Single-show tickets are nowon sale for the RecCentersCruise Ship and Top Hat seriesin 2010.

The Cruise Ship Series,which begins in January andcontinues throughMarch, in-cludes the following lineup:

Judy and Liza:TogetherAgain on Jan. 8

A Double Bill of Instru-mentalists on Jan. 22

RobertShields:A Come-dian, Pantomimist and Actoron Feb. 5

A Double Bill of MusicandLaughs on Feb. 19

These ThreeTenors onMarch 5

Skiles andHenderson onMarch 19

All shows are at 7 p.m. inPalmRidgeSummit Hall. Sin-gle show tickets are $10 forresidents, and $12 for non-res-idents.

The Top Hat Series is Jan.14 through March 11 and in-cludes these fantastic shows:

Beachfront Property on

Jan. 14 Johnny Cash/June Carter

Tribute Show on Feb. 11 Jim Curry as John Den-

ver on Feb. 25 TheBest ofBroadway on

March 11Shows are at 3 and 7 p.m. at

Palm Ridge Summit Hall. Sin-gle show tickets are $20 forresidents and $22 for non-resi-dents.

They are available now at theSunCityWest Box Office,open between 8 and 11:30 a.m.weekdays in the R.H. JohnsonRec Center, 19803 R.H. John-son Blvd. Tickets must be pur-chased in person; forinformation, call 623-544-6032.

For details on both of theselineups, please stop by the SunCityWest Box Office.

Tickets are on sale now forthe always popular KeithLongbotham concert inJanuary.

Longbotham had tocancel last years per-formance, so his2010 return hasbeen much an-ticipated. Hewill play at 7p.m. Jan. 29, inPalm RidgeRecreation Cen-ter, 13800 W.Deer Valley Drive.

Longbotham is aGrand Ol Opry vet-eran and an estab-lished singer,songwriter, instru-mentalist, entertainer, wor-ship leader and humorist. Heperforms throughout the

United States and Canada,and will be joined on

stage in Sun City Westwith special guestsChris Marion and T.J.Klay as the Long-

botham Trio.Tickets are on

sale from 8 to 11:30a.m. weekdays inthe Sun City WestBox Office, locatedin the R.H. JohnsonAdministrative Of-fices, 19803 R.H.Johnson Blvd. Tick-ets are $10 for resi-dents, $12 fornon-residents and$15 at the door.

Tickets must bepurchased at the Box Office.For information only, call623-544-6032.

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Inside this Rec Center NewsAll States Club.....................17Bowling..............................12Calendar............................15Club Contacts.....................13Club Corner................... 2028Financials.............................6Golf...............................1011

Governing Board..................4Library...............................8Movies............................15Phone Numbers..................13PORA................................7Travel.............................1819Village Store...........................8

By Tony DiBiasioSpecial to the Rec Center News

Any competitive ball playerwill tell you that its TheRing they play for - the sportsring that is the accepted sym-bol of the champion. And itsmore of those championshiprings that will be sought as theSun Cities Sidewinders SeniorSoftball teams compete in, andco-host with the city of Peoria,the Arizona Desert ClassicRing Tournament.

The games will be playedDec. 2 through 6 at the RioVista Sports Complex in Peo-ria. Scores of both women andmens competition teams, aswell as recreational teams, willcompete in the five-day event.The Sun City West Independ-ent Newspaper is the officialmedia sponsor, and will be pro-

viding an extra 1,000 printedcopies of this Rec Center Newsfor distribution to our visitingguests. We thank the Independ-ent for this generous contribu-tion, valued at $500.

Our Sun Cities Sidewindersbring an impressive winningrecord into the tournament.The Sidewinders 70s, managedby resident Ron Power, re-cently played in the nationalhighest level Major + divi-sion competition sanctioned bythe Senior Softball USA(SSUSA), and won both theTriple Crown and the WorldChampionship. And on an-other SSUSA competition re-cently in Phoenix, whichattracted more than 300 seniorsoftball teams, the Sidewinders75s team, managed by Ray

Softballs success shines spotlight on SCWSCW Sidewinders co-sponsor Arizona Desert Classic tournament in Peoria

Sidewinder 70 Major Plus team members who won the World Championships in Phoenix recently, along withthe coveted Triple Crown, are, front row from left, Harry Heller, Bob Ahal, Argie Haddock, Ronnie Guest andJohn Doerfler; and back row from left, Mel Bentley, Jim Douglas, John Vignati, Jim Morse, Jack Bonvini, GeneBoettcher, Dick County, Ron Power, Ron Johnson (back), Dave Ahner (front) and Mike Heitman. Congratu-lations gentlemen, and thank you for your fine representation of Sun City West!Continued on Page 14

Longbotham returns Jan. 29Cruise Ship, Top Hat tickets on sale

Ring in 2010 with us!Tickets are on sale now for

the Recreation Centers of SunCity Wests New Years EveDinner and Dance that begins7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, inPalm Ridge Rec Center.

The event includes an ele-gant dinner and dance, as wellas party favors, and live enter-tainment by Colorado Connec-tion with Rick and Jackie Silvaproviding live music. Therewill be New Year countdownsat 10 p.m. and midnight.

The evenings menu, pre-sented by Classic Catering, in-cludes chicken rollotini withcornbread, apple stuffing andnutmeg gravy, ham carved onsite and glazed with honeydijon, garlic mashed potatoes,candied yams, green beans al-mondine, dinner rolls, tossedgreen salad, iced tea ambrosia

and decaffeinated coffee. Topoff the evening with New Yorkstyle cheesecake with yourchoice of strawberry or blue-berry toppings.

Tickets are the same price aslast year: $50 for residents and$60 for non-residents. Ticketsare available at the Sun CityWest Box Office, open be-tween 8 and 11:30 a.m. week-days in the R.H. JohnsonAdministrative Offices, 19803R.H. Johnson Blvd.

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Jack Jackson is a talented entertainerfrom Calgary, Alberta, Canada, who hasbecome an international performanceartist.

With something old and somethingnew, and with music that is genuinecountry, Jackson has become a popularentertainer at festivals and fairsthroughout Canada and the UnitedStates.

He will bring his show to BeardsleyPark at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 21, 2010.Tickets are $10 for residents.

Jacksons show is entertaining andversatile. From rodeo dances to grand-stand shows, and from gospel musicfestivals to the pulpits of North Amer-ica, Jack has a unique musical ability

that captures the listening ear of coun-try music fans everywhere.

His warm smooth vocals will meltyour heart during a ballad, inspire yoursoul during an inspirational song, andset your feet to dancing with the hotnew country sounds of todays countrymusic market.

Jackson and friends will offer up amusical smorgasbord featuring countryclassics from yesteryear, recreating themusic of Ray Price, Johnny Cash,Marty Robbins, Jim Reeves and manymore. With selections from his latestCDs Ace in the Hole, Classic Coun-try Then and Now, The Passing of theTrain and his Country Music Hall ofFame Tribute Album Pioneers and

Legends, Jackson will take you on amusical journey that will cover a gen-eration of classic country memories.

Along with his great vocals and sto-ries, Jacksons special guest, ArmandPelletier, will wow the crowd withspectacular fiddling on classics likeThe Orange Blossom Special, DevilWent Down To Georgia, the Mock-ing Bird and more.

Tickets are available at the SunCityWest Box Office, open between 8 and11:30 a.m. weekdays in theR.H. John-son AdministrativeOffices, 19803R.H.Johnson Blvd.

Tickets must be purchased in person.For information only, call 623-544-6032.

Country artist Jack Jackson plays the park in 2010

The Rec Centers now hasthree wireless hot spots avail-able in the community.

The Sports Pavilion was re-cently equipped with wirelessInternet service, adding to thewireless hot spots also avail-able at the Lecture Hall and theR.H. Johnson Library. Resi-dents are invited to bring theirlaptops to the Sports Pavilionany time during businesshours, or to the Lecture Hallduring meetings in that facility.

The wireless at the Library ispassword protected, and resi-dents must show their rec cardsto the Data Resource Centermonitor to obtain the passwordand log on to the Internet there.The other two sites are notpassword protected, but the

Lecture Hall is open to thepublic only during publicmeetings. Clubs and other or-ganizations who have sched-uled meetings in the LectureHall may also use the wirelessservice during their meetings.

The three hot spots are partof an ongoing effort by the RecCenters to make Sun City Westa high-tech destination for ac-tive-adults. The Rec Centershas also promoted an activeFacebook community in SunCity West that now boastsmore than two dozen clubswith Facebook pages and morethan 125 fans of the Rec Cen-ters Facebook page. The RecCenters also produces a weeklye-newsletter, has an informa-tional, searchable and user-

Wi-Fi hot spots cropping up in SCWfriendly website, and posts fre-quent Twitter updates.

Check out www.rcscw.comfor details, to sign up for the e-newsletter, or to follow the RecCenters on Facebook or onTwitter.

We have received complaintsthat individuals in the area havebeen using their golf carts in anattempt to run into coyotes.

Please dont do this.Injuredcoyotes can become dangerousif they feel cornered, whereashealthy coyotes are not aggres-

sive toward human adults.Theyre curious, but wont attackyou. A better way to keep thesecritters moving along is to usenoise makers to create a loudannoyance that will make themseek shelter elsewhere.

Please, respect the wildlife.

Dont harass coyotes, please

Sale starts on Black Friday!Sale starts on Black Friday!

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TheRec Centers is pleased to sponsor CPR and AEDclasses for residents and employees.Cost is only $2 per stu-dent, which covers the cost of certification cards.

All residents are encouraged to take these classes, offeredmonthly in theR.H.Johnson Lecture Hall, 19803 R.H. John-son Blvd. Payment by cash or check will be accepted on theday of class; no exceptions.

The next class starts at 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 14. To be fairto all students and so that learning is not interrupted, there isno admittance after class begins. Classes usually take four orfive hours. These classes fill up quickly. You may sign up on-line at www.rcscw.com. If you have any problems registering,call Bob Warren at 214-3760 or Tom Romaine at 584-0906.If you cannot make a class youve signed up for, please callTom or Bob.

CPR classes available

Free event brings out the elf in SCWSun City West residents have

many wonderful event optionsaround the holidays parties,singing, dancing and lots andlots of socializing. Now, weare pleased to offer a fun, newevent that is something com-pletely different.

