESOTADog days in Minnesota are

just about over up north, buthere in AZ we’ve got another month or so before cooler daysare with us. But it’s not toosoon to start thinking aboutthose who have gotten awaythis summer, for a few weeks

or months from the hot sun-shine and will be returning in just a matter of weeks.

As you return, mark downour Welcome Back Breakfast

Nov. 3. It will be at the SunCity Country Club, and all arewelcome to join the MinnesotaClub in a great reunion and getacquainted event. Other meet-ings and events will be an-nounced next month. Since the

breakfast is early in November you will have to RSVP by theend of October. Also watch for the mailing with all the detailsin October.

Information: Jean, 623-546-0557.

PENNSYLVANIAThe Ice Cream Social on

July 14 was another big hitwith 80 people in attendance.Oh, those root beer floats were

popular!The upcoming Oktoberfest

dinner and entertainmentevening is one of the most

popular events of the year. Ok-

toberfest will be Saturday,Oct. 20 in the Webb Room of the Sun City West FoundationBuilding. Doors open at 4 p.m.

Dinner will be catered bySharko’s and include: grilled

brats, roasted chicken, sauer-kraut, kugelis, Bavarian green

beans, rye bread, Germanchocolate cake, iced tea andcoffee. We will be entertained

by the musical group “Re-member When” and taken

back in time to some “oldies”as well as some good polkamusic. Come out, bringfriends and enjoy this specialevent. The cost for members is$19 and $21 for guests. Dead-line is Oct. 12.

Information: Phyllis, 623-584-1917.

The Musical InstrumentMuseum tour will be Tuesday,

Nov. 13. The bus will departSun City West at 9 a.m. and re-turn at approximately 4 p.m.Come and share the history of musical instruments through-out the world. The cost is $49and time will be available for lunch on your own at the caféinside the museum. Payment

is due by Oct. 3. Call Barbaraat 623-975-0561 by Oct. 3 or Bev at 623-399-6545 after Oct. 3 for reservations or in-formation.

WASHINGTON STATEWell, Labor Day is almost

upon us and that means in an-other month, some of our snowbirds will be returning tothe warmer weather here ingood old Sun City West.

Our club newsletter should be out by the end of Septem- ber for October, November and December events, anddon’t forget if you are notgoing to be here in September call or e-mail and let Jan knowwhere to send your copy soyou will be able to sign up for the things you are interested indoing. Her phone is 623-584-8483 and e-mail is [email protected].

The first event of the seasonwill be Oktoberfest Oct. 27 inthe Quail Coyote Room at the

Foundation, we did this lastyear and it was so much fun,we will start off again this year with this event. There will bea typical German menu to sat-isfy your appetite, beer toquench the thirst and deliciousBlack Forest Cake to pleaseyour sweet tooth along withgreat German music to danceto, do the Chicken along withmany polkas and all in allhave a great time, eating,dancing and welcoming our snowbirds back!

The November event (dateto be announced next month)

is an evening at the Silver Star Playhouse. We will go by busand enjoy the yummy foodand a different arrangement of “Les Miserables.” This is a

parody not the usuahour version. It is filfun and laughter, fromhave been told it ifunny. More on thmonth with the date,

price. But don’t miss Also in November i

nual Wine & Cheese edate, place and timeannounced in our nedon’t forget this is aReservation coupons wthe club newsletter aSeptember. Even thois a freebie, you mureservations and send

person check which wturned to you at the doyou check in that nighfail to show up your ch

be considered a donthe club to cover thethe food.

We also have a shomean short, business

prior to enjoying the wcheese.

We are still workinChristmas event at t

but will have all detato be announced bmonth.

Don’t forget our Crab Feed is coming in February, when wDungeness crab fresh

Northwest and havemeal. Start planning y

partners for that evenalways a sell-out.

If you are new to SWest or are interesteding the WashingtoClub, call Jean at 68150 or Jan at 623-58


All States ClubSubmit All States Club

news by the first day of eachmonth (for the next month’s

publication) to [email protected]. All sub-missions for October 2012are due by Sept. 1. If youdo not have a computer,

please print and mail to22211 Lobo Lane, Sun CityWest, AZ 85375.

October kicks off the secondseason of local talent. EveryTuesday, from 11 a.m. to noon,relax in the the Kuentz Courtyardand enjoy an hour of entertain-

ment.The line up for October is:Oct. 2: Tony Miller, who also

plays with The Roadrunners andDry Heat Bands.

Oct. 9: Second Wind, the duoof Bryan Whiteside andPete Hirschthal.

Oct.16: Marce Fast, singer/gui-tarist playing ‘50s music.

Oct.23:Boomer Harmonies byTim Polizzi.

Oct.30: Bud Parker, singer andguitarist.

Season 2 - ‘So You

Think You Have Talent’

starts next month

Member Services has lots of ways to help youFrom Page 3


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Frequently Asked QuestionsRULES FAQ (13‐2)

Q. Can a player remove a stake definingout of bounds which interferes with hisswing?A. No. Objects defining out of bounds(walls, fences, stakes & railings) are fixed.Improving the position of a ball by movinganything fixed is a breach of Rule 13‐2.

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Holes in One

New at the

Crooked Putter$1 off coupons for Spaghe

Night and Steak Night available

at the restaurant!

Spaghe Night Every

TuesdayAll You Can Eat 3‐7 pm

Homemade meatballs

and marinara sauce

Served with Side salad and

Breadscks

$8.95Pick up $1.00 off Coupons at the

restaurant

Steak Night

Every Thursday4‐7 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 buer, sour cream, and

chives).

Includes cheesy garlic bread and

your choice of fresh sautéed

green beans or broccoli & cauli‐

flower.

*Pick up $1.00 off coupons for

steak night and spaghe night.

See restaurant for details.

