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| SUNRAYS MAY 2014
ONLINE:
SCTXCA.ORG
layer found evidence of earlier people us-
ing this site from 15,000-16,000 years
ago. Now, the research groupmust decide
where to continue their work. Program
open to all residents.
Special Interest Groups:
See calendar
on the website.
Amphibians & Reptiles:
Jim Chris-
tiansen, 512-868-3504.
Astronomy:
Joe Bennett, 512-869-4584;
Micheal Starch, 512-868-1076. Meeting:
Monday, May 26, 7 p.m., ACA. See what’s
visible in our sky and astronomy news. Pro-
grambyBlair Thompson: “AstronomyMeets
Geology –MakingMinerals.” This program
is free and open to residents and guests.
Birding:
Karen McBride, txmotmot@
suddenlink.net; Ed Rozenburg. 512-869-
7303.
Nomeeting inMay. BirdWalks:
Thursday, May 1 for a trip to Warbler
Woods; and Wednesday, May 21. Meet
at LHPP, 7:30 a.m. to walk or carpool.
Changes TBA via email.
Butterflies:
Ed Rozenburg, 512-869-
7303.
Meeting:
Tuesday, May 6, 2:30
p.m. ACMR¾ featuring “Swallowtails.”
Butterfly Walk:
Wednesday, May 28,
LHPP, Time TBA.
Native Plants:
Art Gibson, 512-942-
0173.
Native Plant Walk:
Tuesday, May
13, meet at LHPP at 9:30 a.m. to carpool
to locations in Georgetown with wild na-
tive plants.
Rockhounds:
Bill Blodgett, 512-948-
7088; Paul Swetland, 512-863-8822.
Meeting:
Tuesday, May 13, 4 p.m., AC
MR 3/4. Blair Thompson presents “Dust:
The Small World of Stars and Stones.”
FREE REPTILE REMOVAL
See page 4.
Pet
sctxca.org > Site Index> Pet Club
Thursday, May 8, 6:30 p.m., ACA
Contact: Tom Olsen, 512-639-2085 or
Spring is here! The trees are budding
and flowers are blooming, while the Sun
City Pet Club prepares for the May 8
general meeting. Since our gatherings
are few, it is exciting when they occur.
Please mark your calendar and come
to the Atrium in the Activities Center
at 6:30 p.m. We are planning to fea-
ture two speakers: one from R.O.C.K.
(Ride on Center for Kids) and the other
a representative from one of our local
animal shelters.
In case you aren’t familiar with
R.O.C.K., it is a local Georgetown non-
profit that is currently celebrating 15
years of service to the area. They offer
“healing through horses,” which pro-
vides equine-assisted activities for chil-
dren and adults with physical, cognitive
and emotional disabilities. There is no
age limit to their participants and vol-
unteers are needed. Call 512-930-7625
for additional information.
Therapy Dogs
Spring is also a good time to “polish”
the skills of those who work so diligently
with Therapy Dogs. There are a number
of qualified teams in Sun City Texas
who regularly visit schools, care facili-
ties, hospitals and private homes. Once
again, volunteers are always welcomed.
Information can be found by calling Tom
Olsen at 512-639-2085.
Photography
sctxca.org > Site Index >
Photography Club
Tuesday, May 6, 2 p.m., CCG/F
Contact: President, Ed Winter, 512-943-
0555 or
General Meeting:
The May meeting
will be Tuesday, May 6, starting at 2
p.m. with cookies and conversation in the
Georgetown/Florence Room at Cowan
Creek Amenity Center. Visitors are wel-
come. You will receive a name tag indi-
cating visitor or new member and club
members will greet you and share infor-
mation. The meeting agenda consists of
general club information, a program per-
tinent to photography and commentary
on Subject of the Month photos, which
are projected for all to enjoy.
Photographs on Display:
Members’
photos are exhibited at the Activities
Center, Cowan Creek, The Oaks, Photo
Studio and website.
Photography News:
To check on the
latest news and activities, go to the web-
site and click the Newsletter link. The
calendar of events is posted weekly and
other items of interest as they occur.
Special Interest Groups:
Monthly
SIG meetings are held in the Photog-
raphy Studio. SIGs include: In-Cam-
era Photography, Photoshop Elements,
Photoshop CS-CC, Lightroom, Nature,
Competition and Advanced.
Field Trips:
Monthly field trips offer
members great photographic opportuni-
ties. Typically, there is a brief session
prior to the field trip offering sugges-
tions about photographing the subject,
and one after the trip to share experi-
ences and participants’ photographs.
Membership:
You are welcome regard-
less of your level of expertise—casual
to advanced or type of camera—point
and shoot or DSLR. Annual Club dues
are $16. You may join through the Sun
City Texas website, at a monthly Gen-
eral Meeting or by contacting a Board
Member.
Pickleball
sctxca.org > Site Index >
Pickleball Club
Contact: Mike Lewis,
Spring Tournament
The Spring Tournament was held in
March and it was a huge success. For
the first time, one of our Sun City Texas
tournaments had a registration that ex-
ceeded 50 players.
Feedback from attendees indicated that
organization, structure of play and the
skills of the referees were highly rated.
Referees received training, as this was
the first tournament to use referees.
The four-person teams were organized
into three skill levels: A, B and C. This
was beneficial as the people on each team
were able to participate effectively in their
team matches and the outcome of the
play. Each team in a skill level played a
round robin. The matches were organized
so that each team also provided a referee
when that team had a “by.”
All in all, this was a real step forward for
the Club and its event calendar. Every-
one will be looking forward to the next
tournament.
Kudos to Mary Payne (and Stan) and her
excellent team.
To see pictures of the
tournament , scan this
QR code with a smart-
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