On Saturday, Dec. 5, we in-vite you to come out and enjoythe delightful holiday movie,Elf at Beardsley Park. Whata great place to show a movie on the new outdoor screen atbeautiful Beardsley Park underthe stars and dark, wintery sky.Where else but balmy Arizonacould you sit outside in yourlawn chair or lounge on a cozyblanket in December? (Would-nt the folks in the frigid climesbe so jealous?)

Doors open at 6 p.m. for thisfree showing. Concessionsales of brats, hotdogs, bever-ages, cookies, popcorn andcoffee will be available tocompliment your enjoyment.And of course, the perennial

holiday favorite hot choco-late also will be available.

Elf stars Will Ferrell,James Caan and Ed Asner. It isthe story of young Buddy, whois inadvertently transported tothe North Pole, where he israised as an elf by Santashelpers. Once grown, he de-cides to go to New York andfind his read dad. Bob

Newhart even gets into the actin this cute comedy. Elf isratedPG for some mild rudehumor and language.

This is great way to enjoyour Arizona winter. Join us, 6p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, atBeardsley Park for a freemovie and wonderful evening.Dont forget your chair and/orblanket.

The RecCenters wouldlike to remind all the land-lords in the communitythat before they turn thekeys over to their renters,theyll want to turn theirowner-member cards overto ourMemberServices

Office. Without the cardsin our possession, yourtenants cannot get theirTenant Activity Cards.

For additional landlordguidelines, please call theMember Services Office at623-544-6100.

Attn: Landlords

Christmas Eve in Sun City West isa sight to behold with luminarias lin-ing the sidewalks of many of thehomes in our community. This year,the Sun City West PRIDES wouldlike to see this beautiful sight on allour sidewalks! The purpose for lu-minaria originated with the idea ofproviding the Christ Child with alighted pathway to our homes.

For the sixth year in a row, BobsVariety Store in the Sundome Shop-ping Center will have them for sale.The PRIDES build the kits with in-gredients provided by Bobs Variety.The PRIDES also handle the distri-bution of them from in front of thestore. Bobs Variety owner Bob Rid-dle provides a portion of the pro-ceeds of this program to the PRIDESeach year, and it is a major source ofrevenue to the PRIDES.

Tickets for the kits are on sale atBobs Variety; each kit contains sup-plies for 12 luminarias. A kit of 12 is

$6 (including tax). Again this year,orders of 25 or more can get free de-livery and cost only $5.50.

New this year! Luminaria-to-Go.You can mail kits to your friends andfamily! For only $24, we will mailtwo complete kits to anywhere in theU.S. Kits include everything but thefire! You only need to pay for thekits and fill out a mailing label. ThePRIDES will do the rest. Send themahead to your destination if you aregoing out of town for the holidays.

Kits will be available for pickup infront of Bobs Variety, at the cornerof R H. Johnson and Camino del SolfromDec. 1 to 23, Monday throughSaturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The PRIDES are encouraging areagroups to support this endeavor. Insupporting this program, you areshowing your gratitude to thePRIDES who work year-around tomake Sun City West a better place tolive.

Why volunteer to participate either asa candidate or member of the ElectionCommittee for the Rec Centers Govern-ing Board?

The lifeblood and success of any com-munity relies on the willingness of peo-ple to serve others. In order to maintainmanagement oversight for our commu-nity, individuals willingly share theirtime representing the best interests of ourresidents. Members of the ElectionCommittee and Governing Board Direc-tors are your friends, and your neighbors.These individuals demonstrate an ad-mirable willingness to assist friends.

Sun City West is a large group offriends and neighbors. Just as you havenever turned away a friend in need, youshould understand your friends need as-sistance in keeping us headed in a posi-tive direction. That is essentially whatbeing a participant is about. What an op-portunity!

This is your opportunity to give back tothe community of friends who enrichyour life. This is your opportunity tomaintain the quality of life we share.Please contribute to the continued well-being of our time together.

Your rewards are the resultant respectand thanks from friends and neighbors.Those rewards include an inner recogni-tion that comes when youve done some-thing positive for those you share lifewith. That is what youll recall long afteryour term passes.

Please step up and volunteer to shareyour time. If you prefer, you can volun-teer to participate in our Election Com-mittee by contacting Chairperson RayCaldwell at 623-214-1331 or emailingcaldwellrv1987@msn.com; or as a can-didate for Governing Board Director bycontacting Governing Board ManagerSharon Schomer at 623-544-6115.Please contact Ray or Sharon today.

Election Committee needs you!

New Christy Minstrels: Dec. 6Tickets for theNew ChristyMin-

strels holiday shows in Sun CityWest on Sunday, Dec. 6, are stillavailable.

Under the direction of RandySparks, the Minstrels will performtwo shows, at 2 and 7 p.m. in PalmRidge Summit Hall, 13800W.DeerValleyDrive. Doors open at 1 and 6

p.m.Formed bySparks in 1961, the

group had several Top 40 folk musichits including This Land Is YourLand,Green, Green,Todayand Ramblin.

Tickets are available now: $17.50for residents; $20 for non-residentsand$22 at the door.

OriginalfounderRandySparksbrings theNew ChristyMinstrels toSunCityWest onDec. 6.

Luminarias light up season

With Thanksgivingbehind us its time tothink about the up-coming holiday sea-son. Do you haveyour tickets for theNew Years party atPalm Ridge? TheColorado Connec-tion will play foryour dancing pleas-ure (and the opportunity towear off a great meal). All isavailable at a cost of $50 forresidents; $60 for nonresidents.

November brought a myriadof events for our residents. Ihope you took part in the fun.If not, cheer up; we have manymore this month. You canenjoy a holiday movie in thepark as Elf is showing Dec.5 at Beardsley Park. Also, besure to check on tickets for theNew Christy Minstrels play-ing Dec. 6 at Palm Ridge for afun evening. And on Dec. 15,youre invited to meet Santaand enjoy music from a choralgroup in the Social Hall.

Since we had PBA bowlers,an International Lawn Bowlingevent, and a Softball event withmany visitors coming in to

enjoy these fun sports,could golf be far be-hind? Nope be sureto check the scheduleLynn Adams has puttogether for this year.Join the fun thismonth at Deer Valleywith a family scram-ble on Dec. 12. Itssure to be a fun time

for you and your visiting fam-ily members.

Be sure to catch up on all thescheduled events on our web-site RCSCW.COM. Those whotook my advice last month andsigned up for the newsletterhave the information sent totheir e-mail addresses.

Of course we have some im-portant business events comingup, too. Ray Caldwell, ourelection chair, has a need forvolunteers to help us with theelection process. The commit-tee has to be named by mid-month. Please join Ray inhelping with this all importantevent.

Will you consider supportingthe community by running forthe governing board? Petitionsfor candidacy need to besigned and submitted by Jan.15. Call Governing BoardManager Sharon Schomer at544-6115 for details.

This community has manytalented residents who couldhelp us keep our Associationstrong. If you are one of those,

please feel free to jump in atany time!

Our facilities are being re-made in the four-star conditionour General Manager prom-ised. The recent reopening ofStardust Golf Course includedthe unveiling of the new (re-modeled and expanded) proshop. Take the time to playover there. The course is in ter-rific condition and you will bequite pleased to have a cup ofcoffee on the new patio or inthe nicely done pro shop area.

The next celebration willcome with the opening of thenew Pickleball courts at PalmRidge planned for January. Wehave many anxiously awaitingthe opportunity to play.

Did you see the article in thepaper acknowledging the The-ater West final payment for theaddition to the Stardust The-ater? Back in 2005, construc-tion started on an addition thatwould house a sewing roomand a storage area for the clubscostumes. The cost to do sowas $167,000, and they paidfor it all! What a great effort!Thanks to the group for fund-ing this and for providing somany great evenings of enter-tainment for our residents.

So now you have plenty ofclues, and the rest is up to you.Go have some fun today!

Ron GillmeisterGoverning Board President

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General Manager Michael Whiting, 6235446110;dept30@rcscw.com

Editor Katy OGrady, 6235446027; dept9@rcscw.com

Member Services 623544610028,589 members as of Nov. 1, 2009

RecreationCenters of Sun City West19803 R.H. Johnson Blvd., SunCityWest, AZ, 85375

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Printed by Independent Newspapers. For advertising information, call 6239726101.

Management and Governing Board

Governing Board DirectorsAll Directors:gb@rcscw.com

Vice PresidentDaveMoeller

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gbhr@rcscw.com

PresidentRon Gillmeister

July 2007June 20106232148984

gbpres@rcscw.com

Pat CanfieldJuly 2009June 2011

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LakeWestphalJune 2009July 2012

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TreasurerScottEllis

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gbbudget@rcscw.com

SecretaryKaryl Brandvold

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gbbowling@rcscw.com

Paul PiperJuly 2008June 2011

6239750732gbpr@rcscw.com

John RonanJuly 2008June 2011

6235848298gblegal@rcscw.com

Ginger WelchJuly 2007June 2010

6232140814gbgolf@rcscw.com

Governing Board ManagerSharon Schomer

6235446115ofcmgr@rcscw.com

The next regular meetingsare 1 p.m. Thursdays, Dec.17, Jan. 28 and Feb. 25 intheSocial Hall. Workshopsare 9 a.m. Fridays, Dec. 4,Jan. 8 and Feb. 12 in theLecture Hall.

The General Manager and

the Governing Board hold anopen meeting every Mondayat 1:30 p.m. in the GoverningBoard conference room. TheGeneral Managers weeklyreport is discussed, and in-formation on topics to beplaced on future GoverningBoard meeting agendas isshared.

Information shared inthese meetings will be pre-sented and discussed at fol-lowing workshops or regularmonthly meetings. No votingoccurs at these meetings.

Call 623-544-6115

for Governing Boardinformation.

MEETINGS &WORKSHOPS

Ron GillmeisterBoard President

Fun opportunities abound in SCWPetitions due this month for Board candidates

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Governing Board to consider proposed Bylaw changesEditors note: The Associations Governing Board

is expected to consider a proposed Bylaw change atits January Board meeting (1 p.m. Jan. 28, SocialHall), and one at its February Board meeting (1 p.m.Feb. 25, Social Hall). The public is encouraged toattend the meetings.

The first proposed change, listed below, adds thewords marketing plans to the General Managersduties.