Happy Hour!Monday‐Saturday 3 pm‐Close

$2.00 Dra Beers

$3.00 House Margaritas

$3.50 well rum and cokes (or

whiskey)

Sunday: $3.00 Bloody Mary’s

Friday Fish Fry ‐ All you can eat!

3‐7:30 pm Fridays

Golf/Sports

Check clinic schedules and sign up for all clinics

at www.reidwestgolfacademies.com or call the G

view Golf Shop at 623-544-6022. For information,

e-mail to [email protected]

Our courses areon Golf Now!Check us out!

SCW Sunday Couples

2012 play schedule

1- hour full swing

clinicsIRONS9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11 -Deer Valley9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 22 -

Deer Valley

FAIRWAY WOODS/HY-

BRIDS10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept.12 - Echo Mesa9 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23,Pebblebrook9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, Deer Valley

FAIRWAY BUNKER

There will be no fairwaybunker clinic this month.

DRIVER9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 -Deer Valley1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24,Pebblebrook

1- hour short game

clinicsPUTTING10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7 -Echo Mesa9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12

- Deer Valley

CHIPPING

10 a.m. Friday, Sept. Echo Mesa9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. Deer Valley11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26Echo Mesa

PITCHING10 a.m. Friday, Sept. Echo Mesa9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept.Deer Valley

GREENSIDE SAN10 a.m. Friday, Sept. Echo Mesa11 a.m Friday, Oct. 12blebrook11 a.m. Friday, Oct 19

Echo Mesa

Clinic priceFull swing: resident

non-resident, $25. Shgame: resident, $15; nresident, $20.

Each clinic includeshour of instruction. Thswing clinics focus oncific clubs.

Note: Clinics are sudate and time changethe lists are updated f

quently.

Sept. 9: Trail Ridge

Sept. 23: Desert Trails

Oct. 14: Pebblebrook

Oct. 28: Echo Mesa

Nov. 11 Deer Valley

Nov. 25 Desert Trai

Dec. 9 Trail Ridge

Dec. 23 Stardust

SCHEDULE SUBJE

TO CHANGE

Reid-West Golf

Academies Clinic

Entry forms for the 17th an-nual Octogenarian Golf Tour-nament are available and may

be picked up at any of theseven Rec Centers golf courses in Sun City West.

The tournament is open toall area golfers 80 years old or older, or those who turn 80anytime during 2012. Bothmen and women are wel-come.

Handicaps will be used for those golfers who have them,and for the less active golferswithout handicaps a “Cal-loway” type system will be

used.The tournament will be

Nov. 3 at Echo Mesa Golf Course in Sun City West. Theshotgun start will be at 8 a.m.

An awards banquet will fol-low the tournament at Briar-wood Country Club. A socialhour will start at 4:30 p.m.and the meal will follow at5:30. Awards and prizes will

be given after the meal.Entry fee includes: round of

golf, valet bag handling, cof-fee, fruit and doughnuts,range balls, prizes andawards.

The fee is $60 for playersand $25 for banquet guests

For information, call 623-337-5099.

Octogenarian

entry forms

now available

COME ON IN!Remember,

The Crooked Putter

remains open during

maintenance work at

Grandview

Golf Course

Reid-West Golf Academiesoffers several new clinics,

classes and golf schools thisfall. Check and see if one willhelp you with your game.

• A Putting, Chipping, Pitch-ing Clinic will be from 9 to10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15at Pebblebrook Golf Course.Cost for SCW residents is $30,non-residents pay $35.

• A one-hour What Do I DoClinic will begin at 11 a.m. Fri-day, Sept. 21 at Pebblebrook Golf Course. Questions to baaddressed include How do Iwarm up properly? What exer-cises can I do to strengthengolf muscles? How do I de-velop a routine? Cost for resi-dents is $15; non-residents$20.

• A four-week BeginningGolf Class will run consecutiveMondays in October, startingOct. 8 and ending Oct 29 at 9a.m. at Pebblebrook Golf Course. This course is de-signed specifically for new or

beginning golfers. Classes willcover topics from getting to thegolf course to making teetimes; golf clubs, rules, eti-quette and golf instruction.Each class will be one hour.

Cost is $80 per person for SunCity West residents and $90 for non-residents.

• Ralph West will conduct atwo-day, three hours per daygolf school Friday and Satur-day, Sept. 21-22 From 8 to 11a.m. each day.

Included in the school are 6hours of instruction, V-1 videoanalysis and AimPoint greensreading charts. Rates for theschool are: Residents - 1 stu-dent, $449; 2 students, $599;and 3 students $699. Non-res-ident fees are $10 more - $459,$609 and $709.

You must sign up at least oneweek before the class is sched-uled to begin.

Variety of options

exist for improving

your golf game


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Golf/Sports

The Recreation Centers of Sun City West will serve as

host to the Arizona My SmilesDentistry Patriot Golf DaySept. 1 at the Trail Ridge andDesert Trails Golf courses.

Patriot Golf Day is jointlysupported by the PGA of America and the United StatesGolf Association. The Recre-ation Centers are hoping to toplast year’s contribution of $1,947.75.

There will be a $10 entry feethat includes a donation to theFolds of Honor, lunch and

prizes.Each tournament will be a

four-person team scramble

with skill challenges. TrailRidge will have an 8 a.m. shot-gun start and Desert Trails willshotgun at 8:30 a.m. Partici-

pants may sign-up at any of thegolf courses. We appreciate thegenerous sponsorship of Ari-zona My Smiles Dentistry.

The Sun City West tourna-

ments are part of the Patriot Golf Day w

During this weekendacross the country hav portunity to make a do benefit the Folds oFoundation, which

post-secondary schofor children and spomilitary servicemewomen killed or disablserving this country. Ifnot play in one of the West tournaments, ydonate to the Folds oFoundation at any SCcourses.

