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| SUNRAYS
FEBRUARY 2013
ONLINE:
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some friendly players! We welcome any
and all Sun City ladies to join us. All
players now throw horseshoes from 30
feet. We have players who would be will-
ing to teach individuals who are novices.
Horticulture/Sun City
Organic Gardens
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Horticulture Club
Tuesday, February 5, 1 p.m., ACA
Nursery open Thursdays and
Saturdays 9-11 a.m.
Garden Beds available now.
Contact: Lynsie Lander, President,
512-240-5940
The club will host an Open House for all
Sun City residents on Saturday, Febru-
ary 23 from 2-4 p.m. at the 6-plus-acre
Community Garden, located at 141 Sun
City Blvd. near the softball field. We will
give tours of the entire Garden, includ-
ing the herb garden, nursery, orchard,
and vineyard. We will also highlight
our new, fully-automated Greenhouse,
which should be brimming with plants
started for our Spring Plant Sale. We
will also explain how to rent one of our
265 raised garden beds, each with its
own faucet with water provided by our
onsite water well. We want to acquaint
Sun City residents with our club, the
Community Gardens and all we have
to offer.
Rain Date:
Sunday, February
24, from 2-4 p.m.
Mark your calendars for our Spring
Plant Sale on Saturday, March 23 from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. We focus on Texas na-
tives and other adapted plants for the
Central Texas area. Once again, we will
be taking special orders in early March
between 9-11 a.m. on Saturdays (March
2, 9, 16) and Thursday, March 14. Bring
your CA approved landscape plan and
we’ll help you find the best plants for
your yard.
The member meetings for the rest of the
year will be on the
First Tuesdays
of
each month, so be sure to mark your
calendar for February 5. You can always
check the club calendar on the website
for the latest information.
Hunting & Fishing
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Fishing Club
Tuesday, February 12, 2 p.m., SCB
Contact: President Jim Grier,
512-869-2627 or
The
Februarymeeting
features licensed
crappie guide Rob Jolliff, who fishes for
crappie at several Central Texas lakes.
He will discuss techniques and which
lakes to fish various times of the year.
A
trout fishing tournament
will be on
Sunday, February 10 from 8 a.m. to noon
at Berry Creek Pond. Several hundred
rainbow trout will be released prior to the
tournament. All Sun City residents and
guests are invited to participate.
Membership:
Annual dues are $12 for
one and $20 for two persons in the house-
hold. Sign up online or at the Member
Services Office.
Fishing:
View a large selection of upcom-
ing fishing trips on the website. Contact
Chairman Bob Fugitt, 512-868-1516.
Hunting:
Spring Turkey Season and
Quail hunting trips are planned. Con-
tact Bernie Long, Hunting Director, at
512-547-3056 or
.
Interested in
Hog hunting?
Contact D
B Hunting Ranch in Bertram at 512-
635-0641.
Sport Shooting:
Members organize
events/outings, including skeet, trap and
sporting clays.
Skeet/trap shooting
occurs every
Thursday at 8:30 a.m. at Best of the West
near Liberty Hill.
Scenario Shooting
involves shooting at a targets in various
scenarios on first Fridays at 9 a.m., also
at Best of the West.
Target shoot
at Eagle Peak Range in
Leander on first and third Wednesdays.
Meet at the LHPP parking lot at 9 a.m.
Contact Hank Michel at 512-868-1648
or
.
Black Powder Shooting:
Larry Maltz,
512-869-7003 or
.
Fly fishing:
Bill Smith, 512-591-7016 or
Archery:
Bernie Long, 512-547-3056 or
.
Kayaking:
John Digits, 512-869-4164
or
.
Investment Education
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Investment Education Club
Third Tuesdays, 11 a.m., ACA
Contact: Charles Echard, President,
512-868-2341 or chucke1940@gmail.
com
Membership:
Everyone is welcome to
attend our events. Dues are still only $5
annually so if you have not joined, please
sign-up now.
Club Website:
Visit the club website for
more details about our monthly speakers,
SIG events, Calendars, Contests, Sweet
16, and Selected Favorites.
Investment Special Interest Groups
(SIGs):
Investment Club SIGs meet the
third and fourth Thursdays of each month
from 1-3 p.m. in Meeting Rooms 1 & 2 of
the Activities Center. The club’s dual-track
discussions will focus on: (1) Introduction
to Investing; and (2) Advanced Investment
Strategies. Please consult the Investment
Education Club website for specific topics
and dates.
Mah Jongg
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Wednesday and Saturday, 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, 6:30 p.m. AC, GR 1/2/3
Contact: Anna Freas, Pres., 512-966-
8141 or
Mah Jongg is a fun and challenging game
played with Chinese tiles. The Sun City
Mah Jongg Club welcomes players of all
skill levels to have an entertaining time.
We have several tournaments and/or par-
ties each year. Come join us!
Men’s Golf Association
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Men’s Golf Association Club
email:
Contact: Walter Connolly, President,
512-868-0780 or winstonconn@
suddenlink.net
The purpose of this association is to pro-
mote good fellowship and sportsmanship
among its members while playing golf.
Weekly tournaments that are held on
each Wednesday. You do not need great
golfing skills to become a member or
to participate in any sponsored golfing
event.
See the Golf section of the
Sun Rays
for
monthly MGA news.
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