The second item, dealing withArticle 4, GeneralPowers of the Governing Board, is being run in theDecember issue of the Rec Center News, and willrun again in the January Rec Center News, to en-sure residents - who may be busy or out of stateduring the holidays and therefore might miss thisissue of the Rec News - receive adequate notice ofthe proposal prior to Februarys meeting.

A change to Article 4 would allow the continuationof the OpenPlay program, now being run on a trialbasis at Grandview Golf Course. The trial ends onDec. 31, 2009.The results of the trial will not beknown until the New Year, and the Board will notconsider any possible changes to Article 4 until afterall data from the trial has been compiled, reviewedand presented to the public.However, because ofthe required publication notice for proposed Bylawchanges, coupled with the deadline demands of theRec Center News, this proposed Bylaw amendmentis being published prior to the end of the trial.

Following are the two proposed Bylaw changes:

ARTICLE 7: GENERAL MANAGERSection 7.3 POWERS AND DUTIES

7.3.1.7 Establish and implement, within limits es-

tablished by Governing Board policies or authoritydelegated by the Governing Board, operating instruc-tions and procedural guidelines for internal controls,routine operations, marketing plans and residentprograms with timely notification to the GoverningBoard;

ARTICLE 4: GOVERNING BOARDSection 4.16 GENERAL POWERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD

4.16.17 Determine in what manner and to whatextent non-residents of Sun City West living inneighboring age restricted senior communities maybe extended Association bowling and golf guestprivileges;

Hours at some of the RecCenters facilities will be ad-justed for the Christmas andNew Years holidays. Pleasekeep the following list handyso you know what facilities areopen and which are closed.

If you will be needing guestcards, please dont wait till thelast minute purchase themnow from Member Services! Ifnecessary, you may purchaseone guest card from the SportsPavilion on days when Mem-ber Services is closed.

ChristmasAdministrative offices in-

cluding Member Services andthe Box Office will close atnoon Thursday, Dec. 24, andwill be closed on ChristmasDay, Dec. 25.

The Library will close atnoon Thursday, Dec. 24, andwill be closed Friday, Dec. 25.It will reopen regular hours onSaturday, Dec. 26.

The Village Store will beopen from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 24. It will beclosed Dec. 25, and will reopen

regular hours from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. Saturday, Dec. 26.

Golf courses will be openregular hours throughout theholiday. The Golf Operationsoffice will be closed Dec. 25.

All recreation centers and as-sociated facilities will close at6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24. Theywill remain closed on Christ-mas Day.

The Sports Pavilion will beopen noon to 5 p.m. on Christ-mas Eve and Christmas Day.

New YearsAdministrative Offices in-

cluding Member Services andthe Box Office will close atnoon Thursday, Dec. 31, andremain closed New Years Day.

The Library will close atnoon Thursday, Dec. 31, andwill be closed Friday, Jan. 1. Itwill be open regular hours onSaturday, Jan. 2.

The Village Store will beopen from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 31. It will beclosed Friday, Jan. 1, and willreopen regular Saturday hoursfrom 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 2.

Golf courses will be open

regular hours throughout theholiday. The Golf Operationsoffice will be closed Jan. 1.

All recreation centers and as-sociated facilities will close at6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31.(Palm Ridge will be open forthe New Years Eve Dinnerand Dance.) They will be openregular hours on New YearsDay.

The Sports Pavilion will beopen from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.New Years Eve, and fromnoon to 5 p.m. New YearsDay.

Holiday hours scheduled; get guest cards now

Stop the presses! "Scrapbooking, Paper Crafts and More" is a newclub that is forming and is in the process of applying for a charter withthe Rec Centers. Contact Char Stiehl at 584-6457 or Pat Korver at975-3967 for more information about this fun club.

Scrapbook club forming

Sun City West kicks off theholiday season with a combi-nation Food Drive and GolfCart Parade, sponsored byPORA, the Rec Centers andthe St. Marys Food Alliance.

The special holiday event, tobe held in the parking lot ofthe R.H. Johnsons RecCenter,

will be from 8 to 11 a.m.Sat-urday,Dec. 5.

Besides collecting food forthe needy, there will be a pa-rade featuring decorated golfcarts, the Sun City West JazzyPoms, a fire engine and possi-bly some marching bands.

Prizes will be given for best

holiday decorated golf cartsand best decorated in anyother theme.

The sponsors are looking foreveryone to dig deep into theirpantries and gather up somenon-perishable food itemssuch as canned goods, cerealsand boxes of dry goods that

can help make the holiday sea-son brighter for some familiesin need.

The drive-through drop-offline for donations will be openthe entire three hours for non-perishable food drop offs; youdont have to be in a golf cartto use the drive-through.

There will be a registrationtable for those entering thegolf cart parade, where youcan turn in your entry formand get a parade number.Entry forms are available inthe PORA office and VisitorsCenter, as well as online atwww.porascw.org.

Sun City West Golf Cart Parade, Food Drive slated Dec. 5

The Chartered ClubsTreasurers Meetings willbe held on Dec. 15 and 18in the Acacia Room atPalm Ridge RecreationCenter. You may attendfrom either 9 to 11 a.m. or1 to 3 p.m.

Please call Peggy at 623-544-6031 to confirm yourattendance.

Meetingset for clubtreasurers As our savvygolfers already

know, the RecCen-ters is offering aWinter GolfPro-gram this season.To participate, aresident golfer puts $300 intohis or her member account,and receives $320 in return.The money must be used be-fore April 30, 2010. It may beused only by the member inwhose name it was purchased.

The funds cannot be used

for the following:Kachina card pro-gram, spouse fees,golf cart rental,food, beverages andother items. Resi-dents who want to

participate in the Winter GolfProgram are reminded theymust pay by cash or check.No credit cards are accepted.You may get complete detailsat the Member Services Of-fice, open from 8 a.m. to 3p.m. Monday throughFriday.

Cash, checks required forWinter Golf Program

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Details of these summaries are available in the R.H. Johnson Library at 13801 W. Meeker Blvd.

Recreation Centers of Sun City West Balance Sheet Sept. 30, 20092009 2008

Current AssetsCash and Cash Equivalents $4,389,054 $2,802,561Restricted Cash 6,258,264 6,025,296Accounts Receivable 635,526 621,281Accounts Receivable over 90 Days 85,992 81,382Accounts Receivable 90+ PP 41,267 *Note Receivable: Theatre West 32,926 57,926Note Receivable: Library 45,000 115,000Note Receivable: Theatre Council 20,201Inventories 148,665 169,188Prepaids and Other Assets 185,162 205,358Total Current Assets 11,842,056 10,077,992

Fixed AssetsFurniture & Fixtures 994,639 982,274Machinery & Equipment 11,470,355 10,665,948Buildings 37,492,918 36,529,349Land Improvements 32,998,458 33,990,680Land 5,196,987 5,196,987Vehicles 974,559 915,386Water Rights 2,234,499 2,234,499Accumulated Depreciation (55,208,953) (53,544,770)

Total Fixed Assets 36,153,462 36,970,352

Total Assets $47,995,518 $47,048,345

LiabilitiesAccounts Payable $541,327 $513,700Tour Revenue Collected 93,317 107,936Accrued Purchase 50,385 20,495SweepsPro Shop 156,771 172,907Gift Certificates 2,450 2,630Bowling Tournament Payable 21,318SCW Softball Club 21,214 22,669Accrued Payroll 442,928 620,537Payroll Taxes Payable 2,933 10,854401K Payable 3,401 5,960Employee Optional Insurance 535 562Liability for Return Checks 637 454Accrued Taxes Payable 12,605 83,753Accrued Pension Plan 130,139 129,269Arizona Sales Tax Payable 50Deferred Membership Fees 4,198,787 3,972,160Deferred Golf Revenue 345,857 434,229Total Liabilities 6,024,603 6,098,164

EQUITYRetained Earnings 42,748,965 42,470,426Net Profit/ (Loss) (778,050) (1,520,245)Total Equity 41,970,915 40,950,181

Total Liabilities and Equity $47,995,518 $47,048,345* Statistics were not kept in this category prior to 2009

Consolidated Inc Stmt for Board for three months ending Sept. 30, 2009Month Month Monthly Prior Yr YTD YTD YTD Prior YTDActual Budget Variance Actual Actual Budget Variance Actual

RevenueGross MarginRecreation Division $852,941 $831,271 $21,670 $766,676 $2,527,806 $2,486,952 $40,854 $2,319,614Golf Division 269,986 299,640 (29,654) 284,189 790,091 850,140 (60,049) 807,366Bowling Division 51,085 53,715 (2,630) 51,823 86,440 85,215 1,225 86,797Asset Preservation Fee 137,700 80,500 57,200 60,000 411,000 264,500 146,500 246,000Interest Income 6,888 16,666 (9,778) 13,165 33,432 49,998 (16,566) 58,981Total RevenueGross Margin 1,318,600 1,281,792 36,808 1,175,854 3,848,770 3,736,805 111,965 3,518,758

ExpensesOperating Expenses

Recreation Division 438,947 477,178 38,231 504,025 1,304,735 1,470,503 165,768 1,427,858Golf Division 656,671 839,928 183,257 684,709 1,970,241 2,113,571 143,330 2,193,522Bowling Division 44,057 41,972 (2,085) 44,005 135,316 141,447 6,131 136,889General & Administrative 157,904 185,688 27,784 176,503 519,486 587,104 67,618 569,347

Total Operating Expenses 1,297,579 1,544,766 247,187 1,409,242 3,929,777 4,312,625 382,848 4,327,616

DepreciationRecreation Division 134,708 138,726 4,018 117,769 401,353 414,314 12,961 349,913Golf Division 83,424 84,818 1,394 127,855 247,770 260,042 12,272 315,793Bowling Division 19,347 16,953 (2,394) 17,227 57,174 51,822 (5,352) 51,682Total Depreciation 237,479 240,497 3,018 262,852 706,298 726,178 19,880 717,388

Total Expenses 1,535,059 1,785,263 250,204 1,672,093 4,636,075 5,038,803 402,728 5,045,004

Net Revenue ( Loss) (216,459) (503,471) 287,012 (496,240) (787,305) (1,301,998) 514,693 (1,526,245)

NonOperating Income 9,255 (9,255) 6,000

NonOperating Income(Loss) ($216,459) ($503,471) $287,012 ($496,240) ($778,050) ($1,301,998) $523,948 ($1,520,245)

Bowling Lineage by Fiscal Year *

MONTH FY 200708 FY 200809 FY 200910

July 9,843 10,316 9,968August 4,259 4,034 5,023September 19,741 18,526 18,515October 28,570 28,255November 28,023 26,261December 24,333 27,605January 33,847 34,029February 31,638 29,464March 33,290 41,503April 16,008 14,792May 12,137 11,789June 11,338 13,583

FY to Date 33,843 32,876 33,506

FY Total 253,027 260,157 33,506

* Fiscal Year runs from July 1 to June 30

Golf Rounds by Fiscal Year *

MONTH FY 200708 FY 200809 FY 200910**

July 13,101 11,879 10,558August 12,749 11,895 10,234September 16,158 15,046 13,507October 19,594 19,129November 25,245 23,904December 20,938 20,104January 27,538 31,819February 32,699 30,246March 37,215 36,882April 29,354 28,632May 18,941 18,391June 14,764 14,913

FY to Date 42,008 38,820 34,299

FY Total 268,296 262,843 34,299

* Fiscal Year runs from July 1 to June 30** Golf rounds for July and August in FY 200910 have been adjusted

Financials

by Doug Rhodes

The report from PORASFriday Night Bingo is that thenew equipment is workingvery well. Play has smoothedout and winner verification ismuch faster. Everyone is en-joying it. Why not join them onFriday nights at the R.H. John-son Social Hall? Play begins at6:15 and it only costs $10.