Visit Foldsofhonordetails.

Patriot Golf Dayhonors veterans, families

SCW Golf Operations is proud to host the annual Frater-nal Order of Police State Asso-

ciate Lodge Golf Tournament.It will be Saturday, Sept. 15, atthe Deer Valley Golf Course.

The funds from this tourna-ment are used for scholarshipsfor families of law enforce-ment only. Last year they wereable to provide four $500scholarships. Because of in-creasing education costs, they

hope to be able to increase theamount of each scholarship to$1,000 this year.

Sun City West residents areencouraged to support it by

participating in the tournament.There is a $75 per person entryfee that includes green fees,cart, range balls, lunch, tro-

phies and door prizes.Raffle tickets will be avail-

able before the 10 a.m. shotgunstart.

Tournament to benefit families

of law enforcement officers

The Patriot Golf Day tournaments Sept. 1 wrap up this

year’s very successful Holiday Series. The new season

will begin Oct. 28 with the favorite nighttime golf event.

The 2013 Holiday Series Calendar will be in the nextissue of the Rec Center News. The Holiday Series events

are made possible by our “Golf Buddies” Sponsors: ADT

Home Security Systems, Arizona Smiles Dentistry, Ar-

rowhead Lexus, Backbone Chiropactic, Camino del SolFuneral Chapel, Canyon State Air Conditioning and

Heating, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, FastSigns, Interstate

Batteries, Luxe Electric Golf Cars, Michelob Ultra, Mu-tual of Omaha Bank, Peoria Volkswagen, Salt River Solar and Wind, Sands Chevrolet/Kia at Surprise, Texas

Roadhouse and Washington Federal. We encourage you

to patronize our sponsors and thank them for their sup-

port of Sun City West golf.Also, August saw the end the Michelob Ultra Summer

Senior Challenge Cup Series. The Winter Michelob Sen-

ior Challenge Cup Series will begin in January. The Se-

ries is open to residents, their guests and CNP participants who are 55 and older.

There are men’s and women’s flights. All golfers must

have a USGA handicap to be eligible. The series uses a

stroke play format using the handicap in effect on theday of play.

The Special Events Staff wishes to thank all of you

who took part in this year’s events. These events provideunique opportunities and challenges that encourage

golfers of all skill levels to continue to get out and play

golf.

Including the Celebration of Golf Series, we saw amarked increase in the number of participants in the Spe-

cial Events programs. We were encouraged by the en-

thusiasm exhibited by all golfers, and look forward to

new season.

Holiday Golf

wraps successful

season COURSE CLOSURE DATES FOR OVERSEEDINGCourse Closing Date Re-opening Date

Grandview closed now Oct. 15Stardust closed now Oct. 15Deer Valley Sept. 27 Oct. 16Echo Mesa Sept. 27 Oct. 16Pebblebrook Oct. 18 Nov. 6Trail Ridge Oct. 18 Nov. 6Desert Trails Oct. 18 Nov. 6

Find us on

Golfers-Did you know we posthole in one scores onour Facebook page?We also encourageour golfers to post

their stories,questions, bragging

rights and other funstuff on our Facebookpage. If you’re looking

for a fourth tocomplete your group,you can also post a

request on our page.

Check it out!

Facebook.com/suncitywest.


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MAIN TELEPHONE NUMBER:623‐544‐6000

RH JOHNSON REC CENTER:544‐610519803 R.H. Johnson Blvd.Swimming Pool: 544‐6106Tennis Reservations: 544‐

6151Mini Golf, Table Tennis, Wii,Arcade, Racquetball, Bocce:544‐6108Ceramics: 546‐0975Lapidary: 584‐8952Lawn Bowls: 584‐0617 or

544‐6147Men’s Club; 544‐6150Metal Club: 584‐0150

Model Railroad: 544‐6148Rip ‘N’ Sew: 546‐4050Silvercraft: 584‐8153

VILLAGE STORE: 544‐6135(located at R.H. JohnsonRec Center)

RH JOHNSON LIBRARY:544‐6130

SPORTS PAVILION (Bowling):544‐6140Strike Zone Eatery: 544‐6116

BEARDSLEY REC CENTER:544‐652412755 Beardsley Road at

Stardust BoulevardPool/Fitness/Mini Golf: 544‐

6525

Bridge Club: 544‐6529Clay Club: 544‐6530Copper Cookers: 544‐6532Photography: 544‐6520,

544‐6521

KUENTZ REC CENTER:544‐6561

14401 R.H. Johnson Blvd.Swimming Pool/Fitness:544‐6561Softball: 544‐6157, 544‐

6158Stardust: 584‐7025Weavers: 544‐6515Women’s Social: 546‐4236Woodworking: 546‐4722

PALM RIDGE REC CENTER:544‐658013800 W. Deer Valley DriveSwimming Pool/Fitness:544‐6581Computers West: 214‐1546Stained Glass: 544‐6586

GOLF OPERATIONS: 544‐6037Tee Time Confirmation:544‐6044Tee Time Reservations:scw.totalegolf.comCourse Conditions: 544‐

6175DEER VALLEY: 544‐6016DESERT TRAILS: 544‐6017ECHO MESA: 544‐6014

GRANDVIEW: 544‐60Crooked Putter: 544‐PEBBLEBROOK: 544‐STARDUST: 544‐6012TRAIL RIDGE: 544‐60

ADMINISTRATIONGeneral Manager: 54

Human Resources: 5Member Services: 54Rec Center News: 54Website: 544‐6133Recreation Manager

6114Tours & Scheduling:

