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| SUNRAYS APRIL 2014
ONLINE:
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1:15-1:45 p.m. Members, $2; guests, $5.
Hot tea and iced tea, and light refresh-
ments will be provided eachmonth. Bring
your own teacup and mingle with other
members! For information on the Tea
Dances, please contact Helen Sellers at
or 512-868 -2843.
Dance Classes:
We offer a variety of
dance classes for current members. Reg-
istration for dance classes is via email to
Jean Ann Moore (moorejean15@gmail.
com), and is on a first come, first served
basis. No registrations are accepted be-
fore the sign-up date posted on the club
website. For more information, refer to
the website or contact Jean AnnMoore at
or 720-320-5942
(cell), 512-943-4734 (home).
Dues:
Membership is $14 annually and
covers admission to the monthly dances
that have recorded music. Additional fees
may be charged for monthly dances that
feature live bands.
Billiards
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Contact: Phillip Pensabene, 512-868-
0103 or
April showers bring May flowers. And if
you can’t play pickleball or golf because
it is raining, come by the Billiard Center
for a relaxing game of pool!
The Billiard Center is open from 8 a.m.
to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8
a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The
phone number is 512-948-POOL (7665).
We are located at 1410 Sun City Blvd.,
across from the Pickleball courts.
Monday night is Social Billiards. This is
a great opportunity for ladies and couples
to play or learn to play with no pressure.
Just drop in and have some fun! Begin-
ners are encouraged and folks show up
anytime after 6 p.m.
Members are eligible for lessons, tourna-
ments and special billiards parties. Our
stereo system plays background music,
the televisions show financial news in the
mornings and news and sports the rest
of the day. We are a Wi-Fi hot spot, too!
Our players range from beginners to ex-
pert. The annual dues are $11 for each
member. Applications are available in
the Billiards Center and online at Sun
City website ticketing.
nications when additional communica-
tion resources are needed. (Note: When
normal communication modes are down,
ham radios still work and can contact
outside resources--locally, regionally, and
worldwide.)
Drop in!
Monthly club meetings nor-
mally start at 6:30 p.m. with a meet-and-
greet. A 30-minute business meeting fol-
lows, and a radio/tech presentation tops
off the evening.
Aviation
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Aviation Club
Saturday, April 12, 8:30 a.m., ACA
Contact: Jeff Champion, 210-383-1459
Become a member of one of Sun City’s
earliest chartered clubs. Aviation brings
folks together, so they can recall and rem-
inisce about days when they and their
friends and colleagues were more actively
involved in the industry. All are invited
to visit; membership is not limited to
pilots, but to anyone with an interest in
aircraft, aviation history or the aviation
community. Dues are $12 a year.
Members meet on the second Saturday of
each month at 8:30 a.m. for a social time
of coffee and donut holes in the Atrium
of the Activities Center.
Ballroom Dance
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“Celebration of Spring Dance”
Saturday, April 5, 7 p.m., SCB
Members No Charge; Guests, $10
Contact: John Moore, 512-943-4734
or
We have two dances eachmonth: The reg-
ular monthly dance, and a Sunday after-
noon Tea Dance. Both dances this month
feature carefully selected recorded music
for a wide range of dances, including Fox-
trot, Waltz, Rumba, Cha Cha, East and
West Coast Swing, Bolero, Samba, Night
Club Two-Step, Tango, and Merengue.
Guests are very welcome—come and
dance with us!
Ice water, glasses, and napkins will be
provided for the regular monthly dance,
and you can bring your own beverage.
Live bands will also be featured in future
dances.
Tea Dance:
Sunday, April 13, 1:45-3:45
p.m. in the ballroom with a social from
about spirituality; how it affects our life,
attitude, purpose, even our health. Guest
speakers are invited to share their in-
sights and participants can join in lively
discussions. Contact Mary Pat Morris at
512-869-8761 for more information on
both groups.
The Qigong Exercise Group
will help
you start of your day with enhanced ener-
gy. It meets eachMonday, Wednesday and
Friday mornings at 8 a.m. in the Atrium.
The Healing Energy Group
will meet
on Thursday, April 10 at 10 a.m. inMeet-
ing Room 1 and on Thursday, April 24 at
10 a.m. in Meeting Room 3. Come and
learn how energy works to promote health
and healing. If you are a practitioner and
want to have a place to practice your
skills, please come and join the group.
Additional information on meetings can
be found on the club website.
Amateur Radio Society
(SCARS)
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Amateur Radio Society
Wednesday, April 2, 7 p.m., CCF
Contact: Bob Frost, President,
682-667-6455
CQ...CQ...Calling all FCC-licensed
ham radio operators, shortwave lis-
teners (SWLs), and radio or scanning
enthusiasts.
Be ‘radio-active’ in your re-
tirement, and get on the air with the Sun
City Amateur Radio Society (SCARS).
Join us at our first Wednesday monthly
meetings, at our special interest coffee
groups, or learn/practice directional find-
ing during our ‘Fox Hunt’ field event ev-
ery second Saturday of the month begin-
ning at 9 a.m.
Member benefits:
A fully equipped ham
shack with HF analog and software de-
fined (SDR) rigs, plus VHF/UHF capabil-
ity is available for use 24/7 by licensed
members. SCARS’ 441.625 MHz. Sun
City repeater (+ offset, pl tone 103.5)—is
also open for use by any licensed amateur
radio operator.
Public service minded?
SCARSmem-
bers assist Sun City Texas and the lo-
cal Georgetown Fire/Police during local
and regional emergencies, and support
local and county special event commu-
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