What to do whenthe doorbell rings

I was asked the other daywhat PORAs policy is towardsdoor to door salesmen. Itturns out that there really isntany policy regarding sales-persons coming to your door.However, if you are unhappywith the intrusion of a door-to-door salesman, you can alwaysask them if they are registeredwith PORAs Consumer Serv-ices. If they say they are, thenget their name and companyname so you can provide uswith some feedback. If theyarent registered, tell them tocome back when they are.Hows that for policy?

Another PORAbenefit

When my wife and I firstmoved here, one of the thingswe loved was the landscaping,which we learned was calledxeriscaping. According tomy computers dictionary,

Xeric landscapes are a con-scious attempt to developplantings which are compatiblewith the environment.

For this area, that meanslow water and high heat tol-erant. Our yard was mostlycacti and oleander. We wereable to identify everything butone tree, and that really both-ered my wife, so she went tothe perfect place to find help:the Master Gardner at PORA.After some research it wasidentified as a Chinaberry tree,one with which we were not fa-miliar.

University of Arizona MasterGardeners are trained volun-teers who answer your ques-tions about gardening inArizona with research-based

information.Master Gardeners staff their

office in the PORA buildingfrom 9 a.m. to noon Mondaythrough Friday to answerhomeowner's questions or helpresearch a topic in their exten-sive library. Copies of UofAresearch publications are avail-able to read, and a list of thepublication index is also avail-able! Bring in samples or pho-tos related to your question tohelp the identification process.Theres even a bug library soyou can identify those peskybeasts!

A Diagnostic Clinic is held atthe PORA Master Gardener of-fice Once a month, on the firstThursday of the month from 10a.m. to noon, with Master Gar-deners helping to puzzle outproblems from Master Garden-ers and homeowners in theNorthwest Valley. Homeown-ers are invited to attend thisclinic, along with many MasterGardeners, to provide answersto a great variety of questionsand gardening challengesbrought into the clinic. Wefound the people and the infor-mation very helpful.

(Homeowners are also in-vited to call the office hotlineat 623-546-1672. Calls re-ceived after hours will be re-turned the next office day.

Hoilday hoursWith the holiday season

upon us, PORA and the activi-ties connected with PORA willobserve a schedule that hope-fully will meet the needs of allinvolved. Both PORA and theVisitors Center will be closedThanksgiving Day. PORA willbe closed on Friday, Nov. 27,the day after Thanksgiving, butthe Visitors Center will beopen normal hours (9 a.m. to 3p.m.), so this is an excellentopportunity if you have anyhouseguests for the holiday toshow them all about our com-munity.

On Thursday, Dec. 24,PORA and the Visitors Centerwill be open only from 9 a.m.to noon, and then will beclosed completely on Friday,Dec. 25.

On Thursday, Dec. 31, nor-mal hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.are presently scheduled, butmay be changed before the endof the month. For latest updatesbe sure to keep up-to-datethrough the PORA E-Newslet-ter at www.porascw.org.

Dont forget thefood

Saturday, Dec. 5, is theCarts For Hunger combina-tion Food Drive and Golf CartParade in the R.H. Johnsonparking lot. On Page 5 of thispaper there is an article thattells all the details of this veryworthwhile event, so look it upand participate. One thing toremember, the bottom line is tofeed the needy at this time ofthe year, so you dont have tobe a member of PORA, or evena resident of Sun City West tojoin in. You dont even have todeliver your food in a golf cart.Food will be accepted from au-tomobiles, scooters, horsedrawn carts and even fromyour own hand.

Happy holidays everyone!

PORA News and Views

PORA623-584-42889 a.m.-3 p.m.

Monday-Friday13815 Camino del Sol pora@suncitywest.org

www.porascw.org

Visitors Center623-214-8629October-April

M-F: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.SAT: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.SUN:noon-3 p.m.

PORA13815 Camino del SolSun City West, Arizona 85375

Please enroll me/us in Sun City West PORAName(s) ____________________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip________________________________________________________

Phone ______________________________________________________________

Email _______________________________________________________

____ CheckEnclosed _____Call me for Credit Card informationMembership: Individual: $10.00 Household: $20.00 Donation:___________

The information on this page is supplied by PORA and does not reflect the opinion of the Recreation Centers of SunCityWest.

Are you a PORAMember?

Some residents have toldus that they are PORA mem-bers but when we check theirstatus against our currentrecords we discover that theyare not.

If you havent paid thenominal $10 annual dues inmore than a year, you mightnot still be a PORA member.

Please enroll me/us in PORA

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Friendsprovideongoingholiday

saleJust in time

for theC h r i s t m a sand Hanukahholidays, the

Friends of the Library wants toremind everyone that we havebooks, videos and books oncassette for sale inside the li-brary that would make perfectgifts. We also have brand newbook bags! So for the readersin your life, dont forget to getthem some of their favorite li-brary gifts this holiday!

Gift contributionslast all year

Do you really love your locallibrary and want to give a fi-nancial gift this holiday sea-son? Just remember your giftwill support your library allyear. The Endowment Com-mittee sent out letters in Octo-ber asking for your support tohelp the library, as it is throughtheir efforts and the supportfrom all of you that this librarycontinues to be one of the pre-mier libraries in the Valley.

If you need a tax deductionfor 2009, remember all thegood things here at the librarythat need your continued sup-port throughout the year andplease give accordingly. Wethank you and appreciate yourgenerosity!

Ho, ho, ho!Santas coming to town!

Thats right you heard me

correctly Santas going to beright here at the library! From10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec.23, Santa will make his pres-ence known at the librarysfirst Christmas Holiday StoryTime. This is expected to be-come an annual tradition.

Friends of the Library mem-bers grandchildren will be al-lowed to have a photoopportunity with the Jolly OlElf from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Costof an annual Friends member-ship is just $2 dollars. Freecandy canes will be given outwhile they last. So come enjoy

the holiday festivities withyour grandchildren!

What a beautifulquilt

This fall we were given abeautiful quilt that was createdby Sun City West resident GeriHruzek. This handmade quilttitled Kanab Thistle is abeautiful piece of art to say theleast, and it is on display nowat the Library. While you arehere admiring Geri Hruzeksartwork, you can also purchaseraffle tickets to win this item.Tickets are $1 each or six for

$5. All proceeds go to theFriends of the Library.

Although you dont need tobe present to win, the winnerwill be announced at the Win-ter Holiday Story Time eventon Dec. 23. The starting bid isjust $35 dollars.

Library displaycase

The Lapidary Club displayedtheir wares in November, andthe Calligraphy West Club willbe the last club revealing theiritems in the display case for2009. We hope you have en-joyed coming over to the li-brary to take a peek at some ofthe Sun City West club itemsand artifacts that have been in

our display case here at the li-brary through out 2009. Lookfor more in 2010!

Winter holiday author event

On Friday, Dec. 18, from 9a.m. to noon, local authors willbe here at the library just intime for the holidays. The au-thors will be bringing signedcopies of their books that youmay purchase. Each authorwill be available to speak withindividuals about their literaryworks during this specialevent.

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Endowment contributions are tax-deductible

VinceMicallefLibrary Director

By KATIE VAN LEUVENVillage Store Supervisor

On June 17, 2009, I hoppedin my car to take a trip to theSun City West Metal Club. Myhost, Ernie Mellum, and clubPresident George Wildridgegreeted me at the door. I hadcommunicated with Dave Tes-low over the Internet prior tomy visit. He gave me valuableinformation about the club andits membership.

The clubs membership hasgrown steadily since its launchin 1987, and now tops 600. Themembers experience andbackgrounds vary greatly. Themembers include, but are notlimited to PhDs, MDs, teach-ers, painters, CPAs, businessmanagement people, house-wives, welders, metal workers,sheet metal workers and realestate agents. Yes, the clubdoes have women members,who produce beautiful work.

Most of the members had lit-tle or no experience workingwith metal but have learnedthrough the excellent classesoffered by the club and thementorship of experiencedmembers. I found the cama-raderie of the members to beexceptional. They tease andjoke with one another, but deepdown, I know they appreciatetheir bond.

The Metal Club is housed ina stand-alone building onCamino del Sol, across thestreet from Ace Hardware. Itwas completed in late 1995after the combined space forthe metal and wood clubs inthe Kuentz Rec Center had tobe repaired. The Metal Clubwas happy to have their ownspace as they had been shiftedaround since the clubs incep-

tion. Re-cently, a newarea forwelding andburning hasbeen com-pleted, al-lowing betterair circula-tion. The restrooms were

updated, and the walls, as wellas 100 lockers, were painted.New machines were purchasedand installed, as was a soft

drink machine. All of the reno-vations were done by clubmembers.

I had visited once before sev-eral years ago, but not since theclub had been painted. It wasnice and light and bright com-pared to last time. I wanderedaround to observe the fewmembers who were workingon their projects. Summer is aslow time and I could inter-view folks and actually hearwhat they were saying.