6129Box Office: 544‐6032

6093

Arts & Crafts

• Art ‐ Sun West,Val An‐derson: 933‐4924

• Basketeers, Marilyn

Poncey: 546‐9757

• Beaders, Linda Don‐

ner: 975‐4480

• Calligraphy, Dale

Hornyan‐Toftoy: 546‐8502

• Ceramics West, Patty

Borchers: 214‐2635

• Clay Club, James Herr:

975‐5551

• Copper Cookers, Bon‐

nie Marshall: 556‐4821

• Creative Stitchers,

Catherine Vaught: 214‐

0759• Encore Needle & Craft,

Sue Williams: 337‐4558

• Johnson Lapidary,

Greg Waldon: 518‐9016

• Leather Carvers, Jack

Hogan: 1‐541‐633‐3420

• Mac‐Cro‐Knit, Carol

Pritchard: 556‐5313

• Metal Club, Don Mel‐

lum: 584‐0150

• Palo Verde Patchers,

Patricia Luhmann: 537‐

5144

• Photography West,

Gerry Rosen: 537‐9879

• Porcelain Painters,

Marlene Gates: 556‐4998• Rip ‘n’ Sew, Joan

Hardy: 975‐3657

• Rosemaling‐European

Folk Art, Sandy Hinkes:

546‐7725

• Scrapbooking, Paper‐

crafts & More, Fran Mills:

594‐1631

• Silk Flowers, Rose‐

marie Read: 214‐9712

• Stained Glass Crafters,

Judith Watson: 546‐1531

• Decorative Art, Regina

Oswald: 544‐1806• Toy‐ki Silvercraft, Fran

West: 533‐6856

• Weavers West Guild,

Mary Dehlinger: 374‐6995

• Woodworking, Gary

Roberts: 975‐4153

Cards & Games• Bridge‐Kiva West Du‐

plicate, Donna Shelton:

251‐5578

• Bridge‐One Partner,

Richard Lager: 546‐8839

• Bridge‐Ladies Saturday

Contract, Irma Epstein:214‐8365

• Bridge‐Tuesday Con‐

tract, William Dwineu:

214‐2400

• Bunco, Viv Hennessey:

556‐4818

• Canasta West, Arlene

Rozmus: 546‐3803

• Club 52 Card Club,

Raymond Langlois: 602‐

999‐6688

• Cribbage, Don Donati:

328‐5697

• Euchre Card Club, Con‐

nie Bellinger: 486‐9181

• Five‐Hundred Card,

Marcel Mantha, 251‐7211• Mah Jongg, Joy Eisner:

214‐7307

• Pan Card Club,Rosalyn

Wertz: 975‐4100

• Pinochle, Barbara

MacLeod: 466‐0118

• Saturday Night

Gamesters, Vard Miller:

584‐5396

• Sheepshead, Lyle

Thompson: 602‐524‐1568

Dance

• Country Western, Car‐oline Morrell: 214‐8628

• Hillcrest Dance & So‐

cial, Jayne Deyoe‐Cohen:

240‐0098

• International Social &

Dance, Anna Besmer: 214‐

0875

• Latin Ballroom, Wilbur

Lider: 584‐8543

• Line Dancers, Martha

Williams: 556‐9093

• Westerners Square

Dance, Richarc Howden:

322‐5201

Health &Fitness• Arthritis Club Rose‐

mary Dougherty: 584‐2327

• Dance for the Health

of It, Pamela Spears: 602‐

679‐4220

• Energetic Exercise,

Dick Altopp: 544‐1251

• Fitness Club, Shirley

Miller: 249‐6931

• Handi‐Capables, Peter

Onni: 584‐6222

• Water Fitness, Gale

Garcia: 975‐1336

• Yoga, Joan Harned:

214‐6760

Hobbies &Travel

• Agriculture, Janet Gri‐

col: 584‐1465

• Automotive Restora‐

tion, Herb Clark: 444‐7778

• Coin & Stamp, Fred

Bubeheimer: 544‐0871

• Computers West,

Charles Horton: 214‐2981

• Garden Club, DavidHodgins: 444‐8045

• Investment Club,

Jamie Gunyuz: 583‐7443

• Model Railroad, Bob

Rose: 826‐3448

• Recreational Vehicle,

Roger Hutflesz: 975‐1022

• Rockhounds West,

Sam Meacham:360‐463‐

4735.

Music &Performance• Dancing Arts, Marie

Farmer: 544‐7842• Karaoke, Howard

Franklin: 533‐3064

• Musicians Club, Mary

Lee: 584‐0308

• Organ & Keyboard,

Ronald Aron: 537‐9092

• Rhythm Tappers,

Peggy Parsons: 546‐4946

• Stardust Theatre

Council, Gilbert Pantea:

584‐8419

• Theatre West, Bernard

Meagher: 249‐7213

• Westernaires Chorus,

Neal Johnson: 466‐0015

Social• Boomers, Roland

Cloutier: 670‐4082

• Canine Companions,

Don Gerboth: 546‐4093

• Club Español, Dan

Mesch: 444‐8483

• Friends of the Library,

Larry Woods: 556‐8949

• Men’s Club, Felix Mer‐

lino: 214‐1418

• Singles Club, Carol

Sarna: 255‐4965

• Sunshine Animal Club,

Robert Stebbins: 544‐2356• Women’s Social Club,

Marlene Sullivan: 584‐

8893

Sports - Golf• Deer Valley Men,

Ronnie Skogrand: 518‐

3546

• Deer Valley Women,

Gayle Moeller: 234‐1097

• Desert Trails Men,

Jerry Kinane: 214‐5752

• Desert Trails Women

18ers and 9ers, Bonnie

Flasch: 518‐6866

• Echo Mesa Men, Virgil

Olson: 544‐0886

• Echo Mesa Women,

Alice Patton: 556‐2547

• Golf Council SCW,

Karen Hunter: 544‐6986

• Grandview Men, Steve

Waggoner: 826‐5322

• Grandview Women,

Mary Train: 556‐2236

• Lady Putters SCW, Bar‐

bara Martin: 544‐6270

• Men’s Niners, Howard

Allnut: 214‐0583

• Men’s Putting, Wayne

Nelson: 214‐1032

• Pebblebrook Men, GilPreuss: 214‐8431

• Pebblebrook Ladies,

Diane Smith: 546‐6906

• Pebblebrook Ladies

Niners, Maureen McGinn:

