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| SUNRAYS JULY 2014
ONLINE:
SCTXCA.ORG
Amphibians and Reptiles:
Jim
Christiansen, 512-868-3504.
Astronomy
: Joe Bennett, 512-869-
4584; Micheal Starch, 512-868-1076.No
program scheduled for July, or August.
Programs resume in September.
Birding
: Karen McBride, txmotmot@
suddenlink.net; Ed Rozenburg, 512-869-
7303. No Meeting/Bird Walks in July or
August.
Butterflies
: Ed Rozenburg, 512-869-
7303.
Meeting
: Tuesday, July 1, 2:30
p.m., AC MR 3/4, Topic: Swallowtails.
Butterfly Walk
: Wednesday, July 16.
Meet at LHPP at 9:30 a.m. Changes TBA
by email.
Native Plants
: Art Gibson, 512-943-
0173. No scheduled Native Plant Walks
in July or August; changes TBA by email
to Nature Club members.
Rockhounds
: Bill Blodgett, 512-948-
7088; Paul Swetland, 512-863-8822.
Meeting:
Tuesday, July 8, 4 p.m., AC
MR 3/4. Will Holton will present “The
Beautiful Forms and Colors of Calcite.”
Dues
Dues are $12 annually, and includes ac-
cess to our monthly programs and the
six Special Interest Groups (SIGs) listed
above.
FREE REPTILE REMOVAL
See page 4.
Pet
sctxca.org > Site Index> Pet Club
Wednesday, July 16, 6:30 p.m., ACA
Contact: Tom Olsen, 512-639-2085 or
Our next training classes will start in
mid-September. Watch for a pre-training
class meeting in mid-August.
Our next Club general meeting, without
dogs, will be July 16, 6:30 p.m., in the
Atrium. Guest speakers to be announced
prior to the meeting.
Lost your pet, or found a stray dog or
cat? You should call the Georgetown
Animal Shelter, 512-930-3592, to re-
port it, in case someone else turns in
the animal or is looking for the animal.
You should also call either the Cowan
Creek Amenity Center or Texas Drive
Social Center Monitor’s station to re-
port the lost or found animal. Finally,
call the Pet Club at 512-639-2085. We
can spread the word through our 185+
member households, and try and help
reunite animal to owner.
Anyone with pet-related questions or
issues is invited to contact the Pet Club
and we’ll try our best to help or answer
your questions.
Photography
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Photography Club
Tuesday, July 1, 2 p.m., CCG/F
Contact: President, Ed Winter, 512-943-
0555 or
General Meeting:
The July meeting
will be Tuesday, July 1, starting at 2
p.m. with cookies and conversation in the
Georgetown/Florence Room at Cowan
Creek Amenity Center. Visitors are wel-
comed. 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 Photography
Studio. SIGs include Photoshop Ele-
ments, 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 suggestions
about photographing the subject, and one
after the trip to share experiences and
participants’ photographs.
Membership:
New members are wel-
come regardless of the level of exper-
tise—casual to advanced or type of cam-
era—point and shoot or DSLR. Effective
July 1, club dues are $8 until October 31.
You may join through the Sun City Texas
website, at a monthly General Meeting
or by contacting a Board Member.
Pickleball
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Pickleball Club
Contact: Sue March,
Membership in the Pickleball Club has
grown to more than 350 members!
Thanks to the two new courts just put
in by Pulte, we have plenty of time for
everyone to come and play. The Pickleball
Club has developed a court usage sched-
ule to reserve times for specific skill level
groups of our members. Our goal is better
court utilization and making sure there
is time for everyone to play!
Pickleball Training
There are lots of new Pickleball play-
ers and not everyone is familiar with
the game. The club offers introductory
classes free of charge. We provide paddles
and balls for these classes. All you need
to bring is workout clothes, court shoes
and a desire to learn the game. Most
people are hooked after one class! Two
courts are reserved every Monday (from
10 a.m. to noon), Wednesday (from 8-10
a.m.) and Thursday (from 6-8 p.m.) for
beginners’ use. Contact Richard Bradley
(
to get in-
formation or schedule your participation
in a class. You won’t regret it!
Like most life sports, Pickleball is easy
to start but offers enough challenges to
provide many opportunities for growth
and learning. In the fall, the club will
again offer intermediate level training.
These events will be open to Pickleball
Club members at a nominal fee.
Follow this link to an article
about Pickleball in the
New
York Times
.
Poker
sctxca.org > Site Index > Poker Club
Contact: Don Howard, 512-864-3946
or
If you like to play Texas Hold’em or Oma-
ha High / Low, come and join other Sun
City Texas resident players and have a
great time. Players come and go at their
leisure throughout the days of play.
All of the events listed take place in the
Activities Center at 1 Texas Drive. All
Sun City Texas residents—new and es-
tablished—are welcome to join the club.
CHARTERED CLUBS
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