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| SUNRAYS JULY 2014
ONLINE:
SCTXCA.ORG
Billiards
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Contact: Phillip Pensabene, 512-868-
0103 or
July brings flags, fireworks and the
4th of July. Take a break from all the
celebrations and drop in 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 Billiard Center and online at Sun
City website ticketing.
Bocce
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Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m.
and 1 p.m., (weather permitting) BC
Contact: Bill Templeman, 512-863-
3159 or
We invite all Sun City Texas residents
to come and enjoy the game of bocce.
Club dues from July to the end of the
year are only $6.
Bocce Fact of the Month:
Court Lines
are five lines are marked on the edges
of the court. One line indicates the mid-
point of the court. The pallino must pass
this line when it is tossed at the start
of each frame. Two lines are marked at
each end of the court. The line closest
to the end is the foul line. Players must
remain behind the foul line when tossing
the pallino and the bocce balls. The line
between the foul line and the mid-point
is the loft line. Bocce balls may not be
in the air beyond the loft line.
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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Independence Day Dance
Wednesday, July 9, 7 p.m., SCB
Members, free; Guests, $5
Contact: John Moore, 512-943-4734
or
We have two dances each month: our
monthly dance onWednesday, July 9, and
the Sunday afternoon Tea Dance on July
20. Both dances will be to recorded music
for a wide range of dances, such as 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, plastic glasses, and napkins
will be provided for the regular monthly
dance, and you can bring your own special
alcoholic beverage.
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, July 20, 1:45-3:45
p.m. in the ballroom with a social from
1-1:30 p.m. Members, $2; guests, $5. Hot
tea and iced tea, and light refreshments
will be provided each month. Bring your
own teacup and mingle with other mem-
bers! For information on the Tea Dances,
please contact Helen Sellers at jh2sellers@
verizon.net or 512-868-2843.
Dance Classes:
We offer a variety of
dance classes on a regular basis for cur-
rent Ballroom Dance Club (BDC) mem-
bers. For more information refer to the
BDC web site 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.
Amateur Radio Society
(SCARS)
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Amateur Radio Society
Wednesday, July 2, 7 p.m., CCF
Contact: Bob Frost, President,
682-667-6455
A chartered club for all FCC-licensed
ham radio operators, shortwave lis-
teners (SWLs), and radio or scanning
enthusiasts—the Sun City Amateur
Radio Society (aka SCARS).
Be “radio-
active” in your retirement, and join us
at our first-Wednesday monthly meet-
ings, at our special-interest morning
coffee groups, or at our second-Saturday
directional-finding ‘FoxHunt’ field events.
Members’ benefits:
Unique 24/7 access
to SCARS’ fully equipped ham shack
with brand-new state-of-the-art HF/6m
and software-defined (SDR) transceiv-
ers, and dual-band VHF/UHF rig. In ad-
dition, SCARS maintains the
441.625
MHz. Sun City repeater
(+ offset, pl
tone 103.5)—open to any FCC-licensed
amateur radio operator.
Public service-minded?
SCARS mem-
bers are available to assist Sun City Texas
and the local Georgetown Fire and Police
during local or regional emergencies, and
help with local and county special event
communications when additional radio
resources are needed. (*When normal
communication modes are down, ham
radios still work and can contact out-
side resources—locally, regionally, and
worldwide.)
Drop in!
First Wednesday clubmeetings
normally start at 6:30 p.m. with a meet-
and-greet. A 30-minute business meeting
follows. A radio/tech presentation tops off
the evening.
Aviation
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Aviation Club
Saturday, July 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
CHARTERED CLUBS