544‐3430

• Stardust Men, Irvin

Coon: 826‐8539

• Stardust Women, Avis

Bennett: 444‐8483

• Stardust Women Nin‐

ers, Barbara Scalise: 975‐

3826

• Trail Ridge Me

Platt: 584‐6391• Trail Ridge Wo

Anne Marie Wund

602‐770‐7940

Sports• Bocce, Tom Br

544‐2757

• Bowlers Assoc

David Krauter: 546

• Crestview Bik

Tom Wohlgemuth

1290

• Horseshoe, Lo

ner: 214‐3903

• Johnson LawnGeorge Poor: 584‐

• Mini‐Golfers,

Carneiro: 236‐984

• Mis‐Cues Ladi

liards, Pat Pecque

0577

• Pickleball, Joh

land: 556‐5694

• Platform Tenn

Gliot: 584‐7838

• Racquet Club,

Johnson: 975‐952

• Racquetball/

ball/Whisperball,

ren: 214‐3760

• Shuffleboard,

Webster: 546‐641• Softball, Richa

Lemoine: 975‐929

• Sportsman’s,

Marchese: 444‐84

• Table Tennis, J

Wetherbie: 547‐6

• Tennis, Mal Ja

546‐1145

• Volleyball, Da

Wakefield: 271‐85

Chartered Club

ship is subject to

Phone Numbers

Club Contacts


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Bowling

Equipmedemos

Tips for Seniors by Daily Fitness

Daily Fitness presentequipment demonstmonthly at each of tCenters’ fitness centerdividuals new to the cnity or new to using acenter. Exercise profesprovide a half hour tou

facility one Tuesday a demonstrating basic various machines.

Reduce belly fat by building lean muscle“One question I hear from active aging

adults is, ‘How do I get rid of this belly?’ ”

said Dick Fortier, personal trainer for Daily

Fitness. As we age, abdominal fat increases.

Men and women experience changes in

testosterone, estrogen and progesterone

from age 50 to 60. Once this occurs, fat allo‐

cation shifts to the abdominal area. In‐creased belly fat or visceral fat is not only

unsightly, but extremely unhealthy. It im‐

pairs the body’s ability to use insulin, in‐

creasing the risk of type 2 diabetes. It

triggers inflammation that can cause heart

disease. Strong evidence suggests that vis‐

ceral fat creates a higher risk of rectal, pan‐

creatic, endometrial, colon and breast

cancer.

“It’s impossible to spot‐reduce the belly,”

Fortier said. Fitness magazines and videos

that promise crunches, sit‐ups and other ab‐

dominal exercises will banish belly fat are

bogus. Abdominal exercises will definitely

firm up abdominal muscle, but they will not

reduce belly fat. Muscle and fat are two sep‐

arate and distinct tissues, composed of en‐

tirely different cells. Increasing muscle mass

and decreasing body fat are individual

processes. These processes can occur simul‐taneously, if an individual is focusing on

changing body composition. A good strength

training program will result in more “lean

weight” and less “fat weight” over a period

of time. Building muscle anywhere burns fat

everywhere. Specific areas such as the belly

will see a reduction in fat as an individual

builds muscle throughout the entire body.

Changing body composition to less fat and

more muscle can be accomplished with a

comprehensive exercise program that in‐

cludes not only strength training, but cardio‐

vascular work and flexibility exercises.

Daily Fitness personal trainers are ex‐

perts at creating such programs. To learn

more about personal training services at the

various Sun City West Fitness Centers, call

Daily Fitness at 623‐256‐7901, or visit

www.DailyFitnessLLC.com.

Palm Ridge, 11:30

Tuesday, Sept.

Beardsley, 4 pm Tue

Sept. 11

Kuentz, 4:30 pm Tu

Sept. 11

R.H. Johnson, 4:30

Tuesday, Sept.

Selene Dunn maintains her trim physique byincluding abdominal exercises in the full-bodyworkout program she uses with trainer DickFortier.

It is hard to believe, butthe new bowling season isupon us. The league secre-tary meeting Aug. 10 was ahuge success. Many thanksto all who attended.

I would like to take aminute and reflect on lastyear’s honor scores. We hada record-setting year withhonor scores. There were 18300 games bowled, morethan 300 three-game seriesof 700 bowled and six three-game series of 800 bowled.This is outstanding and con-gratulations go out to all.

The following statistics

are exciting due to new bowlers bowling honor scores. There were 26 newmen with a high game over 275, 47 new men with athree-game series over 700,14 new women with a highgame over 235 and 12 newwomen with a three-gameseries over 600. Manythanks to Karyl Branvold,who spends numerous vol-unteer hours tabulating all of our honor scores. We are proud to announce thatKaryl has agreed to keepthese records another year.

Our Red Pin/No Tap fallkick off is at 5:30 p.m. Sat-

urday, Sept. 29. Pizza andsoda will be served at this

event.At noon Oct. 13 we will

host our first Mixed Doublesevent, so mark your calen-

dars.A helpful hint for every-

one before you start bowlingin the new season is stop by

the Perfect Pocket Pro Shopinside the bowling center to

have your equipmspected. They can ha

of your needs with rereplacements.

Celebrate highrollers, prep

for upcomingseason


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Recognizingoutstanding

volunteersI wanted to send

an update on theVillage Store andwhat we have ac-complished over the past season.

