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W E B B S

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V o l 3, No. 8

S U N

C I T Y ,

A R I Z O N A

November , 1963

W e s t e r n F r o g r a m

F e a t u r e s

M i l e L o n g

F a r a d e

B R I G H T E S T IN

C O L O R

an d l a r g -

e s t

in

s i z e

in Sun

C i t y ' s

W e s t e r n

D a y s

P a r a d e

was the

A r i z o n a

P u b l i c

S e r v ic e S u n s h i n e

float.

It s

gol d lettered

m e s s a g e r e a d :

H a t s Off to Sun C i t i z e n s .

The most elaborate event of Sun City s recent

Third

Annual

Western Days was its colorful mile-

long parade.

From parkways, parking lots, front porches and

street corners. Sun Citians viewed a procession of

horseback riders, floats, bands, horseless carriages,

horseless stage coaches and pedal pushers.

Parade

members,

like

the Pied Piper of

Hamelin,

l e d

scores of residents to the Sun it y Shopping

Center, where festivities continued for two mid-

October days.

The November Sun Dia l edition reviews high

lights

of the Sun

ity

Shopping Center Merchants

Association-sponsored Western-Flavored program.

Ladies of the Town Hal l Exercise Class, wearing

matching gym

outfits,

were

first

to entertain with

a

series

of calisthenics.

The Maricopa Mustangers put their steeds

through some brisk

paces,

after a concert presenta

t ion

by the 541st A i r Force Band. Resident Laddie

Houska s Magic Show closed out afternoon per

formances.

That

evening the Sun

ity

Round and

Square

Continued on Page 4)

S U N C I T Y OR B U S T I was

i n s c r i b e d on s i d e of h o r s e -

l e s s s t a g e c o a c h

c o n s t r u c t e d

b y

new r e s i d e n t S a n d y San-

fo rd and,

h e r e , d r i v e n

b y

wife

L e i l a .

S a n d y

temporar i ly

c a n c e l l e d

home o r g a n i z i n g

a n d

gol f p l a y

to transform

S

hi s

e l e c t r i c c a r t

f or

W e s t e r n

D a y s f e s t i v i t i e s .



Page 2

SUN CITY SUN

DIAL

November, 1963

^ R n

NURS RY

FEATURING the combined harp-guitar mustic of Marcus Gallegos, Nor

man Nursery float depicting a garden scene, rolls along 107th Avenue

parade route. Gallegos, Norman gardner and talented musician, later

entertained at the shopping center.

ALL ABOARD and ready to ride for Rotary are

of the Sun City-Youngtown Rotary Club. Front

left and Paul Waltz, at the reins. Second row,

Robert Stump.

four smi

show

} t are L

AGRICULTURE CLUB

MEMBERS

reveal results of their soi l toil at West

ern

Days display booth at Shopping Center. From left are. Bill Carr,

11 52 Canterbury Drive, Tom

Goggin,

11419-111 th Avenue and Tom

Wiley, 11418- 110th Drive.



November, 1963 SUN CITY SUN DIAL Page 3

SH O O T I N ' SH U TTER

BUGS

— Although there was much gun waving b y such performers

as resident Les Parry shutter bu gs did all of the actual shooting. Parry Sun City's

mysterious gambler, is shot as he poses prior to parade prance.

il l Jenkins,

e Ross and

my ron Steve ns

TH E SAHUARO Ancient Fife and Drum

Corps,

a group of talented youngsters

from Sahuaro Elementary School in Phoe

nix,

march in smart fashion for an appre

c i a t i v e Su n C i t y a u d i e n c e a t s h opp i n g

c e n t e r .

F IFE AND

DRUM

Corps members, from left, Robert Olmstead,

Robert Kovalcik and Kathy Gre en , salute Youngtown-Sun

City Veterans of World Wa r I, represented here by Com

mander Glenn

Wallace

of Sun City.

S U N C I T I A N V i o l e t A d k i n s

chats with Indian father and

sons as they examine polished

wa re s o f c om m u n i t y ' s roc k

houn ds . The fami ly v i s i t ed

W e s t e r n D a y s e v e n t f r o m

home in

Cashion,

Ar izona .

SUN C ITY PUPPET Club mem

ber Virginia Marks manipulates

one of the c lub 's dol l s for

Western dressed Sun Citians

S t a n l e y Mayer a n d H i l d a

Jean Palmer. Club members,

who make and sell the dolls,

c o n t r i b u t e a l l p r o c e e d s t o

Valley of the Sun School for

H a n d i c a p p e d a n d R e t a r d e d

C h i l d r e n .

UW iLni fl.

RET RDED CHILDREN



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SUN CITY SUN DIAL November, 1963

SNAPPY COLOR GUARD from Luke Air Base and the 541st

Air Force Band set the pace as Western Days parade lead

ers The band presented a concert at Sun City Shopping

Center that same day.

a r a d G

T o p s P r o g r a m

Continued

from Page 1)

D a nc e Cl ubs t w i r l e d ga y l y t h r ough

an

exhibi t ion

of the i r rout ines .

A c om bi ne d t o t a l

of 3

ar t s

and

crafts club s,

char i ty groups , church, service

and

o t he r c om

muni ty organiza t ions occupied booths tha t l ined

the center mal l .

Some groups sold the i r c rea t ive wares , o thers

c onduc t e d c a ndy ,

nut or

ba ke sales, while st i l l oth

ers mere ly se t up d i sp lays , or w e r e on h a n d to offer

informat ion.

Boz o

the

C l o w n ,

the

Sa hu a r o A nc i e n t F i f e

and

D r um Cor ps , a no t he r ho r s e s how , p r e c i s i on m a r c h

in g

by the

C o m m u n i t y C e n t e r R h y t h m C l a ss ,

and

shopping center drawings were f i t t ed in to

the

sec

ond da y s p r og r a m .

Then more than 2 ,000 appet i t es were sa t i s f i ed

w i t h a pp r ox i m a t e l y

9

p o u n d s

of

ba rbe cued beef

served

by the

c e n t e r s M e m o r y La ne .

A n A l l - Com m uni t y S t r e e t D a nc e c l o s e d

out

this

ye a r s W e s t e r n oc c a s i on .

LEARNING TO FLY? - This

is a return performance for

ladies of the Community

Center Rhythm Class who

participated in last year's

Western

Days program.

Here, they appear to be

taking off but are actually

involved in one of several

in unison exercises. Tov/n

Hall Gym class sparkled in a

Western

Days routine at the

center a day earlier.

PUBLISHED BY THE DEL E. WEBB DEVELOPMENT CO., P.O. BOX 555, SUN CITY, ARIZ.

EDITOR

JERRY SVENDSEN

ASSISTANT EDITOR

RICHARD KEMP

EDITORIAL ADVISORS

T. E.

REEN

W. S. DORAN

G. AUSTIN

J P. McLAIN

DEL E. WEBB DEVELOPMENT CO.

P. O. Box 555-SD, Sun City, Ariz.

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