There have been many proj-ects that the members have un-dertaken that were years in the

making. One such project is ascale model of a steam engineboiler that Ben Hammer cre-ated. There are historical repli-cas that have been created: aGatling gun, a Sputnik replicawhich is in the Smithsonian,and a steam whistle from aStanley Steamer. Ron Guttutook a 4 by 6 photo from a racecar magazine and built a scale yellow car. This car wasjust like one that his fatherdrove in the 1930s. He startedwith the engine, then the

frame, body, wheels and lastlya remote controlled driver,which he also built. The vehi-cle has all moving parts and isfeatured on an Internet mu-seum (www.craftsmanshipmu-seum.com). You can read theentire story about Rons ad-venture building the vehicle. Itis fascinating and beautiful.

Metal Club members take onspecial projects and do repairsfor their neighbors. They teachknife-making and do knifesharpening. Recently theysharpened 160 pairs of scissorsfor the Rip N Sew Club. A

modest fee of $1 per item ischarged for the sharpening.Another of the clubs tasks forneighbors is garbage can lid re-pair. The charge is $15, butmay be higher depending onthe damage to the lid.

One of the clubs biggest in-come producers are the vaca-tion mailboxes sold at theVillage Store. Many residentsdid not know that they weremade at the Metal Club. Out-side the Village Store, we havesamples of the boxes and youcan get pricing information inthe store. When the club makesa new batch of boxes, they puttogether an assembly line of 12to 15 people to complete 100or more boxes. There is an areain the club that is dedicated tomaking the mailboxes. At theVillage Store, we have hadfolks from all over the countrycome and buy the boxes to shipor take to their other homes.They are a very popular item,

because the Post Office willnot hold mail for more than 30days.

The Metal Club is a maze ofrooms, each with a specificpurpose. The $20 annual duesprovides members access toover $1.5 million dollars ofoutstanding, up-to-date equip-ment. The main shop hasmills, lathes, metal levelers,grinders, spot welders, and adrill press. There are around 50machines in this one room.There is also a grinding area,new burning room, new weld-ing area which opens to theback driveway, painting room,plasma cutter with computer,and a Navigator machine.There is ample equipment forthe members to use such asreamers, taps, dyes, tape meas-urers, and screw drivers.

The members have a myriadof classes in which memberslearn various skills on the ma-chines. The club sells metal tothe members and providestools. Some machines requirespecial training, and a mentorwill oversee their use. As themembers learn different skills,a list of their accomplishmentsis kept on computer.

Visitors to the club fromother communities are jealousof what Sun City West has tooffer. Stop by for a visit andtour of the facility - you are al-ways welcome, and the coffeepot is always on.

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Village Store

Katies Big Adventure: the Sun City West Met al Club

Katie Van Leuven

Store Supervisor

Above, Dalton Chute and Loren Matley weld a piece of metal. Belowleft, Doc Plastas works on his stage coach, while, below right, JimHesser uses a spot welder. The men are part of the Metal Club, whichwill be having a Garage Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday,Dec. 5, inthe club facilities on Camino delSol. The club also has women mem-bers, and enjoys a membership full of varied backgrounds.

Continued on Page 16

A QUICK NOTE ON THE FALL FAIRCheck out the photos on our Facebook page!

Editors note:A huge thank-you to all of the employees who made the FallArts

and Crafts Fair a huge success.Special thanks toVillageStore Su-pervisorKatieVan Leuven for all her efforts coordinating the eventand scrambling on the day of the fair (despite a broken foot!); to herdedicated staff members (including Rita Irwin, who worked with a bro-ken rotator cuff!); to Social Hall Facility Lead DickReterstoff and histeam for all the set up and break down of chairs and tables; and toR.H. JohnsonRec Center Supervisor Joe Papay and RecreationEvents CoordinatorTerriPapay for managing the concessions.

There were also a large number of employees too many to namehere! who came in on their day off to work the credit card machines,and volunteers who worked the concession stands.

Thank you for your dedication and support to this Association andits members!These fairs wouldnt happen without you.

Katy OGradyGeneral Services Officer

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ClubhybridU wedge5 Wood7 Iron9 Irondriver7 Iron9 Iron3 Wood7 Iron6 Iron

Yardage106901551548613611484150130141

Hole2211128371712716

Golf CourseDeer ValleyDesert TrailsPebblebrookDesert TrailsDesert TrailsPebblebrookEcho MesaDesert TrailsEcho MesaEcho MesaTrail Ridge

Date10620091082009101220091016200910182009102020091026200910272009102820091028200910302009

Name Sherry SkograndHelen Van DewerkerHerb RyanLou BurellDavid HolmesPat HerreraKatie SuvaChris HeuettDale OlsonArt ZinkJohn Huson

Holes in One

Sunday Couples Golf is going strong with about 100 participantsat each session.All Sun CityWest residents are invited to join us.Cost is $15 for sweeps and lunch, which is served immediately fol-lowing the round of golf. Information:Jean Serr, 623-214-1501.

Upcoming sessions (schedule is subject to change) are: Information:CallJean Serr at 214-1501.

Sunday Couples Golf

Dec. 6 Deer Valley

Dec. 20 Echo Mesa

Frequently Asked QuestionsHANDICAP FAQ (Section 4-2)

Q: If I dont play a complete 18-hole round of golf, am I able to post my score?

A: Yes. If you play 13 or more holes, you must post an 18-hole score. If you play 7-12holes, you must post a 9-hole score. The score to record for a hole not played is parplus any handicap strokes you are entitled to receive on that hole.

RULES FAQ (Rule 16-1e & definition of line of putt)

Q: A player reaches across the hole to tap in a short putt (the hole is between the playerand the ball). Is this a breach of Rule 16-1e, Standing Astride or on the Line of Putt?

A: No. The line of putt does not extend beyond the hole. There is no penalty for mak-ing a stroke in this manner, provided the ball is fairly struck at and not raked into the hole.

Did you know the Rec Cen-ters Facebook page offers youan open forum to share yourthoughts and ideas about life inSunCityWest?

Whether its your personalreview of the Stardust ProShop renovation, or yourthoughts on improving some-thing in the community, yourewelcome to express yourselfon this digital communicationboard.

To get started, go towww.rcscw.com and click onthe Facebook tab in the left-hand column. Then join theconversation on the mainWall or the Discussions tab.

Welcome to GrandviewWomens Golf Club! Do youwant to play a regulation (butnot too long) golf course? Younow have a choice. Grandviewhas been rated from the greentees, and the GrandviewWomens Golf League has de-cided to allow play from eithertee.

On Ladies League Day(Tuesday) you will now beable to choose the courselength that you wish to play the green tees (63.9/104, totalyardage = 4,330) or the redtees (70.9/118, total yardage =

5,597). The new format will be in ef-

fect Jan. 1, 2010. So join agreat group of ladies themembership forms are avail-able at Grandview, or contactAnn Braun at 623-544-8243.

If you choose to have a dualmembership (example: EchoMesa and Grandview) youmust pay membership to eachclub, and $25 of your fee willbe reimbursed by AWGA.

If you have a for salesign in your golf cart andyou are leaving your cartparked in a golf courseparking lot while ridingwith another golfer on thegolf course, we need yourhelp. To avoid any confu-sion, we ask that you pleaselet a Starter know about itbefore going out to play.We appreciate your cooper-ation!

Golf Operations began the 2009-2010golfing season with the introduction of theHoliday Series. This special program fea-tures one tournament event each month forSun City West residents and their guests.Each tournament event will center on oneholiday within a month or based on thetheme of the season. The events will varyand include scrambles, raffles, shotgunspecials, partner challenges and manymore wild and crazy outings.

The best part is there is no additional feefor participation. Thats right - sign up, payyour green fees, play and win prizes. Food

and/or special snacks will be available forpurchase at many of the events.

Sunday Oct. 32 (Nov. 1) was the firstopportunity for the Sun City West faithfulto experience one of the Holiday Seriesevents. The Night Golf at Trail Ridge wasa huge success. The Holiday Series hassomething for everyone. You wont wantto miss the next one. Check calendars andevent flyers at the golf courses for the up-coming events.

These activities are made possiblethrough the generosity of our sponsors.Joining our Golf Buddies Sponsorship

Team is Sands Chevrolet of Surprise,Camino Del Sol Funeral Chapel andCremation Center, ADT Home Securi-ties and Discount Brake. The Golf Bud-dies program will be sponsoring theprizes for this years Holiday Series.Please express your thanks by patronizingthese businesses.

This program is for you, so take advan-tage of the opportunity to be a part of theactive Sun CityWest golfing community.It will be a great way to meet new golfers,win prizes, show your support and have agood laugh or two. See you on the links.

Golf Operations welcomes Golf Buddies

Grandview gals allowplay from green tees

Notify starters offor sale golf cars

Join theConversation!

The Desert Trails Womens Golf Club has voted to invite 9-holers to join our club as social members under the umbrellaof the DTWGC. This is for those golfers who can no longerplay 18 holes. The 9 holers will be governed by the rules setforth and approved by the Board of Directors for a trial periodof one year.

They will not have a USGA handicap. Our monitor will sethandicaps, tee times and prizes for the 9 holers. They mayattend all general meetings and take part in all social events.

They will pay a small amount of dues and be listed in ourbooklet if the dues are paid before Dec. 10.

For information about theDesert Trails WomensGolf Clubor its nine-hole memberships, please call President Jan Lan-dis, 214-8904, or Vice President Shirley Murphy, 546-8546.

Desert Trails Women allowsocial, 9-hole memberships

Now that its been ex-panded, renovated and re-opened, Stardust Pro Shopwill be offering a coffeeand muffin special for themonth of December foronly $1.75. At that price,you can bring your friendswith you to enjoy somegood conversation, a niceview of the golf course, aswell as the new big screentelevisions.

Now why would want togo anywhere else for yourmorning coffee?

And guess what?Youdont have to play golf toenjoy the pro shop.stopby on Saturdays and Sun-days to watch football.Bring your friends andenjoy watching sports onour two big televisions,and perhaps some snacksand drinks from the deli!

Stardusthas coffee,

sportingspecials

The golf swing as we refer to it is madeup of two distinct movements: an armswing up and down, and a body turn backand forth. Coordinating these two move-ments together (staying connected) is whatenables us to make consistent golf shots.Lets look at three of the most commonmistakes when it comes to staying con-nected.