As you know, insummer of 2010 wedid a remodel of thestore with new carpets,lights, counter tops, shelvingunits, office furniture and paint. I can’t believe it has been two years, but I think the store still looks great.

As I write, the mainte-nance crew is busy cleaningthe lights, ceiling fans, car- pet and generally sprucingup the place. We close themonth of August so thesethings could be done.

I also spend the timecleaning out files, cup- boards, checking inventory, planning for next season, thecraft fairs, writing stories for the Rec Center News and just catching my breath.

This summer we havedone something new. In aneffort to appropriately thank

our many volunteers, whohave spent 2,336 hours this past season, we came upwith an idea.

We have a regular group

of people who self-lessly give their time

to the Village Store.Some of them do itfor club monitor time. Others do itsimply because theylove it.

We went back andtallied all of the vol-unteer hours for sea-son which ran from

September 2011 throughJuly 2012. This is the start-ing point. We will continueto accumulate hours by vol-unteers and reward asearned. We have the volun-teers sign in when they ar-rive for their shift, and areable to keep track. A spread-sheet tracks by month, byshift and by club for eachvolunteer.

For volunteers who use itfor monitor time, the clubcan verify with the store if necessary. You may requesta receipt that you can turn into the club for hours worked.

There are two volunteers,not belonging to any club,who have given almost 400hours in the past season.After tallying all of the

hours, we were amazed athow much time has beenspent by our fantastic volun-teers. We wanted to dosomething to thank them for

their continued service.We have designed a gift

for them. It will be given tothose who have achieved acertain level with incentivesto reach higher levels. Wehave 14 volunteers who’vereached level one. There areseveral who are close andseveral who have attainedhigher levels as well.

We look forward to pre-senting the gifts as the vol-unteers return in the fall.You will be able to identify

them when you come to thestore. I don’t want to giveany more clues, you’ll justhave to wait and see. Wehope our volunteers will be

pleased with our small“Thank You.”

Special notice:pre‐Fall Fair meeting

The regular Fall Craft Fair meeting will be at 11 a.m.Sept. 27 in the Lecture Hall.This is for all clubs participating in the Fall Fair.Please be sure your chair and co-chairs know the timeand place.

This year there will be aspecial pre-Fall Fair meeting

for clubs that set up for thefair in the Social Hall. Thismeeting will be at 9 a.m.Sept. 12 in the Lecture Hall.We will discuss a new lay-

out for the Social Hthe fall fair. This me

only for Social Hall is an important mee please attend. If ychairperson and cwill not be here, desomeone else to please.

Clubs that set upCourtyard need nothe Sept. 12 meeting

Remember, all paing clubs must attSept. 27 meeting, bSocial Hall clubs ntend Sep. 12.

For information, a544-6135 or send eKatie.vanleuven@rcm.

Village Store HoThe Village Store

open Wednesday, after the Labor Day HThis is one day latnormal to allow for fthe cleaning process

September hours a9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mthrough Friday andon Saturday.

Beginning in Ohours are 9 a.m. to

Monday through and 9 a.m. to 1 p.mday.

It will be great everyone Sept. 5.


Village Store

Katie

Van LeuvenStore Supervisor

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 our

Chartered Arts

and Crafts Clubs.

Store Hours AttentionArts and Crafts

Chartered Clubs:Would you like us to

feature one of your clubmembers as our fea-tured Artist of theMonth?

We invite you to sub-mit a story and photo of your chosen artist. Werun them on a space-available basis on theVillage Store page.

Send your submis-sions to Katie Van Leu-ven at [email protected]. Call Katieat 623-544-6135 if youhave questions.

By Sept. 5, the Village Store will be cleaned and spruced and ready for

another season of displaying and selling club members’s crafts.

Village Store gets set for a new season; develops recognit

program for volunteers; slates pre-Fall Fair meetings

If you are thinking about joining a club or just curious as to what Kuentz RecreationCenter looks like, come and join us from 10a.m. to noon Oct. 13.

The clubs will have demonstrations, door prizes at various clubs and refreshments.There will be performances by Dancing Arts,Rhythm Tappers, Theatre West, members of the Boomers Club and Musicians Club.

You will be able to walk over to LibertyField, the Senior Softball field, and check outthe ballplayers. You will not want to miss see-ing the Woodworking Club, which is filledwith the best equipment you will ever use.

Sun City West has the best variety of clubsany where. Come and see all of them in their rooms demonstrating their craft or in their so-cial setting.

Walk into Stardust Theatre and beauty. At 10:30 and 11:30 the new TWest “ambassadors” will entertain th20 minutes.

Participating clubs are BaskBoomers, Cribbage, Calligraphy, CoStamp, Creative Silk Flowers, CStitchers, Decorative Art, Encore NeCraft, Leather Carvers, Mac-Cro-Knitcians Club, Palo Verde Patchers, TWest, Senior Softball, Sun West Art, WWest Guild, Woodworking, Women’Stardust Theatre Council including RTappers and Dancing Arts, Zymurgy Clvarious Golf Clubs including Stardust9ers.

Contact Dori Miller at [email protected].

Open House tour kicks off

at Kuentz Rec Center


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Entertainment & Events

Renowned Spanish-styleguitarist Esteban returns toSun City West Thursday, Oct.4 for a 7 p.m. concert in Sum-mit Hall at Palm Ridge Recre-ation Center. With his uniquestyle, Esteban earns standingovations wherever he per-forms. His “Bach to Rock”style has garnered eight No. 1Billboard albums, more thanany other instrumental gui-tarist in history.

Performing with Estebanwill be his daughter, Teresa,on violin; Paul McDermandon steel drums and marimba;and Joe Morris on drums andkeyboard.

Tickets to see Esteban are

$25 for rec card holders,$27.50 for non-residents and$30 at the door. The box of-fice is open from 8 to 11:30a.m. weekdays in the R.H.Johnson Rec Center for ticketsales.

