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teacup and mingle with other members
of the Ballroom Dance Club!
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 website or contact Jean AnnMoore,
Chair, Dance Instruction Committee, at
or 720-320-5942
(cell), 512-943-4734 (home).
Dues:
Membership is $14 annually and
covers admission to monthly dances with
recorded music. Additional fees may be
charged for monthly dances featuring live
bands.
Holiday Dinner Dance:
Save the date -
Saturday, December 13 - for the Holiday
Dinner Dance in the ballroom, featuring
the NashHernandez Band. Dinner will be
served from 6 - 7 p.m. with dancing held
from7 - 10 p.m. Members $20; guests $30.
Billiards
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Contact: Phillip Pensabene, 512-868-
0103 or
In fourteen hundred ninety-two
Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
October 12th they sighted land
And set their feet upon new sand.
The first American? No, not quite.
But Columbus was brave, and he was
bright.
In October, try something new
Come play a game of pool or two.
The Billiards Center is open 8 a.m.
to 9 p.m. on weekdays, and 8 a.m. to
7 p.m. on weekends. The phone num-
ber 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. Drop in and have some
fun! Beginners 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 WiFi hot spot, too!
Our players range from beginners to
expert. Annual dues are $11 per mem-
meeting follows. A radio/tech presenta-
tion tops off the evening.
October’s presentation:
“Drone Tech-
nology from a Radio Standpoint”
Aviation
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Aviation Club
Saturday, October 11, 8:30 a.m., ACA
Contact: Jeff Champion, 210-383-1459
Become a member of one of Sun City’s
first chartered clubs. Aviation brings
folks together to reminisce about days
when they, their friends and their col-
leagues 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 avia-
tion 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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Dance Club
Fall Dance
Wednesday, October 8, 7 p.m., SCB
Members free; Guests $10
Contact: John Moore, 512-943-4734
or
Tea Dance
Sunday, October 26, 1:45 p.m., SCB
Social Time 1:15-1:45 p.m.
Members $2; Guests $5
Contact: Helen Sellers, 512-868 -2843
We have two dances each month: our
monthly dance on Wednesday, October
8, and the Sunday afternoon Tea Dance on
October 26. Both dances this month will
be to recorded music for a wide range of
dances, including Foxtrot, Waltz, Rumba,
Cha-Cha, East and West Coast Swing,
Bolero, Samba, Night Club Two Step,
Tango, and Merengue.
Guests are verywelcome to thesedanc-
es – please come and dance with us!
Ice water, plastic glasses, and napkins
will be provided for the regular monthly
dance, and guests are welcome to bring
their own special alcoholic beverage. Hot
tea, iced tea, and light refreshments will
be provided for the Tea Dance. Guests
are encouraged to bring their own special
Call Mary Pat Morris, 512-869-8761, for
more information.
The
Qigong Exercise Group
meets
Monday, Wednesday and Friday morn-
ings at 8 a.m. in the Atrium.
The
Healing Energy Group
will meet
Thursday, October 9 at 9:30 a.m. inMeet-
ing Room 1, and on Thursday, October 23
at 9:30 a.m. in Meeting Room 3. Come
and learn how energy works to promote
health and healing.
Additional information on meetings can
be found on the club website.
Amateur Radio Society
(SCARS)
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Amateur Radio Society
Wednesday, October 1, 7 p.m., CCF
Contact: Bob Frost, 682-667-6455
Calling all FCC-licensed ham radio
operators, shortwave listeners (SWLs)
and radio or scanning enthusiasts:
Sun City Amateur Radio Society
(a.k.a. SCARS) wants YOU.
Join us at our:
• First Wednesday monthly club meet-
ings
• Wednesday morning coffee & ‘tech-
talk’ group at City Market
• Second Saturday radio ‘Fox Hunt’
field event
Members’ benefits:
Exclusive 24/7
access to SCARS’ fully equipped ham
shack, featuring state of the art HF/6m
and software-defined (SDR) transceivers
and dual-band VHF/UHF rig. SCARS
also maintains the 441.625 MHz. Sun
City repeater (+ offset, pl tone 103.5),
which is open to any licensed amateur
radio operator.
Public Service-minded?
SCARS
members are available to assist emer-
gency officials during a local crisis event
and provide communications assistance
when additional radio resources are
needed. (Note: When normal communi-
cation modes fail, ham radios still work
and can contact outside resources – lo-
cally, regionally, and worldwide.)
Drop in!
First Wednesday club meet-
ings normally start at 6:30 p.m. with a
meet and greet. A 30-minute business
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