1. Using (primarily) the arms during the swing, withoutenough body turn. For some reason, this tends to be mostcommon for women. May or may not affect direction, butcauses a significant loss of distance.

2. Using both the arms and the body during the swing, butallowing the arms to get ahead of the body (or come downfaster than the body) on the downswing. This is probably themost common swing error I see. It can affect direction (ei-ther a pull or a slice) and can cause inconsistency with con-tact and distance.

3. Using both the arms and body during the swing, but al-lowing the body to get too far ahead of the arms on thedownswing. This is more common with lower handicapplayers. It will cause the player to feel as thought they havespun out of the shot, causing a push.

In any case, practice connection between the arms andbody by finding a smooth tempo and maintaining it witheach club. Feel as though the arms and body swing back to-gether and through together, not allowing either to get wayahead of the other. Smooth tempo equals good connectionbetween the arms and the body, which in turn equals con-sistency!

Robin is a Class A LPGA member and certified teachergiving lessons on alternating weeks at Pebblebrook, EchoMesa and Deer Valley golf courses. For lesson informationor signup, email her at golfinwithrobin@aol.com or call623-322-6300. Private lessons are 35. Gift certificates areavailable. Beginner and intermediate group lessons (eightstudents per class) begin in January; there will be five weeksof instruction for 125.

If you want to im-prove your scoring, youneed to putt better.Nothing impacts yourscore like good putting.Whats important ingood putting?

The main thing is thatyou have to have astroke. By a stroke I mean apendulum swing that is aboutthe same length on both sidesof the ball. You want thisstroke to be gravity driven, forseveral reasons.

First, you can manage yourdistance better if you are alength-of-motion putter, whichthose using the pendulum put-ting stroke are. You shouldntexpend any more energy hit-ting a 30-foot putt than you dohitting a 3-footer. You simplymake a longer stroke. Sincegravity has more time to accel-erate the putter, the putter willbe faster through the ball andthe ball will roll farther. Butyou dont want to force theputter through the ball. In fact,

you will find your dis-tance very inconsis-tent if you do forcethe putter through.Your objective is touse a gravity-drivenstroke that is appro-priate for the distance.You will be able to as-

sociate the length of the strokewith the distance of the putt ac-curately day after day if youpractice it. Then your distancecontrol on your putting will beconsistently good. This will goa long way toward eliminatingyour three putts.

Second, you will be able tokeep the putter on line better ifyou let the momentum of theputter itself do the work. Theputter will swing back andthrough on a straight line if yourelax and let the momentum dothe work. The thing that getsthe stroke off line is the use ofthe muscles of your hands dur-ing the swing. With this inmind, you want to keep such alight grip on the club that it is

in danger of slipping out ofyour hands. It is impossible tograb the putter or jerk it off lineif your grip is this light. It willforce you to swing the putter ina smooth and easy stroke.

The bottom line is this: Youneed a discreet swing withyour driver. There is a greatdistance to be covered, and youneed to build a good ma-chine to cover the distance. Tothat end, you labor over yoursetup, your backswing andyour through swing. You needto approach your putting strokewith the same thoroughness.

Note: The December freeclinics at Trail Ridge GolfCourse will begin at 3 p.m.Dec. 11 and 18. They willcover the full swing.

Tom Drisler is teaching atTrail Ridge Golf Course. Videolessons complete with on-screen graphics and audiocommentary are available.Call 602-316-0419.

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Golf

Golfing with Robin

Robin Eichten

Tom Drisler Mens Nine Hole Cluboffers golf alternative

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Learn to stay connected

Do you have trouble playinga full 18 holes of golf? Wouldyou like to have the opportu-nity to play a competitiveround of golf in less than twohours?

If the answer to either ofthese questions is yes, then youshould consider joining theSun City West Mens NinersClub.

The club is sponsored by theSun City West Golf Councilwith support from Golf Opera-tions, and has been formallyrecognized by the Arizona GolfAssociation. All members es-

tablish a nine hole USGAHandicap. The club also has amonitor.

The current high seasonplaying schedule provides forcompetitive golf outings eachThursday at Stardust GolfCourse beginning at noon.

Anyone desiring additionalinformation or wishing to be-come a member of this clubshould contact club MonitorSharron Peterson, Monitor ofthe Club at 546-9698, HowardAllnutt, President of the Clubat 214-0583 or Golf Operationsat 544-6037.

The Sun City West RecCenters and Golf Committeeannounce the final plans for theGolf Celebration Series,which begins March 20, 2009.

The Celebration, a commu-nity event, continues throughApril 10 with a celebration din-ner again hosted by our signa-ture sponsor, Carrabbas.Carrabas is kind enough tocover the cost of the meals foreach participating golfer; non-golfers are welcome for a nom-inal fee.

Each of the seven golfcourses will host a specific ac-tivity. We have heard rumorsthat CW Mulligan so thor-oughly enjoyed himself lastyear that he will be back, andin fact has an event with yourname on it!

A fun Scramble will kick offthe Celebration series at DeerValley on March 20 and 21.This event sold out last yearand was was so much fun, CWinsisted that an extra day beadded. Dont miss out!

Stardust will strut its newlook with an Executive Scram-ble on March 25.

Lady and Men Putters willgather at Grandview for theirannual tournament on March27. All dressed in crisp white,they are masters of the shortgame.

A new event this year will bea Partner Best Ball game atEcho Mesa on March 28. It canbe men, women or mixedteams.

On April 1, Stardust willwelcome the Men and Women

Niners and the Green Teamgolfers.

The Mens Championshipwill be held on April 8 and 10at Deer Valley and Grandview,respectively.

The Womens Championshipwill be held on April 8 and 10at Trail Ridge and Pebble-brook, respectively.

Again this year we are ex-cited that Carrabbas will be ourSignature Sponsor and willhost the Celebration Party.

Information will be availablein the Rec Centers News, theRCSCW web site, eblasts, ProShops and local newspapers.Keep an eye out.

Mark your calendars! Thereis a golfing event designedwith you in mind, and CWlooks forward to seeing you.

Celebration of Golf returns in 2010

A scary time was had by all on Sunday, Oct. 32(Nov. 1), at Trail Ridge Golf Course. Imagine play-ing golf in the dark, with your only assistance com-ing from glow balls, flash lights, cart lights and agiant full moon.What fun!

Successful spirits fell upon the following teams:1st Place Team Goblins: S. Skogrand, R. Sko-

grand, D. Streit and P. WynkoopCreative Even Scoring Ghosts: N. Bonniwell, G.

Roady, K. Olund and J. OlundCreative Odd Scoring Pirates: E. Cavello, R.

Cavello, R. Coates and M. CoatesTrivia Monsters B. Dickman, G. Deering, L.

Wilmeth and L. FergusonWord Hunt Pumpkins D. Lemoine, D. Troeber,

D. Raczak, A. GuestScary Scoring Four lucky teams.

Night Golf was part of the Sun City West Golf Hol-iday Series. Check the Holiday Series calendarsand posters at any Rec Centers golf course for thenext Holiday Event.

Black Cat at Midnight Scramble

A solid foundation will result in aflawless approach. Our goal to improveour physical game would be an ap-proach with each step gaining momen-tum, the body weight evenly distributedduring the approach and ending in a per-fectly balanced finishing position. Thehead would never move during the de-livery, giving you increased accuracy.

These techniques can be used, regard-less of the hand you use to throw the ball orwhether you have a large hook or no hook at all;there are additional benefits to be had: a moreconsistent release, better ball speed control andpredictable revolutions on the ball. Your accu-racy is significantly increased because of yourbalance and the fact that your head stays sta-tionary during your delivery.

Along with your footwork, make sure yourweight is evenly distributed throughout your ap-

proach to give you a solid foundation inthe finishing position.

A good reminder is to keep yourshoulders in line with your feet duringyour delivery. If your shoulders get outin front of your feet, this will shift theweight to your toes, throwing off yourbalance and causing you to lose powerand accuracy.

During your pre-league or tourna-ment practice session, dont concern yourselfwith your ball reaction. Instead, concentrate onyour approach only. Work on your footworktemp to the foul line. The first step will be theshortest and slowest with each succeeding stepbecoming longer and faster building momentumto the foul line.

These tips can make a difference and the ben-efits will add up to you becoming a bowler whois now more versatile.

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The Bowlers Associationof Sun City West, a club forbowlers, recently sponsoreda No Tap Saturday nightevent. We want to announcethe most recent 300 Clubparticipants. In October, AlSchaefer hit 300 twice, andBill Wellnetz hit it once.Congratulations to you both.

December Schedule: De-cember No Taps will be onSaturday, Dec. 5 and 19. Theannual New Years EveParty and No Tap Bowlingwill begin 8:30 p.m. onThursday, Dec. 31, followedby the Champagne Break-fast Buffett catered byMichaels Strike ZoneRestaurant. We will NOThave No Tap on Saturday,January 2nd. Ticket priceswill be $11.50 for membersand $12.50 for guest attend-ing the Champagne Break-fast.

Regular No Tap Tourna-ments for BASCW mem-bers only $10 each forSaturday night bowling andyou may sign up at the John-son Lanes monitors desk.

The next BASCW generalmembership meeting will

begin 4 p.m. Dec. 19 in theLecture Hall. In Novemberwe elected our directors forthe BASCW Board. At theDec. 19 meeting we willneed a quorum to ratify fivenewly elected directors whowill be joining our Board onJan. 1, 2010. Please plan toattend the meeting at 4 p.m.just prior to the No TapTournament at 5:30.

On Dec. 31, the BASCWBoard will say goodbye toGlenn Compton, whoworked diligently as ourpresident; Pete Latino, whoworked as our treasurer fora few years; Gene DArcan-gelo, who volunteered or-ganizing and running theSaturday Night No Tap; andKay OToole and Dena Mar-tin. They have all served ourclub diligently trying tomake the event happy andgood for everyone eachweek. Thanks to all of you.

Membership in BASCWis open to all Sun City Westrec cardholders in goodstanding. Membership isonly $7 per person, per year.For more information, call623-975-6373.

Johnson Lanes welcomes all levels ofbowlers, particularly those of you who are newto the game. We make it easy through ourmonthly Learn to Bowl clinics. If youve neverbowled before, havent played in awhile orsimply want to improve your skills, these clin-ics are the perfect opportunity.