Born Stephen Paul in Pitts- burgh, Pa., the son of a steelmill worker, Esteban saw hisfirst guitar in a shop windowwhen he was 8.

His uncle bought it for him,and from that moment on, hefocused on the guitar, teach-ing himself to play and prac-ticing every spare minute. Hisdream was to be able to ex-

press his deep inner feelingsthrough his music.

He wanted to studylegendary classical guAndres Segovia, but, self-taught, it seemed isible since Segovia oncepted students of classical guitarists in tditional settings of classes.

He gave up his queswhile and attended cmajoring in guitar andlish literature. He grafrom Carnegie Mellonversity in 1972.

After much persistenteban finally conSegovia to allow him tfor him in 1974. And thas they say, is history.


Esteban returns to SCW

Esteban returns to Sun City West for a 7 p.m. concert Oct. 4.

“Hotel California” is one of the biggest hits of country-rock band The Eagles. Hotel Californiaalso is the name of the original tribute band to

The Eagles. The tribute rockers pride them-selves on creating the illusion that you are lis-tening to the actual Eagles.

“Hotel California” has shared the stage withthe Doobie Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Styx,REO Speedwagon, Gretchen Wilson and manymore artists. They have performed all over

North America and in Dubai, Japan, India andBermuda.

Hotel California, “The Original TribuEagles,” will perform at 7 p.m. Wed

Nov. 7, in Beardsley Park. The park w

at 5 and concessions will be availablechase before the show.

The band will perform such Eagle“Life in the Fast Lane,” “Take it Easy

perado” and Don Henley’s famous “Dirdry.”

Tickets are on sale now. Tickets for are $10. Non-resident tickets are $12will be $15 the day of the show if avai

Eagles tribute rockers deliveclassic sound at Beardsley Pa

BOX OFFICE INFOIn order to receive Sun City West Resident Rates when pur‐

chasing ckets, you must show your rec card. Without

proper ID, the member discount rate cannot be given. Non‐

resident rates will apply without the proper credenals, ie,

rec card. The Box Office system is unable to look up mem‐bership numbers. Box Office hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

weekdays, and starng Sept. 4, the Rec Centers Box Office

will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays.

Oct. 28: Night Groove, a 5- piece band playing Motown,disco, soul, classic rock and

jazz.

From Page 1

Free Fest concertsin Beardsley Park

features 4 acts

Entertainers slated for the October Free Fest concerts in Beardare from left, Copper Sunrise, Rondevous and Night Groove.


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ours and Scheduling in the R.H. Johnsonbetween 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays forhese upcoming trips:

W ENGLAND & BOSTON TOUR

Sunday‐Friday, Sept. 2‐7 us days and five wonderful nights on then the heart of Boston! Visit the Kennedy

Museum with a self‐guided tour at yourudes a picturesque day in the town of

on the North Shore and a visit toR.I., where you’ll tour the famousmansion, owned by the Vanderbilt fami‐

ELL, CANYON ADVENTURE BOAT TOURTOUR OF ANTELOPE CANYON

onday‐Wednesday, Sept. 24‐26

the majestic beauty of Lake Powelld take in the breathtaking sights and

ambiance of this truly amazing place.8 per person/double occupancy or $849pancy. Cost includes two nights accom‐at Lake Powell Resort Wahweap Lodge,ake Powell, two breakfasts, one lunch,r overlooking the lake, Jeep tour of anyon, entrance and park fees, guided

and water, driver and guide gratuities.

CUBS VS. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKSSunday, Sept. 30

ved Chicago Cubs battle the hometownChase Field. Don’t miss the excitement.which includes round trip transportation,wer level, section 111. Depart Sun City30 a.m., first pitch is at 1:10 p.m., esti‐n is 6 p.m.

UNCH AT ORGAN STOP PIZZA

Thursday, Oct. 4

e the spectacular Wurlitzer Organ with0 pipes at Organ Stop Pizza restaurant.

concept for a pizza parlor was envi‐William P. Brown, a Phoenix real estateThe success of the original restaurant ledning of a second Organ Stop in Mesa,

rip will visit. Cost is $45 per person andyou can eat and drink private groupd trip transportation, guided tour, drivergratuity. Patriotic music and audience you can eat salad, pizza and non‐alco‐ges are all part of this event which is not

e public, making it a special event for a

NEW YORK CITYFriday‐Monday, Oct. 12‐15

the Big Apple and spend four days andexploring the bright lights and big city.

as been planned so there is very littleeveryone can take advantage of fall

weather in NYC. Cost of the trip is $2,785 for doubleoccupancy and $3,299 for single. The trip includesdoor to door transportation to Sky Harbor Airport,round trip airfare to New York, four days and threenights at the Westin Hotel Times Square, a visit tothe 9/11 Memorial, two Broadway shows (mati‐nees) – “The Lion King” and “Nice Work if You CanGet It,” a horse‐drawn carriage ride in Central Park,dinner at Shula’s Steakhouse in the Westin Hotel,three breakfasts, three dinners, one lunch and onebrunch cruise around the Statue of Liberty andtaxes and gratuities for guide and driver. Space islimited, so don’t wait to book this trip.

DOLLY STEAMBOAT CRUISE

& LUNCH AT MINING CAMPMonday, Oct. 15

Enjoy a cruise on Canyon Lake aboard the DollySteamboat and a hearty home‐cooked meal atMining Camp Restaurant. Lunch is first, “all you caneat” from heaping platters of food and large pots of coffee, topped off with the old Mining Campprospector cookies. After the meal, we’ll cruise theinner waterway of the “Junior Grand Canyon.” You’llhear the history of the Apache Trail and CanyonLake, flora and fauna of the lower Sonoran Desertand legend and lore of the Superstition Mountains.It’s a beautiful 90‐minute cruise you won’t want tomiss. You may even see some bighorn sheep thatreside in the canyon. Cost is $99 per person whichincludes roundtrip transportation, Dolly SteamboatCruise, lunch at Mining Camp, bottled water, guid‐ed tour, taxes and gratuities.

ROCKY POINT

Tuesday‐Thursday, Nov. 6‐8

Enjoy three days and two nights of fun in the sun

with an escape to Rocky Point, Mexico. Located onthe Sea of Cortez, just 66 miles from the U.S. bor‐der, Rocky Point attracts Americans to enjoy thebeaches, sunsets and fresh ocean breezes. Cost is$299 per person/double occupancy or $399 singleoccupancy. Trip includes luxury motorcoach trans‐portation, three day/two night stay at Penasco delSol Hotel, two breakfasts, dinner at Puesta del SolRestaurant, guided tour, baggage handling, mini‐mum driver and guide gratuities. VALID PASSPORTIS REQUIRED TO ENTER MEXICO.

VALLEY OF THE SUN TOURWednesday, Nov. 14

Get to know the Phoenix area – there is a lot to

learn about your hometown this day. The tourincludes the past and present of the metro Phoenixarea. Points of interest include Chase Field, U.S.Airways Center, Federal Court House, ArizonaCenter and the State Capitol. Also Old TownScottsdale, and Tempe sites, Arizona StateUniversity, Sun Devil Stadium and Frank LloydWright‐designed Gammage Auditorium.

Cost is $45 which includes roundtrip motorcoachtransportation, tour guide, water, snacks and driverand guide gratuity.

“ANYTHING GOES” AT GAMMAGE AUDITORIUM

Saturday, Nov. 17

You’ll enjoy Roundabout Theatre Company’ssaucy and splendid production of “Anything Goes,”winner of three 2011 Tony Awards including BestMusical Revival and Choreography. Some of musicaltheater’s most memorable standards pepper thisCole Porter first‐class comedy. Songs such as “I Geta Kick out of You,” “You’re the Top,” and of course,“Anything Goes.” Cost is $115 per person whichincludes roundtrip motorcoach transportation,reserved theater ticket, tour, driver and guide gra‐tuities.

LAS VEGAS FOR THANKSGIVINGWednesday to Sunday, Nov. 21‐24

Enjoy four days and three nights’ hotel accom‐modations at the South Point Hotel and Casino inLas Vegas and celebrate Thanksgiving in the“Entertainment Capital of the World.” Cost is $599per person double occupancy or $699 single occu‐pancy. Included in the cost is round trip transporta‐tion; hotel accommodations; cruise on Lake Meadwith box lunch; three breakfasts; Thanksgiving din‐ner; baggage handling; guide and driver gratuities,snacks and water. There are two optional shows,

Human Nature, an Australian quartet of Motownersat the Imperial Palace & Casino; and a concert fea‐turing The Platters, Coasters and Marvelettes at theRio Resort. Tickets for the shows, $70 for HumanNature; $57 for Platters, Coasters and Marvelettes;must be purchased when booking reservations.Transportation to the shows is included in the tick‐et price.

THANKSGIVING AT THE OPRY

Thursday, Nov. 22Celebrate Thanksgiving with a special matinee

show that gets rave reviews throughout the Valleyat the Arizona Opry, where everyone has fun! TheOpry “gang” will entertain with more than 50

instruments and almost any style of music. This willbe a fun‐filled day at a top‐attended theater. Enjoya hearty home‐cooked Thanksgiving meal served atyour table, then sit back, relax and enjoy an unfor‐gettable event of musical variety, comedy andwholesome family fun. Cost is $85 per person, andincludes round trip transportation, Thanksgivingdinner, theater ticket, tour guide and gratuities.

DONNY & MARIE OSMOND

“Christmas in Arizona” Saturday, Dec. 1

In the holiday tradition of the “Osmond FamilyChristmas” television specials, the legendary Donnyand Marie invite you to join them in celebrating the

joy of the season as the iconic pair share the spot‐

light for the first time together at ASU GammageTheatre. With a dash of Christmas spirit and theirtrademark show‐stopping production numbers,Donny & Marie “Christmas in Arizona” will featureyour favorite holiday hits, mixed with the irresistiblechemistry that has made them international starsand pushed “Osmond‐mania” to the top of thecharts. Cost is $130 per person which includesroundtrip transportation, reserved ticket to Donny& Marie “Christmas in Arizona,” driver and guidegratuities.

ALGODONES, MEXICOTuesday, Dec. 4

Popular shopping destination just across the bor‐der from Yuma. Leave SCW early in the morning,

make one stop in Gila Bend for fast food breakfastor coffee and arrive at the border around 11:30a.m. The motorcoach parks on the U.S. side and youwalk about 100 yards to cross the border.

You will have four hours to spend shopping, bar‐

gaining and enjoying the culture of Mexico. Plentyof room in the cargo bays allows you to bring homeyour purchases safely. Restaurants in Algodonesoffer lunch possibilities. Bus returns to SCW around8:30 p.m. after another stop at Gila Bend on thereturn trip. Cost is $65 per person. VALID PASSPORTIS REQUIRED TO CROSS THE BORDER.

PALM SPRINGS FOLLIES

Wednesday‐Friday, Dec. 12‐14

From Nov. 1 through New Year’s Eve, theFabulous Palm Springs Follies celebrates the winterholidays in grand style. The lobby of the historicPlaza Theatre transports audiences to a child’sChristmas morning dream‐come‐true, completewith a lavish tree and exquisite ornaments inspiredby Follies showgirls. The entertainment runs thecourse from comedic fun to Christmas fantastic withan audience sing‐along and an onstage snowfa

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