Three weeks of bowling and instruction are

offered. The clinics will be 8:30 a.m. Wednes-days, Dec. 2, 9 and 16. Cost is $25, which in-cludes the three weeks of instruction andbowling.

Reservations and payments may be made atthe Sports Pavilion counter.

The instructors are Marie Forman, JesseSmith and Al Bramucci.

Sign up for December Learn to Bowl

MarieFormanBowling Instructor

New Years event set

Need to entertain the grandchildren? Tired ofshopping and searching for parking? Enjoy afew hours bowling during our Christmas Rent-A-Lane program from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Tues-day, Dec. 23. Rent the lane for three hours for$25 (up to six on a lane). The cost includes shoerental, a small gift for children and treats. Signups at the bowling center.

Our after Christmas Stress Reliever Red Pin

is set for Saturday, Dec. 26. The cost is $10 perperson and sign ups are at the bowling center.

The bowling mentoring program is a refresher

bowling course (for those who have bowled forat least a year) held on the first Saturday of eachmonth at 9 a.m. for two hours. You pay for thelineage.

If you are new to bowling or havent bowledfor a long time, we have our Learn to Bowllessons on Wednesday mornings from 9 to11a.m. Dec. 2, 9 and 16. The cost is $25 per per-son, and includes bowling and shoe rental. Signups are at the bowling center

Bowling Notes

Building a Solid Foundation

Sports Pavilion Monitor Display Ads

Advertise your club events in one of Sun City Wests busiest locations!

New, reduced rates in effect!

$10 preparation fee per slide (down from $25). There is a $5 display fee perslide, per month. But we will wave this fee four times per year for each clubafter the $10 preparation fee is paid. (Preparation fee covers staff time andthe cost of the DVD.) For details or to schedule your ads, call Terry King at

544-6171 or Donnie James at 544-6169.

Congratulationsto the winners of

our best costumecontest at the

Sports PavilionsHalloween event:

Connie Greenefor her cat cos-

tume, and BillKrahenbuhl as

the swamp manskeleton. Great

creativity you two!

Bowling

Arts & Crafts Sun West Art, Kath

leen Perry:5443245 Basketeers, Dorothy

Barnes:5443154 Calligraphy, Judy Ross:

5848698 Ceramics West, Wes

ley Warren:9750414 Clay Club, Doris Miller:

2931657 Copper Cookers, Helen

Skaggs: 2146097 Johnson Lapidary,

Jude Foster: 5448806 SCW Beaders, Mary

Hester: 5841012 (throughMay); Rose Anthony (JuneSept.): 8786900

Leather Carvers,ArthurTruesdell Sr.: 5462963.

MacCroKnit, SallyGallardo: 5469140

Metal Club, GeorgeWildridge: 5466904.

Encore Needle & Craft,Mary Falzone: 2145633

Photography West,Harald Johnsen: 2153355

Porcelain Painters,Constance Irmer: 2140320

Palo Verde Patchers,Gayle LeGrand:5463360

RosemalingEuropeanFolk Art, LaVonneBraaten:2145977

Rip n Sew, SherryDorner: 5464644

Creative Silk Flowers,Rosemarie Read:2149712

ToyKi Silvercraft, Darlene Phillips:5375411

Stained Glass Crafters,William BudArmstrong:5468547.

Creative Stitchers, Barbara Bentsen: 9750316

Tole Artists, SharonMcAndrews:5442837

Weavers West Guild,Janet Crane:5461760

Woodworking,Michael Bell: 9752691

Cards & Games

Kiva West DuplicateBridge, Richard Starbuck:6800926

Saturday Ladies Contract Bridge, Carolyn Robison: 2147858

Tuesday ContractBridge, William Drury:9334975

One Partner Bridge,GeorgeNelson:9159905

SCW Bunco, Viv Hennessey: 5564818

Canasta West, ArleneRozmus: 5463803

FiveHundred Card, Al&Dottie Merrill: 5846689

Cribbage, Nicole Donati:3285697

Saturday NightGamesters, John JackWetherbie: 5476263

Euchre Card Club,Mary Tackett:5561253

Mah Jongg, EvaTiberio: 5843350

Pan Card Club, MarthaWindecker: 5569834

Pinochle, David Crane:5846695

Sheepshead, KarenHorsley: 5842700

Club 52 Card Club,Raymond Potocki: 5848411

Dance Country Western,

James Cochran: 5444208 Hillcrest Ballroom, Joe

Oliver:2146801 International Social

Dance, Anna Besmer: 2140875

Latin Ballroom, Barbara Coupe: 5440805

Line Dancers, JavisVice: 5846970

Westerners SquareDance, RichardHowden:3225201

Health & Fitness

Arthritis Club, SharronG. Nelson: 9724735

Energetic Exercise,Ernie Dern:5462032

Fitness Club, Alvin Andrus: 5469648

HandiCapables, DickSheets:9750715

Water Fitness, LorreeParrella:5443407

Yoga, Judy Archer:2172889

Hobbies &Travel

Agriculture, SteveByrd: 2147317

Coin & Stamp, FredBubeheimer: 5440871

Computers West, JimHealy:5846899; FrankTreibel: 2149734

Garden Club, ArleneMacy: 2147823

Model Railroad, BobRose: 8263448

Recreational Vehicle,Ray Caldwell:2141331

Rockhounds West, BillBlakley: 5847992

Investment Club,Kevin Foley: 9754155

Music & Performance Dancing Arts, Helen

Onni: 5846222 Westernaires Chorus,

Lee Puro; 5445868 Karaoke, Thomas Har

rigan: 9755582 Musicians Club, Mary

Lee: 5840308 Organ & Keyboard,

Flora Rutledge: 9750023 Rhythm Tappers, Lu

Gay: 5840094 Stardust Theatre

Council, Hal Lind:5466385

Theatre West, Al Lombardos: 5463689

Social Boomers,

scwbabyboomers@gmail.com

Canine Companions,DonGerboth: 5464093

Sunshine Animal Club,Robert Stebbins:5442356

Club Espaol, DonMonroe: 5477534

Friends of the Library,JoAnn Dauer: 2149170.

Mens Club, DennisLake: 6402530

Singles Club, TinyPhillips: 4660151

Womens Social Club,Mary Reilly:5469851

Sports - Golf Golf Council SCW, Dick

Donohoe: 2146144 Deer Valley Men, Don

Berge: 2141650 Deer Valley Women,

Marilyn Fagot: 2141601 Desert Trails Men,

Jerry Kinane: 2145752 Desert Trails Women,

Jan Landis: 2148904 Echo Mesa Men, Jack

Sautter: 2148561 Echo Mesa Women,

Lorraine Saari: 5564071 Grandview Men, Don

Oblander:5848281 Grandview Women,

Gretchen Novak: 5846798 Lady Putters SCW,

Myrna Thielmann: 5846887

Pebblebrook Men,Larry Pfent: 3403347

PebblebrookLadies, Sarah Baird:546-2854

Mens Putting, LarryMcAlpin: 2142908

Pebblebrook LadiesNiners, Glenndine Thomas:2143343

Stardust Men, LeeReynolds: 5841551

Stardust Women, JoyeKohl: 5561746.

Stardust Women Niners, Sandra Matschke: 5449641

Trail Ridge Men, JohnPike: 5568214

Trail Ridge Women,Bonnie Kehoe: 5469807

Sports Crestview Bike Riders,

Faye Fray: 2145267 Pickleball, Larry Mas

teller: 5846619 MisCues Ladies Bil

liards, Judy Malm: 5561528

SCW Bocce, EdStroming: 5465646

Tennis, Mal Jacobson:5461145

Bowlers Association,GlennCompton: 9756373

Horseshoe, Louis Kellner: 2143903

Johnson Lawn Bowls,Wanda Penrod:2146958

MiniGolfers, VernonIrby: 9751118

Racquet Club, JamesHess: 5466903

Platform Tennis, RonGliot: 5847838

Racquetball/ Handball, CliffPhilpott: 2142314

Shuffleboard, RussRutz: 9753122

SCW Softball, RichMcAndrews: 5442837

Sportsmens, Earl Fray:2145267

Table Tennis, DonScheidt: 5561065

Chartered Clubs leadership is subject to change.The list will be updated asnecessary. Call 5446031.

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MAIN TELEPHONE NUMBER:6235446000

RH JOHNSON REC CENTER:5446105 Swimming Pool: 5446106 Tennis Reservations: 5446151 Mini Golf, Table Tennis, Wii, Arcade, Racquetball, Bocce: 5446108 Ceramics: 5460975Lapidary: 5848952Lawn Bowls:5840617 or 5446147Mens Club; 5446150Metal Club: 5840150ModelRailroad: 5446148Rip N Sew: 5464050Silvercraft: 5848153

VILLAGE STORE: 5446135(located at R.H. Johnson Rec Center)

RH JOHNSON LIBRARY: 5446130

SPORTS PAVILION (Bowling): 5446140 Strike Zone Eatery: 5446116

BEARDSLEY REC CENTER: 5446524 Pool/Mini Golf: 5446525Bridge Club: 5446529 Clay Club: 5446530Copper Cookers: 5446532Photography: 5446520, 5446521

KUENTZ REC CENTER: 5446561

Swimming Pool/Fitness: 5446561 Softball:5446157, 5446158Stardust: 5847025Weavers: 2148508Womens Social: 5464236Woodworking: 5464722

PALM RIDGE REC CENTER: 5446580 Swimming Pool/Fitness: 5446581 Computers West: 2141546StainedGlass: 5446586

GOLF OPERATIONS: 5446037 Tee Time Confirmation: 5446044 Tee TimeReservations:www.cgsteetimes.com

Course Conditions: 5446175 DEER VALLEY: 5446016 DESERT TRAILS: 5446017 ECHO MESA: 5446014 GRANDVIEW: 5446013 Crooked Putter: 5446090 PEBBLEBROOK: 5446010 STARDUST: 5446012 TRAIL RIDGE: 5446015

ADMINISTRATION General Manager: 5446110 Human Resources: 5446123 Member Services: 5446100 Rec Center News: 5446027 Website: 5446133 Recreation Manager: 5446114 Tours & Scheduling: 5446129Box Office: 5446032

Phone Numbers

Club Contacts

Need a holiday gift idea? How about per-sonal training services! Daily Fitness train-ers teach, coach and motivate individuals tonew levels of fitness.

Pictured is Personal Trainer Dick Fortierdiscussing the importance of proper formwith Natalie Whittington during a workout atthe Beardsley Fitness Center. Natalie de-cided to give herself a gift, and used the helpof a trainer to improve overall fitness. Na-talie knew exercise was important, but was-nt familiar with the equipment at Beardsley.She wanted appropriate instruction on howto use the machines correctly and safely.Dick has designed a program for Natalie thatincludes strength training, cardiovascularwork and flexibility exercises. The programtakes into consideration individual medicalissues, needs, and ability levels. Dick mon-itors all exercises, continually teaching andcoaching throughout the workout.

Since weight loss is one of Natalies goals,Dick provides guidelines for eating and in-formation on the eight-week Weight Man-agement Course offered through DailyFitness. A new eight-week course startsJan. 13.

To find out more about Daily Fitness per-sonal training services and weight manage-ment assistance, call 623-256-7901 or visitwww.DailyFitnessLLC.com.

Gift certificates are available for holidaygiving.

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Fitness Tips for Seniors

Toys for Kids program needs your donationsThe Sun City West Womens

Club is hosting its annualToysfor Kids program from 9 a.m.to 2 p.m. Friday,Dec. 4, in theclub room at Kuentz Rec Cen-ter.

This year more than any

other in recent times has beenespecially hard for familieswith children. The holidaysseem to make the sting of hard-ship so much sharper. TheWomens Club is doing its partto help by distributing all do-

nated toys to needy families inour area.

New, unwrapped toys forchildren of all ages are appre-ciated, but especially neededare items for children 10 yearsof age and older. Basketballs,soccer balls and other sportsgear are in great demand. Ed-ucational toys, stuffed animalsand dolls are most welcome.

In the past, the generous res-idents of Sun City West havehelped make Christmas a littlebrighter for area children. TheWomens Club hopes this yearwill again be a successful drive with your help. Refresh-ments will be served. Stop byFriday, Dec. 4, and show youcare.

Keller, won its age bracketWorld Championship. TheSidewinders 60s players, man-aged by resident Art Nelson,also were big winners in recentcompetition in Mesquite, Nev.,and in The Huntsman Gamesin St. George, Utah.

The Sun Cities Sidewindershave been carrying the flag,promoting the benefits of ourSun City West community forthe past 25 years. In the effort

to showcase Sun City West(and to sell more homes), DelWebb originally sponsored theSidewinders travels through-out the Southwest. In fact, itwas how popular theSidewinders competitionswere (playing as the Del E.Webb Softball Club) that influ-enced the Corporation to buildthe Sun City West softball fieldon R.H. Johnson Boulevard. Itwas at what is now called Lib-erty Field that in 1997 the DelWeb company, together withthe Sun Cities Softball organi-

zation, sponsored the 12-an-nual Senior Softball Tourna-ment, which drew teams fromacross the region.

Now the Sidewinders, evenwithout a current major spon-sor, support themselves as theygo on more than 50 tourna-ments in several states, stillrepresenting proudly our greatcommunity.

Tait Douglas and RoyBurgess, two of the originatorsof the first competition teams25 years ago, are still active insenior softball, and they point

to their age-bracketSidewinders team that won arare back-to-back world cham-pion ship in 1998 and 99. LeoJorgensen, recent past presi-dent of the Sidewinders, hasmanaged a substantial numberof ring-earning championteams, and is still active as aplayer, with a handful of ringsto prove his successes.

All the Sidewinders playersagree that traveling and play-ing in the tournaments showsoff the spirit of Sun City Westand the Sun Cities concept. But

as Bob Dobbins, Sidewinderstournament director and aSidewinder player himself,agrees, We all play for thering.

Being good co-hosts, playinghard and showing the Sun CityWest flag at the ArizonaDesert Classic Ring Tourna-ment in Peoria, theSidewinder teams mean to ringup some victories.

For more information aboutthe Sidewinders, call Bob Dob-bins at 623-792-8993 or emailraiderctry@msn.com.

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Please note:No group fitness equipmentdemonstrations are planned in December.

Doctors speak at Daily FitnessWinter Lecture Series

Daily Fitness is providingfree monthly lectures on fit-ness related topics for the res-idents of Sun City West. Thespeakers for the Winter Series(December, January and Feb-ruary) will be medical profes-sionals affiliated with DailyFitness: Dr. Trent Smith, M.D.,of Valley Arthritis Care; Dr.Travis Jensen, DPM, of SunValley Orthopedic Surgeons;and Dr. Jeffrey Pakula, D.O.,F.A.C.E., of Cardiac CareConsultants. All lectures willbegin at 6:30 p.m. in the Aca-cia Room at Palm RidgeRecreation Center. Details onthe December lecture are asfollows:

6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec.14, Palm Ridges AcaciaRoom:Good Health fromYour Joints Perspective byDr. Trent Smith, M.D., Val-ley Arthritis Care

Since maintaining healthand functionality are impor-tant as we age, Dr. TrentSmith, board certified special-ist in rheumatology and inter-nal medicine, will provide tipson improving joint and bonehealth. He will also answerany questions the audiencemight have.

Dr. Smith joined ValleyArthritis Care in 2007 and hasbeen active in many areas ofclinical research, includinglupus and polymyalgiarheumatica.

A member of multiple pro-fessional clinical and researchorganizations, his practice in-terests include the breadth ofmedical education andrheumatologic care, with aparticular interest in chronicdisease assessment and man-agement in the inflammatoryarthridities.

Dec. 3THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH

A comedy about a mar-ried man who becomes in-fatuated with a model.She moves into his apart-ment building while hiswife is away on a longsummer vacation. Veryfunny. Tom Ewell, Mari-lyn Monroe, EvelynKeyes, Sonny Tufts.(1955) (1H-45M) (NR)

(Shown before in SCW in 2002).

Dec. 10THE BISHOPS WIFE

This fantasy dealswith an angels assign-ment to make people actlike human beings. Ingreat need of his help isa young bishop who haslost the common touchand marital happinessbecause of his dream oferecting a massivecathedral. Cary Grant,

Loretta Young, David Niven, Monte Wolley(B&W) (1947) (1H-48M) (NR) (Never shownbefore in SCW.)

Dec. 17FOLLOW THE FLEET

A hoofer meets his formerpartner while on shore leave.Film is loaded with IrvingBerlin numbers, includingLet Yourself Go, We Sawthe Sea, Im Putting All MyEggs in One Basket, andLets Face the Music andDance. Fred Astaire, GingerRogers, Randolph Scott, Har-

riet Hilliard (and look for a very blonde LucilleBall and a very young Betty Grable)! (B&W)(1936) (1H-50M) (NR) (Never shown before inSCW.)

Dec. 24NO MOVIE, Christmas Eve

Dec. 31NO MOVIE, New Years Eve

Stardust Theatre

Located at Kuentz RecreationCenter at R. H.Johnson and Stardust Boulevards. Donation: $2per person.Doors open at 6 p.m. Showtime is at7. Sponsored by the Friends of the R.H. JohnsonLibrary. (All movies are shown in the digital DVDformat.) Hearing assisted devices now availablefor your use.

Thursday Movies

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If youre a typical resident, you moved here for the many amenities, then pretty quickly identified a favorite recreation center(probably the one closest to your home) that you visit and arecomfortable with. Thats great if it works for you, but if youre looking for a bit more variety or you simply dont know whats at theother facilities, we can help you.

The Rec Centers offers facility tours at 9 a.m. the second fullweek of each month. You dont need to register for these morningtours, just show up on the dates and locations listed below. In addition, if you cant make the mornings and want an evening tour,well arrange one for you at 6 p.m. on the dates and locations listedbelow.You MUST call 6235446582 to schedule an evening tour.

So what are you waiting for?Check out this schedule and youreon your way to learning more aboutSunCity West!

Monday: Kuentz (meet at the pool).Tuesday:Beardsley (meet in front of Arts and Crafts Building).Wednesday: R.H. Johnson (meet at the Social Hall).Thursday: Palm Ridge (meet at the Activities Building, at lower

end near StainedGlass).For more information, call 6235446582.

Facility Tours

DecemberSUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

StardustMovie

7 pm

Rec CenterNews

deadline!

GB Workshop9 am Lecture Hall

Movie in thePark, Elf

6 p.m.Beardsley Park

Golf Cart Parade811 RH Johnson

New ChristyMinstrels

2 and 7 pmPalm Ridge

StardustMovie

7 pm

Kuentz Tour9 am

Treasurers 911, 13 PR

Santa, Concert6 pm SocialHallBeardsleyTour

9 am

RHJTour9 am

Gov. Board meeting

1 pm SocialHallPR Tour 9 am

Stardust Movie7 pm

TreasurersMeeting

911 am, 13 pmPalmRidge

Admin Offices

closed at noon

Merry Christmas!

Admin Offices closed

New YearsEve!

Admin officesclose at noon

Dinner &Dance6 pm P. Ridge

To confirm events, call 6235446032. To confirm Governing Board activities, call 6235446115.

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Thank you to all those whocame by for the Grand Re-opening of the newly remod-eled and expanded Stardust ProShop on Nov. 2.

If you havent seen it yet,stop in and check it out. Even ifyoure not a golfer, you canenjoy a beverage and somefood while looking out the nicebig windows on the gorgeousgolf course!

Lucky winners walked awaywith free divot repair tools,pens, and golf balls (the lattercouresy of Ken Meade Realty)!

In addition, congratulationsgo out to Walter Siodlarz and

Daphne Gillespie, both ofwhom won free 18-hole roundsof golf for four including cartsduring the Grand Openinggiveaways.

If youve seen the new proshop, though, we think youllagree everyone in the commu-nity was a winner on this proj-ect!

Thanks to all of you whoplayed a part it making themuch needed renovation a re-ality!

For additional event pho-tos, please check out ourFacebook page! (Follow thelink at www.rcscw.com.)

Community welcomes updated Stardust Pro Shop

If youre looking for a fun and friendly volunteer opportunity,the Village Store is looking for you! Monday through Friday,the shifts are from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and from 12:30 to 4p.m. On Saturdays, there is one shift, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Saturday is extremely important, so if youre looking for a re-warding volunteer opportunity, please consider it. Stop by theVillage Store and sign up.

We are in the busiest time of year and need your help.Please join us.

Village Store needs your help

The ever popular Monte Carlo Review will openticket sales for its 21st consecutive season on Feb. 1,2010